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I'm sure I'm retreading well-trodden territory on the thread, so forgive me. I only just read the book for the first time, so these thoughts are new to me. I rather regret not having a Bombadil episode in the film version. Among any number of reasons, here are two, and not necessarily the...

Chris, you're right, what I would have liked to have seen instead of Jackson's own invented longer bits would have been excised only from the second film and caused a huge problem with all three films as they are. But I'm sure that Jackson could have revamped their existing structure to include...

Great music, indeed!:) Not even a scintilla of a quibble there!

Sorry!:b

No director of Tolkien's RING would have made me happy? Not perfectly, no. Too much to ever expect for anybody. But Jackson HAS made me happy! I'm more than happy to own these and watch them all, repeatedly. His work is tremendous. I hope it's not coming across that I'm merely being a crank...

Chuck, we certainly agree that Jackson's film, despite any faults and non-Tolkien-ish-ness, is something very special. As I said in my first post: "[The three films] remain an incredibly impressive achievement, truly a standout moment in the history of cinema." I think we disagree on the...

Hi Chuck. It's good to disagree. I don't take it to heart. About Gandalf, I don't believe I'm injecting anything into the film that's not there, particularly in comparison with the book, although others can correct me if I'm wrong. For example, Gandalf in the film clearly fears entering into...

I just finished reading Tolkien's original trilogy last night, and the whole experience has soured me somewhat on Jackson's films. I have all the Extended Editions and have watched them many times. They remain an incredibly impressive achievement, truly a standout moment in the history of...