Lord of the Rings

[Trogdor 22]

 I was just wondering.

[Sonoras]

 Movie.

[Wildwood]

 i liked both the movie and the books.

[Ruatine]

 IMHO, the books are much better.

1. There are a lot of things that Jackson changed in the movies.
2. Jackson didn't include everything from the books in the movies (that's impossible, of course)
3. There's a richness of description in the books that just can't be translated through a movie.

[Neobaron]

 I agree completely with Tuefel...

But the battle scenes in the movie were certainly bad-arse.

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I voted books.

[Wolf Snare]

 books. movies were interesting to see..

[Juby (Tercios)]

 The Super Nintendo Game!  So Other...

[Nohcnonk]

 Movies.  I've only read half the series, though.  I was too slow and boring for me when I read the.  I guess it's not my style.  Or maybe I was just too young.

I must agree with Neobaron in his last statement, though. ^_^

[Ashyra Nightwing]

 I like both the books and the movie..

[calria]

 The books, because they rock and because, for the following reasons, the movies need to be shot:
1) While satisfying, given the general hotness of Viggo, the Arwen/Aragorn thing was just a little TOO Hollywood-ized in the movies.
2) Loads of little freaks now can say they're LOTR fans, when they probably would have to *think* about it before knowning who JRR Tolkein is. It cheapens the fandom of those of us who were running around in the early 90's asking our 3rd grade teachers to add The Hobbit and The Silmarillion to the Accelerated Reader list.
3) TOM BOMBADILL!!!!!!!!!

[~>John<~]

IMHO, the books are much better.

1. There are a lot of things that Jackson changed in the movies.
2. Jackson didn't include everything from the books in the movies (that's impossible, of course)
3. There's a richness of description in the books that just can't be translated through a movie.

Exactly, also, there were things that didn;t need to be changed like Merry not riding into battle and yet they took him along anyways  What was with the Grey Host Being Green?  And they just has The 3 of the fellowship jjump out of the corsair ships, no sons of Elrond or anything, along with many other things.


So Books 70% Movies 30% just for the battles.

[Badrang the Tyrant]

 I really like both, but the books beat the movie (as always).  I think Jackson did a good job on the movies, but could have done better, given he had a better budget..

[Ruatine]

 I wish Jackson would have done the scouring of the Shire. From what I've read, though, he doesn't like that part of the books. Personally, I think the scouring was quite important in showing that the war was globalized, not just in the south. All in all, the movies are a pretty good representation of the books, but the books still win out.  

[Ashyra Nightwing]

 They missed out Tom Bombadil in the movies.

*sniffle*

[Sonoras]

 The books are too boring...boring...echo!....echo! Is there an echo? I serve bear! I serve bear!