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Title: As good as I hoped
Review: I've read The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings, and the Simarillion. I've been amazed at the level of detail that Tolkien weaves into his stories, and I'm drawn back to them again and again.While I love the books and would thoroughly enjoy a full visual version of them, I realize that this is impossible. Even Tolkien leaves a good deal of information out of the Lord of the Rings (partially provided in Tolkien's other works). Given the medium that's being worked with and the time alotted, I think that this movie did a great job of presenting the storyline, portraying the intensity of the quest, and, in general, sucking you into the adventure.Being a fan of the books, I'm puzzled by some of the omissions and some of the changes in the flow of the story, but I think that the movie, as a separate work is still very good.My suggestion would be to read the books and see the movies. You'll most likely enjoy them both.
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