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Title: Please Beware of These Ratings!!!
Review: While both the books and the BBC adaption with Ian Holm are magnificent, the Mind's Eye (the version supposedly being referred to by most reviews) is absolute garbage. The voice acting is relentlessly undignified. Many characters seem to have inexplicable speech problems as their voices range from Goofie-like to Mickey Mouse-like. If you can bear to listen to the LOTR saga reduced to squeaky weirdness (I believe the smurfs analogy in a previous review was particularly apt--this is the Lord of the Rings as performed by smurfs) then by all means choose this set. However, if you want to hear a dignified work that truly conveys a sense of the grandeur, history, and nobility of the story, then the only option is the aforementioned BBC radio edition, with Ian Holm, Peter Woodthorpe (the ultimate Gollum--he must be heard to be believed), and other top notch actors. Please make yourself happy and get the BBC version.
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