content: that in this day and age that when someone in hollywood hears of a novel deemed 'unfilmable' that the sound of a cashbox would deafen to a whisper the truly telling phrase " and there's a good reason"..."Lord of the Rings"???? YES! I DO BELIEVE there is documentation SOMEWHERE than upon the published release of THAT famed trilogy,, artists of every visual medium concieveable began lining up!Now,,, THIS MESS,, well,,,a Tolkien/Jackson collaboration it IS NOT!!The works of such other true masters as Charles Dickens and E.A. Poe,, true,, WERE read aloud to paying audiences, BY THE AUTHORS THEMSELVES, 'on tours' to promote sales just like today,, only WITHOUT 'FLASHCARDS' OR OTHER VISUAL AIDES!' Again, there was a reason.To ANYONE of my distinguished? collegues here who found this film 'funny' in any way,,, well,,,you should do a gut-buster weekend of 'Saw I-III',, while eating pasta perhaps, then seek counseling first thing next morning.