Hollywood Lacking in Clue, Film at Eleven

[gothwalk]

No church in movie of His Dark Materials

Ursula le Guin not impressed with Earthsea movie

That's impressively dumb. I don't think they've copped at all that the reason that the LOTR movies have succeeded so very well is that they stick very close to the plot of the book, and like glue to the spirit.

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[ellyssian.livejournal.com]

I can enjoy the films for what they are, and they are matching in spirit, as Drew points out in the original post.

I wouldn't count myself as a purist, although I'm sure some think of me as such when I rant on about Arwen, elves at Helm's Deep, dwarves who shouldn't be used solely as comic relief, and such things, as well as file a missing entity report on Tom Bombadil, who has yet to make an onscreen appearance to the best of my knowledge.

But I can get past that, and still love the movies, if only for the beautiful scenery and for the perfect casting of Gandalf and Saruman!