Is watching a football game the same as playing a foodball game?

It will be a completely different experience - but as long as you enjoy it… who cares? You do what brings you joy.

“Then call 911”

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Yes, I very distinctly talk LotR only.

As for Hobbit, the Maple films edit made it quite ok and cuts most of the questionable stuff. Still too much Alfrid though. I hated Alfrid more than the love triangle if you’d believe it.

Ypu mean the Nazgul on their dragons would just shrug? I’d imagine they have balistas or other warmachines that could make the traveling above Mordor uncomfortable.

Sauron never thought they would want to destroy it. If they did the most obvious beeline towards Mt. Doom, he would realize this and would make it impossible.

There certainly are things I liked better in the books, I remember that much. But when judging entirety of books vs entirety of movies movies were better in my opinion.

(I’m only talking LotR itself ofc)

Eh. It is a popular meme but I think even with the info the movie gives it is pretty clear why. They need to go in secret and Sauron and Saruman have spies/scouts about (like the Sarumans birds).

And even if they flew to near Mordor undetected, the giant freaking Eye would spot them - if the patroling Nazgul wouldn’t spot them first.

I watched and loved the movies before reading the books so my opinion may be biased, but I think Lord of the Rings movies were more enjoyable than books.

I see how the books were great in their time and the worldbuilding of the books is amazing - but the movies do great job at streamlining the story and making it fun.

Perfect candidate for the immortal snail that would be out to get you.

With the decoy snail sidekick of course.