There is so much they leave out in the movies that is actually really interesting.
Have to agree with you there - I once spent a glorious two weeks on a beach in the Dominican republic re-reading LOTR, oh it was wonderful. Sun, sea, sand, cocktails and Tolkien, fantastic
The Hobbit - Apparently the release date is set for December 2011 (Part 1) and December 2012 (Part 2).
I do have to however agree that there has never been a film that I have watched that has recreated the story as I would have liked/as I imagined it, but isn't that some of the point of reading a book - your own interpretation. How many times have you read a book only to watch a film and find yourself saying, that's not how I imagined him/her, or saying, they left out so and so or why did they change the ending!?
I loved the films, even if I did sit there and say the above and as someone said, the music score was epic.
So yes, I will be there to see 'The Hobbit' woo hoo...........
Seffie x
where's my copy of LOTR and think I will be cranking up the DVDs this afternoon, oh bliss