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Which LOTR book is best?

Fellowship of the Ring
3
38%
The Two Towers
1
13%
Return of the King.
4
50%
 
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Since it's been awhile since my last poll....

Post by bobaprime85 » Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:59 pm

....I thought it would be fun to throw this little question out there. So, what is your favorite book in Lord of the Rings? Note that I said book, not movie.

Hopefully this will get some buzz going.
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Post by Computron » Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:34 am

I've always held the first book in the highest regard. As a kid, the chase from Hobbiton to Bree, Bree to Weathertop, and Weathertop to Rivendell was riveting reading and the black riders were genuinely scary.

In addition, seeing the rise and fall of the nine companions is just incredible reading and as I am an avid D&D player, it's easiest to visualize how D&D grew out of Fellowship of the Ring.

Obviously that's not to say the other books aren't good or have their own benefits as well...

That being said, I also think the Fellowship movie was by far the best.
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Post by Impactor returns 2.0 » Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:01 am

I thin I Watched 2 towers and return of the king about 3-4 times each but ive watched fellowship about 20 times.

it just seems to flow better as a story.

funnily enough I havent felt the urge to return to hobit land for sometime, where as starwars continues to drag me back more often...
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Post by Best First » Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:59 am

books wise i like ROTK best - i couldn't stop reading it, conversely Fellowship is a slog for the fisrt 200 pages or so IMO.

Fellowhip remains the best film for me tho.

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Post by bobaprime85 » Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:09 pm

Fellowship a slog for the first 200 pages? You get into the pipe weed when reading it Besty?

Anyway, ROTK is my favorite of the books, though Fellowship ranks a close second.

I can't say anything about the films until I actually see ROTK.
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Post by Jetfire » Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:35 pm

bobaprime85 wrote:....I thought it would be fun to throw this little question out there. So, what is your favorite book in Lord of the Rings? Note that I said book, not movie.
Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:I thin I Watched 2 towers and return of the king about 3-4 times each but ive watched fellowship about 20 times.

it just seems to flow better as a story.
The problem with todays generation.

I blame mTv myself. And Iraq :wtf:

Or premature posting condition :p
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