(Sheepishly raises hand) I didn't watch the LotR movies, because I read the books. It's kind of a shame I hadn't gotten to them earlier in my reading history, because by the time I did they came off as horribly cliche and derivative, when the actual relationship goes the other way - even so, the idea of watching the stories yet again in movie format was nothing but a yawner when I heard about them, and general lack of pew-pew lasers or giant robots made my interest as mindless eye candy minimal.
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So my point is, I can see both sides of this argument, as viewing primary sourcces does help to understand the history of the genre, but I'd have been just as happy with the Cliff's Notes version.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
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So my point is, I can see both sides of this argument, as viewing primary sourcces does help to understand the history of the genre, but I'd have been just as happy with the Cliff's Notes version.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows