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And others don't. I am thinking of The Hobbit. I feel that Peter Jackson ruined it with over-the-top action CGI and additional scenes. The Hobbit really didn't warrant another 10 hour rendition.

The Rankin-Bass animated Hobbit was, on the other hand, very good even if it lost some bits (like Beorn). The Hobbit can be effectively done with a 2 or 3 hour movie. I have no idea what Jackson was thinking other than milking Middle Earth for all it's worth.

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I still have not seen it, but I heard from others that the Scouring of the Shire got axed as well. Too bad on both but movies are movies and books are books. Some things that work in one don't in the other and fully adapting some books, like LOTR, really requires a TV series in some cases.

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I thought the same about LOTR but was pleasantly surprised that it generally matched my own impressions. What disappointed me greatly was the huge lump cut out between leaving the shire and arriving at Bree.

Interesting, do you think it was cut because the film was going to be quite long as it was? Disclaimer, I've neither read LOTR or seen the films. (I fall squarely into the "could not get into the books no matter how many times I tried".)

While I enjoyed reading The Girl With the Pearl Earring, I thought the film was better.

Daphne du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel is a really great read, and the most recent film adaption with Rachel Weisz is wonderful and does well by the book, I think.

Hmmm, some things might be going on the re-read and re-watch list, for this new period of lockdown confinement...

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