I hadn't considered the translation thing - we are such an unimportant part of the English-speaking world that we only got those few things that were designated as "easy sellers", even if one found a bookstore prepared to order a special book, it could take 8 months to get to to you. Your English is very good - is it a lack of availability? If so, let me know your wish-list for old stuff - a lot of it is v cheap second-hand here.
To me, the movies reminded me that I needed to re-read (and with a 10 yo at the time, it was great opportunity to introduce JRRT to a malleable mind! We went on to see FOTR 16 times at the theatre, TTT 12X, and ROTK 6 times together. I have the DVD's - all 3 versions.
I may be biased (because he is a Kiwi), but despite losing the Barrow Wights, Tom Bombadil, and introducing Horse-Thief-Arwen, I was fairly happy with the movies. My biggest relief was the lack of the Scouring - I've always loathed that whole section. On fanfic, I adore pre-LOTR, gap-fillers, and post-WOTR stories, but dislike Valinor ones. And it is even more than being free, you can get rec's from people you know like stories you like, so it more that you don't waste time (if I actually sat down and read my physical TBR pile I wouldn't be back online for a year! Spending money on books is a real problem for me - I am able to resist all sort of temptations at the shops, but my book-thing is so bad that my son and I had to introduce a rule ... "Can visit more than one shop a day, but if you buy a book at one shop ... that's it!".
He is now 18 and went to stay with his dad in June overseas ..... *sigh* I miss him, but am beginning to appreciate the "space" :)
I spend my "free" time online immersed in the fandom - in one way or another, and as I don't watch tv (my satellite offering sadly ignored) apart from the odd documentary, this *is* my chosen time-waster. Hence my disgruntlement at my rotten dial-up (can't get broadband) access.
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To me, the movies reminded me that I needed to re-read (and with a 10 yo at the time, it was great opportunity to introduce JRRT to a malleable mind! We went on to see FOTR 16 times at the theatre, TTT 12X, and ROTK 6 times together. I have the DVD's - all 3 versions.
I may be biased (because he is a Kiwi), but despite losing the Barrow Wights, Tom Bombadil, and introducing Horse-Thief-Arwen, I was fairly happy with the movies. My biggest relief was the lack of the Scouring - I've always loathed that whole section. On fanfic, I adore pre-LOTR, gap-fillers, and post-WOTR stories, but dislike Valinor ones. And it is even more than being free, you can get rec's from people you know like stories you like, so it more that you don't waste time (if I actually sat down and read my physical TBR pile I wouldn't be back online for a year! Spending money on books is a real problem for me - I am able to resist all sort of temptations at the shops, but my book-thing is so bad that my son and I had to introduce a rule ... "Can visit more than one shop a day, but if you buy a book at one shop ... that's it!".
He is now 18 and went to stay with his dad in June overseas ..... *sigh* I miss him, but am beginning to appreciate the "space" :)
I spend my "free" time online immersed in the fandom - in one way or another, and as I don't watch tv (my satellite offering sadly ignored) apart from the odd documentary, this *is* my chosen time-waster. Hence my disgruntlement at my rotten dial-up (can't get broadband) access.
Cheers!