Briony
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Post by Briony on Aug 9, 2004 4:41:08 GMT -5
I read a book when I was younger that had a character reading' the Hobbit.' It was several years later before I found a copy, but my initial curiosity was sparked.
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Erineth
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Post by Erineth on Aug 22, 2004 12:14:15 GMT -5
Well, Christmas day was near and... and my mother decides that this year she won't give me a pair of socks. So she bought me a book. The fellowship of the Ring. Such a great book! But it was very cold winter and I really missed those socks.
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Post by mrsbaggins1 on Aug 20, 2005 22:31:53 GMT -5
I was a Harry Potter fan and both The Fellowship and The Sorceror's Stone came out around the same time. I was a hater and didn't like that LOTR had been released right after Harry Potter. I had never heard of LOTR. So before I saw The Fellowship I borrowed the books from a friend and read them. I fell in love with them instantly and was further inspired after I saw the films.
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Post by varda on Oct 12, 2005 23:21:54 GMT -5
It was the movies for me. I know I'm the minorty here. I started reading after FOTR came out.
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Post by Jewelofthewest on Mar 27, 2006 16:14:04 GMT -5
Severaly of my friends highly recomended them to me, and I got The Hobbit on books on tape years ago, but my mom thought it was boring, and returned it. I never took the time to go back and barrow the book, but my friends continued to recomend the books. And in May (i think) before Fellowship came out, my friend showed me the preview on the internet. I thought it looked cool, but still wasn't persuaeded to read them. I didn't even go to FotR when it was in theaters. As soon as it was out of theaters, I was wishing I had gone though, because it was what everyone was talking about. Once it came out in VHS (yes, it was b4 i had a dvd player...) I rented it, and it was what you might say: Love at first site. I couldn't get enough of LotR. I then recieved it for my birthday, and baught the books, and read them within the month. Then I had to see the EE version, and the rest of the films. I've been hooked ever since.
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Post by ania on Oct 9, 2006 19:18:15 GMT -5
*stares at true's poor grammer for a moment before responding* My dad recomended them to me, since he knew I was a fantasy fan and then took me to see the first movie with him, which came out shortly after I finished The Hobbit. I'm currently making slow progress on FotR.
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Oct 13, 2006 15:39:31 GMT -5
Like so many others here, it was the cartoon Hobbit that got me entranced - I was so young! That vague lack of understanding still permeates my memories of the movie, as I haven't seen it since I was I guess 6... [note to self: rent it!!] But I knew there was something magical about the characters. I absolutely loved it. And around the age of 12 or 13 I got into the rest of the books. And I still haven't gotten out. =p
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Post by Lomadia on Oct 14, 2006 23:19:45 GMT -5
Hmm... that's funny. It was the animated 'Hobbit' that kept me away from Tolkien until I was thirteen.
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Oct 17, 2006 18:43:32 GMT -5
Why? I mean, how young were you when you first saw it. And...how could you not love the dwarf song-singing and other antics from the Hobbit cartoon? It was so original and wonderful to me, I really loved it as a kid.
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Post by Lomadia on Oct 17, 2006 21:07:57 GMT -5
I must have been six or so when I first saw it- "The Hobbit" was the movie teachers put on as a 'reward' for us, but for some reason I was seriously not fond of it- probably mostly because I didn't understand the plot. Plus, I preferred to be reading... It's been a very long time since I last saw the cartoon, though. I ought to look for it in the library.
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Post by Beren Erchamion on Oct 18, 2006 23:28:00 GMT -5
I didn't understand the plot either. I guess I liked it because I liked the bits and pieces I got. Like these troll creatures who turn to stone at daylight ^_^ or the huge dragon, evil but not just a snarling beast, who could (gasp!) talk, and there's this clever little thief, a really amiable sort of guy, who discerns the dragon's weak spot in his scales. And an old wizard who is mysterious but somehow kind and benevolent. Who invites brooding dwarves for tea unexpectedly. And later they all get driven up a tree by goblins with fire...these are my lingering impressions from so long ago. Makes me want to get the movie again even more! Here I go again down memory lane..."This is Glamdring..."
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