> From: Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > From: Miller, Jeffrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > [0] Quite honestly, I don't understand the whole "I don't wanna know!" > > trend.. > > I've wanted to respond to this for a while but haven't had the chance... > > I'm usually one of the "don't wannt know" crowd. This was definitely > reinforced by "The Fellowship of the Ring". Now, I've read "The Lord of the > Rings" about 20 times (and "The Silmarillion 3 times!) so I didn't figure I > had to worry about spoilers. So I made sure I read everything I could and > found out everything I could about the movie before it came out. I was a > regular visitor and avid reader of sites like www.theonering.net. I knew > almost everything that was left out of the movie and everything that was > changed. > > But when I was actually watching the movie, I discovered that I wished I > didn't know all that. It took some of the fun out of watching the movie. > Sure, I could quote a lot of the dialogue where it was translated straight > from the books. And that was great. But it would have been nice to have > been surprised about how certain things were done. > > So, now, I've made sure to avoid knowing much about "The Two Towers". I've > heard a little and which I hadn't. I still go to some of the sites but if > they mark something as a spoiler, I avoid it. I think I'll enjoy the movie > more. > > Now, having said that, I'm definitely one of those who likes to read a book > BEFORE seeing a movie. So my vision of the characters will not be spoiled > by the movies.
Star Wars books are meant to be read after seeing the films.
