Introducing a new generation to Middle Earth

Rating: Null/10 (4 January 2002)

I first read "The Hobbit" and LOTR at about age 14, and have re-read them many times since then. I took my 10-year-old son to see FOTR last night and we both loved it. Yes, there were some things missing and unexplained in it, but I still plan to see it again in the theater and buy the DVD when it's available. There was no way to include EVERYTHING and remain within the time constraints. I told my son about some of the scenes that were left out and explained the sudden appearance of Bill the pony. He had a lot of questions and I was delighted to be able to help pass the story on to a new generation. Now he wants to read the books, starting with "The Hobbit", so I'm going to buy him his own set to enjoy for years to come.