#WritersCoffeeClub Nov 4: Have you ever seen a movie which was better than the book?
Jackson et al's LORD OF THE RINGS isn't objectively "better," but I agree with almost all their choices in terms of cutting the story down to something watchable. It's easy to forget it takes SEVEN CHAPTERS to leave the friggin' Shire!
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