I LOVE Lord of the Rings. Everything about them.
The first time I saw Fellowship in the threatre, I didn't know the story, hadn't read the books, nothing. And I was sitting there thinking PUT THE RING BACK. Then they got to Bree and Aragorn throws his hood back and I was like, 'Hey I can sit through the rest of it." But when I left the threatre I was like, Thank god it's over.
Well, it came out on dish and I caught bits and pieces of it and then watched the whole thing again and suddenly, with no warning at all I was HOOKED. Still didn't read the books. We went to the midnight premier of Towers and the next morning I started reading the books. I made it through them in record time, just eating them up, loving every page. Then I read the Silmarillion, and then I read the Hobbit and then I read the Rings again.
They're INCREDIBLE. Like, you can watch the movie, but you're only scratching the surface of what actually going on. I think Peter Jackson has done an incredible job with the movies. I can't wait for Return of the King. You know, the teaser poster is out. Let me see if I can post it.
I guess I'm a ringer freak. I'm a big elf fan...particularly Legolas, which I take a lot of heat for over at RPMWarrior.net, but I've learned to live with it. Favorite character is without a doubt Strider. Oh yeah...the king is coming.