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Does Peter Jackson's change of The Hobbit in the Desolation of Smaug anger Tolkien fans?
Robert Walker
, Tolkien enthusiast - read just about everything he wrote that's been published by Christopher Tolkein as we...
Answered Sep 4, 2014
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How do you feel about the extensive changes Peter Jackson made in The Hobbit; The Desolation of Smaug?
Just pointless.
Christopher Tolkein didn't like it at all, but sadly had no say in what is done as the movie rights were sold by Tolkein long ago while still alive for I think £100,000 to pay for inheritance tax.
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