Thread: Reading The Lord of the Rings after watching the extended version of the movie
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Old 12-28-2011, 01:43 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by WillAdams View Post
The biggest reason for the difference is the movie scripts were based on the BBC Radio version.
Actually, Peter Jackson decided that he wanted to do the movie after seeing the animated version by Ralph Bakshi. He then read the books. To a great extent removing the Old Forest was a no brainer for a movie. It didn't really move the story along per se.
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