Umm.... yeah.

[pat]

All joking about the "Two Towers" renaming petition aside, the following paragraph appeared in this morning's review of "The Two Towers" by Bruce Newman of the San Jose Mercury News (which last time I checked was a reputable newspaper):

"Even without the obvious connection to the twin towers brought down on September 11 -- a symbolic link which the picture does not seem to shy away from -- Tolkien's "Two Towers" is by any measure a darker story than last year's "The Fellowship of the Ring." [italics mine]

Oh, and the reviewer only gave it two and a half stars. Not that he has any credibility with me anymore....

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[dawnd.livejournal.com]

What an idiot reviewer. I might have to write in about that one. "Obvious connection" my Hobbit's hairy foot! Of COURSE it's a darker story--it's the book about the ARMIES--it's about the universal horrors of WAR! Sheesh.

I'm with you on the credibility thing--Bruce Newman is obviously a complete idiot and not to be trusted.

4 hours and 25 minutes till I get to start seeing the movie....

:^)