LOTR -- my kids LOVED it. D2 was only 7, and I refused to let her watch the movies because they were PG-13 rated. She said, "If I read the books, then can I watch the movies?". "Sure", I said, thinking that would buy me a few years. WRONG! Never underestimate a determined gifted 7 year old! It took her 8 months, but she read them all.
I do agree that there is frequently a problem with dumbing down kids books in movies, but they do it with adult books as well. Look at the changed ending for My Sister's Keeper. I actually disagree about Harry Potter, my kids and I both feel that the early movies missed the "smart" and the "funny". The books are infinitely more interesting than the movies because of those components. My kids and I feel like the later HP movies actually did a better job of catching the key smart/funny moments.
Last edited by intparent; 03/14/10 09:30 PM.
