Originally posted by: ADigitalMan

FOTR, Harry Potter and Spider-Man was a trifecta spread over six months time that got Hollywood back to respecting the source. For that I remain grateful.

Spider-Man? I guess it resembled the old comics as far as how Peter becomes Spider-Man for the most part, but it really wasn't that close to the source material in most aspects. I think really only the basic origin remained true to the original.

Lord of the Rings was impressively close to the source matterial, especially considering how rare it is to find a film adaption that remains true to its source material. But there are a few very blatant liberties taken for no appearent reason.

I was also pretty disappointed that the heroic return of the hobbits to the Shire was completely removed. I know it is necessary to leave out things, and plenty of things were left out, but the return of the hobbits had always been a very meaningful part to me. It really showed how the hobbits had all been greatly changed by their adventure. I know the ending of the film adaption of ROTK went on and on, but I felt there were a lot of parts in ROTK that drug on way too long, and a brief bit of the return, even if severly altered might have been a favorable change of pace for the end.