> When I watched the LOTRs movies, I recalled several saying that it diverged from the books. LOTR film trilogy was amazing - it was made in times when CGI was

> When I watched the LOTRs movies, I recalled several saying that it diverged from the books. LOTR film trilogy was amazing - it was made in times when CGI was still more a complementary tool rather than foundation (sic) of the production that we're seeing today. The balance back then was just about right. Hobbit on the other hand felt cheaply done in many spots - CGI was way too obvious. IIRC McKellen really despised that he had to act alone on greenscreen in these films.