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Voronwë
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OK so return of the king was a book?

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yeah i know, now that you are here though check this out:

NYTimes republished their original review of RotK, done by none other than one of the greatest English language poets, W. H. Auden.

http://www.nytimes.com/1956/01/26/movie ... ETURN.html
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Only slightly related to the topic:

If you're a poetry buff, read Auden. He's peerless.
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They don't write 'em like that any more :)
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*Sigh* there was a time when the word "epic" wasn't considered a Hollywood or NY Times Bestseller list cliché.
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Post by masteen »

You don't agree that "Glitter" was an epic adventure?
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Post by kyoukan »

well he spoiled the damn movie in the first sentence!
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lol Kyou
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