When Hollywood turns a book into a movie, often the book suffers and the movie sucks. When I first heard that Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring was to become a cinematic feature I feared the worst: no pipes for the hobbits. After all, smoking by any means is politically incorrect these days. But, alas, my fear was for nought. The hobbits will have their beloved pipes, and I will now gladly pay the exorbitant price to see the movie. For an excellent article on the role of pipes in the film, buy the winter 2002 edition of Pipes And Tobaccos magazine, and read the interview with actor Sean Astin who portrays Samwise Gamgee, servant and faithful friend of Frodo Baggins.
The Fellowship of the Ring opens on December 19th.
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