I think they're ok, but I've honestly never read the books 'cause I almost fell asleep reading the Prolouge for the Hobbit 'cause it was so boring. I definately prefer the movies to the books in this case! horsechic1990 P.S. How come Christians aren't bashing Lord of the Rings like they bash Harry Potter, 'cause Lord of the Rings often has worse cases of magic and stuff then Harry Potter has in it?