Originally Posted by danutz_plusplus
I prefer their official explanation that they're going to include a lot of the content from the other books, that they left out. Call me naive or a positive-thinking man, but I have faith that they'll do a good job. Here's hoping I won't be disappointed.

Whatever the method, their goal is still obvious. I'll still go to the theatre for at least the first part out of curiosity, but I won't be as enthusiastic as I was prior to LoTR.