--Star Wars doesn't follow the books that closely either.....then again, what movie does?-- Of Mice and Men was a movie very much faithful to the book, and it wasn't so bad either. I know that Star Wars was a movie ahead of its time and I like it, but sadly I have to say that George Lucas should stick to directing and producing, a good scriptwriter he doesn't make. Except for Arwen's "substitution" for Glorfindel's role, I am very much satisfied with LOTR. I think it's a good movie for LOTR fans and non-readers alike. Hard to achieve for a commercial movie.