I know I have long ago. I've read The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings (part 1-3), the Silmarillion, and the Unfinished Tales.
To stay on subject...
I really liked the way they did the special extended editions. They did a good job of putting the stuff from the books into the extended movies (as best as probably could be done I think <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> ). Sure there are things they could have done differently, but don't we say that about all movies based on books?
Killerzzz
P.S.: MeaCulpa, doesn't your name mean "My fault"?