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Tess Dixon's avatar

Thank you for this. One of the best experiences I've ever had was walking into the Wizarding World area at Universal Studios, first thing in the morning, and seeing the pointy roofs of Hogsmeade emerging in the distance. The kids let out a lot of excited squeals, but my eyes welled up...and stayed welled up as we visited Honeyduke's, explored Diagon Alley (so much detail to keep you firmly planted in that world!), and admired the very well-done moving portraits in the castle. It felt like coming home to a place that was intensely familiar to me, but of course isn't "real." The production design was just that good!

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Richard Ashcroft's avatar

So… what is the relationship between the goblins of The Hobbit and the orcs of LoTR? (ducks). I ask because many years after Peter Jackson ruined Tolkien for me, I’m back to the books and falling in love with them again…

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