Lepus, some translation was deemed necessary, but not much. If not "translated", the USA crowd would wonder why Mrs. Weasley sent Harry a hand-knitted jumper every year for a Christmas gift.//I, too, am cautiously optimistic about LOTR. It couldn't be worse than the Bakshi version. My other cautious optimism is for Terry Gilliam's possible movie version of Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett's book "Good Omens". If he does it, he'll do it right; I can't imagine anybody else coming close. Lovers of fantasy and/or humour, if you haven't read this, you should. Right Now.