And that is why...

...I don't want to watch LOTR with others. At least others whose opinions I'm not sure of. Because these films are too close to my heart and mean too much to me. It's hard enough to encounter negativity about them online. I don't think I could stand it in person. It would simply be too painful. Too much like having to listen to someone badmouthing my brother, or my lover, or my child. Nope, I'll pass, thanks.