Lord of the Rings Merchandise

[Friday's Dust]

Hullo,

I just wanted some of your opinion on LotR franchise...you know...trading cards, board games, candies, mugs, things of that sort.

I receive my monthly LotR fanclub magazine and they advertise many merchandise that are (pls refrain from stoning me) ...IRRELEVENT to the movie and/or book. Don't get me wrong..I LOVE posters, bookmarks, books and etc. but some of the things that they are selling is a bit ludicrous.

Sometimes I think whoever is in charge of all this is isn't concerned about its' fans but rather taking an advantage on us die-hard fans to milk some more money off us adding to the already millions..wait..billions of dollars. Am I the only who feels this way or has any of you felt this way before?

I mean I love seeing so many products relating to LotR but too much is too much don't you think? It doesn't become an "intimate" thing between us fans and the book/movie itself. At least that's how I see it.

I'd love to hear from you guys. :evilcool:

[Bonos-Girl]

i see what you mean but they aren't forcing you buy this stuff....i have a few posters and want the legolas doll and also want to start playing the trading card game but that doesn't mean i have to buy all the stuff associated with lotr.
most big films/bands do this...its natural to want to get as much money as possible for something as this is the best way to do it.

[Miruvor]

I think the merchandise is connected to the movie production company, so if they get the money, I think they deserve it. That was a lot of work to make those movies.

I wouldn't mind having the watch with the map on the face. Everyone needs a watch anyway.

[Aerandir]

Posters - good, mugs - good ( I like mugs lol)

~Aera