I read it in my teens. I watched the David Lynch movie again recently and I still enjoy it. This new one does seem pretty faithful from what I remember. As for LOTR Peter Jackson did change a few things that I know annoy some Tolkien nerds. I accept that things have to change in a movie. Even 3 hours is not enough to cover all from a long book and a lot of the audience won't have read it. With these big budgets you have to reach a mass audience.