The first episode of The Lord of the Rings, already a hit in both Europe and America, finally hit Taiwanese theatres on January 18, amidst the anticipation of cinema aficionados. Under the direction of translator Chu, more than 200 Ring fans gathered at the Warner Village Cineplex to commemorate the 110th birthday of the fantasy literature master, J.R.R. Tolkien, the trilogy's creator.
在影迷翹首以待下，在歐美狂賣的《魔戒三部曲》電影，終於在元月十八日上映；兩百多位「魔戒迷」在《魔戒三部曲》新譯者朱學恆的帶領下，齊聚在台北的華納威秀廣場，一起為「魔戒」作者托爾金舉辦一場溫馨的慶生會，紀念這位奇幻文學大師一百一十歲冥誕。