I had never seen any of the extended cut movies, so this was new for me, and I had some thoughts I wanted to share. Or opinions rather. Like is it just me, or was the extended cut actually pretty bad?
Not only were the majority of the added scenes completely superfluous, but they also seriously disrupted the movie's pacing, and the set up of some of the best scenes. The council of Elrond scene particularly stands out, and many of the Lothlorien scenes. I hate to say it, but seeing it really made me realize the value of trimming writing. Even if the extended cut was closer to the book.
Did anyone else have the same reaction?
Not only were the majority of the added scenes completely superfluous, but they also seriously disrupted the movie's pacing, and the set up of some of the best scenes. The council of Elrond scene particularly stands out, and many of the Lothlorien scenes. I hate to say it, but seeing it really made me realize the value of trimming writing. Even if the extended cut was closer to the book.
Did anyone else have the same reaction?
They took out the pace quite a bit of course, which is why they were DVD only. So you could sit at home and go "aww nice, they had that in there." It's been a while since I watched them, but I remember that I liked quite a few of those scenes.
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So I was watching the extended cut of Fellowship of the Ring...
- 07/12/2012 09:22:46 AM
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No, I liked them
- 07/12/2012 05:59:14 PM
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I can understand that reasoning.
- 09/12/2012 08:30:09 PM
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Re: I can understand that reasoning.
- 09/12/2012 11:09:50 PM
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I feel they got the worst of both worlds in The Two Towers though.
- 10/12/2012 04:27:04 AM
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Hell no, the extended/special versions are so much better, I don't even own.....
- 07/12/2012 07:19:26 PM
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Not on Fellowship...
- 07/12/2012 08:14:16 PM
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Just wondering, what scenes of the Battle of MT didn't you like, and why? *NM*
- 08/12/2012 02:24:42 AM
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I think there are time when the extended editions do take away from the "big reveal"
- 08/12/2012 07:39:55 AM
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I preferred the extended cuts of the LotR movies greatly over the trimmed versions
- 09/12/2012 05:58:38 AM
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I think the Two towers extended edition is an improvement.
- 09/12/2012 06:31:18 PM
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Was that the one where Gimli lost a drinking contest to Legolas? *NM*
- 09/12/2012 06:56:49 PM
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Here's another vote for "haven't ever bothered to watch the non-EE editions after the first time".
- 10/12/2012 09:40:27 PM
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The Extended Editions are far superior to the Theatrical Releases. *NM*
- 11/12/2012 03:08:09 PM
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The EE of TWO TOWERS is essential, FELLOWSHIP is optional and KING's just kills the movie stone dead
- 14/12/2012 12:46:09 AM
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