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I will be watching them this weekend. Stephen Send a noteboard - 07/12/2012 07:04:33 PM
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?


I shall report back my findings.
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So I was watching the extended cut of Fellowship of the Ring... A Deathwatch Guard - 07/12/2012 09:22:46 AM 1000 Views
No, I liked them ironclad - 07/12/2012 05:59:14 PM 755 Views
I can understand that reasoning. A Deathwatch Guard - 09/12/2012 08:30:09 PM 668 Views
Re: I can understand that reasoning. DomA - 09/12/2012 11:09:50 PM 753 Views
I feel they got the worst of both worlds in The Two Towers though. Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2012 04:27:04 AM 841 Views
I will be watching them this weekend. Stephen - 07/12/2012 07:04:33 PM 612 Views
Hell no, the extended/special versions are so much better, I don't even own..... Anonymous2000 - 07/12/2012 07:19:26 PM 660 Views
Not on Fellowship... Wibble - 07/12/2012 08:14:16 PM 754 Views
Just wondering, what scenes of the Battle of MT didn't you like, and why? *NM* Anonymous2000 - 08/12/2012 02:24:42 AM 293 Views
I think there are time when the extended editions do take away from the "big reveal" Mix - 08/12/2012 07:39:55 AM 687 Views
I preferred the extended cuts of the LotR movies greatly over the trimmed versions Helene - 09/12/2012 05:58:38 AM 727 Views
I think the Two towers extended edition is an improvement. Stephen - 09/12/2012 06:31:18 PM 657 Views
Was that the one where Gimli lost a drinking contest to Legolas? *NM* Fanatic-Templar - 09/12/2012 06:56:49 PM 475 Views
Yes. Stephen - 10/12/2012 02:58:10 PM 636 Views
That's probably fairly accurate to the setting. Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2012 06:47:03 PM 858 Views
No. That was in RETURN OF THE KING. Werthead - 14/12/2012 12:36:08 AM 665 Views
Here's another vote for "haven't ever bothered to watch the non-EE editions after the first time". Legolas - 10/12/2012 09:40:27 PM 613 Views
The Extended Editions are far superior to the Theatrical Releases. *NM* patternweaver - 11/12/2012 03:08:09 PM 315 Views
The EE of TWO TOWERS is essential, FELLOWSHIP is optional and KING's just kills the movie stone dead Werthead - 14/12/2012 12:46:09 AM 707 Views
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