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LOTR: Theatrical Edition or Extended Edition
Posted on 7/17/16 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 7/17/16 at 9:36 pm
Which one do you prefer?
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Posted on 7/17/16 at 9:41 pm to sorantable
Extended for certain, although there are a few scenes I'll skip over. Really feel like there's something missing when I watch Fellowship without Concerning Hobbits, The Two Towers without the Boromir/Faramir scene, and in Return of the King without Saruman's death and the Mouth of Sauron. It's just much better IMO.
Posted on 7/17/16 at 9:44 pm to sorantable
Extended edition just because I enjoy that world so much and want to spend more time in it.
Posted on 7/17/16 at 9:46 pm to sorantable
Extended
Posted on 7/17/16 at 9:50 pm to sorantable
Extended easily.
Posted on 7/17/16 at 9:52 pm to OMLandshark
Awesome. I keep seeing people say that the theatrical editions are better films, and that the extended editions are just for nerds. I've seen the theatrical editions, and own the extended editions. Just haven't taken the time to watch them yet.
Posted on 7/17/16 at 10:39 pm to sorantable
Extended edition by a mile for LOTR, theatrical for The Hobbit. I enjoy the extended edition for LOTR so much that I even watched all 3 movies with the director commentary. It was awesome.
Posted on 7/17/16 at 10:56 pm to LeonPhelps
Extended- too many great scenes that the audience missed.
My favorite.. Fangorn at Helm's Deep.
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My favorite.. Fangorn at Helm's Deep.
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This post was edited on 7/17/16 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 7/17/16 at 11:10 pm to sorantable
The extended edition is much better.
It's hard to belive that the Galadriel scenes were cut from the original film.
It's hard to belive that the Galadriel scenes were cut from the original film.
Posted on 7/17/16 at 11:40 pm to MaroonWhite
Have you guys read the novel? I wonder if people who hadn't would appreciate it as much.
Posted on 7/17/16 at 11:43 pm to sorantable
Read the books. They're amazing
Posted on 7/17/16 at 11:48 pm to sorantable
Of everything that's cut from the books, I feel like the extended versions really didn't delve too much into that.
Of things I think of it hat weren't in the movies, I think of Tom Bombadill which is completely unfilmable and some of the world building scenes. The books had a greater sense that the world was changing and there's a sense that the beauty in the world was ending in a sense.
Book Spoilers:
Tom Bombadill is a godlike figure who the hobbits run into early on in their journey right after they leave the shire. He's super mysterious but it's implied he's all powerful. But (and this is a theme throughout LOtR) he really doesn't care about the conflicts of men and wizards and orcs so while he could hide the ring from Sauron, he'd be an unsafe keeper of the ring because he wouldn't remember to protect it.
Of things I think of it hat weren't in the movies, I think of Tom Bombadill which is completely unfilmable and some of the world building scenes. The books had a greater sense that the world was changing and there's a sense that the beauty in the world was ending in a sense.
Book Spoilers:
Tom Bombadill is a godlike figure who the hobbits run into early on in their journey right after they leave the shire. He's super mysterious but it's implied he's all powerful. But (and this is a theme throughout LOtR) he really doesn't care about the conflicts of men and wizards and orcs so while he could hide the ring from Sauron, he'd be an unsafe keeper of the ring because he wouldn't remember to protect it.
This post was edited on 7/17/16 at 11:59 pm
Posted on 7/18/16 at 8:04 am to sorantable
If you're a big fan of LOTR, you'll enjoy the extended versions. A casual fan may find them a bit long..
Posted on 7/18/16 at 8:12 am to sorantable
extended
Posted on 7/18/16 at 8:18 am to Thurber
Easily extended, especially the Two Towers. It's probably my least favorite theatrical cut and favorite extended cut.
Posted on 7/18/16 at 8:29 am to TigerNutwhack
The mouth of Sauron scene is a must.
Posted on 7/18/16 at 9:00 am to Mystery
Fellowship of the ring is FAR better in the extended edition. The others are also better.
As for the hobbit, the fan edited edition is really good. It cuts out all the ridiculous additions and a lot of the over the top cgi.
As for the hobbit, the fan edited edition is really good. It cuts out all the ridiculous additions and a lot of the over the top cgi.
Posted on 7/18/16 at 9:02 am to sorantable
Is there a condensed of all three with basically no scenes with 2 or more hobbits in them?
Posted on 7/18/16 at 11:12 am to athenslife101
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Of things I think of it hat weren't in the movies, I think of Tom Bombadill which is completely unfilmable and some of the world building scenes.
I'm glad they left Tom Bombadil out of the movies. By doing so, they kept something special for the book readers. The illiterate masses aren't worthy of Tom.
Posted on 7/18/16 at 11:30 am to Cooter Davenport
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The illiterate masses aren't worthy of Tom.
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