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Amazing Movie
Not only is this an amazing film, it is also an amazing boxed set that will keep you entertained and mesmerized for a long time. Not one aspect of the making of this film is left out as every detail is shown and lovingly presented. Four discs doesn't seem enough to contain how much Peter Jackson and his crew did to bring this movie to the big screen. As for the film itself, with it's added time, it is allowed to breathe and develop. For those who still don't have Fellowship, that is amazing too

Snooooze
This film is soo nothing. The only time its interesting is when Gollum is on screen . The rest suuucks. Stupid hollywood cheese jokes about dwarf tossing and skating a rail with a sheild. Embarrassing. Lifeless story and perfomances, bar Gollum. Worst of the Trilogy. Give me Krull anyday.

Extended or Theatrical version? Decisions, Decisions...
It's interesting to see how many people say things like: "Get the extended version because it has more scenes in it" or "Get the extended version because it has more 'extras' in it". Well sometimes 'longer is better' and sometimes not...

In the case of "The Two Towers" I would agree that the 'extended' version was easily superior to its theatrical counterpart. The extended version filled in many important plot elements and fully rounded out the middle movie. Most of the 'dangling' plot elements were far better explained in this extended version.

However, I cannot say the same for the 'extended' version of the first movie, i.e. "The Fellowship of the Ring." The extended version of 'The Fellowship....' added very little new to the plot development with the exception of the 'Lady Galadriel's Gift Giving' scenes. On the contrary, the extra footage of the Shire in the beginning weakened the much tighter and far better Shire opening in the theatrical version. Plus with the various changes to the musical score, the 'extended' version of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' just drags on too much. I cannot recommend the 'extended' version of "Fellowship" over the theatrical version. All in all, my view on 'Theatrical' versus 'Extended' is summarized as follows:

The Fellowship of the Ring:

1) 'The Fellowship of the Ring' Theatrical Version: 4 stars (out of 4), a very tight and well plotted opening for the Trilogy.

2) 'The Fellowship of the Ring' Extended Version: 3 stars (out of 4), moves far slower at the wrong times, strong scenes from the theater version end up feeling weaker and watered down. The musical score is weaker as well.

The Two Towers:

1) 'The Two Towers' Theatrical Version: 3 stars (out of 4), rather disappointing due to too many unfinished scenes and the feeling that too many plot twists were left unexplained.

2) 'The Two Towers' Extended Version: 4 stars (out of 4), fully fixes all of the elements missing from the theatrical version. This one should have been released as the theatrical version.

The Return of the King:

1) 'The Return of the King' Theatrical Version: 4 stars (out of 4), Fully realized, beautiful ending to the trilogy, in spite of the lack of 'The Scouring of the Shire'. Hey, do you want to sit for another hour?

2) 'The Return of the King' Extended Version: Not yet released. If it goes on too long, I'll have to build a bladder bag into the couch, but it's doable...Still, there are a few loose ends which it may well address, chiefly 'The House of Healing', etc. Once again though, even an extra half-hour is probably going to be too long, but we'll see...

Anyway, that's my take on 'Extended' versus 'Theatrical' so far. It really depends on each and every movie. Sometimes longer is better...sometimes not...

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