Witch one is Better Extended or Normal ?

**Gallus** · September 09, 2011, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Ngugi

I consider FotR get utterly ruined by the extended. The intro get a lot slower and more boring (while I like the long intro in the book, its much more smoothly presented in the cut version) and the whole bloody time people are yelling and bickering with each other as if all in the West were filled with a bunch of social dysfunctionals, WTF....! Really the one thing I miss in the uncut is more seen elves and some small scenes concerning Aragorn and Boromir as well.
The second movie is another matter! While the theatrical version is quite weak with some story-parts missing and less time for diffrent person and intrigues, it get morel logical, coherent and fun in extended.
The third, well no fan of it at all but ofc it should be the extended - more details and more epic overall!

are you serious? I can't watch FotR without "concerning hobbits"! Theatrical cut of FotR is unwatchable for me now that I've seen the EE. On the other hand, most of the new scenes in TTT seem forced to me. Well, to each his own, I guess.

**Harpsichord** · September 09, 2011, 11:24 AM

Whichever film has the scenes of Treebeard pretending he's Tom Bombadil and Merry and Pippin getting high in Orthanc is stupid. Why they put those in I've no idea.

**kingman1337** · September 09, 2011, 11:30 AM

**-Cygnus-** · September 09, 2011, 11:45 AM

Agreed, im to lazy for search every video, thats why I got the extended edition.. in my personal opinion the theatrical version its way too boring and to unacuratte (even more of the Peter jackson mind)

**-Cygnus-** · September 09, 2011, 11:47 AM

Come on!! who does not want to get high in Isengard..

**Louis Lux** · September 09, 2011, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by -Cygnus-

unacuratte

oh the irony!

How does the extended editions fix the "inaccuracies". I don't remember Saruman getting impaled at Orthanc and Aragorn chopping Mouth of Sauron's head.

There are parts of the book that are in the extended editions but they don't make much of a difference, in fact they mostly disrupt the pacing and are out of character or silly. The only exception I see are the Denethor and Faramir scenes, but they were so thoroughly botched as characters that the extended scenes are not enough to fix.

**z3n** · September 09, 2011, 11:08 PM

Extended adds more depth into the storyline and if your in for a long weekend go for the extended version.

**CrayonVonCaesar** · September 10, 2011, 09:17 AM

Absolutely, get extended all 3. They have loads of extra scenes, longer scenes, more fleshed out characters and scenarios.

**NickTheGreek3** · September 10, 2011, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Oli the Great

Haha Ok TY ALOT GUYS!! , I went and Buy the extended editions and the fellowship was awesome ! Nice extra scenes.

It was Worth it

Edit: Now I am Going to watch Two Towers. BRB

As you can see, the thread poster has said that he has bought the extended version, so why are you people still arguing if he ought to buy it or not?

**Oznerol** · September 10, 2011, 10:11 AM

Extended is much better I spelially enjoyed the FotR and TTT, the inclusion of the extra-scenes was brilliantly done and the experience of watching them was much more impresive that seen the original and cutted films. The RotK also had some nice scenes, like the death of Saruman or the "Witch-king hour" but were added badly... For example when Aragorn behades the Mouth and a bit later the scene changes there is no body, nor even the black-stallion...
But definetly yes, extended is far better.