Of the 3 extended edition films,which one is your favorite and why?

KL70 · 08-15-2012, 12:48 AM

Of the 3 extended edition only LOTR films on blu-ray, which is your favorite film and please say why.

brownjenkins · 08-15-2012, 07:23 PM

The Two Towers! Théoden is the true star of the films in my mind and that one really fleshes him out in terms of being both a great leader and a down to earth realist who has to do what he can for his people. I've watched that one twice as often as I have the other two.

Lotesse · 09-13-2012, 03:16 AM

Fellowship of the Rings!

***Tessar*** · 11-01-2012, 03:47 PM

Hmmmm. For me it might be Return of the King, because I love the imagery of the beautiful, white city contrasted with the grimy, fallen areas, and I also love the brief scene between Gandalf and Pippin when they're under attack and they think they're about to die, and Gandalf is speaking about death. Very moving.

shesabrandybuck · 11-21-2012, 01:10 AM

Definitely I'd have to say The Fellowship of the Ring. I feel like the movie really captured the innocence and naivety of the Hobbits and even the hope of the Fellowship. Not to mention the scenery and the music I felt was really well done, especially The Road Goes South scene with the epic Fellowship theme - I just feel is really special because you never hear that theme as strong ever again. Without a doubt, I think the extended version of the Fellowship is the best, followed by the Return of the King.

Dave_in_Denver · 12-11-2012, 01:41 AM

I liked the Fellowship better. It followed the book more then the others. It is a shame that Mr. Jackson and crew decided to wander away from the books so often.

ringbearer · 11-09-2015, 02:30 AM

Return of the King for me

Snowdog · 11-13-2015, 06:17 AM

Fellowship of the Ring. It was pretty decent all the way through and relied less on CGI. Two Towers is 2nd. I always seem to fall asleep during Return of the King.

Of course, my EEDVDs have been gathering dust on the shelf. I only find myself watching these movies when I happen upon them on free to air tv, and then I only watch until the next commercial.

Nerwen · 11-13-2015, 05:31 PM

Fellowship, for sure. I was just seventeen when I went to see it in the theater, an ardent Tolkien fan already, and was just blown away. When the EE came out, I was almost as thrilled by the added content. It's version of The Council of Elrond was just superb.

Susie

**Mari** · 11-14-2015, 05:34 AM

Fellowship, but mostly because it's the "lightest" film. You can watch it and still feel good at the end, though it's bittersweet.

Nerwen · 11-14-2015, 12:42 PM

Didn't you just love it when you first saw it in the theater? It was, like Joni MItchell sings, "Every fairy tale comes real"

Susie

***Rían*** · 11-15-2015, 11:02 PM

It was amazing! There were a lot of non-Tolkien things in the movies, but I just kind of ignored them and enjoyed the things that they got right.

Midge · 11-19-2015, 11:28 PM

I would have to say Return of the King. I felt like they put a lot more of the little things in, like the scene with the statue of the king whose head had been replaced by an eye. Honestly I don't really know what's NOT in the extended editions, but I will say this - I hated that PJ felt he had the authority to just remove the Scouring of the Shire from the story. That was one of my favorite parts - all the trials the Hobbits had undergone sort of came to fruition in that section and I was downright sad it was removed.

I did have hopes that it would be in the extended edition, but alas.

Nerwen · 11-23-2015, 09:52 PM

Yeah, that spoiled ROTK for me, too. Worse than leaving out Tom Bombadil

08-15-2012, 12:48 AM	#1
KL70 Hobbit Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 16	Of the 3 extended edition films,which one is your favorite and why? Of the 3 extended edition only LOTR films on blu-ray, which is your favorite film and please say why.

08-15-2012, 07:23 PM	#2
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	The Two Towers! Théoden is the true star of the films in my mind and that one really fleshes him out in terms of being both a great leader and a down to earth realist who has to do what he can for his people. I've watched that one twice as often as I have the other two. __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

09-13-2012, 03:16 AM	#3
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	Fellowship of the Rings! __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

11-21-2012, 01:10 AM	#5
shesabrandybuck Hero of Hyrule Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hyrule Posts: 1,052	Definitely I'd have to say The Fellowship of the Ring. I feel like the movie really captured the innocence and naivety of the Hobbits and even the hope of the Fellowship. Not to mention the scenery and the music I felt was really well done, especially The Road Goes South scene with the epic Fellowship theme - I just feel is really special because you never hear that theme as strong ever again. Without a doubt, I think the extended version of the Fellowship is the best, followed by the Return of the King. __________________ Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe. Rain may fall and wind may blow, And many miles be still to go, But under a tree I will lie, And let the clouds go sailing by. twitter

11-09-2015, 02:30 AM	#7
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	Return of the King for me __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty!

11-01-2012, 03:47 PM	#4
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Hmmmm. For me it might be Return of the King, because I love the imagery of the beautiful, white city contrasted with the grimy, fallen areas, and I also love the brief scene between Gandalf and Pippin when they're under attack and they think they're about to die, and Gandalf is speaking about death. Very moving.

12-11-2012, 01:41 AM	#6
Dave_in_Denver Sapling Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1	I liked the Fellowship better. It followed the book more then the others. It is a shame that Mr. Jackson and crew decided to wander away from the books so often.

11-13-2015, 06:17 AM	#8
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	Fellowship of the Ring. It was pretty decent all the way through and relied less on CGI. Two Towers is 2nd. I always seem to fall asleep during Return of the King. Of course, my EEDVDs have been gathering dust on the shelf. I only find myself watching these movies when I happen upon them on free to air tv, and then I only watch until the next commercial. __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

11-13-2015, 05:31 PM	#9
Nerwen Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2015 Location: A nice studio in the Pelóri Posts: 164	Fellowship, for sure. I was just seventeen when I went to see it in the theater, an ardent Tolkien fan already, and was just blown away. When the EE came out, I was almost as thrilled by the added content. It's version of The Council of Elrond was just superb. Susie __________________ “Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” - JRRT. "On Faerie-Stories"

11-14-2015, 05:34 AM	#10
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Fellowship, but mostly because it's the "lightest" film. You can watch it and still feel good at the end, though it's bittersweet. __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

11-14-2015, 12:42 PM	#11
Nerwen Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2015 Location: A nice studio in the Pelóri Posts: 164	Didn't you just love it when you first saw it in the theater? It was, like Joni MItchell sings, "Every fairy tale comes real" Susie __________________ “Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” - JRRT. "On Faerie-Stories"

11-15-2015, 11:02 PM	#12
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	It was amazing! There were a lot of non-Tolkien things in the movies, but I just kind of ignored them and enjoyed the things that they got right. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

11-19-2015, 11:28 PM	#13
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	I would have to say Return of the King. I felt like they put a lot more of the little things in, like the scene with the statue of the king whose head had been replaced by an eye. Honestly I don't really know what's NOT in the extended editions, but I will say this - I hated that PJ felt he had the authority to just remove the Scouring of the Shire from the story. That was one of my favorite parts - all the trials the Hobbits had undergone sort of came to fruition in that section and I was downright sad it was removed. I did have hopes that it would be in the extended edition, but alas. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

11-23-2015, 09:52 PM	#14
Nerwen Elven Warrior Join Date: May 2015 Location: A nice studio in the Pelóri Posts: 164	Yeah, that spoiled ROTK for me, too. Worse than leaving out Tom Bombadil __________________ “Faërie contains many things besides elves and fays, and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants, or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted.” - JRRT. "On Faerie-Stories"

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