Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Dalton (A) on November 29, 2003 at 20:49:23

In Reply to: Lord of the Rings - Versions? posted by James L on November 29, 2003 at 19:37:48:

The Extended Edition is the "director's cut" that adds 43 mind-numbing minutes to an already overlong movie. However, devout LOTR fans seem to prefer the extended versions of both films.

The extended films contain more footage of the battle of Hoth's Deep, more banter between the female hobbits (Mary and Poppins) and that talking tree thing, and more footage of that computer-generated creature (Jar Jar?) that wants to steal the plans to the Death Star. Also, there's more footage of Obiwan Gandolfi waving his staff around Theremin, causing him to emit strange noises.

As for myself, I'm waiting for all three movies to come out on DVD, then I can get the Super Platinum Director's Special Extended Edition box set. I hope we don't have to wait 10 years for the prequels to come out! I'm looking forward to LOTR Episode I - The Phallic Menace.