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LOTR Director's Cut Reviewed

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the now-with-20%-more-orc dept.

popala writes "The first review is in on Home Theater Forum. There are a few screenshots from the unseen scenes and the whole thing is reviewed dvd by dvd! Although I don't like the review itself - I think it is a bit dry and not very journalistic, I do think it is still worth a read - even just a glance of the screenshots from cut scenes."

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  1. Tom Bombadil by 91degrees · · Score: 4, Insightful

    While he may have been an untewrtesting diversion in the book, he is one of the many aspects of LoTR that would make it a bad film. films need a lot more focus, and a long section that doesn't really affect the plot would put viewers off in droves.

  2. The Appeal of Knowlege by Thenomain · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Heaven forbid that people expand their education, or that a popular movie offer an in-depth look at what goes into filming on this scale. Even if they go to show that making a movie is no different than day-to-day living in some areas, that's still something I, at least, didn't know before. Education, instruction and de-hyping Hollywood sounds like positive goals, to me. I'm looking forward to it.

    If you don't care, or if you already knew, then do what a lot of people are going to do anyway: Get a copy from a friend who shelled out the extra bucks for the Director's Cut. (Or get the Cut and don't watch the extra footage.) No one's forcing you to watch it, just to pay for it, and not necessarily even that.

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  3. Re:OK, so we've got some extra scenes... by Random+Bystander · · Score: 4, Insightful
    but what about those scenes that are in the movie that aren't true to the book?
    It's nice to see *any* movie that is true to its book. I've recently been disappointed with The Sum Of All Fears, and The Bourne Identity for being only mildly close to the plot of the book. LoTR on the other hand, is a much better rendition
  4. LotR puzzle: Saruman as traitor by ChrisWong · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Since we have a bunch of LotR fans here, perhaps somebody could answer a question that has been bugging me after the first movie. In the movie, Count Dooku^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Saruman merely asks Gandalf to join Sauron's side. In the book, he asks Gandalf to join *him* as a force independent of Sauron. In other words, the guy who betrays both sides in the book only betrays one in the movie. Why was this change made? It hardly seemed necessary, whereas other changes have some arguments in their favor.

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  6. Re:OK, so we've got some extra scenes... by Quikah · · Score: 4, Insightful

    rather than simply going 'Hey! Its a Balrog' she will some idea why running away is a really good course of action

    It's a giant demon dripping fire from its skin looking really pissed off. You need a better reason than that to run away?

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