The Two Towers Extend Edition Review.

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Thoughts: I was really excited to watch The Two Towers since it had more extra footage than The Fellowship and it did not disappoint. The added 43 minutes really changed The Two Towers; it almost felt like a different movie with the addedscenes. Although it did slow the pace, which is fine for fan, and there were not near as many scenes with The Hobbits that added or extended. There were many scenes with Aragorn and company and there were a lot of loose ends that were tied up nicely. The character Faramir was given much more screen time and I really liked the character. He was really given the shaft in the theatrical version of the movie. There was again some really funny humor that was added, most of which was with Gimli. There is a lot more information about the characters included in this version and Aragorn's quest was much more interesting and made you feel more invested in the story. Especially the scene were Aragorn tells Eowyn that he is 85 years old! The Two Towers is my second favorite Lord of the Rings movie after The Return of the King but I like them all and the Extend Edition is a must buy for any fan of the movies. Just as in my previous review of The Fellowship of the Ring below are all of the scenes that were added and my comments are highlighted in red below each description of the extra scenes that I think are worth noting.

 The Two Towers Extended Scenes.

Sam uses his Elvish rope to help him and Frodo get down from a cliff and another clip in which it is raining on them.

There was a scene in The Fellowship of the Ring that was cut were Lady Galadriel gave each of the Fellowship something to help them in their quest and she gave Sam some Elvish rope, which was used in this scene.

Pippin believes that Merry is wounded and asks the orcs to give him some water. Instead they give him orc draught to drink.

Some extra stuff with Sauron building his armies and gathering allies, and plotting etc.

Éomer finds his cousin mortally wounded and brings him to Edoras. Later Gríma exiling Éomer is extended.

The encounter between orcs and Uruk-hai extended.

The funeral of Théodred.

The encounter between the hobbits Merry and Pippin and Treebeard is extended; There is also a scene in which Merry and Pippin stay drunk only to hear the powerful voice of the Ent, almost falling off Treebeard's body.

Merry and Pippin drink Ent Draught (Which makes them grow a few inches taller and they get attacked by Old Man Willow and Treebeard saves them.

This scene actually explains how the Ents can talk and I wish this was in the original cut.

Gandalf and Aragorn talk about Frodo's fate on their way to Rohan.

Some humorous scenes, such as one in which Eowyn (who is an awful cook) serves a plate of terrible stew to Aragorn (In which Aragorn reveals his age to be 87)
Now this was a shock. Aragorn was 87 years old! That information should have been included.

Faramir finds the boat carrying the body of his brother Boromir, which brings him many memories that help to explain in detail his relationship with his father Denethor and Denethor's unsympathetic attitude towards his Faramir.
Faramir really got the shaft in the original cut. I like him much more as a character after watching the extended editions.

Faramir and Boromir at Osgiliath and Denethor sends Boromir to Rivendell to find out about the One Ring.
More character development of Farmir, which is good.

Flotsam and Jetsom is a new scene where Merry and Pippin find food and Longbottom Leaf in Isengard
Something that I noticed in the extended editions is that the smoking of weed was mostly removed other than a seeing the characters smoke.

Extended Scene of Sam's Speech at Osgiliath

Faramir shows the hobbits the way out of Osgiliath
More scenes that Faramir was cut out of and it explains how they left Osgliath better.

Fan End Credits

The Movie: 10/10- Before watching the extended edition I was not sure if I liked The Two Towers or The Fellowship of the Ring more but after watching the extended editions I definitely like The Tow Towers more and it is also one of the best movies ever made.

Video: 9.9/10- The video quality was better than the Fellowship and definitely enhances the experience.

Audio: 9.7/10- The only real problem with the audio is that in some scenes the sound effects and music over power the voices of the characters but it does really immerse you into the movie.

Overall 10/10- The Tow Towers is almost like a different movie with the added scenes and is definitely a better movie.

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The Fellowship of the Ring Extend Edition Review.

As I said in my earlier post I bought The Lord of the Ring Extended Edition Blu-Ray. I will be reviewing each part of the Blu-Ray collection separately starting with the movies and then the special features. I watched The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition in consecutive days to get the full experience. If you have not seen The Lord of the Rings Trilogy you need to watch it! They are must see movies. The only reasons any could not like it is if: they have attention of a six year old kid (but my six year bother old loved it when he watched), or they are scared easily by the Orcs and other somewhat thing scary things.

Thoughts: I have seen The Fellowship of the Ring before when I borrowed it from a friend so watching it this time was not an new experience but it was still fantastic! As I said in earlier posts I love The Lord of the Rings movies. They are my favorite after Star Wars. There is 30 minutes of extended footage in this version and it does enhance experience. I doubt I will ever go back to watch the theatrical edition again. While the extra 30 minutes does not change The Fellowship of the Ring as much as the extra scenes change the other two Lord of the Rings movies, it does make The Fellowship of the Ring feels like a more complete movie. There are a few lose ends that are explained and some that are relevant in the next two movies. I have not read any of the Lord of the Rings books (sue me) I assume that some of the added were in the book but were cut from the theatrical version. There were a few entirely new scenes and many that were extended. The only thing I do not like about this Extended Edition was the extra in the special features is a very inappropriate MTV award parody. Do not watch it.  Also there was some humor that was added. There was also a lot more character development I would not recommend watching the Extend Editions for a first time viewing of the trilogy because the pace is slower except in The Return of the King and it might be boring to some viewers. But for Lord of the Rings fans it is perfect. My comments are highlighted in red below each description of the extra scenes that I think are worth noting.

The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Scenes

Isildur's death.
This better explains how the ring was lost much better than the original Prologue scene.

Bilbo's opening narration "Concerning Hobbits".
This scene told you more about the Hobbits and had some humor but was not as important to the story as some of the additions.

Bilbo at the party scene avoiding the Sackville-Bagginses.
Bilbo and Frodo dialogue at the party scene, while avoiding the Sackville-Bagginses.
This another scene that gave a little more back story about Bilbo.


The Hobbits at the Green Dragon.
The humor in this scene was good.

A conversation between Ted Sandyman, Hamfast Gamgee, Old Noakes, Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins.

Frodo and Sam seeing Wood Elves making their way to the Grey Havens on their first day of their journey across the Shire.

The crossing of the Midgewater.

Aragorn singing "The Lay of Lúthien".

Sam shows Frodo the trolls when they are at Trollshaws.
The trolls that will be included in the up coming Hobbit movie. This really conects the two movies well.

Gandalf reciting Black Speech at the Council of Elrond.

Aragorn visiting his mother's grave.

The Fellowship given a goodbye at Rivendell.

Gandalf warning Frodo about Boromir near Moria.

Lothlórien panorama added.

Sam's poem about Gandalf's fireworks.

The Fellowship members have flashbacks from when they were given their gifts from Galadriel.
This is the scene that explains how The Felloship gained some of their weapons and equipment like the camouflage cloaks and Legolas' new bow.

Celeborn and Aragorn have a conversation in a flashback.

Aragorn and Boromir seeing Gollum on a log.

More of Merry and Pippin defending Boromir at Amon Hen
More action always makes thing better.

Fan Club credits.

Since this is a review of the Blu-Ray and not the movie it's self I am judging mostly on the quality of the video and audio.

The Movie: 10/10- The Fellowship of the Ring is the near perfect movie one of the best movies ever made and Extend Edition makes it even better than the original. While I like the next two Lord of the Rings movies better this still ranks 7th on my all time favorite movies list.

Video: 9.8/10- The Fellowship of the Ring has never looked better in full 1080p HD. Some people have complained about some of the scene having a green tint but I did not see any.

Audio: 9.8/10- I do not have a surround sound system but Howard Shore's score sounded fantastic and the sound effects were also great.

Overall 10/10- This is a must buy for any Lord of the Rings fan. You can also buy this on DVD if you do not have a Blu-Ray player.

Come back here tomorrow for the review of The Two Towers Extend Edition.

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