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Subject: Re: The Two Towers <OT>

Author: Matt Taylor

Date: 13:35:18 12/19/02

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On December 19, 2002 at 16:03:26, Roy Eassa wrote:

>On December 19, 2002 at 15:52:37, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>On December 19, 2002 at 13:58:26, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>
>>>On December 19, 2002 at 12:55:40, Colin Frayn wrote:
>>>
>>>>On December 19, 2002 at 10:11:17, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for the advice.  We have a large pile of DVDs we bought on sale but
>>>>>haven't watched yet.  I'll move that one to the top of the pile (sorry
>>>>>Goldmember, you'll have to wait!).
>>>>
>>>>Definitely watch that asap too.  Especially if you are a Bond fan or an
>>>>Anglophile.  There are some fantastic scenes.  However, only watch it after the
>>>>first two Austin Powers films.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>Col
>>>
>>>
>>>OK, this will be a Christmas priority.  We must watch Goldmember (we have indeed
>>>seen the first 2 in the series) and Lord of the Rings #1,
>>
>>See the extended version, and not the theatrical release.
>>
>
>
>Well, we bought the "normal" version long before the extended came out, and
>we're not about to buy another version.  How much difference is there?

30 minutes of film, a bunch of "special features," and some $$.

I'll get flamed for saying it, but I found the extended version more annoying
than the original. Little of the additional film develops the characters, and
they're what Lord of the Rings is really about. It does explain a few things,
and it raises even more questions for the person who hasn't read the book. Not
even anything on my theatrical release "wishlist" -- a list of what I deemed as
crucial plot/character development scenes in the books that were excluded from
the movies -- was in the extended version.

Just my opinion. I might actually be the only person on the face of the planet
who dislikes the extended version.

-Matt



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