The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Special Extended Edition Scenes (2002 Video) User Reviews

How to make a great film better

[malcolmjohnston · 10/10 · 18 September 2023]

Twenty odd years after its original release I managed to get tickets to watch the Fellowship of the Rings extended Directors cut at my local cinema I already own this version on DVD and Blu-ray so I already knew how good letting Peter Jackson loose to edit his first LOTR's masterpiece is but getting to see it on a big screen was truly amazing 22 years after release and the special effects really stand up to modern standards plus as we all know the source material is a stone cold classic and letting Jackson show the extra material really makes this worth the nearly 4 hours (just make sure you have enough popcorn 🍿 to last! )

If you are a fan of the theatrical cut this version will float your boat.

Makes it slightly better than the Theatrical Cut.

[marcosmwedeking · 8/10 · 15 November 2022]

The extended edition might be longer for some, but has a lot more to offer audiences and even makes the movie more faithful to the source material. It fixes more confusing plot points and also helps the audience better understand the sequels. It does strengthen the relationship between Aragorn and Boromir, and even adds more context to Bilbo's character. Samwise is also made a more interesting character. There are a few plot hole from the theatrical cut that are left unresolved, which may bother some people. But overall the extended edition should serve as a treat to many audiences and fans alike.

Not much more actually added

[mikemed-659-258843 · 6/10 · 20 February 2024]

I estimated somewhere between 10 to 20 minutes of extra material. What was annoying is I found out is that there is about 30 minutes of extra credits at the end. Even though it is good to see an extended edition this was a big let down. This final cut is, in fact shorter then the third movie, (which had me confused); when you remove the needless extra 30 minutes of credits. Why the extra cuts? Was this done in order to have this extended version to make money with the 4 disc box set? The extra 30 minutes of credits could easily been added to one of the discs of the box sets. In the end these cut could have been in the original cinema release or extras as deleted scenes.