I spent the last week watching The Hobbit: Extended Edition trilogy. How did it compare to the theaterical releases (reviews found on my main Lord of the Rings page)?
Pretty well, actually. Though the theatrical releases were themselves bloated, adding more content provided more connective tissue and made for a more enjoyable experience. I better understood why some things were happening, and some additions were awesome. For the first two films, anyway. Adding more to the worst of the bunch, The Battle of the Five Armies, only increased the number of over-the-top and absurd battle scenes. But that film should have never been done in the first place . . . should have stuck to two.
If you're a fan of the original Tolkien-Jackson films, check out these extended edition takes.
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