Why, you might ask, am I going to write about movies that have been out on DVD for two years?
Well, new TV in hand, we sat down to watch some big movies. The biggest movies that we have are the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy. When these were released on DVD, I originally picked up the extended versions, not so much for the extra film material, but more for the commentaries and documentaries. I’m a sucker for that stuff. I neglected, however, to buy the theatrical DVDs, except for The Fellowship of the Ring.
Having worked through the non-extended FOTR, and most of the extended TTT, I have to say that with the benefit of hindsight and time, the theatrical cuts are unquestionably the better films.
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