Oatley1
Beyond the rim
Hey, hey, hey!
I have just sat through the Extended Version of The Two Towers (all 3 hours and 45 minutes), and all I can say is WOW!
Many more scenes have been added or extended (as per the first movie), and the additons are seamless. Like the first EE, it improves the movie a great deal, making it flow much better.
Of the major stuff, it has added much needed substance to the Eowyn/Aragorn relationship, making it more believable that Eowyn would fall for him, and seeing why he would be attracted to her. Better than the theatrical cut.
Also much imporved is Faramir! He is given much needed depth, and starts to approach the Faramir we recognise from the books. The new scene with his father explains much about his attitude, and just why he wanted to go to Osgiliath. Boromir also makes a welcome reappearance (in flashback).
There was a lot of stuff added with Pippin & Merry, which was good, but not necessarily essential.
Smeagol was also made even more pitiful in this version, making you feel for him that little bit more. And much of the dialogue added came straight from Tolkein, which was great.
So the verdict - better than the theatrical release? YES. Better than the EE of Fellowship? In my opinion, no, but that has to do with the original material - I have always preferred FOTR over TTT, as it has the set pieces in Rivendell, Moria, and the Argonath that are not matched in TTT.
I have just sat through the Extended Version of The Two Towers (all 3 hours and 45 minutes), and all I can say is WOW!
Many more scenes have been added or extended (as per the first movie), and the additons are seamless. Like the first EE, it improves the movie a great deal, making it flow much better.
Of the major stuff, it has added much needed substance to the Eowyn/Aragorn relationship, making it more believable that Eowyn would fall for him, and seeing why he would be attracted to her. Better than the theatrical cut.
Also much imporved is Faramir! He is given much needed depth, and starts to approach the Faramir we recognise from the books. The new scene with his father explains much about his attitude, and just why he wanted to go to Osgiliath. Boromir also makes a welcome reappearance (in flashback).
There was a lot of stuff added with Pippin & Merry, which was good, but not necessarily essential.
Smeagol was also made even more pitiful in this version, making you feel for him that little bit more. And much of the dialogue added came straight from Tolkein, which was great.
So the verdict - better than the theatrical release? YES. Better than the EE of Fellowship? In my opinion, no, but that has to do with the original material - I have always preferred FOTR over TTT, as it has the set pieces in Rivendell, Moria, and the Argonath that are not matched in TTT.