>>215056615
extendod edition. Obviosuly.

>>215057390
Obvious to humans, not to zoomtards

>>215056615
Just watch Fellowship.

>>215056615
Theatrical. Don't listen to this fag >>215057390
The Extended Editions, even though they have great extra scenes, are overall a net negative to the experience.

>>215056615
fellowship extended
two towers theatrical
return of the king extended

>>215057551
>more good scenes makes it worse somehow
die

>>215057634
Do you know what net negative means?

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>>215056615
1970s rotoscoped one

>>215057551
>>215057390
fuck you schizos what do I even believe now

>>215057846
theatrical version is for retards who didn't read the books and never will
extended version is for chads

Watch as many versions as you like. Why would you ask a bunch of autistic weebs larping as film critics?

>>215057645
do you??

>>215057846
theatrical version is for babbies who can't handle the longer runtime. They start getting the shakes if they haven't opened TikTok for that long.
Extendo edition is for people who enjoy a more complete story. It actively adds more character and heart to the story.

>>215057846
Theatrical is the patrician choice. Reddit loves the Extended Editions, that tells you everything.

>>215057634
>more good scenes makes it worse somehow
more doesn't always mean better

>>215056615
extended but also it doesn't matter much because 2 towers and return of the king are basically just battle scenes where bows as treated like guns

>>215057551
you're overall a net negative to the human experience

>>215058371
I don't go on reddit so I wouldn't know

>>215056615
Watch theatrical first so that watching extended edition later feels like a special edition...which it is. Extended is better but once you see it you can't go backwards.

Same shit applies to Bladerunner.

>>215056615
As someone who watched both versions this year I'll from now on always watch the extended one. It'd extra kino, I don't get what's there not to like.

Theatrical for first viewing

>>215058849
>I don't get what's there not to like.
Skull avalanche for one

Only fellowship extended is better

>>215056615
Theatrical, it's shorter

>>215058750
it undeniably makes it better. You get more scenes with each character, giving you more insight into their motivations and desires. It is not an extended edition of some action movie wherein you have a few extra one liners and gunshots.

>>215059157
it works like additional material, in the movie they ruin the pacing and don't progress the plot, basically fillers

>>215056615
The Ralph Bakshi one. The Jackson ones are trash.

>>215059157
>giving you more insight into their motivations and desires.
Can you give an example?

>>215056615
If you want to watch them for "cinematic" quality, as in treating the movies separate from the books, then watch the shorter "theatrical" versions.

If you don't care and just want to have a comfy binge where you aren't trying to race through them but live in the world as long as possible, watch the extended cuts.

There really isn't that huge of a difference in quality in either versions, one just has more scenes for extra world building and context. Occasionaly it can feel like padding, but never in a terrible way. LOTR is pretty cgi-fest hollywood action slop in places, so if you get over that, More = Better in this case.

>>215056615
Theatrical release first, then the extended one.
Anyone who tells you to watch extended directly is a retard

LotR is absolute bullshit. Contrived, emotionalism nonsense equivalent to capeshit where you know the ending before you even watch it. Only pretentious retarded faggots think this pretentious trash is actually good

>>215059479
this. it's ridiculous feel-good nonsense of a bygone era

>>215059479
>>215059534
samefag

>>215059603
>everyone on 4chan is the same person
kys schizo. it's garbage and you're mad because it's true.

>>215059335
The Bakshi one doesn't even adapt the complete story though.

>>215059338
well there's that one scene where gimli says something funny to legolas about salted pork or something, which really gives you more insight into gimli as a character

>>215059338
We wouldn’t know about the ghost kings motivation if they didn’t show the skull waterfall and the Indiana jones escape

>>215059338
Faramir's scenes. Aragorn and Boromir's scenes. Frodo's scenes like the one wherein he pretty much directly tells Sam he thinks he is going to die, and Sam reassures him. Have you even watched the extended editions?

>>215060347
No that’s why I asked

>>215059231
i dont think it ruins the pacing at all

>>215060360
well, you should watch them

>>215060279
far better than the abrupt cut that's in the theatrical

>>215060347
>Faramir's scenes.
Which one?
>Aragorn and Boromir's scenes.
The one where Aragorn tells Boromir he won't take the ring anywhere near Minas Tirith? We already know Aragorn doesn't trust Boromir with the ring, I mean he was holding his sword when Boromir gave the ring back to Frodo in the snow mountain.
>Frodo's scenes like the one wherein he pretty much directly tells Sam he thinks he is going to die, and Sam reassures him.
What scene is that?

>>215056615
Extended edition DVD (at least for the first movie). The blu-ray fucks up Fellowship's color grading for whatever reason

>>215060416
LMAO. Let alone that retarded slapstick comedy part of Gimli stepping on the bones in the beginning, and the skull avalanche, but the EE also completely ruins the scene where Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli arrive at the war from the boat, since we don't know whether the ghosts agreed or not in the theatrical, so when the ghosts show up behind them it has a much bigger impact.

>>215056615
the 11 hour one with lots of weed

>>215058807
That dude is a fibber, watch EXTENDED

>>215056615
the extended editions have a few scenes that really shouldn't have been cut

>>215060418
More
>Sams poem about Gandalf his death
>Boromir FOR GONDOR scene
>War will makes corpses of us all scene

>>215056615
for first time watching, theatrical
repeat watching, extended edition

>>215060461
A similar thing happens in FotR. The EE ruins the shock of Bilbo turning invisible when putting the ring (the first time someone puts the ring on in the theatrical) because it shows Isildur doing the same thing in the intro. Honestly fuck the EE and the consensus of them being the superior versions.

>>215056615
FOTR is better Extended even as a first time viewing
TTT and ROTK extended are both pretty pointless but each have one mandatory scene that should have been in the theatrical (Boromir as Osgiliath and Saruman's death)

>>215060418
>We already know Aragorn doesn't trust Boromir
it further shows the viewer that Boromir is passionate and dedicated to defending his home, so much so that he believes they may be able to use the ring to their advantage.
>What scene is that?
RotK, before they enter Mordor

>>215060556
>Sams poem about Gandalf his death
You mean this terrible awkward scene?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWbwrzXx7MU

>Boromir FOR GONDOR scene
Yeah, another awkward unnecessary scene that i fucking hate. Also Boromir is a completely different character in that flashback scene. It makes it feel like he's being forced to go to Rivendell and it's his father who really wants the ring, not him. While in the council itself he is a total badass who seems to personally want the ring, regardless of what daddy told him to do. Also, again, another EE moment that ruins another moment. Because we already know that Denethor is a dick to Faramir from that flashback, him being a dick to him later on doesn't hit as hard. In the theatrical, we really only get a sense of Denethor's indifference to Faramir in the "Yes, I wish that" scene, but in the EE we already knew that because that stupid fucking scene already gave it away in the previous movie.

>War will makes corpses of us all scene
Another unnecessary scene, although not a bad one i'll give you that, but doesn't add anything to Faramir's character

Keep in mind im not saying all EE scenes are bad, that are even some i couldn't believe they left out, but overall, especially for a first time watch, the theatricals are a much better experience. A lot of the EE scenes ruin the flow of the movie and at worst like i mentioned they ruin and spoil other parts of the movies

>>215060416
There is nothing wrong with that cut

>>215060751
agree on the rest but the awkward Sam scene is great

>>215060461
>the EE also completely ruins the scene where Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli arrive at the war from the boat
in the theatrical it's arguably out of nowhere when they show up by boat. In the EE, we see what happens. It's satisfactory and follows.

>>215060750
>it further shows the viewer that Boromir is passionate and dedicated to defending his home, so much so that he believes they may be able to use the ring to their advantage.
We already knew that. His whole "Why not use this ring" speech during the council

>>215060794
Don't tell me you like "Mind your aim" and "This army". That was pure fucking slop. Peak Hackson

>>215057769
Pretty metal.

>>215060794
It’s not out of nowhere it’s set up when they go visit the ghosts retard

>>215060848
Metal as a genre is heavily influenced by Tolkien

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>>215057846
I would watch the theatrical versions first, because they have better pacing and Jackson prefers them.
If you like them, then wait a bit and watch the extended versions too. It might be better and help you appreciate them more if you first have the context of the theatrical cuts so you know what's an added scene and what's not

>>215057390
This, watch extended. Don't feel you have to watch a whole film in one go. Break it up like a TV show to make it more digestible. Treat it like a mini series. Extended fills in some important info that is much to rushed in the theater version.

>>215061295
>much to

>>215060853
it's not really set up. They visit the ghost army, we're given a cliffhanger, and then they show up on the ships. It's fine, but it's not as well set-up as the Extendo.

>>215060801
yes but it further communicates how desperate Boromir is and how he doesn't want it for himself, he wants the ring for his people. It also further emphasizes Aragorn's distrust of his own people.

>>215060591
yeah, The Hobbit book ruined that surpise moment as well!

>>215062043
>it further communicates how desperate Boromir is
We get that from the scene where he chases Frodo later on

>and how he doesn't want it for himself
He says that in the council

>It also further emphasizes Aragorn's distrust of his own people.
True.

I admit that's actually not a bad scene, i think its also the only time Aragorn and Boromir argue after becoming part of the fellowship so its got that going for it as well. It also shows the lengths that Gollum was taking to keep following them.

>>215062075
Nobody cares about the hobbit

>>215062075
The point is the scene where Bilbo puts the ring on and turns invisible is supposed to shock the viewer, since it shows all the other characters being shocked as well. Isildur just becomes invisible without any build up to it, that's not how movies are supposed to be. It's fine for an extended edition, but not for a first time watch

>>215056615
Rankin/Bass's Return of the King

>>215058887
return is definetely a harder sell
fellowship is an objective upgrade however

>>215056615
Theatrical. The extended editions are a mess of inconsistent tones and some bad acting.

>>215062558
Fellowship has the benefit of the being the first one, so even the extended scenes were filmed before Jackson made the full transition into Hackson. The further you go in time, the worse it gets. Some of the final RotK extended scenes were shot in 2004, the result as you might expect is some absolute movie ruining scenes like the skull avalanche and Gimli stepping on bones and blowing ghost smoke

Watch the MET Opera production of the Ring of the Niebelungs or the Russian TV stage play version of LOTR.

I grew up watching the theatrical, but later on i always watched the extended editions since they were the only ones i could actually find. There was one part in particulat that i always found strange, during the Rohirim charge, after the horses are already trampling the orcs, right after a shot of Eowyn screaming, it cuts to another shot of the horse charge. That transition always felt awkward to me, like there was something wrong with the editing. Years later i finally watch the theatrical version again for the first time since my childhood, and lo and behold, they really change the editing on that. In the theatrical, after the shot of Eowyn's scream, it cuts to Pippin talking to Gandalf, and only after that it continues to the other horse charge shot. I had forgotten about that, and it is so much more satisfying than the extended version. I love the little echo that they give Eowyn's scream that isn't there on the extended, just adds more intensity to her charging

>>215058887
Why that in particular? Because it wasn't CGI slop?

>>215062796
It's just a terrible scene, cgi or not

>>215062818
It felt like PJ had some fun with that scene with all the ghosts and the skull avalanche, it's kinda like his earlier horror schlock. I could see how some people thought it was corny or whatever.

>>215056615
none.
waste of time.

>>215056615
Rankin Bass Hobbit, then Extended Fellowship, then Rankin Bass Return of the King

OP, watch the extended editions
I am jelly of you since I've not read any of the books
I think I would watch the Hobbit first
Then the three LoTR
Also, keep this channel on your watchlist
https://youtu.be/9TCT0lsAsBQ

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>>215057846
The theatrical version is 2 hours 30 minutes each
The extended are 3 hours 40+ minutes each

I think the Theatrical versions are paced better and serve a better first watch. Sometimes you can eat too much of your favorite food you know?

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>>215056615
if you plan to watch the hobbit trilogy, do it first.
that way, the shit is over, and it's a prequel anyway.

I watched the return of the king cartoon first so reading fellowship was like woa what is all this crap

>>215064600
no, just watch the hobbit trailer
hobbit trilogy isn't a prequel it's tumblr fanfiction

>>215056615
Theatrical

>>215064556
I kinda see your point

>>215064600
no one should ever subject themselves to that shite

>>215056615
Watch RoP, Hobbit, Fellowship, Two towers and return
All extended

>>215064556
>final death scene with primary antagonist of this movie wrapping up their storyline
>yeah we don't need this in here

Anyone got that picture of the horse that recognized Viggo Mortensen on another set?

>>215064927
>only did movie cause his son was a fan of the books
based dad

>>215056615

Theatrical, 1080p bluray version. Peter Jackson has Lucas syndrome so he keeps fucking with the special effects, tints and uses AI to make the movie worse. I don't really like most of the extended scenes, they're cringe. Maybe watch extended after the theatrical.

>>215065027

Forgot to say avoid 4k as well as the 1080p extended 'remastered', both are garbage. Peter Jackson is insane.

>>215056615
I watched the movies when I was like 14 and read the books when I was the same age, after watching the movies.

As an adult, I cannot fucking image READING THE BOOKS AS AN ADULT, AND THEN WATCHING, AND ENJOYING THE MOVIES. Enough of the movies stand out to me now as being proto-reddit/marvel quipping and kiddy horseshit added by Peter Jackson and that's just with the critical eye of an adult.

I cannot image how I would feel about them if the books were still fresh in my adult brain.

>>215065191
>t. a zoomershit who is now 19

>>215065247
I'm 34, retard
99% of Peter Jackson's additions and changes are slop tier and completely juvenile

>>215065191
Fellowship avoided the proto marvel quips, but you're right about TT and RotK.

>>215057551
I don't entirely agree.
If you're just going to sit down and watch three movies then the theatrical films are better paced. But since anon already read the books there is no good reason to skip the extended edition.
Also without the extended edition sarumon just vanishes from the 3rd movie with no explanation.

>>215064600
>>215064723
watch the Maple Films of M3 edits, not the trilogy

>>215057846
if you read the books then maybe you will enjoy the extended editions, the third movie is the one with questionable scenes added but that movie already has questionable scenes in the theatrical version

>>215065191
calm down

>>215065384
>proto marvel quips
the reason we all hate the marvel quips is because every character is doing them constantly. every character is the funny one making quips, people make quips during serious situations that ruin any sense of importance or tension, etc
gimli's quips are annoying, but I think he's the only one making them. sometimes legolas does, but that just part of their dynamic. that's not to say they aren't cringe, for example I really hate the "central nervous system" line, but I don't think overall it's that bad. we're all just very quip-fatigued at this point.

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>>215067368
Blame Josh Whedon. This faggot just looks like he's about to crack some stupid ass joke all the time.

>>215056615
Animated movie.