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This version offers a whole new pack of extras but, more
importantly, another 30 minutes of film footage.
Now, I know it doesn't sound like much but, believe me, it
makes a huge difference to the movie.
There are whole new scenes - six of them - and nineteen parts
that have been extended. The result is a more detailed and
smoother flow to the story of Frodo, Sam, Aragorn, Gandalf
et al... and their quest to destroy the One Ring.
The new scenes are Concerning Hobbits, At the Green Dragon,
The Passing of the Elves, The Midgewater Marshes, Gilraen's
Memorial and The Departure of the Fellowship.
Another benefit of the extended edition is better picture
quality, although this is achieved by splitting the movie
over two discs - so that may annoy some.
The video transfer is just utterly gorgeous with almost no
visual hiccups to offend your eyes. The picture is razor-sharp,
the colours rich and deep and is as near-perfect as I can
pick.
Sound-wise the DVD gets a thumbs up for clarity of speech
and channel use, in both DD and DTS formats (and in this the
battles sound sensational), but there are a number of slight
sound drop-outs brought on by adjusting the audio speed that
have offended some devotees. I have to 'fess up that they
did not jump out at me, but then I was having too good a time
watching the extended edition to notice.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
special extended edition is an absolute beauty. The extras
are terrific and the visuals stunning. Some people hate the
idea of two discs for the movie, but I'm not bothered. It
was actually quite nice to have a bit of a stretch halfway
through.
For mine, the extra film footage edited into this extended
edition makes it a far superior movie and for that reason
alone I can recommend it. I also reckon it is DVD of the Year.
Conclusion: Movie 95% Extras 94.5%
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