The Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings movies are legendary among the canon of home video releases, and rightfully so. They boast “deleted scenes” fully integrated with the films themselves (so big you have to swap discs halfway through, like a VHS copy of Titanic or a 1990s video game), complete with fully treated special effects and a restrung score.
2311 posts · Joined 2000. #1 · Nov 8, 2002. This thread is for those who are having difficulty playing the 4 disc set of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" extended edition. I just picked this up, brand new, from my very friendly local video store on Friday, Nov 8th, a couple of days early. Using PowerDVD 4 XP, I can't play it!
The added depth and book details are a treasure, even if the pacing drags at times. There‘s no definitively "better" option. Each version offers its own artistic strengths and flavors of Middle-Earth. Extended cuts indulge hardcore fans, while theatrical editions work brilliantly for casual viewers.
I definitely agree with you about the first two movies. As much as I love the extended editions, the extra scenes interfere with the pacing and could make the movies feel less accessible to a new fan. I don’t think that’s true of Return of the King, though, since a lot of key scenes were cut only for time in the theatrical edition.

"The Tolkien fandom is in such a cool place right now with Rings of Power having just come out and the announcement of the new Lord of the Rings movies. There's no better time to let Warner Bros

Ask any Lord of the Rings fan which they prefer between the Extended Editions or the original theatrical cuts of the Peter Jackson movies, and there's bound to be one resounding answer. The fandom's overwhelming preference for the Extended Editions is well-known and has been the subject of many a meme over the years.

Experience the epic adventure of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in this four-disc extended edition. With over 30 minutes of additional footage, enhanced visual effects, and a new score by Howard Shore, this is the ultimate version of the first film in the acclaimed trilogy. Join Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, and the rest of the Fellowship as they embark on a perilous quest to

Fellowship of the Ring for sure. The Fellowship is the strongest of the trilogy, and the extended edition enhances its strengths, mostly. For Two Towers and ROTK, the extra editions are just too long. The extra runtime is not worth it.
The Extended Edition, Part 1 Where the extended cut of Fellowship added about a half an hour to the film, the new version of The Two Towers reincorporates roughly forty-three minutes of new footage.
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    • is the lord of the rings extended edition better