Fresh and original/ highly recommend the extended version

Rating: 10/10 (6 February 2005)

I really don't understand some people who read the books and when they watch the movie they say that they were disgusted. You got to understand the fact that Jackson had to miss parts and mixed parts up because in the book it jumps into several different time lines and places. Besides, movies are typically different than the book origins.
If anyone of you get the chance, buy the extended version of the trilogy because that will clear up some spots that were choppy and misleading. It is expensive but worth buying. For people that haven't read the book, I highly recommend it. Before I read the Lord of the Rings(LOTR), I wasn't as a big book fan as I am now. You learn lot of morals in LOTR especially around Gandalf.
The best part of the Fellowship is when Gandalf defeats death by fighting the Borg fire cave demon. Gandalf really kicks some butt and I love it every time he tells that demon, "You shall not pass" and then breaks the bridge. It gives me the creeps every time I hear that from him and the fact it had some deeper meaning.
I really didn't think the movie felt like 3 hours the first time I watched the movies. After the first time, it still doesn't feel like 3 hours even when I watch the extended version. The extended version, hopefully, will make the readers a little more happy. It still have mixed parts but it is better than the theatrical.