Very impressed with EV, only one big flaw though

Rating: Null/10 (24 November 2003)

Extended version: 11/24/03 **** of 4 I'm very impressed with the new scenes in the EV. I also like to say that I think there change Faramir was good idea. They wanted to make Faramir important character and to have him have a journey. Gollum facial features were collebarated and fantastic. While Boromir and fAramir and denethour sequence was amazing. This movie also runs pretty quickly.

Oh yes, the funeral scene was absolutely amazing. It scared me one they pushed Theodred into the gravestone. Boromir holding up the flag was very epic.
I enjoyed that they honored Tom Bombadil giving Tom's line to Treebeard at the entwash scene.
I like how we learn how Aragorn is 87 years old. Also the Saurman's scene reminded of great good vs evil confrontations.
The opening sequence with the rocks was a beautiful scenery than Frodo and Sam walking up the mountain. It reminded me of one movie called "The Vertical Limit".
I enjoyed the comical scenes in the film including where Gimli says "this new gandalf more grumpier than the old gandalf."
I also liked Gandalf's speech about the coming of the ents.

The editing was more smoother. The music was haunting, and beautiful. The lighting seemed more brighter and we got to see more of New Zealand.
One big mistake was I think the Gollum/Smeagol scene was unnecessary. It just didn't seem to fit with the story. Other than, great movie.
However, I think that the extended cut should've been the theatrical cuts. The extended cut is much more different than the theatrical cut. It patches up the little things to make a story, to not put as much pressure for the filmmakers, as well as telling the viewer what's happening.
Anyways I'm not saying anything else about the negatives of the film. I still think that scene with Aragorn falling off the cliff was unnecessary.
I'm glad to see I know more about the Aragorn and Arwen and last Alliance of the Elves from Peter Jackson. I'll give him benefit of the doubt on he got this from the appendices of the book.
I asked myself this question, would J.R.R. Tolkien would've been happy with this edition. Probably not, but he would've accepted and I do too and I like iy.