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BenefitPale OP t1_iycl46f wrote

Reply to comment by cereal_killerxx in Someone explain me why LOTR movies are so highly regarded by BenefitPale

Well is it that much of a difference to reflect on the quality of movies. Normally extended versions are something like cherry on top on the already baked cake it shouldn't be like i need the cherry on top to appreciate the cake.

I mean it should stand on it's own right without the extended edition. I'm just curious what the extended edition improves over the standard ones

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weebeardedman t1_iycpiws wrote

The extended version adds like 2 hours+ of screen time, with a lot of "necessary" content to fully understand the story. Why is it like this? Because even with 11 hours, it's still missing a lot of critical info from the books, it's the best they could do

So...yea. You're missing a lot of plot

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BenefitPale OP t1_iyd78ro wrote

Damn, why didn't they made a movie or two more, seems like it would've really helped by how you are describing, looks like they really wanted it to be a trilogy.

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weebeardedman t1_iydb18g wrote

Because we've created an environment where creatives require outside financing they are beholden to; publicly traded companies will never treat creators consistently

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cereal_killerxx t1_iycl7gz wrote

I felt the same way about the movies until I saw the extended versions.

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