TTT extended Edition

[Balrog_of_Morgoth]

What I hope to see among the things already mentioned are:

Gandalf and Balrog on Endless Stair

Eagle taking Gandalf from the peak to Lothlorien

Gandalf hunting and finding Eomer, and their trip to Helms Deep. Eomer and Gandalf both needed more screen time IMO.




Arwen reforging Narsil with her own hands and stealing Elrond's ring while he sleeps, then killing all nine Nazgul....:-)

[Lelondul]

yeah cool! And along with expanding Merry & Pippin's story, add the free people's confrontation w/Saruman at Orthanc as well. Then let's hope they'll remove Aragorn's 'first death', and have Faramir's personality do a 180!

Heck, it wouldn't even have to be that 'extended' if the bad parts were removed!

[Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood]

I would really like to know if they wait and release it after the regular film like they did with FotR. When does it come out?

[azalea]

The earliest I've heard is June 30th will be the release of the theatrical version, but that's hearsay. You can bet your life that they won't release the EE for about 4 months after the release of the theatrical, because they of course want to earn as much money as they can!

[gandalfstormcrow]

HuornsGoodFaramirShelobGandalfatOrthanc,

The Gandalf at Orthanc is in ROTK.

One scene I noticed was on the trailers and not in the film was a shot of Legolas in armor and was pulling out two swords from his back.

[azalea]

Here's the official thread discussing the TT EE. I recommend anyone who's interested read the link posted on the previous page -- it has some interesting speculations.

[Gerbil]

I am 100% certain that the reforging of Narsil won't be in TTT:EE.
Why not?
Because leaving it out makes no sense whatsoever. It would be like in FotR them leaving out Galadriel's gift to Frodo (the only bit from gift-giving to make it into TE).
IE it means narsil appearing magically on RotK won't make any sense at all.
Therefore I'm certain that reforging will be in RotK - possibly right at the end when Aragorn potentially goes 1 on 1 with Sauron or some other PJ weak 'adaptation' battle finale.

[hectorberlioz]

Originally posted by samwise of the shire
Umm Blackboar. The Entwives aren't even IN TTT. Yeah Treebeard mentions them in the book, but I dont think that overgrown brocolli plant that was meant to be Treebeard in the movie would mention his spouse.
Besides if they took out Tom Bombadil, mauled Treebeard, and turned the Dead Marshes into a nuclear waste dump I dont think they would have any qualms about taking out characters (or mauling them) that aren't even IN the story. Dont feel bad. I wish they'd put at least ONE song into a movie. Stupid idiots.
Cheers,
Sam

it appeared in a certain news article that i stood up right in the middle of the opera and proclaimed my love for her and said i would write my greatest symphony for her, i did both, i said neither.
- french composer hector berlioz (1809-1863)

[hectorberlioz]

Originally posted by Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood
I would really like to know if they wait and release it after the regular film like they did with FotR. When does it come out?

i think peter jackson has so far done an excellent job, the two towers was more than a little messed around with, especially aragorn for some reason falling off a cliff just so he can kiss arwen in his dreams and see orcs. lets see, eowyn was okay but she seemed a little more weak than she was in the book, faramir was a jerk! he is not supposed to find out the hobbits even had the ring until it was to late for him to stop them, and even then he only half guessed, otherwise as far as the way he was portrayed he was done pretty well. the ents were fine, so what if treebeard didnt mention entwives? the movie isnt going to have them in it anyway, i mean you already know they exist in the book, its not like people who are new to lotr are going to complain, because they dont know they exist. gollum was superb!,maybe they made him a little to funny, but thats okay. i wasnt completely for helms deep taking up half the movie, but a lot of things had to happen, the elves coming to help men in battle( i dont remember that in the book) .
-hectorberlioz

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
the elves coming to help men in battle( i dont remember that in the book) .
-hectorberlioz

That's probably because it didn't happen. You (don't) remember correctly.

[cassiopeia]

Extended edition spoilers! Check this out (scroll halfway down the page): http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/display.cgi?id=15741

Ent Droughts! Sam and Frodo using the elven rope! The introduction of Denethor! Huorns! Merry and Pippin finding pipeweed! Should be a big improvement. I can't wait till it's released.

[Nimrodel_White_Lady]

I really did wish that they had added the Huorns to the Battle of the Hornburg, that would have been really cool! Also, that was horrible about what they did to Haldir! I mean, what was P.J thinking?

P.S. Im new to Entmoot!

~Lessien Nimrodel

[Snowdog]

Hello and welcome to Entmoot Nimrodel!

I think PJ tried to have the 'dramatic death' formula that workes so well with Boromir in Fellowship, with Haldir in TT. So the Return of the King will have the death of Halbarad? No, the dramatic death will be Theoden.

Hopefully the extended DVD will redeem some of the shortcomings of TT, and I will buy it in November no matter. I will only rent the theatrical version when it comes out.

[Nimrodel_White_Lady]

*Waves* Heya! Well, Im going to buy the one in August, and then the one in November and claim it as my own lol

~Lessien Nimrodel

[Rían]

I did a half-hearted search for this, but I thought I would risk the wrath of Azalea and Crickhollow for duplicate-threading and just come out and ask - does anyone know when the extended version of TT is coming out? I saw some previews of it, and it looks like the new stuff is good!

[Artanis]

I'll get mine on the release date 18th of Nov.

[jerseydevil]

RÃ*an -

According to Aamzon.com the
Two Towers Extended Edition is coming out November 18th. There will also be the Two Towers Collectors Edition which will come out at the same time.

Oh well - Artanis cross posted and her's won.

[azalea]

I am seldom wrathful, Rian, don't worry.
I merged your thread into the "official" thread about the TTEE. Might as well bring it up anyway, as people will probably want to discuss it again, since the release is only three weeks away. (Yay!)

[Rían]

Thankee, ladies and gentleman

I know where I"ll be on Nov 18th

[Elfhelm]

I don't know which Extended Edition thread to discuss this in. Spoilers are out already. It appears the aftermath of the Battle of the Fords of Isen may be shown, and maybe we will meet Elfhelm, eh?