Re: DoS extended edition recommendations

by Bluebottle Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:29 pm

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Come to think of it why were you watching the official cut Eldo and not my purist edit anyway- this is going to be LotR's edits all over again- been waiting about five years now for your thoughts on those.

Just for anyone wondering, it is really good. I struggled with getting through AUJ before seeing Pettys edit. I had less problems with DOS, but Petty did a great job there of cutting out anything that doesn't relate to the book story.

The end of DOS is just sublime. You really should consider putting that on Dailymotion Petty, so people can see it without all the chase scenes and everything.

by Eldorion Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:20 pm

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Come to think of it why were you watching the official cut Eldo and not my purist edit anyway- this is going to be LotR's edits all over again- been waiting about five years now for your thoughts on those.

But I still have to watch The Wicker Man first.

And while we're on this topic, when are YOU gonna watch any more Cowboy Bebop? Suspect

by Pettytyrant101 Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:53 pm

Hey I watched a series worth of it! Mad

by Sinister71 Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:39 pm

I think they should start from scratch and tell the story in the book!!!!

damn I bet Conan Stevens is pissed, the CGI Bolg looks like crap Saucy Wink

by Eldorion Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:40 pm

Last I recall you'd watched two or three episodes. scratch

by Sinister71 Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:41 pm

petty how long is your DOS cut? Its gotta be like a short film maybe 30 - 45 minutes if you cut out all of Jackson's shite.

by Pettytyrant101 Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:44 pm

Im not sure, as it was short enough I combined AUJ and DOS into a single film of about 2hours 20 I think.

by Ringdrotten Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:49 pm

and nearly 1 hour 30-40 min of that is AUJ, isn't it?

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:00 am

1hr 20 is AUJ

by Ringdrotten Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:11 am

Damn, there was actually 1 hour of not completely useless material in DOS? Shocked

by malickfan Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:12 am

So Battling my indifference, I mean BOTFA will be what 25-30 minutes?

by malickfan Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:13 am

Ringdrotten wrote:Damn, there was actually 1 hour of not completely useless material in DOS?

I can remember about five minutes of the film so count me surprised...

by Sinister71 Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:16 am

malickfan wrote:So Battling my indifference, I mean BOTFA will be what 25-30 minutes?

probably.... most of the film will be made up anyways. why should Jackson tell the story in the book at this point. The whole thing is about Sauron and the ring anyways Crying or Very sad

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:18 am

there was actually 1 hour of not completely useless material in DOS?- Ringdrotten

Not exactly, I had to leave enough in for it to make sense, but its still not good stuff. But the worst excesses are gone and the focus is much, much, more on Bilbo as the lead.

by malickfan Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:53 am

They released a trailer for the DOS EE earlier today, very little Bilbo, but lots of shots of Thorin's Hair...

by Forest Shepherd Fri Sep 19, 2014 12:56 am

by malickfan Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:02 am

Don't Forget the Rabbit Wrangler and the Bloke who replaced Conan Stevens

by Eldorion Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:04 am

I kinda feel like, even if you can take out all the extraneous crap from The Hobbit movies, what is left is largely treated as an afterthought in the film itself, so I can't see it really being all that satisfying on its own either.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:06 am

I'd say cutting out the crap and the padding makes for a better film. Not a good adaptation of the book, but a recognizable one, which PJ's version is not.

by Eldorion Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:16 am

I guess I've been so underwhelmed by the Hobbit films that I'd just as soon write the whole thing off and forget about it. The whole tone is wrong: too "epic", too warlike, too grimdark (relatively speaking of course). One could argue that the tone of LOTR was similarly mangled (I don't think it was as thoroughly wrecked though), but at least there it usually worked on its own terms.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:16 am

Not in my edit you arent.

by Eldorion Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:17 am

(I edited my post while you were responding.)

I don't remember quite how many lines like the "we're fighters" one there were in the film, but the sentiment behind is pervasive.

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:28 am

I edited my post while you were responding- Eldo

Mad

Most of the worst of that sort of dialogue is gone- in fact the round the table scene at Bag End in my edit has no shouting matches, no such outbursts and doesn't continually descend into farcical shouting.

by Eldorion Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:35 am

I'll admit that you have piqued my curiosity. Suspect

by Pettytyrant101 Fri Sep 19, 2014 3:38 am

Well you could always download it and watch it you know.