The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey • Theatrical vs Extended - Blu-ray Forum

amoergosum · 03-14-2016, 10:00 PM

Which cut do you prefer?

imsounoriginal · 03-14-2016, 10:10 PM

Extended, only because I prefer the extended cuts of the other two films and the EE of An Unexpected Journey ties into them better than the theatrical cut does.

amoergosum · 03-14-2016, 10:29 PM

I've only watched the theatrical cut of "An Unexpected Journey".
I checked out the extended scenes on YouTube though. I think I
prefer the theatrical cut.

For example...this song would really take me out of the movie:

DRS · 03-14-2016, 10:46 PM

The extended cuts are way better. The film's lengths feel more deserved with the added scenes.

amoergosum · 03-14-2016, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DRS

The extended cuts are way better. The film's lengths feel more deserved with the added scenes.

I REALLY liked the extended cuts of "The Desolation of Smaug" and "The Battle of the Five Armies".

But again...I'm not so sure about "An Unexpected Journey".

Geoff D · 03-14-2016, 11:38 PM

Extended. It only adds a little, but it brings more of the whimsy of the book like the Goblin song (I love the way the Goblin King clenches his fist like a rock star when the song ends) and dials in the throughline of the missing Dwarven rings which Jackson added into the EE of Smaug too.

imsounoriginal · 03-14-2016, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by amoergosum

I REALLY liked the extended cuts of "The Desolation of Smaug" and "The Battle of the Five Armies".

But again...I'm not so sure about "An Unexpected Journey".

There's some good and some not-so-great additions to the Journey EE, but overall the pros outweigh the cons in the long run. Besides, it's not like the we're losing some breathlessly furious pacing from the theatrical cut; both move at about the same speed, for better or worse.

Geoff D · 03-14-2016, 11:48 PM

Yup. I'm normally big on theatrical cuts because they remove the bloat, but in this case the EE additions and changes don't have the same effect.

MechaGodzilla · 03-14-2016, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

Extended. It only adds a little, but it brings more of the whimsy of the book like the Goblin song (I love the way the Goblin King clenches his fist like a rock star when the song ends) and dials in the throughline of the missing Dwarven rings which Jackson added into the EE of Smaug too.

Don't forget some beautiful bits with Bilbo in Rivendell.

levcore · 03-15-2016, 08:52 AM

Extended cut all the way every time but I HATE the goblin kingdom song. I would lose that immediately but everything else I love. Same goes for Desolation of Smaug and Battle of Five Armies.

Porco Azzurro · 03-15-2016, 10:24 AM

I prefer the extended versions for all 3 of the Hobbit films (and all 3 LOTR too for that matter). The theatrical versions made sense for the initial releases though. I like having both.

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03-14-2016, 10:00 PM	#1
amoergosum Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 4K collection:171 Blu-ray collection:820 Trading Score:9	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey • Theatrical vs Extended Which cut do you prefer?

03-14-2016, 10:10 PM	#2
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:946 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Extended, only because I prefer the extended cuts of the other two films and the EE of An Unexpected Journey ties into them better than the theatrical cut does.

03-14-2016, 10:46 PM	#4
DRS Special Member Member since:Apr 2008 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:56	The extended cuts are way better. The film's lengths feel more deserved with the added scenes.

03-14-2016, 11:38 PM	#6
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	Extended. It only adds a little, but it brings more of the whimsy of the book like the Goblin song (I love the way the Goblin King clenches his fist like a rock star when the song ends) and dials in the throughline of the missing Dwarven rings which Jackson added into the EE of Smaug too.

03-14-2016, 11:48 PM	#8
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	Yup. I'm normally big on theatrical cuts because they remove the bloat, but in this case the EE additions and changes don't have the same effect.

03-15-2016, 08:52 AM	#10
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	Extended cut all the way every time but I HATE the goblin kingdom song. I would lose that immediately but everything else I love. Same goes for Desolation of Smaug and Battle of Five Armies.

03-15-2016, 10:24 AM	#11
Porco Azzurro Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:UK 4K collection:542 Blu-ray collection:2718	I prefer the extended versions for all 3 of the Hobbit films (and all 3 LOTR too for that matter). The theatrical versions made sense for the initial releases though. I like having both.

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