The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Theatrical)

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

Now I have the extended cut of the first film, I'll probably just wait for the Smaug extended release. And if I'm lucky it may pop up in next years Black Friday deals.

I'm happy enough to have both and have the option which to watch (which was a decision that came up more often with LOTR with the 30 - 40 mins worth of extra stuff in; 13 minutes in AUJ isn't exactly a dealbreaker time-wise) so will pick this up and then the Extended Edition later on.

I have to say I'm looking forward more the the DOS:EE than I was for the AUJ:EE as there's just so much room for expansion in DOS, especially in the earlier scenes. We will hopefully be getting a lot more of Beorn and Mirkwood in the EE which is exciting as they were two of my favourite parts of the book. Also hopefully more Thranduil.