The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Ltd Ed Steelbook

[Buddy Ackerman]

Originally Posted by wjasoncul

That's my feelings with Unexpected Journey. The Extended/New scenes weren't really all that great and the new Goblin King song might have put me off watching it again. That was very unnecessary in my opinion.

I'm a bigger fan of the Goblin King than most seem to be so I didn't mind his song (and really enjoyed his extra banter with the dwarves). Bilbo in Rivendell was what made the AUJ:EE worth it for me. Essential to his overall character arc and made his look back at it when leaving and his decision to return to it later on all that more meaningful.

Certainly though, 13 minutes didn't have the same impact as the 30+mins added into FOTR (enhanced it) and TTT (improved it) or the 40 mins added to ROTK (dragged it down slightly).