Yet, it's not as though the theatrical cut handles this better. It's an important scene that ends with the villainous wizard's death, but the editing is clumsy, and the pacing feels off. Gandalf actually repeats a line twice - "You were deep in the enemy's counsel" - and it's jarring. One egregious example is at the beginning of The Return of the King, when Gandalf, Theoden and other warriors fresh off a victory at Helm's Deep confront a defeated Saruman at Isengard. Some scenes feel rather padded as well, with little to justify their length. It's true that at a whopping four hours of runtime each, the extended films are extremely long. “Every time I think I’m spoiling the film, but I’m doing it because people want to see it and they’ll see it in their home,” he concluded. He also explained that the films were edited to achieve tight and streamlined pacing, and he felt the Extended Editions ruined this aspect to some extent. I regard the extended cuts as being a novelty for the fans that really want to see the extra material,” he said. “The theatrical versions are the definitive versions. In an interview with IGN, he expressed a clear preference for the theatrical versions, explaining that he felt the extra material bloated the films and diluted the experience as a whole. However, fans may be shocked to hear that Peter Jackson doesn't count himself among that majority. RELATED: Lord of the Rings: Why Russell Crowe Turned Down the Aragorn Role Overall, it seems to be almost universally agreed that the Extended Editions of the films are far superior. From the movies' pitch-perfect casting to their iconic New Zealand settings to their sweeping, unforgettable scores, there are plenty of reasons people can't get enough of The Lord of the Rings movies. And in the case of Jackson's films, the immersive, breathtaking world he and his crew brought to life is so captivating that fans can hardly be blamed for simply wanting more. This is no surprise, as book fans in general and Tolkienites, in particular, tend to be diehard completionists who decry the omission of even the smallest detail. The fandom's overwhelming preference for the Extended Editions is well-known and has been the subject of many a meme over the years. The extended editions were also released on Blu-Ray as a box set in June 2011, while the theatrical Blu-Ray was released as a Box Set on September 2010.Ask any Lord of the Rings fan which they prefer between the Extended Editions or the original theatrical cuts of the Peter Jackson movies, and there's bound to be one resounding answer. The Return of the King Extended Edition was released December 2004, while the theatrical release DVD was released May 2004.The Two Towers Extended Edition was released November 2003, while the theatrical release DVD was released August 2003.The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition was released November 2002, while the theatrical release DVD was released August 2002.The extended editions were released slightly later than the original DVD versions of the films. "Don't Be Hasty Master Meriadoc!" (Added).The Breaking of the Fellowship (Extended).The Departure of the Fellowship (Added).Each extended edition features scenes which do not appear in the corresponding theatrical edition, as well as scenes which are simply expanded upon.
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