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IdiotMachine 11/26/19 10:27:11 PM #1:	Debating whether or not to watch LoTR. Watch the theatrical cut. Watch the extended cut; it's worth the extra 2 hours. Don't watch either; it's not worth any time investment. Debating whether or not to watch LoTR. - Results (24 votes) Watch the theatrical cut. 12.5% (3 votes) 3 Watch the extended cut; it's worth the extra 2 hours. 70.83% (17 votes) 17 Don't watch either; it's not worth any time investment. 16.67% (4 votes) 4 Excluding the credits: Theatrical Edition LoTR 1: 2 hours 58 minutes LoTR 2: 2 hours 59 minutes LoTR 3: 3 hours 20 minutes Total: 9 hours 17 minutes Extended Edition LoTR 1: 3 hours 28 minutes LoTR 2: 3 hours 43 minutes LoTR 3: 4 hours 11 minutes Total: 11 hours 22 minutes (+2 hours 5 minutes) I never actually finished watching this... always stopped watching after an hour or so into it, but then again, I was much younger the last time I attempted. I enjoyed Game of Thrones, so I assume I'll enjoy LoTR. --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:930754761] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote> Debating whether or not to watch LoTR. Watch the theatrical cut. Watch the extended cut; it's worth the extra 2 hours. Don't watch either; it's not worth any time investment. Vote View Results Debating whether or not to watch LoTR. - Results (24 votes) Watch the theatrical cut. 12.5% (3 votes) 3 Watch the extended cut; it's worth the extra 2 hours. 70.83% (17 votes) 17 Don't watch either; it's not worth any time investment. 16.67% (4 votes) 4 Show Voting Form Excluding the credits: Theatrical Edition LoTR 1: 2 hours 58 minutes LoTR 2: 2 hours 59 minutes LoTR 3: 3 hours 20 minutes Total: 9 hours 17 minutes Extended Edition LoTR 1: 3 hours 28 minutes LoTR 2: 3 hours 43 minutes LoTR 3: 4 hours 11 minutes Total: 11 hours 22 minutes (+2 hours 5 minutes) I never actually finished watching this... always stopped watching after an hour or so into it, but then again, I was much younger the last time I attempted. I enjoyed Game of Thrones, so I assume I'll enjoy LoTR.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsugarized_Foo 11/26/19 10:28:38 PM #2:	If you're into it, the extended versions are the way to go. If not just watch something else --- "All I have is my balls and my word, and I don't break them for anyone!"-Tony Montana <cite>Unsugarized_Foo posted [p:930754843] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>If you're into it, the extended versions are the way to go. If not just watch something else</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tired-Insomniac 11/26/19 10:30:24 PM #3:	Hobbit trilogy is way better --- "I like turtles" <cite>Tired-Insomniac posted [p:930754933] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Hobbit trilogy is way better</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pikachupwnage 11/26/19 10:31:35 PM #4:	Tired-Insomniac posted... Hobbit trilogy is way better I enjoyed the hobbitntrilogy but I still got a good laugh outta this. Fuck no. --- My Mario Maker 2 Maker ID is J2K-RFD-K4G Even In sigs FOE! http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/665/328/d75.gif <cite>pikachupwnage posted [p:930755007] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted... </cite> <quote>Hobbit trilogy is way better</quote> I enjoyed the hobbitntrilogy but I still got a good laugh outta this. Fuck no. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
stoltenberg11 11/26/19 10:32:16 PM #5:	Yeah for the first watchthrough. As much as I hear(or used to) people talk about how they wanna do LotR marathons on off days though, I don't think I could even make it halfway through. --- You're such a boring characterless entity. Try getting laid once in a while and maybe you'll have friends and find out what a "joke" is. - derrate <cite>stoltenberg11 posted [p:930755046] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Yeah for the first watchthrough. As much as I hear(or used to) people talk about how they wanna do LotR marathons on off days though, I don't think I could even make it halfway through.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 11/26/19 10:32:34 PM #6:	Most of the extended stuff in Towers and Return is nonsensical book references that drags the pacing down and is worthless without the context it should have existed in. Extended Fellowship has one scene that is pretty much essential for the story and some good stuff about the Hobbits early on. --- "Your mother was a broken down tub of junk with more gentlemen callers than the operator." <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:930755060] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Most of the extended stuff in Towers and Return is nonsensical book references that drags the pacing down and is worthless without the context it should have existed in. Extended Fellowship has one scene that is pretty much essential for the story and some good stuff about the Hobbits early on.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Esrac 11/26/19 10:34:04 PM #7:	stoltenberg11 posted... Yeah for the first watchthrough. As much as I hear(or used to) people talk about how they wanna do LotR marathons on off days though, I don't think I could even make it halfway through. Eh. I've watched the trilogy three or four times, but I've never sat and watched them all in a day. I'll space them out over the course of a week. I just don't have the time to sit for half of a day watching movies. <cite>Esrac posted [p:930755139] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>stoltenberg11 posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah for the first watchthrough. As much as I hear(or used to) people talk about how they wanna do LotR marathons on off days though, I don't think I could even make it halfway through.</quote> Eh. I've watched the trilogy three or four times, but I've never sat and watched them all in a day. I'll space them out over the course of a week. I just don't have the time to sit for half of a day watching movies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 11/26/19 10:34:14 PM #8:	I like them. I don't rewatch often though because it takes so much time. I start losing track of the plot during Return but I think that's probably because of my ADD. --- 53 LIII 0b110101 p16 0x35 <cite>DevsBro posted [p:930755148] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>I like them. I don't rewatch often though because it takes so much time. I start losing track of the plot during Return but I think that's probably because of my ADD. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tonyjaa 11/26/19 10:36:54 PM #9:	The Lord of the Rings Trilogy are my favorite movies of all time. Definitely worth the 10 hour investment. They just don't make movies like them anymore. <cite>Tonyjaa posted [p:930755288] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>The Lord of the Rings Trilogy are my favorite movies of all time. Definitely worth the 10 hour investment. They just don't make movies like them anymore. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/26/19 10:45:27 PM #10:	DeadBankerDream posted... Most of the extended stuff in Towers and Return is nonsensical book references that drags the pacing down and is worthless without the context it should have existed in. Extended Fellowship has one scene that is pretty much essential for the story and some good stuff about the Hobbits early on. So just watch the theater version? --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:930755699] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>DeadBankerDream posted...</cite> <quote>Most of the extended stuff in Towers and Return is nonsensical book references that drags the pacing down and is worthless without the context it should have existed in. Extended Fellowship has one scene that is pretty much essential for the story and some good stuff about the Hobbits early on.</quote> So just watch the theater version?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoctorVader 11/26/19 10:46:12 PM #11:	Just watch the EE. If you enjoy the first hour or two of FotR, you'll appreciate the entire EE journey. --- It all just disappears, doesn't it? Everything you are, gone in a moment, like breath on a mirror. - The Doctor <cite>DoctorVader posted [p:930755729] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Just watch the EE. If you enjoy the first hour or two of FotR, you'll appreciate the entire EE journey. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wewillrocku 11/26/19 10:46:35 PM #12:	pray over it --- The american prison system is a sorry mess but giving them game consoles isn't going to solve anything. Zurriah <cite>Wewillrocku posted [p:930755753] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>pray over it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 11/26/19 10:48:41 PM #13:	As a first time viewing I would absolutely discourage anyone from going with the EEs (again, except for Fellowship, but if you're getting versions in bulk then just take the theatrical of that as well). The added scenes are 95% fluff or references to book stuff that doesn't expand on stuff in the movies, hence why it was initially cut. --- "Your mother was a broken down tub of junk with more gentlemen callers than the operator." <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:930755833] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>As a first time viewing I would absolutely discourage anyone from going with the EEs (again, except for Fellowship, but if you're getting versions in bulk then just take the theatrical of that as well). The added scenes are 95% fluff or references to book stuff that doesn't expand on stuff in the movies, hence why it was initially cut.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ledbowman 11/26/19 10:50:12 PM #14:	Yes. One of the greatest movies ever made. I prefer extended but theatrical is perfectly acceptable --- I wish we all waved <cite>ledbowman posted [p:930755895] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Yes. One of the greatest movies ever made. I prefer extended but theatrical is perfectly acceptable </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/27/19 1:03:54 AM #15:	Got up to the part where the fellowship of the ring is created with the nine companions, and I can't watch it anymore. Falling asleep. I chose to watch the extended version by the way. --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:930760945] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Got up to the part where the fellowship of the ring is created with the nine companions, and I can't watch it anymore. Falling asleep. I chose to watch the extended version by the way.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/27/19 1:05:34 AM #16:	One comment, from the 1st movie thus far: ~~Those Nazguls are weak as fuck. They're hyped up like crazy, and literally fire scares them away (Strider with a torch literally fights like five of them off) and so does water.~~ --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:930760983] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>One comment, from the 1st movie thus far: Those Nazguls are weak as fuck. They're hyped up like crazy, and literally fire scares them away (Strider with a torch literally fights like five of them off) and so does water. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CelestialVoices 11/27/19 1:07:13 AM #17:	watch the theatrical if you really Really liked it, watch the extended --- ginger ale is lit http://www.last.fm/user/pinkfloydrulez <cite>CelestialVoices posted [p:930761028] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>watch the theatrical if you really Really liked it, watch the extended</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/27/19 1:10:46 AM #18:	I'm gonna do the 20-something hour Sauronathon over the holidays. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:930761110] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>I'm gonna do the 20-something hour Sauronathon over the holidays.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EndOfDiscOne 11/27/19 1:11:30 AM #19:	CelestialVoices posted... watch the theatrical if you really Really liked it, watch the extended This. I only watch extended now, but theatrical is better to watch first. The third movie has an awesome scene ~~the trio arrive with the ghosts~~ that is somewhat spoiled in the extended version. --- I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna *COMBINED!* <cite>EndOfDiscOne posted [p:930761133] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>CelestialVoices posted...</cite> <quote>watch the theatrical if you really Really liked it, watch the extended</quote> This. I only watch extended now, but theatrical is better to watch first. The third movie has an awesome scene the trio arrive with the ghosts that is somewhat spoiled in the extended version.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CommonStar 11/27/19 1:14:56 AM #20:	Theatrical version is really good and perfect for the first watch. Extended version if you enjoyed theatrical and want more. <cite>CommonStar posted [p:930761222] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Theatrical version is really good and perfect for the first watch. Extended version if you enjoyed theatrical and want more.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YonicBoom 11/27/19 1:17:48 AM #21:	Tired-Insomniac posted... Hobbit trilogy is way better this post should be moddable for trolling. --- This is only here to keep me from being a sigless user. <cite>YonicBoom posted [p:930761312] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted...</cite> <quote>Hobbit trilogy is way better</quote> this post should be moddable for trolling.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/27/19 1:19:24 AM #22:	YonicBoom posted... Tired-Insomniac posted... Hobbit trilogy is way better this post should be moddable for trolling. ...is that referring to the Rankin/Bass and Bakshi films? <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:930761352] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>YonicBoom posted...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted...</cite> <quote>Hobbit trilogy is way better</quote> this post should be moddable for trolling.</quote> ...is that referring to the Rankin/Bass and Bakshi films?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 11/27/19 1:26:36 AM #23:	ledbowman posted... Yes. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:930761545] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>ledbowman posted... </cite> <quote>Yes.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/27/19 1:35:44 PM #24:	IdiotMachine posted... One comment, from the 1st movie thus far: ~~Those Nazguls are weak as fuck. They're hyped up like crazy, and literally fire scares them away (Strider with a torch literally fights like five of them off) and so does water.~~ So do they get any more powerful is it just a joke the whole time? --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:930780751] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>IdiotMachine posted...</cite> <quote>One comment, from the 1st movie thus far: Those Nazguls are weak as fuck. They're hyped up like crazy, and literally fire scares them away (Strider with a torch literally fights like five of them off) and so does water. </quote> So do they get any more powerful is it just a joke the whole time?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
stoltenberg11 11/27/19 2:40:29 PM #25:	DeadBankerDream posted... Extended Fellowship has one scene that is pretty much essential for the story and some good stuff about the Hobbits early on what scene is that --- You're such a boring characterless entity. Try getting laid once in a while and maybe you'll have friends and find out what a "joke" is. - derrate <cite>stoltenberg11 posted [p:930783566] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>DeadBankerDream posted...</cite> <quote>Extended Fellowship has one scene that is pretty much essential for the story and some good stuff about the Hobbits early on</quote> what scene is that</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 11/27/19 3:26:25 PM #26:	The one where Gandalf tells Frodo Gollum's true name, which if you don't watch the extended version, he just randomly knows for no reason in Two Towers. --- "Your mother was a broken down tub of junk with more gentlemen callers than the operator." <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:930785667] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>The one where Gandalf tells Frodo Gollum's true name, which if you don't watch the extended version, he just randomly knows for no reason in Two Towers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pikachupwnage 11/27/19 3:57:43 PM #27:	DeadBankerDream posted... As a first time viewing I would absolutely discourage anyone from going with the EEs (again, except for Fellowship, but if you're getting versions in bulk then just take the theatrical of that as well). The added scenes are 95% fluff or references to book stuff that doesn't expand on stuff in the movies, hence why it was initially cut. This. Its cool for rewatches but hot for a first viewing --- My Mario Maker 2 Maker ID is J2K-RFD-K4G Even In sigs FOE! http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/665/328/d75.gif <cite>pikachupwnage posted [p:930786977] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>DeadBankerDream posted... </cite> <quote>As a first time viewing I would absolutely discourage anyone from going with the EEs (again, except for Fellowship, but if you're getting versions in bulk then just take the theatrical of that as well). The added scenes are 95% fluff or references to book stuff that doesn't expand on stuff in the movies, hence why it was initially cut.</quote> This. Its cool for rewatches but hot for a first viewing </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
garan 11/27/19 4:54:46 PM #28:	YonicBoom posted... Tired-Insomniac posted... Hobbit trilogy is way better this post should be moddable for trolling. Agreed. I saw LotR in theaters first, but only watch the Extended Cuts on DVD. <cite>garan posted [p:930789260] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>YonicBoom posted...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted...</cite> <quote>Hobbit trilogy is way better</quote> this post should be moddable for trolling.</quote> Agreed. I saw LotR in theaters first, but only watch the Extended Cuts on DVD.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssj3vegeta 11/27/19 4:59:04 PM #29:	YonicBoom posted... Tired-Insomniac posted... Hobbit trilogy is way better this post should be moddable for trolling. it was so crap until ~~da humans~~ --- https://imgur.com/tvKkIcw https://imgur.com/Kywn3Qc https://imgur.com/Cybsdf1 http://h-7.abload.de/img/messi02-rm-ucl3ngb.gif <cite>ssj3vegeta posted [p:930789449] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>YonicBoom posted...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted...</cite> <quote>Hobbit trilogy is way better</quote> this post should be moddable for trolling.</quote> it was so crap until da humans </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Makeveli_lives 11/27/19 5:01:53 PM #30:	pikachupwnage posted... I enjoyed the hobbitntrilogy but I still got a good laugh outta this. Fuck no. I only liked the second one tbh. The first was way too long and should've been 2 hours max, the third felt like it only had like an hour worth of worthwhile content. --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 <cite>Makeveli_lives posted [p:930789558] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>pikachupwnage posted... </cite> <quote>I enjoyed the hobbitntrilogy but I still got a good laugh outta this. Fuck no.</quote>I only liked the second one tbh. The first was way too long and should've been 2 hours max, the third felt like it only had like an hour worth of worthwhile content. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/27/19 6:08:15 PM #31:	So at the end, when Boromir ~~tried to take the ring, Frodo wore the ring. How come the Nazguls and the super Orcas didn't fixate where he was and go get the ring?~~ --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:930792287] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>So at the end, when Boromir tried to take the ring, Frodo wore the ring. How come the Nazguls and the super Orcas didn't fixate where he was and go get the ring?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sLaCkEr408___RJ 11/27/19 6:09:07 PM #32:	Might as well read the books <cite>sLaCkEr408___RJ posted [p:930792326] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Might as well read the books </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 11/27/19 6:09:46 PM #33:	Because the scene lasted 10 minutes and they were thousands of miles away? --- "Your mother was a broken down tub of junk with more gentlemen callers than the operator." <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:930792352] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Because the scene lasted 10 minutes and they were thousands of miles away?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Deadpool_18 11/27/19 6:12:15 PM #34:	Tired-Insomniac posted... Hobbit trilogy is way better This is what a wrong opinion looks like. --- You go, Glenn CoCo. <cite>Deadpool_18 posted [p:930792450] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Tired-Insomniac posted...</cite> <quote>Hobbit trilogy is way better</quote> This is what a wrong opinion looks like.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vita_Aeterna 11/27/19 6:12:37 PM #35:	Tonyjaa posted... The Lord of the Rings Trilogy are my favorite movies of all time. Definitely worth the 10 hour investment. They just don't make movies like them anymore. This. J.R.R Tolkien deserves partial credit too. GOAT writer. --- "Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities." <cite>Vita_Aeterna posted [p:930792464] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Tonyjaa posted...</cite> <quote>The Lord of the Rings Trilogy are my favorite movies of all time. Definitely worth the 10 hour investment. They just don't make movies like them anymore. </quote> This. J.R.R Tolkien deserves partial credit too. GOAT writer.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/27/19 6:12:44 PM #36:	DeadBankerDream posted... Because the scene lasted 10 minutes and they were thousands of miles away? ~~Why did the Nazguls stop chasing after Frodo after getting hit with water horses?~~ --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:930792467] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>DeadBankerDream posted...</cite> <quote>Because the scene lasted 10 minutes and they were thousands of miles away?</quote> Why did the Nazguls stop chasing after Frodo after getting hit with water horses? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeadBankerDream 11/27/19 6:14:11 PM #37:	They didn't know where they went after leaving Rivendell. --- "Your mother was a broken down tub of junk with more gentlemen callers than the operator." <cite>DeadBankerDream posted [p:930792538] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>They didn't know where they went after leaving Rivendell.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Makeveli_lives 11/27/19 8:21:19 PM #38:	Vita_Aeterna posted... This. J.R.R Tolkien deserves partial credit too. GOAT writer. But I can't stand his purple prose. Man needs to learn how to get to the point. --- Switch FC: SW-3917-4425-6106 PSN: PiKappaPhi769 <cite>Makeveli_lives posted [p:930797860] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Vita_Aeterna posted... </cite> <quote>This. J.R.R Tolkien deserves partial credit too. GOAT writer.</quote>But I can't stand his purple prose. Man needs to learn how to get to the point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 11/28/19 6:13:25 PM #39:	Finished the 2nd one and I'm really disappointed in the Nazguls and all the main characters' plot armor. --- https://imgur.com/XNEdLrJ <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:930839566] in Is LoTR wo... [t:78202776]...</cite> <quote>Finished the 2nd one and I'm really disappointed in the Nazguls and all the main characters' plot armor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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