I love lord of the rings. The book is one of my favs, and the films were awesome. But there were a few details that gnawed at me. After discovering the FanEdit concept online, I decided to attempt my own, using the extended version dvds. I was able to remove the whole Arwen is leaving, Arwen is dying subplot, the ents deciding not to enter the war, and though it took some doing, I managed to remove most of the elves from Helm's Deep. Unlike previous edits, I decided to leave in the subplot of Faramir's dilemma about the ring, because I felt it led more credibility to the films, and I also saw no point in removing any of Gimli's humorous remarks. One scene from the extended version that I decided belonged on the cutting room floor in the first place was the funeral of theodred, because the singing was awful.