I did enjoy the Maple Films 3-in-1, however.
Too long for me. I’m aiming to make a 3hr “theatrical cut” and a sub-4-hour “extended cut” out of the trilogy for myself.
Spence’s is good, and the length I want for my EC, but I disagree with some of the cuts and retentions he made.
My wife and I enjoy the Hobbit Spence Edit. I haven’t ever watched the third theatrical movie because the second film so absurdly, and at length, deviated from the original story.
I wish Kerr would rerelease his LOTR “book-cut” edits in HD.