kk650 said:

Danfun128 said:

jimbotron235 said:

Since the theatrical cut Blu-ray is a DNR mess, does anyone know if there exists a restoration of the theatrical cut using a de-greened recut of the extended version? If not, that's something I'd like to tackle.

There are a couple scenes in the theatrical that aren't in the extended. Gimli's "These are the elves. We should go back." comes to mind.

That is a good point. Gandalf's entrance into Hobbiton is also quite different between the two cuts.

Hm, I wonder just how much they are different. I haven't spent much time doing a shot-for-shot comparison. If I only have to settle for a minute or two of the DNRed footage, then I still consider it worth it.

Fellowship is the only movie of the three where I prefer the extended cut over the theatrical, but I want the theatrical cut for posterity, and the original master is too awful to enjoy.