- Post
- #210777
- Topic
- The Lord of the Rings - Special Abridged Edition (Released)
- Link
- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/210777/action/topic#210777
- Time
Unbelievable job. You have successfully condensed the entire saga into three hours. There's some more nitpicking here, so let me get it out of the way:
0) re-referring to the Gandalf falling scene...I guess it doesn't need to be shortened, but perhaps the fade from the pit into the fellowship leaving was a tad slow (oh, and dark); 1) the transition from map overlay to map overlay--I think it's about 1hr15min in--should be a fade in and out of black, rather than whatever 3D cube effect you used; 2) I don't know (for the time being) if you really need to crop out the Mumakil during Eowyn's battle, especially since it doesn't help the picture quality; 3) the 3D transition before Elijah Wood's final end credit should be a dissolve instead; 4) the red lettering, "Missing" signs, and your text plea at the end are all funny, but needless...and some people who end up with this version (newbies and relatives new to the LOTR story) won't get the joke.
I think that's all the nitpicking I have at the moment, because otherwise, I'm impressed beyond belief. The arrangement and exclusions are bound to give heart attacks to my purist friends with the extended versions, but call it what you will--abridged, hacked, butchered, LOTR For Dummies--and it is still an achievement. Everything still made sense, and even the exclusion of most of the Two Towers (possibly my favorite in the trilogy) did not confuse or detract from the storyline or the emotional impact. Like I said, I can't wait to see the upgrade of this, and would highly recommend it to numerous fans, and the more casual filmgoer.