BOFA Extended Edition SPOILERS

Draugluin · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:18 am

So, I just got through watching it. The last time I'll get to see Middle-earth on the big screen. Anyhow, the spoiler part:

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There were a few others spread throughout, but they were usually pretty short and not too important. Overall a pretty decent improvement over the theatrical edition, but it's 15 minutes short of the advertised 3 hours.

orc-archer · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:42 pm

Man, I can't wait to watch this!

Glory4gondor · **Joined:** Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:57 pm **Posts:** 137

I saw it as well on wish it was in Imax. It's worth a seeing!!!!

Draugluin · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2015 3:32 pm

Oh yeah,

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Paradigm · **Joined:** Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:56 am **Posts:** 264

Sounds good, can't wait to see this next month!

Seb · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:09 pm

I've been following up on this - anyone noted a New Zealand release?

Keep getting US promotions - nothing appearing for NZ bizarrely.

Draugluin · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:28 pm

Only the US got a theatrical release. It'll be released digitally in a week.

orc-archer · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:16 am

Draugluin wrote:

Only the US got a theatrical release. It'll be released digitally in a week.

Yes, Oct 20

a Hobbit · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:31 pm

When will it be out on blu ray?

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:11 pm

I think November 17.

J.R. · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:10 pm

hm.. In interviews and the chronicles book, they spoke about Gandalf vision, In which Smaug would form an alliance with sauron. They said it would/could be in the extended scenes. I have seen beatifull artwork depicting smaug with vast armies of orcs and trolls....question : is it in the extended edition (i fear it isn't)

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:48 pm

No, it's not. That would have been really awesome.

J.R. · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:52 pm

will have to do with the artwork then. I am still wondering how these movies would have turned out if they where made in a calmer, less hasty way..

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:59 pm

Dang, that would have been awesome. Would have been better than the stupid peglegged troll getting almost as much screentime as Smaug.

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:42 pm

I'll get it anyway. BoFA was a bit of a disappointment for me in some ways. At times it felt too stretched out and slapstick.

Draugluin · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:23 pm

Don't get me wrong, it was a huge improvement, I'm just not a fan of a doubly peglegged troll. I was ok with his flails for hands, but the legs were dumb.

Seb · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:54 pm

Thank you for the confirmation on US cinemas only. Quite stunned really, being a NZ based production and all.

Shall await the DVD

rigg1313 · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:18 pm

Its currently out online for purchase or torrent in most countries.

Draugluin · **Posted:** Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:15 pm

I don't think it's outnin the UK yet, at least on iTunes, and please don't suggest torrenting or any illegal method of viewing it. It comes out on DVD next week.

Paradigm · **Joined:** Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:56 am **Posts:** 264

Having watched the EE yesterday, I must say it's fantastic, the 20 minutes might not seem like a huge amount to add compared to the LotR EEs, but it really does go a long way. The added scenes are excellent (particularly Bofur and Bilbo's scene before he goes over the wall, the fighting between the Dwarves and the Elves and Thorin/Kili/Fili's funeral) but the real improvement for me came in the odd shots added here and there that only last 20-30 seconds or even less but just made the whole thing seem so much more polished.

The DoS EE took the film from average to very good, the BotFA EE takes it from excellent to just stunning. Go. Buy it. Watch it. Now.

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