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Does that make the extended cut a better film? Not by my estimation, although for the most faithful among you it may be exactly that.

I remained thoroughly entertained from start to finish and found myself to be as fond of the joy Jackson and company spill out on the screen as before. Does the hit-or-miss nature of the extensions tarnish the movie or the Middle-Earth experience? Despite the fact that there are more flaws than before, not really. The coming days and weeks will be filled with point/counterpoint discussions as to which bits work and which fail. Some of the new scenes and extra beats are quite good.

The additional scenes will delight many of those who already adore the movie, leave some fence-sitting fans grumbling that the previous version is the clear victor, and embolden previously disenfranchised critics to wag their fingers more vigorously than ever. It's more of a traditional director's cut than anything more robust inflated but not necessarily improved. Unlike the extended cuts of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the newly expanded Journey doesn't play like the essential, definitive version of the film some have been expecting. And with the release of Jackson's extended cut, only one thing is certain: the debate will not only continue, it will intensify.

Yet those like myself who enjoy wandering down the film's ever-winding roads, embrace its portly mid-section and love losing themselves in Jackson and co-writers Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Guillermo del Toro's dense, sprawling adaptation have become fierce apologists excusing the film's shortcomings to relish the magic and wonder of the tale. And to be fair, each point has some merit. The theatrical version has already been criticized ad nauseum for being too long, too bloated, too ungainly, too action-oriented. If you thought The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was a divisive 169-minute return to Middle-Earth, just wait until fans sink their teeth into filmmaker Peter Jackson's 183-minute extended cut. Reviewed by Kenneth Brown, October 31, 2013 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray Reviewįun but flawed, the extended cut arrives with a host of special features in tow. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey instal the new version for iphone