Tone down the Alfrid on The Battle of the Five Armies. Just tone it down a bit, is all I'm saying. Here, he’s living up to the Mumakil sequence from the moment that we meet him. I don’t mind his gravity-defying stunts, but what I like about it in The Lord of the Rings is that it’s gradual: first he walks on snow and climbs on a chain and over a troll's head than he leaps on a horse and slides down a shield in the next film. I’m thinking Gloin, who is thrown from the cart he is in down to the ground.Ĭut down some of Legolas’ stunts.
Make one or two of the Dwarves get hurt more seriously in the finale of the second film. I also think that, given the film's very impressively-agressive cutting, that moving from Legolas chasing Bolg to the stilness of Erebor will have been a stronger transition. That scene is the point where the Tauriel/Kili thing becomes cheesy.
All the bouncing around makes you wonder how the character escapes unscathed.Ĭut the final Tauriel scene from The Desolation of Smaug and push Legolas’ brawl with Bolg into its spot. Those beats aside, the character of Radagast really isn’t that silly: his dialogue is for the most part very serious and grave.Įdit down the Bombur barrel extravaganza so that he is catapulted out of the water and instantly lands and kills the Orcs. The introduction of Radagast stalls the first part of the second act, because it comes right off of the heels of the flashback to the battle of Moria. I will have also removed the Old Toby scene. Try to make the Radagast scenes and the White Council a bit more concise. This of course would have required pick-up shoots to differently plot the arrival at the troll hoard and the finding of Orcrist and Sting. That stage of the quest, where Erebor is still far away and the chase isn’t on, should have been as concise as possible for the theatrical release, and it would have made for an overall more concise and enrapturing "establishing film" for new audiences watching this series. I don't mind that they're a bit vulgar, but I would have toned it down slightly and maybe cut out a few of the shots where they're drinking and spilling ale.Ĭut the troll sequence out of the theatrical cut of An Unexpected Journey. Really, in terms of cutting the films down, the only things I will have changed are:Ĭut out a few shots out of the Dwarves' partying. I certainly don't see it as an insult to the filmmakers.quite the opposite in fact. But in terms of their mere existence, I don't think there's anything wrong with it and believe it enhances the original work rather than detracts from it. The legality of these things is another matter, it's a grey area an certainly anyone who downloads Dustin's film should own copies of the originals. How many times has the Birth of Venus been transformed, repurposed, and reimagined? Is every instance of that an insult to Botecelli? The soundtrack edits/remaster that are so popular here, fan fic, fan films and fan edits. Like it or not, art these days is being transformed once its released into the world. And I don't see it as an insult to the filmmakers either. It doesn't negate the existence of the original. In the case of The Hobbit, Dustin didn't like it so he made his own edit.which I also like. I watched every minute of The Hobbit Appendices, and appreciate everything that those people put into it.īut what consumers are in a position to judge is how well they like the final product. Most moviegoers I doubt know the blood, sweat, tears and passion that goes into films like these. I guess my point is this: if we define bloat as something unnecessary (which I imagine one does), what if you enjoy that unnecessary something? Is all 'bloat' by definition bad? I think this is my issue with the blanket use of that particular term.īut the consumer is often ignorant about the creative process of the art or product he is buying.įair enough. I'm not judging anyone (I was being somewhat facetious anyway, and when it comes to liking many aspects of these films, I'm clearly going against the grain round here as it is). I don't know why the mere existance of an alternate edit freaks some people out. Dustin's version is for those of us who didn't. Some people love what Jackson did with The Hobbit. Or, more precisely, I wish Jackson and Lucas made movies that I could love. I wish I loved these movies the way I wish I loved the prequels. What I don't judge is you "treasuring" it. I think The Hobbit movies have a lot of bloat. The consumer of the art?Įveryone who sees those movies or any work of art is in a position to judge it.
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