Lord of the Rings deleted scenes not used in extended editions

[Mr. Adventure]

Even more deleted scenes
-Epilogue scene of Merry and Pippin debating how many independant contractors were killed when the Barad-dûr tower fell.

..and bonus points for using the circumflex!

I can never remember the key combination to produce that.

There's always Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Character Map

 

[KB24]

I'd like to see all the missing footage, too. It's a shame the Limited Edition DVDs were so rushed with only the documentaries on each. Blu Ray will hopefully look good, but it will be pricey I bet and the releases spread out in time with The Hobbit films.

 

[CaptJimboJones]

Is there anyone here who actually likes the original, theatrical versions?

I thought the original versions were far superior as films. The extended editions mess up the pacing considerably, and those scenes were cut from the theatrical releases for good reason, IMO.

Now, I still appreciate the EEs, but they're best watched in chunks, more like a miniseries, than as complete films. They just don't work particularly well with the additional content if watched in one sitting. Which is why it was very smart to release them on DVD that way, I thought.

 

[M'Sharak]

Even more deleted scenes

-More Arwen footage, including a flashback scene of her before she lost weight (played by Liv Tyler's plus-sized sister Mia Tyler) first meeting with a young, zit-faced Aragorn (seen in The Two Towers teaser).
-Scene revealing Wormtongue's tongue actually is a talking worm.
-An entirely cut character played by retired Capt. Dale Dye.
-Dialouge revealing Elrond's last name is "Hubbard", this was removed because the film would not be allowed to be shown in Germany.
-Scenes with Aragorn talking to his horse, and his trusty steed talking back (voiced by Seth McFarlane).
-Gimli groping Éowyn as she slept.
-Legolas groping Gimli as he slept.
-Epilogue scene of Merry and Pippin debating how many independant contractors were killed when the Barad-dûr tower fell.
-Even further epilogue footage, including a masked hand grabbing the thought-destroyed One True Ring accompanied by evil laughing.

...and the true nature of the Horn of Gondor.

..and bonus points for using the circumflex!

I can never remember the key combination to produce that.

There's always Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Character Map

I can never remember them either, but I use the character map often enough that it's almost permanently on my Start menu. - û

 

[DEV0UR3R]

Are all the deleted scenes on the Appendices of the EEs then? I've never actually bothered to watch them, i get caught up in all the Ork killing ^__^

 

[Tulin]

Is there anyone here who actually likes the original, theatrical versions? There IS some appeal in being able to sit through the entire thing in one day. Couple years back, some friends and I tried to marathon the three EE films. I'm still not on speaking terms with some of them...

Mark

They're not worth having as friends then.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Sam using the Light of Eärendil to pass the Watchers at Cirith Ungol.

Yes, please.

 

[The Fatman]

Is there anyone here who actually likes the original, theatrical versions?

I thought the original versions were far superior as films. The extended editions mess up the pacing considerably, and those scenes were cut from the theatrical releases for good reason, IMO.

Now, I still appreciate the EEs, but they're best watched in chunks, more like a miniseries, than as complete films. They just don't work particularly well with the additional content if watched in one sitting. Which is why it was very smart to release them on DVD that way, I thought.

I disagree, to a point. I think the ROTK: EE is a vastly superior film. Some of the editing decisions for the theatrical to me make no sense, and actively hurt the pacing and the narrative, IMHO.

That said, I agree that Two Towers: EE is a worse film than the theatrical, with nothing of weight added in. I will wholeheartedly agree here the pacing is all off, and this is the only part of the trilogy where I find myself getting restless or skipping chunks of the movie.

FOTR, for me, is a wash. I like the added stuff, like the new opening and the Galadriel's Gifts sequence. I personally don't think they negatively impact pacing, but I will agree the theatrical cut works just as well for me, dramatically. I don't feel the "missing" bits at all, unlike ROTK.

 

[Hyperspace05]

As far as the TE vs EE debate, I vastly prefer FOTR:TE to the EE. I think the theatrical cut is pretty much perfect. And the EE opening just doesn't fit.

I am more ambivalent on TTT, with a slight preference for the EE.

ROTK? EE all the way. There's just too much ground to cover, and the TE is not cut well.

 

[milo bloom]

I've long felt that the Oscar given to RotK was really meant for the FOTR:EE.

And I still want to see these deleted scenes, and wouldn't mind a set of even longer versions of the films.

 

[Gaith]

FotR: haven't quite decided. I may lean EE, but it's not a final call.

TTT: definitely TE. The Boromir/Faramir scene is good, the rest kills the pacing dead.

RotK: absolutely, unquestionably TE. The EE bored me to tears; its tone is too inconsistent, the pacing is wonky and some scenes should have stayed deleted even for an extended cut.


As for the OP... seems some people have trouble telling the difference between "unused shots we made here and there to cover ourselves" and actual deleted scenes.

 

[KB24]

I like the EEs more I think. After seeing some of the better restored scenes, its tough to go back to the Theatricals and feel like something is missing.

However, I absolutely agree the entire set of EEs plays more like a miniseries, and my goodness Lord do I wish there was a Book channel that could simply show Lord of the Rings for an hour every night! How is it we can have so many channels and no Book Channel? Imagine all the great shows based on books they could show! Repeat LOTR all the time for goodness sake.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Will anyone ever make a Spaceballs type parody of LOTR?

If done right, they could just make Bored Of The Rings (Harvard Lampoon - 1969) into....something.

A quote from the prologue

...As is told in the volume previous to this hound, Valley of the Trolls, Dildo Bugger set out one day with a band of demented dwarves and a discredited Rosicrucian named Goodgulf to separate a dragon from his hoard of short-term municipals and convertible debentures. The quest was successful, and the dragon, a prewar basilisk who smelled like a bus, was taken from behind while he was clipping coupons. And yet, though many pointless and annoying deeds were done, this adventure would concern us a good deal less than it does, if that is possible, except for a bit of petty larceny Dildo did along the way to keep his hand in...

 

[zakkrusz]

Maybe it'll be on the Extra-Special Super-Extended Version then.

 

[Skywalker]

I'd buy it.