Hobbit: The Original Two-Film Structure, The

One of what I consider to be the "Big Five" of the Hobbit-editing world, and one of the first few I watched!

If you're looking for a version of the original movies that retains most of its content, but cuts out the thing that are the most egregious offenders of the senses, look no further than Adam Dens's Original Two-Film Structure.

Like I stated above, this film is one of the longer edits of the trilogy, with 2.5 hours cut out. However, Adam has greatly restructured how these films work so that it flows much better. At first I hated that he cut out the Eagles, but it grew on me. I will forever critique Tolkein's reliance on Deus ex Machina, and Adam has found a great way to remove the biggest offender, despite my initial pushback on the matter!

I personally don't care for the Dol Guldur scenes, especially the Ringwraith fight, but Adam restructured it all and removed most of the "worst" bits so that it was at the very least tolerable for me! (if you don't mind the subplot, you'll be just fine!)


All in all, this is one of the very best edits out there, especially if you're someone who found themselves enjoying MOST of the things Peter Jackson did, but not quite ALL of it.

This is my go to version of this film. I couldn't stand the theatrical cut but I could see that the potential was there. This edit really brings that potential to the forefront and cuts out all the garbage that shouldn't have been there.
The edits are all good since i didn't even notice them and had to check to see what had been changed. i only knew this was enjoyable to watch whereas it had been painful.
The colour grading is excellent too. I actually started my own project years ago to do the exact same thing but i gave up half way through. we now have a lovely colour feel, rather than the garish over saturation that once was.

Without question the definitive fanedit of the Hobbit films. Every cut, trim, and change is strikingly well-thought out and very smartly handled. The A/V quality is top-notch and the editing is absolutely seamless throughout. This is definitely my go-to version if I ever watch The Hobbit again.

Absolutely stunning edit! Loved every second of it. I have to say, the very, very few instances where I realized there was an edit due to a very slight music change maybe would have not occured if this was the first time watching these movies (before knowing the theatrical cut or EE).
Love it and this will be the version I will now watch till forever :)

Superb piece of fan editing!