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First fan edit of anything I've actually watched, and it was pretty good. Not perfect, sometimes the editing is a little bit choppy, and the Kili subplot getting deleted is a good thing, but it means that the new subplot of him and the dwarves saying back in Lake Town because of Kili's injury amount to nothing, but it's probably the best one can do with eliminating the dumb love triangle.

I am one that actually doesn't hate the original Hobbit's setting up of LotR, so I appreciate it remaining included and improved in this edit.

This is most definitely how I'm gonna watch The Hobbit going forward, including doing a 5 movie, 18 hour super marathon with LotR sometime next year which should be fun.

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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.

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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.

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This edit is truly the definitive version of Peter Jackson's vision. The Hobbit movies had a fantastic core with a great cast, but were bogged down by out of place elements. Adam doesn't relentlessly cut down the movie and reduce it to a plot driven action film. Instead, he keeps the intended tone and atmosphere of the original films and builds on that. Peter Jackson's Hobbit was not meant to be a direct adaptation of Tolkien's novel with no additional input. It was a culmination, a final word by someone who had worked in Middle-Earth for so long. Adam understands this and beautifully gels the Necromancer plot to the overall Erebor story in a way that deepens the latter. The new subtitles and restructured Dol Guldur scenes give the viewer a keen understanding of why this quest to take back the mountain is so important. Azog's plot is also improved by the restructuring. The Azog flashback comes at just the right moment. The way that the three plotlines in the film (Azog, Necromancer, Erebor) are combined to create one strong narrative is the best part of this edit. Each plotline also has symbolic relevance, as they all contribute to an overall theme about perseverance in the face of corruption.

Thorin's new "coming back from madness" scene is seamlessly cleaned up. The OTT gold flood is removed and the scene becomes hugely introspective. This example lies at the core of Adam's work here. Small changes that play a major role.

The only (and I mean only) part where I felt like I was watching a fanedit was the lead up to the Azog flashback. There's a shot of one of the dwarves looking anxiously at Thoron. It's a short clip that's strangely reversed and repeated a few seconds after it initially occurs. It's just a bit awkward.

Other than that small bit, a genuinely fantastic edit. My favorite of any of the Hobbit fanedits by far.

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The trifecta of my childhood will always be the Middle Earth movies (The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings), Star Wars, and the MCU movies. I grew up with Lord of the Rings, and I was drawn into the epic adventure and grand celestial battles along with its characters (even as a kid). Fast forward to twelve year old me in 2012, and I was hyped for The Hobbit. As I grew up, the nostalgia goggles started to fade and the flaws had shown their-self (I still love them but dear lord the flaws show). Then, I searched for an edit that would restore the magic I had once seen. I've been searching throughout all of Middle Earth practically for the best edit of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy. I was told of The Maple Films Edit. While it was good, it cut some things that I liked. Which was The White Council scenes, yes they're drawn out but you can trim them down well enough. Now, Gandalf randomly appeared and it was kinda jarring because I was like, "Wait. Where's Gandalf?" then BOOM! here he is. It was a very well done edit, but something was missing. Tauriel was cut and Legolas was cut but there was something missing. I tried The Spence Edit, and that is the best all in one edit. To anyone who wants to experience the movies all in one, that's it. It wasted no time, was a seamless edit, trimmed The White Council perfectly but still something missing that I couldn't quite figure out. It was the magic that drew me into the movies in the first place as a kid (Spence came very close).

Then, after braving through Mordor and fighting off the goblins, orcs, dragons, and wargs. I found it. Much like Arwen and her elvish beauty, it drew me in. The Original Two-Film Structure is the perfect edit of the Hobbit movies. The audio and visuals are done well probably the best in any edit. I didn't even have to turn it up or down a lot, it was perfect.

The prologue was kept, the dwarf backstory was there, Radagast was there, and much of the first movie was intact pretty much. It transitioned to the second movie well and ended well during the first part. I would say the same for the second part, it was great mostly. Alfred was even fine in this, I liked the way the editor did it. The ending of the second part was amazing as well keeping the "Old friends" ending with a new song (I love it). The Dol Godur sections were great too. OMG! Thorin's getting over his dragon sickness BRAVO! loved the way it was done. However, my criticisms are things that are done better the other edits. That being, Legolas' tap dancing was kept, the Smaug section was good until it builds up to the chase but doesn't happen (point goes to Spence for that). The Battle of the Five Armies section (the actual fight as a whole) was fine but Spence and The Maple Edit did it better. Meaning the elves and dwarves should've squabbled and then come together when the orcs show up (they shouldn't have fought). Also, the trolls being stoned by Gandalf should've had more of a build up seen in the original and the other aforementioned edits. The goblin tunnels started off fine, but was too short (point goes to The Maple Edit for that section). The entirety of Lake town was amazing, but the killing of Smaug coulda been better (point goes to Spence for the Smaug killing). Finally, the re-worked subtitles were great most of the time (especially in part 1), but the second part they came off as fan fiction-y towards the end.

In conclusion, there are a couple of things the other edits to right but this is the best edit of the Hobbit movies bar none. It is by no means a book cut, but makes well with what Peter Jackson made. The story has time to breathe and is more memorable. I could definitely see these being standalone theatrical versions directed by Peter Jackson. It restored the magic for me. I'm not sure why. Maybe it was because most of the first movie was intact mostly or what. All I know is, criticisms aside, this is a great edit. Well done Adam Dens, you did an amazing job. Thank you for this edit.

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