Review Detail
9.5 44 10
Overall rating
10.0
Audio/Video Quality
10.0
Audio Editing
10.0
Visual Editing
10.0
Narrative
10.0
Enjoyment
10.0
Not much to add at this point. The edit is technically flawless. I could not detect video or audio editing anywhere and just enjoyed watching.
This does just what is advertised, gives you a version faithful to the book. All the extras added by Peter Jackson are pretty much gone, and it's just the story as you read. Not that I dislike all the extra stuff, but it is nice to have this "purist" version to watch. I also like that the movies have been broken up into more bite-size pieces so it doesn't feel quite as much of a marathon viewing commitment.
My only minor wish is that of other reviewers: 5.1 audio, and HD video.
This does just what is advertised, gives you a version faithful to the book. All the extras added by Peter Jackson are pretty much gone, and it's just the story as you read. Not that I dislike all the extra stuff, but it is nice to have this "purist" version to watch. I also like that the movies have been broken up into more bite-size pieces so it doesn't feel quite as much of a marathon viewing commitment.
My only minor wish is that of other reviewers: 5.1 audio, and HD video.
User Review
Do you recommend this edit?
Yes
Format Watched?
Digital
R