M4's The Hobbit Book Edit

I’ve seen this on both the digital format and the blu-ray, which I burned and watched on my TV. I must say, this is the edit I’ve been looking for. What got me into this community was looking for a fanedit for The Hobbit trilogy, and I stumbled upon The Tolkien Editor’s very rough and low quality edit from 2015, thought “this is a good idea, but shit quality”, then a friend in a discord for Teh Lurd of teh Reings YouTube channel (a very funny LOTR meme channel) sent a link to M4’s edit. I was blown away. Almost all transitions, both audio and visual, are impeccable. And the ones that aren’t are very very close, but because of the available footage, are as good as can be given M4’s goal of keeping it as close to the book and the LOTR trilogy adaptations. It’s my go to Hobbit edit and I have added it to every marathon I do of LOTR, extending a previous 12 hour marathon to a glorious 16, and I love every minute of it (LOTR is my favorite movie after all). Fantastic job M4!

Here we have a masterful fanedit that doesn't look or sound like a fanedit at all. And that is always the end goal. M4 does a wonderful job of maintaining high audio and video fidelity. And he also very kindly releases multiple bitrates for those who want highest quality and also those who need an easier download. No transitions jumped out to me as amateurish. A very solid edit. My only complaint and it's really a minor one is that I personally dislike intermissions. It's not a dealbreaker though and I'd certainly watch this edit again with friends and family. Finally I can enjoy this story in high quality without enduring a full day to do it. Also the VFX to close plot holes were perfect. Totally seamless. Great job M4!

Absolutely amazing level of dedication to the visual and audio side, aiding in realizing the incredible vision of M4, with use of audio design, visual effects, editing, and even CG in ways I never imagined them to be utilized.