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[–] [email protected] 64 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

I wonder if this was a pub which had them playing on loop or something.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 3 months ago (3 children)

This is the only way I can watch them. I don't want to waste several days watching a film a night. Give me the whole epic from start to finish in one sitting! My ADHD hyperfocus will help me power through it, as long as I have enough drinks and food prepared.

Add in The Hobbit: The Tolkien Edit at the beginning and you have a pretty full day. The Tolkien Edit is a fan edit that removes all the fluff that's not in the books and combines the Hobbit trilogy into one 4-hr film.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I tried Tolkien edit but it didn't sit right. Can't recommend Maple Films edit enough though! Felt the flow was much better.

Still too much Alfrid though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing the sources of the three movies were the extended edition?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What other editions are there? Can't think of any...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

There is M4's Book edit and I quite enjoy that one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Woah, they made a Hobbit movie! I hope they kept it to one movie, because there's really not enough content to stretch to three and it'd turn out horribly. As long as they aren't really dumb there's no way it could possible be bad.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Done it multiple times. Git gud

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You watch people walking for 12 hours. Congrats.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe you could too, if you weren't so hasty.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

EVEN THE FUCKING TREES WALKED IN THOSE MOVIES

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

And were better for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Hej, they ride sometimes. They even go by boat for a bit!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Europeans, during August: "Who the hell can just sit on the couch for 12 hours straight during the best days of Summer?"

Texan, during August: "More people than you'd think"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Do it in the winter.

Watch 12 hours of movies, have 8 hours of sleep, go outside for the 4 hours of sun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

We do exactly this. Marathon day around Christmas time - bonus points because you have more free time for a movie day and there is plenty of food already!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

go outside for the 4 hours of sun.

You lost me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Currently living in Texas, I'm one of those people

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In my country there is a cinema chain that has a LoTR marathon each year with all the extended editions. There are surprisingly many people that come.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Same here, just bought tickets!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

..... Is there any other way to watch them?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

This is how I saw part 3 in the cinema at opening. The cinema had part 1 and 2 extended on the day leading into launch and just after midnight we watched part 3.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Not me planning a watch party where I cook and bake themed foods all day because I can quote these movies in my sleep

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I recently watched the entire extended trilogy in one day at the cinema. There were only two pauses. One 15 minutes long after the first movie and one 30 minutes long after the second movie in time for dinner.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

So I have done a weekend of the Saturday being all three extended Hobbit films and the Sunday being all three extended lotr films

Needless to say, I've got zero desire to ever do the first half again

The 2nd day was fun in spite of the first though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I'm not even a fan and I did it