Bigger, Longer and Uncut

[andrewducker]

I'm sure I've mentioned that I've got FOTR Extended Edition. I haven't mentioned how much better it is.

Simply by adding a few seconds here and there in the film they've made it eminently clearer. I didn't like the original hobbiton arrival very much, but I'm a big fan of the new one, and similarly the LothLorien sequence is vastly improved also (I can't believe they left out the gift giving sequence from the original cut).

Basically, I'd rather the original FOTR as an 8.5 and the extended edition a 10.

Comments

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Yes, We got the extended version and the projector at about the same time. It is SO much better - it'a amazing how the little bits and snatches put in erally improve it. I'm with Andy, the Hobbiton arrival sequence is a LOT better.

4 hours 'til the Two Towers....

[andrewducker]

Tell me more about your projector....

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

It's an Epson. I can't recall the model (I did all the research and told Sean what to get only for nobody to have on in (nor likely to for months) so he bought what he could find). Tell you tomorrow.

Sean made a frame that matched the size of the max projected area (about 7ft by er, 3-4 ft) and stretched a white double bed sheet over it. We had a white wall (but textured wallpaper), so this is OK. Those with dark walls would need more sturdy opaqueness. It sits on a board screwed to a camera tripod which lives behind the 2 seater couch that is in the bay window. (Of course we have very lightproof curtains, but mainly it's dark when I want to watch films anyway). We end up sitting the width of the living room (er...couple of meters?) away. It will do up to 20m if you had that far, though. Of course we have the proper sound setup (except the front centre speaker is a bit wussy - must buy one with its own power)

It is ace. We call it Cinema Earlswood!

We have a *lot* of DVDs. Sean buys (on average) 4 a week these days.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

It sits on a board screwed to a camera tripod which lives behind the 2 seater couch that is in the bay window

By this I mean "the projector sits on a board ...." not that screen does.

The screen is hung on the opposite wall.(Just to be conventional)

[andrewducker]

I wish I had your budget.

Thankfully the Tivo keeps me flooded in cool things to watch, or I'd be envious of your DVD collection too.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Well I wish you had my budget too :-) You are much more of a film fan. Actually Sean bought the projector,IIRC.

As I put it to Sean, we have all this tech stuff cos we don't spend money on what most folks do (car, kids, stupidly expensive house). Oh yeah, and I've always been good at spending as little as possible on necessities.

[andrewducker]

I thought you had a fairly expensive house. To be honest, I thought that was the only kind in the South East.

But yeah, goodness knows how I'd cope if I had to pay for kids too.