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In conjunction with Phil, the original fan editor behind the rare book cuts, these revamped book cuts are finally published.
The film was re-cut as close as the faneditors wanted it... to the book... with obviously not ALL of the footage from the book because this would have required extra footage.
original film name: The Fellowship of the Ring
new film name : The Fellowship of the Ring BOOK CUT
film studio name : New Line Cinema
edit crew name : Hal9000
Date Original Film Was Released : 2001
Date Edit Was Released : February 2009
Cuts removed/added/extended :We re-cut the film as close as we wanted
it... to the book... obviously we couldn't have ALL of the stuff from
the book because we would need extra footage.
The film begins, not by a prologue but with Bilbo writing his book...
it all happens in sequence until when Gandalf trots to Minas Tirith
and looks at the old scrolls... then we see an un-cut and un-narrated
LAST ALLIANCE battle.
Removed a few of Merry and Pippin's Jar Jar moments.
It goes in order but there are no Gandalf/Saruman sub-plot
intercuts... so now we, the audience don't know what happened to him!
The film keeps going and we stop right at when the Ringwraiths meet
their (temporary) doom at the ford of Bruinen. (Phil's voice can be
heard added to this scene.)
Disc 2 is inserted, and we fade in with Gandalf sitting near Frodo's
bed. When Frodo asks him what happened, Gandalf recalls the FULL and
UNCUT sub-plot of the Saruman "incident," minus the line about Sauron
not being able to take physical shape.
A few chunks of the prologue are dispersed throughout the film, such
as Isildur's fate and some Gollum content.
Obliterated the lame self-doubt of Aragorn. (No telling Legolas to sit
down at the Council, no protesting Elrond and Arwen's encouragement,
etc.)
We also tried to make Saruman a little less "central" as a villian...
like in the books. So, you won't be hearing
Gandalf say "It's Sarumaaaan!" at Caradrhas for example. Nor, will you
see alot of Uruk-Hai suiting up and stuff that takes place in
Saruman's shack.
Moria sees a shortened plight on the crumbling staircase, and the
fellowship don't see/notice any dwarf corpses until Balin's tomb. So
the Watcher's attack is more of a surprise... sort of.
The theatrical version of the approach on Lothlórien is used in order
to remove the out of place scene from the extended edition.
Galadriel does not tell Frodo someone inside the fellowship will try
to take the ring, nor talks to Aragorn about his self-doubt.
When they boat through the Anduin there is no "Isengard theme music
video" with intercuts with the Fellowship and the Uruk-Hai.
The extended night scene with Boromir, Aragorn, Frodo, and Gollum....
We removed the quarrel between Boromir and Aragorn. Because Aragorn
is too much of a self-doubting nut and the book doesn't reveal such
bitterness toward Boromir or Gondor on his part.
And we do not see Boromir die... he blows his horn once and the trio
run for his aid and we CUT to Frodo with the ring.
The film ends that way... without intercutting with Aragorn and
company... that, we will see in our revamped TTT cut!
Fanedit details isc 1 can fit onto a single-layered DVD,
but disc 2 needs to either be burned to a dual-layered disc or
compressed.
Your intention for this fanedit: Above
Your way to achieve your intention: Above
Hardware and software information :
Womble
DVD Lab
MPEG Streamclip
Some other tools
Additional Comment:
Time needed for the edition: 3 months ish
persons involved: Kirk Shelton and Phil Dragash
Maybe downloadable from Fanedit.info
The film was re-cut as close as the faneditors wanted it... to the book... with obviously not ALL of the footage from the book because this would have required extra footage.
original film name: The Fellowship of the Ring
new film name : The Fellowship of the Ring BOOK CUT
film studio name : New Line Cinema
edit crew name : Hal9000
Date Original Film Was Released : 2001
Date Edit Was Released : February 2009
Cuts removed/added/extended :We re-cut the film as close as we wanted
it... to the book... obviously we couldn't have ALL of the stuff from
the book because we would need extra footage.
The film begins, not by a prologue but with Bilbo writing his book...
it all happens in sequence until when Gandalf trots to Minas Tirith
and looks at the old scrolls... then we see an un-cut and un-narrated
LAST ALLIANCE battle.
Removed a few of Merry and Pippin's Jar Jar moments.
It goes in order but there are no Gandalf/Saruman sub-plot
intercuts... so now we, the audience don't know what happened to him!
The film keeps going and we stop right at when the Ringwraiths meet
their (temporary) doom at the ford of Bruinen. (Phil's voice can be
heard added to this scene.)
Disc 2 is inserted, and we fade in with Gandalf sitting near Frodo's
bed. When Frodo asks him what happened, Gandalf recalls the FULL and
UNCUT sub-plot of the Saruman "incident," minus the line about Sauron
not being able to take physical shape.
A few chunks of the prologue are dispersed throughout the film, such
as Isildur's fate and some Gollum content.
Obliterated the lame self-doubt of Aragorn. (No telling Legolas to sit
down at the Council, no protesting Elrond and Arwen's encouragement,
etc.)
We also tried to make Saruman a little less "central" as a villian...
like in the books. So, you won't be hearing
Gandalf say "It's Sarumaaaan!" at Caradrhas for example. Nor, will you
see alot of Uruk-Hai suiting up and stuff that takes place in
Saruman's shack.
Moria sees a shortened plight on the crumbling staircase, and the
fellowship don't see/notice any dwarf corpses until Balin's tomb. So
the Watcher's attack is more of a surprise... sort of.
The theatrical version of the approach on Lothlórien is used in order
to remove the out of place scene from the extended edition.
Galadriel does not tell Frodo someone inside the fellowship will try
to take the ring, nor talks to Aragorn about his self-doubt.
When they boat through the Anduin there is no "Isengard theme music
video" with intercuts with the Fellowship and the Uruk-Hai.
The extended night scene with Boromir, Aragorn, Frodo, and Gollum....
We removed the quarrel between Boromir and Aragorn. Because Aragorn
is too much of a self-doubting nut and the book doesn't reveal such
bitterness toward Boromir or Gondor on his part.
And we do not see Boromir die... he blows his horn once and the trio
run for his aid and we CUT to Frodo with the ring.
The film ends that way... without intercutting with Aragorn and
company... that, we will see in our revamped TTT cut!
Fanedit details isc 1 can fit onto a single-layered DVD,
but disc 2 needs to either be burned to a dual-layered disc or
compressed.
Your intention for this fanedit: Above
Your way to achieve your intention: Above
Hardware and software information :
Womble
DVD Lab
MPEG Streamclip
Some other tools
Additional Comment:
Time needed for the edition: 3 months ish
persons involved: Kirk Shelton and Phil Dragash
Maybe downloadable from Fanedit.info