The original releases were wonderful to see. The theatrical releases of the extended edition of the films were also fine. But the special fuller extended editions of all three films are what should have been released in theaters. Over the past three days I have enjoyed them on HBOMax in my own home. The Return of the King clocks in at a whopping 4:23 minutes! And still I was wanting more. The director made excellent decisions in order to bring the films to market for the majority of folks. But these fuller extended editions will be the only I'll watch them from now on. There are those who still complain that Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire were left out, but I am simply amazed by the quality of the films in the fuller extended edition and will always be grateful to the Professor and Peter Jackson.
