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I refuse to watch the theater versions of Lord of the Rings these days. The extended editions add so much subtlety to the story.
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Strangely enough, I'm the exact opposite. I refuse to watch (or more accurately - purchase) the extended versions on the grounds that, if this is what was meant to be seen, then it should have been released to the cinema going public. After all, these were the first people to gamble their cash and make the trilogy a success. I think that these people are the ones losing out.
A trip to the cinema is normally much more expensive than waiting for the DVD. When you take into account cost of travel, tickets, the inevitable popcorn, it seems to me that the least a cinema viewer should expect is the definitive version.