I'm about 50 minutes into 'Return of the King: Extended Edition,' after having watched the majority of the special features already. Some initial observations:
* Viggo = yummy (makes up for the geeky "king hair" he'll wear at the end)
* In general, the extras are scene extensions that offer more exposition on backstory, reasons things are happening. For instance, there's a great scene extension after Gandalf and Pippin first meet with Denethor. They walk out to the tip of the courtyard, overlooking Minas Tirith, and Gandalf talks about the Numerorean kings, the decline of Gondor, the methods of the Dark Lord, etc. All the while, you're treated to long, extended, flagrantly adoring effects pans of the city, the view, the landscape - completely beautiful.
More later...
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