The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Extended Edition Scenes (2014 Video) User Reviews

A much stronger version

[marcosmwedeking · 9/10 · 12 November 2022]

This particular extended edition was definitely enough to add more interesting material to the movie. It also added a few more scenes that were present in novel, like the dwarves meeting Beorn and Bombur falling asleep in Mirkwood. The Mirkwood scenes were especially interesting and added more to the gloomy atmosphere of the place. But also much like the first one, I felt like it could've added a bit more to the action sequences. The dwarves are a bit more interesting in this version though they still fall short of the leader, Thorin himself. It would've also been great to see some more material with Smaug.