The Hobbit Desolation Of Smaug Extended Edition

: Restores a major subplot where Gandalf discovers a maddened Thrain imprisoned in Dol Guldur. They attempt to escape together before Thrain is killed by the Necromancer. Lake-town Details

Sort of. The Extended Edition does not remove the golden dwarf-statue contraption. However, it extends the dialogue between Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Bilbo before the fight. The theatrical cut had Smaug chasing them almost immediately. The extended cut allows for another two minutes of psychological torture, where Smaug deduces that Bilbo is working for the Laketown men. the hobbit desolation of smaug extended edition

The is also a technical triumph. On 4K UHD Blu-ray, the added scenes have been fully rendered at native 4K (the theatrical cut’s VFX were mastered at 2K). The HDR pass brings out details in the Mirkwood shadows and the blinding gold of Erebor. : Restores a major subplot where Gandalf discovers