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Originally Posted by Alex
True, there are cuts made against the directors will and **** happens.
But when Jackson filmed LOTR he didn't know that the "wait for DVD" option would be available to him. And this is why the first movie is pretty good in its theatrical form.
So, for Return of the King either he did not produce sufficient film that a good movie could be edited out of it at 3+ hours instead of 4+, or he was either too focused on the DVD version to do so, or didn't want to cut a theatrical version that would differ substantially from the DVD version.
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Has he actually said that he did that, or is that your opinion? I'm asking because I'm honestly curious. I can't find anything about his mindset on the subject.