LOTR:TTT SPECIAL EXTENDED EDITION

We watched the special extended version of The Two Towers last night. Like the special extended version of the first LOTR movie, it was much improved by the additional footage.

Of particular note was a flashback sequence (not from the book) featuring Borimir, Farimir, and Denethor just before Borimir sets off to for the Council of Elrond. It goes a long way towards "rehabilitating" Borimir (to see him before he gets "ring fever"), and to explain Farimir's actions as they deviated from those in the book.

If anything, the special editions are making me a little peeved that they didn't release the 4-hour versions to the theaters in the first place.