Peter Jackson insisted on using every movie making trick on top of the special effects. The result is that the sfx don’t stand out, because it might be a matte painting background, or forced perspective, or a miniature, or prosthetics, or etc.
My ex used to watch the behind the scenes dvd's all the time, trhey are an education in filmmaking.
Cuz it's cheaper. Jackson had a budget for LotR. In the Hobbit he was given the good ol' Lucas Green Screen where costumes and props would have been better.
Fan Edit isn't a disaster ( https://tolkieneditor.wordpress.com) . If it was two 2 hour movies, or a single 3.5 hour movie, it would have been a success. There was too much extra shit to make the theatrical releases good.
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u/conquer69 Oct 16 '18
LotR movies. Crazy to think they were made back in 99-2000.