There's a re-cut that's either one or two movies instead of three that's supposed to be good.
The Bilbo Edition is the recut I watched, which was decent enough I think. Comes in at just over 4 hrs, so still long, but cuts out a good amount of the added stuff (including the inexplicable dwarf/elf romance arc)
The Bilbo Edition is the recut I watched, which was decent enough I think. Comes in at just over 4 hrs, so still long, but cuts out a good amount of the added stuff (including the inexplicable dwarf/elf romance arc)