[Quiet Man Cometh]

I think they did a good job of editing out the superfluous material. For example, I know people who were angry that Tom Bombadil got axed, but really, he never did much for the story. He was more part of the world. The one roll he did play, they gave to Treebeard in the extended edition. Same in Moria. The stuff that happened in the room with Balin's tomb happened in the book over three different rooms. Gotta cut time somewhere.

With all the Harry Potter anniversary stuff going on now, I'm thinking I might need to finish the series. I think I've already encountered the big spoilers.