Is there a different cut of the Hobbit movies?

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Michael Murry

Does another edit of the Hobbit films exist? I asked myself that a few days ago and an Internet search turned up a 6.5 giga-byte mp4 download (via torrent):

The Hobbit: The Tolkien Edit
by tolkieneditor
(January 13, 2015)
https://tolkieneditor.wordpress.com/

I don't know that I will watch the whole thing, but I just watched the Edit's version of Smaug attacking the Dwarves in Erebor.

It is so much less stupid than (my memory of) the theme-park ride from the films. I can hardly believe it.

hS