The Hobbit Desolation Of Smaug Extended Edition -

Sort of. The Extended Edition does not remove the golden dwarf-statue contraption. However, it extends the dialogue between Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Bilbo before the fight. The theatrical cut had Smaug chasing them almost immediately. The extended cut allows for another two minutes of psychological torture, where Smaug deduces that Bilbo is working for the Laketown men.

The extended cut of Desolation of Smaug runs approximately 186 minutes. Those extra 25 minutes are spread across key moments involving the Elvenking, the drunken Master of Laketown, and most importantly, the dwarves of Erebor. Here is the breakdown of the most significant additions. In the theatrical version, Thranduil (Lee Pace) appears as a cold, aloof, and slightly vain elf lord. The Extended Edition changes this entirely. the hobbit desolation of smaug extended edition

Do not go blindly into the dark of Erebor. Take the Extended Edition with you. Sort of