[Rory]

Originally Posted by setanta

I think both versions are nice in their own ways, but I've always preferred the original for some reason because it concentrated more on the real love affair of the story for me, without sinking into melodrama. I enjoy ambiguity and longing in flicks I suppose, I don't know.

I got sent the extended version from Netflix saying "2 hrs 3 min" on the cover, turns out when I pressed pause I saw that the actual length was "2 hrs 53 min"

Usually when a film is near 3 hours, I don't watch it until I'm in a certain mood - which the mood comes rarely. It was lengthy, but it was kind of the longing for love that had already passed part I enjoyed.