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I recently saw the extender version of the 3rd film, imo, the theatrical one was better.

The extended one had a ridiculously long epilogue that I don't remember the original having. The story finished yet it just would not end and the annoying this is that Peter Jackson LOVES slow motion which may be suitable in action sequences but he even uses it to an annoying extent in the epilogue. The credits are also significantly longer in this extender edition. There are a few scenes that I don't really think add much and the movie is paces slow enough and long enough in the theatrical version for you to not really lose any feeling or atmosphere from it.

I can't comment on the other 2 but certainly for the sake of sanity, I'd go with seeing the 3rd version in it's regular form if you're rewatching for the first time in a long time or you might find yourself rolling your eyes a bit too much.

For the first one both are OK.

But for the others you should choose the extended ones. Especially the third one because Peter Jackson cut its arms and legs and only then, sent it to the theatres.