There's a lot of good new stuff in it!
We'll get the Mithril vest at the gate (gasp)
We'll get a relationship between Faramir and Eowyn and the houses of healing. (Awwwww)
We'll get the confrontation between Gandalf and the Witch King (purdy %&#%! cool)
We'll get Frodo and Sam in Orc gear getting sucked into that big Orc march (My poor Frodo)
And the Voice of Saruman.
And the Corsairs of Umbar.
Cool! I'm a diehard romantic and was waiting for the Faramir/Eowyn scenes..
And, I love the part at the end where Aragorn exhorts the "Men of the WEST (my emphasis)" to fight!
Despite the leftist leanings of the actors, this movie does make me think of our own heros and our own fight against a global caliphate.
Can't wait for the extra 50 minutes! (My husband is already groaning...)