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Info on the LOTR:FOTR DVD
WonderBoy Cox writes "IGN's FilmForce has an interesting article about the much anticipated Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (LOTR:FOTR) DVD coming in the fall of 2002, and the next two movies. According to Jackson The Two Towers is fairly complete in rough cut and Return of the King is coming along nicely. "Both films will be between two-and-a-half and three hours in length with 500 to 600 effects shots, much like the first movie." But, the best part, is that he DVD will have around 30 to 40 minutes of extra footage! "
Goodness. So now you're going to take a movie that was nearly three hours and make it three and a half or so? I was looking at my watch from about the halfway point in this movie. I'll probably lose karma for this (but it's only karma, right?), but this movie really isn't a good movie. There's virtually no character development, the action sequences are usually done badly (i.e. too close), and the storyline is rushed (for obvious reasons).
Gak. If you want to see a good three and a half hour movie, go get the Apocalypse Now Redux.
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