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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! "
Perhaps they will have the option of "un" expanding Arwen's role... ech.. ;-)
Justin
Gosh, and here I was waiting for LotR to be released with all new bloopers & outakes...
"Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
I am missing the, Tom Bombadill-o!
Where were the on my screen-o!
'Tis there a part of you,
Some unheard tune-age,
appearing in the additional footage!?
Seriously, it would have been cool to see some of the swamp/forest/willow/Tom from the book even though it would have extended the time it took for Frodo to find Strider and begin the second part of his adventure...
Like most people who have actually read the book, I was VERY disappointed in the "Lord of the Rings" movie.
It omitted several of the most important aspects of the novel.
Specifically, there was no island, no conch shell, and no "Piggy". Instead, we got a bunch or fanciful immature swords-and-sorcery dungeons-and-dragons crap.
Far too many dramatic liberties were taken.
Save the whales. Feed the hungry. Free the mallocs.
Please don't mention extra footage. Hobbits can be very sensitive about their height you know.
I can see those poor bastards cringing to publish the story and holding on to their dear website, before the gates of slashdot were unleashed upon it.
Rapid Nirvana
Is the DVD going to come with an ending? Watching that movie in the theater was like making out with your middle-school girlfriend for three hours and then having to go home...
...only you can't even finish the movie yourself!
second society
Or if he follows the George Lucas theory of releases it will be as follows:
1) Fellowship of the Ring
2) Fellowship of the Ring with extra features
3) Two Towers, with redesigned packaging
4) Fellowship of the ring with packaging to match
4) Two Towers with extra features
5) Return of the King with redesigned packaging
6) Fellowship with packaging to match
7) Two Towers with packaging to match
8) Return of the King with special features
9) Complete boxed set
"You can't fight in here! This is the war room" --Dr. Stra
What DVD-Region is Middle-earth?
sulli
RTFJ.
Region 3 for the Elven Kings under the sky,
Region 7 for the Dwarf-lords in halls of stone,
Region 9 for Mortal Men doomed to die,
Region 1 for the Dark Lord on this dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
I hope that helps.
I just want to take over the world...Why does that automatically make me EVIL?
Don't forget the special edition with the new song-and-dance number by Elrond.
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
9) Complete boxed set
And then:
10) Re-release in theatres with special CGI effects, such as: An additional 'ring' of flame exploding around Mount Doom when the ring is finally destroyed; instead of Gandalf destroying the bridge at Khazad-dum, the Balrog takes a potshot at him underneath the table, THEN Gandalf destroys the bridge!
11) Prequel: The Silmarillion. Melkor will be played by Jar Jar Binks, with N-Sync making a special appearance as the Silmarils. (But don't worry, they are only on-screen for a second or so.)
"And like that
while I don't agree with the poster that this is why the ring made you invisible ( interesting argument not borne out by close reading of the text ), another component of the ring is, indeed, as a machine to give you your desires.
Gollum's problem was that he wanted the ring in and of itself... which is the real problem with the ring. It's near absolute power makes it an object of desire in and of itself ( a perfect circle ), hence his constant hissing "My precious" and his ultimate, venemous hatred for "Baggins, Thief!"
Gollum's desire is the ring.
The ring gives one power over the wills of others. It is an emblem of tyranny... how it enslaves others to it's bearer, and the bearer to others... and itself, my preccccioussssss....
Ooops. Sorry. Going back to lurking and eating homemade sushi now.
Can anyone confirm/deny the 3 hour rule?
Titanic was 3 hours and 18 minutes. Of course, very few theaters ran that small independent film....
Or if he follows the George Lucas theory of releases it will be as follows:
You forgot one release:
(10) Lord Of the Ring Christmas Special
I didn't realize FOTR was released in Heaven/Hell. 'Cause that's the only place Gene could have seen it. Perhaps you mean Roger Ebert.
There is a difference between boycotting a company and them not producing anything you have any real interest in.
When you DON'T buy something that you WOULD have if it had been produced elsewhere, THAT'S a boycott.
What you're doing is called "having some taste".
-l