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Extra Scenes in FotR Special Edition DVD

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-desire dept.

gdr writes "Lights Out Entertainment have an article on the extra scenes that will be in the Fellowship of the Ring special edition DVD. It will be nice to have the relationship between elves and dwarves fleshed out a bit. I'm not sure the final battle scene really needs to be any longer." There are quite a few bits mentioned for the extra 30 minutes of footage that I'm looking forward to seeing. Just be careful to buy the November 12 release and not the august release if you want the extra mojo. I'll be waiting.

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  1. Biding my time by Grape+Shasta · · Score: 5, Funny


    I'm holding out for the 24-Disc box set of the trilogy when they release it in 2007. $395 might sound like a lot of money, but it will probably take a month to watch it all, so that's a lot of entertainment! I'm looking forward to the full 10-hour commentary tracks by each member of the Fellowship, Bilbo, Gollum, Mojo Jojo, Liv Tyler, Natalie Portman, the director, the producer, and the key grip. Wooooooooo!

    --

    "I am a cipher, a cipher, wrapped in an enigma, smothered in secret sauce" -Jimmy James
  2. Re:What I want to know is.... by alChandler · · Score: 5, Funny

    I preordered them both. But it's ok, I can quit anytime.

  3. FOUR disks? by Anarchofascist · · Score: 5, Funny

    It may take only one ring to rule them all, but it takes four disks to watch it.

    --
    Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more, Or close the wall up with our American dead!
  4. Text of the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    EXCLUSIVE: Fellowship Of The Ring Special Edition DVD pictures & info! Find out what's in that extra 30 minutes!!!
    Sunday, July 7, 2002 2:37AM PDT - by Brian

    We've got some exclusive pictures and information on what will be included on the special extended 4-disc edition of Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring DVD hitting store shelves November 12th!

    Here's what we found out from our friends at Newline:

    On November 12th, 2002 Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring will be released as a 4-disc special extended edition DVD which will integrate approximately 30 minutes of extra footage never-before seen, into the original theatrical release. Check out some exclusive info we found about about what's being included:

    What can viewers expect from the 3 and a half hour immersion into Middle Earth??? WE'VE GOT THE ANSWERS!!! Here's what's to be expected...check out the stills!!! (Click to enlarge)

    Galadriel's Gif-Giving Scene. As the elves prepare to leave Lothlorien, Elf Queen Galadriel bestows a special gift upon each of the nine members of the Fellowship.
    Bilbo Baggins writing a journal entry entitled "Concerning Hobbits," which serves as a history of the Hobbits and their bucolic lifestyle.
    A new introduction of loyal Hobbit Sam Gamgee.
    More footage from the Green Dragon Inn, with Peregrin "Pippin" Took, and Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck happily singing Hobbit songs.
    Sam & Frodo witnessing the stately Exodus of the Elves on the road to Bree.
    Aragorn singing an Elvish ballad that adds back story to the implications of his love for Arwen
    Aragorn beside his mother's grave in Rivendell.
    An extended sequence of the Fellowship's departure from Rivendell.
    Pre-battle scenes in the Mines Of Moria, explaining how the dwarves came to be in the mines.
    Character material delving into the complicated relationship between elves and dwarves.
    Additional footage from the Fellowship's climatic battle scene.
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    Composer Howard Shore has returned with his Academy Award winning score and recorded 50 minutes of new music with the London Philharmonic for the special extended edition set!

    Weta Digital has returned and contributed all new effects shots for the deleted scenes.

    In addition to the 3 and a half hour feature, presented on 2 discs, the set will include 2 MORE discs packed with features not on the August release of the disc! This is includes production team commentaries, production documentaries, & interactive featurettes covering the film adaptation from "book to vision" and "from vision to reality"!

    1. Re:Text of the article by Captain+Large+Face · · Score: 5, Funny

      Galadriel's Gif-Giving Scene

      I hope she's got a license...

  5. One thing missing? - 'The Sword That Was Broken' by cprice · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Am I the only one who thinks they could have spent
    2 more minutes talking about the 'Sword Of Elendil'? They show the sword in the preface cutting the hand of Sauron, and then they show Boromir doing his 'Still Sharp(e)' shtick. I think a quick scene with Elrond presenting the re-forged sword 'Anduril' to Aragorn would have been a worthy plot addition ('The sword that was broken goes to war'). To me, its part of the 'Aragorn claims his birthright' story within the story.

  6. No overlaping extras by Nilatir · · Score: 5, Informative
    From The Digital Bits which in short says that the extras on the two releases do not overlap so your not wasting money by buying both editions. If you want more, buy the SE, otherwise just get the August release.
    We're getting a lot of e-mails from readers asking if the special features set to be included on the theatrical edition of The Fellowship of the Ring (due on 8/6) will be repeated on the special extended version (following on 11/12). The answer is no. The documentaries and web featurettes are being included on the theatrical edition because a lot of fans have requested them. But since the special extended version includes an entirely new cut of the film, everything that will be included on that later edition is being custom created specifically for that release, for a more adult audience and to go MUCH deeper into the making of the film trilogy than what was seen in any of the TV specials. The idea is that most DVD consumers will be satisfied with the theatrical edition, while more sophisticated fans will wait for the extended edition. The most diehard fans will probably want both, as they perfectly complement each other but do not overlap.

    Also, just to clarify, each DVD version includes a SEPARATE edit of the film. The 4-disc special extended set DOES NOT include the theatrical cut of the film on a separate disc or via seamless branching. If you want the theatrical cut, you have to buy the August 2-disc set. If you want the longer cut, you buy the November 4-disc edition. If you want both, save your money accordingly and buy both. Some people may feel that this is an effort to milk consumers, but I don't think so at all. In order to include everything you'll be getting on both editions, New Line would have to create a single 6-disc release, which would be WAY too expensive for most consumers to even consider. This way, they can have DVD purchase options for everyone. And by not having any overlap between the two editions, fans who buy both are absolutely getting the most for their money. Just think... over eight hours of unique special edition material alone on these two releases, not including the films themselves! If you're a fan, I say don't look a gift horse in the mouth!
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    "We were half way to Rivendell when the drugs began to take hold."
    -- Hunter S. Tolkien
  7. Re:Wrong Battlescene? by reidjones · · Score: 5, Informative

    It has already been approved for a PG-13:
    (from ringbearer.org)

    Press Release
    SOURCE: New Line Home Entertainment
    November 'Ring' Earns PG-13
    'The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring' Special Extended Version DVD Receives PG-13 Rating From MPAA
    LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 22, 2002--New Line Home Entertainment announced today that the Special Extended Edition of ``The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' due in stores on DVD and VHS on November 12 has received a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Academy Association (MPAA) ratings board.

  8. Buy Both Versions by AJSchu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've read reports that state that the extras found on the first (2-disc) release will not be available on the second (4-disc) release, and vice versa. Hell, the 4-disc version won't even contain the theatrical version of the movie, but (from what I've read) the 30-minute extended version only. So I'm planning on buying both anyway.

    For those of you who see this as purely a money grab, it's not. Look at the other options New Line had:

    1. Release the two-disc set only. Hardcore fans bitch and moan about not getting "extras."
    2. Release the four-disc set only. People who enjoyed the movie (but aren't hardcore fans) won't shell out $40+ for a load of features they're not interested in.
    3. Release separate packages with nearly-identical features, but label one a "special edition" with extra footage. Duplicated features for people who buy both. Cue the bitching and moaning.
    4. Release separate packages with widely differing features, one geared toward the casual fan and one geared toward the hardcore fan. Buy only what you want.

    New Line did their best to give its customers a choice and opportunity to get what they want.

    AJS

  9. Re:Waiting???? by dpilot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for hordes of Elvis fans to protest against the title of, "Return of the King," or will the be in the theatres apoplectic when they find that the king who returned *wasn't* Elvis.

    Or since there have been any number of treatises examining Lord of the Rings for Christian elements and Nuclear warnings, etc... How about evidence that JRRT could see the future and named the book accordingly?

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    The living have better things to do than to continue hating the dead.
  10. Have your cake and eat it too... by xTK-421x · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those of you who want to be "franchise sluts" but don't want to pay twice, go take a Kia for a test drive and get the theatrical copy for free!

    KIA Partners With The Lord Of The Rings

    "Individuals who test-drive the new Kia Sorento or any Kia model between August and October, 2002 will receive by mail a free copy of the "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" home video or DVD courtesy of Kia."

    --
    "TK-421, why aren't you at your post?"
  11. Re:Please no Tom by fmaxwell · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I was extremely glad they cut out the Tom Bombadil scenes from the book.

    I disagree. Tom Bombadil was a fascinating character because he was completely carefree yet had powers that were obviously immense. He was the antithesis of the Wizards in attitude yet had tremendous power that you get the feeling was only hinted at.

    Also, I don't think that second-guessing Tolkien is something that I'd condone. Tolkien was arguably one of the most brilliant writers of the last century (note that I said "one of"). It's not like the director of LoTR was charged with making a movie out of yet another tired Saturday Night Live sketch. To some extent, I view a director as a conductor. I would not be very happy if I went to an orchestral performance of a Beethoven symphony and discovered that the conductor took it upon himself to cut out major portions of the work.

  12. I will be buying both... by dswensen · · Score: 5, Informative

    I will be purchasing both versions of the movie, if for no other reason than I want to see the version of Fellowship that I saw in the theater.

    While I am glad there will be some extra footage and other good stuff added to the November disc, I have been disappointed by "special editions" in the past. The Phantom Menace DVD, for instance (save your wisecracks), adds a lot of footage that I don't care for -- and there's no way to see the version I saw in the theater, save watching it on VHS (which I shouldn't have to do after shelling out the cash I did for the DVD).

    Similarly, the Aliens Special Edition adds a lot of footage that's cool, but I feel it mars the pacing of the film and isn't necessary -- but there's no option to get rid of it and watch the film in its original form. (Unlike, for example, the Terminator 2 Ultimate Edition, which has an option to watch both versions.)

    I have very fond memories of watching Fellowship in the theater, and while I am excited about the prospect of new footage, I don't really know what it's going to entail or how good it's going to be. And I want to be able to recreate the theater experience if I want to -- so I will be purchasing both, just in case.

    If it turns out I have no use for the first DVD after November, I can always give it away or sell it on the cheap. It's less than the cost of one evening dining out. No big deal.

  13. Re:Please no Tom by hyperizer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would not be very happy if I went to an orchestral performance of a Beethoven symphony and discovered that the conductor took it upon himself to cut out major portions of the work.

    Yes, but you have to make changes when you're translating a work to a different medium. You can't expect audiences to sit through an 12-hour movie just so no dialogue, settings, and characters are removed. How long did it take you to read each book? How long are you willing to watch a movie for? They're completely different experiences.

    Also, a conductor may be able to make minor changes when interpretting a musical piece, but a director has to take great liberties simply because Tokien never described the color of Gandalf's shoes. He didn't always specify each character's expression. When you read something, you have to fill in a lot of detail. Likewise, when you make a movie of a book, you have to fill in a lot of detail.

  14. Damned if they do, damned if they don't by eschasi · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Judas priest, what a bunch of whining wankers. If they'd put both cuts and all the material in a single six-disk set, you'd whine because you had to buy it all at once. If they packaged it in six different boxes, you'd whine because they'd be more expensive than a set as a whole.

    Right now, Amazon is offering the first one at $17.97, the second at $25.99. So you can buy either one at a very reasonable price, or all six disks for $44.00.

    Let me repeat that for all of you whiners who didn't understand it:

    You can buy all six disks, including two full cuts, for only $44.00.

    Damn, do I feel ripped off. Especially when the six-disk set of 'The Godfather', "remastered" for the umpteenth time, is $75. Or the single, no-specials, no-restoration DVS of 'Harold and Maude' is $25.50.

    Get a clue. Jackson et. al. had to make a decision as to how to package it. They made their decision. As far as I can tell, they decided that they would not force folks to buy duplicate material if they wanted everything, and kept it all *very very cheap*. Looks to me like a damned fine choice.

    And if you don't like it, don't buy it.