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Lord of The Rings DVD, Now or Later?
Entropy_ah writes "As many of us know, the Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of The Ring DVD was released Aug. 6. It is a 2 Disk version of the movie with a few added goodies. However, New Line Home Entertainment is going to release an extended 4 disk version and a DVD gift set on November 12th. The Kanas City Star has an article discussing the merits of each addition and touches on the issue of this being an attempt by the movie companies to gouge as much money from die-hard fans as possible." I'm waiting, but I definitely find this whole mess frustrating.
Why have only one copy of LoTR? I can't wait till next month, so I bought the 2 DVD set. Next month when the 4 DVD version comes out I'll get that too.
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That might be true for the version out right now, but the "special extended version" coming in November will contain 30 extra minutes of the actual movie that were removed to make the film more mass-compatible. I'm looking forward to seeing those. All the other extras, I couldn't care less.
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And, The EA game was cancelled, I believe, since they were not going to make the deadline. Read it here
I scanned all of the comments, and no one has mentioned the best reason to buy both the editions, which is what I am going to be doing now. I already had the best set on preorder, and swore that I would not get the normal 2 disk edition. However, when I saw how cheap it was at Circuit City (15.99), I went out and got it.
To my surprise, there is a $10 rebate in the set for those who puchase the larger set in November, which means I'm only going to be paying $5.99 for this 2-disk edition. I think that's well worth it to hold me over until that released date, and it's only barely cheaper than the rental suggestion that some people have made.
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Just test drive a KIA and get a free copy of the current release. Then buy the extended one, if you want it, in November when it comes out.
Blockbuster is so powerful (ie, they purchase so many videos) they force the editing of movies to their standards (whatever those are). The last straw for me was the Bad Lieutenant. The scene in which he rapes the nun was removed. I saw him go into the classroom and immediately exit the room. It wasn't until months later when I was discussing it with a friend who had seen the theatrical release that I discovered the scene had been removed, and badly.
I later read that "they" edit out objectionable content. I really don't know where the editing takes place, since the article I read didn't specify.
The Nov release will have DTS-ES, 30 addtional minutes (director's cut)...2 discs worth of extras. The DTS-ES is the biggest change for the Home Theater Enthusist.
The extended release also has a PG-13 rating.
One of the battle sequences is 30 seconds longer, and those 30 seconds reportedly include another orc decapitation and a little blood. There were rumors that it would be just enough to push it over to an R rating, but in the end, the ratings board decided to let it go at PG-13.