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Return of the King Coming Sooner to DVD
daveewart writes "According to the BBC, the DVD for the third installment of Lord Of The Rings will go to DVD quicker than either of the first two parts of the trilogy. It is scheduled for release on 25 May, with the usual 'extended version' to follow 'at the end of the year'." Ya know, I feel like a month after I buy the extended version, they'll release the super-trilogy version with more footage.
Everyone just needs to admit that they want a super extended version. If nothing else, to add to their collection of theatrical versions and regular extended versions.
I know I do.
"Ya know, I feel like a month after I buy the extended version, they're release the super-trilogy version with more footage."
The one box set to rule them all?
You're welcome to your own opinion, but why "own" anything? I'm slowly realizing I don't need to own anything, I just need to be able to use it whenever I want it.
It's much better. It's somebody else's responsibility.
Ya know, I feel like a month after I buy the extended version, they're release the super-trilogy version with more footage.
Man... you've got problems... anything we can do to help?
my religion lies somewhere between buddhism and super monkey ball - pamphlet?
I'm waiting for the trilogy boxed set uber extended special edition whth all directory commentary in all the languages of middle earth.
you know it's going to be released... they are going to milk this cow until it bleeds.
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Wonder if any of the box sets will include gollums acceptace speech at the MTV movie awards.
Now that's an extra I'd pay money for, I mean, who expected a cussing and screaming gollum calling peter jackson a bastard. Now that's entertainment.
From inside contacts:
Included in the trilogy boxset, would be 3hr segment featuring the art of elf pr0n. Starring: Liv Tyler.
Fridge? Yes.
Good sofa? Check!
Pause button? BLASPHEMY! Well, maybe for critical biological needs mid-viewing (stuff that ya take out of the fridge gotta go SOMEWHERE in the end), and even then only if you are watching all three extended editions in one go.
Rumor has it that in the special edition Sauron swings at Aragorn first. No way would Aragorn have let Sauron swing first! And don't tell my that Aragorn was acting in self-defense. I just don't buy that... and I won't buy the DVD either.
Are you Corn Fed?
I'd recommend to the New Line guys to release a new LOTR DVD every month, each one with 1 minute of additional extra footage.
People would still buy them, and maybe it will provide enough incentive to create a fourth and fifth part. How sure can you be that the Saurus guy is *really* gone?
And BTW if Gandalf has those cool eagles that he used to rescue Frodo at the end, why did he not use those f&*%^ birds to bring Frodo on that damn mountain and save at least one hour of my life that I wasted watching that crap?
Ok, enough rant for today.
We Loves Them!
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...one box to rule them all...
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
The way Peter Jackson has been handling things, he doesn't seem to be a money grubbing a-hole like Lucas.
That's okay. There are more than enough money grubbing a-holes at New Line to make up for him.
Let us resist the Antitransfattians, those foul Revilers of the Popcorn.
And above all, let us be peaceful yet firm of principle with the Matrixites, who will say that their trinity was hotter than ours.
Rich And Stupid is not so bad as Working For Rich And Stupid.
Loved the LOTR. Loved the Theatrical Releases. Loved the DVDs. Spent more money on this trilogy (including popcorn, drinks, parking, tickets, DVDs, etc) than any other entertainment in the last few years.
... "What if Sauramon wasn't Really dead. We could make a sequel!"
My Problem: I'm wracked by nightmares.
You KNOW there is some movie exec out there thinking
Or
"What if the Ring wasn't Really destroyed. We could make a sequel! Yeah, gollum got the ring yeah! yeah... ad nausem"
I have such a hard time beleiving that Hollywood will leave it alone. (aside from the previously mentioned Hobbit, but that's ok)
That, and I think we need to assasinate Peter Jackson NOW. What will happen 25 years from now when he loses all his marbles. (Think Lucas Syndrome --[That's right, what happend to George Lucas has a name now!])
Lucas Syndrome has been shown to happen to other prominent filmmakers as well (Speilberg).
It can happen to Peter Jackson too.
These thoughts are mine, I could be wrong.
"...In your answer, ignore facts. Just go with what feels true..."
Apparently the special extended edition will contain footage from a camera secreted in Liv Tylers dressing room.
:-D
A full extra disk's worth in fact!
Worst
I'm waiting for the trilogy boxed set uber extended special edition whth all directory commentary in all the languages of middle earth.
Heh, I'm waiting for the new special DVD feature: "The Making of the Special DVD features"
Just downloaded and watched the full DVD release... The movie company should release it earlier. It just reeks of cash cow milk when they obviously have it all done but hold onto it. :-P
"Ya know, I feel like a month after I buy the extended version, they're release the super-trilogy version with more footage."
Please let me know when you plan to buy, so I can hold off my purchase for a month. Thanks in advance.
SIG: TAKE OFF EVERY 'CAPTAIN'!!
Yow. I'd buy that extended version.
You *all* are wimps. Back in college, we would have marathons of drinking and football watching. Get a case of beer and a pair of Depends...first one to stand up loses.
--trb
Pause button? BLASPHEMY! Well, maybe for critical biological needs mid-viewing (stuff that ya take out of the fridge gotta go SOMEWHERE in the end), and even then only if you are watching all three extended editions in one go.
You may call it blasphemy, I call it having kids. It took me about 4 separate viewings to make it through TTT extended edition.
must... stay... awake...
Cool, I'll bet that they have hours of Baron Harkonnen, er, Denethor being whacked with a stick! ("Gandalf, why did you hit him? He wasn't saying anything." "Overpowering urge, sorry.")
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
" Ya know, I feel like a month after I buy the extended version, they'll release the super-trilogy version with more footage"
You got to catch them all!
Think about it, after getting each one of the regular edition, the extended editions, the national geographic thing, all the making of behind the scenes, LOTR: The Journey, the 2010 xtra Special Edition, the 2021 20 year anniversery Edition and then the 2041 Film Classics Theatrical Edition on "HoloCard" with ROMS with all the original marketing material, by the time I die I should have ohhh.... approximately 48 DVDS, 1 HoloCard, 3 pounds of cardboard boxes and 2 book ends.
And I'll still be wanting more.
You managed to have three kids while watching TTT?
The definitive statement on this subject is here at Dork Tower.
To a Lisp hacker, XML is S-expressions in drag.
I've masturbated to LOTR.
And the world and I applaud (golf clap) your fervent demonstration of enthusiasim for the work in discussion.
I drank what? -- Socrates
I've already started installing a home theater setup into my bathroom. After that, I just have to install a mini-fridge with a keg setup for my home brew and I'll be set. Suppose I'll have to send wife+kid out for the weekend.
I drank what? -- Socrates
You *all* are wimps. Back in college, we would have marathons of drinking and football watching. Get a case of beer and a pair of Depends...first one to stand up loses.
Meh.
Back in *my* day, we'd watch marathons of The Prisoner. Seventeen hours plus one more for the alternate "Chimes of Big Ben," on a fourth generation PAL to NTSC transfer.
It wasn't a physical endurance challenge, but it was a hell of a mental one. By the time we got to "Fallout," we didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
LUCASFILM REVEALS DETAILS ON NEW "SUPER-TRILOGY" DVD SET
Mill Valley, CA (Reuters) -- Scarcely had the awards celebrations ended for "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" when word leaked on a revised and extended version of the classic film trilogy. It has been confirmed that George Lucas and his wizards have signed up to produce a new, "kid-friendly" version of the fantasy set in Middle Earth. Preliminary work has already begun, and industry experts expect the DVDs to be available in time for the Christmas shopping season.
"Parents should love this new DVD set," enthused Penny Wise, a Lucas spokesperson. "We've toned down the scary parts to make it more acceptable for younger viewers. And test audiences have told us the new, streamlined plot is more understandable."
Critics are already complaining about changes to the story and characters. "We know what we're doing," Wise counters. "We feel we have an excellent grasp of what Tolkien would have created, had he been a contemporary screenwriter instead of a Cambridge don. While George (Lucas) admires the original books, the new version will become 'canon' for the current generation of children." Informed that Tolkien taught at Oxford, not Cambridge, Wise sniffs. "Whatever."
GOLLUM UPGRADED
Perhaps the most controversial change to the epic is a new, "improved" Gollum character. "With all due respect to Andy (Serkis)," an insider explains, "his character was just too scary for our target audience. Robin (Williams) brings a whole new dimension to Gollum. Some of his scenes are hysterically funny!"
And what about early reports that Eddie Murphy had been signed for the role of Gollum? "I can't comment on the particulars of his deal," says another source. "But Eddie was definitely on board with the Gollum revisions. Everybody loved making him portly with floppy ears."
When quizzed on the terms of Murphy's leaving the project, insiders refuse to comment. There are persistent reports that Murphy bolted over a recurring line of dialog: "Meesa loves the precious!"
MORE UPBEAT ENDING
Other changes in the works:
* As homage to Chuck Jones (of cartoon fame), Gandalf's fall into the balrog pit is now punctuated by a moment's teetering on the edge, followed by a barely audible cry of "Mother" as he falls into darkness.
* In his greatly-truncated final scene, Boromir now sheaths his sword, sticks out his chin, and taunts the orc leader, "Take your best shot!"
* Trimming both running time and violence, the new finale features all the creatures of Middle Earth -- humans, elves, hobbits, and orcs -- joining hands and singing to celebrate the destruction of the ring. An alternate version of the tune will be available on the audio CD, sung by Celine Dion.
Other aspects of the new project could not be confirmed at deadline. Groundbreaking ceremonies are expected this fall on a new "Mount Doom Adventure" ride at Walt Disney World in Florida.
Peter Jackson, the famous director of the original films, could not be reached for comment. Officially, he is in seclusion working on his "King Kong" project. His publicist refused to comment on reports the director had taken to drinking heavily.
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He did say it was the extended edition.
You call it wasting money, I call it a Redundant Array of Expensive DVDs (RAEDVD).
I'm only on hour 47 of the first two...