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Return of the King Coming Sooner to DVD

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-want-the-extended-version-now dept.

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.

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  1. Rent the first one... by Ecks · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Rent the first one out. Buy the super extended version at the end of the year. Netflix should have it.

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  2. I hope not by Morgahastu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The way Peter Jackson has been handling things, he doesn't seem to be a money grubbing a-hole like Lucas. The amazing amount of extra footage that was released with the Extended Editions has to be atleast MOST of what they have, if they managed to come up with extra footage I'd be surprised.

    I doubt the Trilogy Edition will have any extra material (what, it's already going to be 6-7 DVDs!) other than maybe one or two special features on the trilogy as a whole (ie. life after LOTR for the cast, etc)

    1. Re:I hope not by Erratio · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Peter Jackson hadn't heard of it....honestly...he would have to be one of the dumbest people on Earth to think that he directed a trilogy of movies based on a literary landmark (which is very often sold in a boxed set), and not see a boxed set coming. You can buy a boxed set of just about anything.

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  3. Subscription based by emo+boy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think that these kinds of movies should be released as a subscription. You could pay so much a month or a large one time fee and just be sent every version or "update" to the movie and in return receive a pricebreak. I can't keep track of every release these days for every movie set I want. It's becoming fanatical and I feel like I'm collecting Beanie Babies or something trying to find every release or even come up with the money for them.

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  4. Now you tell me! by AndroidCat · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I went and saw RoTK yesterday. No intermission. Oww oww oww! Watching it on DVD with a well-stocked fridge and a pause button is the way to go.

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  5. Re:I'll wait by Erratio · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It seems like they've been pretty up front about the whole issue though. It's not like they waited for people to buy the first one, and then released the extended version, they said initially that they were going to do it, and then those people who couldn't wait or didn't want to spend as much money could buy the regular version. What they've done has made sense...the standard for the average person, the extended for the more die-hards. Wait until you have grounds before you start bitching. A boxed set is to be expected, and it will probably have some extra stuff, but I doubt it will be anything of real worth (a retrospective of awards and the experience without bonus footage or anything). Of course that'll still be worth it to the super die hard fans. Anyone that's complaining about all the releases of a movie...it's their problem if they feel that they're deprived from missing out on those extra couple minutes of inevitably irrelevant stuff, or paying all over again for them.

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  6. Re:Subscriptions suck by el-spectre · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Which is exactly how the LOTR movies are being handled...

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  7. Re:I'll wait by glpierce · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually, you should wait until after they make The Hobbit, because you can be sure that the 4-movie set will be quite souped-up.

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