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Extended RotK Expected December 14

Posted by timothy on from the storks-and-cigars-all-around dept.

sbowles writes "DVDAnswers is reporting that New Line plans to release the four-disc extended edition of Return of the King on the 14th of December. As of yet, the LotR official site has not posted an official release date or an official list of contents for the set. This older IGN article gives some great details on the sneak preview presented at the San Diego Comic Con."

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  1. XMAS gifts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That solves that problem ...

    1. Re:XMAS gifts by xsupergr0verx · · Score: 2, Funny

      What kind of a sucky gift is that? No loving family member would make you wait 11 days to watch it.

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    2. Re:XMAS gifts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Actually, it takes 11 days to watch it ...

    3. Re:XMAS gifts by Wireless+Joe · · Score: 2, Funny

      Too bad most of my friends are fans. I guess I can look forward to receiving 4 copies of the ROTK extended edition for Christmas.

      ('Cause that's how many friends I have.)

    4. Re:XMAS gifts by aardvarkjoe · · Score: 3, Funny

      Four friends? According to this, you are all alone in the world.

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  2. Any news by Spad · · Score: 5, Funny

    On the 15 disc Ultimate Super Directors Cut Special Collectors Edition Trilogy Box Set with 3 weeks of previously unseen footage?

    1. Re: Any news by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


      > On the 15 disc Ultimate Super Directors Cut Special Collectors Edition Trilogy Box Set with 3 weeks of previously unseen footage?

      You won't get that until after the prequels and sequels are done.

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  3. Re:All I wanted was an action figure... by valisk · · Score: 4, Funny
    but my parents bought me an elephant.

    Surely you meant an Oliphaunt!!!

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  4. Is it just me, by Mordant · · Score: 3, Funny

    or did anyone else read that headline as 'Extended Rot13 Expected December 14'?

    I was thinking that maybe folks had decided to use Rot13 as a replacement for MD5, or something.

    Now that I think about it, that headline probably would probably read 'Rkgraqrq EbgX Rkcrpgrq Qrprzore 14' . . .

  5. Re:The trilogy was great.. but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    getting my butt thumped quite excessively

    Dude, we don't want to hear about your personal life.

  6. What were you doing? by rd_syringe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyone else find that last line pornographic...? ;)

  7. Re:Possible LOTR Sequels by sigaar · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Lord of the Rings 8: ???
    The Lord of the Rings 9: Profit.

    Sorry, couldn't resist...

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  8. Re:Extended? by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

    And do we get to see the version where Frodo shot first?

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  9. Funny stuff... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Zinn: This is absolutely established in the books. Pipe-weed is something all the Hobbits abuse. Gandalf is smoking it constantly. You are correct when you point out that Middle Earth depends on pipe-weed in some crucial sense, but I think you may be overstating its importance. Clearly the war is not based only on the Shire's pipe-weed. Rohan and Gondor's unceasing hunger for war is a larger culprit, I would say.

    Chomsky: But without the pipe-weed, Middle Earth would fall apart. Saruman is trying to break up Gandalf's pipe-weed ring. He's trying to divert it.

    Zinn: Well, you know, it would be manifestly difficult to believe in magic rings unless everyone was high on pipe-weed. So it is in Gandalf's interest to keep Middle Earth hooked.

    Chomsky: How do you think these wizards build gigantic towers and mighty fortresses? Where do they get the money? Keep in mind that I do not especially regard anyone, Saruman included, as an agent for progressivism. But obviously the pipe-weed operation that exists is the dominant influence in Middle Earth. It's not some ludicrous magical ring.

    The best part is I'm still not 100% sure this is a parody....
  10. I don't know... by Vinnie_333 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I mean, I bought LotR: FotR EE and LotR: TTT EE and loved them, after a decade of reading the books once a year. But, maybe I'll pass on this one. I mean, two out of three is pretty good, right?

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