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LoTR RoTK Extended Edition Specs Released

Posted by timothy on from the r-o-k-t-r-k-l-o dept.

It's pre-pre-Christmas season, and ThePrinceofWands writes "OMG! It's official, 25% more unbelievable greatness in this version." The linked description (on the official LotR site) starts "DISCS 1-2: The Feature FEATURE (approx. 250 minutes) - A new version of the final installment in the epic trilogy! The Academy-Award winning film now has 50 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film for this highly-anticipated video release." The extended version can be ordered starting on Oct 1st.

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  1. What exactly is new: by ggvaidya · · Score: 4, Informative
    From the website:
    1. Disc intro by director Peter Jackson
    2. "J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth" documentary hmmmm ...
    3. From Book to Script:
      1. "From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter" documentary
      2. Abandoned Concept: Aragorn Battles Sauron (ehhhhhh???)
    4. Designing and Building Middle-earth
      1. "Designing Middle-earth" documentary
      2. "Big-atures" documentary
      3. "Weta Workshop" documentary
      4. "Costume Design" documentary
    5. Design Galleries - 2,123 images
      1. The Peoples of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
      2. The Realms of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
      3. Miniatures (galleries with docent audio)
    6. "Home of the Horse Lords" documentary
    7. "Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship" interactive map
    8. "New Zealand as Middle-earth" interactive map w/on-location footage
  2. Cue in all the bashers of "numerous" editions.. by Zarhan · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...despite the fact that the standard/extended edition cycles were announced like year before Fellowship of the Ring's (first film!) DVD release.

    And even if you missed that, by now you should know how it will go..pattern recognition, anyone?

    Yes, there will be a boxed set with all the extended editions bundled into one nice compilation, but nothing beyond that. And if the Hobbit ever comes, they might also release a new box set with the Hobbit included. And they will release Bluray/HD-DVD versions when the formats become available.

    However, the actual *content* will not change. There's the extended cut and the theatrical cut. No need to bash Peter Jackson about squeezing money out of gazillion different editions..So there will not be a "hook" to upgrade to the later box set releases (HDTV resolution on the next format might be enough, of course...but then you probably are not going to feel ripped off).

  3. Re:50 Minutes! by hanssprudel · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is a preview that talks about exactly what scenes have been added (huge spoilers, of course.)

  4. Re:THE SECRET DIARY OF ARAGORN SON OF ARATHORN by Hyperhaplo · · Score: 4, Informative

    Meh. If you want to read the rest: LOTR Diary Joke

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  5. Ahh...plagarism... by Zanthany · · Score: 4, Informative

    The good ol' Pervy Hobbit Fancier's Diary.

    If you want to read the originals, direct from the original author, pleased to be visiting http://www.livejournal.com/users/cassieclaire/.

    Thanking you.

  6. To be released December 14 by crashnbur · · Score: 4, Informative

    I know tons of LOTR fans already know the release date, but I hadn't bothered to look yet since I was waiting on announcements about this specific edition. So for those not in the know, the Extended Edition of Return of the King will be available December 14.

  7. New scenes by Earlybird · · Score: 4, Informative

    TheOneRing.net reports on confirmed and presumed new scenes in the extended edition.