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LotR: RotK Extended Edition Preview Available
Topoimagery writes "After months of speculation and a few low-quality bootleg video clips, we finally get some official video from New Line. The Official Lord of the Rings Site has a preview of the upcoming Return of the King EE in Quicktime format. Here are direct links to the small version (4 MB) and large version (9 MB). Highlights include Voice of Saruman, Mouth of Sauron, Houses of Healing, and Aragorn confronting Sauron. Released date is December 14, and you can pre-order now. (For those of you who can't get enough spoilers, here's a site describing all anticipated new scenes on the DVD)."
Does this mean soon we get to buy the super box set with all three of the extended editions?? I hope so =)
How many more endings does it have?
The director intended the movie to be seen two ways. One version is for the cinema, one is for the home theater, because sitting through a 4 hour movie in the cinema just is not feasible for the average guy, while that is possible in a Home Theater setting.
There won't be a boxed set of all the Ext Editions until the next High Def DVD format is finalized. I guess it means you won't be buying it on a spindle. :)
I'm sorry Peter Jackson didn't film The Scouring of the Shire. It would have made a nice addition to the Extended DVD, even if it didn't "work" for a box-office feature. The Voice of Saruman, and Shelob's attack are both in The Two Towers, and personally I think Jackson should have filmed it that way, removing the unnecessary Arwen scenes to compensate. But that's just me.
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This is the movie as the director intended it.
There have only ever been two versions of each of the Lord of the Rings movie- the theatrical release and the extended release. The extended release reincorporates scenes that were cut out due to time constraints. This has always been the plan, and they've been pretty upfront about it. We all knew this release is coming, and I've specifically held off of buying the theatrical release because of it.
I'm sure that if Peter Jackson were able to get away with releasing the extended editions in the theatre he would have, but even the theatrical releases clock in at about three hours each. Theatres like to get as many showings in as possible, so there's an (unwritten yet present) time limit as to how long a theatrical release can be.
I myself enjoy the extended editions- the first two added scenes that I think added to the film. But I can understand that not everyone wants to commit four hours to watching a movie, and thus those people would prefer the theatrical release.
oh man, I can't wait! I'm so exited I think I just pissed myself! Extended edition 3 movie marathon coming up!
This is going to be awesome!
See the OpenQuicktime Project. They have a bunch of codecs. Or, use CrossOver office.
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It seems like every other friggin' month they're releasing another special edition of one of these flicks. The movie studio is playing you all for fools, and treating you like mindless sheep who happen to have money.
Actually, they release a new special edition each year, not every month. Just one per film, no more.
Any 'Rings' fan who was stupid enough to buy each and every DVD that was put out for this trilogy is too dumb to be allowed to reproduce. Fortunately, anyone who is that rabid a fan of this stuff probably wasn't going to be reproducing anyway, so the universe balances out.
I bought the first two special editions and plan on buying the final one too, but not any of the "normal" editions. I do not know of anyone who bought all of the versions, that is a stupid waste of money. Some of my friends bought the regular editions, some like me only buy the special editions. That is not stupid. Oh, I did reproduce, sorry universe.
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Exactly. And, the added scenes are usually intended for the readers of the book more than for the general public. Maybe the best example of this is Galadriel's gift giving scene in the first movie. It was abbreviated in the theatrical release since the whole "Gimli hates elves and turns around to almost worship Galadriel" sub-plot adds nothing to the real plot. But, any fan of the books would be really upset to see this left out.
Here's the proof
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Yes, but does it include the very important character and scenes?
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has been available for pre-order for weeks.0 654ZK0/qid=1098030658/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-701367 5-2021468?v=glance&s=dvd/
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00
Not a very savvy group of LoTR geeks on Slashdot...
1)Clear out 1 day to watch LOTR:RTK extended edition
2)Get those adult diapers that I used last year for LOTR:RTK movie edition out of storage.
I knew those would come in handy again.
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I mostly agree with your response to the troll, but have to differ with you on the stupidity of buying both sets of DVDs. For the record, I've only purchased the extended versions. However, I can certainly understand why someone might wish to own both. If, for instance, they enjoy having friends over to watch movies, but not many of their friends are big enough fans of the trilogy to sit through the extended cut, it'd be nice to have the theatrical release to show instead.
As for the whole reproducing thing, I am rabid enough a fan to have read the trilogy more than 15 times (I've lost count), to have compiled an pair of Elvish dictionarys back in my early teens by pouring over the text and appendixes of The Hobbit, The LOTR and Silmarillion, I spent a day of PTO to see the theatrical releases on their first day (not quite rabid enough to do the midnight thing, I suppose) ... and yet I have a son. Go figure.
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My hyperlinks aren't worth the paper they're printed on.
http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/229861
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1) It was specifically said AHEAD OF TIME (though I cannot find the link offhand) that there would be two versions, regular and extended.
2) The LOTR extended editions have so far proved to be worth the money. I could care less about the behind-the-scenes stuff, but the added scenes are long (50 additional minutes for Return of the King!) and add to the story immeasurably. I particularly liked the extended edition of the Two Towers. The scenes like the flashback with Faromir and his father and the ents at Helm's Deep are so good/important you'll wonder how they ever got cut in the first place.
Before I click on the link to the .mov I tought: "The site will be down for sure, after all, it is LOTR, it is a movie, and it is a DVD preview. The nerds will not forgive". For my surprise the site is still up.
Are the nerds losing their power to slashdot sites?
Is it just me, or does this argument/rebuttal happen every single time there is a story posted about one of the LOTR movies. Seriously, go back to the beginning, since Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition was announced, and go back through those posts... I guarantee these will be there, word for word.
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What is the sound of ten thousand geeks updating the Amazon.com wish list all at once?
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Amazon is taking pre-orders... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000 654ZK0/qid=1098032871/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-014815 8-6872921?v=glance&s=dvd
$78 USD. Which is low all things considered. You get 13 DVDs.
I agree. I also only bought the extended versions, but I can understand some valid reasons for buying the normal releases too. First off, with various coupons and deals, they could be had very cheap. Secondly, for people who wanted to also have the theatrical cut, it's the only way to get it. And I believe that the regular editions had their own unique extras, etc. - so a real completist might want them for that reason. Again, given how cheap it was/is possible to get the regular versions, I don't think it is totally nuts for someone to go that far. I'm personally more than happy with the Extended Editions though.
You compiled your own elvish dictionary, you have a 4-digit UID, and you've gotten laid? You sir, have the life.
Does that mean this preview is the original theatre release of LOTR:ROTK? ;)
I bought both editions of the first two and am planning to complete the extended set in December (already have the theatrical ROTK of course). Call me stupid if you must but I am willing to shell out the cash for one simple reason: I belive in sponsoring the things that I particularly like. Hollywood doesn't send me a ballot to let them know that I want more LOTR quality stuff, so I vote with my wallet. I don't buy many DVDs, but I felt this series was worthy of an exception. YMMV.
Oh, and BTW (from grandparent post):
My wife of five years and I are happily expecting our first child in January and we both have enjoyed the trilogy thoroughly. So, I guess that's just one more moronic theory out the window -- or else the universe is about the end -- I leave it to the reader to judge.
All the spoilers you need are right in the book, and have been available for over a half-century....
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I'm waiting for the extended edition box set in WMVHD 1080p.
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We're talking about two different things here. The link you posted contains just the EEs you can buy individually, plus a box. Nothing extra. Whereas Peter is talking about a "super" EE set, possibly with bloopers and other cut scenes. This will likely come come out on the new HD format in several years.
I always find it interesting that there's so much fuss about the Star Wars changes (i.e. the unavailability of the original/last versions's footage w/ each new edition); meanwhile, people complain about LOTR's production company making both the theatrical (i.e. original) and EE versions available.
/. population of SW complainers (lack of choices) includes none of the LOTR complainers (too many choices)...
;)
Somehow, I doubt that the
For those who feel "tricked" into buying the theatrical cut when they could've bought the EE, you're frankly in the wrong. This is one of the few cases where the film producers have been entirely upfront w/ the public about the differences between editions, including pre-announcing release dates for the different releases so that customers could plan ahead. So, if a few people buy the movie twice by mistake - too bad for them. And if you "couldn't wait" for the EE, then clearly the theatrical cut was worth the twenty bucks and there's nothing to really complain about.
As for those fools (myself included) who deliberately seek out both versions, we're a particular strain of film enthusiast that enjoys watching different versions of the same movie; this can be incredibly educational about the editing process (for example, the studio re-cut of "Brazil" entirely belies the plot and meaning of the original cut of the film, though it uses no different footage; the special edition DVD includes both these cuts plus an alternative European cut).
Furtheremore, we get a kick from being able to view the movie "the way that audiences first saw it" - at the least this makes later viewing the most updated/remastered/restored/extended version of the film a fresh and more interesting experience.
So there is a reason to own/view multiple versions of a movie; it may not appeal to some, but there's enough of "us" out here that the DVD market will often cater to this irrational and unnatural desire.
I won't reveal the working title of my next book since otherwise amazon will be taking pre-orders for it by tommorrow...
I am very interested to see how Jackson manages to connect up with the previous EEs. There are scenes added to the previous two EEs, which are not in the theatrical releases, which will have an impact on scenes already shown in the cinemas. I am thinking, for instance, of the scene where Merry and Pippin drink the Ent's stuff that makes them grow. At the crowning, the four hobbits are standing next to each other. In the theatrical release, the hobbits are of equal length. In the EE, Merry and Pippin need to be at least a head taller than Frodo and Sam! Will new special effects do the trick here?
I'm very disappointed that Peter Jackson has decided not to include a very important scene in The Two Towers. One day I hope that future generations will get to see these movies with the badger scenes fully restored...
Why bother.