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ROTK:EE Trailer Released
artemis67 writes "A six-minute trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Extended Edition, has been released, and it's quite good. We get to see some snippets of the final confrontation between Gandalf and Saruman, as well as some other intriguing scenes that will add a lot of depth to the final movie. The Extended Edition will add an additional 50 minutes to the film, bring the total for the Extended trilogy to 11 hours and 20 minutes."
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And I can hardly wait for a LOTR marathon, all three movies in succession!
Seriously though, I've been looking forward to seeing the extra scenes, plus, you get Minas Thirit with the special extended DVD package!
I just can not wait to buy the DVD Trilogy special edition with 26 DVD's
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With popcorn/bathroom breaks, 12 hours is about the amount of time to read the original 6 books (in 3 well-known volumes). I'd like to see a correlation between events in "booktime" to "movietime".
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It's Saruman, not Sauroman. sigh...trying to review a movie and can't even spell Saruman. What kind of LOTR geek are you anyway?
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Oh well... if you don't know LOTR, what do you know ?
Did anyone else read the title as "Return of The King: Electronic Engineer" Trailer Released
Please, wake me up when a New Super Extended Platinum 24h long Edition will be available.
Did they tighten things up by just combining the baddies in Orthanc and Barad-dur?
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the trailer sets the mood for more great time with LOTR.
lots of CGI (as usual), and I'm sure the edition would sell very well. collectors beware and be alert.
This is why I don't buy movies anymore. They always release something 'bigger and better' than the one before just to make bigger bucks... Pretty pathetic I think!
You mean the king of rotk and roll ?
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Yikes ... that's a lot of pizza.
Why is noew line and the theatres not tapping the opportunity to make gobs of cash?
special event all 3 extended films in the theatre would sell out for 2 weeks solid. It's guarenteeing that every seat in that theatre will buy 3 movie tickets, they will eat gobs of popcorn, and the delay between film changes will be welcomed for bathroom and smoke breaks.
it is a fricking gold mine waiting to be tapped, hell, starwars fanatics pale in comparison to LOTR fanatics... they couldn't sell out the trilogy running back to back here but the single night they ran the LOTR movies they oversold it.
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...between Gandalf and Sauroman
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Seems a little too long and uncut for my liking
To preempt the whining that accompanied every article about previous Lord of the Rings extended version DVD releases: I know some complain that studios release special, super-duper extended versions in a scheme to make more money from people willing to buy multiple versions of a movie. I really don't think that this is the case for the extended version of Return of the King. Its not as if they didn't tell us a extended version was on its way. The wait between the DVD release of the theatrical version an this release is a bit annoying, but I believe it is worth holding off purchasing for. And that's the key phrase... nobody makes you buy every single version of a movie that comes out. if you want the regular version, buy that. If not, wait for the extended movie.
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According to the place where I ordered my LOTR3 EE box set (preordered so many months ago, I can't even recall the exact date :) ), they'll ship it on dec10, so I'm counting the days already. A marathon with my friends has already been discussed after LOTR2 :) so I'm looking forward to it also :) Will be hell of a day, 12+ hours of LOTR :) Kewlest ever :)
I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I can think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
We get to see some snippets of the final confrontation between Gandalf and Sauroman, as well as some other intriguing scenes that will add a lot of depth to the final movie.
WTF? Saruman was killed by Wormtongue during the Scouring of the Shire.
Does anyone know if the EE covers all the stuff with "Mr Sharkey" (have I remembered correctly?) and the Shire? Did they even film that stuff?
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Holy crap, I could probably re-read the trilogy in less time than that!
and millions of dollars milked out of a few poor bastards pockets. This was a decent film and I don't mean to troll at all but I am kind of sick of the "Extreme Ending Edition" DVDs they put out now. I think I'll save my dollars for the super enhanced HD-DVD version to come out in 5 years which will probably come out about the same time that the super enhanced star wars HD-DVD with 2 hours of bonus footage of Lucas taking a shit on his fans and whiping his ass with the money they are giving him to do it.
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Lord Of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy [12 Discs] - 12/14/2004. Do you think they would wait until next christmas??
Bah, why bother try downloading without a torrent. Anyone got a torrent link?
See them carry Frodo in ways you didn't see in the theater.
LOTR: ROTK Extended Edition: Now with even more endings!
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Um. No. That was the theater showings last year before the theatrical release of RotK. (Hint: check the expiration date on the poster offer).
I hope the extra 50 minutes comes BEFORE the part where Mr Jackson decided to have 3 false endings with lots of running water going on. Evil, Evil, Evil....
Plus "some assembly required" would be putting it mildly. Hopefully you selected "Let us assemble it for you" to get a qualified crew of dwarves to help you.
My ass gets numb just thinking about that. Might be good for a NYC to Tokyo flight, however.
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Added scene showing Sauron (digitally placed in over an actor), talking to Denethor inside the olephant hanger.
Changed the title to "Revenge of the King"
Totally changes the concept of The Ring. In this changed version they explain that everyone has Rings inside of them, yet Frodo is a special case because he has extra Rings inside making him the most powerful Ring Bearer ever.
Now Sauroman shoots first!
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Where does it say "Return of the King" on that page?
(That's from last year, fool)
Very well, good point. Do the extended editions have menu options to watch the original theatrical release ?
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I love the Lord of the Rings. Yes I do. It is so wonderful. Peter Jackson is so beautiful. I cannot wait for the extended edition.
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12 hours is about the amount of time to read the original 6 books
It's also about how long it takes to fly from the East Coast to Hawaii.
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I'm really just hoping it's not more "epic battle" filler. I know, I know, the kids like it. It just seems to me that something about LOTR got lost in more being paid in detail to the fighting and battles than the general culture that JRRT created.
Hack and slash is good at the D&D table but it gets old quick in a (now) four hour film.
It'd be like extending the second Matrix film to include more of the 48 minute car chase scene or adding another 15 minutes on to the fight scene in They Live.
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My good friend and I plan on spending an entire day watching the entire extended trilogy sometime this month. It's a good thing we're both married, as this wouldn't exactly attract the womens.
Although, I have to admit I never got it on with a geek babe...
Anyway, the LOTR trilogy will likely be the greatest movie series ever done. IMO, it is far, far, far superior to Stars Wars, old and new.
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You serious? They managed to add 50 minutes to this?
Let me guess, they managed to over extend the already exhaustingly long ending.
So now there are 30 points where the movie can end rather than 18, right?
Exactly! I went through an emotional roller coaster in the theater. "Ah! That was a great movie! ... No wait! There's more! Hey that was pretty good ... Huh!? There's more! Is this the end? Guess not... Hmmm... " And it went on like that for the last 7 hours of the movie. I was conflicted between wanting to learn more and wanting to relive myself at the restroom.
And why wouldn't we?
It's all about the joy of owning it right?
That's why I, for one, paid $55 each for my Leather bound Tolkien Classic series from Easton Press. They are beautiful, and they make the reading experience more pleasant. The feel and smell of thick pages and rich binding make the whole thing more engrossing.
The comparisons to Lucas aren't fair. Jackson made a reduced slightly less satisfying version of the film for the theatres to show and the full on artistic vision for the fans. The whole time he said in advance there'd be the long version and the full version. Personally, I only get the extended box sets, so all three won't look garish and plasticy next to my books.
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The first thing when I saw ROTK I was thinking Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Another story that they can make an extended special limited gold 20-hour edition bonus DVD.
Except we intend to start mid saturday afternoon and get going till sunday.
:)
I provide the flat, the xga video projector (Epson EMP 710), the 2.0*1.5 meter screen and episode 1 extended + 5.2 home theater (5.2, as in two subwoofers + 5*100W as every speaker gets a full 100W...4 columns and a central speaker...)
They provide the two other LOTR dvd boxes and the drinks/food...
It will be quite a party, as we even had some of our parents interested in the projection...(they WILL provide better booze !)
On the irresponsible / useless front, well, we are 30ish (at last), have some money (at last, too) and have to get some fun
On a side note, I will probably use your menu in reverse, as in pizza, snacks, pancakes...
Anyone knows if I can cook the pancakes the saturday and eat them on sunday morning ? I mean, does it go stale fast ?
Anyone have a ballpark (USD) for the price? I'm glad they added in some stuff that was desperately missing (like Sam and Frodo disguised as Orcs). Can't wait.
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Luckily they are ALL in the EE! I can't wait
I think its time we start the drum beat for a LoTR-like showing of all the Star Wars movies for the premiere of Episode 3 this May.
But what order should they show them? What order, hmm.
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The original theatrical version was released (3 parts) and this is the third part of the director's cut.
Not really milking... they announced up front that they would have both editions, so people would know whether they wanted the original or wanted to wait for the extended.
would be proud. How many editions of the LOTR trilogy does this make? 3 or 4? Milk that trilogy for all it's worth Jackson! Milk it dry!!
It only makes 2, jackass. The theatrical releases and the extended releases of all 3 films. Grow up.
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Does Saruman shoot first in this version?
Anybody have this in a format the rest of the world can view without downloading software that bothers you with ads to purchase the "pro" version every time it opens?
how many hours if we count the several making-of and the rest of the stuff?
But still missing the most important ending.
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Will there be a DVD trilogy set or must one need to buy each extended DVD separately?
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I just read that a Return of the King: Enterprise Edition. I've been doing this software thing for way too long.
Did anyone else read the title as "Return of The King: Electronic Engineer" Trailer Released
Surely you meant, Electrical Engineer. What type of geek ARE you?
I wish they'd extend it enough to add Tom Bombadil back in.
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would read this as Romance of Three Kingdoms: Extreme Edition...
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Background: I am a rabid LOTR fan, have been since I first read the trilogy when I was 11. I went to the midnight showings of each of the three movies and own the EEs of each of the first two.
I've only seen ROTK once. In the theatre, at midnight.
I'm not entirely sure why, really, because I loved it. I *shivered* as the movie started from the sheer excitement of it all. The world disappeared as I watched, fully captivated by PJ's amazing artistry.
But, I think I'm waiting. I think I'm waiting for those pieces that will really complete the movie the way PJ really intended it to be and yet was hampered by the movie industry. Character development? Hell yes! Give me more of it. I want to see more of what makes each of them tick. Eowyn's character -- only touched upon, with so much depth left to explore. I want to see those little nuances that only the avid fans of the book will catch. I want to see the vision as it was intended.
I don't agree with everything PJ has done to the story itself, but I give him his leeway given what he had to try to accomplish. But if I'm going to bother seeing it, I want to see it the way he wanted me to.
Right now, I'm planning an all-day marathon to watch all three EEs in a row with my ex-roommate. I think I shall shiver again.
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This timing makes the final stretch of our basement remodel (with the 12' movie screen on a 23' throw) all the more worth it.
Methinks the grand opening of our homer movie theatre will be a red carpet event for a bunch of very dust covered geeeks!
There was a line at the restroom (for the guys this time) after the movie...I kept enjoying the more and more endings (though a lot of tear-jerking) but man, my bladder was crying...
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Not very hobbit-ish of you. The proper sequence is:
First breakfast
FOTR disk 1
Second breakfast
FOTR disk 2
Elevenses
TT 1
Luncheon
TT 2
Afternoon tea
ROTK 1
Supper
ROTK 2
Stomach pumping.
and friend did this too. Went to the theater with his friend to see the original star wars trilogy back to back to back.
Nine hours right? Nooooo, the TRILOGY, back to back to back....
I guess if Merry & Pippin don't get one, niether do you.
For the first time ever I've actually preordered something. Don't normally believe in that sort of crap, but I have so enjoyed the first two films. Even with the differences from the book, IMO Jacko's done a stunning job and I can't wait to see the extended rotk.
I'm also planning on hosting a back-to-back extended ringathon (no goatse jokes please) via projector for my friends.
They are going to sell a 12 DVD box with the three extended versions, but are they going to sell a box with the extended versions WITHOUT all the extra features (making of the film, etc.)?
Does anybody know that?
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I love Sean Astin. He is such a movie nerd, and so unabashedly enthusiastic about what he's doing. On the commentary and in the interviews, he's kind of dorky, but I just can't help but dig him.
Gandalf's confrontation with the Witch-King gives me chills just from the trailer. I am so excited about that.
I once again have to hand it to Andy Serkis for having to spend so much time in that goofy-looking blue-screen outfit, give a great performance, and then be essentially removed from the film digitally. Serkis is awesome.
Looks like Merry gets to fight Sloth! "Baby Ruth! Baby Ruth!"
Also, including the new comedy short LOTR:ROTF (LMAO)
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Anyone know if they've announced a supermega pack of DVD's - meaning all the extended editions in one couch-potato special version?
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LOTR is primarily a "milieu" story. That is, rather than more common story types that focus on character development, or plot and action, the idea is to wander around and explore the background. Other classic examples might be Gulliver's Travels or, in part, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
One reason there's so much travel in the book is to get to lots of different places so that you can see them rather than just hear about them. Bombadil is in there not because he's crucial to the resolution of the plot, but because he's part of the milieu. The quest goes through Rivendell and Lorien and ducks through Khazad-dum to show off the milieu as much as anything else.
One reason most characters are shallow, or at least archetypes, is that they're standing in for their piece of the milieu. The Fellowship exists so that you can see some comparison and contrast between what men, elves, and dwaves are typically like, not because they're interesting and eccentric characters in and of themselves. Legolas is Everyelf and Gimli is Everydwarf by design, not lack of literary skill.
Since milieu stories involve temporarily visiting a milieu, the actual ending occurs when the explorer finally returns home after having seen everything he's going to see. The multiple "endings" in the movie are resolutions of sub-plots, but not a conclusion of the initial problem, which is exploring the milieu. It's not an accident that the hobbits return to the Shire, rather than remaining in Gondor, Rohan, or whereever. And it's no accident that Frodo says goodbye to Middle Earth, just as the readers do.
The movies are a bit more plot-oriented than the book, which explains some of the editing changes. Cutting Bombadil out affects the plot not a whit, but deeply wounds fans in love with the milieu itself. The Scouring of the Shire affects the theme strongly, but is not that relevant to a defeat-Sauron plot.
I loved the third movie more than any of them, but like you I only saw it once... it just makes sense to wait and see the thing in as complete a state as possible. From watching the video it seems like a good choice as there have been many fantastic momets from the book added back in!
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One thing I was wondering but cannot tell is if the boxed set has extra footage, or if it's basically just a gathering of all the EE editions in one set.
Does anyone know?
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Just for once, it looks like the UK is ahead of the US on this one. Amazon UK have what looks like the equivalent (albeit with a different name?) out on 10 December 2004, also the same day the extended edition of ROTK is out over here.
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For some people, it is. For others, the theatrical cuts are what they want, nothing more.
That is why both exist.
The reason theatrical versions are cut down as they are is because 3 hours is about all of the movie watching some people can tolerate.
More isn't better for everyone. The EE's of the movies were known about well ahead of time.
Anyone complaining about buying the movies more than once needs to learn to stop blaming others for their lack of self-control.
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Every time we have an Extended Edition article, someone posts with a random, adjective-filled, "Super Duper Mega Extended Pack Edition" joke, as though making up as many words as possible makes the joke clever or witty.
There have always been two versions--Standard and Extended. This release schedule has been known since 2001, and Peter Jackson and New Line have announced this since the very beginning. For close to four years now, it's been the same schedule. Standard, then Extended.
Yet, every article, there are people who come on and make a "Magma Shiny Super Platinum Bonus Extended Remix Edition" joke to get a +5 Funny. It's not funny, and it's not accurate.
Only on /. is misspelling "Saruman" some sort of major typographical error warranting mention of the President. And said comment gets modded up as funny.
I had heard a rumor that they were going to screen the EE for all three films in theatres this winter. Has this been announced/denounced?
Does it hurt to hear them lying? Was this the only world you had?
I am not going to buy that one either! I would just end up spending more money on the mithril edition.
I hope the trailer doesn't include all the sickening sentimental goodbye crap that was at the end of the flick. If I were doing a director's cut, I'd squash that crap.
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Don't count the trilogy out after the baby. My second one is 2 months old right now, and you need SOMETHING to do during the seemingly endless hours of nursing (either the wife nursing, which takes longer, or you with the bottle). Plus, entertaining a months-old baby only takes about 5% of the adult human brain, so you need something to occupy the other 95%. Then they sleep, which is free time.
Once they're old enough to crawl, THAT'S when your free time ends.
I never understood the complaints about this. I felt like it had exactly one ending - everything else was just tying up a few loose ends. It would have felt abrupt and unfinished otherwise. Then again, I read the books, so the movie's ending was miniscule compared to the book. Whoopee!!
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I actually caught it on Showtime a while back. Stupid but kind of funny in a real campy sort of way.
Grab the trailer here(Coral cache), or here (direct link, but extremely slow for me).
...but is it worth upgrading from my copy of Lord of the Rings with HyperThreading?
I was looking over the technical details on Amazon but did not see those lines.
That makes me feel a lot better about just getting the ROTK EE, and not getting the boxed set when I already have the other two EEs.
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Honestly? I think we're conditioned by the way in which 99.9% of Hollywood movies (especially action-adventure movies) end: climax, brief 2-3 minute denoument, roll credits. As you note, that's not at all the way the book is, in no small part because the book aimed at something different from a simple action-adventure. Peter Jackson didn't do a by-rote reproduction of the book, of course; but he did drift a little away from the standard action-adventure, or aspire to do more than what a-a's do. But the movie came across as one, so many people expected it to end the way action-adventure movies typically end.
this http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/10/17/145923 4&tid=199&tid=1 ?
7am: friends arrive, pancake breakfast.
8am: Fellowship of the Ring (~4+ hrs)
12:30pm: Lunch
2:00pm: The Two Towers (~3 1/2 hrs)
5:30pm: Dinner
7:00pm: Return of the King (~ 4 1/2 hrs)
11:30pm: Eyes ooze out of our sockets, bedsores open on our asses.
But what about second breakfast? And elevensies? And the 4 o'clock snack? and at five, you simply must have tea and biscuits and jams and jellies and muffins...
And I assume that you are going to drink beer and smoke hobbit's weed throughout the day, of course.
Sounds like a fun, light day : )
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I was going to go to Europe for 2 weeks for my 30th birthday.
But oooh, bedsores sound pretty tempting!
I cannot imagine how horrible that place would smell after 11 hours or so.
You could not pay ME to endure that.
Wait - it was so long that it made you want to begin your life anew in the toilets?
The problem for me was I was stuck down the front of the theatre doing the neck straight up type thing.
Which was fine until I thought the movie was almost over so I relaxed the muscles and allowed them to start hurting (which I had been ignoring since then)....but of course it wasn't over and still had an hour to go...
The Extended Edition will add an additional 50 minutes to the film, bring the total for the Extended trilogy to 11 hours and 20 minutes.
Only 11h20m? Wasn't the neverending ending for ROTK longer than that by itself?
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I wonder how much of the extra 50 minutes are in slow motion?