The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (Extended Editions) (DVD)
Action/Adventure - Director: Peter Jackson - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis more
Peter Jackson's suitably massive interpretation of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. All three huge, action-packed movies in one box. See individual titles from Entertainment in Video... more
dark and powerful lord has brought together the forces of evil to destroy its cultures and enslave all life caught in his path. Sauron's time has come and he needs ...
35mm film and pictures from all three Lord of the Rings movies. The collection has a black mount with black angular frame, an individually numbered plaque and certificate of authenticity.
35mm film and pictures from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The collection has a black mount with black angular frame, an individually numbered plaque and certificate of authenticity.
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A review by Aquillyne on The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (Extended Editions) (DVD) January 7th, 2008
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Outstanding
Characters / Performances
Good
Special Effects
Outstanding
Soundtrack
Outstanding
Advantages:
Extended sequences, hundreds of special features, beautiful artwork
Disadvantages:
Films are presented on 2 DVDs rather than 1
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
This mind-blowing extended trilogy box-set of the immensely popular Lord of the Rings films is an absolute must-have for any fan of the series or fantasy stories of any kind. Gorgeously presented and smothered in artwork, each film is presented in its seamlessly extended form alongside an innumerable number of well-organised special features. A joy to watch, a joy to own; the ultimate Lord of the Rings experience.
Each film is extended by a minimum of half an hour, and up to 45 minutes in the case of the third film. These extensions include entire extra scenes lasting several minutes, or are sometimes extensions of scenes that were already screened in the cinema. Which scenes are extended and which scenes are added are marked clearly in the chapter lists both on the DVD menus and within the accompanying inlays.
The extensions add greatly to all 3 films, and are not arbitrary in any way. Each additional scene provides more information and depth to the story and keen viewer, explains elements of the plot in greater detail, provides significant further development of characters and much better transitions between events in the plot. Nearly all extended scenes include incredible visuals that must have cost thousands to execute, so you are in no way being delivered a cheap extra. Indeed, Peter Jackson, who directed the trilogy, has stated that the extended versions are by far his favourite, including all the things he regretted having to remove from the final films. In all cases, Howard Shore, composer for the series, has composed new music to blend the un-extended soundtrack into the extended version.
Many of the scenes address entire chapters of the original Lord of the Rings books that had to be eliminated from the theatrical release. Some of the most memorable additions are as follows. In The Fellowship of the Ring, there is an extended introduction giving more background on Bilbo's book There and Back Again (The Hobbit); extensions throughout the entire Rivendell-Moria sequence; and quite an amazing extension of the entire Lothlorien events, including greater interaction between all the characters that reveals all the tensions growing at that point in the plot, as well as a much-improved gift-giving scene as the fellowship leaves Lothlorien. In The Two Towers we enjoy more perilous navigation through the Emyn-Muil; greater explanation regarding the Ents, Gondor and Aragorn's past; the entire Ent-Draft sequence transferred from the Fellowship; the coming of Fangorn to Helm's Deep; loot at Orthanc; and a final farewell to Faramir. In The Return of the King, the highlights include the entire Voice of Saruman chapter fully realised; extended sequences in Gondor's past; more detail regarding the Hobbits' involvement in the War of the Ring; the entire Houses of Healing sequence; a battle between Aragorn and Sauron across the Palantir; and the entire Mouth of Sauron sequence fully realised. All of these sequences are of the same high standard as the rest of the films, and are blended in perfectly.
Each film is presented on 2 DVDs. This means that half-way through each film the picture cuts to a stylish "The story continues on Disc 2" message. This is done fairly well, especially in the first film, however the split feels slightly haphazard in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. These two discs are presented inside a thick box that folds outwards several times to reveal 2 other special features discs and a pamphlet.
Each box is decorated exquisitely in Lord of the Rings artwork, written in Lord of the Rings fonts, and generally made to look beautiful. The Fellowship of the Ring's box is themed in green, The Two Towers in red and The Return of the King in blue. Each box comes, further, inside another dust-cover box which is shinier and includes gold lettering. These three boxes come, finally, inside a third larger box that contains the whole trilogy. This is made of thick card, is a golden yellow-green in colour, with a lustre finish and golden lettering.
The special features bundled on 6 DVDs with the trilogy include never-before-seen making-of footage, interviews and galleries. The colossal amount of features are presented clearly on a beautifully drawn "map" that is contained inside the pamphlet included in each box. Many of these featurettes are quite interesting and deliver all sorts of inside information on the making of the three films and how the effects were achieved. In some cases, these special feature discs also contain bonus easter eggs - undocumented further footage. The Two Towers disc, for instance, contains a bonus video of Gollum's appearance on MTV.
Overall, this box-set is the ultimate cinematic Lord of the Rings experience, including everything that any previous release has featured plus a whole host of extra features. It is presented in a very artistic way, so it looks absolutely fantastic. Both a collector's item and the culmination of the entire Lord of the Rings saga, if you enjoyed the films, get yourself this trilogy.
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The fellowship reunited Review ofThe Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (Extended Editions) (DVD)by
david_1967
Advantages: 17 Academy Awards and 247 other awards - say no more Disadvantages: You may forget to eat!
...out there who have spent the last ten years holed up in a cave without any contact with the outside world then you probably don't know that Tolkien's mammoth book was eventually turned into three mammoth movies. The rest of us are split into two groups - those that probably want the film shown at their funeral and those that want it burned/buried instead of them at their funeral.
The box-set contains all three pieces that make up the Lord of the ... ...Two Towers
The Return of the King
Anyway, let's get the preliminaries out of the way.....Middle Earth is suffering under the hand of Sauron. It has been many years since he walked the land but his power is returning. All he needs is the one ring to help restore him to his former glory and in turn to walk the world of man and raise it to the ground. He is a really evil bloke who you see for the first five minutes at the start of the first film. ...
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...in one brilliant box-set, come the three extended editions of the Lord of the Rings – the absolute ‘must-have’ product for all fans of the films. Not only do we have the extended versions of the films, but also each one is packed with behind the scenes documentaries and photo galleries, commentaries and much much more. PART 1: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
THE PREMISE: First off, I am a huge fan of Tolkien, and have read a lot of his work, so I came ... ...as excitement. 'The Fellowship of the Ring' is the first part of 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy of books. The most read fiction work ever, LOTR is a fantasy that is so deep and detailed that it feels real. Tolkien spent years and years writing it, and so any film version needed to be a serious undertaking: Peter Jackson rose to the challenge. THE STORY: The film begins in Hobbiton, home of Frodo, Bilbo, Sam, Merry and Pippin the Hobbits. Just like ...
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Advantages: Rarely do films of this calibre come along Disadvantages: Requires a lot of popcorn!
...that I have not explained the story in detail, and there may be references within that could be considered spoilers.
I make no apologies for either of these issues.
As great as these films are, in my opinion the books are greater. No-one should sit down to watch these movies without first having read J.R.R. Tolkien's masterpiece.
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"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and
in the darkness ... ...the most loved literary works in the history of the written word. The films were a monumental undertaking, not only did they require incredible dedication and perseverance to create, but also an extraordinary amount of bravery. To take a tale that is dear to so many hearts and build a film on your own interpretation of it is a risky proposition.
So did Jackson succeed?
Yes, the film won 12 Oscars, but then Titanic brought in 11 and that was atrocious, ...
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Advantages: A new insight into the world of film Disadvantages: None (Lots of time is needed!)
The Extended editions of the Lord of the Rings (LOTR) films are great for all who are real LOTR fans and those who really enjoyed the films at the cinema. With around two hours of extra footage not seen at the cinema, as well as hours of extra features from the history of Tolkein and his writings to the making of the film, this is a movie lovers dream come true!
The Extended versions of the LOTR films comprise of four discs in each set. The first ... ...into the running order of the film. This footage is the actual footage that was shot and had to be cut for the cinema versions. With each of the three movies containing 30 minutes plus of extra clips, this makes the movie as a whole (all three films) have a much more understandable story line that flows at great speed, adding more twists and more of an overall image of the plot as it unravels. The extra footage also allows the characters to be developed ...
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Advantages: Amazing Detail, Funny, Groundbreaking Disadvantages: May be too long for some people
...as they came out over the years. I got the first one 'The Fellowship of the Ring' for christmas one year after vowing not to give into watching The Lord of the Rings films because everyone else was. After I got it I ignored it for months but one day decided I'd have a look, felt a little rude not to. I am very glad i did watch it.
The Cast
Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Sean Austin - Samwise Gamgee
Dominic Monaghan - Meriadoc Brandybuck
Billy Boyd ... ...Agent Smith as an elf...) The actors and actresses are very good in this, high quality of acting makes this film even better.
The movies themselves are masterpieces, all the environment and special effects are all used perfectly to make these movies absolutely amazing. The story is of course that of J.R.R. Tolkien's and the very imaginative and vivid descriptions used by the author made this an almost impossible task. As always happens with movies ...
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Plot: Peter Jackson's massive interpretation of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. All three extended versions in one box.
DVD Description
Peter Jackson's suitably massive interpretation of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. All three huge, action-packed movies in one box. See individual titles from Entertainment in Video for greater detail.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 07/11/2005
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: EDV 9254
Barcode: 5017239192548
Languages
Main Language: English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround English
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