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The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)

starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Sean Bean
directed by: Peter Jackson

: The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780780648678
Format: Box set, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
ISBN: 0780648676
Label: New Line Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: New Line Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 12
Publisher: New Line Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 14, 2004
Running Time: 681 minutes
Sales Rank: 192
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 2003



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Description:
This critically acclaimed epic trilogy follows the quest undertaken by the hobbit, Frodo Baggins, and his fellowship of companions to save Middle-earth by destroying the One Ring and defeating the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron. With new and extended scenes carefully added back into the film, the 12-disc set also includes hours of bonus features.

Amazon.com:
The extended editions of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings present the greatest trilogy in film history in the most ambitious sets in DVD history. In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson benefited from extraordinary special effects, evocative New Zealand locales, and an exceptionally well-chosen cast, but most of all from his own adaptation with co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, preserving Tolkien's vision and often his very words, but also making logical changes to accommodate the medium of film. While purists complained about these changes and about characters and scenes left out of the films, the almost two additional hours of material in the extended editions (about 11 hours total) help appease them by delving more deeply into Tolkien's music, the characters, and loose ends that enrich the story, such as an explanation of the Faramir-Denethor relationship, and the appearance of the Mouth of Sauron at the gates of Mordor. In addition, the extended editions offer more bridge material between the films, further confirming that the trilogy is really one long film presented in three pieces (which is why it's the greatest trilogy ever--there's no weak link). The scene of Galadriel's gifts to the Fellowship added to the first film proves significant over the course of the story, while the new Faramir scene at the end of the second film helps set up the third and the new Saruman scene at the beginning of the third film helps conclude the plot of the second.



To top it all off, the extended editions offer four discs per film: two for the longer movie, plus four commentary tracks and stupendous DTS 6.1 ES sound; and two for the bonus material, which covers just about everything from script creation to special effects. The argument was that fans would need both versions because the bonus material is completely different, but the features on the theatrical releases are so vastly inferior that the only reason a fan would need them would be if they wanted to watch the shorter versions they saw in theaters (the last of which, The Return of the King, merely won 11 Oscars). The LOTR extended editions without exception have set the DVD standard by providing a richer film experience that pulls the three films together and further embraces Tolkien's world, a reference-quality home theater experience, and generous, intelligent, and engrossing bonus features. --David Horiuchi



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Best Film Ever made
The Lord of the Rings (the whole series) is the BEST FILM ever made. The Lord of the Rings is more ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This Movie Will Change Your Life and The World
"I can't do this, Sam."

" I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent product for a great price!
Being a HUGE LOTR fan, this combo was like a dream for me. And its well worth the money! Go for it!


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - fantastic collection
From someone who enjoyed the books, the movies at the cinema left out a lot of details.The extended ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Well Worth It!
I know that after buying the theatrical releases on DVD, I was not happy about having buy them again ... Read More

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