The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Special Extended Edition)
by Peter Jackson
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Actor: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Viggo MortensenDirector: Peter Jackson
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 681 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-12-14
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Special Extended Edition)
Movie Review: The One Trilogy for you!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me start out by saying Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, and the cast and crew have done real wizard magic by bringing the Lord of the Rings to the movie theaters. The Motion Picture Trilogy Theatrical Editions are must-have! None can understand the true splendor and extra work put into the Extended Editions of the trilogy without having the Theatrical Editions in their collection.
The 12-disc set contains all three Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. Contents include:
The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended DVD Edition Content Overview:
DISC 1-2: The Feature
FEATURE (approx. 208 minutes) - Unique version of the epic adventure with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film and new music scored by Academy Award winning composer Howard Shore:
Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the Special Extended Edition
Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound
DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound
Stereo Surround Sound
Four audio commentaries by director and writers, the design team, the production team, and the cast featuring more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Academy Award winners Richard Taylor, Andrew Lesnie, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, Randy Cook, and many more
DISC 3-4: The Appendices
Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
DISC 3 - "From Book to Vision"
Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
Designing and building Middle-earth
Storyboards to pre-visualization
Weta Workshop visit - An up-close look at the weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures from the film
Atlas of Middle-earth: Tracing the journey of the Fellowship
An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
Guided tour of the wardrobe department
Footage from early meetings, moving storyboards and pre-visualization reels
And much more!
DISC 4 - "From Vision to Reality"
Bringing the characters to life
A day in the life of a hobbit
Principal photography: Stories from the set
Scale: Creating the illusion of size
Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
Editorial and visual effects multi-angle progressions
Sound design demonstration
And much more!
The Two Towers Special Extended DVD Edition Content Overview:
DISCS 1-2: The Feature
Feature (approx. 223 minutes)- Over 40 minutes of new and extended scenes
were added by Peter Jackson, including 200 new digital effects and new score by
Howard Shore:
Anamorphic widescreen 16x9 (2.35:1) version of the film
Dolby Digital EX Surround Sound
DTS ES 6.1
Stereo Surround
Four audio commentaries:
Audio Commentary 1: The Director and Writers
Peter Jackson (Director/Co-Writer/Producer)
Fran Walsh (Writer/Co-Producer)
Philippa Boyens (Co-Write)
Audio Commentary 2: The Design Team
Richard Taylor (WETA Workshop Creative Supervisor)
Tania Rodger (WETA Workshop Manager)
Grant Major (Production Designer)
Ngila Dickson (Costume Designer)
Alan Lee (Conceptual Designer)
John Howe (Conceptual Designer)
Dan Hennah (Supervising Art Director/Set Decorator)
Chris Hennah (Art Department Manager)
Audio Commentary 3: The Production/Post-Production Team
Barrie Osborne (Producer)
Mark Ordesky (Executive Producer)
Andrew Lesnie (Director of Photography)
Mike Horton and Jabez Olssen (Editors)
Rick Porras (Co-Producer)
Howard Shore (Composer)
Jim Rygiel (Visual Effects Supervisor)
Joe Letteri (WETA Digital Effects Supervisor)
Ethan Van der Ryn (Supervising Sound Editor/Co-Designer)
Mike Hopkins (Supervising Sound Editor)
Randy Cook (WETA Animation Designer & Supervisor)
Christian Rivers (WETA VFX Art Director)
Brian Van't Hull (WETA VFX Cinematographer)
Alex Funke (Miniatures Director of Photography)
Audio Commentary 4: The Cast
Elijah Wood (Frodo)
Liv Tyler (Arwen)
Sean Astin (Sam)
John Rhys-Davies (Gimli)
Billy Boyd (Pippin)
Dominic Monaghan (Merry)
Orlando Bloom (Legolas)
Christopher Lee (Saruman)
Sean Bean (Boromir)
Bernard Hill (Theoden)
Miranda Otto (Eowyn)
David Wenham (Faramir)
Brad Dourif (Grima)
Karl Urban (Eomer)
John Noble (Denethor)
DISCS 3-4 : The Appendices
Two discs of all-new bonus content, including multiple documentaries, galleries
and interactive maps. Documentaries that were started with The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended DVD Edition are continued here,
delving deep into the stories and experiences unique to The Two Towers.
DISCS 3 - The Appendices Part III: "The Journey Continues..."
J.R.R. Tolkien - Origins of Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
From Book to Script - Finding the Story (Video Documentary)
Designing and Building Middle-earth
Designing Middle-earth (Viedo Documentary)
Weta Workshop (Video Documentary)
Design Galleries
The Peoples of Middle-earth
The Realms of Middle-earth
Gollum
The Taming of Smeagol (Video Documentary)
Andy Serkis Animation Reference (Video Documentary)
Gollum "Stand-in" (Video Documentary)
Design Gallery
Middle-earth Atlas (Tracing the journeys of the Fellowship) (Interactive map)
New Zealand as Middle-earth (Interactive map)
DISC 4 - The Appendices Part IV: "The battle for Middle-earth begin..."
Filming "The Two Towers"
Warriors of Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
Cameras in Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
Production Photos
Visual Effects
Miniatures
"Big-atures" (Video Documentary)
Galleries
The Flooding of Isengard Animatic
Weta Digital (Video Documentary)
Abandoned Concepts
Editorial: Refining the Story (Video Documentary)
Music and Sound
Music for Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
The Soundscapes of Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
Sound Demonstration: "Helm's Deep"
"The Battle for Helm's Deep is over ..." (Video Documentary)
The Return of the King Special Extended DVD Edition Content Overiew:
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: Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the Special Extended Edition
Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound
DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound
Stereo Surround Sound
English subtitles and closed captions
Spanish subtitles
Four audio commentaries by the director and writers, the design team, the production team and the cast featuring more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom and Academy Award?winners Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, and many more.
Cast commentary also features dialogue between split-personality characters Gollum and Smeagol (Andy Serkis)!
DISCS 3-4: The Appendices
Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King::
THE APPENDICES PART V: "The War of the Ring"
Disc intro by director Peter Jackson
"J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth" documentary
From Book to Script: "From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter" documentary
Abandoned Concept: Aragorn Battles Sauron
Designing and Building Middle-earth "Designing Middle-earth" documentary
"Big-atures" documentary
"Weta Workshop" documentary
"Costume Design" documentary
Design Galleries - 2,123 images The Peoples of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
The Realms of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
Miniatures (galleries with docent audio)
"Home of the Horse Lords" documentary
"Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship" interactive map
"New Zealand as Middle-earth" interactive map w/on-location footage
THE APPENDICES PART VI: "The Passing of an Age"
Disc intro by Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan
Filming The Return of the King "Cameras in Middle-earth" documentary
Production Photos (gallery) - 69 images
Visual Effects "Weta Digital" documentary
"The Mumakil Battle" demonstration / multi-angle interactive feature
Post Production: Journey's End "Editorial: Completing the Trilogy" documentary
"Music for Middle-earth" documentary
"The Soundscapes of Middle-earth" documentary
"The End of All Things" documentary
"The Passing of an Age" documentary
Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for "Into the West" "Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for 'Into the West'" documentary
"DFK6498" short film
"Strike Zone" short film
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Summary of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Special Extended Edition)
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.Running Time: 785 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY UPC: 794043734724Similar DVD Movies
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