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Preorder 1rst October

No word on actual release date --- ??? :confused:


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

DVD-ROM CONTENT: Includes access to exclusive online features



Disc 1: The Feature
Feature (200 minutes)

Widescreen (2.35:1) or Fullscreen version of the film
Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound
Stereo Surround Sound
English subtitles and closed captions
Spanish subtitles
EXTRA VIDEO CONTENT: Animated menus and select-a-scene

Disc 2: Special Features
Bonus disc featuring hours of additional content.

3 in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including:
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making The Return of the King
National Geographic Special - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
6 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net:
Aragorn's Destiny
Minas Tirith: Capital of Gondor
The Battle of Pelennor Fields
Samwise the Brave
Eowyn: White Lady of Rohan
Digital Horse Doubles
Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Supertrailer
The Battle for Middle-earth Continues - Video Games from EA

DVD-ROM Content

Exclusive online content
Link to www.lordoftherings.net

I hope the menus on the supplementary suff are less confusing on this one. I Kept getting lost.

That magic "Play All" button cures many ills. Really looking forward to this one.

That magic "Play All" button cures many ills.
Yeah, if you've got 6 hours to kill! We usually watch one feature at a time during dinner.

Just found the release date! Pre-Ordering begins on October 1st, the discs go on sale December 14th.

And here is a look at the special edition boxed set:

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Setting aside the cash now...
-Leelan :roll:

Yeah, if you've got 6 hours to kill! We usually watch one feature at a time during dinner.
Oh, that's what weekends are for, my friend!

Summer weekends are for sitting on the back porch reading; winter weekends are for building models. NOT for sitting in front of a TV all day. :)

Finally!

I can now complete my Extended Edition collection!

Summer weekends are for sitting on the back porch reading; winter weekends are for building models. NOT for sitting in front of a TV all day. :)
Yeah, but it'll still be Fall when it comes out......and Fall weekends are for easing back into the recliner and watching extended "Making of's" on DVD. :D

Wait a second; that lists the entire feature on Disc 1, and shows it only running 200 minutes. The original film was 195 minutes, and they're supposed to be adding 50 minutes for this, and they're gonna fit it all on one disc? That doesn't sound right.

Oops, someone screwed up here.

I went to lordoftherings.net to verify and it is incorrect. What someone has done is list the features of disks 3 and 4 of the EXTENDED edition and then list the features of disks 1 and 2 of the THEATRICAL edition. The listing matches the contents of the DVD in front of me exactly. So far, the EE's have not duplicated any of the extras from the theatrical versions.

I believe that the listing for disks 3 and 4 are correct and disks 1 and 2 will be the extended 250 minute film. Notice that at the top of the listing they DO say the feature is 250 minutes.

Yeah, the inconsistency is what threw me. Thanks for clearing that up!

Why is'nt this out in November like the other SEs? An OUTRAGE! That city sculpture thing is STUPID. I can't wait for the 20 inch NECA Reel Toys Gandalf and Saruman b/c they ought to be superb with dead on likenesses!
I can only hope they come out next. Be nice if they did a Frodo. The Weta figure blows and is the worst of the lot likeness wise.
I'm getting a Saruman staff at 50% off to add to my 3 LOTR swords and Excalibur '81 movie sword. I have an ersats Conan one too.

Os

I preordered the extended Whole Trilogy @ $90, due December 14.

I preordered the extended Whole Trilogy @ $90, due December 14.
Seems like the way to go. I've held off buying any of these before now.