**My Official TTT DVD News Thread

[Rizor]

Just to keep in touch with the thread I did last year, I'll just go ahead and do another one. :D Here I invite all of you to contribute in a discussion and the posting of DVD news!

Here's the annnouncement, as worded by The Digital Bits:

the 2-disc Theatrical Version will street on August 26th (SRP $29.95) in both full frame and anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) versions. The 179-minute film will feature Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround sound, with English and Spanish subtitles and English closed captioning. The exact features list includes: 2 in-depth documentaries (On the Set - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return to Middle Earth), Sean Astin's The Long and the Short of It short film, The Making of The Long and the Short of It featurette, 8 production featurettes (Forces of Darkness, Designing the Sounds of Middle-earth, Edoras: The Rohan Capital, Creatures of Middle-earth, Gandalf the White, Arms and Armor, The Battle of Helm's Deep and Bringing Gollum to Life), an exclusive 10-minute preview of The Return of the King, original theatrical trailers and TV spots, the Golllum's Song music video by Emiliana Torrini, a preview of Electronic Arts' Return of the King video game, and a preview of the Two Towers: Special Extended DVD Version. This represents some 2 hours of bonus content.

And, as we mentioned last night, the 4-disc Special Extended DVD Version of the film will follow on November 18th. It's currently in production, so specific features and specs will be announced at a later date. But you can reasonably assume it will be similar in format to the previous 4-disc version of The Fellowship of the Ring. As with that disc, no content will be repeated between the 2-disc and 4-disc versions of The Two Towers, so you'll get your money's worth if you buy both versions. The film will be 30+ minutes longer (we've heard 40+) than the theatrical cut. It will be rated PG-13, and will be presented in anamorphic widescreen video with Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound and audio commentary. It will also feature 2 full discs of all new bonus material.

http://digitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers2/lotrtwotowers2discfulldvd.jpg http://digitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers2/lotrtwotowers2discwidedvd.jpg http://digitalbits.com/articles/miscgfx/covers2/lotrtwotowers4discdvd.jpg

[ShadowsInMordor]

Awsomely cool man

[dr_evil]

http://www.dvdfile.com/images/box_art/7/lordoftherings_twotowers_se.jpg

[adt100]

http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=36027 ;)

Wonder if the EE will be red. It'd match the Harper Collins 1999 paperbacks (black cover with green, red, yellow rings in the centre), but the gold written titles on top of a yellow ROTK would look odd.

[adt100]

Incidentally, I notice the 'widescreen' and 'fullscreen' (ie pan & scan butchered) versions of the DVD. Is this a global thing or just the US versions, because I've never seen FOTR in fullscreen version before, and there no such bands along the top of the UK DVD?

[JEDI5150]

WOW!!!:eek:

A TEN MINUTE PREVIEW of ROTK!:eek: :eek:

Now all we need is some new stills and a teaser.:)

[Lizwise Gamgee]

TEN MINUTES!!!??? I'M GOING TO CRY!!!!!!!
I really am. That's more then good enough...

[JEDI5150]

Here are some goodies to look at and download...


http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/menus/intro.mov

http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/menus/setup.mov

http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/menus/06.jpg

http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/menus/01.jpg

[JEDI5150]

Hey on the SPECIAL FEATURES screen cap, look at the 4th and 5th ones down from the top.

[LOTR RING]

Originally posted by JEDI5150
WOW!!!:eek:

A TEN MINUTE PREVIEW of ROTK!:eek: :eek:

Now all we need is some new stills and a teaser.:)

RIZOR, You made Jedi's Eyes POP out! Thats a first.


AAAAHHH :eek: :eek: :eek:
Jedi your last post came in a second ago and you made my eyes pop out!!

(patheticaly reaches around floor looking for eyes)

I better find them before the DVD comes out.

[Mat]

Still gotta wait until August? :(

Those shots look cool though. :)

[LOTR RING]

Can someone please post those pictures on this board. My Computer cant open the downloads (Sad, poor me look) PLEASE:(

[Rizor]

Hmmm. looks like better business than last year. :)

Pretty much, I find the 2-dsic set to be typical. The only surprise is the inclusion of Sean Astin's short. Everything is pretty much uniform with what they did last year. The WB's "Return to Middle-Earth" special, Encore/Starz!'s 13-minute "On the Set," the web featurettes and previews. I'll probably rent it save my money for the EE. :)

Here's my DVD thread from last year. http://www.comingsoon.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=771 ;)

[Rizor]

Red keepcase. :)

http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/lotr_ttt_boxlg.jpg
http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/lotr_ttt_boxback.jpg

[Rizor]

Originally posted by LOTR RING
Can someone please post those pictures on this board. My Computer cant open the downloads (Sad, poor me look) PLEASE:( The links JEDI5150 posted seem to be Quicktime clips of the menus as opposed to pictures.

[LOTR RING]

Originally posted by Rizor
The links JEDI5150 posted seem to be Quicktime clips of the menus as opposed to pictures.

Thank YOu :)

[JEDI5150]

Originally posted by Rizor
Red keepcase. :)

http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/lotr_ttt_boxlg.jpg
http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/lotr_ttt_boxback.jpg

What a beautiful sight...

[Lizwise Gamgee]

I love you, Jedi...

[Rizor]

If ya love him so much, why don't ya marry him? ;)

[evilsquishy]

Wow, you go away for a day, and look what wonders pop up!;)

[southern]

check out TORN
they have a commercial for it

[JEDI5150]

Originally posted by evilsquishy
Wow, you go away for a day, and look what wonders pop up!;)

Yeah, how 'bout that?;)

[PsYkOoOoO]

damn..i wanna watch the 10 mins preview...but i dont wanna buy the dvd...damn...argh!

[ILOVEKATIE]

Wow, those are great, thanks a lot!
I really like the picture they used for the "main page" on the DVD, with Frodo touching the Ring.
A ten minute preview, ahhhh thats going to be heaven!

[The Elf King]

an exclusive 10-minute preview of The Return of the King!!
you yanks will get this first so some one better rip it and plonk it on one of the Peer 2 peer programmes :)

[LegolasIsntSexy]

damnit now i cant wait for august and november...arg!
im definitely buying both, and since i bought Fellowship in Fullscreen, ill buy TT in Fullscreen, just to be synchronized or something to that extent. arg! i cant wait! i want it all now! and i want return of the king to come out now! damnit!

[muzikul]

As much as I want the extended edition sooner than November, I still haven't found time to watch all of the discs from the Fellowship extended edition!

[Lizwise Gamgee]

Me neither!

[evilsquishy]

So Rizor, you have your big thread getting bigger yet.. Are you happy?:D

[LegolasIsntSexy]

i dont think ive watched every single thing on either the theatrical release or the extended edition...the only thing i havent watched on the theatrical is just the music video, and ive only watched one commentary on EE so thats sayin something

[Rizor]

Originally posted by evilsquishy
So Rizor, you have your big thread getting bigger yet.. Are you happy?:D I won't be happy until I'm sitting on my couch watching the extended edition of The Return of the King. ;)

[Rizor]

Well, apparently the EE packaging is red. There still is a bit of confusion though. The red art was used in the press release, but the Digital Bits claims the green one is real. Go figure.

[evilsquishy]

Originally posted by Rizor
I won't be happy until I'm sitting on my couch watching the extended edition of The Return of the King. ;) And to think....I was just beginning to think of other things......*sigh*;)

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by muzikul
As much as I want the extended edition sooner than November, I still haven't found time to watch all of the discs from the Fellowship extended edition!

u must be REALLY occupied with something else huh..

[adt100]

Originally posted by Rizor
Well, apparently the EE packaging is red. There still is a bit of confusion though. The red art was used in the press release, but the Digital Bits claims the green one is real. Go figure.

My bet is that it will be blue ... or green ... or red. One of those anyway! :)


BTW, everyone should experience LOTR in anamorphic widescreen, whether you've got a large TV or not. It's one of those films I can imagine having an awful lot chopped up in full screen pan & scan mode.

[PsYkOoOoO]

i think it will be red...remember the theatrical dvd for FOTR?the casing was green...and the EE?GREEN TOO~!now,the casing of the theatrical dvd for TTT is red..so...i think it's gonna be red..

[adt100]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
i think it will be red...remember the theatrical dvd for FOTR?the casing was green...and the EE?GREEN TOO~!now,the casing of the theatrical dvd for TTT is red..so...i think it's gonna be red..

I know we gone through this before, and it may seem a bit pedantic, but I really can't understand them making TTT EE red.

Looking at the many book covers for the individual titles, there seem to be 2 running themes in colours: FOTR = Green, TTT = Blue, ROTK = Red or FOTR = Green, TTT = Red, ROTK = Yellow.

Now, watching the general colours and the mood of TTT (ie Helm's Deep, Storming of Isengard, Osgiliath etc), blue would best suit TTT IMO. Equally red would suit ROTK (Pellenor Fields, Mount Doom etc), and the gold titles on red look very 'regal'. An all yellow ROTK could look a bit odd though IMO, with gold title lettering.

[Cipher Jo]

I totally agree adt! By the way your name sounds like a damn security system!

[adt100]

I know, my initials see.

[Rizor]

Originally posted by adt100
I know we gone through this before, and it may seem a bit pedantic, but I really can't understand them making TTT EE red.

Looking at the many book covers for the individual titles, there seem to be 2 running themes in colours: FOTR = Green, TTT = Blue, ROTK = Red or FOTR = Green, TTT = Red, ROTK = Yellow.
The set I have is:

FOTR- Blue
TTT - Red
ROTK - Purple

So according to that, Red for TTT works out just fine. :)

But a purple cover to anything would look horrible.:D

[adt100]

I've never seen a purple cover anywhere before - what edition/publisher is that? :eek:

Purple would look even worse than yellow IMHO!

[adt100]

Had a quick check on Amazon and the 'movie covers' publication of the 3-book boxset are green, blue, red, so as first thought, I'm pretty confident these will be the colours of the EE's. :)http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/000714914X.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Lizwise Gamgee]

Sweetness...

[evilsquishy]

That almost looks like a book set. Just an observation.;)

[PsYkOoOoO]

last yr it was the argonath...this year might be the tower of barad dur~!!!!or hornburg~!!!yay`!

[adt100]

Originally posted by evilsquishy
That almost looks like a book set. Just an observation.;)

That's because it is - the movie covers bookset.

[Lizwise Gamgee]

Yeah, we're going to have no clue what the three some together would look like until ROTK comes out in theatres. That and it almost bothers me a bit, knowing that they'll probably put out a threesome with some bonus on it, and then all the Extended Version's together with some bonus, so you'll buy it even if you have it. Though, if they put the EV together, I'd buy them like that, since I never have bought one.

[Liete]

It doesnt bother me.. im fine with the plain bare bones Dvds

[Rizor]

Originally posted by adt100
I've never seen a purple cover anywhere before - what edition/publisher is that? :eek:

Purple would look even worse than yellow IMHO! It was a pretty recent edition (okay, maybe 3 years ago) with art by Ted Nasmith on the cover. It says something like "soon to be a major motion picture from New Line Cinema" on it.

Also, I checked a copy of ROTK out of the library maybe a year ago and it was also purple linen, maybe from a decade ago.

[Rizor]

Alrighty, it's official red. This was taken from the official site.

http://www.lordoftherings.net/homevideo/images/dvd_tt_enlarge.jpg

[Brock Landers]

Now is that cool or what?!

[adt100]

Oh well, looks like I was wrong then. :o

It certainly looks great, better than the green of FOTR, but, my point still stands as before, imagine how fantastic that would have looked with the Return of the King title on! What colour will the make ROTK, it can only be yellow or maybe purple. neither of which will be able to top the red IMHO.

[LOTR RING]

Originally posted by adt100
Oh well, looks like I was wrong then. :o

It certainly looks great, better than the green of FOTR, but, my point still stands as before, imagine how fantastic that would have looked with the Return of the King title on! What colour will the make ROTK, it can only be yellow or maybe purple. neither of which will be able to top the red IMHO.

How about Black and Silver like the Gondor flag, that would be cool. But i think it will be blue.

[adt100]

No, thinking about it, if they can sort out the differentiation in colours/tones between title and background, a deep yellow/gold could look really good if done right.

Black and silver would go totally against the theme, and as I mentioned a few posts back, I just think blue would be totally wrong for ROTK.

You know, anyone else would I'm sure think me really strange to have such an apparent obsession with the colours of the damn case! :o :funny:

BTW, notice the comment "35 minutes of new and extended
scenes added to the film .

[adt100]

Think this but with The Return of the King as the title. ;)


http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/169724/KDVRBYGWDYXLFSXUQNPN-dvd_tt_enlargegold.jpg

[LOTR RING]

You know, anyone else would I'm sure think me really strange to have such an apparent obsession with the colours of the damn case! :o :funny:


:funny: :funny:

You should write a book called " The colours of DVD covers: A proffesional look at the texture and tints of licensed DVDs"

[adt100]

Nah, I should just get a New Line to give me a job. I'd sort their cover designs out. ;) :D

[LOTR RING]

Originally posted by adt100
Nah, I should just get a New Line to give me a job. I'd sort their cover designs out. ;) :D

please do, and remember scrap the blue.:)

[Rizor]

Originally posted by adt100
Think this but with The Return of the King as the title. ;)


http://image1ex.villagephotos.com/pubimage.asp?id_=2328408 That looks pretty darn nice. Originally, FOTR's case was a brownish-orangey color.

http://img-www.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/3877.jpg

Maybe something (color-wise) like that for ROTK. Actually, I like a gold-orange like you have better.

[PsYkOoOoO]

i thought the colour will be this?:


http://www.lordoftherings.net/homevideo/enlarge_dvd.html

[adt100]

You haven't read through all the posts have you PsYkOoOoO. :p :D

I just noticed, you've gone an got yourself an avatar at last.

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by adt100
You haven't read through all the posts have you PsYkOoOoO. :p :D

I just noticed, you've gone an got yourself an avatar at last.

haha...matter of fact no...oh the avatar...haha..i guess i changed my mind..ha..part of the reason why i didnt have a avatar was coz i couldnt find a pic of 50x50 pixels...well...yup...

[LOTR RING]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
haha...matter of fact no...oh the avatar...haha..i guess i changed my mind..ha..part of the reason why i didnt have a avatar was coz i couldnt find a pic of 50x50 pixels...well...yup...

I had the same problem, good job PsYkOoOoO LORD OF CHAOS

[Rizor]

Some info from TORN:

DVD Extended Edition Info!
Xoanon @ 2:32 pm EST
Eogwyn writes:
Recently a friend of mine, Colin Duriez, was interviewed by Brian Sibley for the TTT extended DVD, it was a 30 minute piece devoted to the life and work of Tolkien. Colin is a Tolkien expert and has written several books including The JRR Tolkien Handbook, his earliest, which was used as a reference for the piece.

He says the interview lasted several hours and covered a vast range of topics but as the whole piece is only 30 minutes and includes other interviewees (as well as Brian Sibley) he's not sure how much will be used.

He just missed meeting Christopher Lee who was also being interviewd that day for the extended DVD although maybe not the same bit.

[evilsquishy]

I guess I don't really care what color it is because
a.) I'm still going to get the movie
b.) It's not floating heads.......

[ILOVEKATIE]

Very good point.

[Rizor]

From TORN:


TTT: Extended Edition Details?
Xoanon @ 9:34 am EST
A new spy in our legion, Iry sends along this info that he/she/it/they claim to be some of the missing scenes to be added into The Two Towers Extended Edition!
1) Boromir saying goodbye to Faramir and Denethor, a flashback obviously.

2) Faramir sees a ghost or a shadow of Boromir and understands that Boromir died.

3) After destroying the Haradrim, Faramir says: "Interesting, who is he, where is his home, his family. Is there evil in his heart.... why is he travelling so far from home?' (or something like that, dont renember directly)

4) Faramir showing the road from Olgiliath to Sam and Frodo.

[Balrog of Moria]

In the words of Dr. Evil

"Coooool"

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by evilsquishy
I guess I don't really care what color it is because
a.) I'm still going to get the movie
b.) It's not floating heads.......


i dun care bout the cover~!i'll buy it even if it's pink~!

[adt100]

The collectors edition box of TTT will have Sideshow statue of Smeagol (part of a set of two).

Looks great -->

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/tfnl/gollum.jpg

A little bit surprised/disappointed that they chose to focus on Smeagol rather than the Two Towers of the title.

[popcopy]

WOW! That looks absolutely phenomenal...is this the version that they're definately going to use, or are they still playing around with it??

I guess there's still room to fit the two towers in the background, but I think Smeagol was a good choice...he was one of my favorite parts of TTT...

fantastic. thanks.

[Rizor]

The pic above is concept art, but the box looks excellent. Gollum/Smeagol could use a little work though.

[PsYkOoOoO]

i want a statue of gollum climbing down the rocks..that'll br awesome...but yeah,the box is cool~

[diasyjazz]

Very nice..I really really like that pic of Gollum....I guess I am not that surprised that they focused on him though since he definately had such a huge role as well as seemed to really grab the attention of the general public. I know that several of my friends who did not read the books ever said that gollum/smeagol was their favorite character.

[JEDI5150]

This report from USA TODAY who got an early look at the extended version of TTT:


"Bean's ring-craving Boromir, slain at the end of 2001's The Fellowship of the Ring, is resurrected in a lengthy DVD flashback after brother Faramir (David Wenham) finds a boat bearing his body..."

[Wyn]

Oh wow that sounds brilliant a long flashback of Boromir and Faramir wohoo :D
I soooooo cant wait for the EE!!

[PsYkOoOoO]

and also,


Not only is there more Bean to savor, but the twisted emotional ties that ensnare ruler Denethor (New Zealand actor John Noble, who officially joins the cast in King), his favorite son, Boromir, and scapegoat Faramir also are exposed. The scenes also help explain why the noble Faramir is rather rude when he meets heroic hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin).

Other DVD additions to the middle tale that heighten the drama and lighten the mood:

• Rohan horseman Eomer (Karl Urban) finds his mortally wounded cousin Theodred and brings him home, where his subsequent death goes all but unnoticed by his spell-stunned father, King Theoden (Bernard Hill).

• The plight of Eowyn (Miranda Otto), Eomer's sister, deepens as she sings a mournful dirge during Theodred's funeral. Meanwhile, her unrequited passion for visiting warrior Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is further inflamed when he tames an unruly horse by whispering sweet nothings in Elvish.

• There are more tree treats as the once-truncated encounter between ancient Treebeard the Ent and hobbits Pippin (Billy Boyd) and Merry (Dominic Monaghan) stretches its limbs. At one point, Treebeard's droning rumble of a voice causes the halflings in his branches to become drowsy.

• Jackson injects much fun with food and beverage. Eowyn, not especially deft in the kitchen, serves Aragorn a vile-looking bowl of homemade stew, which he politely chokes down. Boromir and Faramir share a couple of victory brews, and one declares in beer-ad fashion, "Today, life is good." Pippin and Merry greedily guzzle the magical elixir known as Ent-draught, adding inches to their wee stature.

The most surprising revelation in the longer Two Towers? That hale-and-hunksome Aragorn is 87 years old. Maybe it's something in that stew.


hey jedi,what about helm's deep...the report did not say anythng about it....are u sure that helm's deep will be 20 minutes longer?

[JEDI5150]

It will be longer, you have to remember that it will be tough to tell because the new scenes will be interlaced with other scenes, it won't 20 minutes straight.

[Lou Sytsma]

Jedi - do you know if Huorns will make an appearance in the EE?

I'm hearing conflicting reports.

[evenstar]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO


when he tames an unruly horse by whispering sweet nothings in Elvish.



Didnt Legolas play that role in taming the horse in the books?
ahh well, more sean B...:)

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by evenstar
Didnt Legolas play that role in taming the horse in the books?
ahh well, more sean B...:)

its weird~!!i didnt say the stuff u quoted!!!

[evenstar]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
its weird~!!i didnt say the stuff u quoted!!!

ah well, but you did say this stuff that i quoted!

[Jarbacca]

lightsoutentertainment.com has posted a pic of Disc 1 form the theatrical release

You can see it here (http://www.lightsoutentertainment.com/news/news.php?id=1194)
http://www.lightsoutentertainment.com/media/news/06_03/lotr.jpg

they've also got a Quicktime movie of all the animated menus from the DVD!

you can get that here (http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/menus/all.mov)

and they posted a ton of brand new screen shots from the DVD!
You see them here (http://www.lightsoutentertainment.com/movies/gallery.php?film=2&id=117)

here are just a few of the cool ones

http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/002_01.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/007.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/011.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/051.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/063.jpg

[Rizor]

Sweet.

http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/078.jpg

http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/071.jpg

[Jarbacca]

Heres a few more (for people to lazy to click on the link :p)

http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/014.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/025_2.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/030.jpg http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/042.jpg http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/048.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/066_09.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/076.jpg
http://lightsout.bla-bla.com/gallery/2/movie/077.jpg

[Rizor]

Kinda old, but I thought I'd post 'em anyway. These are the chapter titles.

1. The Foundations of Stone
2. The Taming of Smeagol
3. The Uruk-hai
4. The Three Hunters
5. The Burning of Westfold
6. The Banishment of Eomer
7. On the Trail of the Uruk-hai
8. Night Camp at Fangorn
9. The Riders of Rohan
10. Traces of Merry and Pippin
11. Treebeard
12. The Passage of the Marshes
13. The White Rider
14. Fangorn Forest
15. The Black Gate is Closed
16. The King of the Golden Hall
17. Simbelmyne on the Burial Mounds
18. The King's Decision
19. A Daughter of Kings
20. Exodus from Edoras
21. The Forces of Ithilen
22. Gollum and Smeagol
23. Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
24. Dwarf Women
25. The Evenstar
26. The Wolves of Isengard
27. Helm's Deep
28. Isengard Unleashed
29. The Grace of the Valar
30. Arwen's Fate
31. The Story from Lorien
32. The Window on the West
33. The Forbidden Pool
34. Aragorn's Return
35. Entmoot
36. The Glittering Caves
37. "Where is the Horse and the Rider?"
38. The Host of the Eldar
39. The Battle of the Hornburg
40. Old Entish
41. The Breach of the Deeping Wall
42. The Entmoot Decides
43. Retreat to the Hornburg
44. Master Peregrin's Plan
45. Osgiliath
46. The Last March of the Ents
47. The Nazgul Attack
48. Forth Eorlingas
49. The Flooding of Isengard
50. The Tales That Really Mattered
51. "The Battle for Middle-earth is About to Begin"
52. Gollum's Plan
53. End Credits

[PsYkOoOoO]

cant wait to get my hands on the EE~!

[adt100]

Looks like some retailers are already taking pre-orders for The Two Towers Special Extended Edition! :D

http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1056124245

[Fable]

god i can't wait, why does it take so dam long?

[Fable]

i think it should be like right when the movie is out of every theatre the dvd comes out like 2 weeks after that, that way the hype is still up and more sales would come in.

[Rizor]

Here's from the official site on the EE's content:

DISCS 1-2: THE FEATURE

FEATURE (approx. 214 minutes) -
A new version of the second installment in the epic trilogy! The film includes over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film, made especially for this 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

Four audio commentaries by 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, Randy Cook…and many more

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 Two Towers:

DISC 3
Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film

Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth

Storyboards to pre-visualization

Weta Workshop visit - See sculptors in action as they create 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

And much more!

DISC 4
Sending actors to battle - preparation for sword fighting

Principal photography: Stories from the set

Digital effects including motion capture and "Massive" (a program to create armies of Orcs)

"Bigatures" - A close-up look at the detailed miniatures used in the film

Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos

Post-production - editing it all together

Sound design demonstration

And much more!

DVD-ROM CONTENT: Includes access to exclusive online features

And on the Collector's set:

The following contents are presented in packaging illustrated by famed artist, Alan Lee:


4-disc Platinum Series™ Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Collectible Gollum polystone statue created by Sideshow Weta

"The Evolution of Gollum" exclusive:
Bonus DVD on the Weta Workshop and how the Gollum statue was created, featuring interviews with Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, the cast and more!

A printed companion piece showing how Gollum evolved from pencil sketch to sculpted maquette to digital character

[diasyjazz]

Originally posted by Rizor
And on the Collector's set:

The following contents are presented in packaging illustrated by famed artist, Alan Lee:

4-disc Platinum Series™ Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Collectible Gollum polystone statue created by Sideshow Weta

"The Evolution of Gollum" exclusive:
Bonus DVD on the Weta Workshop and how the Gollum statue was created, featuring interviews with Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, the cast and more!

A printed companion piece showing how Gollum evolved from pencil sketch to sculpted maquette to digital character

Thanks...nice to get some details on that Gollum Statue. The Weta Workshop piece should be very interesting...I have always anjoyed any of the specials that they have on Gollum so I think its great that they are highlighting him so much in The Two Towers DVDS!

[PsYkOoOoO]

so the gollum statue is confirmed eh...

[adt100]

I'm not that botheres about the Gollum statue, but I may get the collectors set for the extra detailed coverage on the creation of Gollum. :D

(maybe ILM should take a look at that DVD ;) )

[diasyjazz]

I was just over at Amazon.com...and its true...they are taking pre-orders for the EE and the Gift Set. And the discount pirces they are offering are definately very good.

[adt100]

Latest LOTR DVD news -

'A tiny bit of info on the Two Towers DVD. At the DVD in 50 Conference we learned that Peter Jackson has held back some exceptional stuff from the first two Extended Edition DVDs which is slated for inclusion in the final Return of The King Extended Edition. This was done in an effort not to spoil the third film for movie goers before it was released. One scene which was at one point part of The Two Towers Extended Edition (a flash back to the creation of Gollum) has been actually pulled from the Extended Edition DVD to be used in actual upcoming theatrical release for The Lord of The Rings - The Return of The King. One very encouraging note for Lord of the Rings fans who have bought or are planning to buy the Extended Editions - New Line has stated that they are not going to punish loyal fans who buy their Extended Editions buy putting out some sort of other 'Super-Ultimate' Edition or Collection after the third film is out. So your investment in the Extended Editions is safe.'

The source thread is here -> http://www.dvdtalk.com/ourweek/

I have to say I'm actually a bit disappointed about there not being a Lord of the Rings complete Box Set. After all, this isn't like most film franchises, it's essential one film divided into 3 parts like the books.

They can't really improve on the EE's, so I think that it would be best to keep all the EE's exactly the same in such a set, but just combine them in 1 combined 12-disk package. For people who have only bought the theatrical would have a reason to pay full price for the whole boxed set, and for those like me buying all the EE's it would be great if they could do an offer a deal whereby you could just buy the special packaging in which to put your existing DVD's. It wouldn't cost a great deal, and it would actually be a good example of New Line rewarding the loyalty of it's fans. :)

[evilsquishy]

Originally posted by Fable
god i can't wait, why does it take so dam long?
Just to annoy the hell out of you!;)

[Rizor]

Originally posted by adt100
Latest LOTR DVD news -

'A tiny bit of info on the Two Towers DVD. At the DVD in 50 Conference we learned that Peter Jackson has held back some exceptional stuff from the first two Extended Edition DVDs which is slated for inclusion in the final Return of The King Extended Edition. This was done in an effort not to spoil the third film for movie goers before it was released. One scene which was at one point part of The Two Towers Extended Edition (a flash back to the creation of Gollum) has been actually pulled from the Extended Edition DVD to be used in actual upcoming theatrical release for The Lord of The Rings - The Return of The King. One very encouraging note for Lord of the Rings fans who have bought or are planning to buy the Extended Editions - New Line has stated that they are not going to punish loyal fans who buy their Extended Editions buy putting out some sort of other 'Super-Ultimate' Edition or Collection after the third film is out. So your investment in the Extended Editions is safe.'
Well that's reassuring, though I would've loved a nice big box set with the films edited together with some changes like changing Gollum from FOTR to be consistent with him in TTT. Not to mention the added goodies of even more deleted/extended/aternate scenes, and that 36 minute film PJ and the crew used to sell the picture to NL.

[Boods]

its gonna be amazing ...

[adt100]

Indeed it is! :D

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by adt100
Latest LOTR DVD news -

'A tiny bit of info on the Two Towers DVD. At the DVD in 50 Conference we learned that Peter Jackson has held back some exceptional stuff from the first two Extended Edition DVDs which is slated for inclusion in the final Return of The King Extended Edition.




hmm..exceptional stuff....BLOOPERS????YAY!!!!!!!!

[adt100]

I expect so.

According to the on set reports back in 2000 on AICN, they showed a blooper reel at the end of filming and it was hilarious. :D

[PsYkOoOoO]

cool..i hope they will put it in

[obsessedwithsnl]

awsome! I love gag reels

[Fable]

finally we get some bloopers from LOTR, it'll be neat to see it becuase all of the cast are all smooth actors

[The Moose]

we gopt to see about 5 of them on NZ tv, about when production wrapped

[popcopy]

You know, I never thought about the possibility of bloopers (i dunno why the thought never crossed my mind...) I think it's discs 3 and 4 where the description is pretty vague...

Easter eggs maybe?

I can't wait...

as obsessive as this sounds do we have a TTT TE countdown thread yet?

[Samwise Gamwich]

Countdown to TTT EE is 116 days

[evenstar]

uhoh

[Gandollum]

I was scrolling through Amazon, and looking at some international dvds, when i came across UK's dvd version for the TTT EE cover. Looks very wierd, any thoughts?
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00009RGAA.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[adt100]

I noticed that too, it's strange in 3 ways - i) the colour ii) the shape ('squashed') iii) the 'New Line Platinum Series' line which doesn't appear on the UK versions.

Don't worry, it's definitely the same red version for the UK as everywhere else shows it. Strange thing is that Amazon had the red version when (the pic) was first released, but they also used dfferent artwork for the FOTR: EE - and still do!

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by obsessedwithsnl
awsome! I love gag reels

like the bloopers from 'friends'....gosh that was so damn funny...

[evenstar]

ditto to above, lol. Wondering if anyone caught Graham Nortons version of LOTR last night, V. funny.

[adt100]

Looks like the Hourns are in - and much much more. :)

http://www.comingsoon.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15887

[Rizor]

a snippet from an interview with the EE DVD producer Michael Pellerin supposedly from Ultimate DVD magazine in the UK:

Will the extras on the extended cut of The Two Towers reflect those on The Fellowship of the Ring ?

The appendices were designed to be like the films - three parts as a whole. The stories that you saw begun in the first dvd are now continued in the second and will be concluded in the third. There is another documenatary on book to script, another one on Tolkien...
All of this was a fascinating experience for me because I got to design a multi year project, where the stories get unfolded.

That being said, what's different ? We're doing an entire documentary on Gollum, which isn't just a visual effects documentary. It's about how was the character written ? How was he rewritten ? How was he designed ? What part did performance play in it ? How was he animated ? All these things affected one another, so it's a documentary about all the aspects coming together to create the character. Also we're doing an entire documentary on fight training and the stuntmen.

I think the essential difference between the first extended DVD and the second is that on the first we did about 60 interviews just for the dvd - about 180 hours. For this dvd we're doing close to 120 interviews, close to 450 hours. So there are a lot more faces on this one, a lot more stories. You'll see a much more rounder face to the production and cast.

[Gandollum]

Nice!!! The extras look really good, cant wait, November is sooooo far away.

[adt100]

I had thought that of all 3 films, the EE may be slightly more difficult to pack out with the quality of features than FOTR and ROTK (though still better than almost any other 'special editions') but these new reports lead me to think it will be every bit as good as FOTR EE.

I expect we will have quite a bit on the SFX workd of Gollum/Helm's Deep this time around, which I'm really looking forward to.:)

[adt100]

It's blue :(

http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1059706851

[PsYkOoOoO]

oh comon' man

[Gandollum]

Here's the south korean dvd cover, i saw it at torn.

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7607.jpg

[LOTRfan]

Originally posted by Fable
finally we get some bloopers from LOTR, it'll be neat to see it becuase all of the cast are all smooth actors

or so it would seem ;)

We'll see just how "smooth" they really are *when* we get our hands on that reel.

[adt100]

7.

[Slipknot]

STOP ADT, jesus.. ur spamming just posting numbers

[kel thuzad]

They should put the Elrond/Smith scene on Rotk - that's the thing i'm lost lookin forward to.

[jediknight]

I hope that comes as an easter egg for RotK EE. I wonder what easter eggs will be on TTT EE. I loved the MTV one they put on FotR EE. Jack Black had me dying of laughter.

[The Moose]

yeah. that was pretty cool. do eill the elrond/smith one, if we get to see it

[Queen Arwen]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
damn..i wanna watch the 10 mins preview...but i dont wanna buy the dvd...damn...argh!
Rent it...

[Queen Arwen]

Originally posted by adt100
http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=36027 ;)

Wonder if the EE will be red. It'd match the Harper Collins 1999 paperbacks (black cover with green, red, yellow rings in the centre), but the gold written titles on top of a yellow ROTK would look odd.

Why is the DVD cover blue? TTT will be red!:confused:

[The Moose]

yeah. seems a bit dodgy to me

[Queen Arwen]

It's definitely worth buying both versions of TTT, if only for the ROTK preview on the TE.

I have both versions of FOTR, and I don't regret it AT ALL!

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by Queen Arwen
Why is the DVD cover blue? TTT will be red!:confused:

thats just a fan made pic...

[The Moose]

yeah. it was posted over in some other old thread

[adt100]

That would be because I made it, as I thought was made pretty clear in the thread.

[The Moose]

oh, was it you. it was a good job that ya did. there. was that to the point? or did i go on and ramble and garble for endless words?

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by adt100
That would be because I made it, as I thought was made pretty clear in the thread.

oh it was u...hahahaa...i forgot

[adt100]

From the EE flash back with Faramir and (a rather chubby looking) Boromir?

http://my.so-net.net.tw/pamtsai/PDVD_053.jpg

[adt100]

http://my.so-net.net.tw/pamtsai/PDVD_066.jpg

[adt100]

http://my.so-net.net.tw/pamtsai/PDVD_057.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7874.jpg

[adt100]

http://my.so-net.net.tw/pamtsai/PDVD_064.jpg

[adt100]

http://mysite.verizon.net/hatster/PDVD_082.jpg

[adt100]

http://mysite.verizon.net/hatster/PDVD_094.jpg

[adt100]

Aragorn - the Horse Whisperer, in Edoras stables?

http://my.so-net.net.tw/pamtsai/PDVD_096.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7877.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7850.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7849.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7848.jpg

[Glordreen]

Excellent pics

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7854.jpg

[Slipknot]

very nice pic adt... where r u getting all these pics?

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7856.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7857.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7859.jpg

[adt100]

Flotsam and Jetsam. :D

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7862.jpg

[adt100]

Hourns!

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7864.jpg

[Slipknot]

ADT.... WHERE R U GETTING ALL THESE PICS FROM... do u have some site that we dont no about?

[adt100]

As someone on these boards would once say, patience.

Come August 26th all will be revealed, only 10 days and you will see all these pics in glorious fullcreen motion! :D

[Slipknot]

Wut do u have, and i wont see al this in 10 days will i? some of that is from ROTK, unless all that is on the TTT dvd.

[adt100]

No, don't fret, it'll be on the TTT DVD.

[Slipknot]

so u have the TTT dvd already eh... lucky basterd

[adt100]

I never said that.

Some of the pics are from TORN. Some aren't.

[adt100]

More Boromir and Denethor in Osgiliath

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7875.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7878.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7873.jpg

[adt100]

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7876.jpg

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by adt100
No, don't fret, it'll be on the TTT DVD.

i thought those are from the TTT EE?

[The Moose]

awesome pics, adt100

[adt100]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
i thought those are from the TTT EE?

Yes, they are.

[evenstar]

Once again, fantastic pictures.
August 26th - only another 9 days

[PsYkOoOoO]

im renting it...muahahaha

[adt100]

Me too, I was going to buy it but changed my mind - I'll wait for just the EE this year. :)

[LOTRfan]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
i thought those are from the TTT EE?
Remember, there is a preview of the EE on the TC.

[jbailey84]

here's a picture of the lithograph you get if you pre-order the theatrical dvd at the store Hastings

http://www.gohastings.com/images_d/serial/0003527LargeLitho.jpg

[Slipknot]

That is a great pic.

[Slipknot]

I just saw a commercial for the TTT dvd... first commercial ive seen yet... ooo i cant wait.

[ILOVEKATIE]

:applaud: AWESOME pictures, thanks once again adt100!

[The Moose]

yeah. awesome pic. i have heaps of pics from TTT, and i haven't seen that one before

[adt100]

I've got a very similar high-res version of that scene for my PC wallpaper, from on top of the hill behind the chagre of the White Rider. It was 1 of a series on the official site. :)

[The Moose]

idon't remember that. i will have to go and have a look

[adt100]

I think there were about 6 in total for TTT. TORN posted a batch a while back as well.

[The Elf King]

Omfg nice photos :D one weekend and look what I have missed! :D

[adt100]

That'll teach you not to be away from here over the w/e. :D

[The Moose]

yeah. there have been occasions when i haven't been here for a day and heaps has happened

[Dogbert0228]

For some reason, I really love the one of Faramir choking Gollum.

That must be where, as JEDI told us, they make an uneven truce... I hope he says something like, "If you hurt either of these brave hobbits, or succumb to the ring once more, I will track you down and show no mercy when I slit your slimey throat.... Well, off you go now :)"

[The Moose]

yeah. something like that would be cool

[adt100]

Ok everyone, I know the TTT Theatrical Cut DVD will be out in only 1 week, but not everybody will be getting hold of it on release, so here is the most exhaustive collection of screen caps of the TTT EE DVD and ROTK previews I have found. There are so many pictures that there's no point posting them all in these forums, so I'll just provide the link below. Enjoy. :)


Comprehensive TTT EE and ROTK Preview screen caps (http://homepage.mac.com/elwen/PhotoAlbum9.html)

[LOTRfan]

I wanna post my fav :D :
http://homepage.mac.com/elwen/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2003-08-19%2001.58.22%20-0700/Image-AECF6734D22211D7.jpg

And....is that sam?!? (hehe)
http://homepage.mac.com/elwen/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2003-08-18%2011.42.23%20-0700/Image-5A1D6C9ED1A911D7.jpg

[The Moose]

cool pics. that link has some really cool photos too. thanks

[adt100]

I think Gandollum must've missed this page when he made his thred. ;)

[Slipknot]

lol, we have so many LOTR pic threads right now its rediculus.

[adt100]

I know, I don't quite understand why people don't just check the other threads on the front page first when posting all the pics. It's not difficult as the 'official' TTT and ROTK threads have been in the top half of the page for most of the time I've been at this place.

Newbies I can forgive, but Gandollum, tsk, tsk. ;)

[The Moose]

this wasn't even a picture thread to start with, but the pictures are stuff from the DVD, so they are relevant to this thread. yeah, i agree that there are too many threads with pics in them. someone needs to get them all together, links too, and put them in the thread by the name of ROTK spoiler pics inside. that was the original piture thread. or we could just get all the pics, and put them in a thread, with no other thxt, so it would pretty much be a photo gallery, with no words. is it just me that finds the writing and all the other stuff in the thread?

[adt100]

Jedi5150 started the ROTK pic thread and Rizo started this thread. If I get the time I may do an update page with links to every single pic in the ROTK thread.

(BTW, just seen the first TTT DVD advert while typing this :) )

[Slipknot]

Ive seen 2 different ads for the TTT dvd... they both looked wicked good.

[The Moose]

so have i. the first, i saw on NZ TV a few weeks ago, which was pretty good for an ad, and the second i got earlier today, i think that i got it from TORN, but i might not have. it was in WMP, and overall, it was 30 seconds, but about 10 seconds was movie footage, 10 was an ad for some phone or something like that, and the other 10 seconds was just titles, like August 26 and so on

[Riddle]

Here's a new review of the DVD

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews2/lotrtwotowers2disc.html

[Slipknot]

Originally posted by The Moose
so have i. the first, i saw on NZ TV a few weeks ago, which was pretty good for an ad, and the second i got earlier today, i think that i got it from TORN, but i might not have. it was in WMP, and overall, it was 30 seconds, but about 10 seconds was movie footage, 10 was an ad for some phone or something like that, and the other 10 seconds was just titles, like August 26 and so on
Ya, i saw the same ad on TORN... the Verizon Wieless ad right? Where the guy goes "can u still hear me?" and hes holding the gates from the charging orcs.

[Spy-Of-Saruman]

Originally posted by adt100
Flotsam and Jetsam. :D

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/7862.jpg

Is it just me or does that look like a bottle floating there? The Green thing

[Slipknot]

Originally posted by Spy-Of-Saruman
Is it just me or does that look like a bottle floating there? The Green thing
lol, ya someone was drinking some sort of alchol beverage and dropped it into the swamp.

[adt100]

What would be strange about having a bottle floating around there? :confused:

[Slipknot]

Well it kinda looks like a Champagne bottle.. all green and everything.

[Spy-Of-Saruman]

It looks like these 2 litre bottles of cider you can get... now I can come to one conclusion, someone has a problem their yet to come out and tell

[adt100]

I'm sure that those dwelling in Isengard need to drink just as the rest of us.

[Slipknot]

Originally posted by adt100
I'm sure that those dwelling in Isengard need to drink just as the rest of us.
I can picture Saruman drunk sitting in his chair in Orthanc... looking into the Palantir, looking at naked hobbits.

[obsessedwithsnl]

It looks kinda like a Mountain Dew 2 liter bottle or something.

[evenstar]

Looks like the big litre bottles of cheap cidar, spose they had to find something to do

[The Moose]

yeah. they have invented heaps of stuff, like mechanical wheels and stuff that saruman has in Isengard. he conjured up that explosive for HD, so i am sure that he could have conjured up some Mordor Dew of something like that

[PsYkOoOoO]

hey..a qn for u guys..how much does it cost to rent a dvd in america?

[The Moose]

in NZ it is about $7 a day for new releases. (where in the world are you PsYkOoOoO?) and it does down to about $2 per week for old unpopular movies

[Madskillz]

just saw commercial on t.v. for ttt on dvd..

[ILOVEKATIE]

Originally posted by PsYkOoOoO
hey..a qn for u guys..how much does it cost to rent a dvd in america?
Well I'm a member of Blockbuster and Hollywood Video and I usually pay like around $5.50 or $6.00 for a DVD rental.


By the way, I saw two TTT dvd previews on tv, pretty cool, I get all hype everytime I see them.:D

[PsYkOoOoO]

Originally posted by The Moose
in NZ it is about $7 a day for new releases. (where in the world are you PsYkOoOoO?) and it does down to about $2 per week for old unpopular movies

oh wow...kinda ex eh?im in singapore....but not a singaporean...;)

[LOTRfan]

Originally posted by ILOVEKATIE
By the way, I saw two TTT dvd previews on tv, pretty cool, I get all hype everytime I see them.:D
me too!!!!!:D How can you not get excited? I only saw it once so far *sniff,* but when it came on I blasted it. My family was like "You've already seen the movie! Why are you so excited over a preview" They just don't understand.;)

[The Moose]

fun. Singapore. how do ya take the humidity there?

[PsYkOoOoO]

i like to walk around naked..its really hot here...;)(just kidding)

[The Moose]

i know that it is hot in singapore, but that would be scary

[PsYkOoOoO]

hahahaa...yea...pretty scary....esp for me...skin and bone..

[The Moose]

*gets hideously bad mental image and starts to shudder uncontrollably*

[PsYkOoOoO]

hey~i kinda look like gollum..;)sexy...hahahaa

[The Moose]

horrible. don't say that

[PsYkOoOoO]

alright..i'll keep quiet...

[The Moose]

thank god. just kidding. if ya want to express yaself in that way, that is fine. as long as i am not in singapore at the time. then i will run around with a chainsaw

[ILOVEKATIE]

LOL:funny:

[The Moose]

that would be cool. i saw that guy last week, and he threw a donut at me. take that !*zhhhum**ahhhhhhh*

hahahhaahha

[adt100]

I can't believe it's still almost 3 months until the TTT Extended Edition is released!

[Dogbert0228]

Originally posted by adt100
I can't believe it's still almost 3 months until the TTT Extended Edition is released!

Shut up! TTT just came out yesterday! Give me a minute to enjoy THAT before the complaining about the EE and how long it'll be, lol...

[Slipknot]

A Very amusing promotion from a Michigan Walmart -- Have your photo taken with your favorite heroes from The Lord of the Rings. If you happen to be anywhere near Bay City on Saturday, you should check it out.

I got this from Tor.n and wondering if anyone did this... So If anyone out there got there picture taken like this at a Wallmart.. post it

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8017.jpg

[ILOVEKATIE]

thats cool
I'm watching the film right now again, i love it so much.

[The Moose]

i might have done that if there was one here in NZ

[adt100]

A few screenshots from some of the menus on the TTT EE DVD. November can't come soon enough! :applaud:

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8358.jpg

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8359.jpg

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8360.jpg

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8361.jpg

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8362.jpg

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8363.jpg

(BTW, the blue hue on a few of the pics looks a bit odd in the pics, but I presume it's just a poor screen capture)

[Slipknot]

very nice pics adt100

[Smeagol]

Note that Scene 12 in the EE is called "The Fate of Merry and Pippin", whereas in the Theatrical version it is titled as "Traces of Merry and Pippin". I wonder why they've changed the scene name? :clown:

Also, just to note: there seems to be 2 totally new scenes before "On the Trail of the Uruk-hai", 7 new scenes before "Gollum and Sméagol" and 8 new scenes before "The Story Foreseen From Lórien". :applaud:

[adt100]

Interesting also to see details of some of the new and extended scenes, and where they fit in with the existing film.

[adt100]

Wasn't a list posted somewhere around a month or so ago listing all the chapter headings - or was that just for the TC?

[Smeagol]

Originally posted by adt100
Wasn't a list posted somewhere around a month or so ago listing all the chapter headings - or was that just for the TC?

I asked that question on TORn a few days ago, and apparently there hasn't been any news of EE chapter listings. I suppose it won't be long now, though.:cool:

[Rizor]

Maybe the blue hue on the menus are due to their locations.

A colder (bluer) location for Disc One and a warmer one for two.

[JEDI_THE_WHITE]

FYI: Chapter 41 is your Faramir and Boromir flashback scene.

[Queen Arwen]

Originally posted by JEDI_THE_WHITE
FYI: Chapter 41 is your Faramir and Boromir flashback scene.

To quote (somewhat) Elijah Wood on the EE preview:
"I think the Boromir and Faramir scene is fantastic.":D

[The Moose]

jedi, how long does that sequence last for? that's the same one that we saw boromir saying "The city is reclaimed..for Gondor (soldiers cheer)" or is that at a different time?

[JEDI_THE_WHITE]

It is a good long scene. Yes that part with Bormir reclaiming the city of Osgiliath for Gondor is part of the flashback.

One reason it is a long one is because we don't just see Faramir and Boromir, we meet Denethor and see this family interact.

[DolAmroth]

I cant wait to see Denethor. He was always an interesting character. I never really new why he loved Boromir so much more. I mean in the preview he doesnt even seem to care about his son. "Do not bother me with faramir, I know his uses and they are few"

[The Moose]

yeah. that scene is going to be one of the cool ones

[adt100]

Some of the latest official New Line publicity pictures for the EE:

Legolas at Helm's Deep -
http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8364.jpg


You get get the high-res (1500x1000!) picts at the TORN scrapbook (http://www.theonering.net/scrapbook/group/969)

[adt100]

Aragorn and Thedoen at Helm's Deep -

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8365.jpg

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Boromir's body in Lorien boat -

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8366.jpg

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Theodreds funeral cortege -

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8367.jpg

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Merry & Pipppin with Ent Draught -

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8368.jpg

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Merry & Pippin at the Ent Moot -

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8369.jpg

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Faramir & Boromir in Osgiliath flashback -

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8370.jpg

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Denethor & Boromir in Osgiliath flashback -

http://img-nex.theonering.net/images/scrapbook/8371.jpg