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The Lord Of The Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy: Special Extended DVD Editions (12 Disc Box Set)

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Re-released on
November 11th, 2005
Stars
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm, Viggo Mortensen
Length (Minutes)
681
Aspect Ratio
1.78 : 1
Languages
English
Supported Audio
Dolby Digital Surround EX
Supported Audio
DTS Enhanced Surround
Brand
Lord of the Rings
Director
Jackson, Peter
Studio
New Line
Current sales rank
Top 500
All-time sales rank
Top 50
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Description

Experience The Lord of the Rings as it was meant to be told in this extended edition trilogy.

The Fellowship of the Ring

Best Picture BAFTA Winner 2002.

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


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 (Théoden)
      • Miranda Otto (Éowyn)
      • David Wenham (Faramir)
      • Brad Dourif (Grima)
      • Karl Urban (Éomer)
      • 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.

DISC 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 (Video 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 begins…"
  • 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


Best Picture Oscar Winner 2003.
Best Picture BAFTA Winner 2004.
Best Picture Golden Globe Winner 2003.

The extended edition release of The Return of the King is a 4-disc set, featuring two discs loaded with extra features. It includes:

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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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful:
Review by Xavier on 9th August, 2009
"The only way to watch Lord Of The Rings"
This set is how the movies should of been released, but due to the time restrictions they had to cut it... All the new scenes flow into the old and the new score allows it all to blend. These films are not just the uncut they are all new films, totally different...
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful:
Review by Chris on 21st January, 2009
"An experience as much as a movie viewing"
This box set is the only thing you will ever need to own. A must buy for all the fans out there, itching for some more Lord of the Rings. It includes all three extended editions of the Lord of the Rings and is damn cheap for everything it gives. A damn cool looking box, three book inspired dvd cases and a total of 12 dvds to watch for days on end.
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Review by Kallum Petersen on 20th January, 2009
"Simply Breathtaking"
Having seen the movies before I wasn't expecting much extra footage but I was wrong. The extra footage in the perfectly boxed set was amazing. It was if I was seeing the film for the very first time, simply spellbinding. The extra footage was incredibly worth it from the behind scenes interviews and the incredible special effects team. In my humble opinion it is a well earned academy award trilogy that would be a very comfortable addition to anyone's personal collection.
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Review by Stephanie on 8th November, 2006
"It's the best movie I ever seen!"
Well it is really worthwhile to collect them especially the trilogy ones with the extended scenes!! It makes it more worthwile to collect =) These films are unforgetable!! All of you MUST see it!!
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Review by Matthew on 14th November, 2005
"Awesome"
This is a must have for all the Lord Of The Rings fans out there.
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