The Lord of the Rings Limited Edition DVDS

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Coming August 29th
These Limited Editions feature both the theatrical and extended versions of the film plus an all-new documentary. But they won't be around forever - own all three on August 29th!

Limited Edition DVD Featues:

Disc One:

For the first time, the Theatrical and Extended versions of each film on one disc! This 2-sided DVD puts both versions of the epic film on one convenient, portable disc. You can choose which version you'd like to see from the main DVD menu. 

Disc Two:

Each film has a new behind-the-scenes documentary created by filmmaker Costa Botes. Mr. Botes was personally selected by Peter Jackson to capture every moment during production of the trilogy. He had unprecedented access to the cast and crew during staff meetings and down time, training and rehearsals, laughter and arguments

Mr. Botes created 3 feature-length documentaries using a raw editing style that gives the viewer a complete fly-on-the-wall experience. Here are the types of stories and moments you can expect to find throughout the 3 documentaries (one per film in the trilogy):

  Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dom Monaghan (Merry) are the ultimate comedy duo, hamming it up for the camera. Highlights of their antics include: candid descriptions of how uncomfortable Treebeard's branches could be, hanging out in their trailer with an "inflatable" friend, and more!
 
  When Peter Jackson loses a roll of 3-D film, it's up to everyone to find it. See the lengths that the crew go to uncover the lost photos!
 
    New Zealand means beautiful landscapes and...rain, snow, wind and more! See how frustrating Mother Nature can be when even the most menacing Ringwraiths must huddle under giant umbrellas.
 
  Even the best laid plans can change and the easiest tasks can take longer than expected, cast and crew deal with scene changes, long hours, overtime and additional takes.
 
  Pranks on set? Really? Get a good laugh from Ian McKellan in a "fancy" Gandalf wig, Andy Serkis assessing his Gollum getup, orcs and Uruk-hai doing a little between-take dancing and more!
 
  And, of course, there are things that go wrong, a phone ringing during a scene, forgetting a line or two, and mastering a fight sequence that doesn't even get into the final film!
 

Packaging:

Each 2-disc set is presented in a beautifully designed fold out package featuring exclusive designs created by Alan Lee especially for this release.



FAQs

Still have questions about this release? Here are some Frequently Asked Questions from other fans.
 
WHEN IS THE LORD OF THE RINGS GOING TO BE RELEASED IN HIGH DEFINITION (EITHER HD-DVD OR BLU-RAY)?
 
The high definition formats that have recently launched offer exceptional picture and sound quality in addition to new interactive bonus feature capabilities. New Line Home Entertainment is committed to the high definition format and is very excited about the idea of releasing the Trilogy in the format. However, New Line is also committed to maximizing the capabilities of the technology to deliver a cutting edge high definition experience. This will take more time as well as the participation of the filmmakers to achieve. It is currently not scheduled for release until, at the earliest, 2008.
 
I ALREADY OWN BOTH VERSIONS OF EACH FILM. WHY DOESN'T NEW LINE JUST RELEASE THE DOCUMENTARIES?
 
Having unprecedented access to the cast and crew during film production inevitably means that there are some restrictions. In this case, releasing these documentaries unaccompanied by the film would be nearly impossible because of agreements that are in place with the cast and crew. We wanted to make the documentaries available while also giving the fans something they don't have, which is why we included both versions of the film on one disc.
 
HOW ARE THESE DOCUMENTARIES DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES ON THE SPECIAL EXTENDED DVD EDITIONS?
 
The in-depth documentaries on the Special Extended DVD Editions were custom made for the DVDs using new interviews from the cast and crew incorporated with the behind-the-scenes footage to tell the stories. The Costa Botes documentaries use only creatively edited behind-the-scenes footage to give you, the viewer, a feeling of "being there" in the moment while things are happening. There is no narrative to tell the story, but instead a constantly running series of clips that show the raw moments that make up the day-to-day progress on a large film production.

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[Maku]

wurde in nem anderen thread schon erwähnt und auch, dass sie absolut unnötig sind...

[Glod]

Bin mit den SEEs rundum zufrieden. Auf die Kinoversionen pfeife ich, da sie schlechter sind als die SEEs - naja, die ganz harten Fans werden es sicher kaufen.

[Mr Creazil]

Ich bin ein ganz harter Fan und mich reizen die jetzt nun wirklich nicht. ;-)
Bin wie du mit der SEE vollkommen zufrieden.

[JPM]

Die könnten die SEE nochmal rausbringen, aber mit untertitelten Audiokommentaren. Das einzige was ich noch nicht gesehen habe vom Bounsmaterial

[Arodon]

Die Kommentare sind IMO aber besser zu verstehen als z.B. TTT im Original...

Zum Thema: Unnötig wenn auch keine Abzocke, denn wer holt sich schon wegen einer neuen Doku für viel Geld die Neuauflage.

[Mr Creazil]

Die Cover sehen ganz nett aus... SEE mit denen wäre natürlich nett gewesen, aber kein Kaufgrund, wenn mans schon hat.

[Decker]

Die Cover sehen ganz nett aus... SEE mit denen wäre natürlich nett gewesen, aber kein Kaufgrund, wenn mans schon hat.

Da sind doch beide Fassungen drinne, Kino und Extended.

Da ich schon die SEE´s der Teile hab, ist das für mich aber kein Thema.

[Mr Creazil]

Nee, ich meine wenn meine SEE diese Cover haben würden, hätte ich das gut gefunden. Aber was solls, SEE reicht mir voll und ganz.

[Glod]

Ich bin ein ganz harter Fan und mich reizen die jetzt nun wirklich nicht. ;-)
Bin wie du mit der SEE vollkommen zufrieden.

Dann bist du eben noch nicht hart genug. :LOL:

[MD-KrAuSeR]

nächstes Jahr kommen doch bestimmt die HD-DVDs davon raus. ich denke, die zu kaufen wird sich schon eher lohnen. Natürlich nur für Leute, die die Herr der Ringe noch garnicht haben und diejenigen, die über HD-Equipment verfügen.