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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Special Extended DVD Edition
The Digital Bits ^ | October 2, 2002 | Bill Hunt

Posted on 10/07/2002 11:39:26 AM PDT by Paul Atreides

To kick things off today, we've got a more comprehensive spec list for New Line's 4-disc The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Special Extended DVD Edition (11/12 - SRP $39.99). Here goes...

Discs One and Two - The Extended Version of the Film

208 minutes (split over both discs), anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) and Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and DTS 6.1 ES, isolated 5.1 sound effects mix, isolated 5.1 music track, Commentary Track One with the director and writers (Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens), Commentary Track Two with members of the design team (Grant Major, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor, Alan Lee, John Howe, Dan Hennah, Chris Hennah and Tania Rodger), Commentary Track Three with members of the production and post-production team (Barrie Osborne, Mark Ordesky, Andrew Lesnie, John Gilbert, Rick Porras, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, Ethan Van der Ryn, Mike Hopkins, Randy Cook, Christian Rivers, Brian Van't Hull, Alex Funke), Commentary Track Four with members of the cast (Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee and Sean Bean).

Note: Discs Two and Three can be viewed in "explore" mode with traditional menus or "tour" mode via a Play All feature.

Disc Three - The Appendices Part I: From Book to Vision

2 and 1/2 hours of documentary content, including J.R.R. Tolkien-Creator of Middle-earth featurette, From Book to Script featurette, Visualizing the Story section featuring Storyboards and Pre-viz featurette, Designing and Building Middle-earth section featuring Designing Middle-earth featurette, Costume Design featurette and Weta Workshop featurette, design galleries including The Enemy, The Last Alliance, Isengard, The Fellowship, Rivendell and Lothlorien, interactive Middle-earth Atlas with timeline, New Zealand as Middle-earth intertactive map with video, disc introduction with director Peter Jackson.

Disc Four - The Appendices Part II: From Vision to Reality

3 and 1/2 hours of documentary content, including Filming section featuring a production photo gallery and the The Fellowship of the Cast featurette, A Day in the Life of a Hobbit featurette, Cameras in Middle-earth featuette, Visual Effects section and featuette, Post-Production section featuring Editorial featuette and a multi-angle presentation, Digital Grading featuette, Sound and Music featuette and Sound Design Demo, The Soundscapes of Middle-earth featurette, Music for Middle-earth featurette, The Road Goes Ever On featuette, disc introduction with director Peter Jackson.

All told, the 4-disc set is expected to include over 30 hours of unique content created just for this release (including the film and the commentaries). The discs will also feature additional DVD-ROM content and over 2,000 photos and conceptual sketches. And let me tell you... we've seen a few of those featuettes. These aren't 5-minute EPK pieces. They're much more substantial - 20 to 30+ minutes in many cases. Good stuff.

Now then... in a feature in today's print issue of Video Store magazine, Warner reveals that they're gearing up to release an 18-title Charlie Chaplin Collection on DVD, starting in June 2003. Each title will be digitally remastered and cleaned, and will be released as a 2-disc set with numerous extras, including documentaries, outtakes, photo galleries, alternate versions re-edited by Chaplin himself and other material. They'll be available in 2-disc digipack (SRP $26.99) and collector's box ($34.99 - also containing a booklet and film frame) versions. All this is being done in association with MK2 and the Chaplin family. The first three films tentatively due next June are The Great Dictator, City Lights and The Circus. More information will be available at CharlieChaplin.com in the weeks ahead.

Stay tuned...


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To: g'nad
Well said!
181 posted on 10/08/2002 11:10:49 AM PDT by Sam Cree
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To: g'nad
G'nad the Magnificent! Vim Bronzehand at your service....
182 posted on 10/08/2002 11:11:31 AM PDT by rightwingreligiousfanatic
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To: g'nad
Thank you sir, for everything you do...

I am lousy with a sword, as he pointed out...

but you have my best, my friend!

183 posted on 10/08/2002 11:12:26 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: g'nad
G'nad, you never cease to amaze me (on various fronts!)...

Wonderful post - brought tears to my eyes.

Thank you!

184 posted on 10/08/2002 11:12:48 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: g'nad
Thank you.
185 posted on 10/08/2002 11:30:01 AM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear
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To: g'nad
I hope you don't mind an Army veteran like myself telling you:

Semper Fi!

You still need a shower though. ;^)

186 posted on 10/08/2002 11:33:24 AM PDT by ksen
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To: Destructor
HA!You're full of shit, Marine. Your threat amuses me! LOL!!

Well, that tells me even more about your real agenda. You supposedly support the war on Iraq, but ridicule one of the finest of America's fighting forces?

You DO just want to pick fights, don't you? What an immature loser...

BTW, I'm just a girl and therefore did a support type role, but I served in the Air Force for four and a half years: Nov. '94 - May '99. Methinks that's far more than you've ever done.

188 posted on 10/08/2002 11:39:27 AM PDT by RosieCotton
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To: Destructor
No class. No class at all.
189 posted on 10/08/2002 11:41:06 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Destructor
You're not only a jerk. You are SUCH a waste of time.
190 posted on 10/08/2002 11:42:53 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Destructor
See ya later dude! We got places to go, people to see.... Hope they scrape you off the road soon!


191 posted on 10/08/2002 11:52:49 AM PDT by rightwingreligiousfanatic
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To: Destructor
Your threat amuses me!/,p> As I said, it was not a threat...you accused Hair of not knowing which end of a sword to use...I do...

You're full of shit, Marine

Believe what you want, I don't need to prove myself to you...

In my world you're just a corpse washing up on the beach!

And just what world is that? Once again, talk is cheap...what do you base this on? Don't bother to respond with more vulgarity and name calling... I've read enough of your pedantic psycho-babble for one day...

192 posted on 10/08/2002 12:01:20 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: HairOfTheDog
Oh, don't tell me you bought all of that melodramatic garbage. Well, I guess that says it all.
193 posted on 10/08/2002 12:25:53 PM PDT by Destructor
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To: RosieCotton
"BTW, I'm just a girl and therefore did a support type role, but I served in the Air Force for four and a half years: Nov. '94 - May '99. Methinks that's far more than you've ever done."

You're being honest. He isn't. That simple. FYI: I respect real Marines!

194 posted on 10/08/2002 12:28:18 PM PDT by Destructor
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To: g'nad
"Once again, talk is cheap...what do you base this on? Don't bother to respond with more vulgarity and name calling... I've read enough of your pedantic psycho-babble for one day..."

You're right about one thing. Talk is cheap. Thanks for your wisdom "Marine."

195 posted on 10/08/2002 12:30:38 PM PDT by Destructor
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To: Destructor
Yes, I bought it.

I know g'nad, and I respect heck out of the man.

The fact that you would equate a Marine to "nothing more than a corpse" reeks with such a foul stench that I no longer think you are on our side at all.

What was all this crap about supporting our country in time of war you sang about at the top of the thread? Just garbage to you apparently.

I don't know what drives you. I don't want to know what drives you. You are quite possibly the most foul thing I have ever had the displeasure of talking to.

You are not worthy of our humor, and certainly not worthy of our anger, and you got both. We are just a generous sort!

Now go away.
196 posted on 10/08/2002 12:35:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Destructor
Thanks for your wisdom "Marine."

Well, a civil response...but innaccurate...if you're implying I ain't a Marine, then you are sadly mistaken...

197 posted on 10/08/2002 12:39:43 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: Destructor
Oh, don't tell me you bought all of that melodramatic garbage. Well, I guess that says it all.

It says we know g'nad a little better than you do, even if we've never met him. He's willing to put his life on the line for our freedom. Is that something you are prepared to do? If not, then don't belittle someone who is ready, willing and able!

198 posted on 10/08/2002 12:46:54 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Destructor
Oh, don't tell me you bought all of that melodramatic garbage.

You know, you're right...when I went back through it, it does sound pretty melodramatic... I sure didn't mean it to sound that way...oh well, so much for my communication skills...

It would've taken alot of time to put each event in context, time I didn't feel like spending... but these things happened...I can't change that, and neither can you...

199 posted on 10/08/2002 12:56:02 PM PDT by g'nad
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To: g'nad
But the difference is g'nad, we know you. We know you were telling the truth. Those things did happen.

You don't need to explain yourself to this guy.

200 posted on 10/08/2002 12:58:30 PM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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