[Star Tribune] DVD Views: Extended 'Rings' a magical thing

Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | 11-12-2002 | Randy A. Salas

[JameRetief]

It's a geek's dream -- and the best DVD of the year. Today's four-disc extended edition of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (New Line, $39.99) has everything fans could want, and probably things they never even conceived of having.

[JameRetief]

Posting this specifically to point out the Two Towers DVD info:

Jackson...recently began work on next year's extended-edition DVD of "The Two Towers"

[JameRetief]

Interesting note about the Two Towers extended DVD, ping.

[2Jedismom]

Woohooo!!! ER TTT!!

[HairOfTheDog]

Lest anyone feel overly fanatical for wanting to consume this much information about one movie, consider this: Jackson ... became so enraptured with the full-size set of Bilbo's home, Bag End, that he bought it from the studio. It's in storage awaiting the day when he can install it in a hillside near his home, he says in his commentary.

I listened to that in the director's commentary last night and thought it was cute... he belongs in a Hobbit Hole, and I am glad it was saved.

When he was talking about it, he said "the hobbit hole was a very comforting place to be, everything is soft and round, kindof like being in the womb..."

[ecurbh]

Well, mine just arrived, so I won't be around until later. :)

[HairOfTheDog]

Hey everyone! We have created an additional place
for us to hang out for "casual hobbit hole talk",
called the FR_Hobbit Hole at Yahoo!

It is a private place, for only Tolkien fans from Free Republic. This is just an additional place we have... We use the chat room sometimes for our idle chit-chat and to share live events like movie chat-views, and there are some cool files there that you can download, like e-versions of all the Tolkien books. If you do not already belong, contact any one of these good folk via freepmail:

2Jedismom
HairOfTheDog
Overtaxed
JenB
Ecurbh
Penny1

And we will send you the map of how to get there!

We are doing a chat-view of the Extended Edition FOTR tonight at 5:00 P - 7:00 C - 8:00 E time.... try to get in right away to join us!

[ecurbh]

Ring Ping!!

P.S. Everyone note the above post.

[g'nad]

don't you mean "Red Star Tribune" fer a source... ;o)

[HairOfTheDog]

Yes, but also note that the chat was LAST night!

It was fun though! We will do it again.

[Gordian Blade]

I'm disappointed.

Disappointed that I'm too busy with my course to even think about having time to watch it until Thanksgiving break.

Disappointed that I won't get to see the extended version on a big screen any time soon.

Disappointed that I'll have to wait another year for the extended version of The Two Towers -- I'm waiting even though I obviously haven't even seen the theatrical version yet.

I suppose those are the good kinds of being disappointed.

[HairOfTheDog]

What a tragic and heartbreaking predicament you paint! Is there no end to this suffering?

[2Jedismom]

Is there no end to this suffering?

There is an end, my friend...but it's a long journey, to a place we really don't want to go. It's something we've got to do. We'll get there if it kills us...I'll carry you if I have to!

[HairOfTheDog]

I'll carry you if I have to!

Thanks, 2J... I am glad you're with me!