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The extended editions of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings present the greatest trilogy in film history in the most ambitious sets in DVD history. In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson... See more » The extended editions of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings present the greatest trilogy in film history in the most ambitious sets in DVD history. In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson benefited from extraordinary special effects, evocative New Zealand locales, and an exceptionally well-chosen cast, but most of all from his own adaptation with co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, preserving Tolkien's vision and often his very words, but also making logical changes to accommodate the medium of film. While purists complained about these changes and about characters and scenes left out of the films, the almost two additional hours of material in the extended editions (about 11 hours total) help appease them by delving more deeply into Tolkien's music, the characters, and loose ends that enrich the story, such as an explanation of the Faramir-Denethor relationship, and the appearance of the Mouth of Sauron at the gates of Mordor. In addition, the extended editions offer more bridge material between the films, further confirming that the trilogy is really one long film presented in three pieces (which is why it's the greatest trilogy ever--there's no weak link). The scene of Galadriel's gifts to the Fellowship added to the first film proves significant over the course of the story, while the new Faramir scene at the end of the second film helps set up the third and the new Saruman scene at the beginning of the third film helps conclude the plot of the second. To top it all off, the extended editions offer four discs per film: two for the longer movie, plus four commentary tracks and stupendous DTS 6.1 ES sound; and two for the bonus material, which covers just about everything from script creation to special effects. The argument was that fans would need both versions because the bonus material is completely different, but the features on the theatrical releases are so vastly inferior that the only reason a fan would need them would be if they wanted to watch the shorter versions they saw in theaters (the last of which, The Return of the King, merely won 11 Oscars). The LOTR extended editions without exception have set the DVD standard by providing a richer film experience that pulls the three films together and further embraces Tolkien's world, a reference-quality home theater experience, and generous, intelligent, and engrossing bonus features. --David Horiuchi See less »

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From the list : Best Movies Ever by knoxygal

I especially love the extended version of the Two Towers. Most people say that's their least favorite of the three, but there's some funny and dramatic parts that you should definitely check out. Plus, Orlando Bloom as a blonde = hotty hot elf!

From the list : cinema,celebs,t.v by christina_sz

Ihave thiss:p

From the list : barbeta's Top Movies by barbeta

One of the best trilogies out there...

From the list : DVD's by hemoglobee

Gewone versie

From the list : (E)-Movies to WATCH by shoshana

Elijah Wood,Ian McKellen,Viggo Mortensen,Sean Astin,Sean Bean,Ian Holm,Peter Jackson

From the list : Movies I Like Or <3 by metrostationluv

Ya just got'a luv HOBBITS, I Love their Architecture, It's Green and Energy Efficent too!

I feel like such a nerd when I watch these!! B) LOL

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