Return of the King: Extended Edition

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 5:04pm

Who else adores this trilogy as much as me. I can't wait for the Extented DVD, only a little while longer till its my precious!

[robbiej]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 5:08pm

You mean there's MORE?

Good lord above!

[popcultureboy]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 5:10pm

A whole lot more, nearly an hour more in fact. Which might be pushing it a little. But I am still looking forward to it.

You are gonna reinstall the ponies after Christmas, right robbie?

[robbiej]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 5:11pm

Of course, my pop.

Never fear!

[Aisy]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 5:18pm

OMG can't wait to buy it
Eponine, i really love your avatar
that boy is just delicious!

[DaysOfWine&Roses]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 5:39pm

::raiseshand:: Me! Me! Me!

I watched the 6 min. preview and just about died.

50 min. EXTRA!!!!!!

Honestly, the "new" scenes they showed made me cry just watching this preview. I'll be hysterical while watching the actual movie.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 6:13pm

I have it already :) Heh heh...if you know where to go in NYC, you can find wonders...

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 6:18pm

Thanks Aisy

and ShbrtAlley, I wouldn't be surprised if you managed to get your copy off Dom and Billy yourself given your past luck! :)


I absolutely soak up all the behind the scenes stuff, love it love it!

[mominator]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 7:37pm

So can't wait. Then it will be an all day marathon!!! I just love to look at Viggo! (sigh!)

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 8:12pm

I'm so excited! I've preordered mine already. The additional scenes look beautiful, I can't get enough of them. This is such a miracle of a trilogy, I love these movies so much. I'll be in cinematic heaven come December 14th.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 12/3/04 at 8:17pm

Amen BlueWizard

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 2:23am

All 3 of us in my apt can not wait!!! LOTR marathon!!

[B.B. Wolf]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 2:54am

Four and a half hours of Lord of the Rings goodness. Mmmmmmmm.....
Shbrt, you skank.
I personally will be getting my copy on the same day as the other geeks. And yes, jrb, it is DEFINITELY marathon time!

Updated On: 12/4/04 at 02:54 AM

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 3:01am

Yes, it'll all equal 13 hours of pure Rings-trilogy ecstacy! My cup runneth over!

[B.B. Wolf]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 3:08am

OK, quick opine. My favorite of the three, theatrical cut AND extended cut, is Fellowship. The movie is just perfect. My wife and I watched it the otehr night and when Galadriel started in with the prologue I literally teared up. Sad, huh? I'm such a geek.
Though I loved the Two Towers in the theatres, I actually had problems with the pacing in the beginning. But the extended cut is brilliant.
My wife and I were two of the blessed few who went to Trilogy Tuesday. So I saw ROTK before anyone else did, along with back to back extended cuts of Fellowship and Two Towers. Pure bliss! That was a twelve hour day of LOTR. I can't WAIT for this extended cut to come out to repeat that day in my home theatre with ALL extended cuts!!!!!! Why does the time pass so slowly?!?!?!?

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 3:53am

Yes, my favourite is also Fellowship (but I love all three of them, and Return is a close second -- it's such a cathartic experience).

Besides being a poignant and melancholic film of such surprising and rich beauty, Fellowship helped me come to terms with September 11th, as I'm sure it did for others, too. I've never in my life wept so hard in a cinema as the first time I saw the scene where Gandalf confronts the Balrog; watching it, I couldn't help but be reminded of the NY firefighters who ran into the WTC towers, to selflessly confront something much bigger than they. The philosophy behind the first film ("all you have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to you"), and indeed for the entire trilogy, really hit a deep chord in me. Isn't it strange how healing art can be sometimes?

[broadway_star_tomorrow]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 4:01am

BB- i have so much respect for you.

as awesome as LOTR is, 12 hours??? that's an attention span!

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 9:42am

My former roommate and I are starting in less than an hour - all three extended editions in a row! See you around midnight

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 2:42pm

This is going to be on my christmas list.

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 4:16pm

Ian McKellen was robbed of an Oscar!!! Sorry but I watch Fellowship last night and as much as I like Jim Broadbent, it was robbery.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 4:52pm

It's true. I also felt Ian McKellen should have won. His Gandalf was perfect and such a majestic presence in all three movies (especially the first one).

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 8:42pm

I personally like Gandalf the Grey better than Gandy the White. He seems more grandfatherly and I felt his performace was a tad better. Not saying that the other two were bad! I think he was the best actor cast in the trilogy.

[musicalmjk]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 9:31pm

thats because gandalf the white is a completely different person then gandalf the gray. but this is going to complete my collection, complete with the gift items that they've had. i only wish i didnt have exams the week it comes out on dvd. so ive got to wait till after im done to go get it. 10 more days until it comes out :) im going to watch all 3 (689 or so minutes) with the cast commentary, thats my favourite way to watch the movie. and you can learn Dom's fun games like cup and tig.

Updated On: 12/4/04 at 09:31 PM

[EponineThenardier]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 9:56pm

Oh the cast commentaries are the best! haha.

Dom: "The first time Eljiah went to land on Buckleberry Ferry he missed and went flying completely over it"
Elijah: "Yes but I did a fantasic swan dive."
Dom: "About an 8.5"

[QueenMuppet]

Posted: 12/4/04 at 10:07pm

YAY! I'm officially obsessed with the LOTR trilogy. I can't wait for it to be released and in the near future I will find a day and stay in all day with lots of food and watch all of the three extended versions in a row.

YAY for Viggo and you just HAVE to love Elijah! And don't get me started on Gollum.

QM (who pre-ordered her extended version of Return Of The King DVD months ago)

Updated On: 12/4/04 at 10:07 PM