The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition) | 
| Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian Mckellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Sean Bean
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $80.95
Buy New: $39.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  499 reviews
Sales Rank: 177
Format: Box Set, Dts Surround Sound, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 12
Running Time: 681
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.9 x 4.5
MPN: DN7347D
ISBN: 0780648676
UPC: 794043734724
EAN: 9780780648678
ASIN: B000654ZK0
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 2003
Release Date: December 14, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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 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
Product Description
This critically acclaimed epic trilogy follows the quest undertaken by the hobbit Frodo Baggins and his fellowship of companions to save Middle-earth by destroying the One Ring and defeating the evil forces of the Dark Lord Sauron. With new and extended scenes carefully added back into the film the 12-disc set also includes hours of bonus features.Running Time: 785 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY UPC: 794043734724
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 The Best Film Ever made November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Lord of the Rings (the whole series) is the BEST FILM ever made. The Lord of the Rings is more than simply a film it is ART. Elijah Wood's acting in the film is the best I've ever seen, not to mention the outstanding performance from Sean Astin and the rest of the cast. The movie won every Oscar it was nominated for. It's a crying shame that the actors were not nominated for Oscars, I feel that if Elijah Wood is not worthy of an Oscar that they should stop giving them out.
This Movie Will Change Your Life and The World November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"I can't do this, Sam."
" I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something."
"What are we holding onto, Sam?"
"That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for"
I watch this scene whenever I feel overwhelmed with all the challenges in life. We can't decide the circumstances in our lives. But we can, and we must, choose our character.
We so often ask the universe for what we want. Yet, we forget it is the universe that asks us for what she wants.
Excellent product for a great price! November 22, 2008
Being a HUGE LOTR fan, this combo was like a dream for me. And its well worth the money! Go for it!
 fantastic collection November 19, 2008
From someone who enjoyed the books, the movies at the cinema left out a lot of details.The extended version in the collection gives so much more information and explanations. I also really enjoyed the making of the movie especially the location footage. Quite satisfied with my purchase
Well Worth It! November 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I know that after buying the theatrical releases on DVD, I was not happy about having buy them again at a higher price. I resisted buying them for long time, until I saw the extended Fellowship and Two Towers on Starz. I had to admit that these versions made the originals obsolete. You cannot see them again without missing the added content. As they never showed the extended Return, I had buy this set to see it for the first time. All three films are transformed into a new viewing experience, both in story content and picture/sound quality. I noticed, in addition to the full scenes that were added, the action and fighting sequences were more complete and detailed. It is quite a difference from the theatrical versions. The full scenes are not filler or obvious cuts like in other films, but are essential parts of the overall story that were cut because of time constraints. This is a must have for anyone loves the books and the movies, I guarantee you won't watch your old versions ever again!
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