Pre-Order LORD OF THE RINGS: Extended Edition on Blu-ray
almost two months ago and although there's still no firm release date (Christmas probably?) we can now officially pre-order The Lord of the Rings Blu-ray: The Extended Editions. Amazon U.S. have set the pre-order price at $83.99, which is down from the RRP of $119.98 - and what you get for your money is the ENTIRE Extended Edition upgraded to 1080p, with the extras, appendices, etc included - plus the documentaries from the latterly released Special Edition. Perfect! No word on U.K. price just yet but as soon as I hear it, I will let you know. Man, with those Star Wars Blu's coming later this year and now LOTR: Extended, I'm officially out of my Blu-ray allowance by March and all I've done is pre-order! There's also a trailer at the Amazon site, but rather lazily, it's exactly the same footage as they used for the theatrical transfer but with a different voice-over... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXC_6L-rdWk P.S. - note the use of the word 'limited'. Why? Because there won't be a demand for these things? Who are they trying to kid? From Amazon, here's what will be included;
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Over 30 minutes of footage incorporated into the theatrical release of the film Commentary by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens Commentary by the design team Commentary by the production/post-production team Commentary by 10 actors, including Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen Easter egg: MTV Movie Award Spoof (The Council of Elrod) Costa Botes Documentary: The Fellowship of the Ring: Behind the Scenes The Appendices, Part 1: From Book to Vision (on DVD) Peter Jackson introduction J.R.R. Tolkein: Creator of Middle Earth From Book to Script Visualizing the Story Designing and Building Middle Earth Middle Earth atlas interactive The Appendices, Part 2: From Vision to Reality (on DVD) Elijah Wood introduction Filming The Fellowship of the Ring Visual effects Post-production: Putting it all together Digital Grading Sound and music The Road Goes Ever On Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended edition of the film, incorporating 43 minutes of footage incorporated into the film Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens Commentary track by the design team Commentary track by the production/post-production team Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto Easter Egg: MTV Movie Awards clip (Gollum accepting award) Costas Botes documentary: The Two TowersBehind the Scenes The Appendices, Part 3: The Journey Continues Peter Jackson introduction J.R.R. Tolkein: Origin of Middle Earth From Book to Script: Finding a Story Designing and Building Middle-Earth Gollum Middle-Earth Atlas interactive New Zealand as Middle Earth (map with video location) The Appendices, Part 4: The Battle for Middle Earth Elijah Wood introduction Filming The Two Towers Visual effects Editorial: Refining the Story Music and Sound The Battle for Helms Deep is Over Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Extended edition of the film, with 50 extra minutes incorporated into the film Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens Commentary track by the design team Commentary track by the production/post-production team Costas Botes documentary: The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes The Appendices, Part 5: The War of the Ring Peter Jackson Intro J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth From Book to Script Designing and Building Middle-earth Home of the Horse Lords Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship: interactive map New Zealand as Middle-earth: interactive map with on-location footage The Appendices, Part 6: The Passing of an Age Elijah Wood/Sean Astin/Billy Boyd/Dominic Monaghan intro Filming The Return of the King Visual Effects Post Production: Journeys End The Passing of an Age Cameron Duncan