The Unoficial LOTR Thread

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Sometime ago, I did a poll(Lord Of The Rings vs. Harry Potter). LOTR win by 15 votes over Harry Potter  .So I thought that with the inminent release of the FOTR DVD it could be a good time to talk about all things related to Rings. So, here it is. 

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Hmmm. I am going to be waiting for November release that has the book ends and 30 minutes of deleated scenes.

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sorry but I find Lords of the rings is crap.

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I have heard that the extras in the August 6 release are not very good(except for TTT preview)

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This is actually one of the deleted scenes

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Originally posted by MuscaDomestica:
Hmmm. I am going to be waiting for November release that has the book ends and 30 minutes of deleated scenes.

Huh. I was gonna buy the August det, but 30 minutes of deleted scenes? I can wait.

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But the extras are totally different in both versions.

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tell me again why this needs its own whole thread?

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why not? here we can talk about the DVD, the trading card game, the console game, the Two Towers. Tell me? Where would you talk about the LOTR DVD like above?

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I just downloaded the preview of the Extended Edition.It looks amazing, you can see some deleted scenes, some parts of documentaries and a litte storyboard to animatic to film comparison.

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The LOTR DVD broke the record of pre-orders in amazon.co.uk with 34,000 copies preordered.

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Originally posted by Juliet:
sorry but I find Lords of the rings is crap.

Thank  god! someone else who hate's the peice of crap!

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I Liked the movie and have had the DVD since January..

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I bought the DVD and I got a complimentary LOTR ring on a chain with it 

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Originally posted by Speli:
I bought the DVD and I got a complimentary LOTR ring on a chain with it   

Cool.
Yeah, they're giving some goodies in some places when you buy it: posters, keychains and stuff like that.
You know, New Line invested 45 million dollars in publicity for this release.

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The first instalment of the Lord Of The Rings series has conjured up the biggest one-day sale for a DVD in the UK.
The Fellowship Of The Ring - already a box office smash - sold 1.27 million copies on its first day on the shelves on Tuesday.

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Yeah, I'm going to hold off until November, when the version with all the extra footage and various other crap is coming out.

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Me too, I'm just gonna rent this one. In fact I will buy the collector's gift set.

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Bartman....you create confusion!!!

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I saw LOTR for the first time on Tuesday and found it kinda confusing and really long. The names were hard to keep up with and the storyline seemed really complex. (Until I was told what was going on) But the film overall was alright. It had nice sets and scenes in it. Visually it was great to watch 

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I thought that at first too Ghoulishmoose.

My sister rented it (LOTR) on DVD though so Ive seen it 2 1/2 times now think I understand it. First time I saw it on DVD I could hardly see what was going on in the "great" Mines of Moria sequence, then we turned up brightness or contrast or something (whatever it was, it was fine for viewing other tv/films) and it was so much clearer.
Even after seeing it properly though I thought the fight in the woods was better.
In a DVD mag it says the extras kind of repeat themselves, with interviews and stuff.

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Maybe for a person who has not read the books it may be confusing, but for me it was a masterpiece.

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The DVD was number 1 on both DVD and VHS rentals lists in the US and it is the biggest selling DVD in one week in the UK.

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Hmmmm, this must be The Unoficial LOTR Thread. You misspelled Unofficial. 

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Yeah, when I look at the word I knew there was something wrong but I didn´t figured what it was.

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I just saw this for the first time when it recently came out on DVD.  I liked it very much.  A rare example of delicious special effects as background for a good story.  Looking forward to the next one.

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I've tried reading the books, but I can't seem to stay interested enough to finish reading the prolouge. I just wanted to see what all the hubbub was about, but my brain must not care for the eriting style.

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Maybe you're not a great reader, Allen. Anyways, if you want to pre-order the four disc set for Region 1 in Amazon you can find it at 25.99 and the Collector's Gift Set(5 discs,exclusive trading cards and other goodies) in Deep Discount DVD at 52.99 and free shipping.

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Maybe the Golden Age writing style isn't for everyone.

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maybe you're just a fanboy, nix!

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Originally posted by Mr. Potter:
Maybe you're not a great reader, Allen. 

In truth I find your statement offensive, seeing as how I love to read. I once had the motto of "I haven't found a book I didn't like." I know this isn't true. As I've said before it is his writing style that puts me off. Yet, I notice I can finish a Harry Potter book in a matter of weeks even as short a time as a few days. Kinda sad really especially having to wait for the next one to come out.

So if I truly want to, I can finish the series. I just don't want to right now

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Allen, the books start off slow, they speed up

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Yeah, that's what I figured, but man doncha hate waiting for the good parts?

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I saw it for the first time last night, it was a great film, it certainly didn't seem as if it was nearly three hours long, I look forward to "The Two Towers"

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Ditto Tweek.  I can't wait for the second part, but I don't think it 'll be shown until the end of the year or something.

My sister saw it for the first time too yesterday, and she liked it.

I saw it on my computer, but I'm definately going to the cinema for the second one.

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The Two Towers will be premiering in the U.S in December 18 and the actual cut of it it's of 3 hours and 14 minutes. And sorry, Allen.

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Mr. Potter i don´t know LOTR as well as you but i've heard great commentaries of it i am waiting to buy it too.

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Welcome to PEEL nefnar! enjoy it!

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Thank You

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Hey, Nefnar(change that avatar). The DVD was number 1 in sales in the U.S and was 1 place again in VHS rentals. Any of you guys have seen the LOTR trading cards? I bought a booster today, thy're cool.