The Lord of the Rings The Motion Picture Trilogy Dvd
Product DetailsActors: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen
Directors: Peter Jackson
Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: Spanish, English, Portuguese
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 15
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Release Date: June 28, 2011
Run Time: 682 minutes
Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Lord of the Rings The Motion Picture Trilogy Dvd Special Features
- 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 (DVD)
The Appendices, Part 1: From Book to Vision (DVD)
o Peter Jackson introduction
o J.R.R. Tolkein: Creator of Middle Earth
o From Book to Script
o Visualizing the Story
o Designing and Building Middle Earth
o Middle Earth atlas interactive
The Appendices, Part 2: From Vision to Reality (DVD)
o Elijah Wood introduction
o Filming The Fellowship of the Ring
o Visual effects
o Post-production: Putting it all together
o Digital Grading
o Sound and music
o 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 Towers--Behind the Scenes (DVD)
The Appendices, Part 3: The Journey Continues (DVD)
o Peter Jackson introduction
o J.R.R. Tolkein: Origin of Middle Earth
o From Book to Script: Finding a Story
o Designing and Building Middle-Earth
o Gollum
o Middle-Earth Atlas interactive
o New Zealand as Middle Earth (map with video location)
The Appendices, Part 4: The Battle for Middle Earth (DVD)
o Elijah Wood introduction
o Filming The Two Towers
o Visual effects
o Editorial: Refining the Story
o Music and Sound
o The Battle for Helm's 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 (DVD)
o Peter Jackson Intro
o J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth
o From Book to Script
o Designing and Building Middle-earth
o Home of the Horse Lords
o Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship: interactive map
o New Zealand as Middle-earth: interactive map with on-location footage
The Appendices, Part 6: The Passing of an Age (DVD)
o Elijah Wood/Sean Astin/Billy Boyd/Dominic Monaghan intro
o Filming The Return of the King
o Visual Effects
o Post Production: Journey's End
o The Passing of an Age
o Cameron Duncan
The Lord of the Rings The Motion Picture Trilogy Dvd Amazon.com Review
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
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