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Lord of the Rings DVD Specs - Region 1
Taken from DVDFile.com - www.dvdfile.com/software/dvd-video/index.html#03272002
Alrighty, all you hobbits and elves out there, here it is. What is likely the most highly-anticipated DVD of the year, if ever, was announced last night in a big gala event held by New Line in Burbank, California. So, let's get to the details...
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring will be released in no less than four versions this year. On 8/6, separate widescreen and pan & scan versions will be release, each a two-disc set with identical extras features. Disc one includes the film presented in English Dolby Digital Surround EX and Dolby 2.0 surround (sorry, no DTS). Disc two is where all the goodies are at, and retail will be $29.95 for either the pan & scan or widescreen editions. The extras to be found on disc 2 include:
3 in-depth documentaries that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including "Welcome to Middle-earth" in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin, "The Quest for the Ring" as debuted on the FBC Network, and "A Passage to Middle-earth" as premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel
15 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net, which explore the locales and cultures of Middle-earth and include interviews with cast members Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler and others.
Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of the next The Lord of the Rings theatrical release, "The Two Towers"
Enya "May It Be" music video
An inside look at the special extended DVD edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Preview of Electronic Arts' video game "The Two Towers"
Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
Exclusive online content only available to DVD-ROM users via a special website set to go live on street date
Then, on 11/12, New Line will release a mega four-disc set, with a new extended cut of the film created by Peter Jackson himself, and featuring over 30 minutes of additional footage. This cut of the film will be Rated R due to some extended violence, and no retail price has yet been set for this release. The now nearly four-hour film will be spread over the first two discs and presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen (alas, no sound format information is yet available.) Unfortunately, all the supplements for the 4-disc set are still in production, so final details were not revealed. However, the disc is planned to include 3 audio commentaries and another four hours of bonus material. It is also not yet known if all the features on the "standard" two-disc set edition will also be included here.
Last but not least, New Line is also planning on release a special limited edition gift set of the 4-disc set, with two bookend statuettes by sculptor Sideshow Weta, the National Geographic "Beyond The Movie" DVD, and several collectible Decipher game cards. There were also rumors floating around that after all three films are done and released, a fifth mega-box set of all three with possible additional material may be released, which would be sometime in 2004. Stay tuned for more on final specs for the 4-disc set, and in the meantime, check out four menu screens for the 2-disc sets released by New Line, and a blowup of the box art. Enjoy!
This looks like a superb set for all you DVD lovers out there. I might hang fire and see about the 4-Disc set!
I never saw this at the cinema, but from what I have seen I would be inclined to watch this again..3 hours long or not!
Alrighty, all you hobbits and elves out there, here it is. What is likely the most highly-anticipated DVD of the year, if ever, was announced last night in a big gala event held by New Line in Burbank, California. So, let's get to the details...
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring will be released in no less than four versions this year. On 8/6, separate widescreen and pan & scan versions will be release, each a two-disc set with identical extras features. Disc one includes the film presented in English Dolby Digital Surround EX and Dolby 2.0 surround (sorry, no DTS). Disc two is where all the goodies are at, and retail will be $29.95 for either the pan & scan or widescreen editions. The extras to be found on disc 2 include:
3 in-depth documentaries that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including "Welcome to Middle-earth" in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin, "The Quest for the Ring" as debuted on the FBC Network, and "A Passage to Middle-earth" as premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel
15 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net, which explore the locales and cultures of Middle-earth and include interviews with cast members Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler and others.
Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of the next The Lord of the Rings theatrical release, "The Two Towers"
Enya "May It Be" music video
An inside look at the special extended DVD edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Preview of Electronic Arts' video game "The Two Towers"
Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
Exclusive online content only available to DVD-ROM users via a special website set to go live on street date
Then, on 11/12, New Line will release a mega four-disc set, with a new extended cut of the film created by Peter Jackson himself, and featuring over 30 minutes of additional footage. This cut of the film will be Rated R due to some extended violence, and no retail price has yet been set for this release. The now nearly four-hour film will be spread over the first two discs and presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen (alas, no sound format information is yet available.) Unfortunately, all the supplements for the 4-disc set are still in production, so final details were not revealed. However, the disc is planned to include 3 audio commentaries and another four hours of bonus material. It is also not yet known if all the features on the "standard" two-disc set edition will also be included here.
Last but not least, New Line is also planning on release a special limited edition gift set of the 4-disc set, with two bookend statuettes by sculptor Sideshow Weta, the National Geographic "Beyond The Movie" DVD, and several collectible Decipher game cards. There were also rumors floating around that after all three films are done and released, a fifth mega-box set of all three with possible additional material may be released, which would be sometime in 2004. Stay tuned for more on final specs for the 4-disc set, and in the meantime, check out four menu screens for the 2-disc sets released by New Line, and a blowup of the box art. Enjoy!
This looks like a superb set for all you DVD lovers out there. I might hang fire and see about the 4-Disc set!
I never saw this at the cinema, but from what I have seen I would be inclined to watch this again..3 hours long or not! 
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I'm sure people will make their own choices, be it by buying the 2 or 4 disc set. But I doubt it that people will buy both anyway. So they won't get as much money as they think 
Posted: 19:10 Mar 30 2002
From what you've posted the article suggests that the two versions will have (or may have) completely different material. If that is the case I don't doubt there'll be some completists who have to have both 
Not me, I'll probably just wait til all 3 films are done and dusted and buy the *complete* complete boxset
Not me, I'll probably just wait til all 3 films are done and dusted and buy the *complete* complete boxset
Posted: 20:29 Mar 30 2002 Are you made of money!? lol
by Spikeo
Not me, I'll probably just wait til all 3 films are done and dusted and buy the *complete* complete boxset
Posted: 22:16 Mar 30 2002 Well I figure if I start saving now in about 2-3 years with an overdraft I might be ok
by Ethan
Are you made of money!? lol
Posted: 22:29 Mar 30 2002 
Well I assumed that there would be a boxset released after all 3 movies were completed so we will wait for that and hopefully it won't be too expensive but I guess they will try and milk the enthralled audience for as much as they can get.
by EthanThere were also rumors floating around that after all three films are done and released, a fifth mega-box set of all three with possible additional material may be released, which would be sometime in 2004. Stay tuned for more on final specs for the 4-disc set, and in the meantime, check out four menu screens for the 2-disc sets released by New Line, and a blowup of the box art. Enjoy!
Posted: 01:39 Apr 01 2002 
The only thing that puts me off the 4-disc set is that the film will be split over 2 discs. Which really sucks.
Posted: 16:53 Apr 06 2002 
Hoo-boy. I'm with Spikeo on this one. Save those pennies, the three-film boxset is gonna *have* to be something worth seeing. <gulp>
I'll just have to deprive myself of the sight of Legolas other than in the cinema, but I think I'll survive.
I'll just have to deprive myself of the sight of Legolas other than in the cinema, but I think I'll survive.
Posted: 23:50 Apr 12 2002 
It seems the movie industry can't get enough of our money !
What about Region 2 ? Any news/dates for that one?
What about Region 2 ? Any news/dates for that one?
Posted: 16:50 Apr 17 2002