TTT: Extended DVD Edition

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-11-21 10:16am

Darth Gojira wrote:How much does it cost? I might find a way out of my predicament.

On the release date it was under $30 it might be more later on.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-11-21 11:38am

It's great IMO. I can't believe they left the Faramir/Boromir scenes out though ...

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-11-21 01:45pm

Vympel wrote:It's great IMO. I can't believe they left the Faramir/Boromir scenes out though ...

May have been a New Line decision

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-11-21 01:46pm

BTW

It was not the Ents at Helm's Deep it was the trees of Fanghorn Forest

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2003-11-22 12:15am

I'm halfway through the special edition and I am amazed. This like the FOTR Special edition is just so amazingly good. And even more impressive is the fact that I agree with every editing decision made between this version and the theatrical release. We did not lose the essence of the story with the cuts but the special edition adds so much to the character development and backstory. Both are great.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2003-11-23 04:22am

I agree, fantastic stuff, really made a difference. Loved every extra scene bar one where treebeard does the tom bombadil routine as that felt forced and it felt like it had only been inserted on the fly to keep the people who complained about it not being there happy.

Apart from that, as I said, truly great, although Sam seemed to be doing a passable impersonation of an english gentleman in his last scene. Oh, and I think we can rest assured that the sauron/palantir bit will be in at least the extended ROTK due to the references made in this one, as well as the final scenes with merry and pippin, which I liked, oh, and I was rather pleased with what they did with Faramir, still not overly thrilled, but hey, this is the film industry. One last bitch was that I'm not entirely sure about the guy who plays Denethor, but we'll wait until RotK for that.

Excellent quality - buy or rent this. Now.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2003-11-23 04:30am

thank you Amazon, for bringing this DVD home.

I loved the first extended, with the elvish rope, I don't remember, is that part of the book?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-11-23 04:32am

The_Lumberjack wrote:Loved every extra scene bar one where treebeard does the tom bombadil routine as that felt forced and it felt like it had only been inserted on the fly to keep the people who complained about it not being there happy.

I have to agree there.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-11-23 09:40am

Ace Pace wrote:thank you Amazon, for bringing this DVD home.

I loved the first extended, with the elvish rope, I don't remember, is that part of the book?

Absolutely!

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-11-24 02:20am

Gandalf wrote:
The_Lumberjack wrote:Loved every extra scene bar one where treebeard does the tom bombadil routine as that felt forced and it felt like it had only been inserted on the fly to keep the people who complained about it not being there happy.
I have to agree there.

not sure what you mean, which part is that?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-11-24 02:43am

Death from the Sea wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
The_Lumberjack wrote:Loved every extra scene bar one where treebeard does the tom bombadil routine as that felt forced and it felt like it had only been inserted on the fly to keep the people who complained about it not being there happy.
I have to agree there.
not sure what you mean, which part is that?

Where Merry & Pippin are drinking the Ent draught and then the tree devours them, at which point Treebeard pulls a Bombadil.

Death from the Sea · Post by **Death from the Sea** » 2003-11-24 03:04pm

Gandalf wrote:
Death from the Sea wrote:
Gandalf wrote: I have to agree there.
not sure what you mean, which part is that?
Where Merry & Pippin are drinking the Ent draught and then the tree devours them, at which point Treebeard pulls a Bombadil.

oh, yeah that part ok, now I see the reference. stupid me

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-11-25 01:20am

Death from the Sea wrote:oh, yeah that part ok, now I see the reference. stupid me

I had to have it pointed out to me too.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-11-25 01:46am

Gandalf wrote:
Death from the Sea wrote:oh, yeah that part ok, now I see the reference. stupid me
I had to have it pointed out to me too.

I wouldn't have noticed it except they talk about it in the director's commentary.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2003-11-25 02:08am

Tsyroc wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
Death from the Sea wrote:oh, yeah that part ok, now I see the reference. stupid me
I had to have it pointed out to me too.
I wouldn't have noticed it except they talk about it in the director's commentary.

Well, the only reason I noticed it was because I listened to the Lord of the Rings radio serialisation 2 years ago and most of the memorable lyrics have stayed with me, like Gollum saying the rhyme that the Barrowwight's say in the standard edition as well.

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2003-11-27 09:43pm

just got it today, what are the easter eggs?

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-11-27 10:36pm

Just the one mentioned earlier. I tried the same method on disk 2, no effect.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-11-29 02:35pm

For all I know, the MTV Gollum award is the only easter egg on the set, no RotK preview like the one for TTT on the FotR set.

We got the set sometime last week, and while we haven't watched the extended cut yet, I've been really enjoying the suppliments on discs three and four, except for one tiny problem:

Does Philippa Boyens get on anyone elses nerves as much as she occasionally gets on mine?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2003-11-30 11:14am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Does Philippa Boyens get on anyone elses nerves as much as she occasionally gets on mine?

Nah, for me its that Richard Taylor I think he's called, head of WETA, his voice and his attitude break everything, I refuse to watch commentaries with him because I can't stand to listen how he just TALKS on and on for 90+ minutes.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-11-30 11:15am

Richard Taylor has the best documentary voice, ever.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2003-11-30 11:17am

HemlockGrey wrote:Richard Taylor has the best documentary voice, ever.

He has a annoying rambling voice that's worse then anyone I have ever heard? he's worse then politicians.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-11-30 11:29am

Ace Pace wrote:
HemlockGrey wrote:Richard Taylor has the best documentary voice, ever.
He has a annoying rambling voice that's worse then anyone I have ever heard? he's worse then politicians.

If he's the guy I think your talking about I tend to agree. Just in the video documentaries from the Extended Editon of tFotR his voice bothered me. It's like nails on a chalkboard annoying.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2003-11-30 11:33am

I mean the guy who was head of WETA, who was so 'proud' about his team.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-11-30 11:43am

The guy with the glasses and the REALLY BORING VOICE seems to be the one that everyones taling about and i agree!

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-11-30 12:08pm

That's who I was thinking of.