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Release Dates
FOTR Theatrical version DVD/VHS: August 6, 2002.
FOTR Extended Edition DVD/VHS: November 12, 2002.
TTT Theatrical version DVD/VHS: August 26, 2003.
TTT Extended Edition DVD/VHS: November 18, 2003.
FOTR Extended Edition VHS
2-Cassette Special Extended VHS Edition:
FEATURE (approx. 208 minutes) - Unique version of the epic adventure with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film and new music scored by Academy Award®-winning composer Howard Shore.
-Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the film
-Stereo Surround Sound
-Bonus Featurette: "A Day in the Life of a Hobbit"
-Bonus Teaser Trailer for "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
FOTR Theatrical DVD
Disc 1: The Feature - Feature (approx. 178 minutes)
-Widescreen (2.35:1) or Fullscreen version of the film
-Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound, Stereo Surround Sound
-English subtitles and closed captions
Disc 2: Special Features
-3 in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including: Welcome to Middle-earth, The Quest for the Ring, and A Passage to Middle-earth
-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, and Liv Tyler
-Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers
-Original theatrical trailers and TV spot
-Enya "May It Be" music video
-Preview of Electronic Arts' video game, The Two Towers
-An inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
FOTR Widescreen Theatrical
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00003CWT6/qid=1059222387/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/103-2541255-6006219?v=glance&s=dvd
'Two Pack' FOTR/TTT Widescreen Theatrical
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000A03JY/qid=1059222387/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/103-2541255-6006219?v=glance&s=dvd
FOTR Extended Edition DVD
DISC 1-2: The Feature
FEATURE (approx. 208 minutes) - Unique version of the epic adventure with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film and new music scored by Academy Award®-winning composer Howard Shore.
-Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the Special Extended Edition
-Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound, Stereo Surround Sound
-Four audio commentaries by director and writers, the design team, the production team, and the cast featuring more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Academy Award® winners Richard Taylor, Andrew Lesnie, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, and Randy Cook
DISC 3-4: The Appendices
DISC 3 - "From Book to Vision"
-Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
-Designing and building Middle-earth
-Storyboards to pre-visualization
-Weta Workshop visit - An up-close look at the weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures from the film
-Atlas of Middle-earth: Tracing the journey of the Fellowship
-An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
-Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
-Guided tour of the wardrobe department
-Footage from early meetings, moving storyboards and pre-visualization reels
DISC 4 - "From Vision to Reality"
-Bringing the characters to life
-A day in the life of a hobbit
-Principal photography: Stories from the set
-Scale: Creating the illusion of size
-Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
-Editorial and visual effects multi-angle progressions
-Sound design demonstration
FOTR EE
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000067DNF/qid=1059222387/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-2541255-6006219?v=glance&s=dvd
FOTR Collector's DVD Gift Set
-The 4-Disc The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Platinum Series Special Extended DVD Edition
-A set of two Argonath figurines, sculpted by the film's special effects artists and manufactured by Sideshow Weta. These figurines, made of polystone, are approximately 6" tall and weigh over one pound each
-National Geographic's Beyond the Movie The Lord of the Rings "Special Edition" DVD with 2 never-before-scene featurettes and a photo gallery
-Three exclusive Decipher trading cards and a mini-magazine from The Lord of the Rings official movie fan club
FOTR EE Collector's Gift Set
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000069F5H/qid=1059222387/sr=1-8/ref=sr_1_8/103-2541255-6006219?v=glance&s=dvd
TTT Extended Edition VHS
FEATURE (approx. 214 minutes) - The film includes over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage.
-Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the film
-Stereo Surround Sound
TTT Theatrical DVD
Disc 1: The Feature - Feature (approx. 179 minutes)
-Widescreen (2.35:1) or Fullscreen version of the film
-Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound, Stereo Surround Sound
-English subtitles and closed captions
Disc 2: Special Features
-2 in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including: On the set The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Return to Middle-earth
-8 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net: Forces of Darkness, Sounds of Middle-earth, Edoras & Rohan Culture, Creatures, Gandalf the White, Arms & Armor, Helms Deep, Gollum: Andy Serkis, Bay Raitt
-Exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
-Emiliana Torrini Gollum Song music video
-Short film by Sean Astin The Long and Short of It + behind-the-scenes making of
-Preview of Electronic Arts video game, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
-An inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
TTT Widescreen Theatrical
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JKZV/qid=1059222387/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/103-2541255-6006219?v=glance&s=dvd
'Two Pack' FOTR/TTT Widescreen Theatrical
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000A03JY/qid=1059222387/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/103-2541255-6006219?v=glance&s=dvd
TTT Extended Edition DVD
DISCS 1-2: THE FEATURE
FEATURE (approx. 214 minutes) - The film includes over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage.
-Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the Special Extended Edition
-Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound, Stereo Surround Sound
-Four audio commentaries by director and writers, the design team the production team and the cast featuring more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom and Academy Award® winners Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, Randy Cook
DISCS 3-4: THE APPENDICES
DISC 3
-Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
-Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth
-Storyboards to pre-visualization
-Weta Workshop visit - See sculptors in action as they create the weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures from the film
-Atlas of Middle-earth: Tracing the journey of the Fellowship
-An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
-Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
DISC 4
-Sending actors to battle - preparation for sword fighting
-Principal photography: Stories from the set
-Digital effects including motion capture and "Massive" (a program to create armies of Orcs)
-"Bigatures" - A close-up look at the detailed miniatures used in the film
-Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
-Post-production - editing it all together
-Sound design demonstration
TTT EE
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009TB5G/qid=1059222387/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-2541255-6006219?v=glance&s=dvd
TTT Collector's DVD Gift Set
-4 disc Platinum Series Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
-Collectible Gollum polystone statue created by Sideshow Weta
-"The Evolution of Gollum" exclusive: Bonus DVD on the Weta Workshop and how the Gollum statue was created, featuring interviews with Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, and cast
-A printed companion piece showing how Gollum evolved from pencil sketch to sculpted maquette to digital character
TTT EE Collector's Gift Set
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000A36J5/qid=1059222387/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/103-2541255-6006219?v=glance&s=dvd
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Excerpt from the December 18, 2002 issue of Entertainment Weekly where Peter Jackson was interviewed:
What about filming ''The Hobbit,'' Tolkien's prequel to this trilogy?
I can honestly tell you that [New Line has] never, ever discussed it with me. I've never had a single ''Hobbit'' conversation with anybody from the studio, and I've been working with them for five years now. But I know they've picked up the ''Hobbit'' production rights as part of the ''Lord of the Rings'' package -- essentially to keep anybody else from making a ''Hobbit'' film. The last thing that New Line wanted was to be spending all of this money on ''Lord of the Rings'' movies, and then have a cheesy ''Hobbit'' film get put out that somebody else makes.
Would you consider doing it eventually?
It would be a difficult decision. Difficult in the sense that I have other films that I want to make. I have three or four other ideas that I'm looking forward to doing one day. It would also be tough for me to think of somebody else doing it. But on the other hand, I'd like to pay 12 bucks and go see the ''Hobbit'' that somebody else made and avoid ME doing all the work.
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For most book-related questions (i.e. is Gollum a hobbit?) -
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm
Some decent movie transcripts so youll finally know what so-and-so says -
http://www.seatofkings.cjb.net/
http://www.council-of-elrond.com/tttrans.html
These questions are answered below:
What are the two towers?
When will the DVDs come out?
Am I the only one who noticed Legolas eyes changing from blue to brown?
How did Bloom do that cool mount onto the horse?
When will the RotK trailer be added?
Where did the horse that rescued Aragorn come from?
Why does Gandalf say hes walked this earth for 300 lives of men (~21,000 years), when the wizards only arrived 3,000 years ago?
Why did they change....(Faramir, Ents, elves at Helms Deep, etc.)?
More on the Faramir debate
Will PJ make The Hobbit?
Who sent Gandalf back, whered he get the Lothlorien cloak, and why is he white instead of grey?
Will the Scouring of the Shire be in RotK?
Where was Shelob/ who is "she" (in Gollum's speech at the end)?
Why did TTT end earlier than the book did?
What music was used in the TTT trailer?
What are the two towers?
In the movie, Orthanc (Sarumans tower) and Barad-dur (Saurons black fortress).
When will the DVDs come out?
See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/board/thread/1848770
Am I the only one who noticed Legolas eyes changing from blue to brown?
Nope. And heres why, from Vikki (chan_minako):
"As an Elf, Legolas would have grey/blue eyes. His eyes are most often described as grey by Tolkien.
"To imitate this, Peter thought it most important that Legolas be given blue eyes for the movie, so they gave Orlando blue contacts. However, if you've ever worn contacts with color, you know that the more opaque the contact is, the more it changes your eye color, but the more tunneled your vision becomes. You might notice that in the scenes where Legolas is just staring straight ahead, his eyes are super-blue, but when he's talking to someone or far away, his eyes look brown. That's because Orlando's contact type changed according to what he was doing, to make it easier for him to act. When he's acting with other people his contacts are less opaque, and his true eye color is very evident."
How did Bloom do that cool mount onto the horse?
He didnt - it was completely CGI. But the trick is possible, as ywrose1 explains:
"I am from a Western U.S. upbringing and have been with horses all my life. And in no way can I do this so I'm not claiming that. :-) However, at rodeos throught the Western US there are lots of trick riders that can do this kind of thing and more.
"I have only watched the movie twice so I haven't gotten it all down well but here goes.
"He was on the right side of the horse as it ran toward his back. He reached out and grabbed the metal decoration on the breastplate of the horse with the left hand (on the left side of the horse's chest). The decorations look sort of like flowers on this particular breastplate. My guess is that the decorations (which are common on the breastplates of horses) was actually a handle of some sort like trick riders use. The breastplate is attached to the saddle and very secure if the riggings are right. Please know that the reins could not be grabbed and pulled to get that kind of pull up. The reins are attached to the horses mouth and that would be very painful and pull the horse's head down and around and he would have fallen (the horse and the rider). He used the power of the horse running in that direction to push his body forward and sort of like a gymnast swung his body up and around. I can't tell if he pushed off the ground as well to spring up (I'll have to go watch again- darn:-)! ) By keeping the left hand on the left side of the breastplate the forward motion of the horse as the rider swings around will help pull him around into the right spot."
When will the RotK trailer be added?
The preview is being put off until fall of 2003.
Where did the horse that rescued Aragorn come from?
Well get a full explanation when the EE becomes available, but heres a preview from Sonny Joe Money:
"To quote The Two Towers Visual Companion, 'A fine bay stallion survived the skirmish at the Fords of Isen where his rider, the Lord Theodred, was wounded, and returned to the Stables at Edoras. Since then he has been wild and will suffer no one to approach him until Aragorn, son of Arathorn, comes to him and quiets him in his own language of Rohirric and that of the Elves, for Aragorn was raised for a time in Rivendell. The horse is called Brego, in honor of the second king of Rohan, and a strong bond will be forged between the horse and his new rider - a bond that will serve Aragorn well when Orcs attack the company on the road to Dunharrow [Helm's Deep, actually].'"
Why does Gandalf say hes walked this earth for 300 lives of men (~21,000 years), when the wizards only arrived 3,000 years ago?
Gandalf (then known as Olorin) first set foot on Arda (the Earth) not long after its formation, which indeed took place about 21,000 years before LotR.
Why did they change....(Faramir, Ents, elves at Helms Deep, etc.)?
The opinions are many and varied, but hopefully when the EE comes out, Jackson will offer a defense.
More on the Faramir debate
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1040683523
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1040765563
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1044845092
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1045109607
Will PJ make The Hobbit?
Hes willing to, but he wants to work on few smaller projects first, including a King Kong remake.
Who sent Gandalf back, whered he get the Lothlorien cloak, and why is he white instead of grey?
athene-5 explains:
"Gandalf is a Maiar, a lesser divine being who can "wear" a body if it chooses. Maiar are the servants of the Valar, the highest divine being of Middle Earth, similar to archangels. This is from Silmarillion.
"After the fight with the Balrog, his spirit fled the battered body for a while, but was sent back to it by the Valar so that he could complete his task. He lay on the mountain top and was found there by Gwaihir the Lord of the Eagles who took him to Lothlorien where he was nursed back to health by Galadriel and Celeborn. In Lothlorien, he was eventually healed and in council with Galadriel, Celeborn, and others (Elrond, Glorfindel?) he was appointed the head of his order to replace the treasonous Saruman, and assumed the White robes and name of Gandalf the White.
"This is in The Two Towers, chap. "The White Rider.""
Will the Scouring of the Shire be in RotK?
Nope. The brief glimpse in Galadriel's mirror is as close as we're going to get, says Peter Jackson.
Where was Shelob/who is "she" (in Gollum's speech at the end)?
She'll turn up, don't worry/you'll find out!! Spoilers at the "For most book-related questions" link above.
Why did TTT end earlier than the book did?
Primarily to give Frodo and Sam more screentime in RotK. Also, Jackson may've wanted to end the second installment on a more dramatic note than Tolkien did.
What music was used in the TTT trailer?
There's more extended info here http://www.tolkienonline.com/docs/7904.html, but here's the short, sweet version from pringlis:
"It is indeed from Clint Mansell's Requiem for a Dream Soundtrack, the track name is Lux Aeterna I think.
"It's actually a reworking of a Mozart composition, also entitled Lux Aeterna."
Aurė entuluva!
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(Sat Jul 26 02:54:14)
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(Wed Jul 30 00:32:22)
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I'm going to be first in line!!!!!!!!!! 
''Why are you petitioning what so recently has been denied?''
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Possibly the most useful URL for anybody who has a question about anything Tolkien related - the books and himself anyway, nothing about the films.
I've been visiting the site for years, and can't recommend it highly enough.
http://tolkien.slimy.com/
"Eschew obfuscation."- Lianachan
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I'll add it to FAQ :)
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Very well done, sinaes my dear. *gets out gold star and places it on computer screen* Very well done.
FB took Rosie into the Misty Mountains and there they dwelt awaiting the birth of the baby.
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Your welcome Mrs?? Forkbeard 
"You must leave the name of Gamgee behind, that name is not safe outside the shire"
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Not idly do the leaves of Lorien fall
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 Oog make mission statement.
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18 hours ago (Tue Aug 19 04:03:11)
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hi everyone
I'm a new user; I just found the site while looking for info on the Lord of the Rings. Sorry if i'm babbling, I've really got no idea what I'm doing!
I'd just like to say thanks for the detailed info about the DVDs and videos! I haven't been able to find much, but this was very useful! Keep up the good work.
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10 hours ago (Tue Aug 19 11:49:08)
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You're welcome. 
Hope to see more of you around.
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