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Summary: PUTS THE THEATRICAL VERSION TO SHAME!!!
Review: If you liked the theatrical version this will blow you away. More character background, and a more maticulasely fallowed story. Crucial scenes were added back into this verson. George Lucas did this to his Episode I DVD release and fans hailed it. Any Lord Of The Rings fan will say that same about this version. There's more battle, story development, and character build up. You find that you have more connections with the charaters you already love.
THIS DVD IS THE MOST COST - SATISFATION DVD YOU CAN BUY! OVER ^ HOURS OF BONUS STUFF THAT WILL GIVE YOU A GREATER APPREICIATION OF WHAT PETER JACKSON AND HIS CREW CREATED, AS WELL AS WHAT THE CAST WENT THROUGH TO BRING THESE BEAUTIFUL AND COLORFUL HEROS TO LIFE.
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Summary: The Best Movie Ever Made
Review: This movie has so many cool things in it. It clearly explains the book too. There are also many cool things on the extra features. This is truly a great thing to see. I think older kids should see it because little kids might be scared. It also has great music so if you don't want to watch it you can just listen to this powerful movie music. There are many great visuals of battles and various statues and architecture. You will defiantly get lost in this great visual epic. By: Elby
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Summary: An already beautiful movie made even better
Review: I never bought the theatrical DVD because I was made aware of this version well in advance. 30 minutes worth of additional footage... hmm..
My review remains largely unchanged. I still feel that this movie over all is the most beautiful film ever made, and I'm eager for the sequel. The additional footage adds a lot to the story, however, making this version the definitive version of the film. The additional features are a nice touch as well. I loved the "a day in the life of a Hobbit" featurette.
The only complaint I have is that all our of these disks are single layer, they could have had a dual layer two disk set, eliminating the need to change disks half way into the movie, which in my mind is annoying, considering today's technology. Despite this minor complaint I still will take this extended edition over the theatrical release any day. I only hope that the Two Towers will contain all the footage they intend to use so I can buy that DVD right off the bat rather than having to wait for its extended edition.
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Summary: New Line [messed] up
Review: I bought the extended DVD on the day it was released and have watched it many times over since then. The extended version is just plain better than the original - in fact, the extended version (not the original) was the best movie of the year for 2001. I can only wonder at the suits at New Line that figured the American public could not sit through 3.5 hours. They had an oscar winner on their hands and they blew it.The extended DVD rocks.
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Summary: oh lordy, I'm moist
Review: This is the dvd I've been having fits over lately. It just makes me so....happy to have this. I just nearly cried every night when I would hold it before I went to sleep. I'd just whisper to it and tell it it would be okay, I'd never let it go. Ahem...(uncomfortable look) So, yeah, here's Frodo, Sam, Pippin, merry, and of Course Bilbo in all of their extended edition glory. This is a hobbit lover's fiesta. See more of the little critters dancing, boozing, singing, running, eating, cowering from wraiths, and more. See Gandalf use some wicked Mordor language and watch Aragorn belt out a tune. This is the greatest dvd ever to the greatest movie ever. Oh yeah, it comes with a ticket to Two Towers. Ahhhhhh, Oooooohhhh, stop, I can't take it, oooohhh>
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Summary: Too long and no ending
Review: Overall the movie was pretty good, although as another reviewer noted it gets a bit boring at times. It is just too long to not have an ending. I half expected "To Be Continued..." to scroll up the screen as the movie ended.
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Summary: Simply amazing.
Review: Anyone who liked the movie when it came out in the theatre should buy this disc set -- while I understand that Peter Jackson did not want to make the movie any longer than it already was, the 30 or 40 minutes of extra footage added to this version of the movie, plus almost seven hours of documentary footage on the making of the movie is well worth the higher than usual price. Almost every chapter on the DVD contains new footage, and there are about four or five completely new scenes not in the theatrical version. One of these is the gift-giving scene in Lothlorien, which was one of the scenes people seemed to miss the most from the movie when it was first released. If you have never seen the movie, well...I can only say that this is one of the best movies I have ever seen -- and in its own way, I think it is at least as good or better than the book itself, something you cannot often say about a movie based on a book. Almost everything about this movie is good -- the cast, the direction, the dialogue, the special effects, the story, the score...there are points in the movie where I am moved to tears. Maybe that makes me sappy, but I challenge anyone to watch the movie and not be moved by the scenes in Moria or the scenes at Amon Hen. I have no regrets about buying this DVD, and I don't know anyone else who enjoyed the movie who didn't like this version even more.
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Summary: My Precious!
Review: This is a fantastic film! When I heard about a special edition of this classic, I thought that they would just add in a bunch of [stuff]to make it longer and to make more money, but the new scenes in this film add to its greatness! This is a great film and everyone can enjoy it! Buy it!
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Summary: So awesome
Review: This is probably the best movie in the last 5 years. Fantasy is red hot right now, science fiction is not. Just read Time magazine!
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Summary: Get the boxed set
Review: If you are a LOTR fan, get the boxed set if you want to buy a copy of the movie.
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