 "One Ring To Bring Them All And In The Darkness Bind Them" | 2009-11-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A239PPUVV8O0U0 |
| So here it is, the crown jewel of the three films. While the third film was already a tiring (for some) 3 hour 20 minute venture, this extended edition of 50 new minutes of footage extends it to an impressive 4 hours and 10 minutes. Again the cast delivers and thanks to this extended version, Christopher Lee and the actors who played the Witch King and Mouth of Sauron (its been awhile since I've watched the documentaries); as I was anticipating to find out what happened to Saruman )Christopher Lee being one of my favorite actors) and was expecting a little more from the Witch King, how threatening Gandalf made him feel then all we see of him is in the big battle, fight Mirando Otto and then get defeated. I find it hard to critique this one as I find no faults with it at all, until we get to the end, where it does drag a little but that's an otherwise small complaint for an otherwise flawless film. Action sequences are the best of the three; the Battle of Pelennor Fields being the highlight and Sam's moment of fighting Shelob as a brilliant moment of the character showing his loyalty to his friend. Howard Shore again provides an excellent score and Into The West is a great, melancholy song to end the trilogy. |
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| "Lord Of The Rings (Platinum Extended series)" | 2009-11-04 |
| - Reviewed By User: A11VXV6IS1CE0N |
All I can say is Great! Great! Great!
We especially love the actor interviews. |
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| "AWESOME!" | 2009-11-02 |
| - Reviewed By dickclark |
It's a wonderful thing that the makers of this DVD decided to trust the public and incorporate the "deleted scenes" into the movie, where they belong. It's also very fine that they chose to add so many scenes that help us know and understand the characters and the depth of the story, instead of just more action scenes. Not that I don't like the action, but this is a story of great human interest, of courage, compassion, amazing strength of character. This comes through with much greater impact than in the "cinema" version. The relationships between the characters are much more filled out and their depth is easier to comprehend. The trust they have in each other and the support they give one another is more representative of what is found in the books. I'm glad they did these extended versions, and I appreciate their length. After all, if you need a bathroom break, there is always a pause button.
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| "Stellar service from sender, steller product." | 2009-10-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: ALAEPPDWV39Z1 |
The product was in TIP-TOP shape. NEVER before opened, everything was brand-spankin'-new, no dings, no corners bent and the extended edition of this film is the ONLY way to see this movie. There's a Blu-Ray edition coming out of these movies & I knew that before purchasing this Extended edition of the 3rd installment of the series. However, the blu-rays are the theatrical releases only & the extended edition blu-ray comes out way later, so I opted to purchase this in DVD. This Extended Edition is more thrilling, 50 minutes (almost an entire HOUR)of extra film added to the viewing experience seamlessly integrated into the whole film.....a gazillion hours of extras-bonuses-goodies. An Extended Edition on DVD is far superior than a stinkin' Blu-Ray THEATRICAL release, hands down. Get this extended on DVD to hold you over 'til Blu-Ray Extended Edition packaged with better stuff, then it'll be PERFECT. If you play the DVD on a Blu-Ray anyway...like my PS3...the quality of the DVD gets upscaled, so you're still getting a win-win deal. Trust me...don't think...just buy this. End of story!
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| "Great movie!" | 2009-10-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1M2IPTRU5NLYW |
| We received this order in good time- we love this series and now can enjoy it whenever we want! The movie was in perfect condition! |
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| "What need be said?" | 2009-10-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A42IGTLV026OH |
| Alright, there really isn't much that needs to be said, I think. It is most amazing. Though, when one watches the commentary/extras an appreciation for the amazing work that was done really distills in the mind. In fact, it makes the movies so much more enjoyable to see what went into it--from the actors, from the director, the art people, just everyone. Well worth the money. |
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