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"ROTK DVD for May"

In a rather shocking break from tradition new line cinema shall be releasing the lord of the rings : return of the king in may, a good 3 months earlier than usual. The extended edition (i.e the dvd that we are actually bothered about) shall still however be released nearer the end of the year.

Also i got my ROTK poster (signed by 20 of the cast) in the post today.

Huzzah.

Proper?

When's the PROPER one out - it should be just before Xmas like always. Can't watch it in the summer that would be so wrong!

ßora† §agdiyeV wrote:
> you forgot that all the Orcs will be replaced with tuscan raiders
> (sand people)

Or Gamorean Guards.

Jabba no bada....well he's replacing Shelob. Woah there, Sammy wrestling a fat slug in order to win back access to his master's ring. The irony.

Spoilt milk in my tea make my brain hurt.

you forgot that all the Orcs will be replaced with tuscan raiders (sand people)

The sagacious one wrote:
> The end 50 minutes feature an enraged wookie smacking Uruk-Hai upside their heads.
*****

That'd make it all worthwhile.

Goatboy wrote:
> ... a bow-wielding Afghan Hound dressed up as an Elf.
*****

BWHAHAHAHA

*wets himself*

Apparently in a fit of pique, George Lucas has purchased the rights to the three LOTR films. He intends to release all 3 (again) as special editions with additional footage of Gimli and his new comedy sidekick Gom Jar Blinks.

Some of the new scenes/changes in the Alliance of the Ring: in the opening prologue (voiced by Anthony Daniels) Sauron's finger is removed from his ring when Gom Jar Blinks accidentally trips over avoiding a volley of Elven shafts and his sword falls upwards onto Sauron's hand! Elrond then laughs but when Isildur is about to throw the ring into Mount Doom Gom Jar Blinks accidentally knocks into him and the ring falls onto the floor. Isildur then bends down and sticks his finger up "his" ring and comes invisible.

Gom Jar Blinks accidentally ends up at the Council of Elrond to comic effect!! The rebel alliance is formed, comprising of-Gandalf, Frodo, Gom Jar Blinks, Gimli, Yoda, Chewbacca, R2 D2, C3PO and Boba Fett. And Ani.

The scene in the Mines of Moria with the Cave troll is replaced with a scene featuring a Rancour monster and some Jawas.

The end 50 minutes feature an enraged wookie smacking Uruk-Hai upside their heads.

So not all bad then…

Belldandy wrote:
>
> *sigh* You'd be rubbish at marketing wouldn't you?

No, you bring out the extended edition with the other extended editions in a boxed set making people shell out 3x the money for the third extended edition which is probably the only one they actually want, having already bought the earlier extended editions.

and it would be evil.

A 6 disc boxset looks to be coming out the same day as ROTK. http://www.play.com/play247.asp ?page=title&r=R2&title=160768&p=57&c=&g=72

Will be just the normal 2 disc editions all in one set, good for people who havent bothered with the 2 disc editions.

Hedfix wrote:
> What'd be evil is if the extended version is only available in the
> form of a full set of all 3 editions...

*sigh* You'd be rubbish at marketing wouldn't you?

First they bring out the ROTK extended edition, THEN, later on the super deluxe trilogy collection with exclusive extras, then five years later the ultra super deluxe versions of each film with new added scenes, which are then followed on by the ultra mega super deluxe trilogy set...

Meaning devout fans end up with the films around 4 times and enough discs to build their very own Orthanc...