The Lord
of the Rings Ext Cut DVD Review
When I saw the fellowship for the first time back in December 2001 I was
suprised by how good it was, I had never read the books before so I just went
to the cinema as I would, not expecting much. But I was blown away by everything
about the movie; the visuals, the characters, everthing and now that I own
the extended cut it just enhances that experience even more. Though the Extended
Version doen't really add much to the development of the story, it does offer
extended versions of scenes and completely new ones, such as when the fellowship
are given weapons by Galadriel, who is then asked by Gimli [John Rhys-Davies]
for one of her hairs as a keepsake.
--> The Extras
Over six hours of Interviews, featurettes, documentaries, on-set footage,
and audio commentaries. The 4 disc-set is most definetely a DVD to die for.
Almost everything is covered from pre-production, production and the final
release over two-discs entitled 'The Appendicies' Part 1 and Part 2. There
are so many highlights in the extras as nothing is boring unlike some other
DVD's that have featurette fluff where they cut to a trailer, then to
an interview and then its finished. All of these extras are interesting and
layed out accordingly in an easy to navigate menu. One highlight is 'The Fellowship'
where we see how the actors got on when they first met each other and how
they bonded with their midget doubles. I can't comment on the commentaries
as I haven't had a chance to listen to them yet but im sure they are good
as they feature over 30 members of cast and crew.
This is a must buy. If you haven't got it yet, buy it, even if you've never
seen the LOTR, rent it or something its too good. If you bought the normal
2-disc version back in June or so it's still worth buying this one as it offers
so much more insight into the development of the movie and offers 30 minutes
of well-worth-watching footage!! Lets hope they release Two Towers soon aswell.
Movie - 5*****
Extras - 5*****
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