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Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: GmanJoe on August 06, 2002, 05:58:38 AM: Not I.

And I\'m a pretty big fan of Tolkien.

But I\'m waiting for the November version.

30 minutes of extra footage. More battles and more blood. Enough to be moved up to Rated R.

You\'ve been warned, kids. Tell you\'re momma to get the November version.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on August 06, 2002, 06:07:28 AM: I just bought the other version yesterday (it was released a day early at my local EB)

But I\'ll get the November version as well :)
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: GmanJoe on August 06, 2002, 06:12:56 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Bobs_Hardware
I just bought the other version yesterday (it was released a day early at my local EB)

But I\'ll get the November version as well :)

I\'d get it too but everyone I know is getting one this week. That means when the November version comes out, I\'ll have no one to give the regular version to.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: mm on August 06, 2002, 06:17:59 AM: ill get this one now, cause the nov. version wont have the theatrical version of the film on it on it

then ill give the one i have now to a friend
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: Seraphim Pride on August 06, 2002, 07:13:22 AM: I\'m gonna rent it today damn gotta get to the videostore before it\'s all gone...
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: Samwise on August 06, 2002, 07:28:43 AM: I\'m getting the November edition, when I can find it used. :)
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: politiepet on August 06, 2002, 07:44:33 AM: I\'m still not sure which version I should buy, can anybody post the pros and cons of each version?
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: GmanJoe on August 06, 2002, 07:48:15 AM: Quote
Originally posted by politiepet
I\'m still not sure which version I should buy, can anybody post the pros and cons of each version?

Special Edition/Director\'s cut

Pros : 30 minutes of missing footage added.

Regular Theatrical Version

con : 30 minutes of missing footage missing.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: Samwise on August 06, 2002, 07:50:22 AM: I haven\'t studied it a whole lot yet, but AFAIK the differences are:

The 2-disc version doesn\'t have a lot of special features (at least compared to the 4-disc Nov. version). It contains the version of the movie that played in theaters.

The 4-disc version has better sound (not 100% sure on that one, but think it was DTS-ES? Please correct me if I remember wrong) and better picture quality (not sure about this one either). It doesn\'t mean the 2-disc version is bad looking and -sounding, it just means the 4-disc version will be even better. Plus it has more special features. It\'s also 30 mins longer (which means that if you want the \'original\' version, you have to get the 2-disc version).

Isn\'t there also a 5-disc coming out? The 5th disc is a documentary I believe.

Again, this info might not be correct; it\'s just what I seem to remember.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: GmanJoe on August 06, 2002, 07:53:59 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Samwise
I haven\'t studied it a whole lot yet, but AFAIK the differences are:

The 2-disc version doesn\'t have a lot of special features (at least compared to the 4-disc Nov. version). It contains the version of the movie that played in theaters.

The 4-disc version has better sound (not 100% sure on that one, but think it was DTS-ES? Please correct me if I remember wrong) and better picture quality (not sure about this one either). It doesn\'t mean the 2-disc version is bad looking and -sounding, it just means the 4-disc version will be even better. Plus it has more special features. It\'s also 30 mins longer (which means that if you want the \'original\' version, you have to get the 2-disc version).

Isn\'t there also a 5-disc coming out? The 5th disc is a documentary I believe.

Again, this info might not be correct; it\'s just what I seem to remember.

The Novermber version has Dolby 5.1 and DTS something something plus commentary from the director and actors. There\'s a few more things. Go to http://www.theonering.net
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: CHIZZY on August 06, 2002, 01:36:35 PM: my august version: Dolby digital EX 5.1 stereo surround sound.
Title: Re: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: Kane on August 06, 2002, 01:46:53 PM: Quote
Originally posted by GmanJoe
30 minutes of extra footage. More battles and more blood. Enough to be moved up to Rated R.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but no. Peter Jackson himself said that the Extended Edition mostly contained character development and contained no R-rated violence. The MPAA rerated it anyway and gave it a PG-13. No extra blood, no extra guts. Sorry.

Anyway, I getting both. Why not? Best Buy has it for $16. If I was so hard up for cash that I couldn\'t afford to pay an extra $16, I probably wouldn\'t be getting the mega 5-disc Collector\'s Edition anyway.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: GmanJoe on August 06, 2002, 02:19:55 PM: Damn. He said it himself before too! D\'oh! I wonder if Tom Bombadil is in it or maybe Farmer Maggot.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: -____- on August 06, 2002, 02:27:14 PM: yeah, i wish they had put Tom Bombadil in the movie, he was a funny character. I already bought the movie this morning at work, and im currently watching it now :D. I love this movie. Oh, and Farmer Maggot is in the movie. They just dont show him, only his scythe (whatever its called). Its when frodo and sam run into pippen and merry in the field.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: Seraphim Pride on August 06, 2002, 03:10:07 PM: I\'m wondering if they\'re waiting to release the second version in Nov cuz they know that millions will sell now and then in Nov they can sell another few million at a higher price? Well it may be devious but is still seems like smart business to me and it\'ll work too.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: SER on August 06, 2002, 04:25:11 PM: Me renting it only.. I never buy DVDs.. :)
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: SirMystiq on August 06, 2002, 05:08:55 PM: damn
i just bought it today, ive never seen it or read the books, so i guess the november version wont really be so special to me.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: IronFist on August 06, 2002, 08:39:03 PM: I\'ve already seen it a billion times, so I wasn\'t planning on getting it. But today my mom bought it -- surprise, I had no idea she liked this movie too. :) It was really weird because she\'s never bought a DVD in her life.

I was actually going to wait for the November release before I spent my money on it, but now that we have the movie, I don\'t think it\'s worth it. Any cool story details not it the movie have been\\will be all over the internet anyways.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: GmanJoe on August 06, 2002, 09:04:28 PM: Quote
Originally posted by IronFist
I\'ve already seen it a billion times, so I wasn\'t planning on getting it. But today my mom bought it -- surprise, I had no idea she liked this movie too. :) It was really weird because she\'s never bought a DVD in her life.

I was actually going to wait for the November release before I spent my money on it, but now that we have the movie, I don\'t think it\'s worth it. Any cool story details not it the movie have been\\will be all over the internet anyways.

The November version has Samwise in a full frontal nudity. :p

Yeah...the Samwise here. :D

And no, I wouldn\'t hit it. That sign of mine is for women only.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: Agnino on August 07, 2002, 06:24:02 AM: bought it yesterday, will buy the 4disc version too when it is released :)
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on August 07, 2002, 08:48:03 AM: I\'ll purchase the first one when it\'s released in Spain (28th August), and later, if I can, I\'ll take a look into the second version.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: square_marker on August 07, 2002, 08:51:37 PM: im waiting for the collectors edition
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: cridgedaddy on August 07, 2002, 11:23:16 PM: Got it today...it rocks. Sounds fantastic on my DD 5.1 system, looks great on my component cables...

Just made the PS2 my main DVD player after my old one broke...before a couple of weeks ago, I\'d never watched a movie on the PS2, and I bought it at launch.

Very pleasantly surprised...haven\'t run into any problems whatsoever.

As to the topic, I will probably buy the November edition too...just couldn\'t wait to see the movie again.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: SwifDi on August 07, 2002, 11:26:46 PM: Not till I finish the book.
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: SER on August 08, 2002, 01:46:02 AM: Got it rented.. Gonna watch it tonight. :D
Title: Who\'s getting Fellowship of the Ring?
Post by: politiepet on August 08, 2002, 01:50:32 AM: guess I\'ll buy the first one then