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Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 18, 2003, 05:19:07 PM
Who else caved in and picked up \'Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Extended Edition\' lastnight? I went around 1:00 am and got my copy of it.

I must say, the new scenes are welcomed and really flesh out the story, a lot more so than the ones added in \'Fellowship of the Ring\'. The extra\'s are great, including the easter egg of Gollum at the MTV Awards.

(*also picked up \'The Honeymooners: The Classic 39\'*)
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: THX on November 18, 2003, 05:32:10 PM
Nerd Edition

;)
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: videoholic on November 18, 2003, 05:36:06 PM
I\'m getting it, but I won\'t have a chance to get it until the weekend.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 18, 2003, 06:01:47 PM
I\'m thinkin\' tommorw will be dediated to a \'FellowShip of the Ring: EE\' and \'The Two Towers:EE\' back to back marathon.

By the way - for those who buy it..

On Disc 1 - Go to Scene Selection.
Right Hand Corner - chapters 29-30.
Click enter.
Then highlight channel 30.
Press down on your remote.
If you do it correctly, you\'ll see a ring next to "new scene" at the bottom of the screen. If so - hit enter and enjoy the easter egg.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: GmanJoe on November 18, 2003, 07:18:57 PM
I just finished watching it. You might wanna put spoiler on the subject heading for the less careless. ;)

[sp]
Faromir\'s story is extended. Eomir is in it. :D Merry and Pippin drink the Ent water and grow a little. Legolas and Gimli tally up their kills.....and is absolutely HILARIOUS! BWAHAHAHA! The Urukhais are shown getting finished off by a strange appearance of a forest that was no there before. Hmmmmm.... ;)[/sp]
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Paul2 on November 18, 2003, 07:22:20 PM
Not a fan of the LOTR, but I got LOTR: FOTR and TTT original version. No extended.  I found the first one quite enjoybable, the TTT got me fall asleep.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 18, 2003, 07:30:24 PM
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Originally posted by Paul2
Not a fan of the LOTR, but I got LOTR: FOTR and TTT original version. No extended.  I found the first one quite enjoybable, the TTT got me fall asleep.


How does that happen? I would think it would be the other way around, due to the fact that FOTR is a lot slower than TTT.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: GmanJoe on November 18, 2003, 07:33:36 PM
FOTR was more methodical and much slower than TTT. *scratches head* FOTR did the introduction, the plot setting, set off the adventure....to an abrubt ending. Yet was quite enjoyable. TTT was like the faster runner in a relay race. Maybe the Ents put you to sleep.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 18, 2003, 07:45:40 PM
All I can say is bring on Return of the King! Then bring on Return of the King: Extended Edition!

...Though, I am slightly dissapointed that Christopher Lee has been cut out of the regular edition of Return of the King...:(
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Paul2 on November 18, 2003, 07:47:37 PM
What I found interestinf on FOTR is the action seems better.  I was surprised at the ending.  I was like, seem like a cool adventure.  I wonder what awaits ahead.  So, when TTT came out on DVD on August, I bought it and watch what next on their adventure.  Couldn\'t help but fall asleep and bored.  I try to watch but the movie is making me sleepy.  I thought to myself, oh no, not good, it talks about a King and stuff.  Remind me too much of Excalibur I watched in school  and Excalibur isn\'t really my favorite.  Too long.  They should shorten it to make it more interesting.  it also reminded me of Braveheart I watch in school too, which both movies seem like a lecture to me.  Now, I can\'t wait to pick up X-Men 2 (I seen it in theater and i love it.)
Maybe I am not a huge fan of movies with King and castle.  I think I been spoiled by special effects like X-Men 2.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Samwise on November 19, 2003, 12:27:48 AM
I got it with mail yesterday. Didn\'t have time to watch it though because I was

a) Watching Godfather Part I again
b) Going to the cinema to watch Goodbye Lenin

Today I\'ll watch Godfather Part II and then LOTR: TTT. :)
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: GigaShadow on November 19, 2003, 05:26:30 AM
Ok where can you get a DVD at 1:00 AM ???  Just curious.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 19, 2003, 05:28:22 AM
Wal-Mart.

Sam Goody\'s on Tuesdays open from Midnight - 1:00 am.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: videoholic on November 19, 2003, 04:42:08 PM
ANd why do you need to buy the DVD at 1am?
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 19, 2003, 04:52:26 PM
Why not?
I work night shift off and on - when I work night shift, I stay up all night on my days / nights off.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: videoholic on November 19, 2003, 05:57:47 PM
Ah, alrighty.  I may try and get it tomorrow.  I\'ve been so damn busy this week.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Living-In-Clip on November 19, 2003, 06:51:15 PM
It\'s worth it. I done my FOTR / TTT EE marathon today. Just dread goin\' back to work tommorw night. :(

Oh well, only five more work days until vacation!
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: square_marker on November 19, 2003, 07:23:48 PM
oh how i do love working at a store that is open 364 days a year!
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Coredweller on November 21, 2003, 10:56:01 PM
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Originally posted by Paul2
What I found interestinf on FOTR is the action seems better.  I was surprised at the ending.  I was like, seem like a cool adventure.  I wonder what awaits ahead.  So, when TTT came out on DVD on August, I bought it and watch what next on their adventure.  Couldn\'t help but fall asleep and bored.  I try to watch but the movie is making me sleepy.  I thought to myself, oh no, not good, it talks about a King and stuff.  Remind me too much of Excalibur I watched in school  and Excalibur isn\'t really my favorite.  Too long.  They should shorten it to make it more interesting.  it also reminded me of Braveheart I watch in school too, which both movies seem like a lecture to me.  Now, I can\'t wait to pick up X-Men 2 (I seen it in theater and i love it.)
Maybe I am not a huge fan of movies with King and castle.  I think I been spoiled by special effects like X-Men 2.
Hey maybe you should stick with cartoons or something.  Yeah, Tom & Jerry... that\'s sounds ideal for you.  Plenty of action, nice effects, no lectures, and only 5 minutes long.  Do you think you can stay awake for that?  :rolleyes: :p

I can almost understand your saying The Two Towers put you to sleep, because it is FAWKING long; especially the extended edition.  However... Excalibur????  Damn man that is just wrong for you to say a thing like that.  Excalibur is just about perfect.  In some ways it\'s better than LOTR.  It\'s more economical, better paced, more stylish.  OK, it\'s not better, just different.  I love that movie.  :D
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: videoholic on November 22, 2003, 04:57:31 AM
I watched a little bit of disc 3 yesterday.  THey really go high end with the extras.  Looks fantastic...

43 extra minutes..  Oye, that\'s a long disc..  I mean discs....
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Capcom on November 22, 2003, 07:13:08 AM
I would have note minded another hour or so to the EE\'s.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: Samwise on November 22, 2003, 07:47:06 AM
I spent the other day watching all the documentaries on disc 3 & 4... that was some 6-7 hours TV watching. My eyes were literally hurting afterwards, but it was worth it. :D
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: videoholic on November 22, 2003, 02:08:17 PM
What wonderful extras.  I love this series because the extras are extremely well produced.  Not just some crap thrown together.
Title: Alright - who picked it up? (LOTR: TTT EE)
Post by: CHIZZY on November 24, 2003, 09:05:06 AM
Agreed. I had no idea that Treebeard was a 14-foot tall animatronic puppet. :eek: