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ROTK:EE Trailer Released 454

Posted by CmdrTaco from the sportin-tolkien-wood dept.
artemis67 writes "A six-minute trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Extended Edition, has been released, and it's quite good. We get to see some snippets of the final confrontation between Gandalf and Saruman, as well as some other intriguing scenes that will add a lot of depth to the final movie. The Extended Edition will add an additional 50 minutes to the film, bring the total for the Extended trilogy to 11 hours and 20 minutes."
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  • ...and you know what, folks? We are all *SO THERE*. ^____^

  • Only 11h??? (Score:3, Funny)

    by Cyberax ( 705495 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:00AM (#10951979)
    Please, wake me up when a New Super Extended Platinum 24h long Edition will be available.

    • Re:Only 11h??? (Score:3, Funny)

      by Chas ( 5144 )
      Please, wake me up when a New Super Extended Platinum 24h long Edition will be available.

      Is that the one that comes with the urethral catheter kit?

  • Sauroman??? (Score:2, Funny)

    by TopShelf ( 92521 )
    Did they tighten things up by just combining the baddies in Orthanc and Barad-dur?

    • Re:Sauroman??? (Score:2, Funny)

      by Anonymous Coward
      Yup. Sauron decided that Saruman looked more pimp, so they fused into one in Dragon Ball Z style.

  • 11 hours 20 minutes ... (Score:5, Funny)

    by YetAnotherName ( 168064 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:02AM (#10951993) Homepage
    Yikes ... that's a lot of pizza.

  • what I want to know (Score:5, Insightful)

    by Lumpy ( 12016 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:04AM (#10952008) Homepage
    Why is noew line and the theatres not tapping the opportunity to make gobs of cash?

    special event all 3 extended films in the theatre would sell out for 2 weeks solid. It's guarenteeing that every seat in that theatre will buy 3 movie tickets, they will eat gobs of popcorn, and the delay between film changes will be welcomed for bathroom and smoke breaks.

    it is a fricking gold mine waiting to be tapped, hell, starwars fanatics pale in comparison to LOTR fanatics... they couldn't sell out the trilogy running back to back here but the single night they ran the LOTR movies they oversold it.

    • Re:what I want to know (Score:5, Insightful)

      by PhuCknuT ( 1703 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:16AM (#10952132) Homepage
      Would you buy a ticket if it cost twice what they do now? Showing a 4 hour movie for the same price as a 1.5 hour movie means you can only show it like 1/3 as many times in a day, and therefore not make much money on it. That's the reason there are 'theatrical' and 'extended' editions of LOTR in the first place. It wasn't to make twice as much selling DVDs, it was because theaters don't like long ass movies.
    • We've had an event like that already, but with the standard editions. Not the extended versions.

      And yes, they sold out :) Was like 20-30 minutes breaks between each movie and the whole thing lasted for 12 hours or about that. AFAIK, the Oslo, Norway cinema was the first one that had an event like that. They tried to get the extended versions, but the movie company said no.
    • Because in that space of time they can show 5 shorter movies. Charge $13 for each of those and they're looking at $75. Not too many LOTR fans are going to spend that much cash for a marathon, or at least not enough of them to justify using an entire theatre.

      I agree that it would be great to be able to see the full extended set on a large screen, but I don't necessarily agree that it's in the theatre's best interests.
    • > tapping the opportunity to make gobs of cash?

      Scott Adams reffered to his earnings for books to be 'gobs of cash' and if you feel lucky [google] for his email (scottadams@aol.com) the email discourse listed reffers to this fact.

      Are you Scott Adams disguised?

      > will eat gobs of popcorn

      Gob in the UK means phlegmy saliva.

      Yum.

  • Words don't come easy... (Score:3, Funny)

    by d95adam ( 621910 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:04AM (#10952011) Homepage
    ...between Gandalf and Sauroman

    Dubya, is that you posting here on Slashdot? :)

  • Extended Versions (Score:5, Insightful)

    by KrancHammer ( 416371 ) <GunseMatt&hotmail,com> on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:05AM (#10952023)
    To preempt the whining that accompanied every article about previous Lord of the Rings extended version DVD releases: I know some complain that studios release special, super-duper extended versions in a scheme to make more money from people willing to buy multiple versions of a movie. I really don't think that this is the case for the extended version of Return of the King. Its not as if they didn't tell us a extended version was on its way. The wait between the DVD release of the theatrical version an this release is a bit annoying, but I believe it is worth holding off purchasing for. And that's the key phrase... nobody makes you buy every single version of a movie that comes out. if you want the regular version, buy that. If not, wait for the extended movie.
  • According to the place where I ordered my LOTR3 EE box set (preordered so many months ago, I can't even recall the exact date :) ), they'll ship it on dec10, so I'm counting the days already. A marathon with my friends has already been discussed after LOTR2 :) so I'm looking forward to it also :) Will be hell of a day, 12+ hours of LOTR :) Kewlest ever :)

    • I have a dumb question, only mildly offtopic: why would you preorder something that you'll have no trouble finding in stores? I don't think I've ever preordered anything (unless the deal was too good to pass up) because usually the incentives to buy in-store on opening week are better than what you'd have been offered six months in advance.

      Is it just fanboy enthusiasm (which is a completely legitimate reason), or is there some other reason that I'm missing?

      [I'm really not asking to be an ass -- I'm genuin
    • they'll ship it on dec10, so I'm counting the days already.

      The answer is 10. Buy a calendar, it'll make your life easier.


  • We get to see some snippets of the final confrontation between Gandalf and Sauroman, as well as some other intriguing scenes that will add a lot of depth to the final movie.

    WTF? Saruman was killed by Wormtongue during the Scouring of the Shire.

    • We're talking about the scene when Gandalf sends him away ("Saruman, your staff has broken")

      Szo
    • No scouring of the shire was ever filmed. It doesn't happen.

      For one, no way in HELL would it have worked in a filmed version...even the extended version as the pacing would be all off. I mean, a HUGE battle at Minas Tirith...then another battle at the Black Gate...then the crowning, the journey home with all the winding down and BAM another hour or so with the telling of the Scouring that totally has nothing to do really with the Ring, but just Sauroman being a dick. There is only so much conflict a movie
      • Here you are, telling people what can and cannot work in a movie, and you still can't spell the villain's name correctly. Criminy.
      • "There is only so much conflict a movie can have in it before it just makes you numb and quite frankly, bored."

        There's also only so much knowledge you can hammer into a yank's head regarding the distopian society produced by the industrialisation impinging on the English Countryside and the death of 'Merrie England', which is essentially what the scouring of the shire is about. Your comment is entirely indicative that any Hollywood historical adaptations should come with a mandatory quantity of salt, or

    • Re:Gandalf -v- Saruman??? (Score:4, Informative)

      by Ubergrendle ( 531719 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:30AM (#10952267) Journal
      The scouring of the shrie is NOT in the EE due to dramatic pacing for the big screen (according to Jackson) ~and~ considerations regarding length.

      SPOILER

      Until I see the movie I can't say for sure, but likely Wormtongue will still be the one to kill off Saurman. And instead of the Hobbit milita shooting down Wormtongue, it will probably be numerous unnamed Rohan horseriders(sp).

    • If you read that again, you'll see it says "final confrontation between Gandalf and Sauroman [sic]", meaning the final confrontation between those two, not necessarily between either of those two and anyone/anything else, meaning someone doesn't have to die.

  • Sharkey and the Shire? (Score:5, Interesting)

    by Paul Crowley ( 837 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:09AM (#10952063) Homepage Journal
    Does anyone know if the EE covers all the stuff with "Mr Sharkey" (have I remembered correctly?) and the Shire? Did they even film that stuff?

    • Re:Sharkey and the Shire? (Score:4, Insightful)

      by yack0 ( 2832 ) <keimelNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:16AM (#10952127) Homepage
      All stories have said that "The Scouring of the Shire" has not been included in the movie, at all.

      However, I'm hoping an early christmas present will be that Mr. Jackson left the vision of that event in the Mirror of Galadriel scene for a reason.

      I can hope, but won't hope too much.

    • Re:Sharkey and the Shire? (Score:5, Informative)

      by FunWithHeadlines ( 644929 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:17AM (#10952144) Homepage
      "Does anyone know if the EE covers all the stuff with "Mr Sharkey" (have I remembered correctly?) and the Shire? Did they even film that stuff?"

      They did not film any of the Scouring of the Shire, so no, you won't find that in the EE. I'm not saying I agree with their decision, as I found that chapter in the book to be the perfect way to show the changes in the Shire during their absence, and how evil crept in even there. But I am sympathetic to the idea that movies are not the same thing as books, and I at least understand their motive in not creating another conflict after the big resolution earlier. I know I personally got tired of all those "7 endings" wisecracks. I can only imagine the complaints from people if the Scouring of the Shire were in the movie after what they thought was the ending.

      But for all you purists out there, I can tell you one thing with certainty: That chapter is right where it always was, in the book.

      • Well they did show the Shire overrun and burning when he saw the future in the fountain.
        • Granted, they did show that, but I know Jackson said they never filmed the Scouring of the Shire. Perhaps the fountain scene showed bits of the burning of Rohan adapted to make it look like the Shire?
  • Bah, why bother try downloading without a torrent. Anyone got a torrent link?

  • With 20 extra minutes of carrying Frodo (Score:5, Funny)

    by suso ( 153703 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:12AM (#10952094) Journal
    See them carry Frodo in ways you didn't see in the theater.
  • I hope the extra 50 minutes comes BEFORE the part where Mr Jackson decided to have 3 false endings with lots of running water going on. Evil, Evil, Evil....

  • 11 hours and 20 minutes (Score:3, Funny)

    by wiredog ( 43288 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @10:24AM (#10952209) Journal
    My ass gets numb just thinking about that. Might be good for a NYC to Tokyo flight, however.

  • What? (Score:5, Funny)

    by El Camino SS ( 264212 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @11:06AM (#10952601)

    I can hear a thousand wives screaming out in agony....

    "Get to the mountain you little bastards! ARrrgh! You picked this? Alright, I get THREE picks for this one!"

  • RoTK with the good bits restored (finally!) (Score:4, Interesting)

    by mihalis ( 28146 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @11:22AM (#10952758) Homepage

    I just don't understand how Peter Jackson thought the following were optional :-

    • Gandalf/Saruman rematch at Orthanc
    • Aragorn reveals himself in Palantir of Orthanc
    • Gandalf confronts Witch-King at Minas Tirith
    • Voice of Sauron at the Black Gate

    Luckily they are ALL in the EE! I can't wait

    • Re:RoTK with the good bits restored (finally!) (Score:4, Interesting)

      by mihalis ( 28146 ) on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @04:16PM (#10955968) Homepage

      Here's how these good bits could have made it into RoTK cinematic release easily :

      Put Shelob back into the Two Towers where she belongs. By the end of that book, Sam is lying senseless outside the orc stronghold and Frodo has been taken by the enemy. That would have been a fine ending for the film.

      Find the time for this, in turn, by drastically shortening the Helms Deep stuff. It's dull.

      You can dump the Aragorn falls off a cliff guff too.

      See, easy-peasy!

      Disclaimer : IHNDMOEHM (I have not directed my own 11 hour movie)

  • Enterprise Edition (Score:4, Funny)

    by ry4an ( 1568 ) <ry4an-slashdot@ry[ ].org ['4an' in gap]> on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @12:26PM (#10953367) Homepage
    I just read that a Return of the King: Enterprise Edition. I've been doing this software thing for way too long.

  • Strangely enough, but... (Score:3, Interesting)

    by tarsi210 ( 70325 ) <nathan@nathan[ ]lle.com ['pra' in gap]> on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @12:52PM (#10953642) Homepage Journal
    Background: I am a rabid LOTR fan, have been since I first read the trilogy when I was 11. I went to the midnight showings of each of the three movies and own the EEs of each of the first two.

    I've only seen ROTK once. In the theatre, at midnight.

    I'm not entirely sure why, really, because I loved it. I *shivered* as the movie started from the sheer excitement of it all. The world disappeared as I watched, fully captivated by PJ's amazing artistry.

    But, I think I'm waiting. I think I'm waiting for those pieces that will really complete the movie the way PJ really intended it to be and yet was hampered by the movie industry. Character development? Hell yes! Give me more of it. I want to see more of what makes each of them tick. Eowyn's character -- only touched upon, with so much depth left to explore. I want to see those little nuances that only the avid fans of the book will catch. I want to see the vision as it was intended.

    I don't agree with everything PJ has done to the story itself, but I give him his leeway given what he had to try to accomplish. But if I'm going to bother seeing it, I want to see it the way he wanted me to.

    Right now, I'm planning an all-day marathon to watch all three EEs in a row with my ex-roommate. I think I shall shiver again.

    • Same feelings... (Score:3, Interesting)

      by SuperKendall ( 25149 ) *
      I loved the third movie more than any of them, but like you I only saw it once... it just makes sense to wait and see the thing in as complete a state as possible. From watching the video it seems like a good choice as there have been many fantastic momets from the book added back in!

  • Things I got from the trailer: (Score:3, Interesting)

    by dswensen ( 252552 ) * on Tuesday November 30, 2004 @01:48PM (#10954218) Homepage

    I love Sean Astin. He is such a movie nerd, and so unabashedly enthusiastic about what he's doing. On the commentary and in the interviews, he's kind of dorky, but I just can't help but dig him.

    Gandalf's confrontation with the Witch-King gives me chills just from the trailer. I am so excited about that.

    I once again have to hand it to Andy Serkis for having to spend so much time in that goofy-looking blue-screen outfit, give a great performance, and then be essentially removed from the film digitally. Serkis is awesome.

    Looks like Merry gets to fight Sloth! "Baby Ruth! Baby Ruth!"

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