Warm Deal: Free LOTR from Blockbuster

[ufcrusher]

If you remember the Shrek deal a while back, this is the same thing.


FREE...The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring -- for a limited time!

Now you can be first to own this year's smash fantasy hit The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring -- and not pay a single cent for it! Just purchase a 10-week BLOCKBUSTER® rental card - which is a great deal. You get one DVD or Video rental a week for 10 weeks, for less than $2.50 each. Then, we'll throw in your copy of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in your choice of DVD or Video, absolutely free. So come in and reserve your FREE copy today, which will be available August 6! Hurry in...this offer ends August 5, 2002.

[Showtime]

sounds good. does anyone know how many versions will initially be produced? don't want to have to get another copie later.
-jel:halo:

[bugaboo]

cool.. thks.

[Chgoman]

From what I've heard they are going to come out with a special edition with an extra disk about a month after the inital version is released on DVD.

[ufcrusher]

Ok, I believe I have actually posted this information before, but since y'all asked here you go. There are two distinct versions of the film that are going to be released. The theaterical version which is being releaed on 8/6 is the film as you saw it in the theater. It is being released in widescreen and full screen. If you want to wait there is the extended version of the film. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE THEATERICAL VERSION OF THE FILM. It is 4 discs long and being released in two versions in November. This is the version of the film as it was meant to be seen before cuts were made to make it palatable to humans short attention span.

From www.dvdspotlight.com are the descriptions of the different versions.


Two disc set (available 8/6) - in widescreen or full screen

Features: three in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including: "Welcome to Middle-earth" in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin, "The Quest for the Ring" as debuted on the FBC Network and "A Passage to Middle-earth" as premiered on the SCI-FI Channel, 15 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net, which explore the locales and cultures of Middle-earth and include interviews with cast members Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler and others. exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of the next The Lord of the Rings theatrical release, The Two Towers, music video: Enya "May It Be," an inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Preview of Electronic Arts' video game, The Two Towers, TV spot, original theatrical trailers and DVD-ROM features.


Four Disc Extended Edition
A four-disc set with two discs containing the film, and two discs with more than six hours of added content, produced specifically for the DVD. These extras will plunge the viewer into the complex landscape of Middle-earth, and reveal how Peter Jackson and his team of skilled artists and technicians created a painstakingly beautiful, and faithful re-creation of Tolkien’s world.

Features: three in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including: "Welcome to Middle-earth" in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin, "The Quest for the Ring" as debuted on the FBC Network and "A Passage to Middle-earth" as premiered on the SCI-FI Channel, 15 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net, which explore the locales and cultures of Middle-earth and include interviews with cast members Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler and others. exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of the next The Lord of the Rings theatrical release, The Two Towers, music video: Enya "May It Be," an inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Preview of Electronic Arts' video game, The Two Towers, TV spot, original theatrical trailers and DVD-ROM features.

Miscellaneous: Released to DVD on 11/12/2002, Multiple Disc Set

Gift Set (4 disc)

Includes the Special Extended Edition with box art packaging conceived and designed by famed Tolkien illustrator Alan Lee. Included with the DVD are: custom bookends designed and sculpted by Sideshow Weta, the artists that crafted the astonishing theatrical visual effects for The Lord of the Rings. The gift set will also include the National Geographic “Beyond the Movie” DVD, containing two previously unreleased featurettes and a photo gallery. These extras are topped off with a set of exclusive, collectible Decipher game cards.

Features: three in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure, including: "Welcome to Middle-earth" in-store special as shown by Houghton Mifflin, "The Quest for the Ring" as debuted on the FBC Network and "A Passage to Middle-earth" as premiered on the SCI-FI Channel, 15 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net, which explore the locales and cultures of Middle-earth and include interviews with cast members Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler and others. exclusive 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of the next The Lord of the Rings theatrical release, The Two Towers, music video: Enya "May It Be," an inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Preview of Electronic Arts' video game, The Two Towers, TV spot, original theatrical trailers and DVD-ROM features.

Miscellaneous: Released to DVD on 11/12/2002, Multiple Disc Set