The lord of the rings [videorecording] : the motion picture trilogy / New Line Cinema presents a Wingnut Films production ; directed by Peter Jackson ; screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Edition:
Extended ed.
Publisher:
New Line Cinema,
Copyright Date:
2011
Description:
3 videodisc sets (15 videodiscs, ca. 1020 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving. Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
Contents:
Volume I. The fellowship of the ring: Discs 1-2: special extended edition of the film -- Disc 3: The appendices, part 1: From book to vision -- Disc 4: The appendices, part 2: From vision to reality --Disc 5: The fellowship of the ring : behind the scenes. Volume II. The two towers: Discs 1-2: special extended edition of the film -- Disc 3: The appendices, part 3: The journey continues -- Disc 4: The appendices, part 4: The battle for Middle-Earth begins -- Disc 5: The two towers : behind the scenes. Volume III. The return of the king: Discs 1-2: special extended edition of the film -- Disc 3: The appendices, part 5: The war of the ring -- Disc 4: The appendices, part 6: The passing of an age -- Disc 5: The return of the king : behind the scenes.
Summary:
In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson benefited from extraordinary special effects, evocative New Zealand locales, and an exceptionally well-chosen cast, but most of all from his own adaptation with co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, preserving Tolkien's vision and often his very words, but also making logical changes to accommodate the medium of film. While purists complained about these changes and about characters and scenes left out of the films, the additional hours of material in the extended editions help appease them by delving more deeply into Tolkien's music, the characters, and loose ends that enrich the story, such as an explanation of the Faramir-Denethor relationship, and the appearance of the Mouth of Sauron at the gates of Mordor.
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