The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [WS] [2 Discs]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [WS] [2 Discs]

Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
, Sean Astin
Sean Astin
, Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
, Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis
Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [WS] [2 Discs]

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [WS] [2 Discs]

Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
, Sean Astin
Sean Astin
, Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
, Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis
Peter Jackson

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King makes its way to DVD in this two-disc edition of the theatrical cut of the film thanks to New Line Cinema. Just as both of its two-disc predecessors, this initial release presents the movie along with a small amount of extras to tide fans over until the archives are opened for the Special Extended Edition, coming later in 2004. As usual, the picture and sound presentation is astounding, with a crisp 2.35:1 widescreen image (also available in a full-screen version) and both a Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround track and a 2.0 Surround Sound audio option ready to bowl you over with their layers of clarity -- for proof, skip right to Chapter 37 and the Battle of Pelennor Fields to really understand the time and effort that was put into this transfer. As far as extras go, this edition carries on the trend of including all of the two- to four-minute /lordoftherings.net featurettes (five in total), along with other material that is mostly exclusive to this release. First off, there's ""The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision"" and ""A Filmmaker's Journey: Making Return of the King"" featurettes, both of which seem to include many of the same interview segments and stories as not only each other, but also as all of the releases leading up to this one. Needless to say, thanks to the cheesy voice-over work by the narrator and the overlapping content, these two seem disappointing, but end up in the same ballpark as the two-disc Two Towers' Starz/Encore specials or the WB making-of. Those who have purchased the National Geographic special on the third film will be equally saddened by its inclusion here, just one year after it was initially released to DVD in 2003. One place where this edition does stand out is in its inclusion of both original theatrical trailers and a whopping 13 TV spots! Exclusive to this disc is the brand new six-and-a-half-minute Lord of the Rings Trilogy super-trailer documenting the story in a recap fashion that is almost more exhausting than any of the actual films, though neat nonetheless. Also included is a trailer for Electronic Arts' *The Lord of the Rings video games, including the latest one, *The Battle for Middle Earth. It's strange that New Line didn't include a trailer for the Extended Edition, since such trailers were on both of the last two-disc releases (for their corresponding extended versions). In fact, that was reason enough to buy the initial disc for many fans, so this really was a misstep on New Line's part for not including it. Still, for the stellar presentation of the theatrical film alone, this release is worth it for those looking to own a piece of history -- others might want to bide their time until the mammoth set hits the shelves."

Product Details

Release Date: 05/25/2004
UPC: 0794043692925
Original Release: 2003
Rating: PG-13
Source: New Line Home Video
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Surround EX]
Language: English
Time: 3:20:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;"The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision"; "A Filmmaker's Journey: Making The Return of the King" National Geographic special: "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"; Featurettes created for lordoftherings.net: "Aragorn's Destiny," "Minas Tirith: Capital of Gondor," "The Battle of Pelennor Fields," "Samwise the Brave," "Éowyn: White Lady of Rohan," "Digital Horse Doubles"; Original theatrical trailers and TV spots; The Lord of the Rings trilogy supertrailer; A special look at Electronic Arts' The Lord of the Rings series of video games; DVD-ROM content: Exclusive online content

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Elijah Wood Frodo Baggins
Sean Astin Samwise Gamgee,Eleanor Gamgee
Ian McKellen Gandalf
Andy Serkis Gollum/Sméagol
Viggo Mortensen Aragorn
Orlando Bloom Legolas
Billy Boyd Peregrin `Pippin' Took
Dominic Monaghan Meriadoc `Merry' Brandybuck
John Rhys-Davies Gimli/Voice of Treebeard
Liv Tyler Arwen
Bernard Hill King Théoden
Miranda Otto Eowyn of Rohan
Hugo Weaving Elrond
David Wenham Faramir
Karl Urban Éomer
Cate Blanchett Galadriel
Ian Holm Bilbo Baggins
Joel Tolbeck Orc Lieutenant No.1
Sean Bean Boromir
John Noble Denethor
Noel Appleby Everard Proudfoot
John Bach Madril
Alistair Browning Damrod
Richard Edge Gondorian Soldier No.1
David Aston Gondorian Soldier No.3
Bruce Hopkins Gamling
Lawrence Makoare Witchking/Gothmorg
Bret McKenzie Elf Escort
Maisie McLeod-Riera Baby Gamgee,Baby Gamgee
Paul Norell King of the Dead
Thomas Robins Deagol
Harry Sinclair Isildur
Sadwyn Brophy Eldarion
Marton Csokas Celeborn
Jason Fitch Uruk No.2
Ian Hughes Irolas
Sarah McLeod Rosie Cotton
Bruce Phillips Grimbold
Shane Rangi Harad Leader No.1
Todd Rippon Harad Leader No.2
Peter Tait Shagrat
Stephen Ure Gorbag
Alan Howard Voices
Joel Tobeck Orc Lieutenant #1
Howard Shore Composer

Technical Credits
Peter Jackson Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Fran Walsh Screenwriter,Producer
Philippa Boyens Screenwriter
Tim Sanders Producer
Barrie M. Osborne Producer
Robert Shaye Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Lynne Executive Producer
Mark Ordesky Executive Producer
Amy MacLean Casting
John Hubbard Casting
Victoria Burrows Casting
Liz Mullane Casting
Ann Robinson Casting
Randall William Cook Special Effects
Alex Funke Special Effects
Joe Letteri Special Effects
Jim Rygiel Special Effects
Richard Taylor Special Effects
George Marshall Ruge Stunts
David Farmer Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Semanick Sound Mixer,Sound/Sound Designer
Christopher Boyes Sound Mixer,Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Michael Hedges Sound Mixer,Sound/Sound Designer
Hammond Peek Sound Mixer,Sound/Sound Designer
Gino Acevedo Special Effects
Bruno Barrett-Garnier Sound Effects
Rick Porras Producer
Jamie Selkirk Producer
Beau Borders Sound Effects
Nick Breslin Sound Effects
Stephen Sinclair Screenwriter
Ethan Van der Ryn Sound/Sound Designer
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