The Return of The King (3 Viewers)

Gandalf

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Jul 28, 2003
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++ [ originally posted by «ƒÕ®zå JüV€» ] ++
gandalf do they sell the extension of the two towers around here in the UAE???
just wonderin? is it actually out :S
what we get here is the cinema version DVD.. in the last couple of years, I looked everyehre for the extended edition.. I found nothing..
I asked the sales manager in Virgin Megastores.. he said these EEDVD are not available here.. he talked about some marketing problem between them and the sponsers and :blah: :blah:

bottom line.. they are not available here in the uae..

but you can order them online..
I ordered them form amazon.com..


and it will be (ROTK) out on November 2004..

TFOTR was out on November 2002
TTT was out on November 2003
 
Aug 27, 2003
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++ [ originally posted by Gandalf ] ++


what we get here is the cinema version DVD.. in the last couple of years, I looked everyehre for the extended edition.. I found nothing..
I asked the sales manager in Virgin Megastores.. he said these EEDVD are not available here.. he talked about some marketing problem between them and the sponsers and :blah: :blah:

bottom line.. they are not available here in the uae..

but you can order them online..
I ordered them form amazon.com..


and it will be (ROTK) out on November 2004..

TFOTR was out on November 2002
TTT was out on November 2003
yeah the normal dvd i was able to find them i even have the extened version of the lord of the rings the firstone..i got it from here and its wierd..that tehy dont sell the new one..and not even the pirates of the carbbies is out!!
 

Gandalf

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Jul 28, 2003
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++ [ originally posted by «ƒÕ®zå JüV€» ] ++


yeah the normal dvd i was able to find them i even have the extened version of the lord of the rings the firstone..i got it from here and its wierd..that tehy dont sell the new one..and not even the pirates of the carbbies is out!!
where did you get the Extented edition of the first one from..? I looked everywhere for it.. I end-up ordering it from amazon.com.
tell me where did you get it from..
 

Ferrari^M

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Sep 3, 2002
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This morning The Lord of the Rings trilogy became the most nominated film series in Academy Award history with 30 nominations, surpassing both the Godfather trilogy (28) and the Star Wars franchise (21). Pretty cool!

LORD OF THE RINGS THE BEST MOVIES EVER!

11 nominations for the ROTK. Sadly none for any actors, Sean Austin deserved at least a nomination.

I don't see how ROTK can lose the Best Picture award this year.

Roll on Oscars!
 

Ferrari^M

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Sep 3, 2002
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Lord of the Rings The Return of the King" has become the second movie ever to break the $1 billion (530 million pounds) box-office mark worldwide and did so in record time, distributor New Line Cinema says.

The conclusion to director Peter Jackson's fantasy trilogy, based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkien, now ranks as the second-highest-grossing film of all time after the 1997 sea-going romance "Titanic", which cruised to $1.8 billion in global receipts.

But "Return of the King" crossed the 10-figure threshold in less time, getting there in fewer than 10 weeks from its December 17 opening, compared with the "Titanic", which hit the billion-dollar mark as it entered its 11th week of release.

Through Sunday, "Return of the King" had accumulated a worldwide total of $1,005,380,412 in ticket sales, New Line said. More than $361 million of that sum was generated at U.S. and Canadian box office.

The epic tale of hobbits, elves, wizards and orcs was still No. 10 at the North American box office this past weekend, grossing $2.85 million Friday through Sunday, New Line said.

"The holding power and longevity at the box office I think is a real testament to the artistry and vision of Peter Jackson and his cast and crew," said Rolf Mittweg, president of worldwide marketing and distribution for New Line, a unit of Time Warner.

All three Rings films have now racked up combined receipts totalling nearly $2.8 billion globally. The first film in the series, "The Fellowship of the Ring", ended up with $865 million worldwide after its 2001 release, while "The Two Towers" pulled in $921 million a year later.

The three films were all shot together in New Zealand for about $100 million each."
 

baggio

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Jun 3, 2003
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This was by far the most overrated of the trilogy. 1 and 2 were tp class. This was the worst of the trio.
The fellwship of the ring is still the best imo. And also loved the battle in the 2nd one.
 

Ferrari^M

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Sep 3, 2002
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++ [ originally posted by baggio ] ++
This was by far the most overrated of the trilogy. 1 and 2 were tp class. This was the worst of the trio.
The fellwship of the ring is still the best imo. And also loved the battle in the 2nd one.

They were all class i think and i love them all. Nut if i had to ut them in order

ROTK>FOTR>TTT

ROTK had it all really, emotional, some fantastic lines ( like gandalf saying to pippin that death is not the end etc) the battles, the pelennor fields which is the best thing i ever saw in a movie, it had it all really imo...
 

gray

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Apr 22, 2003
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One thing I never understood through the LOTR series... why doesn't Gandalf use his powers more?! You see him whacking people with his staff and making pretty lights, but not much apart from that :irritate: I'm not a LOTR purist and I haven't read the books, but Gandalf could've beaten Legolas and Aragorn in popularity if he'd thrown some fireballs and summoned some undead :devil:
 

mikhail

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Jan 24, 2003
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Part of the Gandalf charactor in the books seems to be his restraint in using his abilities. Killing the Balrog, and facing down Sauroman are about the only times he's tested in both the book and the film. He does drive off the Nazgul in ROTK, but the film didn't do that justice, imo.
 

Vicky

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Jan 9, 2004
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i'm surprised you haven't seen it yet
i remember back in ukraine i used to watch movies on TV before they came out on dvd here
 

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