Special Gift Set of
Extended Version of The Fellowship of the Ring DVD
Here's your chance to own the special
DVD gift box set of the extended version of Peter Jackson's
stunning, Academy Award-winning The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring! The gift box includes the
following extras: a new version of the acclaimed National
Geographic DVD on the making of The Fellowship of the
Rings; a gorgeous set of polystone Pillars of Argonath
bookends from Sideshow and Weta (the same team that
created the special effects for the film); and exclusive
Lord of the Rings trading cards, all in a handsome gift
box. As for the film itself, this wide-screen four-disc
DVD set includes 30 minutes of extra footage woven into
the theatrical release of the film, and new music by
Howard Shore. The movie is presented on two DVDs in
Widescreen (2.35:1) format with Dolby Digital EX 5.1
Surround Sound, DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound, and stereo
Surround Sound. Bonus features on the movie discs include
four audio commentaries from Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh,
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Academy Award winners
Richard Taylor, Andrew Lesnie, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel,
Randy Cook and more. Disc 3 is titled, 'From Book to
Vision' and includes features on adapting the book into
a screenplay, designing and building Middle-earth, Weta
Workshop visit, guided tour of the wardrobe department,
and more. Disc 4 is titled 'From Vision to Reality'
and focuses on bringing the characters to life, a day
in the life of a hobbit, creating the illusion of size,
sound design demonstration, and much more. This PG-13
version of the film is 208 minutes long.