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An attempt to clear things up...

Posted by mollecon (A) on November 30, 2003 at 10:50:34

In Reply to: Lord of the Rings - Versions? posted by James L on November 29, 2003 at 19:37:48:

There are only basically two versions of the movies:

Theatrical versions = the ones that was shown in the movie theaters, obviously, And,

Extended Edition versions = versions with added footage compared to the theatrical versions, making them longer (in the case of The Two Towers, more than 40 minutes extra). Also, the theatrical versions have 'only' Dolby Digital 5.1, whereas the EE versions have DTS 6.1 sound, too (though still option for Dolby Digital 5.1!).

The various other 'Special Editions' (I think "The Fellowship..." came out on a 5 DVD version, too) ALL have the SAME 'Extended cut' of the movie - they only vary in terms of extra material, & only to a degree in that respect even, since the two extra material DVD's are ALSO the same on all of them. In short, get the normal Extended Edition & forget the rest, including the 'full screen' versions - very bad idea with this movie.

Btw., Peter Jackson refuses to recognise such an animal as a 'directors cut' - he says that if that exists, it's actually the theatrical versions... :-)

Hope this helped - btw., Dalton, funny post ;-). I will order tickets for the midnight premiere of "The Return of the King" tomorrow.

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