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Fresh Fodder: New DVD Releases - 8/29/2006

We love Lord of the Rings as much as the next guy, but a new edition? Add this to the growing list of DVD editions that have already been released for each chapter in the trilogy:

The Lord of the Rings: Full Screen Theatrical Edition
The Lord of the Rings: Widescreen Theatrical Edition
The Lord of the Rings: Platinum Series Special Extended Edition
The Lord of the Rings: Platinum Series Special Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set

Adding them all together as separate films (plus the new ones), that's 12 DVD's! Come on New Line, quit milking us for all our hard-earned cash!

The Stuff We Care About

THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY:
THEATRICAL AND EXTENDED LIMITED EDITION

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and some scary images
Label: New Line
Studio: New Line Home Video
DVD Format: Digipak, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.35:1, Closed Captioned, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Audio Track 2: English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

The three Lord of the Rings films in both their theatrical and extended versions: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King
Disc 1 will present the Special Extended DVD Edition of the film split into two parts (on two sides of a DVD-18) at the break point of the initial DVD release. The Theatrical version will also be split into two parts (on two sides of a DVD-18) available through seamless branching.
Each film contains a never-before-seen behind-the-scenes documentary by Costa Botes, the filmmaker director Peter Jackson personally hired (about five hours total)

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THE SENTINEL

Features

Rating: Rated PG-13 for some intense action violence and a scene of sensuality
Runtime:108 Minutes
Label: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.40:1, Color
DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround, Audio Track 3: French, Dolby Digital 2.1 Surround
Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

Special Features

Commentary by director Clark Johnson and screenwriter George Nolfi
Alternate ending and deleted scenes with optional commentary by screenwriter George Nolfi
"The Secret Service: Building on a Tradition of Excellence" featurette
"In the President's Shadow: Protecting the President" featurette

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