Posted by Tim V. on 04/04/06 18:06

"Joshua Zyber" <jzyber@mind-NOSPAM-spring.com> wrote in news:TrnSf.5428
$k75.4728@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:

> "Tim V." <tsvemail-usenet@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns978885EAEFDC4vannatNOSPAMusibmcom@207.115.17.102...
>> Other than it's a way of milking more money out of us? No. I thought
>> the way Lord of the Rings was done was pretty slimy. It seemed there
>> was 2 or 3 different versions before releasing the 4 disc set.
>
> You couldn't be more wrong. The only Lord of the Rings DVDs released
> were the theatrical cuts, later followed by the Extended Edition
> multi-disc box sets, which were announced before the theatrical versions
> hit stores.

I remember it was the theatrical release, followed by the extended version
followed by the 4 disc release. It made my pocketbook cringe everytime I
saw the commercials on TV.

They weren't so bad with the 2 sequels that followed.


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Tim.

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