Posted by Jeff Rife on 04/04/06 19:21

Tim V. (tsvemail-usenet@yahoo.com) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> > 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.

Nope. FotR was released first as a pair of 2-disc sets (16:9 and 4:3)
called "special editions", then as a a pair of 4-disc 16:9
"Platinum Series Special Extended Editions", one of which was the
"Collector's Gift Set" that also included the Argonath bookends.

I bought only the "Platinum Series Special Extended Editions" for each
movie, although now I'm sorry I didn't wait and just pick up the
"Collector's Gift Set" editions...they're only $2 more now, when they
were $10-20 more at first release.

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