Finally, some real Return of the King EE DVD info

[Ranger REG]

The problem with projectors though is they would be much cheaper to produce than HDTVs and it is doubtful that the companies that sell TVs could make as much money off of them which is why we aren't seeing a real "push" for such technology. Still, hopefully in, what 5 or so years, we'll see a real trend in that direction.

Problem for them, not for customers. Sooner or later they have to solve the rising cost of Plasma and LCD TVs in order to compete with projectors' retail price. But honestly, big-screen/home theater is only good for movies, sporting events, and perhaps videogames.

P.S. maybe this has been covered but has it officially been revealed why the Minias Tirith statue opens up? The consensus is that it holds the DVDs but that sure is odd, I don't think stacking DVDs on top of eachother like that is the best way to go about storing them.

Definitely not DVD. It's up to you what you want to hide inside the statue: candies, extra keys, condoms, your customized deck of LOTR TCG, etc.

 

[Krieg]

I do think projectors will be the way of tomorrow, look at this new wave of flatscreen TVs we're seeing. People whant large screens that take up virtually no space and projectors can give them that.

Projection TV are best viewed in a dark room, they do not perform well with ambiant lighting. That alone will prevent them from moving out of the niche category.

 

[qstor]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere else, yet, but there was a story on Yahoo News this morning on the new Extended DVD that got into some details about the new scenes.

The relevent bits:

I thought the Shire part was never filmed? I guess I'm living under a rock!

EDITED: I read through the whole thread

Mike

 

[David Howery]

Hmm... a month or two back on another chat board, I remember reading someone's post about the subject of just what new scenes would be on the EE. Supposedly, this guy had it straight from somebody working on the project. From what I remember, the big added scenes include:
the whole "Saruman bites it" scene at Isengard.
vastly extended Battle of Pelenor Fields, with smaller ram attacking the wall, more mayhem in general, the arrival of the Easterlings at the battle (not just the Oliphaunts), etc.
Gandalf vs. the Witch King, although it doesn't happen at the gate, but somewhere inside the city.
Aragorn vs. Sauron (mind vs. mind anyway)inside the Palantir.
Inside the Houses of Healing (Aragorn tending to the wounded and Eowyn/Faramir).
Along with these, some scenes existing in the theatrical version are extended by a few lines.
Actually, if you want to see a few previews, look at the second disc in the current set. You get a glimpse of Eowyn and Aragorn in the houses of healing, Eowyn fighting orcs or something after she fell off her horse at Pelennor, and a few others....