# I just got my Return of the King DVD!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081 "2004-05-25T23:42:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/21 "2004-05-26T18:43:49Z")
quote from earlier post: “And as for Ebert, what he said was in response to Roeper mentioning that the extended edition of Return of the King would have four discs. He said something like “Who has time to watch all of that stuff?”, to which Roeper replied something like “The fanboys,” and that’s when Ebert said “Get a life.” Actually, he’s right in that the number of people who will buy the extended DVD box sets and actually watch everything is really limited” Well, that puts it in context, I guess, but it still seems insulting. I got the FOTR 4 disc set and watched it all over the course of a year…If I’m spending that much for a DVD, I plan on owning it for awhile. The 4-disc sets that New Line has put together so far are beautiful, and the Theatrical Versions are available for anyone who just wants the movie. What’s the beef? I guess I’m still finding Ebert, and Roeper, to be condescending. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/22 "2004-05-26T18:57:11Z")
\<\< You’d think, as much as he bitches about how the movies aren’t like the books, that he’d have actually read them, or re-read them when told that he’s completely misremembering them. \>\> This is not untypical of Ebert. I never read him or pay attention to him. Years ago, I could use him as a reliable predictor of whether I’d like a movie: if he liked it, I could be sure that I wouldn’t. Now, he’s become more erratic, but his pretentiousness and self-importance and ignorance are overwhelming. ---
**Author:** ![Stonebow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/23 "2004-05-26T19:02:28Z")
I was pleasantly surprised- I had added it to my Netflix Queue last week at number 1, they shipped it monday, and it is sitting on my kitchen table as we speak. We are going to watch it tonight. It will be quite the treat- my oldest (who lives with his bio-dad) never got to see it in the theater, so it’ll be his first viewing! ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/24 "2004-05-26T19:15:21Z")
I’m also waiting for the EE. I mean, if I want to watch it again, I’ll just [watch it again](http://movies.go.com/movietimes/theater?id=3093&date=20040526)! ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/25 "2004-05-26T19:32:00Z")
> [@](#): > > And as for Ebert, what he said was in response to Roeper mentioning that the extended edition of Return of the King would have four discs. He said something like “Who has time to watch all of that stuff?”, to which Roeper replied something like “The fanboys,” and that’s when Ebert said “Get a life.” Actually, he’s right in that the number of people who will buy the extended DVD box sets and actually watch everything is really limited. Well Ebert is right. Who really has time to watch 4 disc of stuff? 3 of those discs mostly being background. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/26 "2004-05-26T19:47:27Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Well Ebert is right. Who really has time to watch 4 disc of stuff? 3 of those discs mostly being background. The movie itself is 2 discs. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/27 "2004-05-26T19:54:13Z")
> [@Nvme77](#): > > I wonder what would make good snacks for a LOTR themed movie party? Ring dings? orc chops? troll house cookies? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/28 "2004-05-26T20:16:34Z")
> [@](#): > > I wonder what would make good snacks for a LOTR themed movie party? That greek dish made with stuffed grape leaves - looks just like lembas soda bread beer cherry tomatoes venison birthday cake sushi Anthing made by Keebler ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/29 "2004-05-26T20:27:36Z")
Grond beef? Hornburgers? Elendil pickles? Sauronkraut? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/30 "2004-05-26T20:27:50Z")
I don’t own a single LOTR DVD - yet. I am one of those waiting for November, and then I fully intend to buy only the EE version of all three films. I generally like Ebert’s reviews, but he totally missed the boat with every review of all three films. And that quote about “get a life” was meant regarding the fact that the extra bonus material was weak and anyone who would want to sit through all the bonus material on this version of ROTK should “get a life”. Regarding LOTR party food - Deep fried, golden onion rings and lots of ale. For the last part of ROTK, you could have some sort of flaming dish (fondue?), though be careful after all that ale. ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/31 "2004-05-27T19:06:32Z")
I’m going to do the same “rent the theatrical, buy the extend” with RoTK as I did with the first two. Any word on what’s coming with the “Super Special Gold-pressed Latinum Collector’s Version RoTK Extended Edition” (like FoTR’s Argonoth bookends and TTT’s Smeagol statue)? As for the timing of the EE release, while the post-production is still required, maybe they’ll be able to release it sooner than November because they don’t have work to do on the subsequent movie? So when working on TTT EE, they were still doing post-production work on RoTK, but for the RoTK DVD they don’t have that to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/32 "2004-05-27T20:28:49Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > That greek dish made with stuffed grape leaves - looks just like lembas Or try making your own lembas wafers. Plug _lembas recipe_ in Google and it gives pages like [this](http://www.geocities.com/guttakh_the_malicious/recipe.html). ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/33 "2004-05-27T20:52:52Z")
> [@sciguy](#): > > As for the timing of the EE release, while the post-production is still required, maybe they’ll be able to release it sooner than November because they don’t have work to do on the subsequent movie? So when working on TTT EE, they were still doing post-production work on RoTK, but for the RoTK DVD they don’t have that to worry about. That’s a good point, though I think the previous November releases were about promoting the next installment of the trilogy more than the production schedule. I’m not knocking them for this, it was smart to glide from the EE DVD campaign into the movie promotion. Could be wishful thinking on my part, I’m hoping to see the EE before November this time. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/34 "2004-05-27T21:28:37Z")
> [@Jeff Olsen](#): > > Or try making your own lembas wafers. Plug _lembas recipe_ in Google and it gives pages like [this](http://www.geocities.com/guttakh_the_malicious/recipe.html). I never thought of Lembas as having fruit or nuts in it. Does Tolkein mention it? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/35 "2004-05-28T03:49:58Z")
> [@sciguy](#): > > As for the timing of the EE release, while the post-production is still required, maybe they’ll be able to release it sooner than November because they don’t have work to do on the subsequent movie? So when working on TTT EE, they were still doing post-production work on RoTK, but for the RoTK DVD they don’t have that to worry about. Two words: King. Kong. A friend of mine is already doing effects work involving Kong, even though release is about 18 months away. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/36 "2004-05-28T04:09:32Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Well Ebert is right. Who really has time to watch 4 disc of stuff? 3 of those discs mostly being background. There’s no rule that says you have to watch them all at once. I watched them over the course of the year – it was by far the most bang for the buck I’ve ever gotten from a DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/37 "2004-05-28T14:01:56Z")
> [@ISiddiqui](#): > > Well Ebert is right. Who really has time to watch 4 disc of stuff? 3 of those discs mostly being background. You know, it’s funny. We’ve already mentioned how funny it is Ebert complains about the movie not being “true to the books” and then complaining about parts that actually are. This is another case in point. To really be true to the books, these movies would’ve been eight or nine hours apiece on Og knows how many DVDs. Not that I’d’ve complained, mind you 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/38 "2004-05-28T16:10:11Z")
Anybody found an easter egg yet? To recap: FOTR had an extended credits (ho hum), and the MTV Awards parody of the Council of Elrond. TTT had extended credits (yawn) and Gollum’s MTV acceptance speech. I’ve found the extended credits in ROTK–in the usual place, on the New Line logo on the main disc menu – but haven’t had time yet to search for something else. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/39 "2004-05-28T16:14:52Z")
At Best Buy, if you keep your receipt for the theatrical version, you get a rebate on the extended edition. We bought all the theatricals and got the extendeds for christmas presents, so we’ve got / will have two copies of both. ---
**Author:** ![Mikahw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Mikahw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikahw)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081/40 "2004-05-28T20:37:37Z")
> [@](#): > > There’s no rule that says you have to watch them all at once You know, someone could have told me that before I got the extended edtion of TTT. 😉 > [@](#): > > Anybody found an easter egg yet? AFAIK, none of the LotR theatrical DVDs have any eggs (unless the new line logo in the menu counts). The eggs are in the extended edtions. As to the release date of the RotK EE, it is odd that the final date hasn’t been announced yet. The closest thing to a date I’ve seen was the piece of paper that came with the theatrical edition saying that the EEs were coming “holiday 2004”. At this time in 2002 we knew the exact date that the FotR EE would come out. Same with 2003 and TTT, I think. Seems rather odd that the theatrical edition is out and still no final date for the extended edition has been announced. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-my-return-of-the-king-dvd/247081.md?page=3)