Nessa writes: Here is a scan of an interview with Orlando Bloom (Legolas) in the latest issue of the Aussie DVD Magazine Region4. [More]
Month: September 2003
Disco_Dean sends along this odd product sheet featuring some LOTR merchandise of questionable quality. It also features figures with character names like Ban, Michael, Ceciela, Ralph and Ned. [More]
Just to remind any Slovak fans that Kiwi actor Craig Parker (Haldir) will be attending as a special guest Slovak sci-fi convention Istrocon, September 12th to 14th 2003, Bratislava, Slovakia. [More]
Today, September 12th, is Ian Holm’s (Bilbo) birthday! Ian was born on September 12th, 1931 in Goodmayes, UK. That makes him 72 years old today! Happy Birthday Ian!
Indian LOTR fans are still waiting for ANY extended edition DVDs of LOTR to be available. Some point out that DVD piracy and fileshare rip-offs are an enormous problem there, and perhaps most film companies think it’s hopeless to try and sell legitimate copies of anything there when the illegal competition is so cheap. Still, the fans that want ‘real’ copies feel frustrated, as Rulinian writes. Moral of the story – don’t kid yourself that ripping stuff off filesharing networks or pirating it is a “victimless crime.” [More]
If German fans think they have it bad over there, with no word that the Extended Edtions will show in any theatres there, give a thought to the fans in India. Rulinian writes, as other Indian fans have in the past, with some irritation, because there are no EE DVDs available of either film. And they really want them!
“The FotR DVD was released here – in the April of THIS year. Just as TTT released in cinemas nationwide.”
Yes, TTT theatrically released here only in April 2003. And with the cuts, as you probably already know.” [FOTR opened in India with the infamous cuts that were apparently not approved by PJ or New Line, and which made a nonsense of the story line We got word later that New Line acted to correct this where possible. – T.]
“And most possibly, the TTT DVD will NOT RELEASE here until next year. What is this?
“Extended versions? Pfft. Not in another hundred years.”