THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)

WINNER OF THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE

Directed by Peter Jackson

Special Extended Edition Disc 1 and 2

The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth.

They divide to conquer as Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin), with the help and hindrance of Gollum/Smeagol (Andy Serkis), continue their way to Mount Doom. Gandalf (Ian Mckellan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) ride to Minas Tirith to help defend Gondor while Merry (Dominic Monaghan) remains with Eowyn (Miranda Otto) and the other Rohan fighters. Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlandon Bloom), and Gimli (Jonathan Rhys-Davies) seek aid from those that live in the Cursed Mountains. All these battles have one goal in mind: distract the Eye of Sauron and buy Frodo a little more time to destroy the ring

The third and final installment was nominated for another record 11 Academy Awards and swept the board, winning for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Art/Set Decoration


Academy Awards Trivia:

The Lord of The Rings trilogy became the most nominated film series
in Academy Award history with 30 nominations, surpassing both the
Godfather trilogy (28) and the Star Wars franchise (21).

The movie marks the second time in history that the third movie in a
trilogy was nominated for Best Picture, by the Academy Awards and
Golden Globes, after The Godfather: Part III (1990) and the only time
that a third movie has won the Best Picture Oscar.

The movie tied with Ben-Hur (1959) and Titanic (1997) to win the
most Oscars (11) in a single year.

It broke another record by winning all the Oscars for which it was
nominated (11 out of 11). The previous record was nine out of nine by
The Last Emperor (1987) and nine out of nine by Gigi (1958).

None of the Academy Awards won by the trilogy was for acting


DVD Special Features:

Disc 1 and 2 : Feature Length Audio Commentary with Cast and Director/Writers

Disc 3 : The Appendices Part 1 - From Book to Vision

Disc 4 : The Appendices part 2 - From Vision to Reality

THE TWO TOWERS (2002)

Directed by Peter Jackson

Special Extended Edition - Disc 1 and 2

The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir (Sean Bean) is dead, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring, Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) have been captured by the Uruk-hai, and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, Théoden (Bernard Hill). The two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dúr and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The corrupt wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee), under the power of the Dark Lord Sauron, and his slimy assistant, Gríma Wormtongue (Brad Dourif), have created a grand Uruk-hai army bent on the destruction of Man and Middle-earth. The rebellion against Sauron is building up and will be led by Gandalf the White (Sir Ian McKellen), who was thought to be dead after the Balrog captured him. One of the Ring's original bearers, the creature Gollum (Andy Serkis), has tracked Frodo and Sam down in search of his 'precious', but is captured by the Hobbits and used as a way to lead them to Mt. Doom.

The War of the Ring has now begun...

The Second installment was nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Art/Set Decoration, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Editing

Won 2, Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Editing

DVD Special Features:

Disc 1 and 2 : Feature Length Audio Commentary with Cast and Director/Writers

Disc 3 : The Appendices Part 1 - From Book to Vision

Disc 4 : The Appendices part 2 - From Vision to Reality