TY - ADVS AU - Jackson,Peter AU - Wood,Elijah AU - McKellen,Ian AU - Tyler,Liv AU - Mortensen,Viggo AU - Astin,Sean AU - Lesnie,Andrew AU - Shore,Howard AU - Tolkien,J.R.R. ED - New Line Home Video (Firm) ED - Warner Home Video (Firm) TI - The lord of the rings, the two towers: special extended dvd edition, T2 - New Line platinum series SN - 0780644042 PY - 2004///] CY - Burbank, CA PB - New Line Home Entertainment KW - Baggins, Frodo KW - Middle Earth (Imaginary place) KW - Drama KW - Kings and rulers KW - Rings KW - Feature films KW - DVD -Video discs KW - DVD KW - Film adaptations KW - fast KW - Fiction films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - Fantasy films KW - lcgft KW - Fantasy KW - Feature KW - migfg KW - Films fantastiques KW - rvmgf KW - Adaptations cine?matographiques KW - Films de fiction KW - Vide?os pour personnes handicape?es auditives N1 - Title from container; Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien; Special features: new and extended scenes added to the feature; audio commentary; DVD-ROM features; documentaries; Easter eggs; interactive maps; in-depth interviews with the cast and crew; behind-the-scenes footage; production meetings; footage captured at the film's premieres around the world; Discs 1-2: A new version of the second Lord of the Rings installment including over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage ; four audio commentaries by Peter Jackson ; commentaries from over 30 members of the cast and crew -- disc 3: Adapting the book into a screenplay and planning the film ; Designing and inspirations for locations in Middle-Earth ; Storyboards to pre-visualization ; Weta Workshop visit : see sculptors in action creating weapons, creatures and miniatures for the film ; Atlas of Middle-Earth ; Interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process ; Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists -- disc 4: Sending the actors into battle : swordfighting ; Principal photography : stories from the set ; Digital effects ; Bigatures : a close-up look at the miniatures ; Galleries of behind-the-scenes photos and personal cast photos ; Post-production : editing it all together ; Sound design demonstration ; DVD-ROM content; Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; editor, Michael Horton; music, Howard Shore ; costume designers, Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor ; production designer, Grant Major ; visual effects supervisor, Jim Rygiel ; special make-up, creature, miniature and digital effects, Weta Ltd; Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Andy Serkis; MPAA rating: PG-13; for epic battle sequences and some scary images N2 - Sauron's forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman's army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry to defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron's troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin UR - http://www.mrqe.com/movies/m100002925 ER -