Tinidril sends in this blurb from the latest NY Times
“A case in point is the sequential release on DVD and VHS cassette of three versions of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” A release earlier this month will be followed in November by an expanded version, with 30 minutes of extra scenes woven in and interviews with the filmmakers, and then by a deluxe four-disc set with more features. New Line Cinema, which released film, is counting on some DVD aficionados to buy two and perhaps all three versions, leaving it to future scholars to ponder which is the definitive version of the movie”
