No, no, no embellishment. They ran from the orcs for two chapters, remember? Nope, not a thing added to this.

Bud, I know I'm not as big a movie guy as you despite working in a movie theater for seven years, but just watch it at home. You've got a projector, right? That's as good as what we have. And, as much as those movies were a validation for two generations of nerds, they're not "I'm going to sit still for twelve hours" good. The Two Towers isn't even "sit still for three hours" good for me, but I understand how being into a medium can make good examples of the medium even more watchable.

So watch your jank at home, and don't watch it all the day before The Hobbit comes out. You've got a whole week in December; book club that series.

Yeah, you're probably right... But the temptation remains...

In other news, Regal has now announced which of its theaters will be carrying the movie in 48fps 3D. (Apparently Regal will not be offering HFR 2D showings--no word on if that will hold true for all chains.) Expect other theaters' listings in the next two days.

Which thanks to the Internet, is not so exclusive
 

Exclusive behind-the-scenes content available through QR code at participating Denny's

EDIT: Tumblr post got taken down but the video itself has been officially posted to Youtube.

Rolling Stone has the end credits song up for streaming!

Song of the Lonely Mountain -- Neil Finn

Arguably, digital merchandising has become the norm in recent years the same way print and physical merchandise was in 1969, and that if the estate had concerns that this new direction was overstepping the bounds of the original document, it should have been re-negotiated earlier.

I don't know all what the contract says, but they do say that gambling, online or no, is outside the rights granted. So it's less that digital merchandising is exceeding what they expected in 1969, and more that they don't want Tolkien's work on slot machines of any sort, physical or otherwise.

I think the main thing to take away from this is that Eru Iluvatar frowns upon gambling.

Production Video #9 and first video of post-production work.