



Peter Jackson continues to bring to life the world created by J.R. R. Tolkien. It is one of the oldest fantasy sagas brought to life. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition is available for digital download and will soon be available on Blu-ray and DVD. There were fans who disliked the 48 frame per second release of the film in theaters, but that is not an issue for the home release. The movies made by Peter Jackson are visually stunning spectacles in the theater and the fun of buying the movies for home is getting behind the scenes information.

For this buyer’s guide we will include the disc sets and the digital download options.

Here are the extras that come with the Blu-ray disc sets:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on Blu-ray and DVD special features:

The Filmmakers’ Commentary : Director/writer/producer Peter Jackson and writer/co-producer Philippa Boyens provide their perspective and stories on creating the first film.

: Director/writer/producer Peter Jackson and writer/co-producer Philippa Boyens provide their perspective and stories on creating the first film. New Zealand: Home of Middle-Earth : From Matamata to Queenstown, travel with Peter Jackson and his team across the stunning locations of New Zealand, transformed by the filmmakers into Middle-Earth.

: From Matamata to Queenstown, travel with Peter Jackson and his team across the stunning locations of New Zealand, transformed by the filmmakers into Middle-Earth. The Appendices Part 7: A Long-Expected Journey : A 14-part chronological history of the filming of An Unexpected Journey, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography, the boot camp training for the main cast, and the work done on set chronologically through the three shooting blocks and in the world of its digital effects.

: A 14-part chronological history of the filming of An Unexpected Journey, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography, the boot camp training for the main cast, and the work done on set chronologically through the three shooting blocks and in the world of its digital effects. The individual chapters (and notice that a lot of them take titles from individual chapters of The Hobbit) include:

The Journey Back to Middle-Earth



Riddles in the Dark: Gollum’s Cave



An Unexpected Party: Bag End



Roast Mutton: Trollshaws Forest



Bastion of the Greenwood: Rhosgobel



A Short Rest: Rivendell and London



Over Hill: The Misty Mountains



Under Hill: Goblin Town



Out of the Frying Pan: The Forest Ledge



Return to Hobbiton: The Shire



The Epic of Scene 88: Strath Taieri



The Battle of Moria: Azanulbizar



Edge of the Wilderland: Pick-ups and the Carrock



Home Is Behind, the World Is Ahead

The Appendices Part 8: Return to Middle-Earth : Another selection of documentaries and featurettes await, further detailing the development, design and production of An Unexpected Journey.

: Another selection of documentaries and featurettes await, further detailing the development, design and production of An Unexpected Journey. The Company of Thorin : Explores the characters and backgrounds of the five families of dwarves and the company of actors chosen to play Thorin’s company on the Quest of the Lonely Mountain. Chapters include:

: Explores the characters and backgrounds of the five families of dwarves and the company of actors chosen to play Thorin’s company on the Quest of the Lonely Mountain. Chapters include: Assembling the Dwarves



Thorin, Fili and Kili



Balin and Dwalin



Oin and Gloin



Dori, Nori and Ori



Bifur, Bofur and Bombur

Mr. Baggins: The 14th Member : A revealing look at the film’s charismatic and talented lead actor, Martin Freeman.

: A revealing look at the film’s charismatic and talented lead actor, Martin Freeman. Durin’s Folk: Creating the Dwarves Reveals the journey and process of designing, conceptualizing and physically realizing the dwarves in The Hobbit.

Reveals the journey and process of designing, conceptualizing and physically realizing the dwarves in The Hobbit. The Peoples and Denizens of Middle-Earth : Focuses on the realization of new characters and creatures encountered in the first film, from casting to characterization to physical and digital design. Chapters include:

: Focuses on the realization of new characters and creatures encountered in the first film, from casting to characterization to physical and digital design. Chapters include: The Stone Trolls



Radagast the Brown



Goblins



Azog the Defiler

Realms of the Third Age: From Bag End to Goblin Town : Follows the creation of the Middle-Earth locations from conceptual design to set and prop building to fully digital realities. Realms explored include:

: Follows the creation of the Middle-Earth locations from conceptual design to set and prop building to fully digital realities. Realms explored include: Hobbiton



Rhosgobel



The Misty Mountains



Goblin Town

The Songs of The Hobbit: A look at the realization of Tolkien’s songs in An Unexpected Journey.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on Blu-ray



The Blu-ray set contains 3 Blu-ray disc as well a Digital HD UltraViolet copy. The audio is DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1. It is priced on $24.99.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on 3D Blu-ray



The Blu-ray set contains 5 Blu-ray disc as well a Digital HD UltraViolet copy. The cost for this set is $39.99.



The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Blu-ray Amazon Exclusive



This Amazon exclusive comes with the Blu-ray disc set and a Limited Edition Bilbo and Gollum Statue. It cost $59.99.



The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition 3D Blu-ray Amazon Exclusive



This Amazon exclusive comes with the 3D Blu-ray disc set and a Limited Edition Bilbo and Gollum Statue. It cost $69.99.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Blu-ray Walmart Exclusive

There is not much information available for this Walmart exclusive except for the price. This post will be updated as soon as more information becomes available. It is has a listed price of $32.98 .

UPDATE: On Novemmber 5th I visited my local Walmart for more information regarding The Hobbit Extended Edition exclusive. According to the staff, there were no exclusive disc sets at their location. Walmart.com still does not provide any distinguishing information for their exclusive disc sets.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition 3D Blu-ray Walmart Exclusive

Like the Blu-ray Walmart exclusive there is currently limited information. You will get the added benefit of a 3D disc for this set $49.48.

UPDATE: The latest information regarding the Walmart exclusives is listed under the 2D Blu-ray Walmart exclusive.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on DVD



To get all of the special features the DVD set contains 5 disc. Oddly, this set cost $24.49, only 50 cents less than the Blu-ray disc set.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on Amazon Instant



Amazon Instant is offering The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey with bonus features. The movie has stereo audio. You will get 48 minutes of bonus features with this purchase. It cost $19.99 for this purchase.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on Vudu



Usually, Vudu offers a decent amount of extra features, but that is not the case with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. You get the extended version of the film only for a price of $19.99.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition from iTunes

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition from iTunes cost $19.99 and it comes with plenty of special features in iTunes Extras.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition iTunes Extras

The Appendices Part 7: A Long-Expected Journey : A 14-part chronological history of the filming of An Unexpected Journey, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography, the boot camp training for the main cast, and the work done on set chronologically through the three shooting blocks and in the world of its digital effects.

: A 14-part chronological history of the filming of An Unexpected Journey, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography, the boot camp training for the main cast, and the work done on set chronologically through the three shooting blocks and in the world of its digital effects. The Appendices Part 8: Return to Middle-Earth : Another selection of documentaries and featurettes await, further detailing the development, design and production of An Unexpected Journey.

: Another selection of documentaries and featurettes await, further detailing the development, design and production of An Unexpected Journey. The Company of Thorin : Explores the characters and backgrounds of the five families of dwarves and the company of actors chosen to play Thorin’s company on the Quest of the Lonely Mountain. Chapters include: Assembling the Dwarves Thorin, Fili and Kili Balin and Dwalin Oin and Gloin Dori, Nori and Ori Bifur, Bofur and Bombur

: Explores the characters and backgrounds of the five families of dwarves and the company of actors chosen to play Thorin’s company on the Quest of the Lonely Mountain. Chapters include:

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on Google Play

Google Play does not currently offer The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Editon.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on Target Ticket

Target Ticket does not currently offer The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Editon.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition on CinemaNow

CinemaNow is not offering the extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.