Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010

[KenThompson]

The extended cut is the only one I will buy. When you know your missing part of the story why would you want that. New Line hasn't shafted us yet although they haven't released a hell of alot yet. So lets hope Warner doesn't dictate to them how they would give us our movie. We want no EE,DNR, dolby digital.

[hostelmovies]

Originally Posted by spam.curitiba

lol u will double dip just like u did with the SD versoin

I never double dipped on the dvd's.

[SpaceDog]

I know a lot of people don't like the coffee table books that Warner has been doing, but I think this might be a title that would work particularly well since the original boxed sets were meant to emulate books.

[Alan A]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

I would never have believed it, but:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articl...rbluinsert.jpg

According to the Digital Bits, it's true.

I hope by then Warner will be smart enough to provide the titles in highest bit rate video and full HD audio with no extra DNR. Hopefully they'll also be the extended editions.

I don't mind if the appendices aren't included as I'll keep my DVD sets, but if they are converted to Hi-def I'm good with that too

Till i hear which version what audio and a REAL date, it's not much more than a rumor

[Leopold BUTTERS]

i hope it is the theatre version, i can't stand the extended ones, way to long. Please have 5.1 PCM.!

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

i hope it is the theatre version, i can't stand the extended ones, way to long. Please have 5.1 PCM.!

well they have DTS ES 6.1 on EE versions...., so probably DTS HD MASTER, or it will be DolbyTrueHD if warner will want...

Marek

[Cordre69]

I'm not gonna buy them if they aren't the EE. Ideally they would have 7.1 uncompressed since...my poor 7.1 setup seldom gets to shine.

[tylerrad]

This thread should be moved to the wish list forum. Blu-ray release of the LOTR films, extended or theatrical, is purely speculative at this point

[miket-s]

If they come out as 7.1 MA and they don't bitstream as 7.1 to my Pioneer AVR, like previous New Line releases, I for one, will be sorely disappointed.

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by tylerrad

This thread should be moved to the wish list forum. Blu-ray release of the LOTR films, extended or theatrical, is purely speculative at this point

so that insert in poltergeist is purely speculative ?

M.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

i hope it is the theatre version, i can't stand the extended ones, way to long. Please have 5.1 PCM.!

The EE ones is the Blu rays that should be released you get so many important answers on the EE. If you have seen the extended and read the book you feel there is a big chunk missing in the theatrical. I hope they release them as seamless branching then all will be happy

[tylerrad]

so that insert in poltergeist is purely speculative

You're right, my previous post was vague: The release date and the release of 'Lord of the Rings' is speculative. The insert says only 'coming soon' and only Fellowship is mentioned. Basically, a sticky thread about 'LOTR in 2009' is silly. It'll be 1000 posts deep by next month and for what? At the least, the title should be changed; it's very misleading. Who knows what could happen between now and 'soon'. I'm not trying to burst anyone's bubble - I want to see this release as much as anyone - but it's a bad idea to get so amped so quickly and with so little information

[SpaceDog]

Originally Posted by tylerrad

You're right, my previous post was vague: The release date and the release of 'Lord of the Rings' is speculative. The insert says only 'coming soon' and only Fellowship is mentioned. Basically, a sticky thread about 'LOTR in 2009' is silly. It'll be 1000 posts deep by next month and for what? At the least, the title should be changed; it's very misleading. Who knows what could happen between now and 'soon'. I'm not trying to burst anyone's bubble - I want to see this release as much as anyone - but it's a bad idea to get so amped so quickly and with so little information

One more time... TheDigitalbits.com indicates their sources, which are spot on, say 2009.

[deado]

Originally Posted by miket-s

If they come out as 7.1 MA and they don't bitstream as 7.1 to my Pioneer AVR, like previous New Line releases, I for one, will be sorely disappointed.

I'm sure if Warner has anything to do with it, they will be in TrueHD 5.1. Warner would be the last studio I'd expect to release anything with 7.1.

[the Bass Mechanic]

Originally Posted by billypoe

What I highlighted is exactly what I have questions about. Why don't you just watch all 3 EE's? Why switch back and forth?

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner...:~)

I do prefer the 'Extended Edition' versions myself, but when we first had the Memorial Day marathon, we switched to the 'Theatrical Cut' version for "The Two Towers" due to time constraints. By the next year we had more time available so viewing the 'EE' verison of all 3 was suggested, but most of the group prefered the 'TC' for "The Two Towers" as it was better paced and got past the (as one of my friends put it) "depressing" stuff faster. We opened to floor to futher suggestions for which version to use (if we could edit the scenes together) for each scene for the next year. After looking over the suggestions (submited over the intervening year), we settled on the current arangement as the best compromise between what the group consensus was, and what limited the disc changes to an accpetable minimum.

If we had a DVD (or better yet, Blu-ray) of each movie that allowed seamless branching of the different versions of each scene, then we could program in our own custom edit to watch the movies as we want to. That was the whole point of my sharing the fact that we use both versions in out annual LOTR Memorial Day marathon, and to introduce the concept of custom editing. I do watch the movies on my own once evey other year or so (and/or some of the extras on both versions) and I usually watch the EE versions myself, but I do like seeing the version we watch as a group each year too.

Hope that answers your question,
TBM
Eric Busch

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

One more time... TheDigitalbits.com indicates their sources, which are spot on, say 2009.

+1

Marek

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by deado

I'm sure if Warner has anything to do with it, they will be in TrueHD 5.1. Warner would be the last studio I'd expect to release anything with 7.1.

I hope PJ have enough POWER to make them as he wish, so we will get at least DTS HD MASTER 6.1

[Alan A]

Originally Posted by MarekM

so that insert in poltergeist is purely speculative ?

M.

all it says is coming soon, The Matrix was coming soon for two years
batman begins a year and a half till bill hunt over at thedigitalbits hears something more concrete, don't hold your breath

[billypoe]

Originally Posted by the Bass Mechanic

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner...:~)

I do prefer the 'Extended Edition' versions myself, but when we first had the Memorial Day marathon, we switched to the 'Theatrical Cut' version for "The Two Towers" due to time constraints. By the next year we had more time available so viewing the 'EE' verison of all 3 was suggested, but most of the group prefered the 'TC' for "The Two Towers" as it was better paced and got past the (as one of my friends put it) "depressing" stuff faster. We opened to floor to futher suggestions for which version to use (if we could edit the scenes together) for each scene for the next year. After looking over the suggestions (submited over the intervening year), we settled on the current arangement as the best compromise between what the group consensus was, and what limited the disc changes to an accpetable minimum.

If we had a DVD (or better yet, Blu-ray) of each movie that allowed seamless branching of the different versions of each scene, then we could program in our own custom edit to watch the movies as we want to. That was the whole point of my sharing the fact that we use both versions in out annual LOTR Memorial Day marathon, and to introduce the concept of custom editing. I do watch the movies on my own once evey other year or so (and/or some of the extras on both versions) and I usually watch the EE versions myself, but I do like seeing the version we watch as a group each year too.

Hope that answers your question,
TBM
Eric Busch

Thanks for clearing that up

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by Alan A

all it says is coming soon, The Matrix was coming soon for two years
batman begins a year and a half till bill hunt over at thedigitalbits hears something more concrete, don't hold your breath

well notebook was already announced
so who knows

M.