Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010 - Page 216 - Blu-ray Forum

42041 · 03-22-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Fors*

I don't think audio is actually all that foolproof IMO.

The quality variables are mostly in the creation of the original mix though, not in bringing it to home video. I don't know when digital recording and mastering became standard practice in the film industry but digital audio in general has undergone no significant revolutions since the 80s... just get the original tracks, feed them into the DTS-HD decoder, and voila, reference quality sound

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by radagast

Maybe we need two threads HERE about the LOTR BDs.

One could be called "The Official LOTR B***h About Something That Hasn't Been Seen Or Reviewed Yet Thread".

Another could be "The Official I'm Not Going To Buy Anything But The LOTR EE BDs Thread".

Radagast, you know they would simply fine something else to complain about...like "The Official I Think The "Extras" Are Lame And I"ll Start Complaining Now About The EE's Thread" or something like that....it will never really go away.

Todd Smith · 03-22-2010, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by radagast

Maybe we need two threads HERE about the LOTR BDs.

One could be called "The Official LOTR B***h About Something That Hasn't Been Seen Or Reviewed Yet Thread".

Another could be "The Official I'm Not Going To Buy Anything But The LOTR EE BDs Thread".

Good points and I agree

Grand Bob · 03-22-2010, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by radagast

Maybe we need two threads HERE about the LOTR BDs.

One could be called "The Official LOTR B***h About Something That Hasn't Been Seen Or Reviewed Yet Thread".

Another could be "The Official I'm Not Going To Buy Anything But The LOTR EE BDs Thread".

Damage Inc. · 03-22-2010, 06:07 PM

God damit, LOTR looks crap and they're not the EEs!!

Batman1980 · 03-22-2010, 06:14 PM

Let's talk about something happier, like a possible manufacturer's coupon for this set to drop it to about $40 week of release.

SpaceDog · 03-22-2010, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

Let's talk about something happier, like a possible manufacturer's coupon for this set to drop it to about $40 week of release.

Have never seen WB do one of these, but I'd be thrilled if they did a coupon like Disney does - put in your UPC code from your DVDs & print a coupon.

radagast · 03-22-2010, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fors*

Radagast, you know they would simply find something else to complain about...like "The Official I Think The "Extras" Are Lame And I"ll Start Complaining Now About The EE's Thread" or something like that....it will never really go away.

Truer words were never spoken.

Grand Bob · 03-22-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

Let's talk about something happier, like a possible manufacturer's coupon for this set to drop it to about $40 week of release.

Wouldn't that be nice! It wouldn't surprise me to see movement in that direction, since the release is coming up and ALOT of these are going to be sold. $50 was my buy-in point, so I had to bite on the offer that WB put out last week.

marvinski · 03-22-2010, 06:34 PM

It don't matter how much people will complain that it aren't the EE's and that they're not going to double dip! I absolutely love the EE's and as a matter of fact I haven't seen the Theatrical Editions since I've seen them at the Cinema so I'm looking forward to seeing them once again (and in HD for the first time!) I'm pretty sure in two year's time I'll be ready to spend out some money again and bend over for the EE's!

I simply don't have the discipline to wait for X-Mas 2012 to have some LOTR in HD!

radagast · 03-22-2010, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Grand Bob

Wouldn't that be nice! It wouldn't surprise me to see movement in that direction, since the release is coming up and ALOT of these are going to be sold. $50 was my buy-in point, so I had to bite on the offer that WB put out last week.

Did you get it before WB stopped offering it? And they didn't cancel your order?

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by radagast

Did you get it before WB stopped offering it? And they didn't cancel your order?

I totally missed this myself....$50? Very nice price point!

Diesel · 03-22-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Fors*

I totally missed this myself....$50? Very nice price point!

Yea they had a coupon stacking available for like two days that brought it down from $62 to $50.75 on WBShop with automatic free shipping (standard, not express).

Great offer....assuming they honor it

Grubert · 03-22-2010, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Damage Inc.

God damit, LOTR looks crap and they're not the EEs!!

Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of them says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible."

The other one says:

"Yeah, I know - and such small portions."

Fors* · 03-22-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Grubert

Two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of them says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible."

The other one says:

"Yeah, I know - and such small portions."

very funny.......

Grand Bob · 03-22-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by radagast

Did you get it before WB stopped offering it? And they didn't cancel your order?

Haven't seen a cancellation notice yet. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

jjh · 03-22-2010, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Damage Inc.

There's SUPPOSED to be noise-reduction?...
That's funny, I thought people HATED noise-reduction.
Besides, that shot looks quite like it should be, except a little jagged here and there or whatever that is.

That shot does not look at all as it should. It looks neither like untampered film nor does it look like a high quality degrained shot. It looks like poor application of the wrong tool leaving a plethora of artifacts behind. It looks outright nasty with all the random artifacts splashed over the picture.
And no, there is not supposed to be noise reduction, But if any is done it should be done competently with proper tools, not the hack job visible on this shot.

Kryptonic · 03-22-2010, 07:30 PM

After looknig at all of the shots, they look fine to me. I see no major problems. These were filmed in Super35, so that more than likely explains some of these non-issues people are having with these compressed screenshots NOT coming from the official Blu-Ray.

42041 · 03-22-2010, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kryptonic

After looknig at all of the shots, they look fine to me. I see no major problems. These were filmed in Super35, so that more than likely explains some of these non-issues people are having with these compressed screenshots NOT coming from the official Blu-Ray.

Super35 isn't the limiting factor here by ANY stretch, I would guess most of your reference discs are super35. But film is analog, and it won't scan itself, and I guess WB won't do it either.

Mike2060 · 03-22-2010, 09:44 PM

The screencaps that are being reviewed are from the REAL BLURAY, not some torrent.

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Damage Inc. Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:The Netherlands 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:384 DVD collection:5	God damit, LOTR looks crap and they're not the EEs!!

03-22-2010, 06:14 PM	#4306
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	Let's talk about something happier, like a possible manufacturer's coupon for this set to drop it to about $40 week of release.

03-22-2010, 06:34 PM	#4310
marvinski Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Luxembourg Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:1527 Blu-ray reviews:2	It don't matter how much people will complain that it aren't the EE's and that they're not going to double dip! I absolutely love the EE's and as a matter of fact I haven't seen the Theatrical Editions since I've seen them at the Cinema so I'm looking forward to seeing them once again (and in HD for the first time!) I'm pretty sure in two year's time I'll be ready to spend out some money again and bend over for the EE's! I simply don't have the discipline to wait for X-Mas 2012 to have some LOTR in HD!

03-22-2010, 07:30 PM	#4318
Kryptonic Suspended Member since:Jul 2009 Trading Score:45	After looknig at all of the shots, they look fine to me. I see no major problems. These were filmed in Super35, so that more than likely explains some of these non-issues people are having with these compressed screenshots NOT coming from the official Blu-Ray.

03-22-2010, 09:44 PM	#4320
Mike2060 Banned Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:1	The screencaps that are being reviewed are from the REAL BLURAY, not some torrent.

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