Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010 - Page 457 - Blu-ray Forum

Grand Bob · 04-13-2010, 02:58 AM

I watched Return of the King last night again when some relatives came over to our house. Where the first viewing was mostly to appreciate the release on BD, I was able to focus a little more the second time, and starting picking out details I have never noticed before; this was also true with the sound. As far as the TE version is concerned, I don't know how this film could look and sound much better.

gregmasciola · 04-13-2010, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob71

It is if there is a Blu-ray release.

Not always. I've read several blu-ray reviews where people say something like "I'm so glad I avoided watching my DVD of this movie for the last 2 or 3 years hoping that it would eventually come out on Blu-Ray."

Suntory_Times · 04-13-2010, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 42041

What do you mean? The 35mm screening?

The 35mm prints for this movie have always been sub-optimal and won't really represent how good it *could* look on home video (given some investment of time/money). Before digital intermediates, super35 had a reputation for being an inferior format since making anamorphic prints involved an additional lab step where the image had to be optically squeezed, which degrades quality (compounded with the additional graininess due to the smaller negative), and that's just for regular movies. When you add in the fact that most of the movie WAS scanned into digital, then printed back onto film and cut in with the normal negative, you're getting a relatively low quality print due to all the generation loss involved.

lol, the sub-optimal 35mm prints look better then the blu rays. So what does that say about the blu's. (ps: I haven't seen the third film on blu yet, but both the first and second are dissapointing when compared to the 35mm scrennings I have seen recently).

ps: I still bought these blus and do enjoy them, i'm only dissapointed with the vq on the first film and don't really care for special features so the lack of them doesn't bother me.

lDlisturb3d · 04-13-2010, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by gregmasciola

Not always. I've read several blu-ray reviews where people say something like "I'm so glad I avoided watching my DVD of this movie for the last 2 or 3 years hoping that it would eventually come out on Blu-Ray."

Thats how i felt with LOTRs, i had them but i wasn't going to watch them until they arrived on blu, i wanted to build up that anticipation.

gregmasciola · 04-13-2010, 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by deeman54

Thats how i felt with LOTRs, i had them but i wasn't going to watch them until they arrived on blu, i wanted to build up that anticipation.

That's fine. I guess I'm just saying that if I'm in the mood to watch a movie I have on DVD, and I have no idea when or if it's coming out on Blu-Ray, then I watch the DVD. If I know it's coming out on Blu-Ray within a few months, then I might wait.

lDlisturb3d · 04-13-2010, 05:00 AM

Sons of Gondor, of Rohan. My brothers. I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come, when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of Fellowship, but it is not this day! An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you, stand, Men of the West!

Suntory_Times · 04-13-2010, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gregmasciola

That's fine. I guess I'm just saying that if I'm in the mood to watch a movie I have on DVD, and I have no idea when or if it's coming out on Blu-Ray, then I watch the DVD. If I know it's coming out on Blu-Ray within a few months, then I might wait.

I won't, I watch the film the the transfer, but I understand where your coming from (it it's a week or two before release I might wait).

Batman1980 · 04-13-2010, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by deeman54

Sons of Gondor, of Rohan. My brothers. I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come, when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of Fellowship, but it is not this day! An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you, stand, Men of the West!

Still doesn't get me pumped up and obviously it didn't pump them up either, considering they almost lost that battle.

RyRyMcNizzy13 · 04-13-2010, 05:07 AM

I've officially watche dthem all and yes the FotR has it's flaws and is not as good as the others. but if you were wanting to buy this to begin i say pull the trigger becuase it's not that bad of PQ and you will stop noticing it after frodo gets the ring because you'll be too swept in the story.

lDlisturb3d · 04-13-2010, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by RyRyMcNizzy13

I've officially watche dthem all and yes the FotR has it's flaws and is not as good as the others. but if you were wanting to buy this to begin i say pull the trigger becuase it's not that bad of PQ and you will stop noticing it after frodo gets the ring because you'll be too swept in the story.

+1, agree

lDlisturb3d · 04-13-2010, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Still doesn't get me pumped up and obviously it didn't pump them up either, considering they almost lost that battle.

Wow, i don't think they were fighting to win buddy.

Batman1980 · 04-13-2010, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by deeman54

Wow, i don't think they were fighting to win buddy.

Yeah I know, Theoden mentions it before the battle starts.
This is a fight we cannot win.
We shall meet them in battle nonetheless.

I just don't like Aragorn's speech.

lDlisturb3d · 04-13-2010, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Yeah I know, Theoden mentions it before the battle starts.
This is a fight we cannot win.
We shall meet them in battle nonetheless.

I just don't like Aragorn's speech.

ooh gotcha, you love to fight huh? Well im the same way, looks like me and you will be rivals on this site.

Batman1980 · 04-13-2010, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by deeman54

ooh gotcha, you love to fight huh? Well im the same way, looks like me and you will be rivals on this site.

Not trying to fight anybody, dude. Just disagreeing with you, you can disagree with someone without fighting them.

I wish they had given Elrond a cool speech but I guess since he never entered the field of battle, that wasn't really possible.

lDlisturb3d · 04-13-2010, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Not trying to fight anybody, dude. Just disagreeing with you, you can disagree with someone without fighting them.

I wish they had given Elrond a cool speech but I guess since he never entered the field of battle, that wasn't really possible.

True i like that dude, he had the one battle scene in the beginning but that was it. i guess he was too cool to fight again. BTW i wonder how rich is he, he starred in LOTRs and The Matrix Trilogy, He's probably sitting on some nice cash being that he was never a main character.

Batman1980 · 04-13-2010, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by deeman54

True i like that dude, he had the one battle scene in the beginning but that was it. i guess he was too cool to fight again. BTW i wonder how rich is he, he starred in LOTRs and The Matrix Trilogy, He's probably sitting on some nice cash being that he was never a main character.

Hugo Weaving was also V but I would argue he was a main character in the Matrix trilogy, at least films 2 and 3.

lDlisturb3d · 04-13-2010, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Hugo Weaving was also V but I would argue he was a main character in the Matrix trilogy, at least films 2 and 3.

yeah he had a main role but Keanu was the main character. Just like Frodo in LOTR.

mjbethancourt · 04-13-2010, 05:38 AM

Hugo Weaving has been part of so many gigantic blockbusters in the last dozen years, it's ridiculous... remember, he was also Megatron.

raygendreau · 04-13-2010, 05:44 AM

I was trying to remember where I had seen Denethor (John Noble) in ROTK before.

It finally came to me. He's the nutty professor in FRINGE.

lDlisturb3d · 04-13-2010, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by raygendreau

I was trying to remember where I had seen Denethor (John Noble) in ROTK before.

It finally came to me. He's the nutty professor in FRINGE.

yep, but i could wait for him to die in ROTK, he wasn't even the King and was trying to bogaurd

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04-13-2010, 02:58 AM	#9121
Grand Bob Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Seattle Area Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray reviews:1	I watched Return of the King last night again when some relatives came over to our house. Where the first viewing was mostly to appreciate the release on BD, I was able to focus a little more the second time, and starting picking out details I have never noticed before; this was also true with the sound. As far as the TE version is concerned, I don't know how this film could look and sound much better.

04-13-2010, 05:00 AM	#9126
lDlisturb3d Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Norfolk, VA Criterion Collection: 33 Steelbooks: 28 Home Theater Gallery:53 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:464 DVD collection:12 Blu-ray reviews: 127 Trading Score:4	Sons of Gondor, of Rohan. My brothers. I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come, when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of Fellowship, but it is not this day! An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you, stand, Men of the West!

04-13-2010, 05:07 AM	#9129
RyRyMcNizzy13 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Boston, MA Home Theater Gallery:19 4K collection:82 Blu-ray collection:84 Digital collection:624 iTunes collection:618 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:50	I've officially watche dthem all and yes the FotR has it's flaws and is not as good as the others. but if you were wanting to buy this to begin i say pull the trigger becuase it's not that bad of PQ and you will stop noticing it after frodo gets the ring because you'll be too swept in the story.

04-13-2010, 05:38 AM	#9138
mjbethancourt Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2008 Location:suburban fly-over USA 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:876	Hugo Weaving has been part of so many gigantic blockbusters in the last dozen years, it's ridiculous... remember, he was also Megatron.

04-13-2010, 05:44 AM	#9139
raygendreau Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 1	I was trying to remember where I had seen Denethor (John Noble) in ROTK before. It finally came to me. He's the nutty professor in FRINGE.

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