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

[OutOfBoose]

Harry Potter 1-2 are just as "old" as LOTR trilogy and they got new and very nice masters a month ago.

[laidbacklarkin]

Originally Posted by thinredline

I haven't bought The Lord of the Rings yet.
And i was wondering, so popular films and no 4K remastered transfers yet?

the usual shit has to happen. milk it with theatrical editions first. then the extended editions in individual releases. Then a boxset of extended editions with 'new' material including PJ's 108 days of thoughts on the Tolkien's world while on the crapper....you ain't seen nothing yet, its all coming

[42041]

Originally Posted by OutOfBoose

Harry Potter 1-2 are just as "old" as LOTR trilogy and they got new and very nice masters a month ago.

Harry Potter 1 and 2 did not use digital intermediates, they used analog color timing. Much less work/expense to redo that.

And since it seems the studios are perfectly happy putting out 2K upscales on UHD, I really can't see an *actual* 4K transfer happening anytime soon.

[OutOfBoose]

Were DIs created for theatrical cuts though? Different color timing.

[rexcrk]

Originally Posted by laidbacklarkin

the usual shit has to happen. milk it with theatrical editions first. then the extended editions in individual releases. Then a boxset of extended editions with 'new' material including PJ's 108 days of thoughts on the Tolkien's world while on the crapper....you ain't seen nothing yet, its all coming

What I wouldn’t give for more bonus material on the Middle-earth movies.

But we all know that WB is (apparently) unwilling to shell out money for it (as seen with that six-film release).

[Early Memphis]

Originally Posted by OutOfBoose

Harry Potter 1-2 are just as "old" as LOTR trilogy and they got new and very nice masters a month ago.

Hey, I'm just posting what the makers of the film have always said - and the films were made way differently so ...

P.S. I've got BD sets of both the Theatrical & Extended cuts and I don't think a 4K makeover would be that different - certainly not different enough to not watch the films or to keep watching DVDs until you get old and go nearly deaf & blind ...

[stvn1974]

They should release The Fellowship Of The Ring on 4K and make it even greener. The board would be a lot of fun again.

[OutOfBoose]

I own only theatricals on blu and almost any upgrade will do. They don't need to redo FX and nobody will do that, it's nonsense. Unless it's Blade Runner, Ridley Scott and pre-digital era.

[KOLATRL1994]

Hi, is this worth getting or should I go for the extended edition?

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by KOLATRL1994

Hi, is this worth getting or should I go for the extended edition?

Get the extended cuts. They did a crappy job on the theatrical versions.

[newguitar]

Originally Posted by Batman90

Get the extended cuts. They did a crappy job on the theatrical versions.

hey, whats the difference in terms of video/audio quality? Is this the best way to watch the theatrical editions?
https://www.amazon.com/The-Lord-of-t...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by newguitar

hey, whats the difference in terms of video/audio quality? Is this the best way to watch the theatrical editions?
https://www.amazon.com/The-Lord-of-t...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

The extended cuts look the best the theatrical editions looks like crap.

[Mikezilla3k]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzPpOzBxJfk

[Canada]

I can't believe Sean Connery turned down the the role of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, to be in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

[Early Memphis]

Wow, I have to reply to the same thing in two places as you double-posted:
"Deep thinking. He was over 70 and retiring - and didn't want to commit to a 3-4 year project. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was possibly a nice closing statement for him and certainly a nice last paycheck. Ian McKellen, who was almost 9 years younger and not retiring took the role and ran with it. Sean enjoyed his last 17 years on Earth privately with family and friends. Perhaps when you're older it won't seem so strange - unless you're still chasing fame and recognition, which Sean Connery had had plenty of, thank you ..."

[levcore]

Triple posted, Canada posted the same thing in the LOTR 4K UHD thread too

[SkyMasterson]

Originally Posted by Early Memphis

No, it isn't just WB. These are very old movies, SFX-wise. The word all along has been "it will never happen" because the SFX shots, especially, simply wouldn't hold up - and we're talking almost the entire movie. Some shots would have to be completely redone. No-one could afford that or would want to do it. Everyone's older, if still alive, and have moved on. If you haven't bought the BD version yet, well, that's on you - just keep holding out for some imagined perfection. I'm sure there will eventually be a whole new movie made in, maybe, 10-20 years. But that might only be 8K, better to hold off for the 12K remaster, eh?

Oof, this comment aged well lol.

I hope they hurry up and announce a release date for the Ultimate Edition set.

[Ulisez]

Picked up the Remastered Theatrical Edition Blu-rays, and just watched a few minutes of Fellowship.

Having had the Extended edition Blurays for a few days before I returned them due to some issues, I can only say wow! Night and day difference between the old and these supposed 4K remasters. The Lord of the Rings title cards pop which I never noticed before and that green tint from the Extended editions is gone.

From the scenes that I saw I didn't notice that excessive waxy DNR look to Gandalf, Frodo, or Bilbo. However, I will say they do look like they were shot on the Arri Alexa cameras than on film.

Sound wise, that Atmos/TrueHD track wow! I'm truly impressed here.

The only pity the Spanish dub for fellowship is still old school 2.0 Dolby. However, having my sound system with Dolby Pro Logic II, it nicely put it back to something close to 5.1.

I'm going to watch the entire trilogy and give my feedback on these new Remastered Blu-rays. Though, from what I've seen I'm impressed.

[PondaBaba]

Originally Posted by Ulisez

....
I'm going to watch the entire trilogy and give my feedback on these new Remastered Blu-rays.

did you get through your watch of these discs? any further overall thoughts you said you might make more comments on? I am thinking of picking up 2010 theatrical version of the trilogy and then a copy of these 2021 remastered versions of the extended editions (which i believe are the same as the remastered theatrical versions and doesn't for e.g. have the green tint in fotr, but both still have some differences in colour grading for certain shots/scenes/elements etc. compared to the previous releases). Am interested in experiencing both.

[DaViD Boulet]

Hey guys sorry for the confusion and I'm trying to read my way backwards to get the context, but wouldn't any "newly remastered" blu-rays merely be 1080p downconversions of the 4K masters used for the 4K release? In other words... just get the 4K discs (which bring HDR and 4K res)? Or are these "remastered blu-rays" something separate entirely that don't leverage the new 4K masters?

Thanks!