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

[Solok]

Originally Posted by memebras

I just returned from 2 targets, 2 big wallmarts and 3 best buys here in ALtamonte Springs and Orlando locations and nobody has the trilogy box!!!Target and wallmart has them individually for $24.00 and never received the box! The 3 best buys i went did not had the box as well, i called a friend of mine that works in Best Buy in downtown Orlando and he told me i would not gonna find the box anywhere since they pulled from all stores because of the papa johns $10.00 coupon! In how many languages can you say "dishonest" >?!! Because of that stupid coupon i cannot find the box anywhere and amazon.com does not recognize that coupon! I'm never gonna buy BR from local stores ever again, i just spent money on gas and $15.00 on a lousy pizza that tasted more like rubber. At least amazon has free shipping and NO TAX!!!

I think you are looking for the X-Men trilogy thread.
LOTR trilogy isn't out yet, and Papa Johns certainly doesn't have a coupon for it.

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by memebras

I just returned from 2 targets, 2 big wallmarts and 3 best buys here in ALtamonte Springs and Orlando locations and nobody has the trilogy box!!!Target and wallmart has them individually for $24.00 and never received the box! The 3 best buys i went did not had the box as well, i called a friend of mine that works in Best Buy in downtown Orlando and he told me i would not gonna find the box anywhere since they pulled from all stores because of the papa johns $10.00 coupon! In how many languages can you say "dishonest" >?!! Because of that stupid coupon i cannot find the box anywhere and amazon.com does not recognize that coupon! I'm never gonna buy BR from local stores ever again, i just spent money on gas and $15.00 on a lousy pizza that tasted more like rubber. At least amazon has free shipping and NO TAX!!!

LOL. That's one confused individual.

[jw]

yea Amazon Prime is a great deal for people who buy alot, I have it as well

[Ph4ZeD]

I agree about Amazon. Amazon.co.uk is cheaper than everyone else by SUCH a massive margin its a joke. Its easy to see why they are going under when their special "offer" is 2 for £30.

[Ernest Rister]

Warner has been the worst big studio out there when it comes to Blu-ray.

Other than being the studio that saved it and ended the format war.

[ckenisell]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Other than being the studio that saved it and ended the format war.

Don't give them too much credit. Other studios went Blu-Ray way before they did. This wasn't just Warner that made Blu-ray win. They just waited as long as they could to make the decision, so they automatically get the "hero credit".

[Steve46]

Only seven more months for us to think up stuff to say

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

What's being missed here, is just like last time (on DVD), Peter Jackson and Warner Brothers are being quite upfront that the extended editions are coming and when. Complaining that the 2009 release won't be the extended edition is kind of silly. Either you would like to own the TE on blu-ray or not. Move along, there is nothing more to see here.

There was a 5-6 month gap (with the exception of ROTK) between the release of the theatrical editions on DVD and the extended editions, which typically released in December. The theatrical versions of the DVD even came with ads for the extended. Jackson played that right.

The Blu-Ray discs, on the other hands, are bare bones -- they don't even come with trailers! -- and there is no information as to the release of the Extended Edition outside of "sometime around the release of The Hobbit", which is currently skedded to hit screens late Fall of 2012.

It's not the same thing at all.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by ckenisell

Don't give them too much credit. Other studios went Blu-Ray way before they did. This wasn't just Warner that made Blu-ray win. They just waited as long as they could to make the decision, so they automatically get the "hero credit".

But they did make the decision that tipped the scales. If you don't want to give them hero credit, at least give them that credit.

[ckenisell]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

The Blu-Ray discs, on the other hands, are bare bones -- they don't even come with trailers! -- and there is no information as to the release of the Extended Edition outside of "sometime around the release of The Hobbit", which is currently skedded to hit screens late Fall of 2012.

It's not the same thing at all.

Perhaps Warner will have more info regarding the EE's by the time the TE are released.

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

But they did make the decision that tipped the scales. If you don't want to give them hero credit, at least give them that credit.

You mean credit for realizing that they were supporting an inferior format and finally coming to their senses to switch sides?

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Constitution 101

This is not the studio's first rodeo. They're a fortune 500 publicly traded corporation. They've been through this before. They'll release the TE & EE in whatever way is required for the most optimal return on their shareholder's investments. There's no other factor involved here but that. It's a free-market system, no one MAKES you buy anything. The best way to voice your opinion is vote with your wallet!

Exactly. Enough of this victim mentality.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

You mean credit for realizing that they were supporting an inferior format and finally coming to their senses to switch sides?

Yeah, that's exactly what I mean. Give them that credit. Aside from glorious BDs like The Adventures of Robin Hood, I'll always give credit to Warner Bros. for flipping. Why not? It's history.

[Itsmeshane]

countless times ive heard, "i want lord of the rings" on blu-ray and now that it is coming out many people are complaining that its only the theatrical versions, did you honestly think the extended versions would be released first? or alongside the theatrical? I would sure hope not, you know somebody is going to want their pockets filled before releasing the extended versions because they know if they wait long enough people will buy this to hold them over and then buy the extended and they make twice the money.

[SpaceDog]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

The Blu-Ray discs, on the other hands, are bare bones -- they don't even come with trailers!

I keep hearing this, but have yet to see an official announcement. I'm not sure they will be as such.

there is no information as to the release of the Extended Edition outside of "sometime around the release of The Hobbit", which is currently skedded to hit screens late Fall of 2012.

You can bet that the EEs will come within a couple of weeks of the release of the first Hobbit film. It's called cross promotion. Is it firm or soon? No, but you know it's coming and "when".

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Itsmeshane

countless times ive heard, "i want lord of the rings" on blu-ray and now that it is coming out many people are complaining that its only the theatrical versions, did you honestly think the extended versions would be released first? or alongside the theatrical? I would sure hope not, you know somebody is going to want their pockets filled before releasing the extended versions because they know if they wait long enough people will buy this to hold them over and then buy the extended and they make twice the money.

Personally, I'd probably be more at ease if the situation was handled like the initial releases, with the theatrical and extended announced at the same time. Jackson built up enormous goodwill with the online communities, and this served his series well. (these dialogues even changed the course of the films, with Arwen's scenes deleted from the Helm's Deep sequences of The Two Towers, after fans protested with great vitriol). The series is over, Jackson won't return to helm the final book, and I wonder if he's as connected to the fanbase as he once was, because now it looks like he's taking them for granted. The Peter Jackson of 2002, needing support and continued success to complete the trilogy, never would have risked angering his fan base with a similar decision.

But there it is. He's off on The Lovely Bones and a CGI Tintin movie. And he may no longer have the same control over the home video releases as he once did when New Line was kissing his perdel. But regardless, the fact remains. Jackson would never have made this decision in 2002.

[aggienader08]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

Other than being the studio that saved it and ended the format war.

Please explain what you're talking about. How is Warner the studio that saved Blu-ray and not every other studio besides obviously Universal, since they backed HD-DVD?

[AintNoSin]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

You can bet that the EEs will come within a couple of weeks of the release of the first Hobbit film. It's called cross promotion. Is it firm or soon? No, but you know it's coming and "when".

I disagree, as I've pointed out before, for these reasons:

1. I've read nothing that indicates to me they are going to wait for The Hobbit to hit theaters. The only reliable information (i.e. seems to come from Peter Jackson) says that the EEs will be release closer to the release of The Hobbit, not close to the release. Any time after the release of the TE Blu-rays would fit that description.

2. It would stupid for them to wait that long.

3. A more intelligent "cross-promotion" scheme would be to use the EE releases to put out the first early trailers for The Hobbit. And the best way to do that would be to release the EE of each film separately over the period between the release of TEs and The Hobbitt.

[Riff Magnum]

What really stinks is that my collection is overwhelmingly Warner. They seem to have the best back catolog/classics/etc. I doubt they'll fudge what they know is gonna be their biggest seller since DK.

[Diesel]

how does everyone watch these movies?
like, if you feel like watching one you watch it or do you have to watch all three in order
and do you have to watch them back to back (not necessarily RIGHT after another but within a close time span)

im a little OCD when it comes to watching trilogies like this and pirates of the caribbean
i have to watch them in order
if i am going to watch one i am going to watch them from the first to the last and all within a couple of days
thats why i wait until i have a few days with enough free time to watch these movies