The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition) (2001-2003)

[Stinky-Dinkins]

Originally Posted by chip75

I know it's been posted a few dozen pages back....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDMuaKLbyaY

Originally Posted by Walter E Kurtz

thats interesting

skip to 4 minutes, it looks like a screenshot from the ee bd...

perhaps they just ungraded everything?!!

No, it doesn't.

That's the original color timing. The original presentation had at times strong color biases depending on exactly how Jackson wanted a certain scene to feel (sometimes red, sometimes blue, sometimes green, etc.) rather than just a generic green/teal throughout as the new presentation has.

[Brightstar]

Originally Posted by The Duke

Yes, it is cheaper for them to just re-issue the DVDs of the extra features, but when they put a MSRP of $120 for 3 movies, they don't deserve to go the cheapest possible route.



Yes, it just really irks me that one the most major releases on blu-ray this year has 1.5 times the number of DVDs as actual blu-ray discs. They could probably fit the extra features for each film on one BD25, certainly one BD50.

The EE dvd cost £50 when it came out also the movies are 12 hours long

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by mixxed_up

This thread seems to be dead.

This thread hasn't been more alive.

[mikej327]

This thread hasn't been more alive.

And more pointless than it is now.

[Sith]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Well, for one thing, it certainly has served as a vehicle to bring in new membership , so it has its upside, no matter which side of the fence you’re on.

Anyway, if this ultimately turns out to be a technical mis-step in the mastering process or an accurate deliberate color choice by the creator, if the later holds true, in the next round of debate/discussion you guys can all blame ‘Hollywood”, as even the mainstream media is getting in on the *green action*, as of yesterday - http://www.ocregister.com/entertainm...ovie-film.html

I, myself, believe the Wicked Witch of the West is the root cause of everyone’s green misery and this all can be traced back to 1939 -

YouTube - ‪Ding Dong The Witch is Dead‬‏

Nice one Penton-Man, bravo!!!

[Sith]

Originally Posted by JLTucker

I'm a disc fiend. I love having a large amount of discs, so 15 in this set is really cool. Also, I've never seen a Blu-ray case that can hold five discs, so that will be interesting.

I beleive Blade Runner was 5 discs, but I could be wrong. Haven't watched it for awhile.

[PGW]

Personally, I'm going to call this the "Fellowship Of The Ring" - Kermit The Frog edition.

[Scooter1836]

Originally Posted by Ken Brown

If it makes anyone feel better, each film's 5-disc case is thinner than one of Disney's standard 3-disc cases. There are quite a few discs, but the overall package and cases aren't bulky as a result

Thanks for the news Ken, I have been wondering exactly that. Details on the packaging including thickness.

But I think this mob wil only be placated by "tar and feathering" someone.

[Sith]

I'm not going to judge anything based on all the hysteria. But this does cement my decision to wait until it's closer to $60 and word on what is up with the first movie.

[punisher]

Originally Posted by Scooter1836

But I think this mob will only be placated by "tar and feathering" someone.

aye me ma-ties..get me some tar and bring me parrot to me

[JamesKurtovich]

These improvements look great.

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/58593
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/58590

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by Sith

I'm not going to judge anything based on all the hysteria. But this does cement my decision to wait until it's closer to $60 and word on what is up with the first movie.

I'll wait till closer to $40....

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by wormraper

I'll wait till closer to $40....

Yeah, it should be cheaper. Six SW films are available for the same price!

Most people already have most of the discs in this set anyway.

[Stinky-Dinkins]

Someone mentioned about 1,400 pages back (or roughly three days ago) some "crazy deal" BB is offering in-store on release day. Has anyone heard any more about this or was it just an unsubstantiated rumor? If I could save some cash I'd cancel my Amazon preorder and just swing by BB on my way to work the day it releases....

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

These improvements look great.

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/58593
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/58590

Color timing debate aside the improvement in visual detail is fantastic.

That Rivendell shot nearly looks like a DVD vs. BD comparison.

[forty1down]

YouTube - ‪LOTR Extended Edition Blu Ray Unpacking Review Box Set‬‏

[DaveFi]

Borders charged my card for this and the Stargate Atlantis set today so it looks like they are getting ready to ship the sets out.

[AreaUnderTheCurve]

Originally Posted by forty1down

YouTube - ‪LOTR Extended Edition Blu Ray Unpacking Review Box Set‬‏

The packaging looks great. I like the cases and the box.

[Blu-Runner]

Love the packaging, but kinda strange they have the same five characters on all three covers in just different poses. Legolas, Gimli, Gollum, etc. get no love. Arwen really didn't have a major role.

[Petyr_Baelish]

OMGZ guys maybe the snow is green cause they are on a mountain made of lime snow cones. Or maybe the sky is teal, because the chlorophyll from the plants reflects off the atmosphere and makes it look like that. Or maybe the sky is green because of the polution from saruman's war machines is making it look green. The outside scenes are probably so dark because the sun is dying and Sunshine is actually the sequel to the lord of the rings. Duh.

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by Boone_Carlyle

OMGZ guys maybe the snow is green cause they are on a mountain made of lime snow cones. Or maybe the sky is teal, because the chlorophyll from the plants reflects off the atmosphere and makes it look like that. Or maybe the sky is green because of the polution from saruman's war machines is making it look green. The outside scenes are probably so dark because the sun is dying and Sunshine is actually the sequel to the lord of the rings. Duh.

The weird thing is that it only looks green in certain scenes... the screenshots I posted before show no signs of the inferior picture quality that is shown in the picture of Frodo and Sam in the field and the walk over the mountain..