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

[vidjunkie]

@DetroitSportsFan

But before there is any kind of a replacement program, do we not need to know that there is indeed a problem, has anyone said officially that there is? I myself have not read anything like that yet, if there is admission to this, please by all means post this information for us all to have and read.

Thanks

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by vidjunkie

@DetroitSportsFan

But before there is any kind of a replacement program, do we not need to know that there is indeed a problem, has anyone said officially that there is? I myself have not read anything like that yet, if there is admission to this, please by all means post this information for us all to have and read.

Thanks

That's why I wrote if there really is a mistake.

[AreaUnderTheCurve]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Oh I get ya - for those that dont have any of this already, I envy you! But, the vast majority own the EE DVD set and thats what Im talking about regrading duplicate discs and stuff we dont want.

You're gonna have a blast with the set!

I'm not so sure the vast majority owns the DVD sets or owned them. I've seen the bonus features (used to own the sets) and I like to watch them after I watch the trilogy so I'm glad they are being included.

[Illy Scorsese]

This new Amazon UK development further indicates that there is something Wrong with this release...

This is an extremely high profile release. There's no way that they've already ran completely out of stock... And even if that was the case, the message wouldn't be "Sign up to be notified when item becomes available".

Amazon doesn't do that unless a item is unavailable or there is a problem... Otherwise they would still let you order and just give you a date they expect to have it in stock...

This Amazon UK thing combined(although possibly not directly connected) with no official statement from Jackson, Lesnie or WB after having clearly been informed of the issue indicates that there is a problem and they are waiting until after the release to say anything so that they can unload as much stock that they've already produced as possible.

Things just keep looking better for those of us waiting on the replacement program.

[Stinky-Dinkins]

Originally Posted by MEB

All of the "whites" in that image are actually greys with very strong tints toward blue-green.

To be fair there probably weren't pure whites in that scene to begin with (although it was a much lighter touch, while sometimes originally appearing off-white it always had some blue.) The scenes with Saruman had a blu bias.... it gave it a cold, dismal look.

Now though they seem to be heavily blue/green as you said, so it seems as though the green is playing with what was once blue.

Here's a good example of the effect the green tint has on these scenes:

[Show spoiler]

[diman1982]

Very good example indeed.
In TE we see lots of colours: white dress, hair is white with slight blue push, skin tone of the face, silver color of staff.
In EE everything went green...

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Illy Scorsese

This new Amazon UK development further indicates that there is something Wrong with this release...

The Amazon thing is odd as it's come and gone and come back again. Usually there's a sidenote saying they've been informed about a problem with the discs (usually by a member of the public) and they're looking into the situation before they proceed with sales.

I'm gutted we have chunky blue Amaray's instead of the fantastic black cases you guys in the US have had.

Out of curiosity has anyone checked their digital copies to see the quality of them? Are they in 2 parts for each film or edited into one?

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by chip75

Out of curiosity has anyone checked their digital copies to see the quality of them? Are they in 2 parts for each film or edited into one?

The digital copies likely won't be activated until release date.

Otherwise Im sure we would have gotten plenty of comparisons about them.

[iamsometal]

Overall, I'm one of the biggest haters of Hollywood's overuse of cyan/teal tinted color timing. It's sadly become almost the standard with all major studio films within the last 3 years or so. It really bothers me when blacks look blue, blues look teal, etc. It bothers me even more when older films that had more natural color timing originally are altered to look more "modern," using the cyan/teal push that most current films have.

I was bummed when Ridley Scott revised the color timing to the slightly overt cyan/teal look with his Alien blu-ray remaster, and it drove me nuts when James Cameron did the same thing (to a much greater extent) with his Aliens blu-ray remaster. However, the increased detail and clarity was ABSOLUTELY worth it, so I'm always willing to overlook the revised color timing while watching those films and really enjoy watching them. I have a feeling I'll have the exact same reaction to FOTR. I'll gladly welcome all that gorgeous detail with open arms.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by merrick97

The digital copies likely won't be activated until release date.

Otherwise Im sure we would have gotten plenty of comparisons about them.

Thanks. We'll have to wait until Tuesday.

[AreaUnderTheCurve]

HOLY CRAP! Amazon only charged me $49.99 for the set!

[WorkShed]

Originally Posted by JLTucker

HOLY CRAP! Amazon only charged me $49.99 for the set!

How?! I would totally get it for that price!

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by JLTucker

HOLY CRAP! Amazon only charged me $49.99 for the set!

Sounds like you had a $20 credit that you forgot about. Did you buy a video game that had a $20 credit offer?

[Scooter1836]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

A Mod posted this yesterday in the UK thread. It does seem odd. But no other uk retailer has taken it down.

Amazon UK are probably just out and they do not have a date from the distributor when more will be in

[swl72us]

I don't understand why the blu-ray.com review or any others for that matter haven't shown screenshots with comparisons and pointing out the green tint. Because the screenshots from the review on this site look great to me. Everyone keeps referring to screenshots from sources that I don't no to trust or not. Am I missing something or what?

[AreaUnderTheCurve]

Originally Posted by WorkShed

How?! I would totally get it for that price!

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Sounds like you had a $20 credit that you forgot about. Did you buy a video game that had a $20 credit offer?

What DetroitSportsFan said is what happened. Back when I pre-ordered it from Borders for $65 and change, I called Amazon up to see if they would work with me. I told them that since getting Prime, I had spent nearly $1000 and I prefer ordering from them instead of Borders. So they gave me a $20 credit. The new price was $63.99. Amazon just matched Best Buy's price of $69.99 and applied the $20 credit.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by frogmort

Would the green tint possibly cause the very darkest parts of the picture to lose any slightest amount of detail?

Without something like a compensatory increase in master gain or gamma to *correct* what in essence is an unbalanced increased gain in the green channel (of which you’re implying).

The answer is yes…..the image would lose perceived detail.

[diman1982]

It seems to me that detail on TTT is better on TE than EE:
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...he_rings_2_bd1

[punisher]

Originally Posted by Johnny Dee

Got the UK edition today, and to me it looks like all the other versions. BUT the green tint really isn't as bad as some of those screenshots would suggest. Watching the movie in motion in a dark room and the colours look fine to me, for the most part. Definitely better than the TE. Buy with confidence, people!

what's wrong here..hmmm..let's see new member since June 2011...and has the Uk version which doesn't release till Monday...yeah,take his word for it

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Stinky-Dinkins

I posted a minute after you posted. It's almost like you summoned me from beyond.

This is black magic and I don't agree with it at all.

You take too dang long to type up your posts and then click on the 'Submit Reply' button. I don’t have the time to wait around for it to be actually posted on this thread.