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

[bam777]

My set hasn't even been shipped out yet, and it's already release day. Sometimes I just HATE Amazon.

[HeKS]

Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet

It hadn't gone through *digital* color grading PRIOR to this blu-ray release because the original Fellowship was "mastered" onto 35mm analog film for the intermediate, so much of the "color grading" had to take place using traditional analog means.

This is the first time the entire Fellowship has been mastered to a digital intermediate, allowing digital color grading tools to be used comprehensively for the first time.

DaViD,

The documentary video, posted here a number of times now, was taken from the FOTR EE DVD and shows extensive DIGITAL grading done to FOTR at the time. The documentary video is called "DIGITAL GRADING" and in it Peter says that he did a digital color grade on Fellowship of the Ring and they show many examples of it and show the work being done on the computer.

So I really don't know what you're talking about.

Here's the link to the video:

YouTube - ‪Digital Grading ('From Vision to Reality' documentary)‬‏

[aherron]

ONTRAC finally delivered my copy together with Sucker Punch. Wow Wow Wow this set looks awesome! So glad to finally own it. Arrived in perfect condition as well. BEAUTIFUL!

[Kainefu]

I just received my set. Is the digital copy suppose to be seperate discs under the booklet? Or is it on one of the discs? Because I don't see any digital copy discs in my set.

[flodsby]

Originally Posted by Kainefu

I just received my set. Is the digital copy suppose to be seperate discs under the booklet? Or is it on one of the discs? Because I don't see any digital copy discs in my set.

There is a paper with codes to download them

[bookcase]

Originally Posted by Kainefu

I just received my set. Is the digital copy suppose to be seperate discs under the booklet? Or is it on one of the discs? Because I don't see any digital copy discs in my set.

There are no DC discs... only a loose pamphlet with 3 separate codes for download.

[aherron]

Originally Posted by merrick97

I dont think there is any possible way anyone can answer that.

Obviously I cant guarantee this, but if you can only get it on saturday then its very unlikely that Best Buy will be sold out. Is Best Buy the only place you can buy it? Walmart will likely have it for the same price or less. I would be VERY shocked if you live in an area that has a Best Buy but not a Walmart.

one thing you can do is check Bestbuy.com and use the "check store availability" option.

My Walmart sells the set for $86 something if I'm not mistaken. I was just there browsing to see if they had Sleeping With The Enemy. So for now BB and Amazon has the best price.

[Kainefu]

Originally Posted by bookcase

There are no DC discs... only a loose pamphlet with 3 separate codes for download.

I didn't even get that. Just some harry potter ad and a LOTR computer game ad pamphlet.

[HeKS]

Originally Posted by Byte19

has it ever occurred to anyone this is what PJ wanted? not the color thing, but the idea of weeding out the supposed "real" fans of the film and accept any changes to the film big or small, and exposing the so-called "trained" ones that secretly didn't like the film anyway? Lucas has done this to some of you already. he calls it "Special Edition"... and when The Wars come out, it will take over Rings as the No. 1 title released, EVER! until Indy comes out... with it's "changes"...

now I'm not saying: get a life, stop whining, get it anyway. not my place to say that. but, it's not necessarily nice for you to talk down to those that don't see a problem either, (untrained eye, you're just blind sheep who'll buy any piece of crap, mine is better than yours so shut up) The Clouds Aren't White! won't make me enjoy The Story any less... My Opinion ONLY...

I'm sorry, but this sounds insane. While it is has occurred to us that, however unlikely, PJ intended this green tint throughout the film, I would guess that none of us have been given to speculate that PJ intentionally messed up this beloved film to find out who the "real" fans of it are ... especially when the "real" fans of the film in this scenario would apparently be those who don't notice or care about the massive green shift and over-the-top contrast boost that has degraded the picture quality, narrowed the color spectrum and reduced a very significant amount of shadow detail.

So, no, that has not occurred to me.

HeKS

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by bookcase

There are no DC discs... only a loose pamphlet with 3 separate codes for download.

Digital Copies should have been handled like this from day one. Think of all that wasted plastic used for DCs.

[Icemouth]

Originally Posted by HeKS

I'm sorry, but this sounds insane. While it is has occurred to us that, however unlikely, PJ intended this green tint throughout the film, I would guess that none of us have been given to speculate that PJ intentionally messed up this beloved film to find out who the "real" fans of it are ... especially when the "real" fans of the film in this scenario would apparently be those who don't notice or care about the massive green shift and over-the-top contrast boost that has degraded the picture quality, narrowed the color spectrum and reduced a very significant amount of shadow detail.

So, no, that has not occurred to me.

HeKS

waitwut

[troysayshi]

Is anybody going to put up an unboxing of the U.S. version? I know some one did the U.K version a couple of pages back but......

[Icemouth]

Well seeing how it's the same thing...

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Icemouth

Well seeing how it's the same thing...

Just without those ugly ratings logos.

[Lsalas76]

Originally Posted by J3553

for those who picked up from best buy without a pre-order, did you still get a ring?

No I did not get a ring. Now that you bring it up I should have asked
I did not see any pre-order rings out on display today and I was at Best buy yesterday evening and they had a few of them out then.

[bookcase]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Digital Copies should have been handled like this from day one. Think of all that wasted plastic used for DCs.

I agree completely!

[flodsby]

Originally Posted by lsalas76

No I did not get a ring. Now that you bring it up I should have asked
I did not see any pre-order rings out on display today and I was at Best buy yesterday evening and they had a few of them out then.

It said on the package for the ring that it was only available until the 27th

[warwon]

So my wife has the box but I want to clear somthing up that no one else has yet to bring up..


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/

Runtime:178 min (theatrical version)
208 min (special extended edition)
228 min (Special Extended Blu-Ray Edition)

I have seen this listed in a few areas that the run time is 228mins, but I ahve the extended at home I know by heart it was only 208mins.

Is IMDB and my other sources crazy or am I?

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by warwon

So my wife has the box but I want to clear somthing up that no one else has yet to bring up..


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/

Runtime:178 min (theatrical version)
208 min (special extended edition)
228 min (Special Extended Blu-Ray Edition)

I have seen this listed in a few areas that the run time is 228mins, but I ahve the extended at home I know by heart it was only 208mins.

Is IMDB and my other sources crazy or am I?

The extra 20 minutes refers to fan club credits listing. The actual movie is 208 minutes.

[Ken Brown]

Hi all. Sorry this is coming so late. This afternoon, the Vice President of Publicity and Promotion at Warner Home Video forwarded me the official WHV statement you've all already read several times over. (Thanks to Mr. Harris, who let her know I was looking for a confirmation of the statement's source.)

I don't have any other news to report at this time, although I've updated my FOTR review accordingly. Thanks for your patience. Please accept my apologies for being so late to the table on this one