The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition) (2001-2003) - Page 36 - Blu-ray Forum

Witch King of Angmar · 03-20-2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Drum18

Just received an email from my pre-order on Best Buy Canada and it says now DECEMBER 31st 2011 as release date instead of June. I checked Future Shop Canada too and it's the same...

Thats very sad news.

BladeRunner2007 · 03-20-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Drum18

Just received an email from my pre-order on Best Buy Canada and it says now DECEMBER 31st 2011 as release date instead of June. I checked Future Shop Canada too and it's the same...

That's because the official release date has yet to be announced. It will be out before December 31st.

bookcase · 03-20-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

That's because the official release date has yet to be announced. It will be out before December 31st.

I agree. Even if it doesn't come out in June (which I hope it does), it will definitely come out before Christmas.

nathan_393 · 03-20-2011, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bookcase

I agree. Even if it doesn't come out in June (which I hope it does), it will definitely come out before Christmas.

It's standard for anything with an unannounced release date in the year to have a New Year's Eve release date. It pretty much means nothing that we don't already know.

The_Basterd · 03-20-2011, 06:12 PM

UGH NOW I HAVE TO DOUBLE DIP. It just looks and sounds so awesome........!

billzfan · 03-20-2011, 08:09 PM

Which cut does Peter Jackson prefer? The theatrical or extended?

The Blu Knight · 03-20-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

Which cut does Peter Jackson prefer? The theatrical or extended?

I believe he has said that the TEs are his preferred cuts.

billzfan · 03-20-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Blu Knight

I believe he has said that the TEs are his preferred cuts.

I can understand why. I have watched both cuts and the extended just feel so much slower and plodding than the theatrical version. The longer version might work for a book but a movie needs to be tighter.

Bucky · 03-20-2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

I can understand why. I have watched both cuts and the extended just feel so much slower and plodding than the theatrical version. The longer version might work for a book but a movie needs to be tighter.

Agreed. It is similar to the Harry Potter films, it seems like more of the fans of the books like the first two movies which I found dull because they were more faithful to following everything from the books and then with the third one they were more concerned with making a good movie and fans of the books angry.

frogmort · 03-20-2011, 10:27 PM

I personally prefer the Extended cut. I don't think it slows down at all in the added scenes. It adds an extra 2hrs 03mins to the full trilogy, so it's like adding an extra movie, so it does take longer to get there, but when I decide to watch it, I'm not in any hurry. I wish they had done six 3hr movies!

billzfan · 03-21-2011, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucky

Agreed. It is similar to the Harry Potter films, it seems like more of the fans of the books like the first two movies which I found dull because they were more faithful to following everything from the books and then with the third one they were more concerned with making a good movie and fans of the books angry.

LOL! It's funny you say that because I thought the third Harry Potter film was the best.

frogmort · 03-21-2011, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

LOL! It's funny you say that because I thought the third Harry Potter film was the best.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/movies/167...t=harry+potter

ush67 · 03-21-2011, 01:28 AM

are they remastering the picture quality??? all 3 should be demo quality picture

wafi · 03-21-2011, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by frogmort

https://forum.blu-ray.com/movies/167...t=harry+potter

Well that was a waste of my 20 minutes. So not an analysis in any shape or form.

Ernest Rister · 03-21-2011, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by The Blu Knight

I believe he has said that the TEs are his preferred cuts.

Not true, he says he stands behind both.

Viggo Mortensen, however, is on record with his preference for the Extended version, even saying something to the effect that he doesn't consider the theatrical versions the 'real' versions of the films.

billzfan · 03-21-2011, 06:53 AM

Does anyone know if this is a new transfer? That could sway me.

Petra_Kalbrain · 03-21-2011, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by billzfan

Does anyone know if this is a new transfer? That could sway me.

Nobody would know since there has not been an official announcement yet. And, the only people that would know for certain would be those who work for WB either at a boardroom level or in the encoding lab itself. And, in either of those cases, they wouldn't be divulging that kind of "top secret" information on these forums without the company having formally announced the release yet.

kris26 · 03-21-2011, 01:38 PM

As far as i know they are releasing the extended on bd50 .Iam assuming they are using vc-1

special features are on reg dvd

cajmoyper · 03-21-2011, 01:39 PM

Hopefully official: June 28, 2011

It says at least FotR is a brand new transfer but didn't see if the other two were. And I guess even with 50 GB's of availabilty, each movie needs 2 discs of it's own. Can't wait.

bookcase · 03-21-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cajmoyper

Hopefully official: June 28, 2011

It says at least FotR is a brand new transfer but didn't see if the other two were. And I guess even with 50 GB's of availabilty, each movie needs 2 discs of it's own. Can't wait.

Thanks for posting! I'm okay with them being split across two discs -- anything for the best picture quality.

03-21-2011, 01:28 AM	#713
ush67 Junior Member Member since:Nov 2010	remastered are they remastering the picture quality??? all 3 should be demo quality picture

03-20-2011, 06:12 PM	#705
The_Basterd Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Grapes Are Fun! Blu-ray collection:307 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	UGH NOW I HAVE TO DOUBLE DIP. It just looks and sounds so awesome........!

03-20-2011, 08:09 PM	#706
billzfan Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:734	Which cut does Peter Jackson prefer? The theatrical or extended?

03-20-2011, 10:27 PM	#710
frogmort Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Frogmorton Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:27	I personally prefer the Extended cut. I don't think it slows down at all in the added scenes. It adds an extra 2hrs 03mins to the full trilogy, so it's like adding an extra movie, so it does take longer to get there, but when I decide to watch it, I'm not in any hurry. I wish they had done six 3hr movies!

03-21-2011, 06:53 AM	#716
billzfan Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:734	Does anyone know if this is a new transfer? That could sway me.

03-21-2011, 01:38 PM	#718
kris26 Senior Member Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:6	As far as i know they are releasing the extended on bd50 .Iam assuming they are using vc-1 special features are on reg dvd

03-21-2011, 01:39 PM	#719
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	Hopefully official: June 28, 2011 It says at least FotR is a brand new transfer but didn't see if the other two were. And I guess even with 50 GB's of availabilty, each movie needs 2 discs of it's own. Can't wait.

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