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

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by threefiftyrocket

I can't believe they removed the word limited from the packaging! This is BULLSHIT!!! I want mine to say LIMITED Extended Edition and not just Extended Edition!

I just wanted to vent my frustration over something asinine too

PREACH IT MY BROTHER!!!

Originally Posted by TylerDurden

Everyone should agree with this post! Why on earth would you buy the same thing over and over again? Its perfectly logical to buy a BD that you already own on DVD because it is a different product. Buying the same DVD's you already own is folly. I have the DVD set and have no use for anything other than a BD version of the EE. No thanks Jackson!

I'm happy that they are including the same thing again. I wouldn't be able to sell or give away the DVDs of the films with empty packaging. Nobody would take that package with all of those empty disc spaces. Including those extras again (who cares in what format) ensures that I can get rid of the full DVD sets with ease and maximum appreciation from the recipient.

Personally, I'm giving my DVD copies to my best friend who is also a huge film enthusiast. His finances are extremely limited due to his family obligations and he has never seen the EE of these films. Being a huge fan himself, he would be pissed if I didn't give him the extra content as well.

Originally Posted by batman713

THIS.

It's obvious they're jacking up the price with a set of a "whopping" 15 discs to get unsuspecting people to think that it's worth their money. Seeing how those same DVDs have been out for years, they're worth next to nothing. If they insist on releasing the set with a measly 6 BDs and a ridiculously retarded 9 DVDs, the price should go WAY DOWN.

All the people who have been waiting for the extended release most likely own the extended editions on DVD. At least put the features on a couple of BDs instead.

****ing ridiculous.

YOU ARE BEING ****ING RIDICULOUS! Did it ever occur to you that released individually without the extras, the set would still run $25/film? Single BD releases run for $20-$30. And that is for 1 disc for the film. These will have 2 discs for each film. In my eyes, $30 for 2 BDs per film is actually a reasonable price since that would turn into $15 per disc! Be happy with paying approximately $12.50 per BD! All-in-all, that means that we will only be paying something like $9 more for the extra features... based on my estimations anyways.

Thinking about this set in term of "price per disc" in relation to the industry makes the $83.99 price tag seem much more appropriate.

[PRO-630HD]

Okay Tolkiens why is the 1st movie getting remastered and not the other two?

[Todd Smith]

This might be one of the only releases where I am not worried about price. Even at the current Amazon price, its a no brainer for me. Chances are it will drop even more come release week. Bottom line though is that these are my all time favorite films and the thought of seeing them for the first time in 1080p and lossless DTS-HD-MA sound is VERY exciting!

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by Todd Smith

This might be one of the only releases where I am not worried about price. Even at the current Amazon price, its a no brainer for me. Chances are it will drop even more come release week. Bottom line though is that these are my all time favorite films and the thought of seeing them for the first time in 1080p and lossless DTS-HD-MA sound is VERY exciting!

Well, BESTBUY.CA was offering 10% the price last week. So, with taxes, I currently have a pre-order for $79.96 with them AND a pre-order with Amazon.com for $83.99 in case either or both start dipping in price before release date. I'll end up buying from the one that offers the best final price come the week before release.

[Todd Smith]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Well, BESTBUY.CA was offering 10% the price last week. So, with taxes, I currently have a pre-order for $79.96 with them AND a pre-order with Amazon.com for $83.99 in case either or both start dipping in price before release date. I'll end up buying from the one that offers the best final price come the week before release.

Nice! That is a good plan

[Riddler95]

Originally Posted by PRO-630HD

Okay Tolkiens why is the 1st movie getting remastered and not the other two?

When The Lord of the Rings Theatrical Versions were released on Blu-ray in 2010, people complained about the picture quality of TFOTR being much weaker than TTT and TROTK, so for the Extended Version they are Remastering TFOTR for the new Blu-Ray release.

[Slim Jim]

Will this really sucks because they are spliting the movies up

[Slim Jim]

Sense these will be on two disc each a expact nothing but 5 out of 5 on PQ

[lightyear8]

I'm a little confused by the listing...

It says:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring feature, Extended Edition

Does that me Feature & Extended editions or is this only the extended editions?

[joenostalgia23]

Originally Posted by PRO-630HD

Okay Tolkiens why is the 1st movie getting remastered and not the other two?

The first movie's master was basically based on an HDTV broadcast version. Most modern films will use a compressed version of a digital theatrical version, because most films nowadays are finished in a 2K digital intermediate. At the time, using DI's was new to the industry and not emplowed fully until the next two parts.

The other two films were finished at a 2K digital intermediate, so it was easier to create a master. On the Theatrical Editions BDs, the PQ were 4-4.5, so close to perfect. DNR was used, but that can be undone by going back to the original DI again.

They're remastering the first so that it looks more like it did in the editing room and not like it did on TBS.

[joenostalgia23]

I don't think the two disc thing is that big of a deal.

The quality will be better off in shorter length then if put together. As one poster said, the bitrate would likely have an average of under 20, which would mostly likely create an unsatisfying transfer.
No one ever felt that the Extended Editions ended abruptly between segments, and that is because Jackson and his editor were conscious of the fact that it'd be split on two DVDs. They end at points that are perfect for taking a break and then switching the disc.
They were not specifically meant to be seen entirely in one take from the beginning. All long films have an Intermission. The difference with LOTR is that the amount of time reserved for the Intermissions is up to the viewer.

All I really hope for is that they add the ability to skip through the menu when going through the series. Owners of the Alien Anthology will know what I'm talking about, and it's better suited for LOTR than Alien since it tells one long journey instead of 4 isolated chapters years apart.

[42041]

stop it, you're reacting way too rationally

[Cook]

This thread is hilarious. Usually double dipping is a sin, but now its not. Movies may not be, but the special features all are. You can not deny that. Yes, price per disc means they arent costing a lot so I guess you could rationalize it that way, but I have one other concern. If the Costa Botes docs are still non anamorphic as they were on there first dvd release is that acceptable in a Bluray set? And to that I have to say No. No video on any Bluray release should be non anamorphic. And this goes back to my main problem. They are doing a straight resale of what came before. I am happy to be getting these, but I don't want a trend to start where studios stop putting old features on blurays and instead just package the old DVD with the old features with the bluray instead of porting the old features to the BD.

And I'm sorry, but the Alien Anthology set the bar way to high for what a bluray set should be and for this to sell at the same price is ridiculous. The Alien Anthology set ported over all the old material onto BD and included new material. Even if you say that Alien 3&4 are sit the set still had enough new material to balance that out. What does this set have? The movies in beautiful HD, and a bunch of dvds I already own. Sorry, but this set should not be costing me the same price as the Alien Anthology set. It should be much cheaper. Average new bluray sells for $20-$25. At 3 movies that is $60-$75. Starting price of this is $90. And because i already on the dvds I can't even factor them in so that is $30 per movie which I have never paid for a new movie. So I do have a slight problem with that.

[AlexG]

After reading the LOTR Update i'm satisfied with individual movies being split into 2 disc's. I figure i can watch the 1st half on one day and the 2nd the following. Not sure i can sit thru 3 hours so this works out for me. I just can't enough on how many people are complaing about this...geesh...yet they'll eventually end up buying it later on.

[radagast]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

But who in their right mind will hold on to the EE DVDs once they've got the Blu-rays?

Me. Not only do I have the DVD versions of both the OT and EE LOTR movies, but also the Fullscreen of all three OTs and VHS copies of both the OT and EEs.

[joenostalgia23]

Originally Posted by Cook

This thread is hilarious. Usually double dipping is a sin, but now its not. Movies may not be, but the special features all are. You can not deny that. Yes, price per disc means they arent costing a lot so I guess you could rationalize it that way, but I have one other concern. If the Costa Botes docs are still non anamorphic as they were on there first dvd release is that acceptable in a Bluray set? And to that I have to say No. No video on any Bluray release should be non anamorphic. And this goes back to my main problem. They are doing a straight resale of what came before. I am happy to be getting these, but I don't want a trend to start where studios stop putting old features on blurays and instead just package the old DVD with the old features with the bluray instead of porting the old features to the BD.

And I'm sorry, but the Alien Anthology set the bar way to high for what a bluray set should be and for this to sell at the same price is ridiculous. The Alien Anthology set ported over all the old material onto BD and included new material. Even if you say that Alien 3&4 are sit the set still had enough new material to balance that out. What does this set have? The movies in beautiful HD, and a bunch of dvds I already own. Sorry, but this set should not be costing me the same price as the Alien Anthology set. It should be much cheaper. Average new bluray sells for $20-$25. At 3 movies that is $60-$75. Starting price of this is $90. And because i already on the dvds I can't even factor them in so that is $30 per movie which I have never paid for a new movie. So I do have a slight problem with that.

Alien Anthology was an amazing set indeed. I'm guessing WB wants us to triple dip on LOTR by including new features on the post-Hobbit versions. They'll probably be "ultimate" or "definitive" cuts with redone special effects(although I'd rather not see that). And they'll include retrospective documentaries("Back Again: Ten years later"... kind of stuff) and random stuff that we never would've thought of.

[lifevicarious]

Originally Posted by Cook

This thread is hilarious. Usually double dipping is a sin, but now its not.

It's only double dipping if you bought the non extended versions. And if you bought those you really have nothing to complain about as you knew the EE's were coming at some point. And if you didn't buy those, it's obviously not double dipping. I wish everyone would stop whining about it as the studios aren't going to stop doing it as you guys keep buying them.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Andrewtst

Ops! Since when Gone with the Wind became black and white film? How come mine is color! Somebody help me!!! I think I watch too many film... I can't even differentiate black and white vs color! Help!!!!!

Damn, I have the colorized version, too.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Cook

Even if you say that Alien 3&4 are sit the set still had enough new material to balance that out.

Unless the bonus features include the missing footage from Magnificent Ambersons, Intolerance, Greed, and Lost Horizon, there's no way they could balance out Alien 3 and Resurrection.

[Sith]

So anyone want a really good theatrical release box set?