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

[poke smot]

Originally Posted by gregmasciola

Well, if they had released movie only versions, then people who didn't have the extended DVDs would be upset that they didn't get any of the bonus features (other than commentaries).

yeah you cant make everyone happy, but thats why theres the boxed set.

[thegoat]

This whole green tint debate put me off of buying the trilogy for awhile. Fellowship is by far my favorite film and the most watched DVD on my shelf, and part of that is because of it's gorgeous, natural colors. Lots of greens and golds and browns (compared to the dismal greys and blues of the sequels). The idea of a "blanket tint" seemed haphazard, and the screenshots indeed looked appalling, and people were complaining about lost detail.

Well, I found a good price and bought it last week with the intention of reselling it. But it looks great! There are a couple shots that I don't care for, but to my immense surprise and pleasure, the film has been largely improved upon. The earthy tones have been emphasized, looking lusher and richer than they ever have. The blues and greens and reds look brilliant, and skin tones, with a few rare and brief exceptions, are great. Didn't miss any orcs or goblins in the shadows, if they truly have been lost. A blanket tint is not at all present, but some shots do look noticeably greener (most to their advantage).


Anyhow, for those who are still on the fence and actually watch motion pictures (as opposed to pausing them to pick out flaws), you will not be disappointed in this set. The sequels look outstanding as well, of course.

[nycomet]

Originally Posted by thegoat

This whole green tint debate put me off of buying the trilogy for awhile. Fellowship is by far my favorite film and the most watched DVD on my shelf, and part of that is because of it's gorgeous, natural colors. Lots of greens and golds and browns (compared to the dismal greys and blues of the sequels). The idea of a "blanket tint" seemed haphazard, and the screenshots indeed looked appalling, and people were complaining about lost detail.

Well, I found a good price and bought it last week with the intention of reselling it. But it looks great! There are a couple shots that I don't care for, but to my immense surprise and pleasure, the film has been largely improved upon. The earthy tones have been emphasized, looking lusher and richer than they ever have. The blues and greens and reds look brilliant, and skin tones, with a few rare and brief exceptions, are great. Didn't miss any orcs or goblins in the shadows, if they truly have been lost. A blanket tint is not at all present, but some shots do look noticeably greener (most to their advantage).


Anyhow, for those who are still on the fence and actually watch motion pictures (as opposed to pausing them to pick out flaws), you will not be disappointed in this set. The sequels look outstanding as well, of course.

Thanks for that Goat. I was uneasy about the color shift, but your comments have calmed me down.

NOW....

Does anyone know if there are going to be special packaging for these release? Steelbooks? Digibooks? Anything?

[jayls89]

I am not a fan of box sets and have been waiting years for the individual EE blu-rays with slip covers to be released and they finally are in a few weeks! Cannot wait to get them, and the coverart looks amazing!

(The debate earlier in the thread about why anyone would buy the new individual EEs over the EE box set when it would work out more expensive for me is irrelavent.)


Just a few questions though if anyone wouldn't mind answering!

1) I live in the UK and as far as i am aware they are only being released in the US. Does anyone know of any sites i can buy from which would ship to the UK? and will they definately work in the UK on my PS3?

2) Also i'm pretty sure they are slip covers they are coming with, but does anyone know what size they are etc? I hope they will be just regular sized versions, although if they have 5 discs in each maybe they are a bit thicker? (the UK EE box set were really thick blue jumbo cases..yuk!)

3)I have only ever seen the theatrical versions of the 3 films. Do the EE have loads more scenes?? how many more minutes extra would you say? im quite excited by this!

4) what is black friday which everyone seems to be mentioning?

Thanks very much!

Jay

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by jayls89

I am not a fan of box sets and have been waiting years for the individual EE blu-rays with slip covers to be released and they finally are in a few weeks! Cannot wait to get them, and the coverart looks amazing!

(The debate earlier in the thread about why anyone would buy the new individual EEs over the EE box set when it would work out more expensive for me is irrelavent.)


Just a few questions though if anyone wouldn't mind answering!

1) I live in the UK and as far as i am aware they are only being released in the US. Does anyone know of any sites i can buy from which would ship to the UK? and will they definately work in the UK on my PS3?

2) Also i'm pretty sure they are slip covers they are coming with, but does anyone know what size they are etc? I hope they will be just regular sized versions, although if they have 5 discs in each maybe they are a bit thicker? (the UK EE box set were really thick blue jumbo cases..yuk!)

3)I have only ever seen the theatrical versions of the 3 films. Do the EE have loads more scenes?? how many more minutes extra would you say? im quite excited by this!

4) what is black friday which everyone seems to be mentioning?

Thanks very much!

Jay

I'll try my best to answer your questions

1.) I believe you can order directly from amazon.com as they do ship internationally, though I'm not sure what kind of additional fees that may incur.

1b.) As these are region free the Blu-rays should definitely work on your system. The DVD's included however will likely not work.

2.) There should be slipcovers, and I'm assuming the case underneath will be just a little bit thicker than a standard US BD case (which are much thinner than the UK ones)

3.) The extended versions definitely have a lot more scenes. Fellowship is about 30 minutes longer, Two Towers about 40 mins longer, and ROTK about 50 mins longer.

4.) Black Friday is always the day after Thanksgiving in November. It's probably the most popular shopping day of the year and usually the day with the biggest discounts of the year as well. It's also followed by "Cyber Monday" which is similar but online only. Amazon usually has deals for the entire week nowadays though

[kdo]

Originally Posted by thegoat

This whole green tint debate put me off of buying the trilogy for awhile. Fellowship is by far my favorite film and the most watched DVD on my shelf, and part of that is because of it's gorgeous, natural colors. Lots of greens and golds and browns (compared to the dismal greys and blues of the sequels). The idea of a "blanket tint" seemed haphazard, and the screenshots indeed looked appalling, and people were complaining about lost detail.

Well, I found a good price and bought it last week with the intention of reselling it. But it looks great! There are a couple shots that I don't care for, but to my immense surprise and pleasure, the film has been largely improved upon. The earthy tones have been emphasized, looking lusher and richer than they ever have. The blues and greens and reds look brilliant, and skin tones, with a few rare and brief exceptions, are great. Didn't miss any orcs or goblins in the shadows, if they truly have been lost. A blanket tint is not at all present, but some shots do look noticeably greener (most to their advantage).

Anyhow, for those who are still on the fence and actually watch motion pictures (as opposed to pausing them to pick out flaws), you will not be disappointed in this set. The sequels look outstanding as well, of course.

Looks like we're pretty much in complete agreement here...

[jayls89]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I'll try my best to answer your questions

1.) I believe you can order directly from amazon.com as they do ship internationally, though I'm not sure what kind of additional fees that may incur.

1b.) As these are region free the Blu-rays should definitely work on your system. The DVD's included however will likely not work.

2.) There should be slipcovers, and I'm assuming the case underneath will be just a little bit thicker than a standard US BD case (which are much thinner than the UK ones)

3.) The extended versions definitely have a lot more scenes. Fellowship is 30 minutes longer, Two Towers about 40 mins longer, and ROTK about 50 mins longer.

4.) Black Friday is always the day after Thanksgiving in November. It's probably the most popular shopping day of the year and usually the day with the biggest discounts of the year as well. It's also followed by "Cyber Monday" which is similar but online only. Amazon usually has deals for the entire week nowadays though

Thanks very much, very helpful! Shame about the DVDs not working in the UK though i am still very excited for these editions!! Jay

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

1b.) As these are region free the Blu-rays should definitely work on your system. The DVD's included however will likely not work.

From personal experience the WB DVDs issued in the US the past few years have been regoin encoded for regions 1-4. Unless this practice has changed lately there shouldn't be any problem viewing the DVDs.

[Edword]

I may pick up the individual releases if the price is right. I expect these to be fairly cheap during release week, probably cheaper buying all three instead of the box set.

[threefiftyrocket]

Originally Posted by TheOneWithThePrize

From personal experience the WB DVDs issued in the US the past few years have been regoin encoded for regions 1-4. Unless this practice has changed lately there shouldn't be any problem viewing the DVDs.

These are the same discs that came with the original DVD release of the extended versions though, and even if they were region 1-4, won't there be a problem with NTSC vs. PAL???

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by threefiftyrocket

These are the same discs that came with the original DVD release of the extended versions though, and even if they were region 1-4, won't there be a problem with NTSC vs. PAL???

All our BD- and DVD-players handle NTSC just as well as PAL. As opposed to the American market we're not as handicapped in that regard.

[Dreambo]

I HAVE THESE ALREADY...and WHY DID THEY NOT PLACE THE AUDIO IN 7.1 INSTEAD OF 6.1???

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by Dreambo

I HAVE THESE ALREADY...and WHY DID THEY NOT PLACE THE AUDIO IN 7.1 INSTEAD OF 6.1???

Is the trilogy in 6.1 and the individual 7.1??

[The Apocalypse]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

Is the trilogy in 6.1 and the individual 7.1??

No, they're all in 6.1 like The Star Wars Saga. That doesn't make them bad, in fact, they sound terrific.

[jayls89]

Originally Posted by Dreambo

I HAVE THESE ALREADY...and WHY DID THEY NOT PLACE THE AUDIO IN 7.1 INSTEAD OF 6.1???

what do you mean you have these already? i thought they were released 28th August??

[The Apocalypse]

Originally Posted by jayls89

what do you mean you have these already? i thought they were released 28th August??

Probably talking about the Trilogy Edition, not the individual releases.

[thegoat]

Originally Posted by Dreambo

I HAVE THESE ALREADY...and WHY DID THEY NOT PLACE THE AUDIO IN 7.1 INSTEAD OF 6.1???

Because it was decided that 6.1 is either sufficient or superior for the intentions of the sound designers.

Matt Wood says of his choice to do a 6.1 mix for Star Wars, ""We did have the chance to go back and do (the remixes however we wanted), and we chose 6.1 as the format because that was for us on the prequels... 5.1 EX was what we used, and it had that back center surround and that for us is a nice 360-degree feel, and we wanted to have everything sort of match that. And this is just personal with me, but with 7.1, the separation in the back and the sides kind of diffuses the back, so I kind of like having just a discrete feel in the back with 6.1."

[Agent Bond]

I sucked it up and bought the box set ($100 new at Worst Buy).

I love LOTR overall, but I forgot how boring the scenes with Treebeard were in the Two Towers.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Dreambo

I HAVE THESE ALREADY...and WHY DID THEY NOT PLACE THE AUDIO IN 7.1 INSTEAD OF 6.1???

Because 6.1 is closer to the original audio than 7.1.

[lim.davidd]

Do not buy the boxset with the Ring as pendant, otherwise, you'll turn into another Gollum!