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

[JamesKurtovich]

The theater I usually go to is playing a LOTR marathon. Wish I could go, but I don't think the wife would sit there through 3 long movies.

[jjbsn5192]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

The theater I usually go to is playing a LOTR marathon. Wish I could go, but I don't think the wife would sit there through 3 long movies.

no offence but i don't think anyone would that is a bit nuts!!!

[gettodamoofies]

Originally Posted by jjbsn5192

no offence but i don't think anyone would that is a bit nuts!!!

Then there are a CRAPLOAD of nuts people around, me included!

Extended editions all the way. In for the full experience or not in at all. I only ever watch the extended editions now and only watch them in one go. Yes it's a huge watch but that's the point - the journey of the characters is a long one so it makes all kinds of sense for the experience of watching the films to be a complete journey too.

[styl3s]

Originally Posted by atexp80

Then there are a CRAPLOAD of nuts people around, me included!

Extended editions all the way. In for the full experience or not in at all. I only ever watch the extended editions now and only watch them in one go. Yes it's a huge watch but that's the point - the journey of the characters is a long one so it makes all kinds of sense for the experience of watching the films to be a complete journey too.

All 3 in one night? What is that? 8+ hours? Even on my day off work i couldn't spare that much time.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by jjbsn5192

no offence but i don't think anyone would that is a bit nuts!!!

Originally Posted by styl3s

All 3 in one night? What is that? 8+ hours? Even on my day off work i couldn't spare that much time.

Call me crazy...

Several times a year I sit and do all 3 EXTENDED EDITIONS in one sitting. 10hrs & 36mins straight is my record. Still a few minutes for improvement on that one as a couple of potential avoidable breaks occurred on that run.

[thebard]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

Call me crazy...

Several times a year I sit and do all 3 EXTENDED EDITIONS in one sitting. 10hrs & 36mins straight is my record. Still a few minutes for improvement on that one as a couple of potential avoidable breaks occurred on that run.

I hear adult diapers worked for that astronaut lady...

[The Edge]

I recently saw a version of The Return of the King: Extended Edition that was "ripped from the Blu-Ray" but had subtitles for the following scenes:

1. Frodo pulls out his light that was given to him and he says something in elvish, but you see the translation instead of "speaking in elvish"

2. Aragorn's song near the end of the film when he is crowned king of Gondor has translations too.

Also, the entire film was one long movie instead of two parts.

[MacEachaidh]

I've just found out today that a cinema near me is running a marathon of the three EEs in the one day on December 23. (The Hobbit premieres here in Australia on December 26th.) It starts at 10:30 in the morning, and goes through to midnight (with meal breaks between films).

Tempted to do it, because I've never seen the EEs on the big screen, but it's a long time to sit!

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by thebard

I hear adult diapers worked for that astronaut lady...

I'd neer resort to adult diapers. Hence the "unavoidable breaks" that I mentioned.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

I've just found out today that a cinema near me is running a marathon of the three EEs in the one day on December 23. (The Hobbit premieres here in Australia on December 26th.) It starts at 10:30 in the morning, and goes through to midnight (with meal breaks between films).

Tempted to do it, because I've never seen the EEs on the big screen, but it's a long time to sit!

Highly recommend you do it! Once in a lifetime opportunity to see such magnificence in such a way! Discomfort is temporary!

Besides, I'm certain you won't be the only one who needs to stand up and stretch in the aisle once in a while.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by The Edge

I recently saw a version of The Return of the King: Extended Edition that was "ripped from the Blu-Ray" but had subtitles for the following scenes:

1. Frodo pulls out his light that was given to him and he says something in elvish, but you see the translation instead of "speaking in elvish"

2. Aragorn's song near the end of the film when he is crowned king of Gondor has translations too.

Also, the entire film was one long movie instead of two parts.

...and what is he saying?

[MifuneFan]

no idea

[AVfile]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

The theater I usually go to is playing a LOTR marathon. Wish I could go, but I don't think the wife would sit there

then you know what to do

[The Edge]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

...and what is he saying?

When Frodo holds out Galadriel's Star-glass in Shelob's Lair, he cries out: 'Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima!', which means 'Hail Eärendil brightest of stars!'

At Aragorn's coronation, he sings an Elvish chant: 'Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn' Ambar-metta!'. This is a Gondorian tradition, honouring the words of Aragorn's distant ancestor Elendil after his first arrival in Middle-earth: 'Out of the Great Sea to Middle-earth I am come. In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world.' It's perhaps interesting to note that his words contain one of the Elvish terms for Middle-earth itself: Endor.

http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/returnoftheking.html

I was lazy to find the files on my HDD, but I've looked them up and these translations were in the version of RotK that I have.

[The Fallen Deity]

I'd read on the web not long ago (cause I still haven't bought this set even though I'm a huge LOTR fan) that the green tint in The Fellowship Of The Ring may have been fixed for the U.K. boxset. Is there any truth to these claims?

[MacEachaidh]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

I'd read on the web not long ago (cause I still haven't bought this set even though I'm a huge LOTR fan) that the green tint in The Fellowship Of The Ring may have been fixed for the U.K. boxset. Is there any truth to these claims?

Sadly, no.

[The Fallen Deity]

That's a shame, cause apart from the tint the film looks fantastic, going by the screencaps i've seen. A huge improvement over the theatrical blu-ray in terms of detail and clarity, not to mention there being no dnr or edge enhancement as well. If the tint was fixed it would look perfect, I don't think the brightness levels look that screwed up imo, maybe a bit of black crush in places but not majorly bad looking. I'll try and persuade one of my family members to get me the boxset for me for christmas, the tint isn't a dealbreaker but it would look better if it wasn't there.

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

That's a shame, cause apart from the tint the film looks fantastic, going by the screencaps i've seen. A huge improvement over the theatrical blu-ray in terms of detail and clarity, not to mention there being no dnr or edge enhancement as well. If the tint was fixed it would look perfect, I don't think the brightness levels look that screwed up imo, maybe a bit of black crush in places but not majorly bad looking. I'll try and persuade one of my family members to get me the boxset for me for christmas, the tint isn't a dealbreaker but it would look better if it wasn't there.

That's pretty much how I feel. It's the only thing stopping me from dropping the money on this. Well, that and the bonus feature set that I don't care to own again. I'll either wait for a bare bones set or just get TT/ROTK.

[AreaUnderTheCurve]

I don't know if this has been posted, but I can confirm that the HDX stream of FotR on Vudu has the green tint. I used their disc to digital feature today for the trilogy and that was the first thing I looked for.

[KrugerIndustrial]

$39.99 @ Amazon. I feel this should be the regular price at this point. After all, it's just 3 films and a ****load of cheap DVD's in a cardboard box.