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

[formula_nebula]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

The DVDs were filtered quite heavily so you will be getting a substantial upgrade with the EE Blu-rays, even if they come from the same sources.

Plus better audio. Definitely worth the upgrade to blu for any fan of Tolkien.

[ckenisell]

Because everybody knows, if you're a fan of Tolkien, you must be a fan of audio! :-D

[Adam_WM]

Originally Posted by Herry Dunston

It is, but reading about the interview that the blu-rays are just remasters of existing HD sources, it feels like I won't be getting that grand of an upgrade. No doubt the blu-rays will be better looking than the DVDs, but still...

Eh, screw it. Might as well bank on the purchase.

For $27, you can't beat it.

[Biggiesized]

Originally Posted by ileadfarmer

Went back 16 pages, Ctrl+F'ing "green", didn't see this answered. I missed the Prime Day sale earlier this year when the Extended Edition box set was offered, but see it's back to a pretty good price tonight.

So my question is, with all this green tint controversy, did they ever "fix" the issue with Fellowship in any of the individual Extended Edition releases, or are they the same discs as found in the EE Box Set?

If they're the same, I'll just go ahead and buy the box set. If they're the different, I might go that route as I kind of don't need the box set. When I sold off my DVD collection, I kept a few titles, Lord of the Rings EE sets being some of them, so I really don't need any of the bonus footage attached to the blu-ray box set.

So I came across an interesting comment on the

YouTube video

which does the side-by-side clip of Gandalf visiting Bilbo in the early part of FOTR. (One side is the EE and the other is the theatrical.)

SouthpawCustoms 1 year ago
I just got the Extended trilogy, and this problem has definitely been FIXED. But it must be a new version of the Extended Edition Trilogy as the box is different. It doesn't have the opening part that reveals the map. It looks like this:

http://imgur.com/He1x4AS

I got it from Target in Canada! Get this versions guys!

That imgur link is very interesting. That boxset doesn't match the picture from Amazon.com.

Is it possible there is another version of the EE boxset floating around with the problem corrected?

[42041]

I've never seen a shred of compelling evidence that there's another version out there. Many people who bought the disc when this whole hoopla was originally happening thought they got a "fixed" version simply because it's much less visible in actual viewing than A/B comparison.

[Vidya]

All I want for Christmas is the remastered theatrical cut of Fellowship!

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by Vidya

All I want for Christmas is the remastered theatrical cut of Fellowship!

preach, even if it's $27.99

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by 42041

I've never seen a shred of compelling evidence that there's another version out there. Many people who bought the disc when this whole hoopla was originally happening thought they got a "fixed" version simply because it's much less visible in actual viewing than A/B comparison.

Yup. The hysteria doesn't match the experience of the average Joe just watching it on a display set to god knows what settings and not flicking back and forth.

[D2Girls]

was there a packaging for this set that was similar/same to the one used in the first print of extened hobbit trilogy? i really enjoy the packaging for the hobbit extened trilogy, i went to bestbuy to look at their movies, saw this, but noticed its a cheaper, slipcover thingy, not the nice thick magnetic closing packaging of the latter.

did the first prints have this kind of packaging and they switched? or are they always like this. im thinking of tracking the old one down if thats the case... if not I'd also like to know. thanks guys.

[MacEachaidh]

Originally Posted by D2Girls

was there a packaging for this set that was similar/same to the one used in the first print of extened hobbit trilogy?

Yes, when it was first released. If you go to the Amazon US listing for the BD EE, the last image at the top left shows how the packaging used to be.

[timcat4843]

Is this worth a blind buy?

[applemac]

Originally Posted by timcat4843

Is this worth a blind buy?

short answer: Yes.
long answer:Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.

[timcat4843]

Originally Posted by applemac

short answer: Yes.
long answer:Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.Yes.

Just placed my order.
Should receive it by Dec. 21st.

[lkmg]

Originally Posted by timcat4843

Is this worth a blind buy?

Are you crazy to even ask this question?

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Biggiesized

So I came across an interesting comment on the YouTube video which does the side-by-side clip of Gandalf visiting Bilbo in the early part of FOTR. (One side is the EE and the other is the theatrical.)



That imgur link is very interesting. That boxset doesn't match the picture from Amazon.com.

Is it possible there is another version of the EE boxset floating around with the problem corrected?

The problem is that when they re-color timed Fellowship from the newly created digital 2k DI (the only film in the LOTR trilogy that had not received one), they overdid the green saturation by a factor of 11. It's a blanket greenish cast throughout the film rather than scene or even frame specific color correction and it also changed the dynamic range. The lazy man's color timing.

You probably won't see a better version of Fellowship until UHD Blu-ray when they could have another stab at more carefully color timing the film... and even then it will be upconverted from 2k masters. Though, you will get 10 bit video depth, cinema quality color space, and maybe even an HDR grade. And probably Dolby Atmos.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by FilmFreakosaurus

The problem is that when they re-color timed Fellowship from the newly created digital 2k DI (the only film in the LOTR trilogy that had not received one), they overdid the green saturation by a factor of 11. It's a blanket greenish cast throughout the film rather than scene or even frame specific color correction and it also changed the dynamic range. The lazy man's color timing.

You probably won't see a better version of Fellowship until UHD Blu-ray when they could have another stab at more carefully color timing the film... and even then it will be upconverted from 2k masters. Though, you will get 10 bit video depth, cinema quality color space, and maybe even an HDR grade. And probably Dolby Atmos.

7.1 at the least.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Originally Posted by Dubstar

7.1 at the least.

Peter Jackson loves immersive sound, so I would bet they'll get an Atmos overhaul for their UHD Blu-ray release.

The next re-release of The Hobbit trilogy will more than likely have Atmos as well since they were mixed that way theatrically and it would be super easy to add now that Atmos (and DTS: X) was included in the official BDA Blu-ray specs.

[applemac]

Originally Posted by timcat4843

Just placed my order.
Should receive it by Dec. 21st.

Enjoy them!
I wish I could watch these for the first time again.

Return of the King (ROTK) - I still remember going to see this and the specific theater I saw it in.


I'm not a huge fantasy genre fan, but the books and these movies are some of the best of their craft.

[Arawn]

Originally Posted by applemac

Return of the King (ROTK) - I still remember going to see this and the specific theater I saw it in.

During FOTR I got up to go to the bathroom, went out the wrong door, and locked myself out of the theater.

Luckily my friend heard me out there and let me back in...

[Blu-Benny]

went ahead and bit on amazon's deal of the day yesterday for the set.

it's going to be hard to take the dvd's i have off the shelf.....the artwork in them is so awesome.