The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition) (2001-2003) - Page 730 - Blu-ray Forum

StingingVelvet · 08-15-2016, 09:45 PM

Yeah both trilogy boxes have pretty tight room. I have the original more deluxe box though, the new thinner case might be different.

laz305 · 08-15-2016, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BaerGriggs

Just to confirm, you're wanting to know if the Blu-ray cases will still fit inside the larger gold LOTR case if they have slipcovers on them?

Yes exactly

StingingVelvet · 08-15-2016, 10:05 PM

The slipcover regression formula, slips within slips within slips with slips within slips within...

StingingVelvet · 08-16-2016, 05:52 AM

Can't help with pics but they changed it to a simple thin slipcase, from what I read. Someone posted pics somewhere. Amazon users might have posted pics. I have the original with thick cardboard and the wraparound thing.

Asuras · 08-17-2016, 11:37 PM

Has this been posted yet? http://collider.com/lord-of-the-ring...collidersocial

https://www.amazon.com/Middle-Earth-.../dp/B01JH3KL0E

FilmFreakosaurus · 08-17-2016, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Asuras

Has this been posted yet? http://collider.com/lord-of-the-ring...collidersocial

https://www.amazon.com/Middle-Earth-.../dp/B01JH3KL0E

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I'll wait for the inevitable UHD Bu-ray release of the extended LOTR trilogy.

ArrestedDevelopment · 08-17-2016, 11:44 PM

^ $800. Wowzers

Dreamliner330 · 08-18-2016, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Asuras

Has this been posted yet? http://collider.com/lord-of-the-ring...collidersocial

https://www.amazon.com/Middle-Earth-.../dp/B01JH3KL0E

Lol. Disc sleeves. I wouldn't touch that for $100.

Arawn · 08-18-2016, 12:39 AM

Yeah, they're awful. I still can't believe Star Wars went that route...

Will. · 08-18-2016, 12:41 AM

Oh come on! For that price sleeves are unacceptable.

imsounoriginal · 08-18-2016, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Arawn

Yeah, they're awful. I still can't believe Star Wars went that route...

Are the sleeves in that set really that bad? I've been tryna get an empty copy of that digibook packaging for the SW saga, I have the Amaray set with the Vader cover but the other one just looks way better.

Arawn · 08-18-2016, 01:27 AM

I managed to extract the discs from the sleeves without apparent damage, whatever that's worth.

JackKnightStarman · 08-18-2016, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Are the sleeves in that set really that bad? I've been tryna get an empty copy of that digibook packaging for the SW saga, I have the Amaray set with the Vader cover but the other one just looks way better.

People exaggerating. I have every release with book sleeves, and not a single scratch. And they have been taken out, and put back several times, probably close to a hundred, I have kids, and they watch and handle, and NOT A SINGLE SCRATCH.

So don't let a few dissuade you. It is a reliable form of packaging. Where scratches occur, is from handling, specifically when the discs are stacked on top of one another, that's when the scratching occurs. Then they are placed already scratched in the sleeves. It is in manufacturing, that this occurs.

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Dreamliner330 · 08-18-2016, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Are the sleeves in that set really that bad? I've been tryna get an empty copy of that digibook packaging for the SW saga, I have the Amaray set with the Vader cover but the other one just looks way better.

I PM'd you. I have a flawless, empty Compete Saga digibook I will trade you.

1924 · 08-18-2016, 03:10 AM

apparently the transfers are from the older masters. Pretty incredible since they look great

Kylo Ren · 10-12-2016, 10:32 PM

What are the differences between the 2011 and 2012 releases of the extended edition boxsets and how can you tell which one you own?

Scottie · 10-24-2016, 07:50 PM

Do you folks prefer the theatrical or extended editions of the film and why?

I'm considering downgrading from my EE box set for the standard editions as I find the EEs to drag quite a bit.

I know Peter Jackson said the theatrical versions are the definitive versions of the films, but I'm not sure if this comment was made out of marketing than anything else. I know he's gotten a lot of flack, especially for the ending of TTT.

Petra_Kalbrain · 10-24-2016, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Do you folks prefer the theatrical or extended editions of the film and why?

I'm considering downgrading from my EE box set for the standard editions as I find the EEs to drag quite a bit.

I know Peter Jackson said the theatrical versions are the definitive versions of the films, but I'm not sure if this comment was made out of marketing than anything else. I know he's gotten a lot of flack, especially for the ending of TTT.

I'm the opposite. After watching the EE trilogy, I find the theatricals to be incomplete and extremely irritating. I can't ever bring myself to watch anything other than the EE versions. They are far richer in context and much deeper in character which creates a much stronger connection for me as a viewer.

BNex99 · 10-24-2016, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by iScottie

Do you folks prefer the theatrical or extended editions of the film and why?

I'm considering downgrading from my EE box set for the standard editions as I find the EEs to drag quite a bit.

I know Peter Jackson said the theatrical versions are the definitive versions of the films, but I'm not sure if this comment was made out of marketing than anything else. I know he's gotten a lot of flack, especially for the ending of TTT.

I like both about the same but for different reasons. It helps if you think of the theatrical versions as three standalone but interconnected films, and the extended versions as a 6-part epic miniseries (or, I guess nowadays, a 12-part "limited" series).

If I had to pick, I would probably say I prefer the theatricals, but there is one scene from the extended ROTK that I think absolutely should have been in the theatrical version. I think Peter Jackson has said the reason he cut the Saruman scene from ROTK was that it felt like leftover business from TTT (which it kind of is), but it's a very important wrap-up of two of the main villains of the trilogy. It probably could have been trimmed down a little, but it really needed to be there.

Geoff D · 10-24-2016, 08:29 PM

Yeah, the EEs play more like a sprawling 6-part miniseries but the theatricals are better films, if that makes sense. And I'm not enslaved to the idea of the theatricals being "incomplete" because this whole endeavour is "incomplete", there's still so much from the book that isn't there and I find the two versions of the films to be fascinating examples of how editing works and why. The theatrical versions won 17 Oscars between them and they should always be preserved in some form (which is also Jackson's take on it, thankfully).

08-15-2016, 09:45 PM	#14581
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:851 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	Yeah both trilogy boxes have pretty tight room. I have the original more deluxe box though, the new thinner case might be different.

08-15-2016, 10:05 PM	#14583
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:851 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	The slipcover regression formula, slips within slips within slips with slips within slips within...

08-16-2016, 05:52 AM	#14584
StingingVelvet Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jan 2014 Location:Philadelphia, PA 4K collection:851 Blu-ray collection:2331 DVD collection:111 Digital collection:12 Trading Score:69	Can't help with pics but they changed it to a simple thin slipcase, from what I read. Someone posted pics somewhere. Amazon users might have posted pics. I have the original with thick cardboard and the wraparound thing.

08-17-2016, 11:37 PM	#14585
Asuras Power Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Minnesota 4K collection:404 Blu-ray collection:1397 DVD collection:148 MA collection:102 Trading Score:64	Has this been posted yet? http://collider.com/lord-of-the-ring...collidersocial https://www.amazon.com/Middle-Earth-.../dp/B01JH3KL0E

08-17-2016, 11:44 PM	#14587
ArrestedDevelopment Banned Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:The O.C. 4K collection:489 Blu-ray collection:1622 DVD collection:68	^ $800. Wowzers

08-18-2016, 12:39 AM	#14589
Arawn Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2015	Yeah, they're awful. I still can't believe Star Wars went that route...

08-18-2016, 12:41 AM	#14590
Will. Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 Location:MN Blu-ray collection:313 Digital collection:28 Blu-ray reviews: 13 Trading Score:94	Oh come on! For that price sleeves are unacceptable.

08-18-2016, 01:27 AM	#14592
Arawn Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2015	I managed to extract the discs from the sleeves without apparent damage, whatever that's worth.

08-18-2016, 03:10 AM	#14595
1924 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2014	apparently the transfers are from the older masters. Pretty incredible since they look great

10-12-2016, 10:32 PM	#14596
Kylo Ren Power Member Member since:Sep 2015	What are the differences between the 2011 and 2012 releases of the extended edition boxsets and how can you tell which one you own?

10-24-2016, 07:50 PM	#14597
Scottie Moderator Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Location:Rhode Island Trading Score:647	Do you folks prefer the theatrical or extended editions of the film and why? I'm considering downgrading from my EE box set for the standard editions as I find the EEs to drag quite a bit. I know Peter Jackson said the theatrical versions are the definitive versions of the films, but I'm not sure if this comment was made out of marketing than anything else. I know he's gotten a lot of flack, especially for the ending of TTT.

10-24-2016, 08:29 PM	#14600
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	Yeah, the EEs play more like a sprawling 6-part miniseries but the theatricals are better films, if that makes sense. And I'm not enslaved to the idea of the theatricals being "incomplete" because this whole endeavour is "incomplete", there's still so much from the book that isn't there and I find the two versions of the films to be fascinating examples of how editing works and why. The theatrical versions won 17 Oscars between them and they should always be preserved in some form (which is also Jackson's take on it, thankfully).

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