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

[stvn1974]

Originally Posted by RedRanger

Sooooo, is there supposed to be french all over the box? There's english too but french as well. Did amazon **** up? I haven't taken the shrink wrap off yet.

Sound like you ordered it from a third party seller and they sent you the Canadian version.

[RedRanger]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Sound like you ordered it from a third party seller and they sent you the Canadian version.

Yes, that seems to be what happened. Makes perfect sense...thanks for the reply. Ugh.....

[rexcrk]

That’s what happened to me a few years ago too! And of course it was when I bought it as a gift for a friend and didn’t even realize until I gave it to him.

He’s not the kind of person that gets hung up on that stuff... but it drive me crazyyyyy lol

[insomniac013]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Quite a large difference:

FOTR: http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=524...0&a=1&go=0&l=1
TT: http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=524...0&a=1&go=0&l=1
ROTK: http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=524...0&a=1&go=0&l=1

Ugh that green filter in fotr is so disgusting, it makes all the beautiful natural colors look drab and ugly. Only way i would buy a 4K version is if they go back to the original color scheme.

[Roonan]

I, for one, appreciate the remastered FOTR and feel it was a pity that the other two didn't receive a similar remaster as well. That extends to the theatrical cuts too.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Roonan

I, for one, appreciate the remastered FOTR and feel it was a pitty that the other two didn't receive a similar remaster as well. That extends to the theatrical cuts too.

A pity? No.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

Ugh that green filter in fotr is so disgusting, it makes all the beautiful natural colors look drab and ugly. Only way i would buy a 4K version is if they go back to the original color scheme.

It was approved by Jackson himself.

[Arawn]

Who also approved this:

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Arawn

[Show spoiler]Who also approved this:

Apples to oranges. We are talking about two different franchises made nearly 15 years apart.

[imsounoriginal]

Theatrical FOTR needs a proper remastering more than anything else. If they wanna give it a green tint, I can happily live with that as long as it retains all the other qualities of the EE transfer. Hopefully that remastering happens for the inevitable UHD. And HDR should balance out the green tint.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Theatrical FOTR needs a proper remastering more than anything else. If they wanna give it a green tint, I can happily live with that as long as it retains all the other qualities of the EE transfer. Hopefully that remastering happens for the inevitable UHD. And HDR should balance out the green tint.

I honestly prefer the green tint over what the theatrical BD looks like.

[professorwho]

Personally, I prefer the green tint. Looks more natural, and looks more aesthetically pleasing.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Personally, I prefer the green tint. Looks more natural, and looks more aesthetically pleasing.

It really sets the tone because we spend the first part of the film in the shire where everything is predominantly green anyway.

[imsounoriginal]

Green tint makes sense because the first hour is in the Shire which is already green enough anyway?

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Green tint makes sense because the first hour is in the Shire which is already green enough anyway?

Exactly. I'd be willing to bet that has something to do with why Jackson did this. It also goes really well with Rivendell.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Exactly. I'd be willing to bet that has something to do with why Jackson did this. It also goes really well with Rivendell.

I’m still not a huge fan of it, but I’ll admit it’s not terrible by any means. I inderstand that they didn’t get to use a DI for the entire movie back in 2001, so they used the EE BD as a corrective/revisionist experience. But the original look won an Oscar, if for no other reason it should be preserved for that. In any case, the theatrical FOTR transfer has a ton of other issues that need to be rectified badly. Really don’t want that UHD to be another Batman Begins.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

I’m still not a huge fan of it, but I’ll admit it’s not terrible by any means. I inderstand that they didn’t get to use a DI for the entire movie back in 2001, so they used the EE BD as a corrective/revisionist experience. But the original look won an Oscar, if for no other reason it should be preserved for that. In any case, the theatrical FOTR transfer has a ton of other issues that need to be rectified badly. Really don’t want that UHD to be another Batman Begins.

Yeah, the theatrical BDs leave a lot to be desired when compared to the extended BDs. There are many problems with compression and artifacts.

[Arawn]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Green tint makes sense because the first hour is in the Shire which is already green enough anyway?

It's so you can tell they're in the Matrix.

[WKoA13]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

I’m still not a huge fan of it, but I’ll admit it’s not terrible by any means. I inderstand that they didn’t get to use a DI for the entire movie back in 2001, so they used the EE BD as a corrective/revisionist experience. But the original look won an Oscar, if for no other reason it should be preserved for that. In any case, the theatrical FOTR transfer has a ton of other issues that need to be rectified badly. Really don’t want that UHD to be another Batman Begins.

Maaan....I had forgotten about my disappointment in spending my money on BATMAN BEGINS UHD. Thanks...

[mzupeman]

Id like to remind everyone yet again that the green tint magically turns off at some point during the end credits. The difference in the text is immediately noticeable. Don’t take my word for it though, go try it yourself! That, to me, screams there was an error.