Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010 - Page 213 - Blu-ray Forum

bladelia · 03-22-2010, 12:29 AM

Saw the US version on sale in a store here in London, priced at £90 on Friday

stace5000 · 03-22-2010, 12:35 AM

Ive seen video samples of the blu-ray , and be prepared for a horrible transfer, id rate it a 3.5/5 for video quality..biggest disappointment for the most anticipated blu-ray release....

neo78956 · 03-22-2010, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by stace5000

Ive seen video samples of the blu-ray , and be prepared for a horrible transfer, id rate it a 3.5/5 for video quality..biggest disappointment for the most anticipated blu-ray release....

You're a little late to the party

Diesel · 03-22-2010, 12:40 AM

Since when does 3.5/5 equate to horrible....

SBrooks1 · 03-22-2010, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

Since when does 3.5/5 equate to horrible....

When it's 3 of the most desired movies ever on Blu-ray. Anything less than almost perfect is a complete disappointment.

Diesel · 03-22-2010, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SBrooks1

When it's 3 of the most desired movies ever on Blu-ray. Anything less than almost perfect is a complete disappointment.

Regardless of how anticipated a movie is, that should not affect the score the transfer is given.

I've seen every screenshot posted, and the transfer on FotR is definitely not HORRIBLE from the look of those shots. Underwhelming? Yes.
The Two Towers and Return of the King look like they will be fantastic.

neo78956 · 03-22-2010, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by diesel

regardless of how anticipated a movie is, that should not affect the score the transfer is given.

qft

stace5000 · 03-22-2010, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

Regardless of how anticipated a movie is, that should not affect the score the transfer is given.

Ive seriously seen really s**t movies like "knowing" that look heaps better, clarity is also missing, but as someone said before maybe heaps of DNR. Its missing its "WOW" effect. Its not the age of the movie either, we've seen plenty of older films around the same year with top transfers.

edit: the samples that im talking about are from TTT.

neo78956 · 03-22-2010, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by stace5000

Ive seriously seen really s**t movies like "knowing" that look heaps better, clarity is also missing, but as someone said before maybe heaps of DNR. Its missing its "WOW" effect. Its not the age of the movie either, we've seen plenty of older films around the same year with top transfers.

edit: the samples that im talking about are from TTT.

Make sure to look through the screencaps we've been looking through here. The ones from ROTK in particular look great.

X400 · 03-22-2010, 01:01 AM

One of my concerns is that

I think DUFFY from AVS says the disc is only like 35Gigs... thats like a whole 15gigs that went to waste :/

I know video bitrate isn't everything but it should certainly help

Sky_Captain · 03-22-2010, 01:04 AM

Fellowship is the only one that I want and I'm not filled with joy at the moment.

deado · 03-22-2010, 01:06 AM

Well personally I haven't seen the LOTR films since 2005 or 2006 (extended) so I'm looking forward to these bigtime. It's Lord of the Freaking Rings guys

Theatrical, Extended, whatever, just gimme

Just to see these babies in 1080p in motion will be a treat in itself, even if the PQ isn't 5/5. The DTS MA... MUST kick ass..... surely!

Even though it's only really 5.1 not 6.1/7.1.

There are just so many scenes in these films that kick ass... the Mines of Moria section in FOTR having some of the most scary suspense ever

.... even more than a Tarantino film

If you've seen the Extended DVDs just recently though I can understand why this TE release may not be so appealing.

neo78956 · 03-22-2010, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deado

Well personally I haven't seen the LOTR films since 2005 or 2006 (extended) so I'm looking forward to these bigtime. It's Lord of the Freaking Rings guys

Theatrical, Extended, whatever, just gimme

Just to see these babies in 1080p in motion will be a treat in itself, even if the PQ isn't 5/5. The DTS MA... MUST kick ass..... surely!

Even though it's only really 5.1 not 6.1/7.1.

There are just so many scenes in these films that kick ass... the Mines of Moria section in FOTR having some of the most scary suspense ever

.... even more than a Tarantino film

If you've seen the Extended DVDs just recently though I can understand why this TE release may not be so appealing.

Actually the Audio is in fact 6.1, they changed it recently when the 5.1 announcement was met with bad response.

Diesel · 03-22-2010, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by neo78956

Actually the Audio is in fact 6.1, they changed it recently when the 5.1 announcement was met with bad response.

Its not 6.1 discrete.

It's like 5.6 channel

neo78956 · 03-22-2010, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

Its not 6.1 discrete.

It's like 5.6 channel

tomatoes tomatos

42041 · 03-22-2010, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Diesel

Regardless of how anticipated a movie is, that should not affect the score the transfer is given.

I think it should. The popularity and visual parameters of the film indicate the amount of care that's financially feasible to give to it. A decent transfer is good enough for Clerks, it's NOT good enough for visually driven movies that cost 9 figures and made billions.

Mike2060 · 03-22-2010, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Kryptonic

SPR was shot to look exceedingly grainiy, at times like someone was carrying around an old camera following the action. LOTR was not filmed this way. People are getting up in arms over nothing, shouting at the heavens for no reason.

Grain aside that shot looks better than any LOTR screen grab I've seen so far.

deado · 03-22-2010, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by neo78956

Actually the Audio is in fact 6.1, they changed it recently when the 5.1 announcement was met with bad response.

It's 5.1 ES which is NOT 6.1. Unless you have a PS3 the 5.1 ES is useless.

Duffy12 · 03-22-2010, 01:56 AM

For what its worth, here are some small TTT pics from the Blu-ray Screenshot Thread.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/3057217-post1790.html

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Grim Reaper · 03-22-2010, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Duffy12

For what its worth, here are some small TTT pics from the Blu-ray Screenshot Thread.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/3057217-post1790.html

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03-22-2010, 12:29 AM	#4241
bladelia Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:London 4K collection:549 Blu-ray collection:5329 Trading Score:37	Already on sale Saw the US version on sale in a store here in London, priced at £90 on Friday

03-22-2010, 12:35 AM	#4242
stace5000 Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews:4	Worst Ive seen video samples of the blu-ray , and be prepared for a horrible transfer, id rate it a 3.5/5 for video quality..biggest disappointment for the most anticipated blu-ray release....

03-22-2010, 01:04 AM	#4251
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Fellowship is the only one that I want and I'm not filled with joy at the moment. Last edited by Sky_Captain; 03-22-2010 at 01:24 AM.

03-22-2010, 01:56 AM	#4259
Duffy12 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Among the Tuatha’an 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:272	For what its worth, here are some small TTT pics from the Blu-ray Screenshot Thread. https://forum.blu-ray.com/3057217-post1790.html . Last edited by Duffy12; 03-22-2010 at 01:59 AM.

03-22-2010, 12:40 AM	#4244
Diesel Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 31 Trading Score:10	Since when does 3.5/5 equate to horrible....

03-22-2010, 01:01 AM	#4250
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	One of my concerns is that I think DUFFY from AVS says the disc is only like 35Gigs... thats like a whole 15gigs that went to waste :/ I know video bitrate isn't everything but it should certainly help

03-22-2010, 01:06 AM	#4252
deado Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Australia Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	Well personally I haven't seen the LOTR films since 2005 or 2006 (extended) so I'm looking forward to these bigtime. It's Lord of the Freaking Rings guys Theatrical, Extended, whatever, just gimme Just to see these babies in 1080p in motion will be a treat in itself, even if the PQ isn't 5/5. The DTS MA... MUST kick ass..... surely! Even though it's only really 5.1 not 6.1/7.1. There are just so many scenes in these films that kick ass... the Mines of Moria section in FOTR having some of the most scary suspense ever .... even more than a Tarantino film If you've seen the Extended DVDs just recently though I can understand why this TE release may not be so appealing.

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