Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010

[ryandubbz]

is the lord of the rings out in the UK? Is it Region Free

[coldheart]

It should cost around $39.99.But they need to make up for the money they lost(joke).

[DetroitSportsFan]

There's already a 100+ page thread where LOTR is being discussed....

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ighlight=rings

[Undispu7ed]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

There's already a 100+ page thread where LOTR is being discussed....

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ighlight=rings

lol? Are you high or on some drugs? It's the same thread.

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by Undispu7ed

lol? Are you high or on some drugs? It's the same thread.

Merged

[Undispu7ed]

Originally Posted by Diesel

Merged

I see

[metalgeargreed]

Originally Posted by Rzone_XI

i understand its the lord of the rings and trust me i really enjoyed the movies, but seriously damnnn, 65.99 for 3 movies is and i repeat is alot of MONEY! at least i think so, hopefully they will drop it by release day. does anyone else agree this is way to much?

$5 more than all 3 dvds on release day. Not bad at all.

[vegeta88]

Originally Posted by metalgeargreed

$5 more than all 3 dvds on release day. Not bad at all.

I agree. For those that want it the day it comes out, they won't be hurting too bad. There are a lot of people who would pay $90 the day they are released (not the majority but many). When the EEs come out, I'll wait for a $50 range.

[Koda]

I'll wait for the Extended Editions. And I mean that -- I'm not one of these "cavers" you folks speak of.

Don't get me wrong, I'm the biggest LOTR fan ever, but I just got into blu-ray a couple weeks ago so there are a ton of titles I need to catch up with, and I already own the three EE DVD's -- the theatrical cuts are dead to me anyways, I don't really want anything to do with them when I know the "real" version is around the corner somewhere.

[bluskies]

I know the last thing we need is another LOTR thread, and I thought about including this in one of the existing ones, but was afraid it would get buried inside and many people wouldn't notice what Jackson himself has said about the extended editions, and they would keep asking when the editions are coming out. I am not aware if this has been reprinted anywhere here yet, but this comes from an interview with Peter Jackson that appears in the newest issue (Feb.2010) of the British publication, Empire:

"It's something we get asked a lot," says Peter Jackson, on the phone from Wellington. The oft-posed question Empire's just flung at him is: "When will The Lord of the Rings finally hit Blu-ray?" As anyone who's watched Planet Earth in high definition can attest, Middle-earth's mountains and meadows will look stunning in 1080p, and that' s before you even take into account the terabytes of digital effects. So what's the hold-up?

"I keep getting told different dates," Jackson explains. "It was supposed to be Christmas, but now it's 2010. Possibly as early as March, I hear. But to be honest, I have got to the point where I don't really pay much attention to it!"

Part of the issue is that the rights to the film franchise are now controlled by Warner Bros., currently prepping the two Hobbit movies. A lawsuit between Warner and the heirs of J.R.R. Tolkien, which was only resolved in September 2009, may have contributed to the delay of the HD re-release (Blu-ray cover art was revealed as long ago as April last year).

"Warners have some strategy that I'm not really party to, which is fine," says Jackson. The first release will be the theatrial versions in a box set, then they're planning to release the extend cuts the following year or something. Obviously to make everyone buy it twice. I've been talking to them, but nothing's been resolved."

The director has, however, sat down to watch the high-def transfers, and gives them a thumb's up. It looks fine. Though they can't really upgrade any of the extras, because all that was shot on standard def. Maybe they have a magic box to give them added resolution."

And, sparking hope in the hearts of those for whom the myriad hours of extras available just aren't enough, Jackson mentions the possibility of even more exhaustive material. "I have a couple of ideas for a new documentary. We shot and uploaded seven million feet of film to the Avid in New Zealand, and when we finished Rings we said to New Line, "Why don't you leave that here, under lock and key with a dust cloth thrown over it, so we can go back in later?" They said, "No, send it all back," and wiped the drives, even though we begged them not to. So, to do another documentary, they're going to have to re-digitise all that 35-mil footage, which is in L.A. now, frame by frame. Which they seem very reluctant to do."

So there you have it: all that candid behind-the-scenes material and filmed-but-abandoned footage (perhaps including Arwen's appearance at Helm's Deep and Aragon's early years), hidden somewhere in Burbank, witing to be discovered like the One Ring itself. But don't hold your breath. "That'll probably turn up on what they call 'the big box set' - the Lord of the Rings films and the two Hobbit films," says Jackson. "So it's still four or five years away."

(I don't have a link to the article because I couldn't find it on their site. I've retyped it here word for word from the magazine. I like interesting that Jackson himself agrees with so many people that the reason for the edition from the studio seems to be to make them buy twice.)

[P@t_Mtl]

It's like anything else, they will come out when they do...no need to freak out over it and lose sleep and ***** and moan on the Internet, won't make them come out any faster

[tiger roach]

Bah, I am leaning towards the theatrical versions anyway.

[jamclaur]

rumor has it that the theater versions will have a flyer for the extended editions with details inside.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by tiger roach

Bah, I am leaning towards the theatrical versions anyway.

Same here.

I might even sell my DVD extended editions.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by jamclaur

rumor has it that the theater versions will have a flyer for the extended editions with details inside.

A "Ha-Ha we're double dipping you!" message like what was included with the first release of Watchmen?

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by bluskies

"But to be honest, I have got to the point where I don't really pay much attention to it!"

So much for the theory that Jackson would be intensively involved with its release.

[bluskies]

I don't agree with the moving/burying of this thread from the releases area to the wish list area. All that will do is keep people asking, "When will the extended editions be coming out and what does Peter Jackson say?" in the regular area. I was trying to stop that from happening over and over again.

[sfmarine]

Ya he really has no control over the films. They will come when they're ready. I'm in for the long haul..another 2 years until I get the EE's.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by bluskies

I don't agree with the moving/burying of this thread from the releases area to the wish list area. All that will do is keep people asking, "When will the extended editions be coming out and what does Peter Jackson say?" in the regular area. I was trying to stop that from happening over and over again.

I sort of agree with you (not with the bolding of your post, but the point of it). This news story is about the BD release of the extended editions. It belongs in the BD release thread. But we're not mods, and at the end of the day, it's not really a big deal.

[radagast]

Is it April yet?