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

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

The Peter/etc. commentaries are great and offer real insight into the decision making processes. I've never liked cast commentaries really, I like really informative "film school" style ones.

Yep. Even though people may scoff at how they congratulate themselves on "improving" Tolkien, it's the thought process behind those decisions which fascinates me about those commentaries.

They're not altogether enthused by Saruman's death, for example, even though it's been reinstated into the EE. It's because of how it was intended to end film 2 and not start film 3, that there isn't enough dramatic impetus to the scene which is why it was removed entirely from the theatrical editions. Although they added a slightly different angle to it in the reshoots ("so you have come for information", i.e. there's something that they now want from Saruman) it wasn't enough to rescue the scene in their eyes and they say as much on the commentary. IIRC Jackson says that the scene impinges so little on the story to come that they wouldn't have even had them return to Isengard, if it wasn't for having to pick up Merry and Pippin and find the Palantir.

It's insight like that into the story - for better or worse - that I treasure about the LOTR/Hobbit commentaries.

[StingingVelvet]

Yeah, I mean that whole time I was thinking "you guys way overthought it, the bad guy needs his comeuppance," but it's great hearing WHY they did what they did.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by UUUUGGGGHHHH

Is there anywhere to buy the Japanese Extended Editions for Fellowship of the Ring and Two Towers? It looks like only third parties have them available on Amazon.co.jp.

I would like to know this too.

[Nady]

It's very easy to import Blurays from Amazon.co.jp. You just need a forwarding service. If you need help you can send me a PM, I buy a lot of stuff from Japan.

[kidglov3s]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Yeah, I mean that whole time I was thinking "you guys way overthought it, the bad guy needs his comeuppance," but it's great hearing WHY they did what they did.

My assumption was always they left out Saruman/Mouth of Sauron so there'd be incentive for people to need the ROTK EE.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Yep. Even though people may scoff at how they congratulate themselves on "improving" Tolkien, it's the thought process behind those decisions which fascinates me about those commentaries.

It's a failing of mine, I suppose, that it rankles me to listen to people who wrote dwarf-tossing jokes complain about Tolkien's work in literature. Kinda mind-boggling. Guess it's just me.

They're not altogether enthused by Saruman's death, for example, even though it's been reinstated into the EE. It's because of how it was intended to end film 2 and not start film 3, that there isn't enough dramatic impetus to the scene which is why it was removed entirely from the theatrical editions. Although they added a slightly different angle to it in the reshoots ("so you have come for information", i.e. there's something that they now want from Saruman) it wasn't enough to rescue the scene in their eyes and they say as much on the commentary. IIRC Jackson says that the scene impinges so little on the story to come that they wouldn't have even had them return to Isengard, if it wasn't for having to pick up Merry an Pippin

They even screw that up by Frodo showing the One Ring to a Nazgul in Osgiliath at the end of The Two Towers. Next thing you know in the story, we're told Sauron thinks Pippin has the Ring in Isengard. Durr...what? It was just painful. Decisions made for cheap audience manipulation.

[Geoff D]

Err...maybe the nazgul thought Frodo was just proposing to him? Yes, that's it.

Seriously though, I never even noticed that gaff before!

[flyry]

Originally Posted by grim_tales

Theyre beautiful. Just like the US DVD EE sets

I kept my LoTR dvds even though I'll probably never watch them again.

[ChiDay]

Originally Posted by flyry

I kept my LoTT dvds even though I'll probably never watch them again.

Me too :P they are too beautiful to get rid of.

[reneeatworld]

Anybody know how much those Japanese Lord of the Rings sets are? I might want to own them. They look sexy.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by reneeatworld

Anybody know how much those Japanese Lord of the Rings sets are? I might want to own them. They look sexy.

Large sets from JP are usually expensive. If it makes you feel any better they are the same discs worldwide.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by ChiDay

Me too :P they are too beautiful to get rid of.

I was tempted, but they just take up too much space. Decluttr gave me like $0.30 for each of them. Sucks, but hey.

The aftermarket prices for the Complete Recordings sets on eBay are heart attack-inducing. I suppose it's too much to hope that they'll get re-released for 15th anniversary?

My BD trilogy had one of the packages messed up a little bit. Got them for Christmas, so it was probably too long ago to have anything done about it. First world problems.

[Monterey Jack]

Marathoned the trilogy over the last three days (EEs), and oh boy, do they look and sound awesome. Been years since I watched these movies, and they hold up beautifully.

[reneeatworld]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Large sets from JP are usually expensive. If it makes you feel any better they are the same discs worldwide.

Thanks. I liked the box set, but not that much if they're expensive. I'm okay with my current LE set.

[FilmFreakosaurus]

Could be that the lower priced version doesn't have DVD copies included. Either way the set has the same extras.

I would consider buying any movies you really like being released this year in the UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray bundle pack. Since you're new to the format, it might be wise to be future ready for 4k right off the bat.

Then when you upgrade to a UHD display with HDR and a UHD player you are set.

[sheri1983]

I bought The extended edition from ebay for 43$, it is a great price but when it arrived it is not like the book with the magnet and the hard cardboard it is just a box set with bluray cases inside is this original version? it looks new and sealed

[sheri1983]

Here is some pics of the set
http://imgur.com/3xWcGQs
http://imgur.com/Zd9dF4U
http://imgur.com/V7uBQ9L


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[St.ylo]

Originally Posted by sheri1983

I bought The extended edition from ebay for 43$, it is a great price but when it arrived it is not like the book with the magnet and the hard cardboard it is just a box set with bluray cases inside is this original version? it looks new and sealed

Yeah they changed it quite a long time ago, unfortunately

[thegoat]

Originally Posted by St.ylo

Yeah they changed it quite a long time ago, unfortunately

Really? Is that just for the Canadian version? I bought mine (U.S.) a year ago, and it was the magnet case

[TheWalkingDead]

Originally Posted by sheri1983

Here is some pics of the set
http://imgur.com/3xWcGQs
http://imgur.com/Zd9dF4U
http://imgur.com/V7uBQ9L


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Figures they would do something like that and not even black cases. There is French? on the case, maybe just for the Canadian version?