The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 4K UHD Extended & Theatrical (2001-2003)

[Pagey123]

Are all discs region free with green tint?

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[JohnAV]

The Lord of the Rings 4K UHD Blu-ray Review | Nerd of the Rings - YouTube

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by KMFDMvsEnya

That new PJ video certainly invites the interpretation that they DNRed the LOTR Trilogy to visually conform it with the digitally captured imagery of The Hobbit Trilogy; not just the relatively speaking newfangled color grading tools.

Le sigh.

[Show spoiler]

[Avageektwit]

Originally Posted by James Freeman

Yes, but the colors are great, and shadow detail is not crushed.

NONE of the six Middle-Earth movies are upscales btw. That is bullshit so don't believe that.

[thorthefifth]

Originally Posted by Batman90

Paramount was able to put all 3 Godfather movies on 1 dvd and Blu-ray each And they are just as long as the LOTR movies. It has nothing to do with being lazy. WB is refusing to do it so the can charge more cause they put a movie that can fit on 1 disc on 2 of them. Tv shows have 1 to 5 episodes on 1 disc that’s an hour each. So please explain why LOTR EE’s can’t be put on 1 disc each. The video and audio Quality would look and sound just as good as it does now.

It may not seem like a lot but if you analyze the bd's for Godfather II vs Fellowship EE, Fellowship is about 25 min longer. Godfather II basically maxes out a 50GB disc at nearly 48GB. Fellowship altogether is about 65GB and thus has to be spread across two discs. Godfather II looks fantastic on disc and it's possible that Fellowship could be compressed a good bit more to fit on one disc but at that point they'd be pushing it. As for TV shows, they compress the hell out of those episodes to fit on disc if they are putting that many on one disc. Look at HBO shows and they usually max out at 3 1-hour eps on one disc which is pretty close to what appears to be the safe limit. I will admit that it would be great to have them all on single discs but I'd rather them not over-compress the image. That's my two-cents.

[Scottishguy]

Jackson is rather ambiguous in what he means in that video. Besides it just seems like a promotional fluff piece, nothing remotely close to talking indepth about the restoration.

But he clearly states it's not about making the films different, and that it feels like a modern film. Which, to me, means the 4K and HDR have made it seem newer.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by Avageektwit

NONE of the six Middle-Earth movies are upscales btw. That is bullshit so don't believe that.

But James has seen the screenshots. He knows these restorations inside and out.

[js666]

Off to my local Best Buy .

[ditcin]

Shorter film have been released theatrically with an intermission - so what's the big deal of splitting up between discs? Really. It's just another reason to complain.

[Preview Re-View]

Originally Posted by Batman90

Paramount was able to put all 3 Godfather movies on 1 dvd and Blu-ray each And they are just as long as the LOTR movies.

This is irrelevant. They could smash ten hours of content on one disc if they felt like it. That isn’t the point. Compression and quality is the point.

Originally Posted by Batman90

WB is refusing to do it so the can charge more cause they put a movie that can fit on 1 disc on 2 of them.

That’s...not how studios set pricing. Warner could’ve just as easily released the theatrical versions first (as they’ve done in the past), charged the same amount, and people would still have bought these films in 4K. If anything, this set is UNDER-priced for Warner when you consider the price of a lot of their other one-off 4K titles.

Originally Posted by Batman90

Tv shows have 1 to 5 episodes on 1 disc that’s an hour each. So please explain why LOTR EE’s can’t be put on 1 disc each.

Again, it’s not that they COULDN’T have technically been put on one disc. But could’ve and should’ve are not the same thing. LOTR is not some TV release where, as in FAR too many cases, compression and quality is indeed sacrificed for disc real-estate. This is one of Warner’s Crown Jewels and they know it. I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but it actually costs the studio more money to press more discs. If there was zero trade-off to just keeping the extendeds to a single disc each, it makes absolutely no sense for them to have chosen to split them apart. Again, that’s not how studios set pricing. It’s a quality consideration, period.

Originally Posted by Batman90

The video and audio Quality would look and sound just as good as it does now.

(realizes he’s just been logic’ing to a person who believes you can reduce file size down from two to one disc and retain 100% quality, regrets entire reply)

[HD Goofnut]

[y2jman]

Originally Posted by farerb

Finally an unboxing of the gift set:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flxh...ature=youtu.be

now i'm very conflicted about ring situation maybe I should put this down Christmas list instead and standard hobbit 4k since not sure steelbooks will be available to order online or store will have it for curbside pickup

I thought picture the ring looks tacky now I don't know what to do

[Pagey123]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

OMG I love miniature Dachshunds! Our oldest, lying on the bed behind me while I work, is just shy of 15 years! <3

[OutOfBoose]

Originally Posted by KMFDMvsEnya

That new PJ video certainly invites the interpretation that they DNRed the LOTR Trilogy to visually conform it with the digitally captured imagery of The Hobbit Trilogy; not just the relatively speaking newfangled color grading tools.

Le sigh.

Intended AF.

Lord of the Vaseline never looked better indeed.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by OutOfBoose

Intended AF.

Watch the discs.

[Rockhound00]

Originally Posted by AreaFive

Well, that was an experience. I went to my local BestBuy this morning to return my The Hobbit steelbook set (as it arrived damaged) and they had no steelbooks of either set, nor any standard versions at all. I then drove to two other BestBuys only to find the same (incidentally, I never go to these two and was shocked at the state of their physical media, mine is great and these had an abysmal selection).

I finally went to two local Targets and simply bought the standard version instead (of which they had several of each set.)

I suspected the steelbooks might be a tough find but am shocked that almost no one seemed to have the standard versions on release day.

I can't tell you how many times this has happened to me. It's gotten to the point where I don't want steelbooks anymore. They're just too darn fragile. I've even tried ISPU, but even then, more than half of the stock is damaged in some way. I've honestly given up on steelbooks at this point. The hassle is just not worth the reward.

[OutOfBoose]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

Watch the discs.

Watch yourself. I'm not into masochism.

[thorthefifth]

I have another hour of work before I get home and my wife is teasing me with photos of the package that arrived this morning. Today feels like Christmas.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by OutOfBoose

Watch yourself. I'm not into masochism.

I would think otherwise based on your posts.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by OutOfBoose

Watch yourself. I'm not into masochism.

If you really want me to save everything you've posted in this thread for when an eventual consensus is reached that will make you look like a tit sir. Then please, keep it up.