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

[jerclay]

Originally Posted by Nitroboy

I sure as hell don't hope this means Peter Jackson has tried to make the LotR films look like The Hobbit films...

He said in this very video he wanted them to look filmic. So I take it he hasn't.

[slumcat]

I captured some direct quotes from Peter Jackson.

Originally Posted by Peter Jackson

It was interesting going back and revisit these films because I realized how inconsistent they were.

Originally Posted by Peter Jackson

Even though they are 6 movies that tell one continuous story, it didn’t really have a consistency with the look and sound of the films. Just due to the time at which they were made.

Originally Posted by Peter Jackson

It is great to be able to have all the films looking like they were shot at the same time finally. So what this 4k HDR remastering has done has allowed me to make them look and sound consistent from the first movie which is Hobbit 1 to LOTR3 – they now feel like it’s one big long film telling the same story and looking and sounding the same.

Originally Posted by Peter Jackson

One of the things we found which we weren’t really expecting was once we converted the LOTR films to 4K and HDR the imperfections of the VFX started to show. The VFX technology has advanced a lot in 20 years. And when they became ultra-crisp and sharp with the 4k process we realized that some of the shots were not holding up too well. So we got the opportunity to go back and remove and paint out any imperfections. I should make it clear we didn’t upgrade or enhance any of the VFX shots. They are exactly the same as you are used to seeing them. Except they look as if they were done today rather than 20 years ago.

Originally Posted by Peter Jackson

This process, the way I see it, is it is not about making the film different. It is simply taking a 20 year old movie and making it seem like it is a modern film. So I am very pleased with the opportunity to do this.

Interesting what he's saying here. There are definitely changes that have been made.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by jerclay

He said in this very video he wanted them to look filmic. So I take it he hasn't.

Did he actually say filmic? I can't remember if he did. Then that would support the faux 65mm theory I have concerning the grain field.

[XavierTheaterPotato]

He does surely realize not many people really care about how Consistent the films are in terms of looks right? Mostly between the Two Trilogies.

[Pagey123]

Maybe this is why Nolan prefers to master from a timed IP! That way the thread can always gravitate towards, and settle on, "at least that's the way it looked in theaters!"

[s2mikey]

Damn, mine says coming tomorrow now. Hope so!

[Buster Friendly]

Originally Posted by Pagey123

Are all discs region free with green tint?

/s

The green tint is gone but the steelbook comes with a bonus sheet of green cellophane you can tape over your TV screen to replicate the look of that old release.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by slumcat

I captured some direct quotes from Peter Jackson.

Interesting what he's saying here. There are definitely changes that have been made.

Some of what he's saying here is terrifying, but then I remember James Cameron talking about removing grain from Aliens. So I'll reserve judgment til I watch these over the weekend.

[Pagey123]

Originally Posted by Buster Friendly

The green tint is gone but the steelbook comes with a bonus sheet of green cellophane you can tape over your TV screen to replicate the look of that old release.

I heard if you poke tiny holes in the cellophane it also mimics very fine film grain.

[KACENAID]

I was excited that my copy came in today...until I realized that disc one of The Two Towers Extended was all scratched up in one area. Now I have to get a replacement. Where’s quality control on a set at this price??!

[zeonstar]

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.

Which video is this? Link please.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by XavierTheaterPotato

He does surely realize not many people really care about how Consistent the films are in terms of looks right? Mostly between the Two Trilogies.

He did say he thought through out the process they looked more consistent. Meaning Jackson never went in with any intention of creating greater visual consistency.

I think his meaning is just that the results of 4K and HDR have meant to his eyes there isn't as noticeable a technological gap of time between them.

You watch The Fellowship it's abundantly clear Jackson was trying to be as faithful as possible to his original 2K presentation, with some tweaks

But don't take it from me. Just keep listening to OutOfboose and Jack Freeman. They know everything about these presentations from a couple of medium and close shots caped from god knows where, on god knows what.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Some of what he's saying here is terrifying, but then I remember James Cameron talking about removing grain from Aliens. So I'll reserve judgment til I watch these over the weekend.

You'll be fine.

[mrferder]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

Did he actually say filmic? I can't remember if he did. Then that would support the faux 65mm theory I have concerning the grain field.

The actual quote was:

"The thing with 4k is not just to go for pristine sharpness because you-- it is to preserve the cinematic look at the same time as everything becoming a bit more crisp."

[Dunemoon]

Saturday now... So much for being Prime

[KMFDMvsEnya]

Middle Earth | Behind The Scenes With Peter Jackson | Warner Bros. Entertainment - YouTube

Originally Posted by slumcat

[Show spoiler]
I captured some direct quotes from peter jackson.

Quote:
Originally posted by peter jackson
it was interesting going back and revisit these films because i realized how inconsistent they were.

Quote:
Originally posted by peter jackson
even though they are 6 movies that tell one continuous story, it didn’t really have a consistency with the look and sound of the films. Just due to the time at which they were made.

Quote:
Originally posted by peter jackson
it is great to be able to have all the films looking like they were shot at the same time finally. So what this 4k hdr remastering has done has allowed me to make them look and sound consistent from the first movie which is hobbit 1 to lotr3 – they now feel like it’s one big long film telling the same story and looking and sounding the same.

Quote:
Originally posted by peter jackson
one of the things we found which we weren’t really expecting was once we converted the lotr films to 4k and hdr the imperfections of the vfx started to show. The vfx technology has advanced a lot in 20 years. And when they became ultra-crisp and sharp with the 4k process we realized that some of the shots were not holding up too well. So we got the opportunity to go back and remove and paint out any imperfections. I should make it clear we didn’t upgrade or enhance any of the vfx shots. They are exactly the same as you are used to seeing them. Except they look as if they were done today rather than 20 years ago.

Quote:
Originally posted by peter jackson
this process, the way i see it, is it is not about making the film different. It is simply taking a 20 year old movie and making it seem like it is a modern film. So i am very pleased with the opportunity to do this.
Interesting what he's saying here. There are definitely changes that have been made.

Interesting what he's saying here. There are definitely changes that have been made.

Sure leaves me with the impression that the LOTR Trilogy was DNRed to make it look more like a contemporaneously digitally shot movie, ala the Hobbit Trilogy.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by zeonstar

Which video is this? Link please.

It was literally 9 posts above the post you quoted. Same page.

[rroeder]

Got my steelbooks in they came in a box but the tin case was still dinged a little, I like the individual cases and might skip the tin case altogether. Don't like the way the extended discs are loaded in cases on the right side tho, bottom disc has a slot to slide into and top disc is tilted so as not to hit bottom tray tab I guess. Just more opportunity to scratch the discs imo.

All the discs looked good but won't be watching till this wkd or next week.

[Ernest Rister]

Conforming The Lord of the Rings to The Hobbit...

Ah, The Hobbit. The gift that keeps on giving.

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by mrferder

The actual quote was:

"The thing with 4k is not just to go for pristine sharpness because you-- it is to preserve the cinematic look at the same time as everything becoming a bit more crisp."

Yeah as Geoff said I think he soften Fellowship so it was more authentic. Then on TTT and ROTK, he maybe decided to keep it where he thought it benefited certain shots, things he couldn't achieve as he wanted in post production back then.

I think TTT will ultimately win out as most divisive for it's colour grading.