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

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

I don't think he got over how s*it he thought the grading on the Ent battle was

Non-sequitur is non-sequitur

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Non-sequitur is non-sequitur

A serious kitty is always a serious kitty. But judging by the run of luck with releases you seem to be having, can't exactly blame you for not being of jolly disposition.

[geoffcbassett]

Only have made it half way through fellowship but these are my impressions so far.

Image: Incredible when not limited by the original source or VFX. I've forgotten how beautiful this film is.

Sound: LFE is insane, reference level material, just on the edge of too much. Dialog has never sounded clearer or better.

[Gacivory]

Mine came in! No floaters! Two slightly bent corners. Not bad for an Amazon purchase in the plastic bag.

Edit: Digital Codes redeemed in 4K in Movies Anywhere, for those who care.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Scottishguy

A serious kitty is always a serious kitty. But judging by the run of luck with releases you seem to be having, can't exactly blame you for not being of jolly disposition.

Come now, when am I ever "jolly"?

[Scottishguy]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Come now, when am I ever "jolly"?

[RustinCohle]

I had one loose disc in mine. The theatrical cut of The Two Towers. There’s a scratch across it, and while it kind of bothers me, I prefer to watch the extended cut anyways..

[TitusTroy]

I wonder how many people are getting the more expensive Giftset version...doesn't seem worth it...only addition is that One Ring replica...

[ClassicCraig]

Originally Posted by dcx4610

For those that are super picky about alphabetizing and organizing your collections, what do you do with Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit?

Chronological order by release date. Then watch your collection in that order to give yourself some context for the original movie-going experience. It's rewarding, especially when you go from "pre-Code" to "Code."
I'd order LOTR-Hobbit the same way then make an exception if I wanted to watch them in story order.
Side benefit: I don't have to figure out what I "feel like" watching because I watch what's next. When I have to pick something, I end up channel-surfing.
Biggest difficulty: Sets with movies from different years. I have to manage my collection from a text file.

[punisher]

Originally Posted by RustinCohle

I had one loose disc in mine. The theatrical cut of The Two Towers. There’s a scratch across it, and while it kind of bothers me, I prefer to watch the extended cut anyways..

it seems there are lots of sets arriving with floaters..mine had 3..the spindles seem to small/loose to keep the discs safe..perhaps new cases should be issued

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by TitusTroy

I wonder how many people are getting the more expensive Giftset version...doesn't seem worth it...only addition is that One Ring replica...

Probably somebody who's got money to burn. I don't know what they're going to do with a one ring replica because it's useless. You can't do anything with it!

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Probably somebody who's got money to burn. I don't know what they're going to do with a one ring replica because it's useless.

Wait! You mean it doesn’t turn you invisible and reveal your whereabouts to Sauron? What a waste! No real ring! No purchase! I thought it was the genuine ring! How can they do this!?

[verdi1987]

Grr...Best Buy shipped my steelbook set in a padded envelope with no other cushioning.

[Schwartzy]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Probably somebody who's got money to burn. I don't know what they're going to do with a one ring replica because it's useless. You can't do anything with it!

Great display item on your shelf for example... I just got noble collection hedwig sculpture to sit next to my hp books and films

[Vader815]

I have never seen a set of UHDs sell out so fast. I have a local store I typically get my UHDs from, and never once had them get sold out the first day before. Demand must be huge or they didn't manufacture too many of these.

[UnbelievableMontages]

Originally Posted by Vader815

I have never seen a set of UHDs sell out so fast. I have a local store I typically get my UHDs from, and never once had them get sold out the first day before. Demand must be huge or they didn't manufacture too many of these.

Scalpers likely help them sell out. I saw one scalper with 11 of them sold and trying to sell the last copy for $499.99 on eBay. I'm not completely surprised though, LOTR is arguably the greatest trilogy of all time. It's also widely known and popular, the films grossed $3 billion worldwide. I expect The Godfather trilogy to sell as fast too once that comes out in 2022.

[Vertizontal]

Originally Posted by Darth Marcus

Just my initial impressions of the first ~30 minutes of The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition:

I’m not a technical wizard, so I have no way of providing measurements, nor can I ascribe to say that I have GeoffyVision™. What I can say, to my naked eye, is that while there does seem to be a slight bit of grain management going on, it is certainly NOT a DNR botch job. I would go so far as to say that it didn’t even receive the same amount of grain management that Back to the Future received, and I thought that looked lovely. There is a fine layer of grain there, just don’t expect the graininess of, say, the recent Top Gun UHD. The green tint is gone (and I’m watching on my Sony A8H which already leans green), fine textures pop, and colors are robust. Shadow and highlight detail, to my eye, are quite good.

Pretty much nails it for me as well. You see pores, peach fuzz, fine hairs, black heads, etc, no smudging that I can see. Yes, definitely a hint of grain tweaking took place but Christ, it's minor folks, no waxy, pasty mannequin faces present that I saw while jumping around (A LOT). Clear, fine layer of refined grain throughout, very easy on the eye's IMHO, not even close to the level of "management" I saw at times in "The Goonies" (and even that was a decent looking effort overall, this release smokes that when you add in all the other factors, especially the color and HDR...the "they have a troll" scene is a stunner now as far as shadow details go without having to raise blacks into grey territory).

Couple Pixel 4 camera pix FOR FUN LOL...in no way meant to be a deal breaker or seller of the set, just thought it looked great and grabbed a few shots for grins (taking pics of a tv screen, even well calibrated, is a whole other art form, especially grabbing correct colors that your eye's see - and I'm no artist and have shaky hands to boot ha).

Don't mind the long room image much, a phone camera at this distance is anything but accurate - just needed an updated room shot!









EDIT: TV is a Sony XBR x900E 75"

[UnbelievableMontages]

Originally Posted by Vertizontal

Pretty much nails it for me as well. You see pores, peach fuzz, fine hairs, black heads, etc, no smudging that I can see. Yes, definitely a hint of grain tweaking took place but Christ, it's minor folks, no waxy, pasty mannequin faces present that I saw while jumping around (A LOT). Clear, fine layer of refined grain throughout, very easy on the eye's IMHO, not even close to the level of "management" I saw at times in "The Goonies" (and even that was a decent looking effort overall, this release smokes that when you add in all the other factors, especially the color and HDR...the "they have a troll" scene is a stunner now as far as shadow details go without having to raise blacks into grey territory).

Couple Pixel 4 camera pix FOR FUN LOL...in no way meant to be a deal breaker or seller of the set, just thought it looked great and grabbed a few shots for grins (taking pics of a tv screen, even pro calibrated, is a whole other art form, especially grabbing correct colors that your eye's see - and I'm no artist and have shaky hands to boot ha).

Don't mind the long room image much, a phone camera at this distance is anything but accurate - just needed to an updated room shot!

what 4K TV do you have? that looks nice

[Vertizontal]

Originally Posted by UnbelievableMontages

what 4K TV do you have? that looks nice

Thanks!! Added it to the post above (XBR 900e...so really, nothing cutting edge, but pro calibrated fwiw)

[UnbelievableMontages]

Originally Posted by Vertizontal

Thanks!! Added it to the post above (XBR 900e...so really, nothing cutting edge, but pro calibrated fwiw)

Nice, I can't really find anything about it on Best Buy, I'm guessing older TV?