Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010 - Page 109 - Blu-ray Forum

Q? · 09-09-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by T DUB

I've got to be honest that this delay doesn't bother me as I wasn't planning on buying the movies until there was the extended cut out anyways. I truly don't understand them releasing just the theatricals when most of the movie buying public already owns the extended cuts on dvd. Why make us pay to upgrade a movie to high def but not include nearly an hour of footage for each movie that we already have on out inferior sdvd discs??

Do it right the first time. I could understand the double dip back on the sdvd versions but now that we all own those versions this double dip woudl be EXTREMELY uncessary.

I've read somewhere that Peter Jackson decides when the EE cuts will be released and that the T cuts is Warner. Warner wants to release them as soon as possible (hopefully) and PT obviously has bigger plans for the EE cuts when the The Hobbit shoots off. Can anybody else verify this? I can't verify this with a source.
I don't mind double-dipping, for me it's a new start as I only remember so much of the movies, plus I want them as soon as possible.

banned user105 · 09-09-2009, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Q!

I've read somewhere that Peter Jackson decides when the EE cuts will be released and that the T cuts is Warner. Warner wants to release them as soon as possible (hopefully) and PT obviously has bigger plans for the EE cuts when the The Hobbit shoots off. Can anybody else verify this? I can't verify this with a source.
I don't mind double-dipping, for me it's a new start as I only remember so much of the movies, plus I want them as soon as possible.

At comic-con Peter Jackson said the EE's would come out about a year after the theatricals.

STARSCREAM · 09-09-2009, 07:05 PM

For those sayng it doesn't bother you because you were gonna get the EE's anyay...you do realize this is probably gonna push the EE release back as well right??!!? Everybody should be pissed.

thecroshow · 09-09-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by STARSCREAM

For those sayng it doesn't bother you because you were gonna get the EE's anyay...you do realize this is probably gonna push the EE release back as well right??!!? Everybody should be pissed.

i was going to rent the regular versions and buy the EE. no word on EE yet, so we'll see. good point tho, i can't imagine them releasing both versions at the same time. gotta milk that LOTR cash cow!

radagast · 09-09-2009, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by benricci

Um, they already did it with the DVDs....

Okay, I am preparing myself for all the name calling and lectures I am about receive. How was seemless branching done on the DVD's? I have both the theatrical and EE editions. So where is the seemless branching? They had separate releases for both. They weren't on the same discs.

benricci · 09-09-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by radagast

So where is the seemless branching?

It's on the discs you don't own....

http://www.amazon.com/Rings-Trilogy-...526139&sr=1-11

There were the theatrical DVDs, the EE DVDs and then this.

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Both the theatrical and extended versions of all three films--The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King--are on three double-sided discs. The versions use seamless branching, meaning that the scenes that are common to both versions are stored on the disc only once. If you choose to watch the extended version, the disc "branches" out to the added or extended scenes. What does this mean to the viewer? Not much. The viewing experience is the same because the branching is imperceptible. But because both versions of the film don't have to be stored on the disc in their entirety (which would be six or seven hours total for each film), both versions together fit on two sides of one disc. The downside is that whichever version you watch, you have to flip over the disc halfway through; the film breaks at the same spot it did on the Extended Edition. Also lost are the meager features included on the theatrical edition, plus the four commentary tracks, two discs of bonus features, and DTS 6.1 ES sound from the four-disc Extended Editions.

dcowboy7 · 09-09-2009, 08:18 PM

Is there another blu i can get of people walking around alot instead now ?

benricci · 09-09-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Is there another blu i can get of people walking around alot instead now ?

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies.php?id=4382

wnicholas76 · 09-09-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by doctorthodt

Every major movie that came out this year + Gone With the Wind, Wizard of Oz, etc.

Don't forget North by Northwest as well!

tlimof · 09-09-2009, 08:40 PM

Will have to wait them I just hope that we get a GREAT release and maybe the Extended Editions somewhere around the first 4 months of 2010

banned user105 · 09-09-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tlimof

Will have to wait them I just hope that we get a GREAT release and maybe the Extended Editions somewhere around the first 4 months of 2010

You're delusional if you think they're going to release the theatricals and the extendeds within that short a period of time from one another.

Like I said, Peter Jackson himself said there would be about a year between the two, so we're probably looking at Q2 2011 for the extended editions now (at the earliest).

thecroshow · 09-09-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Is there another blu i can get of people walking around alot instead now ?

www.hookedonphonics.com plz?

steve599 · 09-09-2009, 09:37 PM

While the delay is unfortunate, I'd rather them have a little extra time to work on it than rush it to shelves. Now I have something to look forward to during the slowest part of the theatrical release season.

steve599 · 09-09-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Bambi

This was delayed for money reasons, not so they could have extra time to "work on it." Hell, it's probably finished already.

Money reasons? Who confirmed that?

radagast · 09-10-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Is there another blu i can get of people walking around alot instead now ?

Not until there is a BD of the Dallas Cowboys trying to play football.

radagast · 09-10-2009, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by benricci

It's on the discs you don't own....

http://www.amazon.com/Rings-Trilogy-...526139&sr=1-11[/url]

There were the theatrical DVDs, the EE DVDs and then this.

Thanks for the clear-up. I would rather see the EEs on their own BDs.

Todd Smith · 09-10-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by doctorthodt

You're delusional if you think they're going to release the theatricals and the extendeds within that short a period of time from one another.

Like I said, Peter Jackson himself said there would be about a year between the two, so we're probably looking at Q2 2011 for the extended editions now (at the earliest).

I bet the EEs will still hit by the end of 2010 for a holiday release......they would be crazy to sell it at any other time.

Grand Bob · 09-10-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JRS03

There is not one extra that you could add to these films! Forget all that extra crap! Just get the EE's out there!!

I enjoyed watching all of the supplementary material on the TE's and EE's and wouldn't mind seeing it again with the higher resolution of blu-ray.

Blu-Benny · 09-10-2009, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Grand Bob

I enjoyed watching all of the supplementary material on the TE's and EE's and wouldn't mind seeing it again with the higher resolution of blu-ray.

i loved watching all of the extras that came w/the extended sets!!!

banned user105 · 09-10-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Smith

I bet the EEs will still hit by the end of 2010 for a holiday release......they would be crazy to sell it at any other time.

And yet, the theatricals were supposed to come out during the holidays but instead have been pushed to March.

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09-09-2009, 07:05 PM	#2163
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	For those sayng it doesn't bother you because you were gonna get the EE's anyay...you do realize this is probably gonna push the EE release back as well right??!!? Everybody should be pissed.

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dcowboy7 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Pequannock, NJ 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:112 Trading Score:11	Is there another blu i can get of people walking around alot instead now ?

09-09-2009, 08:40 PM	#2170
tlimof Senior Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Lima, Peru - Gaithersburg, MD, USA Home Theater Gallery:24 Blu-ray collection:234 Blu-ray reviews:5	Will have to wait them I just hope that we get a GREAT release and maybe the Extended Editions somewhere around the first 4 months of 2010

09-09-2009, 09:37 PM	#2173
steve599 Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Wisconsin 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:238 DVD collection:82 iTunes collection:29	While the delay is unfortunate, I'd rather them have a little extra time to work on it than rush it to shelves. Now I have something to look forward to during the slowest part of the theatrical release season.

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