Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Theatrical Versions) - April 6, 2010

[Kirk Out]

damn i wish i was there before wb approved these transfers i would have stood there and

said "YOU SHALL NOOOOOOOOT PASSSSS " LOL

[TokyoLee]

Originally Posted by cj19791979

damn i wish i was there before wb approved these transfers i would have stood there and

said "YOU SHALL NOOOOOOOOT PASSSSS LOL

good one

[GoodToGo]

Oh man, I was all set to get these editions but the pic quality has put me in a quandry. Hold out for the (maybe) better pic quality of Extended editions or get these ones now? Aaaah decisions, decisions.....

[saprano]

Originally Posted by cj19791979

damn i wish i was there before wb approved these transfers i would have stood there and

said "YOU SHALL NOOOOOOOOT PASSSSS " LOL

[micks_address]

but itsnt the picture quality reportedly 4/4.5 on the second/third with the first getting the most abuse... i think with Fellowship.. it is what it is..

Originally Posted by TokyoLee

I really wanted to get this LOTR Trilogy but the PQ,Made me change my double dip vote.
Ill wait till the Extended Versions come out and im praying the PQ is 4.5 atleast
Till then Ill watch the Trilogy On TNT This weekend and TNT's PQ Is Awesome with these films.

[little flower]

I just read an email from Warner saying that my Lord of the Rings Blu-ray order has shipped I paid a grand total of $54.10 I also get 15% off my next order from Warner After I placed my order I think I saw something about how I get a 15% discount on my next order from Warner's online store

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by saprano

92"? I feel sorry for you.

If you know what to look for.

I notice film damage often on films that get 5/5 for video quality. Which is fine, as it adds to a film like presentation to me. But DNR as bad as gladiator or patton is unbearable. The Lord of The Rings bar one or two shots I have seen is just bearable to me. For most films I would just pass, but this is lord of the rings. Which I cannot pass on.

[kurtlingle]

I think we need another poll.

I think once the price drops to $49 or $39 - I'm betting most of the people who are waiting for the EE will cave in and by them.

I think most will buy it this year, once the price drops (probably Xmas time).

I mean, how the heck can someone wait another 2.5 years. And that depends on the Hobbit coming out Dec of 2012. Eek!

I have my TE DVD's trilogy on ebay for 7.99 (yikes - paid $60 for it) and will put on my EE DVD's and hope to get $25 to $30 for it. So that lowers the cost of buying the blu's now. And I'll ebay the TE blu 6m before the EE blus come out.

Those of you on the fence -- you know you will get them this year!
:-)

[P@t_Mtl]

I am a few pages behind but notice for people in Canada.

I think Future Shop wil lhave the set at $49 on Tuesday, just for that day. I have seen a few TV spots in French and the price is $49.

[danman227460]

There is a deal where you can trade in two video games (minimum trade in value of 9.99) and you can get either the regular or steelbook for free. This is at Future Shop.

There was also a price error for 18.99 and they actually honored that. So people who ordered during the price error, will get the whole set for 18.99.

I believe it will be a three day price until Friday of next week and then they will jack up the price.

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I am a few pages behind but notice for people in Canada.

I think Future Shop wil lhave the set at $49 on Tuesday, just for that day. I have seen a few TV spots in French and the price is $49.

[radagast]

Originally Posted by Diesel

So one of us gets it Friday, one Monday and one Thursday.


....who the hell is getting it tomorrow

I'm going to work at Wal-mart tonight. I'm going to check and see if they are already there. If so...who knows?

[radagast]

Originally Posted by mrpink134

This thread is so much nicer to read now . You guys are getting me excited about the movies and know I have to buy them.

You spoke too soon. Read the post after yours.

[jonmoz]

Well i recieved my copy of the "lord of the rings" Blu-ray boxset yesterday,i live in the u.k. and i only ordered it on monday from "Movietyme.com",so how quick was that by normal post !!!.

As there has been a lot of talk about the picture quality of these Blu-ray discs,"The fellowship of the ring" in particular,i thought i would give the theatrical Dvd editions a spin,as i have not watched these movies in ages in fact the last time was on my sony 32 inch lcd t.v,since then i have built a dedicated cinema room and have a 1080p projector and a 108 inch screen.

Putting the "Fellowship" on it's funny how you remember things to be much better than they actually are,the opening scenes right upto the first view of the shire,are very soft,and have a real haze like quality to them i assume this was the director wanted them to look dreamlike,in fact the first movie has quite a processed feel to it,compared to the later movies.I looked at all three movies on my Pioneer BDP-09FD upscaled to 1080p/24fps,i did this to have a comparison before i looked at the Blu-ray discs.

So it was with a little bit of apprehension i put the first blu-ray in my player,and was pretty relieved to say it was very good,in fact if i had just ordered these discs without seeing any review's,and looked them over as usual,i would be very surprised to see the reviews being posted,in particular the negative ones.The Blu-rays are a big improvement over the Dvd's in both terms of picture and sound,o.k i would have prefered the extended editions like everyone else,but as these are a long way off these discs are a very welcome edition to my collection.

I do think however a lot of negatives stem from the fact people are upset about not recieving the extended editions they wanted in the first place,and people seem to want every Blu-ray disc to be somehow perfect, but in a real word some movies can only look so good,i mean "Fellowship" was always the worst looking of the three movies on Dvd and at the cinema,so why would this change when it was put on Blu-ray?.People and reviewers seem to overlook the directors choices when shooting each individual movie, and how this will effect any transfer onto Blu-ray,i want to see the movie as close to what the director intended,but on the Blu-ray discs 1080p resolution.

In the end i was glad i made up my own mind on this boxset,and did not get my mind made up for me,in saying that of the four reviews i always look at ie "Blu-ray.com" "Hidef digest" "Dvd town" and "The digitalbits",two give the set very good reviews,and two say it's only o.k but still recommend you pick it up.

I would urge everyone to check this set out before buying like "The digital bits" review says,and make up their mind based on watching the films,not what someone else is telling them.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by danman227460

There is a deal where you can trade in two video games (minimum trade in value of 9.99) and you can get either the regular or steelbook for free. This is at Future Shop.

There was also a price error for 18.99 and they actually honored that. So people who ordered during the price error, will get the whole set for 18.99.

I believe it will be a three day price until Friday of next week and then they will jack up the price.

Thanks for the clarification

[radagast]

Originally Posted by GoodToGo

Oh man, I was all set to get these editions but the pic quality has put me in a quandry. Hold out for the (maybe) better pic quality of Extended editions or get these ones now? Aaaah decisions, decisions.....

What if it turns out that the EEs are no better? Then you will have missed seeing the TE LOTR for nothing.

[radagast]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I am a few pages behind but notice for people in Canada.

I think Future Shop will have the set at $49 on Tuesday, just for that day. I have seen a few TV spots in French and the price is $49.

Originally Posted by danman227460

There is a deal where you can trade in two video games (minimum trade in value of 9.99) and you can get either the regular or steelbook for free. This is at Future Shop.

There was also a price error for 18.99 and they actually honored that. So people who ordered during the price error, will get the whole set for 18.99.

I believe it will be a three day price until Friday of next week and then they will jack up the price.

I just went to Futureshop and the price NOW is 49.99. I don't understand what you two are saying here. There "was" a price error of 19.99. But then you say it will be a 3 day price until Friday of next week. And if I get it from Futureshop and ship it to the U.S. is the current price of 49.99 in US dollars? And what about shipping?

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by radagast

I just went to Futureshop and the price NOW is 49.99. I don't understand what you two are saying here. There "was" a price error of 19.99. But then you say it will be a 3 day price until Friday of next week. And if I get it from Futureshop and ship it to the U.S. is the current price of 49.99 in US dollars? And what about shipping?

I am not sure what the thing is. I only saw a TV spot in French about LOTR and that Future Shop was selling them at $49. A lot of times for Future Shop that is sometimes a deal for the Tuesday and then they jack the price up. I have not paied much attention to it cause I am not byuing these, I am waiting for the EE

[mredman]

Originally Posted by radagast

What if it turns out that the EEs are no better? Then you will have missed seeing the TE LOTR for nothing.

The EE HAVE to be better. Warner must have seen these bad reviews

[radagast]

Originally Posted by mredman

The EE HAVE to be better. Warner must have seen these bad reviews

Have the EEs ever been shown on TNT, TBS, Dish or whatever, in HD?

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by radagast

Have the EEs ever been shown on TNT, TBS, Dish or whatever, in HD?

EE have never been show of TV be it HD or standard