The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition) (2001-2003)

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by Drum18

Oh and for Canadians buyers, there's a 15% off right now (online sale until 10h00 am tomorrow morning), so it's 71.39 +tx instead of 83.99$!

SWEET! Finally glad that I'm a Canadian consumer. I'm gonna place an order with BestBuy.ca AND keep my Amazon.com pre-order, just in case prices keep changing.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by icyteddy

Yea, I know, studios have a history of double and triple releases on the same titles. They just want more money from the consumer. However, I think if they did somehow release another suppose version, it may be release in converted 3D with all the 3D hype the studios want us into.

I think there will be another box set after the extended editions, but it won't be until after The Hobbit films are released. It'll be a full on definitive version of the whole series, with all of PJ's tweaks and edits, with all the special features he could possibly put on, and with the full extended version of all five movies. But that's just my guess.

[nabokovfan87]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

I think there will be another box set after the extended editions, but it won't be until after The Hobbit films are released. It'll be a full on definitive version of the whole series, with all of PJ's tweaks and edits, with all the special features he could possibly put on, and with the full extended version of all five movies. But that's just my guess.

Wait 5?

Can someone link the "Ultimate Box" discussion referenced a few posts back. The one that "came up around time of the TE release"

Originally Posted by gregmasciola

As others have mentioned, it wasn't compression that made the theatrical blu-rays not so great. It was the fact that some scenes received a heavy amount of DNR.

Right now, I say if the movies will fit on one disc, great. If not, I don't really care about having to change discs. I just want the movies in HD (without all the DNR).

I think it is more of a relationship thing then getting things to fit. When places have the space they tend to use it by getting the stuff looking as best it can and then deciding disc space from there. That is why movies are on one disc and Special features on another, just to ensure the SF look good as well as the movie, unless there is some "MORE DISCS = BETTER!" subconscious crap going on. I mean, even for the House box set it is still 6 bd's instead of 1-3. Every time I have had a movie from one to the other it is always had the same disc ratio because when you uncompress things so much, add the extra language and audio stuff, then it all takes up more space.

Who knows, I don't make discs and movies for a living, but that is what I have seen. Either way, still no reason not to put the SF stuff on BD instead of DVD for a stinking box set of BDs. I think having more of the former format then the newer just screams half-assed.

[Darth Fredius]

At last the EE !!

Great packaging for great movies !

I can't wait...

Did some one knows If there will be exclusive edition like Futur Shop Steelbook or Best Buy Anduril exclusive for the TE ?

WHY USING DVD FOR BONUS DISCS ???

WHY NO USE BLU-RAY DISCS ????

[roxyv]

Originally Posted by Sith

I am so sick of spending money on these movies. The original dvd release, the extended release.

The blu ray box, and now they want me to what, quadruple dip!!!

Ha! I have Theatrical DVD R4, EE DVD R4, then bought EE DVD R1, Blu Theatrical and of course next is EE Blu, quintuple dip, can't wait

[DaViD Boulet]

Originally Posted by Todd Smith

David, I think he was trying to be funny implying they should spread the films onto 3 discs/film for 9 discs total (for the films).

Ha! the joke went right by me... and right after reading someone claiming that the blu-rays would be "upconverts" from the DVD editions... suggesting that the movies be spread out on 3 discs to get even better PQ seemed all to plausible a post in this thread. ;-)

[DaViD Boulet]

Originally Posted by Sith

I am so sick of spending money on these movies. The original dvd release, the extended release.

The blu ray box, and now they want me to what, quadruple dip!!!

then you have the right to wait until the massive release after the Hobbit.

Would you rather that you were *forced* to wait with no EE version in HD now, or would you rather that you (and others) at least have a choice?

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by nabokovfan87

Wait 5?

Yea, The Hobbit is being split over two films, so it will be both of The Hobbit films, and all three of the Lord of the Rings films. I'm sure theres going to be an Ultimate Box Set with all five movies, extended, with a ton of special features and any little edits that Peter Jackson decides to fix (Like Gollum in FOTR and the flashback of Bilbo finding the ring to incorporate the footage from The Hobbit) and probably add some added collectibles for fans of the series. Just my thoughts.

[Cobra33]

i am soooooooooooooo happy! finally, its been anounced that the blurays for the EE's are finally coming! shouldnt be too long of a wait since they already got the boxart and even a trailer for the EE's up, so it shouldnt be too long before we get a release date. if star wars is coming in september, i would say LOTR's maybe around Christmas?

i too will not be selling by EE DVD's. they are very nice and you never know when you;ll need them to bring over someones house who doesnt have bluray lol.

[nathan_393]

Yeah, I ain't sellin' the EE DVD's either. They're the best of that tech generation; they deserve to be kept.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by Cobra33

i am soooooooooooooo happy! finally, its been anounced that the blurays for the EE's are finally coming! shouldnt be too long of a wait since they already got the boxart and even a trailer for the EE's up, so it shouldnt be too long before we get a release date. if star wars is coming in september, i would say LOTR's maybe around Christmas?

i too will not be selling by EE DVD's. they are very nice and you never know when you;ll need them to bring over someones house who doesnt have bluray lol.

Well, there is no official announcement yet, but Best Buy's listing of the sku has a June release date. Given the popularity of the EEs, I wouldn't be surprised if that's the date. I think Christmas is too far away. LOTR EE Blu-ray will be released before Star Wars.

[Sith]

I'll probably end up getting these. Matters if I can sell the blu ray's I have.

Hopefully this will drop to around $69-75 bucks before it's released.

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by nabokovfan87

Wait 5?
Can someone link the "Ultimate Box" discussion referenced a few posts back. The one that "came up around time of the TE release"

From an earlier Peter Jackson interview in collider.com http://collider.com/peter-jackson-ne...ly-bones/4528/

LORD OF THE RINGS Blu-ray

Before the evening started tonight, I was one of the early people at the informal gathering. Since I knew I wouldn’t have much time with Peter on my own, I asked the one thing every fan of “Lord of the Rings” wants to know – when are his amazing movies going to hit Blu-ray, and would the extended editions be included with the theatrica,l or would they be a separate purchase.

Here’s the bad news.

He told me the first editions to hit Blu-ray are going to be the theatrical versions and a year later we’d get the extended editions. The only good news is he told me the studio has started talking to him about doing some new extras for the Blu-ray extended editions. No word on exactly what the new stuff might be.

[LOTR07]

Originally Posted by Grand Bob

From an earlier Peter Jackson interview in collider.com http://collider.com/peter-jackson-ne...ly-bones/4528/

LORD OF THE RINGS Blu-ray

Before the evening started tonight, I was one of the early people at the informal gathering. Since I knew I wouldn’t have much time with Peter on my own, I asked the one thing every fan of “Lord of the Rings” wants to know – when are his amazing movies going to hit Blu-ray, and would the extended editions be included with the theatrica,l or would they be a separate purchase.

Here’s the bad news.

He told me the first editions to hit Blu-ray are going to be the theatrical versions and a year later we’d get the extended editions. The only good news is he told me the studio has started talking to him about doing some new extras for the Blu-ray extended editions. No word on exactly what the new stuff might be.

I think we are going to be pleasently surprised when they come out.....

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by LOTR07

I think we are going to be pleasently surprised when they come out.....

I'm definitely betting on it. In fact, I'm literally putting money on it. TWO SEPERATE PRE-ORDERS PLACED IN ORDER TO SECURE AT LEAST 1 COPY. One order will get cancelled based on which offers the best price at time of release.

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

I'm definitely betting on it. In fact, I'm literally putting money on it. TWO SEPERATE PRE-ORDERS PLACED IN ORDER TO SECURE AT LEAST 1 COPY. One order will get cancelled based on which offers the best price at time of release.

I have a feeling that like many huge releases the pricing will be very competitive. My local BB and Target seem to try and match Amazon offers on hot new discs. Like you said though - a few pre-orders make sense just to be sure.

[LOTR07]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

I'm definitely betting on it. In fact, I'm literally putting money on it. TWO SEPERATE PRE-ORDERS PLACED IN ORDER TO SECURE AT LEAST 1 COPY. One order will get cancelled based on which offers the best price at time of release.

Never thought of that....think i'll give it a try....thanks

[Falaskan]

earlier in this thread somewhere, it mentions that the future ultimate editions will have even more deleted scenes of the original extended trilogy, but they won't be added back in the film. I figure I'll get this set, because if I really want to see the deleted scenes that were unworthy of making the extended cut, I can just look them up on blu ray.

[Cook]

I was thinking about one way studios could use Blu ray's online features. Instead of having to rebuy the movies just for new special features. Why not allow us to download the new features for a price off BD-Live. I would much rather pay $5 or whathaveyou for new special features than have to rebuy the whole trilogy for $100+ down the road when the ultimate set comes out. I doubt studios will ever do something like this, but I just think it would be cool if you could purchase the special features seperately.

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

earlier in this thread somewhere, it mentions that the future ultimate editions will have even more deleted scenes of the original extended trilogy, but they won't be added back in the film. I figure I'll get this set, because if I really want to see the deleted scenes that were unworthy of making the extended cut, I can just look them up on blu ray.

That would be these scenes, as quoted by the Wikipedia article on the movies, which is another previously unreleased special feature I would expect to be included with the EE's.

Deleted scenes

Many filmed scenes remain unused, even in the Extended Editions. Deletions include:

The Fellowship of the Ring
Additional footage from the Battle of the Last Alliance during the prologue.
An obscure shot from the trailers of two Elven girls playing about in Rivendell.
Scene mentioned in the commentary, about an animal disrupting Frodo and Sam while they sleep, after seeing the Wood Elves. Many animals were used, including rabbits and deer.[10]
Dialogue from the Council of Elrond, such as Gandalf explaining how Sauron forged the One Ring.[10]
An attack by Orcs from Moria on Lothlórien after the Fellowship leaves Moria. Jackson replaced this with a more suspenseful entrance for the Fellowship. Much of the lost footage can be seen as promotional material on The Fellowship of the Ring theatrical DVD and tie-in books, documentary footage on the Extended Editions, and Trading Cards.
Longer scene of Boromir trying to take the Ring.[10]
Frodo seeing more parts of Middle-earth when he put the Ring on.[10]
More battle footage from Parth Galen.[10]
An attack on Frodo and Sam at the river Anduin by an Uruk-hai.[10]
The Two Towers
More Arwen footage, including a flashback scene of her first meeting with a beardless Aragorn (seen in The Two Towers trailer).
Faramir having a vision of Frodo becoming like Gollum.[13]
Footage of Arwen at Helm's Deep, cut by Jackson during a revision to the film's plot. Foreshadowing this sequence were scenes where Arwen and Elrond visit Galadriel at Lothlórien (seen in The Two Towers trailer). The scene was edited down to a telepathic communication between Elrond and Galadriel.[13]
Théoden speaking to the troops in the armoury, prior to the Battle of Helm's Deep.
Éowyn defending the refugees in the Glittering Caves from Uruk-hai intruders.[29]
An unknown scene displayed in The Two Towers trailer of Éomer lowering a spear while riding his horse in a forest.
Frodo and Sam fighting on the ground in Osgiliath (after Sam tackles Frodo away from the Ringwraith). The scene's fighting was deleted, but Frodo drawing Sting and pointing it at Sam after he is tackled was left in.[30]
The Return of the King
A line of dialogue during the death of Saruman, in which he reveals that Wormtongue poisoned Théodred, giving further context as to why Wormtongue kills Saruman, and Legolas in turn kills Wormtongue.[31]
A conversation between Elrond and Arwen in a library in Rivendell, after Arwen decides to wait for Aragorn. Elrond leaves, saying, "You gave away your life's grace. I cannot protect you anymore."[32]
Sam using the Light of Eärendil to pass the Watchers at Cirith Ungol.
Aragorn having his armour fitted during the preparations for the Battle of the Black Gate. This was the final scene filmed during principal photography.[19]
Sauron fighting Aragorn at the Black Gate. A computer-generated Troll was placed over Sauron due to Jackson feeling the scene was inappropriate. Sauron is also seen in a beautiful form as Annatar, Giver of Gifts.[19]
Also at the Black Gate sequence, Pippin was seen in the trailer holding a wounded Merry.
Further epilogue footage, including that of Legolas and Gimli, as well as Éowyn and Faramir's wedding and Aragorn's death and funeral.[33]
Peter Jackson has stated that he would like to include some of these unused scenes in a future "Ultimate Edition" home video release (probably high-definition) of the film trilogy. They will not be re-inserted into the movies but available for viewing separately. This edition will also include outtakes.[34]