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

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by nolfoc

I'm about 45 mins in and im definitely noticing some new things.. I have a question though when is this "green tint" suppose to appear? i haven't noticed anything but amazing PQ and AQ.. this is a reference disc for sure!

If you're not overly familiar with the TE and EE on DVD and the TE on BD, you probably won't notice it as much, which is a very good thing. The green tint is only on FotR and it doesn't just randomly pop up here and there, but just subtly moves all colors slightly more to green. Bright yellows are slightly more orange, bright reds are slightly more dark reddish-brown and everything is just slightly darker than it used to be. The darker areas and shadows suffer more from black crush than they used to, which slightly obscures the detail in darker scenes.

If you read Ken Brown's review from this site, it is mentioned in there:

[Show spoiler]"Shadows are darker, saturation has been dampened in key scenes (the Council of Elrond, in particular), crush is now more problematic than before, and greens and cyans, though already heavily at play in the film's original palette, have been slightly intensified throughout, in some cases during sequences that once featured very little green or cyan at all. In fact, all objective analyses show that a blanket tint is present (to some degree) over the course of the entire film. It isn't always apparent -- reds are still red, blues are still blue, they're just different shades of red and blue -- but it is there."

These movies are some of my absolute all-time favorites and I do think the overall picture quality is very good, especially the detail, which is much improved over the TE transfer, and the audio is some of the very best of any BD release, and with some minor picture adjustments for FotR, I am quite happy with it.

If you don't notice the changes made to it, then don't try to look for it, and just enjoy these great films.

[ChoppedUp]

Amazon.com just price matched BB. $49.99 with free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Motion-Picture-Trilogy-Blu-ray/ref=%26%2574%2561g%3d%2562l%2575r%2561y%252d024%25 2d20?SubscriptionId=AKIAIY4YSQJMFDJATNBA&tag=blura y-024-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creative ASIN=B007ZQAKHU&ASIN=B007ZQAKHU&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

[invenio]

Originally Posted by ChoppedUp

Amazon.com just price matched BB. $49.99 with free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/The-Lord-of-the-Rings-The-Motion-Picture-Trilogy-Blu-ray/ref=%26%2574%2561g%3d%2562l%2575r%2561y%252d024%25 2d20?SubscriptionId=AKIAIY4YSQJMFDJATNBA&tag=blura y-024-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creative ASIN=B007ZQAKHU&ASIN=B007ZQAKHU&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I picked this up, it's not as good as the $40 sale they had in December but not bad.

[BuckPrivate]

Walmart is also selling this for $44.96

[invenio]

Originally Posted by BuckPrivate

Walmart is also selling this for $44.96

I think I would just pay the extra $5 so I don't have to walk into a walmart!

[The Great Owl]

Originally Posted by invenio

I think I would just pay the extra $5 so I don't have to walk into a walmart!

It's not that bad. There are several Walmart stores in my area. As long as I act natural and do not make any sudden movements, I can get in and out of the stores without incident.

This is a good price for The Lord of the Rings set, but I'm still waiting.

I sold my big DVD Extended Edition trilogy with the big box and all, in anticipation of buying the Blu-ray set, but I'm sort of in a lull with these films and cannot get pumped up about watching them right now. The series will always be around on Blu-ray, though, and I'll always see good sales for this set on occasion.

[Revan24]

I got the LOTR set at Amazon for 54 bucks! Target also had it for 100 bucks which I decided to go with Amazon. I didn't notice the green tint on Fellowship part 1, but I did notice some yellow on some of the characters and the walls of Bilbo home and a dark shadow on Bilbo when he was looking for the ring which he had it in his pocket. part 2 was good, but it was kind of dark during the Moria scenes. Two Towers was good, the audio so far is amazing! now I'm on Return of the King.

[A Sith Lord?]

Originally Posted by Revan24

I got the LOTR set at Amazon for 54 bucks! Target also had it for 100 bucks which I decided to go with Amazon. I didn't notice the green tint on Fellowship part 1, but I did notice some yellow on some of the characters and the walls of Bilbo home and a dark shadow on Bilbo when he was looking for the ring which he had it in his pocket. part 2 was good, but it was kind of dark during the Moria scenes. Two Towers was good, the audio so far is amazing! now I'm on Return of the King.

My Wal-Mart has a display with one side being Hobbit release, and other side being LOTR releases, and the EE boxset was $44...

[A Sith Lord?]

I posted this in a deals thread...

I was at moviestop and saw the individual boxset releases for the EE's. Are there any differences between what comes in the individual sets and what comes in the trilogy EE boxset?

I loved the artwork for the individuals + I'm not really an all-in one boxset type of guy so I was wondering if I was losing anything getting the individuals as opposed to the complete trilogy.

Kind of like with Star Wars, I wanted the Prequel and Sequel trilogies separate because of artwork, but then someone mentioned the Complete Saga set has more than the individuals separately, so that kind of made me upset since the Complete Saga looks terrible.

[AVfile]

^ You don't have your location posted in your profile, so are you talking Walmart USA or Canada?

The only thing you lose with individual LOTR EEs is the sexy black cases of the original box set, but the last time I checked even the box set comes with blue cases now (at least in Canada where Alliance makes it). I'm not sure if the cheaper reissue in the US has black or blue cases today. Also, only the original box set has digital copies (now expired).

The Complete Saga box is a really nice digibook (same in both countries). The individual Star Wars are just ordinary cases with a thin slipcover. Their artwork looks very cartoonish if you ask me (and has bilingual writing in Canada).

[A Sith Lord?]

I'm in USA.

I don't like the boxset's artwork, but I do like the separate artwork for separate trilogies since they're two different animals (Star Wars).

I was referring to the LOTR. I like their exterior cases on the EE solo boxsets, compared to the complete trilogy EE boxset. I was just wondering if I lost anything in terms of features or special stuff that was exclusive to the complete trilogy boxset vs. individual releases. Someone mentioned in the Star Wars thread that the Complete Saga has special bonus stuff versus the Prequel and Sequel trilogy boxsets.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by MasturB

I'm in USA.

I don't like the boxset's artwork, but I do like the separate artwork for separate trilogies since they're two different animals (Star Wars).

I was referring to the LOTR. I like their exterior cases on the EE solo boxsets, compared to the complete trilogy EE boxset. I was just wondering if I lost anything in terms of features or special stuff that was exclusive to the complete trilogy boxset vs. individual releases. Someone mentioned in the Star Wars thread that the Complete Saga has special bonus stuff versus the Prequel and Sequel trilogy boxsets.

The boxset has 6 blu-rays ( 2 for each movie), and 9 DVDs for all the special features. It has too many bonus features, to mention each and every one that's included individually.

[Richard Graham]

I bought the set at Walmart the other day, and noticed the shrink-wrap was really loose. I figured it was re-sealed to remove the digital copy info. But the blue vs. black case thing had me puzzed, so I opened it, and saw the cases are still black.

Still kinda bummed they couldn't fit the films on one disc a piece.

If they could get Lawrence of Arabia on one disc....

[A Sith Lord?]

Originally Posted by slimdude

The boxset has 6 blu-rays ( 2 for each movie), and 9 DVDs for all the special features. It has too many bonus features, to mention each and every one that's included individually.

So are the individual EE boxsets any different (combined) than the complete trilogy?

My preference was to buy the individual boxsets because I like them individually and their artwork





Am I losing or gaining anything from buying the individuals as opposed to just buying the complete set? I'd prefer NOT to buy the trilogy box set and get the individual box sets separately.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by MasturB

So are the individual EE boxsets any different (combined) than the complete trilogy?

My preference was to buy the individual boxsets because I like them individually and their artwork





Am I losing or gaining anything from buying the individuals as opposed to just buying the complete set? I'd prefer NOT to buy the trilogy box set and get the individual box sets separately.

The individual releases, has 5 discs each package, the same amount of discs in the boxset, so no, you won't be losing any special features. Those blu-ray covers are pretty. The only thing that I didn't like about the boxset is, the blu-ray cases are black, instead of blue. I just may buy those myself, and sell my boxset!

[JavaJulien]

If you already own the boxset, why would you want to get the individual sets? You could just as well just look for some blue cases.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

If you already own the boxset, why would you want to get the individual sets? You could just as well just look for some blue cases.

Indeed. Just buy 3 5-Disc cases. Sell the black ones on Ebay they'll probably do quite well.

[JavaJulien]

Originally Posted by chip75

Indeed. Just buy 3 5-Disc cases. Sell the black ones on Ebay they'll probably do quite well.

You could probably sell the outer box as well for a good price as well.

[AVfile]

Originally Posted by MasturB

I was referring to the LOTR. I like their exterior cases on the EE solo boxsets, compared to the complete trilogy EE boxset. I was just wondering if I lost anything in terms of features or special stuff that was exclusive to the complete trilogy boxset vs. individual releases.

I was referring to LOTR too. Anyway you have your answer: NO

[AVfile]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

You could probably sell the outer box as well for a good price as well.

Or just keep both and you won't see the black cases hidden in the box -- "problem" solved

Me, I would gladly trade my pedestrian blue cases for the sexy black cases