Lord of the Rings: Return of the King(Extended Edition) - Blu-ray Forum

marmup · 12-08-2015, 11:45 PM

They have finally released this as it was the only one missing from the set.

http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B016PL9VHK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

easydreamer · 12-09-2015, 08:39 AM

Yes, I finally got this one to complete the collection. These book-style cases are really nice in the shelf.

TheHutt · 02-11-2016, 07:43 AM

And some real-life photos of this set. There is one flaw with it.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The slipcase is really a treat, just like the other two. It is thick and sturdy like the ones from the LOTR SEE DVDs (2002-2004) or the Hobbit SEE slipcases.
Another particular feature of the Japanese version: instead of using the part names as main titles ("The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers", "The Return of the King"), the Japanese use the theatrical "Lord of the Rings" logo.

The back with the White Tree of Gondor is also impressive.

But what's this? The slipcase spine (and the amaray one as well) has some major flaw! The New Line Cinema logo is missing from it, and the BluRay logo is moved up! That's really not nice.

The amaray contains an image of Barad-Dur. That was supposed to become the ROTK teaser poster (but wasn't used after all). Still, it was used on the LE DVD set.

The back of the amaray is Japanese once again..

Opening the amaray.

Booklet #3.

The inside is Japanese once again.

The disc labels.

The slipcase, the amaray & the booklet.

TheHutt · 02-11-2016, 07:49 AM

Trilogy pics

And here are some pictures of the whole trilogy. Once with ROTK in the front...

And once with FOTR.

The three slipcases next to each other. Looking nice!

The backs look nice, too.

And here my OCD flares up. Part 3 is seriously faulted by the missing New Line logo.

The amazon previews used to have the logo as it should be.

The side perspective.

The amaray art is missing the New Line logo as well. Highly mysterious.

Comparing with the big brothers, the DVDs from 2002-2004. Looking fine!

And here from the spine view. Apart from the missing logo, they look fine as well.

Falaskan · 08-21-2016, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TheHutt

Trilogy pics

And here are some pictures of the whole trilogy. Once with ROTK in the front...

And once with FOTR.

The three slipcases next to each other. Looking nice!

The backs look nice, too.

And here my OCD flares up. Part 3 is seriously faulted by the missing New Line logo.

The amazon previews used to have the logo as it should be.

The side perspective.

The amaray art is missing the New Line logo as well. Highly mysterious.

Comparing with the big brothers, the DVDs from 2002-2004. Looking fine!

And here from the spine view. Apart from the missing logo, they look fine as well.

Hi, do you know at all if they'll fit in the current us bluray box set?

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nusilver · 09-04-2016, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Falaskan

Hi, do you know at all if they'll fit in the current us bluray box set?

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You're kidding, right?

No, of course they won't fit.

Falaskan · 09-07-2016, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nusilver

You're kidding, right?

No, of course they won't fit.

What an ass. They could've been made to fit if Japan wasn't so obsessed with using the thicker, 5 disc box sets.

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nusilver · 09-07-2016, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Falaskan

What an ass. They could've been made to fit if Japan wasn't so obsessed with using the thicker, 5 disc box sets.

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Sorry, I'm an ass because I answered your question?

"Japan" isn't "obsessed" with anything. The whole point of these sets is to replicate the look of the original extended DVD sets. That makes them thicker by design. Nobody wants them to be thinner. If they were, what would be the appeal? They wouldn't look like books.

Here's a photo from highdefninja user Drum18 showing the sets next to the "modern" box set designs. That should tell you exactly what you need to know without getting you upset at the answer.

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bensunt · 02-11-2016, 01:03 PM

It looks really great! I wonder if they didn't forget to put the New Line logo on ROTK....

Geoff D · 02-11-2016, 02:11 PM

Son of a bee sting! They look FANTASTIC.

But I find it hard to believe that they'd forget to put the NL logo on the inside cover as well as the outer, perhaps it's a rights thing instead.

TheHutt · 02-11-2016, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Geoff D

Son of a bee sting! They look FANTASTIC.

But I find it hard to believe that they'd forget to put the NL logo on the inside cover as well as the outer, perhaps it's a rights thing instead.

It is still on the disc labels.

easydreamer · 02-11-2016, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bensunt

It looks really great! I wonder if they didn't forget to put the New Line logo on ROTK....

It took a year for this to be released after The Two Towers, so they might have forgotten how the other two looked

BTW, The Hobbit trilogy Blu-rays (Extended Editions) were also in the same book style cases, so all look uniform in the shelf.

jordy475 · 02-13-2016, 11:15 AM

Do you happen to have any pictures with these lined up against the Hobbit releases? Would really like to see that if possible.

TheHutt · 02-14-2016, 11:48 AM

I don't have the Japanese Hobbit sets. However, I've seen a pic of them at HiDefNinja:

UUUUGGGGHHHH · 02-17-2016, 02:48 AM

It's annoying that the third LOTR film's spine is messed up and the first Hobbit film's spine is fatter than the others, but at least if you put them in order of theatrical release, the messed up ones are in the middle, next to each other. :\

I ordered all six from Amazon.co.jp last week. Amazon's not selling LOTR 1 & 2 any more, so I had to find marketplace sellers that shipped internationally. I got my first shipment in the mail today with all three Hobbits and ROTK. They're absolutely gorgeous in person.

UUUUGGGGHHHH · 02-18-2016, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by UUUUGGGGHHHH

It's annoying that the third LOTR film's spine is messed up and the first Hobbit film's spine is fatter than the others, but at least if you put them in order of theatrical release, the messed up ones are in the middle, next to each other. :\

I ordered all six from Amazon.co.jp last week. Amazon's not selling LOTR 1 & 2 any more, so I had to find marketplace sellers that shipped internationally. I got my first shipment in the mail today with all three Hobbits and ROTK. They're absolutely gorgeous in person.

Got the other two in the mail yesterday. I made an impulse decision to buy all of these and I absolutely do not regret it. These are all absolutely gorgeous.

Falaskan · 08-20-2016, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by UUUUGGGGHHHH

Got the other two in the mail yesterday. I made an impulse decision to buy all of these and I absolutely do not regret it. These are all absolutely gorgeous.

I'm trying to set up an account with amazon.jp and it's not accepting my address. help!

LordCrumb · 08-20-2016, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Falaskan

I'm trying to set up an account with amazon.jp and it's not accepting my address. help!

You don't need to setup an account with Amazon.JP.

It uses the same account as Amazon.com.

12-08-2015, 11:45 PM	#1
marmup Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 4K collection:716 Blu-ray collection:4886 DVD collection:110 Prime collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:14 Trading Score:293	Lord of the Rings: Return of the King(Extended Edition) They have finally released this as it was the only one missing from the set. http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B016PL9VHK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Last edited by marmup; 12-09-2015 at 02:47 AM.

12-09-2015, 08:39 AM	#2
easydreamer Expert Member Top contributor Member since:May 2013 4K collection:227 Blu-ray collection:3869 DVD collection:779 Digital collection:4 iTunes collection:6	Yes, I finally got this one to complete the collection. These book-style cases are really nice in the shelf.

02-11-2016, 07:43 AM	#3
TheHutt Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Trading Score:1	And some real-life photos of this set. There is one flaw with it. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The slipcase is really a treat, just like the other two. It is thick and sturdy like the ones from the LOTR SEE DVDs (2002-2004) or the Hobbit SEE slipcases. Another particular feature of the Japanese version: instead of using the part names as main titles ("The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers", "The Return of the King"), the Japanese use the theatrical "Lord of the Rings" logo. The back with the White Tree of Gondor is also impressive. But what's this? The slipcase spine (and the amaray one as well) has some major flaw! The New Line Cinema logo is missing from it, and the BluRay logo is moved up! That's really not nice. The amaray contains an image of Barad-Dur. That was supposed to become the ROTK teaser poster (but wasn't used after all). Still, it was used on the LE DVD set. The back of the amaray is Japanese once again.. Opening the amaray. Booklet #3. The inside is Japanese once again. The disc labels. The slipcase, the amaray & the booklet.

02-11-2016, 07:49 AM	#4
TheHutt Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Trading Score:1	Trilogy pics And here are some pictures of the whole trilogy. Once with ROTK in the front... And once with FOTR. The three slipcases next to each other. Looking nice! The backs look nice, too. And here my OCD flares up. Part 3 is seriously faulted by the missing New Line logo. The amazon previews used to have the logo as it should be. The side perspective. The amaray art is missing the New Line logo as well. Highly mysterious. Comparing with the big brothers, the DVDs from 2002-2004. Looking fine! And here from the spine view. Apart from the missing logo, they look fine as well.

02-11-2016, 01:03 PM	#9
bensunt Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 4K collection:448 Blu-ray collection:3728 DVD collection:290 Trading Score:85	It looks really great! I wonder if they didn't forget to put the New Line logo on ROTK....

02-11-2016, 02:11 PM	#10
Geoff D Blu-ray Emperor Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Swanage, Engerland 4K collection:1348 Blu-ray collection:2525 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:33	Son of a bee sting! They look FANTASTIC. But I find it hard to believe that they'd forget to put the NL logo on the inside cover as well as the outer, perhaps it's a rights thing instead.

02-13-2016, 11:15 AM	#13
jordy475 Senior Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Tennessee Blu-ray collection:282 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:30	Do you happen to have any pictures with these lined up against the Hobbit releases? Would really like to see that if possible.

02-14-2016, 11:48 AM	#14
TheHutt Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Trading Score:1	I don't have the Japanese Hobbit sets. However, I've seen a pic of them at HiDefNinja:

02-17-2016, 02:48 AM	#15
UUUUGGGGHHHH Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Metro Detroit Area 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:3055 DVD collection:154 Trading Score:128	It's annoying that the third LOTR film's spine is messed up and the first Hobbit film's spine is fatter than the others, but at least if you put them in order of theatrical release, the messed up ones are in the middle, next to each other. :\ I ordered all six from Amazon.co.jp last week. Amazon's not selling LOTR 1 & 2 any more, so I had to find marketplace sellers that shipped internationally. I got my first shipment in the mail today with all three Hobbits and ROTK. They're absolutely gorgeous in person.

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