Lord Of The Rings (US - BD)
New Line Entertainment announces the Extended Trilogy on Blu-ray disc
Title: Lord Of The Rings
Starring: Elijah Wood
Released: 28th June 2011
SRP: $119.98
Further Details:
New Line Entertainment has announced a 15-disc Blu-ray release of the Lord Of The Rings Extended Edition Trilogy for June 28th. Retail will be around $119.98. Each of the films will be presented in Dazzling 1080p along with DTS HD-MA 5.1 Audio. We have no word on individual releases at this time. We've attached the full disc specs below, along with the official package artwork:
Quote:
DISC 1
Fellowship of the Ring Feature--Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-MTV Movie Award Spoof (The Council of Elrod)
DISC 2
Fellowship of the Ring Feature-Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production0
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-Two Towers Sneak Peek
DISC 3
The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 1-From Book to Vision (M. Pellerin)
Peter Jackson Introduction
JRR Tolkien: Creator of Middle Earth
From Book to Script
Visualizing the Story
Designing and Building Middle Earth
Middle Earth Atlas Interactive
New Zealand and Middle Earth Interactive
DISC 4
The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 2-From Vision to Reality (M. Pellerin)
Elijah Wood Introduction
Filming "The Fellowship of the Ring"
Visual Effects 57
Post Production: Putting it all Together
Digital Grading
Sound and Music
The Road Goes Ever On…
DISC 5
Costa Botes Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: Behind the Scenes
DISC 6
The Two Towers Feature-Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-MTV Movie Awards Clip (Gollum Accepting Award)
DISC 7
The Two Towers Feature-Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast
DISC 8
The Two Towers Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 3 - The Journey Continues
Peter Jackson Introduction
JRR Tolkien: Origin of Middle Earth
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
Designing and Building Middle-Earth
Gollum
Middle-Earth Atlas Interactive
New Zealand as Middle Earth (map with video location)
DISC 9
The Two Towers Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 4 - The Battle for Middle Earth From Extended Edition
Elijah Wood Introduction
Filming the Two Towers
Visual Effects
Editorial: Refining the Story
Music and Sound
The Battle for Helm's Deep is Over…
DISC 10
Costa Botes Documentary From Limited Edition
The Two Towers: Behind the Scenes
DISC 11
Return of the King Feature-Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
DISC 12
Return of the King Feature- Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
DISC 13
The Return of the King Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 5- The War of the Ring
Peter Jackson introduction
JRR Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle Earth
From Book to Script
Designing and Building Middle-Earth 1
Home of the Horse Lords
Middle-Earth Atlas
New Zealand as Middle-Earth
DISC 14
The Return of the King Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 6- The Passing of an Age
Introduction
Filming "The Return of the King"
Visual Effects
Post-Production: Journey's End
The Passing of an Age
Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for "Into the West"
DISC 15
Costa Botes Documentary From Limited Edition
The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes




News by Tom Woodward
Starring: Elijah Wood
Released: 28th June 2011
SRP: $119.98
Further Details:
New Line Entertainment has announced a 15-disc Blu-ray release of the Lord Of The Rings Extended Edition Trilogy for June 28th. Retail will be around $119.98. Each of the films will be presented in Dazzling 1080p along with DTS HD-MA 5.1 Audio. We have no word on individual releases at this time. We've attached the full disc specs below, along with the official package artwork:
Quote:
DISC 1
Fellowship of the Ring Feature--Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-MTV Movie Award Spoof (The Council of Elrod)
DISC 2
Fellowship of the Ring Feature-Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production0
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-Two Towers Sneak Peek
DISC 3
The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 1-From Book to Vision (M. Pellerin)
Peter Jackson Introduction
JRR Tolkien: Creator of Middle Earth
From Book to Script
Visualizing the Story
Designing and Building Middle Earth
Middle Earth Atlas Interactive
New Zealand and Middle Earth Interactive
DISC 4
The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 2-From Vision to Reality (M. Pellerin)
Elijah Wood Introduction
Filming "The Fellowship of the Ring"
Visual Effects 57
Post Production: Putting it all Together
Digital Grading
Sound and Music
The Road Goes Ever On…
DISC 5
Costa Botes Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: Behind the Scenes
DISC 6
The Two Towers Feature-Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-MTV Movie Awards Clip (Gollum Accepting Award)
DISC 7
The Two Towers Feature-Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast
DISC 8
The Two Towers Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 3 - The Journey Continues
Peter Jackson Introduction
JRR Tolkien: Origin of Middle Earth
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
Designing and Building Middle-Earth
Gollum
Middle-Earth Atlas Interactive
New Zealand as Middle Earth (map with video location)
DISC 9
The Two Towers Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 4 - The Battle for Middle Earth From Extended Edition
Elijah Wood Introduction
Filming the Two Towers
Visual Effects
Editorial: Refining the Story
Music and Sound
The Battle for Helm's Deep is Over…
DISC 10
Costa Botes Documentary From Limited Edition
The Two Towers: Behind the Scenes
DISC 11
Return of the King Feature-Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
DISC 12
Return of the King Feature- Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
DISC 13
The Return of the King Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 5- The War of the Ring
Peter Jackson introduction
JRR Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle Earth
From Book to Script
Designing and Building Middle-Earth 1
Home of the Horse Lords
Middle-Earth Atlas
New Zealand as Middle-Earth
DISC 14
The Return of the King Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 6- The Passing of an Age
Introduction
Filming "The Return of the King"
Visual Effects
Post-Production: Journey's End
The Passing of an Age
Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for "Into the West"
DISC 15
Costa Botes Documentary From Limited Edition
The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes




News by Tom Woodward
Advertisements
Existing Posts
oh my i may need to get a blu-ray just for this
I will be getting this set - it doesn't worry me if I have to change a disc half way through if I get the best quality possible.
Although it 'almost' feels like New Line just simply kept the masters they had for the DVDs and simply transferred them to BD...
Bring on the 100GB Blurays! That will fix it!
Or you could always get 2 BD drives in your computer and sync them to play one disc after the other....
Although it 'almost' feels like New Line just simply kept the masters they had for the DVDs and simply transferred them to BD...
Bring on the 100GB Blurays! That will fix it!
Or you could always get 2 BD drives in your computer and sync them to play one disc after the other....
Intergalactic Ponce wrote: I wonder if they'll do something similar to the Alien box set in that if you eject the disc (after part 1) a screensaver(y) film related/themed screen will appear, disappear when part 2 is inserted and go straight into back into the film.
I've stopped wondering about that now.
Yeah, it seems that this TLOTR package will be nothing compared to Alien Anthology. That AA is a perfect example of BD set done right, the transfers are top-notch, it contains all the old features along with the new-for-BD ones, Slick packaging, and all the discs are BDs with efficiently-managed content.
Compared to AA, it looks like that this TLOTR set has NOTHING special in it. Considering how legendary these movies are, this set feels (like a previous poster said) LAZY. Now, lets hope for the best for Star Wars.
I've stopped wondering about that now.
Yeah, it seems that this TLOTR package will be nothing compared to Alien Anthology. That AA is a perfect example of BD set done right, the transfers are top-notch, it contains all the old features along with the new-for-BD ones, Slick packaging, and all the discs are BDs with efficiently-managed content.
Compared to AA, it looks like that this TLOTR set has NOTHING special in it. Considering how legendary these movies are, this set feels (like a previous poster said) LAZY. Now, lets hope for the best for Star Wars.
Dizagaox wrote: Should have just released this one first. They really frakked up releasing the theatrical cuts, no wonder they're selling for just £5 ($8) in the UK, nobody wants them even for that little.
What they should have done is combined these BluRay releases. Have the theatrical and extended cuts via seamless branching (keeping them split across two discs if necessary), and used BluRay to combine all the standard definition special features across less discs.
What they should have done is combined these BluRay releases. Have the theatrical and extended cuts via seamless branching (keeping them split across two discs if necessary), and used BluRay to combine all the standard definition special features across less discs.
Matt Stilwell wrote: Who said that they had to use DTS audio ? They could just use a 5.1 surround track. Sure, it's not the most advanced mix out there, but it's perfectly fine. How many channels of sound do you really need ? I'd take a slightly "less" audio track in exchange for a single movie not to be split unnecessarily. A 5.1 mix is just fine. Not everyone has a huge, expensive surround system like you seem to.
DTS does have 5.1 channels..not sure what you're getting at there. I won't settle for compressed 5.1 mix. That would be a deal breaker for me. It was with the Grindhouse blu-ray as well.
And yeah I do have an expensive surround system. Lots of people do. And you're on a site full of enthusiasts. When you do have a very nice sound system, and the right ear for it, lossless audio makes all the difference in the world.
DTS does have 5.1 channels..not sure what you're getting at there. I won't settle for compressed 5.1 mix. That would be a deal breaker for me. It was with the Grindhouse blu-ray as well.
And yeah I do have an expensive surround system. Lots of people do. And you're on a site full of enthusiasts. When you do have a very nice sound system, and the right ear for it, lossless audio makes all the difference in the world.
Wilson Bros wrote: We wouldn't. Blu-Ray is supposed to be the current pinnacle of A/V technology and we wouldn't want to have the audio/video quality compromised over squeezing each film onto one disc.
The Wilson Bros
Agreed.
You guys that are whining about two discs for each movie need to take more than a few seconds to think about why. Given that the set is to include a DTS-HD Master Audio track and assuming the video is encoded at a nice bit rate, all it takes is some simple math to see that there is no way these particular 210, 220 and 250 minute films would fit on one dual-layer disc without a large drop in the quality that most consumers have come to expect from Blu-ray, and that isn't even taking high definition menus, other audio tracks and subtitles into consideration.
Intergalactic Ponce: I wonder if they'll do something similar to the Alien box set in that if you eject the disc (after part 1) a screensaver(y) film related/themed screen will appear, disappear when part 2 is inserted and go straight into back into the film.
That would be a really nice touch. Next to Star Trek:TOS, that Alien set is my favorite thing on Blu-ray.
The Wilson Bros
Agreed.
You guys that are whining about two discs for each movie need to take more than a few seconds to think about why. Given that the set is to include a DTS-HD Master Audio track and assuming the video is encoded at a nice bit rate, all it takes is some simple math to see that there is no way these particular 210, 220 and 250 minute films would fit on one dual-layer disc without a large drop in the quality that most consumers have come to expect from Blu-ray, and that isn't even taking high definition menus, other audio tracks and subtitles into consideration.
Intergalactic Ponce: I wonder if they'll do something similar to the Alien box set in that if you eject the disc (after part 1) a screensaver(y) film related/themed screen will appear, disappear when part 2 is inserted and go straight into back into the film.
That would be a really nice touch. Next to Star Trek:TOS, that Alien set is my favorite thing on Blu-ray.
Matt Stilwell wrote: I'd take a slightly "less" audio track in exchange for a single movie not to be split unnecessarily.
We wouldn't. Blu-Ray is supposed to be the current pinnacle of A/V technology and we wouldn't want to have the audio/video quality compromised over squeezing each film onto one disc.
The Wilson Bros
We wouldn't. Blu-Ray is supposed to be the current pinnacle of A/V technology and we wouldn't want to have the audio/video quality compromised over squeezing each film onto one disc.
The Wilson Bros
Agreed. The extras are/were SD and they could/should have put them onto BD's (at SD) to reduce the amount of discs. 15 discs is too much.
You might argue that if the extras are in SD, why bother including them (or the commentaries) in this BD set at all as any fan will already have them.
Or produce a cheaper, movie only box set of the EE's.
I wonder if they'll do something similar to the Alien box set in that if you eject the disc (after part 1) a screensaver(y) film related/themed screen will appear, disappear when part 2 is inserted and go straight into back into the film.
I've stopped wondering about that now.
You might argue that if the extras are in SD, why bother including them (or the commentaries) in this BD set at all as any fan will already have them.
Or produce a cheaper, movie only box set of the EE's.
I wonder if they'll do something similar to the Alien box set in that if you eject the disc (after part 1) a screensaver(y) film related/themed screen will appear, disappear when part 2 is inserted and go straight into back into the film.
I've stopped wondering about that now.
I already own the Limited Editions and 4-Disc Extended DVDs...I already have all these special features. Well, whatever. What the other people said. Transfers.
There are practical people who prefer the movie crammed in 1 disc by sacrificing the AV quality, and there are those who prioritize the quality and don't mind the movie-in-two-discs thing.
It is what it is. Y'all don't have to waste time arguing 'bout it. It's like people arguing which is better, man or woman. It's no use.
My only complain is: if the bonus features are gonna be in SD, WHY they still split it over 2(or 3?) discs? I can understand if the feature-discs are DVDs, but if they are BDs, I can't accept that.
It is what it is. Y'all don't have to waste time arguing 'bout it. It's like people arguing which is better, man or woman. It's no use.
My only complain is: if the bonus features are gonna be in SD, WHY they still split it over 2(or 3?) discs? I can understand if the feature-discs are DVDs, but if they are BDs, I can't accept that.
Who said that they had to use DTS audio ? They could just use a 5.1 surround track. Sure, it's not the most advanced mix out there, but it's perfectly fine. How many channels of sound do you really need ? I'd take a slightly "less" audio track in exchange for a single movie not to be split unnecessarily. A 5.1 mix is just fine. Not everyone has a huge, expensive surround system like you seem to.
C'mon, Gabe - you know why they're spreading out the extras onto several SD discs; it's to make it look as impressive as possible to punters who don't know any better.
As long as they have a good-looking transfer of Fellowship, then we'll buy them.
The Wilson Bros
As long as they have a good-looking transfer of Fellowship, then we'll buy them.
The Wilson Bros
There's no way they're fitting 1080p versions of 3 nearly 4 hour movies onto a single blu-ray with a DTS-HD track and not losing huge quality guys. I understand the complaints of spreading each movie over two discs, but you'd end up with DVD quality image at best cramming all of that onto a single Blu-ray.
On the other hand, I don't mind if the extras are in SD video, and don't understand why they wouldn't cram that all onto one or two discs ala the Alien collection release.
On the other hand, I don't mind if the extras are in SD video, and don't understand why they wouldn't cram that all onto one or two discs ala the Alien collection release.
State wrote: The theatrical editions are for people who enjoy movies, the extended editions are for people that don't care for movies and are more interested in content (regardless of whether it wrecks the movie or not).
The extended editions lack pace, momentum and tend to grind to a halt at times, they are not Oscar-worthy, but the original theatrical editions are.
Exactly. I'm not saying that the scenes put into the extended editions are bad scenes. They just mess with the pacing and flow of the movies. They are best as deleted scenes ; not put in the movie it's self. The movies as they are, tend to be slow, especially the first movie. But that fits with the storytelling. Extending them with even slower scenes wasn't a wise decision.
The extended editions lack pace, momentum and tend to grind to a halt at times, they are not Oscar-worthy, but the original theatrical editions are.
Exactly. I'm not saying that the scenes put into the extended editions are bad scenes. They just mess with the pacing and flow of the movies. They are best as deleted scenes ; not put in the movie it's self. The movies as they are, tend to be slow, especially the first movie. But that fits with the storytelling. Extending them with even slower scenes wasn't a wise decision.
The theatrical editions are for people who enjoy movies, the extended editions are for people that don't care for movies and are more interested in content (regardless of whether it wrecks the movie or not).
The extended editions lack pace, momentum and tend to grind to a halt at times, they are not Oscar-worthy, but the original theatrical editions are.
The extended editions lack pace, momentum and tend to grind to a halt at times, they are not Oscar-worthy, but the original theatrical editions are.
I agree that that long of a movie couldn't be on one dvd, but it should be able to fit on a blu-ray. They can hold about 9 hours of video. I have a 3 hour movie that's on one dvd, and it looks almost perfect. But I can imagine that a 4 hour movie would have artifacts.
Matt Stilwell wrote: It's just New Line wanting to milk us out of as much money as they possibly can. But they didn't think of one thing. Most of the real dvd/blu-ray/movie fans are getting smarter. New Line doesn't realize that because we're getting smarter and getting to know what is and isn't possible with compression and what can fit on a certain kind of disc and what can't. Like Nick said, the ultimate cut of Watchmen is longer than the first LOTR movie, yet it fit just fine on ONE DISC. Sorry, New Line. We're not falling for it.
Return of the King is 251 mins long, that's over 4 hours. No one in their right mind would WANT them to put that on one disc because of the increased compression it would require. After all, you buy Blu-Ray for the quality, right? Less compression = better quality.
The first two could probably be squeezed onto one disc each, but I'm sure they were going for uniformity here. If one couldn't fit, then split them all so every package is the same.
What's the big deal anyway? Are you really going to sit in one spot for 4 hours without ever getting up? If so, you might want to get those bed sores looked after
Return of the King is 251 mins long, that's over 4 hours. No one in their right mind would WANT them to put that on one disc because of the increased compression it would require. After all, you buy Blu-Ray for the quality, right? Less compression = better quality.
The first two could probably be squeezed onto one disc each, but I'm sure they were going for uniformity here. If one couldn't fit, then split them all so every package is the same.
What's the big deal anyway? Are you really going to sit in one spot for 4 hours without ever getting up? If so, you might want to get those bed sores looked after

Croweyes1121 wrote: If they DIDN'T put the films on two discs each and the quality suffered EVEN SLIGHTLY, these same people would still be complaining. ::eye roll::
i wouldnt because apparently i'm not as picky and i have a magic tv. i cant count how often i read reviews stating the picture of a blu movie isnt that good or its even bad and then i see it and it looks good if not amazing.
with the billion hours of extras on this collection, the commentaries are just wasting space and pointless and without them, the movies would all fit onto 1 disc.
i wouldnt because apparently i'm not as picky and i have a magic tv. i cant count how often i read reviews stating the picture of a blu movie isnt that good or its even bad and then i see it and it looks good if not amazing.
with the billion hours of extras on this collection, the commentaries are just wasting space and pointless and without them, the movies would all fit onto 1 disc.
Matt Stilwell wrote: It's just New Line wanting to milk us out of as much money as they possibly can. But they didn't think of one thing. Most of the real dvd/blu-ray/movie fans are getting smarter. New Line doesn't realize that because we're getting smarter and getting to know what is and isn't possible with compression and what can fit on a certain kind of disc and what can't. Like Nick said, the ultimate cut of Watchmen is longer than the first LOTR movie, yet it fit just fine on ONE DISC. Sorry, New Line. We're not falling for it.
What possible angle would New Line have on us? This is a very mild inconvenience. I'll always continue to be baffled by the sense of entitlement people have on the internet.
What possible angle would New Line have on us? This is a very mild inconvenience. I'll always continue to be baffled by the sense of entitlement people have on the internet.
It's just New Line wanting to milk us out of as much money as they possibly can. But they didn't think of one thing. Most of the real dvd/blu-ray/movie fans are getting smarter. New Line doesn't realize that because we're getting smarter and getting to know what is and isn't possible with compression and what can fit on a certain kind of disc and what can't. Like Nick said, the ultimate cut of Watchmen is longer than the first LOTR movie, yet it fit just fine on ONE DISC. Sorry, New Line. We're not falling for it.
I'm shocked that its the additional audio tracks that keep it from being on a single disc. Honestly, any audio track is only going to be a few hundred megabytes. A dual layered Blu Ray can hold 50 GBs of data.
Take, for example, the Ultimate Cut of "Watchmen." It runs 215 minutes, seven minutes longer than "The Fellowship of the Ring" extended cut, and has two commentary tracks, and a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track. It fits on a single Blu Ray 50 GB disc, and reportedly, presents the film in amazing quality. Frankly, it makes me feel like New Line is just not making the effort here. Even on the theatrical cuts, the special features disc was a DVD, not a Blu Ray. It comes off as lazy, in my view.
-NJM
Take, for example, the Ultimate Cut of "Watchmen." It runs 215 minutes, seven minutes longer than "The Fellowship of the Ring" extended cut, and has two commentary tracks, and a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 track. It fits on a single Blu Ray 50 GB disc, and reportedly, presents the film in amazing quality. Frankly, it makes me feel like New Line is just not making the effort here. Even on the theatrical cuts, the special features disc was a DVD, not a Blu Ray. It comes off as lazy, in my view.
-NJM
Amazon has them to preorder right now for less then $85, so I might just get them even though this would be my 4th different time to purchase these films...
What color are the cases? they look like the red HD-DVD cases
Weee wants it!
The "not on one disc" thing is annoying, but I'll definitely pick this up assuming the transfers are decent.
pingas wrote: I have to admit I've never seen the extended versions of the films, only the theatrical versions. Of course, they're awesome. If I were to possibly buy this set, which has nice artwork, I'd have to see the extended versions first. The only thing I'm really curious about is Saruman's fate. I don't even know why that was left out.
Then you're in for a real treat! I envy you in a way...once I saw the extended editions, I can't go back to the originals, even though PJ himself said they were "the" definitive cut. The extended editions were created to flesh out the story and add stuff, which, altogether, makes it an even more amazing experience - especially with The Two Towers.
I do agree with you that the fate of saruman should have been left in the theatrical cut. That was, I felt, the one real mistake PJ made.
Then you're in for a real treat! I envy you in a way...once I saw the extended editions, I can't go back to the originals, even though PJ himself said they were "the" definitive cut. The extended editions were created to flesh out the story and add stuff, which, altogether, makes it an even more amazing experience - especially with The Two Towers.
I do agree with you that the fate of saruman should have been left in the theatrical cut. That was, I felt, the one real mistake PJ made.
I have to admit I've never seen the extended versions of the films, only the theatrical versions. Of course, they're awesome. If I were to possibly buy this set, which has nice artwork, I'd have to see the extended versions first. The only thing I'm really curious about is Saruman's fate. I don't even know why that was left out.
The extended editions completely ruin the pacing of the films. It is so stupid that they are still splitting the movies across discs. There is no way that they couldn't have put the whole thing on one disc. Extended AND split over multiple discs.....sorry, New Line. No sale.
Won't they be releasing this again after The Hobbit is over? I mean it just started production. Woot PJ!
Croweyes1121 wrote: If they DIDN'T put the films on two discs each and the quality suffered EVEN SLIGHTLY, these same people would still be complaining. ::eye roll::
Well, it's a 15-disc set with excellent packaging. Us consumers need SOMETHING to complain about!
Well, it's a 15-disc set with excellent packaging. Us consumers need SOMETHING to complain about!
HOLY $#!% !!!!!!! THATS A LOT OF DISCS
If they DIDN'T put the films on two discs each and the quality suffered EVEN SLIGHTLY, these same people would still be complaining. ::eye roll::
I'm very satisfied with the theatrical Blu-Ray edition. I gave away my theatrical DVDs upon purchasing the extended versions and for the past six years my good opinion of these films has slowly diminished. When I bought the theatrical Blu-Ray set, however, I was amazed by the difference. I'll retain the extended DVDs for their wealth of supplemental features, but the extended cuts themselves are sluggish and fatiguing.
I know, right? I can't believe they don't expect people to sit down for a full four hours, thrice. Providing some type of "intermission so I don't freaking become physically infused with my chair." Those b*****ds!
Still, though: I'm gonna buy the theatrical Blu-Rays and wait for the Extended's to go down in price, as the theatrical versions are better movies. The extended ones are amazing, don't get me wrong, they provide fantastic insight and are generally awesome, but the theatrical versions are technically better, particularly in the pacing department.
And as for the look of the theatrical Blu release--yes, it's not nearly as good as it could be, but in all honesty, it is noticably better than the DVD.
Still, though: I'm gonna buy the theatrical Blu-Rays and wait for the Extended's to go down in price, as the theatrical versions are better movies. The extended ones are amazing, don't get me wrong, they provide fantastic insight and are generally awesome, but the theatrical versions are technically better, particularly in the pacing department.
And as for the look of the theatrical Blu release--yes, it's not nearly as good as it could be, but in all honesty, it is noticably better than the DVD.
Extremely lame that they're not putting the entire movie on one Blu-ray disc. Sorry, I won't buy it. I only watch movies that I don't have to get up in the middle of and swap discs.
Another site has already stated that the bonus discs are the original DVDs from the first round of extended cuts.
I got the theatrical Blu set on Black Friday thanks to a MAJOR flub on Target's part. The individual releases were supposed to be $7.99 each but they pictured the trilogy box set instead. They honored it, and I was glad for it.
As far as this goes, it's such a beautiful package. I just wish they could've fit each film on one disc each. I seem to recall back in the day when Blu-ray launched that one of the mentioned perks of the storage capacity on a Blu-ray disc would allow each extended cut of these films to be pressed onto one disc each. It's dumb on New Line's part for putting extras on the Blu-ray discs along with the films.
Having said that, I agree with Bouncy. Each film on two discs is a deal-breaker for me. Release these in a 3-disc box set or individually, and I will gladly scrounge up the cash to buy. For now, I'm content with my $8.00 theatrical box set.
I got the theatrical Blu set on Black Friday thanks to a MAJOR flub on Target's part. The individual releases were supposed to be $7.99 each but they pictured the trilogy box set instead. They honored it, and I was glad for it.
As far as this goes, it's such a beautiful package. I just wish they could've fit each film on one disc each. I seem to recall back in the day when Blu-ray launched that one of the mentioned perks of the storage capacity on a Blu-ray disc would allow each extended cut of these films to be pressed onto one disc each. It's dumb on New Line's part for putting extras on the Blu-ray discs along with the films.
Having said that, I agree with Bouncy. Each film on two discs is a deal-breaker for me. Release these in a 3-disc box set or individually, and I will gladly scrounge up the cash to buy. For now, I'm content with my $8.00 theatrical box set.
Even though I bought the LOTR theatrical trilogy for $7.99 at Target's Black Friday sale last year, the extended editions are still a day one purchase for me!! I'm also happy to have both editions in my collection as well!!

I've got the theatrical editions on blu-ray as I wanted the original versions that got everyone talking. Still want the extended editions as they're definitely superior, but for me I'm happy to have both versions. In terms of releasing both versions on one disc, yes that's possible, but not if all the extras are in hi-def too.
Read an interesting interview regarding the split release of the theatrical and extended editions with Peter Jackson. He basically disowned the decision, stating it was a poor move on New Line's part. I don't mind a theatrical set and an extended set, but there was no reason not to release them on the same date, possibly with an option to have the lot together in an ultimate 21-disc package.
My main hope with this set though is that unlike the theatrical package, the bonus discs are not just the original DVDs.
Read an interesting interview regarding the split release of the theatrical and extended editions with Peter Jackson. He basically disowned the decision, stating it was a poor move on New Line's part. I don't mind a theatrical set and an extended set, but there was no reason not to release them on the same date, possibly with an option to have the lot together in an ultimate 21-disc package.
My main hope with this set though is that unlike the theatrical package, the bonus discs are not just the original DVDs.
Should have just released this one first. They really frakked up releasing the theatrical cuts, no wonder they're selling for just £5 ($8) in the UK, nobody wants them even for that little.
Marcus1138 wrote: So much for the power of Blu-ray then? Still splitting the movies?
i hear ya and the sad thing is, its not entirely the fault of blu...its all those freakin commentaries. seriously, 67 for each movie is a little much. had it only been 1 or 2 or even none, i'm sure the movies would fit nicely onto one disc.
i may give in one day when they are real cheap but thats a deal breaker for me. maybe they'll release movie only editions down the road and they'll be on one disc but i doubt it. lol
all that said, its a very pretty collection. nice package work!
i hear ya and the sad thing is, its not entirely the fault of blu...its all those freakin commentaries. seriously, 67 for each movie is a little much. had it only been 1 or 2 or even none, i'm sure the movies would fit nicely onto one disc.
i may give in one day when they are real cheap but thats a deal breaker for me. maybe they'll release movie only editions down the road and they'll be on one disc but i doubt it. lol
all that said, its a very pretty collection. nice package work!
So much for the power of Blu-ray then? Still splitting the movies?
FOLLOW DVDACTIVE
Follow our updates
OTHER INTERESTING STUFF
Reviewer Agony





Hot Interviews





New Easter Eggs





Most Talked About




