Fried Gold wrote:The Lord of the Rings DVDs have been a big screw over since day one, with about five different releases of pretty much the same thing.
Why did you think this would be any different?
Peven wrote:beside the theatrical editions the extended editions what other versions are there out there? the extended edition dvd's are great in picture and sound quality, add significant footage to the theatrical release, and the extras are still the gold standard for dvd's. i don't see the basis for someone saying that there have been different 5 versions and they are all the same....
Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he’s saving the extended editions of the films for an “ultimate” box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films...
Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he’s saving the extended editions of the films for an “ultimate” box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films...
Any chance this means PJ is going to shoot the Scouring of the Shire?
Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he’s saving the extended editions of the films for an “ultimate” box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films...
Any chance this means PJ is going to shoot the Scouring of the Shire?
Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he’s saving the extended editions of the films for an “ultimate” box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films...
Any chance this means PJ is going to shoot the Scouring of the Shire?
Peven wrote: i am not exactly desperate to shell out another $150(figure $50 per movie) for versions where my eyes will have to work to see a difference
Nachokoolaid wrote:Probably not deserving of it's own thread
tapehead wrote:Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he’s saving the extended editions of the films for an “ultimate” box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films...
Any chance this means PJ is going to shoot the Scouring of the Shire?
Or Tom Bombadil (OH!)?
Fievel wrote:tapehead wrote:Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Sources close to director Peter Jackson have informed me that he’s saving the extended editions of the films for an “ultimate” box set release closer to the debut of the new Hobbit films...
Any chance this means PJ is going to shoot the Scouring of the Shire?
Or Tom Bombadil (OH!)?
Isn't the old "Oh Snap!" gif taken from the gaffneyed Tom Bombadil scene?
sonnyboo wrote:Peven wrote: i am not exactly desperate to shell out another $150(figure $50 per movie) for versions where my eyes will have to work to see a difference
It's $69 for all 3 on BLU RAY, so I'm not sure where your numbers are at, but I'm waiting too and NETFLIX can take care of me for now. That'll learn NEW LINE.
TheBaxter wrote:from the main site... EE LOTR blu-rays to come a year later than theatrical cuts
Raziel wrote:This is probably old news, but apparently a massive amount of the comments on Amazon are negative vis-a-vis the lack of extended cuts. I'm sure they look awesome, but I think I'll give 'em a miss.
sonnyboo wrote:Raziel wrote:This is probably old news, but apparently a massive amount of the comments on Amazon are negative vis-a-vis the lack of extended cuts. I'm sure they look awesome, but I think I'll give 'em a miss.
It makes you wonder if NEW LINE (nee Warner Bros) even noticed.
Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Lord of the Rings Blu-ray transfer and encode issues?
Fievel wrote:Not gonna fall for it.
There's going to be some sort of Ultimate Edition once The Hobbit is released on BluRay.
Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Fievel wrote:Not gonna fall for it.
There's going to be some sort of Ultimate Edition once The Hobbit is released on BluRay.
I think you are referring to The Middle Earth Saga edition. Inside a hand-carved wooden box is an 18 disc set with maps of Middle Earth, a replica of the ring, an Aragon's sword letter opener, and its all held up by Bilbo and Frodo bookends. Just watching the extras will be a part time job.
I'm kidding but chances are someone at New Line is writing this down.
Peven wrote:then they don't appreciate a great cut of a movie, or maybe they should do nap time first, because the EE of FOTR is probably the best of the three films, either theatrical or EE cut. sounds like they don't really respect the material in the first place if they are constantly talking over it anyway, so they are hardly any sort of accurate barometer of the quality of the film
ufoclub1977 wrote:Naw, they had probably seen the theatrical one a zillion times, or more likely, had read the books many times. Total enthusiasts. There are some good moments in the extended versions, but in some cases the extended scenes weaken the drive of the film especially if the content is either too sidetracked, or the scene itself wasn't put together in the best way. I really believe that a version that is somewhere in between would be great.
But, all in all, I personally will hold off on the blu-ray purchase until the longer cuts come out, because I'm kind of past looking at it as a functional film, but more as a travelogue, or immersive experience that is not about plot, but more about details. And I do think some of the added material is great stuff.
Peven wrote:I haven't bothered to watch the theatrical cuts since the EE's came out for each film, and have since considered the EE's as the "real" versions as far as I was concerned and the theatrical cuts as abbreviated cuts
Fievel wrote:Peven wrote:I haven't bothered to watch the theatrical cuts since the EE's came out for each film, and have since considered the EE's as the "real" versions as far as I was concerned and the theatrical cuts as abbreviated cuts
Agreed. I'm waiting to buy the BluRay MegaUltimateExtendedDirector's Cut Box Set when The Hobbit is done and released. Maybe PJ will go back and edit in Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire..... but use Muppets.
Peven wrote:Fievel wrote:Peven wrote:I haven't bothered to watch the theatrical cuts since the EE's came out for each film, and have since considered the EE's as the "real" versions as far as I was concerned and the theatrical cuts as abbreviated cuts
Agreed. I'm waiting to buy the BluRay MegaUltimateExtendedDirector's Cut Box Set when The Hobbit is done and released. Maybe PJ will go back and edit in Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire..... but use Muppets.
I have watched all three EE's in a row several times so far already, taking up and entire Saturday or Sunday to do so and it is quite an unmatched immersive cinematic experience, i can only imagine what it is going to be like adding the EE's of the two Hobbit films to that line-up....
Fievel wrote:Peven wrote:Fievel wrote:Peven wrote:I haven't bothered to watch the theatrical cuts since the EE's came out for each film, and have since considered the EE's as the "real" versions as far as I was concerned and the theatrical cuts as abbreviated cuts
Agreed. I'm waiting to buy the BluRay MegaUltimateExtendedDirector's Cut Box Set when The Hobbit is done and released. Maybe PJ will go back and edit in Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire..... but use Muppets.
I have watched all three EE's in a row several times so far already, taking up an entire Saturday or Sunday to do so and it is quite an unmatched immersive cinematic experience, i can only imagine what it is going to be like adding the EE's of the two Hobbit films to that line-up....
Your body will reduce in height and your feet will become ultra hairy.
But seriously, it will be difficult and amazing all at once.
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