LOTR TRILOGY DVD's {box set[

[Goosemaster]

Preorder for $53.99 + $2.90@ buy.com after $10 MIR


Not sure ifthey are the extended editions though

 

[Hook]

Probably not extended versions since Return of the King extended version isn't going to be released until early next year last I heard.

 

[Colrenea]

The extended ROTK should be out in November, just like all the others. There's no way it is delayed until next year. Peter Jackson has already finished the actual print of the movie, they are just getting all the extras squared away.

 

[huesmann]

Besides, if this were the extended versions you wouldn't get it for less than $60.

 

[rcraig]

I read in a magazine article that ROTK Ex will have a full hour additional footage including the whole Saruman story. I hope that article is right!

RCRaig

 

[osiris3mc]

Definitely worth holding out for the extended version! I can't wait!

 

[Collije]

Ya, I'm waiting for the extended editions too.

 

[Mathcop]

Here's another vote for waiting for the extended editions. I don't often spend too much on movies. I rarely buy any as there aren't that many that I feel I need to own. It seems I never watch them anyway. But I decided some time ago that I would buy this set when it came out. If I'm gonna drop that much cash on movies, I might as well wait and get the extended editions and get it all over with at once.

BTW, anyone else suffer from this problem with owning movies ..... I can have a copy of a movie on the shelf and never think of watching it. Even when I find absolutely nothing worth watching at at any given time, I just don't think of the videos I have. Then, if one of those same movies that I liked well enough to own comes on TV, I watch it nearly everytime as it is one of my "favorite" movies. Anyone else, or is that just me?

 

[etrin]

I am the same way mathcop..

I wish I could understand why.....
I should never rent or buy a movie BUT if I don't they are never shown on tv.
as soon as I rent or buy one its on 12 channels 3 times a day.

 

[Passions]

mmmmm...extended version.....*splooooge*

 

[Axon]

Originally posted by: Mathcop
Here's another vote for waiting for the extended editions. I don't often spend too much on movies. I rarely buy any as there aren't that many that I feel I need to own. It seems I never watch them anyway. But I decided some time ago that I would buy this set when it came out. If I'm gonna drop that much cash on movies, I might as well wait and get the extended editions and get it all over with at once.

BTW, anyone else suffer from this problem with owning movies ..... I can have a copy of a movie on the shelf and never think of watching it. Even when I find absolutely nothing worth watching at at any given time, I just don't think of the videos I have. Then, if one of those same movies that I liked well enough to own comes on TV, I watch it nearly everytime as it is one of my "favorite" movies. Anyone else, or is that just me?

Same here. I even get annoyed by cartoon DVDs, as the episodes feel too "short" when I watch them. But once I rip to .ISO and I have a film or series on my computer, I'll watch it more often even though the picture is generally smaller.

I also do not spend a lot on DVDs, as I know that I'll rarely watch them. I will purchase one once in a blue moon, but compared to most people I know, it is quite rare.

Weird....must be a pavlovian thing. We're "trained" to watch TV and movies a certain way.

 

[qpham11]

Originally posted by: Mathcop
Here's another vote for waiting for the extended editions. I don't often spend too much on movies. I rarely buy any as there aren't that many that I feel I need to own. It seems I never watch them anyway. But I decided some time ago that I would buy this set when it came out. If I'm gonna drop that much cash on movies, I might as well wait and get the extended editions and get it all over with at once.

BTW, anyone else suffer from this problem with owning movies ..... I can have a copy of a movie on the shelf and never think of watching it. Even when I find absolutely nothing worth watching at at any given time, I just don't think of the videos I have. Then, if one of those same movies that I liked well enough to own comes on TV, I watch it nearly everytime as it is one of my "favorite" movies. Anyone else, or is that just me?

Mathcop-

I know exactly what you mean. I think I'm just lazy to get off the couch and put in a movie. Most of the time it takes me a while to decide which movie to watch. If it's on TV then I don't need to decide. The only thing is the quality of the picture is not as good and the editing.

 

[The8thAdam]

Extended version is supposed to clock at just under 5hours so, a little more than an hour.

Ain't it Cool is also reporting a list of the scenes to be added back into the film for the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Extended DVD. These include Gandalf confronting Saruman at Isengard, Merry pledging allegiance to Theoden at Edoras, Aragorn using the Palantir to reveal himself to Sauron, the Witch King confronting Gandalf during the battle of Pelennor Fields, the Houses of Healing scene in which Faramir and Eowyn meet, Frodo and Sam joining a column of orcs on the way to Mt. Doom and the infamous 'Mouth of Sauron' scene at the Black Gates. Glimpses of a few of these appeared in trailers for the film. We've also heard that the drinking game at Edoras between Gimli and Legolas will be added back in, along with possibly more footage showing other characters going into the West at the end of the film. Peter Jackson has said that approximately 65 minutes of material was cut from the film for its theatrical release, so a good portion of that could find its way back into the extended cut. We'll post more when we hear it.

 

[Mathcop]

Originally posted by: Axon

Weird....must be a pavlovian thing. We're "trained" to watch TV and movies a certain way.

Very interesting theory Axon. I think you're on to something there. Kinda scary to think how the television networks have all of us that have been raised on TV trained to behave for them, i.e. watching their crappy, edited, over-filled with commercials programming even when we have other choices available to us. Hmmmmmm.

 

[BladeWalker]

Thanks, The8thAdam for the info. I'm now more excited by the extended edition of ROTK. Besides the ending I felt it left a lot out in theaters.

 

[LoverBoyJ]

Originally posted by: Mathcop

BTW, anyone else suffer from this problem with owning movies ..... I can have a copy of a movie on the shelf and never think of watching it. Even when I find absolutely nothing worth watching at at any given time, I just don't think of the videos I have. Then, if one of those same movies that I liked well enough to own comes on TV, I watch it nearly everytime as it is one of my "favorite" movies. Anyone else, or is that just me?

Hehehe add me to the list.... I have a couple of movies that are still in thier sealed package still waiting to be opened.

One problem though is that some DVD's (although minute in numbers) may have problems such as skipping, stopping somewhere in the middle, or physical defects. And if not seen quickly and I may have thrown the reciept already or it may already past the usual 30 days return/exchange policy, it could never be replaced with a good one...

 

[Twofootputt]

Originally posted by: Mathcop
Here's another vote for waiting for the extended editions. I don't often spend too much on movies. I rarely buy any as there aren't that many that I feel I need to own. It seems I never watch them anyway. But I decided some time ago that I would buy this set when it came out. If I'm gonna drop that much cash on movies, I might as well wait and get the extended editions and get it all over with at once.

BTW, anyone else suffer from this problem with owning movies ..... I can have a copy of a movie on the shelf and never think of watching it. Even when I find absolutely nothing worth watching at at any given time, I just don't think of the videos I have. Then, if one of those same movies that I liked well enough to own comes on TV, I watch it nearly everytime as it is one of my "favorite" movies. Anyone else, or is that just me?

Yeah, after surfing through the 100's of channels on the guide, I forget to look under the DVD player. LOTR sounds like an all day project.

 

[Nutzo]

If you open your DVD and find it's DOA, but are past your 30 day exchange window, just wait to after christmas & say it was a gift

 

[greendonuts3]

FWIW I read in an interview w/ Jackson that they didn't bother filming any of the scouring of the shire segment :disgust:, so they felt that the confrontation w/ saruman was useless in the final cut and raised more questions than it answered. Here's hoping they put it back in, as well as an explanation of why the palantir was sitting in a puddle.

 

[GoingUp]

I want the extended editions, but im only gonna buy them if I dont have to flip the frickin disc in the middle of the movie. They need to just put the whole movie on one side with 1 DTS soundtrack, and leave the extras for the other 8 DVDs.

 

[batmanuel]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I want the extended editions, but im only gonna buy them if I dont have to flip the frickin disc in the middle of the movie. They need to just put the whole movie on one side with 1 DTS soundtrack, and leave the extras for the other 8 DVDs.

The problem is that with a four or five hour movie and a DTS track (which takes up a LOT of space), you really can't squeeze the whole thing on to a single disk without the video quality turning into something that resembles a RealPlayer video stream. I'm very happy having the movie split between seperate disks so I can get the very best audio and video quality (in addition to the added footage, the Extended Editions use the extra space to crank up the bitrate on the video to almost SuperBit levels, which makes a big difference if you have an anamorphic HDTV monitior to view the movie on).

 

[conehead433]

Yep, I'm waiting for the Extended Superbit Director's Cut with interviews of the director and actors, deleted scenes, and with the bonus featurettes of 'Dude, Where's My Ring', and 'Crouching Bilbo, Hidden Gollum'.

 

[Colrenea]

Originally posted by: batmanuel

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I want the extended editions, but im only gonna buy them if I dont have to flip the frickin disc in the middle of the movie. They need to just put the whole movie on one side with 1 DTS soundtrack, and leave the extras for the other 8 DVDs.

The problem is that with a four or five hour movie and a DTS track (which takes up a LOT of space), you really can't squeeze the whole thing on to a single disk without the video quality turning into something that resembles a RealPlayer video stream. I'm very happy having the movie split between seperate disks so I can get the very best audio and video quality (in addition to the added footage, the Extended Editions use the extra space to crank up the bitrate on the video to almost SuperBit levels, which makes a big difference if you have an anamorphic HDTV monitior to view the movie on).

And besides, if you can sit through a 4 1/2 hour movie without having to ever get up, you got a bigger bladder than I do. Besides, the discs aren't flippers, they are split over 2 dvds. That's what dvd changers are for.

 

[batmanuel]

Originally posted by: conehead433
Yep, I'm waiting for the Extended Superbit Director's Cut with interviews of the director and actors, deleted scenes, and with the bonus featurettes of 'Dude, Where's My Ring', and 'Crouching Bilbo, Hidden Gollum'.

You forgot "Frodo and Sam Strike Back":

"I'm Frodo and this tubby hobbit over there is my hetero lifemate Samwise."

 

[TheShiz]

Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I want the extended editions, but im only gonna buy them if I dont have to flip the frickin disc in the middle of the movie. They need to just put the whole movie on one side with 1 DTS soundtrack, and leave the extras for the other 8 DVDs.

i am amazed at how lazy some people are. you'd rather have a crappy quality transfer than get up once or press next disc on a multidisc player.