UPDATED: Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Special Extended Edition) -- $52.62 shipped

[teddyv]

Did Bombadil or the Barrow Wight make it to the extended version?

 

[xboxist]

Originally posted by: teddyv
Did Bombadil or the Barrow Wight make it to the extended version?

Nope.

 

[xstarseedx]

Damn... Now if I had only waited an extra year I would have saved like $30 bucks... oh well. Good Deal OP. Thanks!

 

[imported_DigiBoOTy]

Originally posted by: OvErHeAtInG

Originally posted by: DigiBoOTy
Never got a chance to read the books...he changed the ending?

BIG time... the weakest part of the movies. I mean ROTK ends like 5 times! And the Scouring of the Shire - Where? I so thought I was going to be able to see that.

And another bump for a good deal.

Hmmm...looks like I should read the book a bit. I must say I wasn't satisfied with the ending of it all, and I guess it wasn't Tolkien's fault?

 

[Slickone]

I bought all three separately. I just need the box that comes with this!

I'm dying to watch these in HD.

 

[Optimus Primal]

Originally posted by: DigiBoOTy
Looks like a pretty good price on the trilogy, especially for the special extended edition box set. Checked ebay and saw it was about $70 so it should be a decent price.

I would pay probably $60 to see gollum catching the fish.


LOTR Trilogy Special Edition

Product Details

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Ntsc, Widescreen Anamorphic
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)

*Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
*Number of discs: 12
*Rated: PG-13
*Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
*DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
**DVD Features:
*Available Subtitles: English
*The extended versions of all three films boxed in a slipcase
*See individual DVDs for complete details
*(c)MMIII New Line Productions, Inc. (c)MMIV New Line Home Entertainment, Inc. (tm)*Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved
*ASIN: B000654ZK0
*Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18 in DVD

Can they make these in HD? Or did they have to film it in some special way first to make it HD? I am just wondering why they haven't had HD out already for us to buy...

 

[Patt]

Got these for Christmas .... brilliant stuff. Just finished watching them all last night

 

[imported_DigiBoOTy]

interesting piece on HD TV though.

Originally posted by: Optimus Primal

Originally posted by: DigiBoOTy
Looks like a pretty good price on the trilogy, especially for the special extended edition box set. Checked ebay and saw it was about $70 so it should be a decent price.

I would pay probably $60 to see gollum catching the fish.


LOTR Trilogy Special Edition

Product Details

Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Ntsc, Widescreen Anamorphic
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)

*Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
*Number of discs: 12
*Rated: PG-13
*Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
*DVD Release Date: December 14, 2004
**DVD Features:
*Available Subtitles: English
*The extended versions of all three films boxed in a slipcase
*See individual DVDs for complete details
*(c)MMIII New Line Productions, Inc. (c)MMIV New Line Home Entertainment, Inc. (tm)*Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved
*ASIN: B000654ZK0
*Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18 in DVD

Can they make these in HD? Or did they have to film it in some special way first to make it HD? I am just wondering why they haven't had HD out already for us to buy...

I can't see why they wouldn't have filmed it in a way such that they could make it HD...they're not that old. But I am not sure. I tried to find out on wikipedia, but couldn't find any info. Ran across this this interesting thingy on HD TV though

 

[earsjr]

are these in DTS sound? or just regular old dolby digital?

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: earsjr
are these in DTS sound? or just regular old dolby digital?

Both.

 

[THRILLHOv]

Originally posted by: Slickone
I bought all three separately. I just need the box that comes with this!

I'm dying to watch these in HD.

I bought all mine seperate too. but a while ago you could order the box from newline's website for $3, so does that mean i have everything that comes in this pack?

does anyone know if you can still order the empty box from newline for the people who already bought all 3?

edit- i just looked at the link, it is a different looking box, i like the one i got WAY better.
its darker, and matches the look of the individual packages better.

I couldnt find the original post about where to get them (apparently ROTK had a little flyer inside the packaging to order it)

but here are pics

Originally posted by: Baked
Got it shortly after the promote started. Don't remember how long it took, but I think it was a short wait. My 3 LOTR EE DVDs fit in the sleeve perfectly. Maybe I'll take some pics.

Front.jpg
Side.jpg
Back.jpg
Top.jpg
Bottom.jpg

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

How long does it take to finish these.. like 15 hrs?

 

[alrocky]

I see that this week Best Buy has the LOTR movies for $20 each. Price almost as good and faster than online and if you don't need the box. I was surprised to see the NON-Extended widescreen version of the trilogy for $25 today at Costco ($40 online).

Costco also has some nice prices on some movies too including Cinderella Man for $14, Forrest Gump for $8, and $5 movies like Monty Python's Meaning of Life, Love Actually, and Mulholland Dr et al. Must be moving old stock before Blue-Ray and HD versions come out.

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
How long does it take to finish these.. like 15 hrs?

One of the reviews says 11 hours.


Do these have the theatre release and extended edition on the disks, or just extended?

 

[Vikroda]

Originally posted by: middlehead
Do these have the theatre release and extended edition on the disks, or just extended?

Just the extended edition

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: alrocky
I see that this week Best Buy has the LOTR movies for $20 each. Price almost as good and faster than online and if you don't need the box. I was surprised to see the NON-Extended widescreen version of the trilogy for $25 today at Costco ($40 online).

Costco also has some nice prices on some movies too including Cinderella Man for $14, Forrest Gump for $8, and $5 movies like Monty Python's Meaning of Life, Love Actually, and Mulholland Dr et al. Must be moving old stock before Blue-Ray and HD versions come out.

I went to BestBuy tonight to pick up RotK since it was in the ad, but they didn't have any copies in-store. The Two Towers was the only EE they had.

Just checked Amazon and it's $19 there, gotta find something else to bump me up to $25 for free shipping now

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: THRILLHOv

Originally posted by: Slickone
I bought all three separately. I just need the box that comes with this!

I'm dying to watch these in HD.

I bought all mine seperate too. but a while ago you could order the box from newline's website for $3, so does that mean i have everything that comes in this pack?

does anyone know if you can still order the empty box from newline for the people who already bought all 3?

edit- i just looked at the link, it is a different looking box, i like the one i got WAY better.
its darker, and matches the look of the individual packages better.

I couldnt find the original post about where to get them (apparently ROTK had a little flyer inside the packaging to order it)

but here are pics

Originally posted by: Baked
Got it shortly after the promote started. Don't remember how long it took, but I think it was a short wait. My 3 LOTR EE DVDs fit in the sleeve perfectly. Maybe I'll take some pics.

Front.jpg
Side.jpg
Back.jpg
Top.jpg
Bottom.jpg

Umm...I'm pretty sure the box is the same. I think the pic on amazon is just off some.

 

[THRILLHOv]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Umm...I'm pretty sure the box is the same. I think the pic on amazon is just off some.

yeah, i think youre right, i just think the amazon one looked a lot more brown than what it really looks like

 

[alrocky]

does anyone know if you can still order the empty box from newline for the people who already bought all 3?

I couldnt find the original post about where to get them (apparently ROTK had a little flyer inside the packaging to order it)

Offer expired "March 31, 2005 or while supplies last." Required $3 for s&h
Needed to go to: www.lotrdvdbox.com

 

[funboy6942]

If you gottan have it now (seems that Amazon is taking thier sweet ass time shipping) Best Buy Sunday Ad is selling them seperatly for $20 each which will be close to the OP $58. Granted $2+tax more but you can have them in hand right away without waiting.

I wish I haddent ordered them and got them from BB now because I ordered atleast a week ago and even though it showed in stock when I did they havent shipped yet.

 

[imported_DigiBoOTy]

Originally posted by: funboy42
If you gottan have it now (seems that Amazon is taking thier sweet ass time shipping) Best Buy Sunday Ad is selling them seperatly for $20 each which will be close to the OP $58. Granted $2+tax more but you can have them in hand right away without waiting.

I wish I haddent ordered them and got them from BB now because I ordered atleast a week ago and even though it showed in stock when I did they havent shipped yet.

Mine came a few days ago...took about a week and a half to get to me. The wait almost makes the DVDs even better? I dunno...

 

[Slickone]

Originally posted by: alrocky

does anyone know if you can still order the empty box from newline for the people who already bought all 3?

I couldnt find the original post about where to get them (apparently ROTK had a little flyer inside the packaging to order it)

Offer expired "March 31, 2005 or while supplies last." Required $3 for s&h
Needed to go to: www.lotrdvdbox.com

Crap that sucks. I asked about one on here a couple times before but never heard anything about that. So there's nowhere to get one now? I dont see one on amazon or newline's shop.

 

[heferweizen]

If you haven't read the books, do yourself a favor and pick them up at your local used bookstore. You can probably get them for $5-10 for all 3. I saw these movies once, and that was enough. I can live with a little editing, but most of the changes that Jackson made were purely idiotic. They lend nothing to the movie and take away from Tolkien's original vision. Save yourself $60 and read the books.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Slickone

Originally posted by: alrocky

does anyone know if you can still order the empty box from newline for the people who already bought all 3?

I couldnt find the original post about where to get them (apparently ROTK had a little flyer inside the packaging to order it)

Offer expired "March 31, 2005 or while supplies last." Required $3 for s&h
Needed to go to: www.lotrdvdbox.com

Crap that sucks. I asked about one on here a couple times before but never heard anything about that. So there's nowhere to get one now? I dont see one on amazon or newline's shop.

If anyone finds some for sale, please let us know

 

[Vikroda]

Amazon dropped the price to $52.62, so I cancelled my old order and placed a new one at the lower price. (I would have placed the new order first; however, I used some gift certificates for the order and wanted to "recycle" them.) Don't know when Amazon will raise the price again. For those who already got it you can get a credit if 30-days haven't passed. If I had any chance of getting my order shipped soon I just ruined it now . Those who don't want to cancel their order can probably just email CS to adjust their order.