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

[imported_DigiBoOTy]

Originally posted by: DigiBoOTy
UPDATE:: THE PRICE IS NOW $52.62 SO GET YOUR CASH BACK IF YOU BOUGHT THIS WITHIN THE PAST 30 DAYS.

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

Thanks a bunch! I updated the OP...unfortunately I am too late for a price adjustment

 

[Zagor]

It has already been shown in HD a while back (I believe it was on PPV HD). Anyway, movies, tv shows and anything else that is shot using film can be transfered to HD. HDNET has shown old tv shows and movies in HD (Hogan's Heros comes to mind and I believe that was shot in the 60s) heck the Wizard of Oz was shown recently in HD and that was shot in the 30s (too bad it was shot in 4x3 instead of widescreen. I even have the ROTK HD version compressed using the new H264 codec sitting on my hard drive (just over 8 gigs for over 3 hours of glorious HD). Anyway, only stuff shot on video cannot be transfered to HD (basically you are stuck to what ever video resolution it was originally used to shoot it).

Anyway, I would love to jump on this but I think I'll wait for the HD version which I am hoping will be available by the next holidays. Still, a good deal...

 

[imported_DigiBoOTy]

Originally posted by: Zagor
It has already been shown in HD a while back (I believe it was on PPV HD). Anyway, movies, tv shows and anything else that is shot using film can be transfered to HD. HDNET has shown old tv shows and movies in HD (Hogan's Heros comes to mind and I believe that was shot in the 60s) heck the Wizard of Oz was shown recently in HD and that was shot in the 30s (too bad it was shot in 4x3 instead of widescreen. I even have the ROTK HD version compressed using the new H264 codec sitting on my hard drive (just over 8 gigs for over 3 hours of glorious HD). Anyway, only stuff shot on video cannot be transfered to HD (basically you are stuck to what ever video resolution it was originally used to shoot it).

Anyway, I would love to jump on this but I think I'll wait for the HD version which I am hoping will be available by the next holidays. Still, a good deal...

Ah! We finally have an answer after like a month of people asking...haha. Thanks for the info

 

[Slickone]

Are you talking about the new DVD-HD format?

 

[WRXpilot]

Originally posted by: funboy42
If you gottan have it now (seems that Amazon is taking thier sweet ass time shipping) ...SNIP...
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.

Hate to tell you this, I ordered mine on Dec. 25th, and still don't have the set.

They're estimating sometime in the first half of Feb. for delivery.

I did get the good price though, so I'm not too upset.

Edit: Looks like I spoke too soon, my set came today, so it seems Amazon has these "In Stock" for now.

 

[Zagor]

Originally posted by: Slickone
Are you talking about the new DVD-HD format?

The movie has already been transfered to HD (film to HD transfer). It is on a short list of movies that have been planned for release on HD-DVD see link below.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/br...ight-2_145616601_8/104-3786911-3335148

Not sure when they will actually be available.

 

[PrayForDeath]

Where can I find Amazon's customer service e-mail? I can't find it.

edit: nevermind

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: WRXpilot

Originally posted by: funboy42
If you gottan have it now (seems that Amazon is taking thier sweet ass time shipping) ...SNIP...
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.

Hate to tell you this, I ordered mine on Dec. 25th, and still don't have the set.

They're estimating sometime in the first half of Feb. for delivery.

I did get the good price though, so I'm not too upset.

Edit: Looks like I spoke too soon, my set came today, so it seems Amazon has these "In Stock" for now.

You suck! I just got a email saying it wont be shipped till Feb 7-14th delivery date of late feb. Man I hate waiting this long for it

 

[PrayForDeath]

Mine should be delivered between Jan 28 - Feb 12

 

[JBark]

Mine shipped, but check out the expected delivery date:
Shipment Date: Feb 03, 2006
Destination: XXXX, MN, USA
Estimated Arrival: Mar 10, 2006

Wow, I guess it must be going through the USPS hub on Mars or something.

 

[kalipoo2000]

sweet

 

[funboy6942]

Mine finnaly came today WITHOUT warning.
Great price OP but they took way too long for my liking.

 

[Devistater]

This thread has details and links for where to go on amazon on how to get the price drop credited with less than 30 secs of work using amazon's automatic system for price drops:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=40&threadid=1768001&enterthread=y

 

[RideFree]

Originally posted by: 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.

Agreed!
I first noticed this in having read Jim Michener's Hawaii when it was first released and then going to the "world premier" of the movie.
I was aghast at how the movie was just trash in comparison to the book.
In every comparison I can think of, the book was vastly superior to the movie. Books let your imagination run free. In a movie, you are limited to the director's imagination.

Edited: To say, this is not a TC but a book promo.

 

[Pats2005]

Mine finally shipped a few days ago. feb 22 eta

 

[OhNoPoPo]

Originally posted by: DigiBoOTy
UPDATE:: THE PRICE IS NOW $52.62 SO GET YOUR CASH BACK IF YOU BOUGHT THIS WITHIN THE PAST 30 DAYS.

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

Iposted within the quote by mistake: Yikes, super hot...now $48.96!!!! ANOTHER $4 off.

 

[nycdude]

Smokin hot. I paid $25 each when they first came out. :Q

 

[avash]

Originally posted by: Devistater
This thread has details and links for where to go on amazon on how to get the price drop credited with less than 30 secs of work using amazon's automatic system for price drops:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=40&threadid=1768001&enterthread=y

Smeagol likes ... I got my refund back so my net cost is under $52.62 shipped.

 

[HankD]

Got mine today!!!! Thanks OP.
Tuesday is my next day off.... wonder how many of the 12 discs i'll be able to sit thru before my buttisimo becomes one with my chair forever.

...and in the darkness bind them

 

[daction]

Amazing deal, I ordered on Friday evening and it already shipped Saturday afternoon. Looks like they have em in stock

 

[GoingUp]

$48.96 now

Used a $25 gift certificate so I got em all for $23.96

 

[daction]

^ Nice, that's less than $2 a disc! Although even at $48.96 it's a ridiculously good deal

 

[daction]

Bump.

 

[Vikroda]

Didn't see the update until now. I just emailed customer support to get my $3.66 refund.

 

[cal4449]

The Amazon price has gone back down to $52.62 with free shipping. I think the price dropped some time on Thursday 5/11. The price has been $80.36 or $85.96 for 2-3 months, and I've been waiting for it to drop again.