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Check out all the information after the break. Unfortunately, Amazon only list the release date as "2011 or 2012." and Warner Home Video "hasn't announced their release details yet." Still, these are on the way.
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Amazon has begun to take pre-orders for the set and have revealed a photo of the box art along with the full details, which seem to be almost identical to the original DVD releases. Well it took a while but it seems that Warner Brothers and New Line are finally preparing to release Peter Jackson's Extended Editions of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray.
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When we realized it was only the theatrical editions, the wind went out of those sails pretty quickly.
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Call me a throwback, a dinosaur, a stuck-in-the-00s guy if you must, but I love my physical media plus digital versions I really find it's the best of both worlds.Fans rejoiced when it was announced that The Lord of the Rings Trilogy would be coming to Blu-ray. As many will do and have done, I will not throw in any spoilers except to say the extended version includes many more scens that are missing from the theatrical / cinema version. The extra scenes make it well worth the wait and the price paid for it.
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So I'll be purchasing that, as it's not likely we'll see a Blu-ray version any time soon.īut outside of those exceptions, I will always (until there's no way to do so) prefer to purchase the physical version of a movie over the digital-only version. This version of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy is amazing. And recently, I discovered that I can get an HD version of the not on Blu-ray Real Genius, but only via the iTunes Store. When Apple sold a bunch of movie collections on the cheap, I took advantage. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy - Extended Edition 2001-2003 (2011) - New Line (Warner Bros. I do make exceptions at times, of course. If I can't buy a movie with a usable digital version, I just make my own (but that's a story for another day). That way, if something happens to the authorizing agency down the line, my movies won't all vanish in a puff of digital smoke. But I want those versions in addition to the physical versions, not in lieu of the physical versions. I can "take" them almost anywhere, and watch them almost anywhere. An Unexpected Journey The Desolation of Smaug The Battle of the Five Armies The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers Th. You're thinking "Just another luddite, afraid to make the digital jump," right?Īctually, that's not it at all: I love the digital versions, too, because of their flexibility. Extended editions of all six films from director Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. None of this is easily possible with a digital-only movie. I also like taking discs to friends' homes for movie parties, or just loaning them out. Sound + Vision magazine ranked the 2010 release in their top five Blu-rays of the Year noting that it was one of only two releases to earn five stars for sound and calling it.
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Pixar), we keep the DVD version with the kids' stuff, and the Blu-ray version in the "parents only" collection. One of the most magical, intensely spectacular epic adventures in film history comes alive with these extended editions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy on Blu-ray boasting unsurpassed high definition picture and sound. I also like that many movies offer multiple versions so for movies that appeal to adults and kids (i.e. I guess I'm just hooked on the tactile feel, appearance, and "solidity" of the physical media. (Again, the customer photos show more than does the stock Amazon photography.) You won't get this experience with the digital-only alternative. Or consider the three-disc Blu-ray edition of Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone that comes in a very nice case, with printed inserts.
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It works, but only if you're using a computer while watching the movie on a TV or another computer. Try using the Lord of the Rings maps while watching the movie, for instance. All you can do is share the onscreen experience with others. Sure, you can get the same thing on iTunes, for the same $49.99…but you can't experience the product's physical extras, nor easily share them with someone else. And when you open it up, you're treated to a wealth of extra content, as seen in these customer photos on Amazon. Many are boring and bland, of course, but some are truly wonderful.Ĭonsider The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Trilogy the image at right doesn't do the case justice, as it's stunning in person. But why, you might ask?įirst off, I like everything about the physical product itself, from the case's design to the cover art to the inserts in the case. No, not "owning" the right to watch a downloaded movie-as you might "buy" from iTunes or Amazon-but owning the actual physical disc that stores the movie's encoded bits. By today's standards, I'm a throwback, a relic, a technological luddite.