View Poll Results: "Return of the King" TE...Buy or Rent???
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"Return of the King" TE...Buy or Rent???
05-24-04, 06:45 PM
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Originally posted by scott1598
for those who claim to sometimes wanna watch the TE over the EE...when you watch a nearly 3 hour movie (TE) what is another 30 or so minutes (EE)? I mean it is really not that much of a difference..for those who say they just sometimes rather watch shorter. Thus I am not quite getting the point you know?, but I am trying...
for those who claim to sometimes wanna watch the TE over the EE...when you watch a nearly 3 hour movie (TE) what is another 30 or so minutes (EE)? I mean it is really not that much of a difference..for those who say they just sometimes rather watch shorter. Thus I am not quite getting the point you know?, but I am trying...
05-24-04, 10:22 PM
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Let me repeat again for the answer. You do not have to change discs on the TE which is one BIG plus. Some of us don't have a disc changer DVD player you know. 
Plus I like the opening in the original FOTR better actually.
Plus I like the opening in the original FOTR better actually.
05-25-04, 07:09 AM
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I will probably buy it today, than trade it when The EE comes out.
I'm not a huge fan of the theatrical editions. for one thing the bit rate is much less, and I have a big screen HD tv so It shows. Plus I like the DTS sound better.
And come on, This finally resolves the Saruman question. That way 10 years from now when my kids watch this and say what the crap happened to him I will be able to show them
I'm not a huge fan of the theatrical editions. for one thing the bit rate is much less, and I have a big screen HD tv so It shows. Plus I like the DTS sound better.
And come on, This finally resolves the Saruman question. That way 10 years from now when my kids watch this and say what the crap happened to him I will be able to show them
05-25-04, 09:58 AM
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Originally posted by Teremei
Let me repeat again for the answer. You do not have to change discs on the TE which is one BIG plus. Some of us don't have a disc changer DVD player you know.
Plus I like the opening in the original FOTR better actually.
Let me repeat again for the answer. You do not have to change discs on the TE which is one BIG plus. Some of us don't have a disc changer DVD player you know.
Plus I like the opening in the original FOTR better actually.
05-25-04, 10:03 AM
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I never get this argument.... is it so bad to change disc? I only have a single disc player, but I would gladly change discs in every movie if they are all like LoTR in terms of quality and enjoyment. It takes 1 minute, maybe alittle more. I am going to pass the TE just because for the last 2 movies, I never touch the TE after I got the EE.
I never get this argument.... is it so bad to change disc? I only have a single disc player, but I would gladly change discs in every movie if they are all like LoTR in terms of quality and enjoyment. It takes 1 minute, maybe alittle more. I am going to pass the TE just because for the last 2 movies, I never touch the TE after I got the EE.
Get off your arse. Get another beer, take a wiz, flip the film. No big deal.
05-25-04, 10:24 AM
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I appreciate changing the EE discs. Since the breaks are at logical "intermission" points, I will use the series as a 6-part event, watching a disc a night for 6 nights.
05-25-04, 11:16 AM
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Originally posted by Lastblade
I never get this argument.... is it so bad to change disc?
I never get this argument.... is it so bad to change disc?
Originally posted by Dammit
Sometimes I just don't want to get up and change the disk too. Lazy sunday afternoons for example when I often put in a dvd and lay down on the couch falling in and out of consciousness. If I feel like watching one of them intently, then I put in the EE.
Sometimes I just don't want to get up and change the disk too. Lazy sunday afternoons for example when I often put in a dvd and lay down on the couch falling in and out of consciousness. If I feel like watching one of them intently, then I put in the EE.
05-25-04, 11:46 AM
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All I know is I buy em both (ee and te), so I vote buy, but really it depends on the person.
I got my ROTK signed last night!
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/cast/dvd.html
I got my ROTK signed last night!
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/cast/dvd.html
05-25-04, 01:01 PM
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I just got the "Fellowship of the Ring" Collector's Set with bookends...anybody want them? They are still in Collector's set box, un-touched and secured. E-mail me with reasonable offer, include shipping. I am verified Paypal. And 99.3 positive feedback on eBay. Let me know if anyone interested. I must say they are very nice pieces, heavy and seem like quality. I just have no room or need.
05-25-04, 01:13 PM
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Originally posted by chucks888
I got my ROTK signed last night!
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/cast/dvd.html
I got my ROTK signed last night!
http://chucks888.freeservers.com/gallery/cast/dvd.html
05-25-04, 01:23 PM
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that is another thing that wasn't mentioned in this whole buy or rent discussion...the TE was the Oscar Award Winner for Best Picture!!! The EE was not. Funny, how I don't think anybody brought that up in their arguments.
That said...i bought the TE and happy!
That said...i bought the TE and happy!
05-25-04, 01:55 PM
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Originally posted by BLANK
That's interesting. I just picked up my copy at Walmart and my ROTK cover art doesn't have the Academy Award banner at the bottom but instead has a critics quote.
That's interesting. I just picked up my copy at Walmart and my ROTK cover art doesn't have the Academy Award banner at the bottom but instead has a critics quote.
05-28-04, 10:16 AM
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. And the extras are different so it's pretty easy for me.
. And the extras are different so it's pretty easy for me.
05-28-04, 10:42 AM
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I bought it so I will have a complete set in the fall when the EE is released. The movie will be viewed enough times over the next 5 months that it will justify the $$$.
My wife co-worker gave her a $5 gift card to Blockbuster and after turning a cheap dvd someone gave me for my Birthday, the price for the TE was only $9.09 (tax included) - only paid $4.50 more compared to renting.
So, find a good deal and buy it.
My wife co-worker gave her a $5 gift card to Blockbuster and after turning a cheap dvd someone gave me for my Birthday, the price for the TE was only $9.09 (tax included) - only paid $4.50 more compared to renting.
So, find a good deal and buy it.
05-28-04, 01:00 PM
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I bought the TE from CH so my average price was about $7.50.
I will buy the EE and get a $5 rebate.
I will sell or give away disk 1 of the TE and keep disk 2 in a sleeve in the EE box.
I will buy the EE and get a $5 rebate.
I will sell or give away disk 1 of the TE and keep disk 2 in a sleeve in the EE box.
05-28-04, 01:41 PM
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Originally posted by scott1598
that is another thing that wasn't mentioned in this whole buy or rent discussion...the TE was the Oscar Award Winner for Best Picture!!! The EE was not. Funny, how I don't think anybody brought that up in their arguments.
that is another thing that wasn't mentioned in this whole buy or rent discussion...the TE was the Oscar Award Winner for Best Picture!!! The EE was not. Funny, how I don't think anybody brought that up in their arguments.
