View Poll Results: What do you think of the third edition of the LOTR films?
Another evil and completely pointless plot from Peter Jackson and Sauron. These will not sell.
67
47.18%
A new documentary? I'm a true fan, count me in!
20
14.08%
There are some dwarves who just came up from the Mines of Moria, they will definitely want these!
24
16.90%
George Lucas raped my childhood and now Peter Jackson is sodomizing my adult life.
34
23.94%
Oooh, pretty covers, here's my money!
12
8.45%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 142. You may not vote on this poll
1/only New LOTR release
09-02-06 | 07:41 PM
#177
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Originally Posted by Scott Weinberg
I'm about 25 minutes into the first doco, and I think it's pretty darn excellent. It's just a lot of on-set footage and impromptu "interview" segments, but I think the lack of 'production value' is a refreshing change from the EE supplements. Those pieces are fantastic, of course, but this is more of a "fly-on-the-wall" piece than anything else. I think it's pretty great.
--THX
09-02-06 | 08:13 PM
#178
DVD Talk Legend
Originally Posted by CertifiedTHX
Can you confirm that the documentary is, in fact, 4:3 letterboxed rather than anamorphic?
--THX
--THX
That's two strikes against these for me. If they had put the movies over two discs so I could play them in my 5-dics player (with the docs on the flipside of one of them; or heaven forbid, a third disc...), and the docs were 16x9, or just straight 4x3, I might have picked these up.
09-03-06 | 06:18 PM
#179
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Originally Posted by Scott Weinberg
And the flipper discs don't bother me. If I gotta get up to put "disc 2" in, what's the difference if I'm just flipping "disc 1" instead?
Ultimately, I can totally understand why fans might want to skip these releases, but I'd have bought 'em sooner or later!
09-04-06 | 02:47 AM
#180
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Originally Posted by Scott Weinberg
If I gotta get up to put "disc 2" in, what's the difference if I'm just flipping "disc 1" instead?
They look great, but I think I'll be passing.
09-04-06 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by CertifiedTHX
Can you confirm that the documentary is, in fact, 4:3 letterboxed rather than anamorphic?
--THX
--THX
09-12-06 | 04:32 PM
#183
DVD Talk Legend
Well, I felt dumb buying the new "Limited Edition" trilogy just for the sake of the documentaries and being a LOTR completist/fanatic... until I checked the value of the enclosed Sideshow Collectibles giftcard online... and mine was worth $50!
Actually, they didn't have any LOTR swank in that price range that interested me, so I spent mine on a nice POTA Cornelius 12-action-figure to go along with my giant Ceasar head... What a great freebie. No regrets here, I'll tell ya!
Actually, they didn't have any LOTR swank in that price range that interested me, so I spent mine on a nice POTA Cornelius 12-action-figure to go along with my giant Ceasar head... What a great freebie. No regrets here, I'll tell ya!
11-03-06 | 03:30 PM
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Probably gonna pull the trigger on one of the sets during the ddd sale and just wanted to see if anyone has some suggestions either way between the LE set and the EE set. Are the theatricals that great to have? sounds like you have to flip the discs no matter which set you get?, etc.
Any help appreciated.
Any help appreciated.
11-03-06 | 06:03 PM
#185
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Originally Posted by Duh Vuh Duh
Probably gonna pull the trigger on one of the sets during the ddd sale and just wanted to see if anyone has some suggestions either way between the LE set and the EE set. Are the theatricals that great to have? sounds like you have to flip the discs no matter which set you get?, etc.
Any help appreciated.
Any help appreciated.
I must admit I haven't done a comprehensive comparison of the EE extras vs. the LE documentaries. But my initial impression is that the EE extras are more worthy & comprehensive, and I don't have much use for the theatrical cuts having gotten accustomed to the longer ones.
Anyone else: EE vs. LE?
Last edited by adamblast; 11-03-06 at 06:05 PM.
12-29-06 | 09:23 PM
#187
DVD Talk Hero
Why have you posted in 2 threads about releases being pulled off the shelves? Is there a recall we missed?
12-29-06 | 09:31 PM
#189
DVD Talk Hero
They will be available as long as store inventory holds out. If you're worried about not getting them just pick them up now. Why wait?
