Lord of The Rings on Blu-Ray in 2010!
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After seeing the DVD EE how CAN I watch the theatrical Ver???
The big ?? is can they make the Animated shows any better for big Blu??
The big ?? is can they make the Animated shows any better for big Blu??
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If I didn't think the theatrical cuts of Fellowship and ROTK were superior, I'd wait. But since I do prefer the TC's of those two, I'll end up getting it.
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TTT goes from the worst of the three as a TC to the best of the three as the EE. Fellowship had some good stuff, but also a lot of fluff like Frodo waking up to hear Aragorn singing and so on. I understand that those things are part of the world, but when the movies get so long, the little touches need to get left out.
Also, the EE of ROTK actually ruins the movie for me. In the TC, Aragorn goes to the City of the Dead and asks for their help, and you don't know what the outcome is until they arrive in Gondor. In the EE, they ruin the suspense twice, once by having the dead king appear and agreeing to help, and another time by showing them attacking the boats, in a sequence that was clearly only included because the crew of the ship is the crew of the film. And really interesting moments like Aragorn wrestling away the use of the seeing stone is also done poorly in the EE. The only addition that really felt necessary was the fate of Saruman.
Also, the EE of ROTK actually ruins the movie for me. In the TC, Aragorn goes to the City of the Dead and asks for their help, and you don't know what the outcome is until they arrive in Gondor. In the EE, they ruin the suspense twice, once by having the dead king appear and agreeing to help, and another time by showing them attacking the boats, in a sequence that was clearly only included because the crew of the ship is the crew of the film. And really interesting moments like Aragorn wrestling away the use of the seeing stone is also done poorly in the EE. The only addition that really felt necessary was the fate of Saruman.
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TTT goes from the worst of the three as a TC to the best of the three as the EE. Fellowship had some good stuff, but also a lot of fluff like Frodo waking up to hear Aragorn singing and so on. I understand that those things are part of the world, but when the movies get so long, the little touches need to get left out.
Also, the EE of ROTK actually ruins the movie for me. In the TC, Aragorn goes to the City of the Dead and asks for their help, and you don't know what the outcome is until they arrive in Gondor. In the EE, they ruin the suspense twice, once by having the dead king appear and agreeing to help, and another time by showing them attacking the boats, in a sequence that was clearly only included because the crew of the ship is the crew of the film. And really interesting moments like Aragorn wrestling away the use of the seeing stone is also done poorly in the EE. The only addition that really felt necessary was the fate of Saruman.
Also, the EE of ROTK actually ruins the movie for me. In the TC, Aragorn goes to the City of the Dead and asks for their help, and you don't know what the outcome is until they arrive in Gondor. In the EE, they ruin the suspense twice, once by having the dead king appear and agreeing to help, and another time by showing them attacking the boats, in a sequence that was clearly only included because the crew of the ship is the crew of the film. And really interesting moments like Aragorn wrestling away the use of the seeing stone is also done poorly in the EE. The only addition that really felt necessary was the fate of Saruman.
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For me, the EE of ROTK is a slippery slope. There are scenes included that I feel greatly improve the story (confrontation with Saruman, the Witch-King breaking Gandalf's staff, and the message from the Mouth of Saruon), but there's also the reveal of the Army of the Dead which is spoiled by the earlier scene with the Corsairs.
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while his character arch was finally concluded - it's interesting to hear Peter and Fran's take on the addition of the scene in that even though reinstated they are not so keen on the scene on the whole - it sounds like they were just trying to appease the fans on this editorial decision.
For me, the EE of ROTK is a slippery slope. There are scenes included that I feel greatly improve the story (confrontation with Saruman, the Witch-King breaking Gandalf's staff, and the message from the Mouth of Saruon), but there's also the reveal of the Army of the Dead which is spoiled by the earlier scene with the Corsairs.
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what do you mean?- Saruman's demise in the book was in the Scouring of the Shire scene, but I'm sure you know that already.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the confrontation with Saruman does occur in the book, but his death doesn't occur until way later during the Scouring of the Shire. Gandalf and the Witch-King due go head-to-head so to speak, but I believe that happens at the gates of Minas Tirith, not some random spot in the city. Also, the Mouth of Sauron part is in the book, but I'm pretty sure Aragorn doesn't behead him.
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