Wonder if the BB steelbook would fit inside the slipcover box...? I would do that if it fits, otherwise i will skip using the steelbook I got and just put the movies on the shelf in its standard case to save room.

Nope, Jumbo Steelbook are 3" thick while these are 2" thick.

Why is this steelbook so thick? My Godfather steel book holds five discs (with room for a sixth), and it's the size of a regular steelbook.

Well, its Blu-ray size. Regular BD steelbook holds up to 3 disc, jumbo holds up to 6 disc.

HighDefDigest Review:

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/2313...gstrilogy.html

As I surely posted many pages ago, I'm not interested in the theatricals. It's funny, I'd love the trailers in HD. They are in HD, right?

It isn't 2 inches thick. It's exactly 1⅛ inches thick. It's just slightly thicker than two regular BD cases.

The Digital Bits adjusted their PQ score on the Trilogy now that other sites have posted screenshots and declared the video 'poor'. No explanation, as usual with them.

I don't know if this was there when you read it, but here's an editors note within the video review:

[Editor's Note: Much is made online of the evils of DNR on Blu-ray and other HD presentations. Sometimes that's absolutely justified (Patton, Pan's Labyrinth) and sometimes it's less so. It's important to note that with the Digital Interpositive (D.I.) process used in the post production of so many films these days, DNR is just one more tool in the post production toolbox, not unlike color timing. Just because there's DNR visible on a Blu-ray, that doesn't automatically mean it was done specifically in the BD mastering process. It's often applied by the filmmakers in post production as well, prior to the film's appearance in theatres. DNR is a tool, and like any tool it can be used to both positive and negative effect. So the issue of DNR is far more complicated - particularly with regard to new and recent films - than you'd think based on some of the online discussions of the subject.]

No DNR is present on the HDTV versions.

I was considering getting them, but the fact that the 2nd discs are all SD-DVDs and the use of DNR have convinced me otherwise. Thanks, New Line, for saving me some money.

I'm still excited for this, but $60 for basically three HD discs is kind of ridiculous. 3 DVDs and 3 digital copies? What a waste, I'm sick of paying a premium for shit I'll never use, just give me the movies and charge less.

Wouldn't $20 a film be considered a BD bargain?

Not for me, but for average consumer.

While not the best pricing that we've seen, speaking as one who in the past paid over $100 for Criterion laser discs of one movie, getting three high definition copies of one of some of the greatest movies of all time (IMHO) for $60 is not too bad.

^ I still remember paying ~$25 per TE DVD when they were first released. In comparison, getting each film on BD for $6 apiece is ridiculous.

Gotta love how they rag on the picture quality and general laziness of this release, then tell you to just go ahead, bend over and take it. Ridiculous...

I have to admit if these were the EE's I'd have bought them even with the current PQ because it is somewhat of an improvement over the DVD, and audio upgrade would be great. But The TE's + the lackluster makes it incredibly easy to stay away.

$20 is pretty standard pricing, even for a catalog one disc release. At least with these you're getting a 3hr movie.

Yeah......what? $20 per film isn't "kind of ridiculous" at all.

Yeah, but you tend to get a discount when you buy multiple movies together. Then again, this is LOTR, so I can't blame them.

Yeah whatever, I'm spoiled on good deals...I don't know, it's a set - of almost 10 year old movies. After $40 for an entire season of Star Trek, or $37 for 6 Rocky movies, yes I'm spoiled...but it's LOTR blah blah!

Yeah, it's hard to get excited about $20 a piece for bare bones discs, theatrical cuts at that... especially after all the negative reviews about the pic quality.

Yes, it is, when you consider that they're:
- catalog releases
- barebones
- below-average bd transfers
- theatrical versions
- bundled together

I was planning on getting this. I had mine pre-ordered for awhile, but decided to cancel it last night since Amazon usually begins the shipping phase on Friday mornings. A trilogy as big as this one should be getting video reviews of 4.5 and 5, not 2.5 and 3.0. I still may cave next week and grab it at Best Buy. I did preorder there to get the steelbook. But I may end up just waiting on a price drop, or be patient and wait for something better. I'm not sure I want to give WB $60 for what looks like a lazy cash-in release. Especially when we're only getting 3 actual BDs.

Except
- they're major blockbuster catalogue releases from the past decade that are ~3 hours long each, not some obscure little movies from dozens of years ago
- they still have special features, just on separate discs - "barebones" is kind of misleading
- only one is a below-average bd transfer
- so?
- so?

$20 per film is still very reasonable.