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As much as I'd like to see these movies on BR, I have both versions on DVD and have never popped in my theatrical ones, so I think I'll pass.

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Bill Hunt says these should hit in December. He also said they may be featureless and that Peter Jackson was planning on saving all content, including new features, for the extended versions after The Hobbit is finished.

I'm still buying these no matter what, but that would suck if they are charging $70 for bare-bones theatrical versions.

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I love LOTR so much, but I'm not a big enough slut to lay down another $70 for the TEs, nuh-uh.

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I'd have to say that the LOTR EE's are among the finest releases of DVDs in the history of the format. I do hope that the same care is given to the BD editions.

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Meh. I told myself I'd buy whatever barebones BD version they put out, but... not at that price. However, it'll probably be two years before the EEs are released. Worth the wait?

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The theatrical cuts are still good films, but I think I'd prefer to watch the Extended versions on upscaled DVD rather than the theatricals on blu-ray...

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I have never been a huge fan of the Lord of the rings films, (always found them very overrated) But having said that these films are loved by millions and will help sell a lot of bluray players so thats a good thing as is the fact that they are going to be availble now for fans of the film to add to there library.

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There will be temptation to pick these up but I'll be waiting for the EE's. Unless there's a really, really good deal down the road....................

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Here comes the Quadruple dip. I'm in. Hell I'd buy LOTR 10X

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I'd rather watch the Extended versions in SD than the theatrical versions in HD, so put me down for passing on this set.

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I just hope the EE BR's have the deleted scenes that didn't make the extended cut editions, Jackson on some of the commentaries have hinted that another box set would include more unrestored footage in supplement form, I'd love to see the Eowyn being stalked by the orc scene.

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I agree. I just watched the extended versions over a long cold winter weekend, and loved every minute of the three films. Plus, the video and audio for that set is just fantastic - obviously not HD, but pretty darn close.

I am not someone who watches LOTR's every six months, so I can certainly wait for the extended editions to hit blu-ray...I bought the theatrical version DVD's, and I NEVER watched them since I consider the extended versions the definitive cuts of the three films, so there is no point in wasting money on the blu-ray of the theatrical versions for me.

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^ personally I don't think I can wait three years (!) for the extended editions, by then technology will have advanced that the proposed 4K tv's and HD players will have been released in the marketplace.

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I can't wait one year, let alone three. I did an Amazon pre-order at $69.99, hoping that at some point it dips down to $60 or below.

I like the EEs but honestly don't always have 17 hours to devote to each one, so the theatrical edition will do for now.

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While I like the EEs and prefer them to the theatrical versions (partly because seeing my name in the credits is pretty cool :) ), some of the added scenes should have remained on the cutting room floor. The theatricals are tighter, better-edited films in many ways. So yeah, I'll be getting this and anything else they release.

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Can't find what audio format these will be in,does anyone know if it's in TrueHD or DTS HD/MA? If it's in MA I am definitely in on these!(mostly in TrueHD also). I too don't think I can wait 3 years for the EE version. I,m hoping the transfer is as good as the SD versions.IMO these are benchmark movies on how to transfer a movie(especially on the audio side).

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+ 1

Unless I can get the set for under $40, i'll wait

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Ill ask for the first set for xmas and then get the EE later on. I am a completist and want any and all LOTR versions they offer.

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Isn't Warner's exclusively TrueHD now, including the New Line titles.

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I actually prefer the theatrical cuts of Fellowship and Return (the extended of Fellowship drags, while the extended of Return completely kills the suspense of what happens to Aragorn when he goes to raise his army, even though it does restore the Saruman scene), so I will be buying this. When I watch the trilogy, I usually watch Fellowship TE, Two Towers EE, Return TE.

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even though that scenes obviousily concludes Saruman's character arch, Jackson in the commentary does state even reinstated it still seems not that well edited and perfunctory. What was odd about that scene was that when Entertainment Weekly first published it's initial then 'new' pics of the trilogy Saruman's demise in green screen form was included - it felt like forever to see THAT scene in the extended cut of 'Return'. And yes, I agree with you Two Towers in it's extended cut is the best of the three - watching that cut on the huge Uptown theatre screen was near cathartic

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Agree with this. The EE of Two Towers raised my enjoyment of this installment much higher, but I still greatly prefer the pacing of the theatrical FOTR version.

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They always use TrueHD. However, given Peter Jackon's clout, they could offer up DTS-HD as well. Sort of how Sony added DTS-HD to Spielberg's Close Encounters, even though they also are a TrueHD studio.

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just not on their IMAX bluray titles ... ;) ... :mad2:

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hey if you have $70 to throw around for the inferior cuts more power to you
despite my love for the trilogy the number of times I actually watch it (extended or theatrical) doesn't warrant me rushing to get the first thing thrown out there by New Line. I have never even watched the theatrical cuts since the release of the extended cuts... there is no reason to.
The high quality of the dvds are more than sufficiant to hold me over till the extended cuts are released

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The theatrical cuts of Fellowship and Return are actually better edited and paced. Plus the theatrical cut of Return doesn't ruin a major scene for the sake of a bunch of crew cameos. That's plenty reason to watch them instead of the extended cuts, and to spend $70 to get them in HD.

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That's just, like, you're opinion, man. As usual, I think you're pretty much wrong on every point.

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If there are any new supplements in HD I may check them out. One of the rare film series I try to watch everything.

I think I could actually live with the TE's to a certain extent, but the lack of anything else with Saruman in ROTK ruins it for me.

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not sure about the "as usual" part but... yep

re: Lord of The Rings on Blu-Ray in 2010!
 

As usual? Do we have a history of disagreements?

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I think I tend to disagree with your opinions more often than not - no biggie.

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Fair enough. I'd never really noticed. Regardless, we can both agree that your avatar is awesome. :)

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So nice!

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but why did they have to go with this oddball packaging
why isn't the box blu
it will throw the whole uniform look of my blu collection off
-wink--ptth-:dance:

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While I prefer the EE of Fellowship, I agree with you about ROTK. Although it was nice to see Saruman, there were just too many unnecessary scenes added to an already long movie. I especially hated the scene you're referring to.

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I'll probably end up getting both sets. I presume the extra features will mimic the DVD counterparts, and thus these will have all the TV specials and trailers, and the Extended Editions later on will have the Jackson-produced bonus features.

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I'm going to guess that these films will be in the same color cases the dvds came in.

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I agree. I think that the Intro in Fellowship is so much better in the TE than the EE. When I watch the EE, I keep thinking how I wish the intro would have stayed the same from the TE. Like Suprmallet said, I think the pacing is much better in Fellowship as well as Return. So I'm going to be a buyer of this boxset.

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I wouldn't be so sure. I don't know how much PJ will have to do with this set, but he has said multiple times in the past that he never wants to repeat extras from previous versions when there is a re-release. I'm not sure if this applies to a new format though.