Lord of the Rings Extended Edition out in 2011
03-06-11, 07:36 PM
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I'll wait until they do a real special blu-ray edition for these movies, wait for a significant price drop, or wait until they're released as movie-only editions.
I know that there are still quite a few deleted scenes that haven't been seen yet, and I'd really like to see the Aragorn vs Sauron fight from ROTK completed and included.
03-06-11, 07:43 PM
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03-06-11, 07:50 PM
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Why not just pack the special features for each one on BDs? It would make a decent 6 disc set. I'm not interested in getting the same 3 dvds per movie that I already have from the first time around with these extended versions.
03-06-11, 07:58 PM
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03-06-11, 08:00 PM
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Re: Lord of the Rings Extended Edition out in 2011
Not really interested in these at any kind of high price if all the extras are the same. I bought the theatrical BDs when they were $7.99 at amazon during Black Friday. I have the extendeds on DVD and will keep them as such unless the BDs come down to some unbelievable price. I smell a super-duper boxed set including these plus The Hobbit films down the road. I'll wait for that.
03-06-11, 08:53 PM
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correct, the theatrical cuts were matrixed, the extended cuts: discrete, and had a much fuller and aggressive back surround soundscape. The difference between the two is dramatic and obviousily the discrete mix is noticeably superior to the matrixed version. A great test comparison of the two is the attack of the witch king between King Theoden and Eowyn - the discrete is tighter, louder and includes sound that is just not present in the matrixed mix.
03-06-11, 10:00 PM
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Re: Lord of the Rings Extended Edition out in 2011
Not really. I just watched my BD of TTT and remembered something that bugged me when I saw it theatrically. The theatrical cut of TTT is made with the assumption that you watched the extended cut of TTT. Frodo suddenly knowing that Gollum's true name is Smeagol makes no sense given that he didn't learn his name in the theatrical cut of FOTR. that bit of information is given in the extended cut of FOTR.
Also, the theatrcial cut of TTT actually drags quite a bit. Particularly any scene regarding Eomer. He comes across as a complete dick in the theatrical cut and his scenes grind the film to a halt. The extended cut actually fleshes him out a whole lot better and takes him from annoying asshole in boring scenes to intruigingly troubled man in an interesting moral dilemma.
Also, the theatrcial cut of TTT actually drags quite a bit. Particularly any scene regarding Eomer. He comes across as a complete dick in the theatrical cut and his scenes grind the film to a halt. The extended cut actually fleshes him out a whole lot better and takes him from annoying asshole in boring scenes to intruigingly troubled man in an interesting moral dilemma.
03-06-11, 10:31 PM
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Not really. I just watched my BD of TTT and remembered something that bugged me when I saw it theatrically. The theatrical cut of TTT is made with the assumption that you watched the extended cut of TTT. Frodo suddenly knowing that Gollum's true name is Smeagol makes no sense given that he didn't learn his name in the theatrical cut of FOTR. that bit of information is given in the extended cut of FOTR.
The scene you're thinking of is the opening of the third film, ROTK. So that's shown after Frodo says Gollum's true name. Interestingly, that flashback was originally supposed to be shown in TTT when Frodo says the name, but was cut because it didn't quite work there. Then it was going to be added into the EE of TTT, but then they decided it worked as the opening for ROTK.
03-07-11, 05:51 AM
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correct, the theatrical cuts were matrixed, the extended cuts: discrete, and had a much fuller and aggressive back surround soundscape. The difference between the two is dramatic and obviousily the discrete mix is noticeably superior to the matrixed version. A great test comparison of the two is the attack of the witch king between King Theoden and Eowyn - the discrete is tighter, louder and includes sound that is just not present in the matrixed mix.
03-07-11, 06:03 AM
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Heck, I have a cheap 7.1 system, and I want the discrete mixes. I look forward to checking them out on the existing DVDs, as I thought the matrixed versions were really good.
As I said, hopefully the info we've been given is a typo, and the sound on these BDs will be lossless versions of the discrete 6.1 tracks the DVDs got.
03-07-11, 07:26 AM
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I just watched the extended edition of TTT, And the dolby ex track had more bass and was a more aggressive mix than the dts mix. But the dts mixes on fellowship and return were better than their dolby mixes. weird...
03-07-11, 07:31 AM
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"The Lord of the Rings (Extended Editions)" is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray in 2011 or 2012.
"The Lord of the Rings (Extended Editions)" is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray in 2011 or 2012.
03-07-11, 07:40 AM
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It's not shown the the theatrical cut of FOTR, but in TTT, Frodo says that Gandalf told him Gollum's true name. I think most of the audience that only saw FOTR TE just assumed Gandalf told him off screen.
The scene you're thinking of is the opening of the third film, ROTK. So that's shown after Frodo says Gollum's true name. Interestingly, that flashback was originally supposed to be shown in TTT when Frodo says the name, but was cut because it didn't quite work there. Then it was going to be added into the EE of TTT, but then they decided it worked as the opening for ROTK.
The scene you're thinking of is the opening of the third film, ROTK. So that's shown after Frodo says Gollum's true name. Interestingly, that flashback was originally supposed to be shown in TTT when Frodo says the name, but was cut because it didn't quite work there. Then it was going to be added into the EE of TTT, but then they decided it worked as the opening for ROTK.
I am pretty sure that Gandalf tells Frodo what Gollum's real name is in the theatrical version of FOTR.
Its the scene in Moria where Frodo tells Gandalf they are being followed. Gandalf says "i know, its Gollum". And at some point while they speak of Gollum and how Frodo wishes Bilbo had killed him, I think Gandalf mentions he was "once called Smeagol" to show Frodo that he was a normal "person" like everyone else and it was the ring that destroyed him.
03-07-11, 07:57 AM
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I am pretty sure that Gandalf tells Frodo what Gollum's real name is in the theatrical version of FOTR.
Its the scene in Moria where Frodo tells Gandalf they are being followed. Gandalf says "i know, its Gollum". And at some point while they speak of Gollum and how Frodo wishes Bilbo had killed him, I think Gandalf mentions he was "once called Smeagol" to show Frodo that he was a normal "person" like everyone else and it was the ring that destroyed him.
Its the scene in Moria where Frodo tells Gandalf they are being followed. Gandalf says "i know, its Gollum". And at some point while they speak of Gollum and how Frodo wishes Bilbo had killed him, I think Gandalf mentions he was "once called Smeagol" to show Frodo that he was a normal "person" like everyone else and it was the ring that destroyed him.
03-07-11, 09:00 AM
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03-07-11, 09:08 AM
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03-07-11, 09:20 AM
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03-07-11, 09:45 AM
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You're right (just checked out the sets to refresh my memory). WB/NewLine are apparently resizing them then, since they're too big to fit in Blu-ray sized cases. Including booklets is a break from what they've been doing, though, and I'm not sure they'd be in any kind of individual releases.
03-07-11, 09:51 AM
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So are the extras (docs and stuff) on blu ray? Or are they just a carry-over from dvd? Cause if they're dvd, I think that's kind of cheap.
03-07-11, 10:42 AM
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Re: Lord of the Rings Extended Edition out in 2011
They did the same thing with the theatrical BDs--just packed in the same bonus disc that came with the theatrical DVDs.
