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Just a heads up that Amazon is now taking pre-orders for the triology on Blu-ray for 69.99, I'm not sure when the actual release is.
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Sweet. For such a good and demo-worthy series, it's about time.
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They'll be good demo material, but it's kind of lame that they're only releasing the theatrical versions at first. I imagine the extended editions will be much further down the road, so they can get as many people as possible to buy twice.
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No shocker there, Charles.
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That seems to be the standard sales model now-a-days.
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Not at all. I'm not really upset, though, as I became less of a fan the more I watched them.
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I'm not that concerned about the extended version, as good as the movies looked on DVD if they do the Blu-ray versions with the same care they took on the SD versions they should be spectacular.
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This is the point in the thread where I mention that I've never seen any of them and everybody tells me they can't believe it!
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I can believe it. You have too much Buffy to watch.
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I don't know about the EE version, but the regular has been posted on Amazon for a while. The latest rumor I've heard for it is it will be out in time for the Christmas shopping season.
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I've only seen the extended cut of the first one.
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I've never seen teh extended cuts of any of them, although I own the DVDs.
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I guess I am the only one looking forward to the lossless audio . What audio format are they using Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master? I usally find these formats to have better overall clarity and superior dynamic range. The surrounds seem to come alive more too . If there is one movie that can take full advantage of the transfer to Blu-ray and high-resolution audio is this LOTR series.
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If there is one movie that can take full advantage of the transfer to Blu-ray and high-resolution audio is this LOTR series. One ring. Three movies.
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One If there is one movie that can take full advantage of the transfer to Blu-ray and high-resolution audio is this LOTR series. One ring. Three movies. One remote to control them all!
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I got the email from amazon today as well. I won't be buying the theatrical versions though. I guess I have to keep waiting. Bummer.
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The extended versions made already long movies, more too long. I'll probably be cool with the theater cuts.
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I’m usually disappointed with extended versions of just about any movie. LOTR’s extended versions are the exception. I much prefer the extended version over the theatrical.
I enjoy the series, but wouldn’t consider myself a fan. All my friends are though, so I’ve sat through them several times. They’ve all been dieing to see them on BluRay. Oh boy….here I go again.
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I’m usually disappointed with extended versions of just about any movie. LOTR’s extended versions are the exception. I much prefer the extended version over the theatrical.
I enjoy the series, but wouldn’t consider myself a fan. All my friends are though, so I’ve sat through them several times. They’ve all been dieing to see them on BluRay. Oh boy….here I go again. I'm onboard with this too. The extended versions of LOTR add a bit more detail to the movies without being obnoxiously boring or useless (if the extended version of Phantom Menace made the pod racer seen any longer i would head out for dinner while the scene was playing only to come back later knowing it was finally nearing an end).
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I was a big fan before the movies were released and I was impressed how true to the books they were able to remain while cutting so much stuff out. Extended is the only way to go.
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I've also been holding out for the Harry Potter blu-rays. They look appealing to rev the speakers with, but figure it's only a couple more movies to wait out to get the whole big box at once.
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