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Not sure I'd want to lay all the blame on Astin. After all, he did have to work with the script that was given him. But I do agree with you that the Sam on the screen is not the Sam in the book. Course this is just one of many examples where the film departs from the spirit and narrative of the...

I don't think anyone doubts that he is seeing something amiss on his system. I don't believe we can reasonably infer from that fact that there is something amiss with the blu ray. Mark seems to be bewildered by the fact that others don't see it on their systems. If he really wants to lay...

I believe that the best way for you to accomplish that quest is to find someone in your area who thinks this blu looks fine on his calibrated system and arrange a time for you to view it on that system.

Couldn't agree more. Even with my 60 year old ears I can hear a big improvement over the DVD version. In the first battle sequence my floor and sofa were vibrating so much I thought it might be an earthquake coming on. Another feature that makes great use of the low end is the updated blu ray...

Agreed, it doesn't look bad on my display either.:)

Yes. Great post. Thanks, Robert.

I certainly don't wish to go down that road. There is a big difference between saying something fails to accurately represent and saying it is a lie. A lie is an intentional misrepresentation. One of the problems I have with screenshots is that they are taken out of context. What has...

Wow! I'd forgotten that one. Thanks for the link. Sure brings back the memories - not all of them good!:D But to get a little back on-topic: Finally finished watching FOTR last night. Overall I was very impressed with the look and (especially) the sound. I haven't had a chance to do much...

I have only had a chance to watch FOTR to the point where the Balrog appears in Moria, but your reaction, David, was very close to mine. I believe that overall the changes are to the good and are more effective in conveying sense of growing danger. Closer to the spirit of the book. I did have...

Man, you guys are so lucky having already received your copies. (Don't worry, I'm not going to make any 'green with envy' jokes.) Mine is supposed to arrive today so I managed to get off work early with the hope of being able to watch this without interruption. It is a rainly day here in the...

Have to admit I was slow on the uptake also. But now that I finally 'got it' Ithink it is very funny.

I'm really glad there is a site like this. There have been a few sparks flying here and there over this issue, but overall the discussion has been rational and reasonable. Thanks.

Yes, I'm a little surprised by some of the comments has has made over there. Maybe he simply doesn't realize the power of words.

You are quite correct to point out that there a number of issues related to the fact that there has been a change to the PQ on this new transfer. I'm not sure I understand why you think all of these issues can't be raised and discussed here. To be honest, it is not clear to me what you...

Great post. Thanks much.

I saw that (along with many other baseless accusations) too. I thought seriously about logging on and trying to clarify the matter, but concluded I would likely do more harm than good. They seem to have worked themselves up to quite a fever pitch over this 'green tint'. At this time there is...

Quite agree. And the comments posted online from those who have received this set over the weekend have been overall very favorable.

I think you underestimate these 'sheeple'. Interestingly there was a review posted on Amazon by an E Padula "gene9p" warning off people from buying this set because of the green tint issue. When others reading his review came to realize that he was basing it on screenshots and youtube...

Contacting P. Jackson would seem to be the rational course of action for all those folks who fear that there was been a royal screw-up on this transfer. Of course, I don't mean to imply by that statement that it would not also be rational to post their concerns on forums like this. But I don't...

I hope we can all agree on that. I'm set to watch this on Tuesday night after my copy arrives from Amazon.

And don't forget that a lot of people have TN monitors. You simply aren't going to get good color accuracy on those. But they are extremely popluar becaue of their low price and fast response times which make them good for gaming. I recently picked up a Dell U3011 and color images look...

What makes you think they are treating these facts objectivey? I don't have that impression at all. If they did then they would take into cosideration all the positive reivews that have already appeared by people that have years of experience in judging the visual quality of the film they are...

P. Jackson does have a Facebook page. You can certainly post your issues with this transfer over there. Have to say it is getting a little tiresome seeing these wild speculations concerning this issue. Specualtions all based on second hand evidence. Speculations that ignore all the...

True. But you have to do a lot more weeding over there than most other sites.

Thanks for the link. Nice way to wake up on a saturday while sipping a cup of coffee.

Right. How dare P. Jackson do something like that to this film. We would never see anything like that in real life.

One very important piece of info is found buried in that quote: That's why snow and bright whites in theatrical viewings of any film look nice and white even though, if measured, they would shown to be far from pure white.

Thanks for the correction on that. I misread his post and thought he was referring to the maind discussion thread on this.

I would not suggest anyone go to the bluray.com thread for info on this. What a mess that thread is. But the bluray.com review is worth checking out. And there should be a few more reviews popping up shortly. In any case, it seems most people posting or reading these various forums...

Didn't Ken Brown give it 4.0 out of 5.0? And Ralph Potts 84 out of 100 (Excellent)? Hardly seems those reviews entitle one to call this the "biggest blu ray disappointment to date".