LOTR: FOTR and TTT Extended Editions to be shown in theaters in December!

Sean Bryan · 08-22-2003, 11:16 AM

I know this has already been mentioned in the TTT:EE and ROTK discussion thread, but it would be lame to assume that everyone interested in this announcemnet would be reading the spoiler thread.

December is going to be a great month for going to the movies!

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KyleK · 08-22-2003, 01:50 PM

Crazy!

Richard Kim · 08-22-2003, 02:47 PM

Cool!

I wonder though if they'll preserve the disc break/intermission for the theatrical release.

And won't the theatrical TTT:EE showings conflict with the DVD sales?

Tim Glover · 08-22-2003, 02:53 PM

I'm in! We'll need some good coffee but it would be great to see both back to back in the theater again!

Marc_Sulinski · 08-22-2003, 02:54 PM

So does anyone know how to find out where these will be playing?

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Sean Bryan · 08-22-2003, 05:40 PM

I'm not sure where to find out. It is possible that it hasn't been totally worked out yet.

I love the idea of seeing all three in the same day in the theater, but I'm not sure if I want my very first viewing of ROTK to be after having just watched 7 hours of film. I'll probably have to do it though. Ultimatel, I think it will be an amazing experience. Everyone in the audience would have to be a die-hard fan of the films to do the marathon.

Brenton · 08-22-2003, 05:45 PM

Sounds kinda cool in a way, but it would be hard to justify paying all that money to spend all afternoon and evening in the theater when I have the DVDs at home.

Marc_Sulinski · 08-22-2003, 06:56 PM

Another issue is that the viewing of ROTK will not be the extended edition, but the theatrical cut. So is there any chance of ROTK reing rereleased in the theatrical cut?

DaveGTP · 08-22-2003, 07:13 PM

I just read this at TORN and came over to find the thread I knew would exist about it. Some of the HTF people have giant screens, but I don't! I am totally going to drive to wherever I have to go to see FOTR on the big screen again! And the EE to boot!!

Sean Bryan · 08-22-2003, 08:38 PM

Yes, Dave. While many here have better sound at home than most theaters and even an average HD-ready RPTV with a progressive scan DVD player can look "cleaner" and show more detail (even at the lower resolution) that most commercial theaters, there is still something about the experience of a special film on the big screen with an audience that is difficult to duplicate at home.

I figure I'll have my whole life (hopefully) to enjoy these films in my home theater (in whatever forum that may be over the years). But there will be only one chance to see a marathon of these films in a theater like this. I'm not sure I can pass that up.

Brian W. · 08-22-2003, 09:07 PM

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I wonder though if they'll preserve the disc break/intermission for the theatrical release.

Highly unlikely. When I saw the special theatrical screening of the Fellowship Extended last year (it was a promotional contest for the release of the DVD), it did not have an intermission.

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a progressive scan DVD player can look "cleaner" and show more detail (even at the lower resolution) that most commercial theaters

Mmm, I wouldn't say THAT. The reason I wouldn't is that I've actually seen the FOTR DVD projected on the big screen.

At that FOTR EE theatrical screening last year, they projected the documentaries straight from the DVD onto the big screen, and both my friend and I were amazed at how close the scenes from the film looked to an actual film print. It wasn't quite there, but it looked very good. If I hadn't known it was DVD, I don't think I would have guessed, though I would have thought they needed to sharpen the focus on their projector.

Then they showed the film itself in DLP, which of course blew the DVD away.