DVD Review HTF REVIEW: "Lord Of The Rings Extended Edition" (with screenshots) (2 Viewers)

[Luis S]

Yea Ron,I must say your reviews are pretty honest and down to earth.I rather enjoy them,heck sometimes I read your reviews for movies I dont even intend to buy! Which is why I was so surprised to see you get slammed at that "Other" forum. Very disapointing to see they would personaly attack you like that.I belive our good friend Ron P saw it as well and came to your defense.Those guys over there can be such jerks sometimes.Which is why I rarely go there anyway Long live Ron's reviews!!!
Luis S

 

[David Von Pein]

I found this kind of humorous.
Looks like you guys are gonna be somewhat disappointed in the Extended Edition packaging. It's gonna be a snap-case! (For FOUR discs no less!)
http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=NLD005549

 

[Matthias_P]

Great review, Ron.

Is it possible to get some package shots (front, inside, disc etc.) or does the set looks like the wellknown cover-art shots?

THX
Matthias_P from germany

 

[Ronald Epstein]

why I was so surprised to see you get slammed at that "Other" forum

All those people on the "other" forum are
bitter individuals that were thrown off this
board for disciplinary reasons.

Please do not think for a second that I take any
of their axe grinding complaints to heart.

As for the questions you guys are asking...

I'll try to take a look at the disc again. The
problem I have right now is that I am already
involved in my next two reviews, one of which
includes Spider-Man. It's hard to find
the time to go back to prior projects when you
are pumping out 8 reviews a week.

I will try to take a look.

 

[Dharmesh C]

Excellent review, Ron, don't be modest, it's getting old
I'll take passionate writing over any critical, analytical review approach.
I think Ron's reviews are now some of the best on the internet.

 

[Brian W.]

why I was so surprised to see you get slammed at that "Other" forum

You know, I honestly wasn't aware that there was another forum... which says all that needs to be said, I guess.

 

[Matt Pelham]

Face it Ron, you're the OWNER of the largest and most respected movie/DVD forum on the internet. I wouldn't be surprised if in a couple years a quote from Epstein on a cover box will be just as common as Travers, Shalit, or Ebert!
Great review, keep up the good work

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

My reviews have garnered far more attention that I thought....I don't understand it...

Two reasons:

1. You right thorough reviews that are well respected among the core of DVD finatics.
2. "Ron Epstein, Home Theater Forum" looks pretty damn respectable on a box cover/ad[/list=1]

 

[Martyn S]

Just read the review and thought it was excellent, the best one that I have read so far and it leaves me wishing that this superb set was in my hands right now. This sounds like it is going to be the best DVD of the year so far if not ever and not even AOTC is going to knock it off it's perch. We are really being spoiled for DVD's at the moment as it seems that 2002 has been the year where all the big releases have happened.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Is there an extended scene about the reforging of the broken Narsil and the renaming of it Anduril, the flame of the west?

 

[Ray H]

Doubt it. To my knowledge, Narsil doesn't play a further role in this movie.

 

[Mike Knapp]

Very disapointing to see they would personaly attack you like that. I belive our good friend Ron P saw it as well and came to your defense. Those guys over there can be such jerks sometimes.

Luis,

As owner of "that other forum" I would like to point out that calling people "jerks" reflects poorly on anyone doing it...even if it thought to be recriprical. I have expressed my displeasure in the comments made there, and I would like to express my displeasure with your sweeping generalization as well.

Brian W,

Sorry you dont know we exist. Your loss.

Mike

 

[Brenton]

Hey, Ron, when are you expecting to be finished with your Spider-Man review? I can't wait to see it.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Should be up Tuesday.

I actually owe Fox an "Ice Age" review first
since I have been postponing it since early
next week.

I am sort of working on both reviews at the
same time, but "Ice Age" will go up first.

 

[Clint B]

Looks like you guys are gonna be somewhat disappointed in the Extended Edition packaging. It's gonna be a snap-case! (For FOUR discs no less!)

Oh, no! I've got mine on pre-order from Deep Discount (never used 'em before and I wanted to see how they were). I guess I should cancel it, then, but is it too late to do so? Please help!

 

[Tom Ryan]

Oh, no! I've got mine on pre-order from Deep Discount (never used 'em before and I wanted to see how they were). I guess I should cancel it, then, but is it too late to do so? Please help!

I'm assuming you're serious here. He was just joking when he said it was a snapcase, he was making fun of the listing on Deep Discount because it had it listed as being a snapcase, when in reality it is not. It comes in a custom case I believe. So don't cancel.

 

[Rob Lutter]

Clint, I am pretty sure he was kidding

 

[David Von Pein]

Clint, I am pretty sure he was kidding

Yes....I was. Sorry if you really took it to heart.
If it's in a snapper, it must be the new "Mega-Snap" packaging, in order to house all those discs.

 

[todd stone]

great review ron, but how come not a MUST BUY?

 

[DanC]

Todd, Ron stated earlier that he just didn't have enough room for the "Highly Recommended" moniker.