Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu Ray set for release November 3rd (1 Viewer)

[Edwin-S]

And if the sales of the films you mentioned are so low that it negatively affects any re-releases.........then what?

 

[Brandon Conway]

I'll buy this set when it comes out, and I'll buy the EE set when it comes out, and each time I'll sell off my respective DVDs. I don't see what the big deal is.

 

[Ron-P]

I'm very happy these are finally coming, but the EE's are so much improved over the theatrical that I'll wait. No need to spend $70 now and then $70 later after waiting this long.

I'll rent the theatricals until the EE's are here.

 

[Jeff Ulmer]

Having both versions on BR would be preferred, but I simply don't have the time to get through 4 hour movies, so the TEs are the ones I would likely be viewing.

 

[TheBat]

I read over at DVD Reviews, DVD News, DVD Players, Blu-ray Disc Information and more from DVDfile.com that the theatre version of LOTR on bluray will indeed have DTS HD 7.1

Jacob

 

[Scott Merryfield]

Then I will simply hang onto and watch the SD-DVD's of these films that I already own.

 

[Brandon Conway]

There's no way in hell this set will have low sales. The small fraction of Blu-ray owners that won't buy the set due to not having the EEs will not make much difference to the sales numbers. Indeed, this is the type of release that will get DVD only owners to buy a Blu-ray player this Christmas.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

And I agree. I like some parts of the extended Aliens, and the pre-Marines LV-426 scene is cool - in theory. As part of the movie, it bites. The story works much better when it stays with Ripley's POV. This weird leap to meet Newt's family is a distraction and it spoils the later tension...

 

[Radioman970]

Well said! Ripley's POV is where the movie should stay. We don't even meet Newt until Ripley does and she's fleeing from her. Great stuff!

 

[Jefferson Morris]

Originally Posted by TheBat

I read over at DVD Reviews, DVD News, DVD Players, Blu-ray Disc Information and more from DVDfile.com that the theatre version of LOTR on bluray will indeed have DTS HD 7.1

Jacob

Good news. So now I have a deadline for finally buying a new receiver and upgrading to lossless audio.

--Jefferson Morris

 

[TheBat]

its worth the upgrade. I got an onkyo 605 receiver back in 2007.

Jacob

 

[Todd H]

Liked the theatrical versions but prefer the EE. I can wait.

 

[Paul Hillenbrand]

Rumor today posted from Blu-ray.com: "Rumor: Lord of the Rings Blu-ray Pushed to 2010" www.blu-ray.com/news/

Hope it's not true.
So little to be excited about what is being released these days.
Been eagerly looking forward to this set.

Paul

 

[Chris S]

Worth the wait if the delay is technical in nature. I'd much rather wait a few mores for superior A/V quality and supplements than to have them rush the release. On the other hand the article seems to also speculate that the delay may be caused by recent legal argreements. That would be disappointing.

 

[Craig S]

Bill Hunt is confirming the delay of this set into early (March) 2010. His speculation as to the reason:

There's no official reason for the delay, because again the title hasn't even officially been announced. But the sense we're getting is that the studio already has a number of big 3rd and 4th quarter titles coming on Blu-ray this year - think Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, North by Northwest, etc - and they didn't want Rings to get lost in the crowd.

 

[Brandon Conway]

It makes sense. LOTR will sell any time of the year. Why eat into possible sales of other catalog titles?

 

[joshEH]

I'm such a battered spouse, I'll be getting these as soon as they drop, even though I'll almost certainly sell them right off again, once the EEs hit the marketplace.

But I can't imagine these will sell as well as the studio's hoping for. Anyone's who's into this format will already know more content's coming. Blu-Ray hasn't penetrated the market enough for WB/New Line to be able to fool anyone who presently owns a BD player.

Originally Posted by Jeff Ulmer )

 

[Inspector Hammer!]

Speaking as someone who waited for over three years for the corrected versions of Back to the Future 2 & 3 to appear in stores without effort, I can wait a little longer for the EE of these to come to BD.

The theatrical cuts just don't cut it compared with the EE's and I'll never watch those again.

 

[Richard Gallagher]

Video Business just announced that the release date for the trilogy is April 6.

 

[Ron-P]

Yahoo has a trailer up for the HD versions of these. Kinda odd they'd release a trailer now when the films are 3+ months away from streeting.

In the meantime I've been buying up the United Cutlery Swords of these films. Four down, another auction closing tomorrow.