Fellowship of the Ring DVD concerns... (1 Viewer)

[Neil Joseph]

Drop Infinfilm, drop dts. I say go with the movie only on disk 1 with a single 5.1 soundtrack and subtitles (please). A commentary would be nice but if space is a real issue then either drop it, or make it a text commentary. Put all the extras on disk 2 but do not break up this movie on 2 disks. While it works for certain films, I don't think it is a good idea on this film.

While this may not be a good comparison, how many people just play the first disk of Pearl Harbor and hardly ever bother with disk 2?

 

[Brian W.]

While principal photography on the second two films has been completed, the editing and special effects have not, and Jackson is still doing some reshoots. He is going to be involved in post-production on these for the next two years, so I doubt he'll have much time to work on a director's cut, which could well involve extra special effects.

I think he should release the theatrical version of "Fellowship" on one disc, with extras on a second disc, then in 2004 or 2005, re-edit the entire trilogy into one long film, reinstating deleted material in at that time. But I think the individual films, in their initial DVD release, should be the theatrical versions. Although I'm all in favor of director's cuts, I think it's important to preserve the original theatrical cut as well.

 

[James D S]

While this may not be a good comparison, how many people just play the first disk of Pearl Harbor and hardly ever bother with disk 2?

*Raises hand* :b

 

[Justin T]

What's wrong with Infinifilm? I want a DC of this movie too.

 

[rbirk]

All I say, please please please no Infinifilm. I would like to see English subtitles.

Ron Birk

 

[Akira Zimmerman]

rbirk: How about Elvish subtitles?

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

While I think the LOTR films would be well suited to Infinifilm (see a section, and then bring up the related passage of the book, etc.), I'd rather they fit the film unto one disc and push the extras to a second disc. Also, if they're going to do a DTS track, make it a seperate release a la Jurassic Park and the Lost World. Also, make subtitles Spanish in U.S. and French in Canada like TPM to conserve space.

 

[SteveGon]

Hopefully, Peter Jackson will edit in some more footage of Cate Blanchette as the Elf Queen...

 

[James Zubb]

How about Elvish subtitles?

How about an Elvish dub track?

 

[Bill McCamy]

How about an Elvis Costello dub track?

 

[Dave Miller]

I think Infinifilm is neat on the 13 Days DVD, but I don't like the way the docs play on that DVD. Everything is broken down into short snippets so it will work w/ the Infinifilm feature. As a result, when you watch the docs by themselves they seem very choppy w/ no flow to them at all.
I would not want this to happen to the docs on LOTR! Put the feature on one disc and put the extras on a second disc.
Peace,
DM

 

[Wayne Bundrick]

As Brian W. said, I agree that Peter Jackson may be more preoccupied with the theatrical release of the next two films than on the DVD of the first, so I'm not expecting a director's cut.