Lord Of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Blu-Ray) - €35 delivered [Amazon]

Basq

Great price considering this has only been out 2 weeks, and is currently €60 in my local HMV!


Buy it @ Amazon

Just to confirm before people start pissing and moaning - this is just the Theatrical Editions (the Extended Editions are rumoured to be released in 2012).

From a quick gander I had at reviews on release, I remember reading they're pretty damn good transfers - with 'Fellowship' having a below average transfer though.

Amazon.co.uk Review

This six-disc box set contains the three theatrical-release versions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy--that is, the films as they were originally seen in cinemas. The individual titles are all also available as separate two-disc sets: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.

DVD Description

The Lord of the Rings, the highest grossing adventure film franchise to ever be created, was born with the release of The Fellowship of the Ring, followed by The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The Trilogy’s Blu-ray release captures the enduring Fellowship and ultimate sacrifice while enhancing the chaos and destruction of Middle-earth, delivering a visual feast that will not soon, if ever, find its equal. Of the 30 total Academy Award nominations the three The Lord of the Rings movies received, they won a record 17 Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and 8 others for the third film. Based on the best-selling novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy is an epic journey of men, hobbits, elves, dwarves and the rest of Middle-earth’s creatures and cultures. The films chronicle the struggle of good versus evil with fantastic special effects and a strong emotional centre.

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy contains the original theatrical versions of the three films on Blu-ray Disc, with more than seven hours of special features.

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy tells the story of Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), a hobbit who battles against the Dark Lord Sauron to save his world, Middle-earth, from the grip of evil. In the films, Frodo and his fellowship of friends and allies embark on a desperate journey to rid Middle-earth of the source of Sauron's greatest strength, the One Ring--a ring that has the power to enslave the inhabitants of Middle-earth. The trilogy tells tales of extraordinary adventures across the treacherous landscape of Middle-earth and reveals how the power of friendship, love and courage can hold the forces of darkness at bay. Beside Wood, the films star Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, featuring Sean Bean, and Ian Holm, with Andy Serkis as Gollum.

Hogzy

lol, couldnt see many people paying the full whack for this when it came out first... Especially as its the theatrical edition. Good price though for those who dont want to wait for the extended editions!

Zapp Brannigan

Sound is supposed to be fantastic but the transfers are nothing special.

Hopefully they'll sort it out for the extended cuts.

jenno86

This is €79.99 in Xtravision! :eek:

Basq

jenno86 wrote: »

This is €79.99 in Xtravision! :eek:

Of course it is.. it's Xtra-Vision. What do you expect?!

aaf

2012 - are they taking the P? I have the extended versions on SD. Think I might hang on for the BR extended versions.

jayteecork

People are complaining that the studio are releasing the theatrical versions first then the extended versions on blu-ray.

And believe you me if I was a studio boss I'd do the exact the same thing.

Clareman

I'm holding off on the super duper version of this before getting it. A "friend" of mine got the extended directors cut version of the movies on DVD and decided to watch them over the course of a weekend, he wasn't normal before that, now he's at a whole new level, I think the only time he interacts with women now is when he sees ads for Ebony

jenno86

basquille wrote: »

Of course it is.. it's Xtra-Vision. What do you expect?!

To be more expensive of course! But not by that much. :eek:

Super Sidious

Quite funny reading the comments left on Amazon about the BluiRay release... and some dodgey looking "pro" theatrical release supporters... studio heads no doubt!

Much rather wait for Extended on BR...

milltown

Never a huge fan but saw each of them once. Were they not something like three hours each originally? I hope the extended editions come with a pile cushion!