The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Blu-ray
Extended Editions | The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the KingNew Line Cinema | 2001-2003 | 3 Movies | 682 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 28, 2011
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Blu-ray comes close to perfection with top scores all around making it one of the best Blu-ray's ever
Extended Edition
New Line Cinema | 2001 | 228 min | Rated PG-13 | Region A (B, C untested) | Aug 28, 2012
With the help of a courageous fellowship of friends and allies, Frodo Baggins embarks on a
perilous mission to destroy the legendary One Ring. Hunting Frodo are servants of the Dark
Lord, Sauron, the Ring's evil creator. If...
Extended Edition
New Line Cinema | 2002 | 223 min | Rated PG-13 | Region A (B, C untested) | Aug 28, 2012
Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship continue their quest to destroy the One Ring and stand
against the evil of the dark lord Sauron.
The Fellowship has divided; they now find themselves taking different paths to...
Extended Edition
New Line Cinema | 2003 | 251 min | Rated PG-13 | Region A (B, C untested) | Aug 28, 2012
The final battle for Middle-earth begins. Frodo and Sam, led by Gollum, continue their
dangerous mission toward the fires of Mount Doom in order to destroy the One Ring. Aragorn
struggles to fulfill his legacy as he leads his...
Fans have long clamored for an Extended Edition Blu-ray release of director Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, and some even cried foul when 2010 only brought the theatrical cuts to high definition. Doomsayers and cynics were convinced Jackson's expanded trilogy wouldn't arrive on Blu-ray for another two or three years, when The Hobbit was readying its march into theaters. But here they are, just a year later, in all their extended, high definition glory. Rather than posting one massive, all-encompassing, unavoidably overwhelming review of the Extended Edition box set of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, though, I've divided my lengthy analysis into four separate reviews:
Simply click on the individual links above to access each review. Suffice it to say, with so much ground to cover, there simply isn't a more efficient and thorough way to cover the full 15-disc Extended Edition release. So, without further ado, onto the box set...
The Extended Edition box set is a well-crafted, smartly designed, eye-catching beaut. Its sturdy gold and onyx outer box -- adorned with an image of the One Ring on the front and a simple rune on the back -- is slightly oversized, but no so much that it will cause any problems for cinephiles with limited shelf space. The box opens to reveal a handsome map of Middle-earth, three individual standard-sized Blu-ray cases, and authorization codes for downloading a digital copy of the extended cut of each film (offer expires in June of 2012). The individual Blu-ray cases are black, contain five discs a piece, and include booklets that detail the various special features found on the corresponding discs. Each film and its commentaries are spread across two BD-50 discs and the remaining documentaries and Appendices content is spread across three standard DVD discs. (While that will no doubt give some pause, keep in mind that all of the extras were originally produced in SD, meaning high definition source files don't exist.)
It's a fairly straightforward box set, rising above others only by sake of its attractive design and individual cases, and there are few frills to speak of. For complete reviews of each film, its video transfer, DTS-HD Master Audio track and special features, follow the links below:
This summer, New Line and Warner Home Entertainment will bring the individual extended editions of the three films in director Peter Jackson's Academy Award-winning The Lord of the Rings Trilogy to Blu-ray. These releases mark the first time the extended cuts ...
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Amazon's Blu-ray Gold Box Deal of the Day affects the Academy Award-winning Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy boxset. The epic fantasy series details the journey of young hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) to ...
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