lord of the rings extended trilogy digital

The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition in HD/6.1 DTS-HD Part One (105 min) and Part Two (123 min) But at the same time, I almost appreciate the lack of new extras as it means those who aren't fortunate enough to own Blu-ray players don't have to fear that they are missing out on any actual additions to the set they cannot own.īut for those of you who haven't memorized the extras on the original extended editions, here is a handy dandy breakdown of what you'll be getting for your $120.ĭisc 1/Disc 2 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition The downside here, obviously, is if you already own the DVDs, you are paying a lot of money *only* for the Blu-ray discs. But because you get used to the low quality rather quickly, it thankfully doesn't remain a nuisance.Īnother important note here is that the 26 hours of extras are all exactly the same as the ones on the Extended Edition DVDs, save digital copies and some trailers for Lord of the Rings: War of the North. An even bigger shock is going from the films' rich HD images to the behind the scenes video footage, so low quality, even the faces in the foreground are slightly blurry.

Going from 1080p to DVD-upgraded-by-Blu-ray-player is a very noticeable switch.

But I almost wonder if this is a sneaky way of immediately pointing out how impressive the remaster actually is. Now, are the 26 hours of extras also in HD? No. The third disc of extras house each correlating part of the Costa Botes documentary. The second disc of extras for each film focuses on the production itself, post production, and theatrical release. The first disc of extras for each film focuses on the process of book to screen/pre-production. The nine discs of extras are perhaps the most extensive I've ever seen. Including the two containing the film itself, each title brings with it five discs. The quality is definitely maintained here partly because the film is still on more than one disc, allowing more room for the smallest of details to come through in both picture and sound. Watching with surround or not, I still felt like I was chillin' (or as the case mostly was, fighting/traveling/arguing/rescuing) in Middle Earth. And the sound, now presented in 6.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, is powerful, all encompassing, sleek and dynamic.

My breath was just as taken away with the stunningly crisp picture (approved personally by Peter Jackson) on an 82-inch TV as it was on a 42-inch, as it was on a 23-inch. Today marks the release of one of the best things to happen to Blu-ray since Blu-rays made their blu way into existence: The Blu-ray Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.ĭigitally remastered from the films' original 2K files (unlike the theatrical cut Lord of the Rings Blu-ray release), these movies can now look as beautiful on a television as they did in theaters, no matter the size of your screen.

Lord of the rings extended trilogy digital