The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy – Extended Edition on Blu-ray is an outstanding boxset that delivers the films exactly as they deserve to be experienced—longer, richer, and presented with excellent picture and sound quality. This set includes the extended versions of all three films, each spread across two Blu-ray discs to preserve high quality, plus multiple bonus discs packed with some of the most in-depth behind-the-scenes material you’ll find in any film collection. The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – The extended cut adds warmth and depth to the early chapters, giving more space to Hobbiton, Bree, and the journey through the Mines of Moria. Character arcs feel more complete, and the pacing benefits from the added world-building. The Blu-ray transfer brings out the lush colours, the sweeping landscapes, and Howard Shore’s incredible score with clarity. The Two Towers (2002) – This film gains some of the most valuable additions in extended form. Rohan’s storyline, Faramir’s motivation, and Gollum’s inner conflict are all strengthened. The battle sequences—especially Helm’s Deep—look and sound fantastic in HD, and the extra scenes make the emotional stakes even stronger. The Return of the King (2003) – The extended edition here is essential, adding crucial character moments, expanded battles, and a more satisfying sense of closure. The Siege of Minas Tirith and the Battle of Pelennor Fields feel even more epic, and the sound design on Blu-ray adds weight and immersion to the film’s biggest moments. This is the most complete version of the story, and it shows. As a boxset, this collection is exceptional. The packaging is attractive and sturdy, and the organisation of discs is clear and easy to navigate. The inclusion of the extensive “Appendices” documentaries provides hours of behind-the-scenes insights, covering everything from special effects to costume design, cast interviews and production diaries. It’s easily one of the most comprehensive bonus-feature collections available for any franchise. Overall, this trilogy set offers the best way to experience Peter Jackson’s masterpiece. The extended cuts add real narrative value, the Blu-ray presentation is strong across all films, and the bonus content elevates the set from a simple movie collection to a full, immersive exploration of Middle-earth. A must-have for fans and an excellent upgrade for anyone looking to enjoy the trilogy in its most complete form.

Lord of the Rings are the three of the best movies ever made. The epic scale is incomparible and the sheer beauty of these films is so unique and awe inspiring that they should be considered as the highest standard, the ten out of ten, the top dog of epic films. Peter Jackson introduces the world of Middle Earth to us in breathtaking and magnificent style, his eye for scenery and set pieces is amazing and he captures Tolkeins world in a raw, realistic and very believable way. All three of the films included in this extended edition boxset are amazing, and they get even better as they go along. Jackson who also wrote the script with fran walsh and philippa boyens has made Middle Earth accesible to millions of people, the books are considered classi and deservedly so but are hard for some people to get into and enjoy, here though the films allow us to be a part of Tolkeins legendary world and be thoroughly entertained. WETA workshop delivers truly stunning and very realistic special effects, the creatures and architecture are so detailed that looking at them you would not be able to pick them out from the real sets. As well as having awesome special effects the sets and scenery are breathtaking, filmed entirely in New Zealand allows for a majestic and sweeping view of Middle Earth that makes it all the more believable and epic. From Helm's Deep, the shire and Minas Tirith it's obvious that a lot of attention has been paid to making these films as epic and amazing as is possible. The cast is just as brilliant as everything else, Elijah Wood and Sean Astin as Frodo and Sam, Viggo Mortensen as Aragon, Ian Mckellen as Gandalf, Liv Tyler as Arwin, Cristopher Lee as Saruman, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, John Rhys Davis as Gimly and all the rest of the cast are perfectly suited for their roles. Its impossible not to be entertained by these films, each one of them delivers us into an astoundingly realistic and beautiful world where it is very easy to get lost in. Fellowship of the ring, Two towers and return of the king each are deserved of the countless awards they have won. This extended edition boxset of every movie is must have for any fan, the fact that over fourty minutes have been added to every film makes it a completely new experience - the additional footage is amazing and if you are considering buying this product i would strongly advise you to do so - it is also available at a very reasonable price as you get hours upon hours upon hours of extras. Jackson should be very proud of what he has achieved here, in creating these films he has changed the course of cinematic history, the present of cinematic history and the future of cinematic history.

This is the best fantasy movie that tells the truth about the horror of war

Movie is in great condition. I have had no issues with it so far. My parcel arrived quickly.

Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite movie series of all time, and this BluRay version is absolutely gorgeous. First a couple of technical comments about the BluRay version (I have the Extended DVD version of LOTR as well): 1. Each movie is split into two BluRay discs for a simple reason - this allows for a lower degree of compression so that the native resolution and visual quality of the movies can be better maintained. The resolution is especially important if your system has the software to tweak the sharpness and color settings and your screen has a higher resolution than the native 1080p of the BluRay (I watch all my movies on my desktop computer with 30inch 1900 x 1200 native resolution monitor). The result is an outstanding degree of sharpness (without graininess) throughout the movie - better than I can get for my "Avatar" BluRay. I can see every hair and skin cell, it seems, in the close-up shots! 2. Regarding the comments from others about the "green" tint in this BluRay - it must be your BluRay player. I have not had any problems, but then, the video quality of my computer system can be adjusted at three levels - the monitor, the Nvidia graphics card, and the video playing software. 3. Despite the sharp increase in resolution, there are surprisingly few CGI or other glitches visible. Almost certainly, somebody went through this movie with a fine tooth comb to clean up the high resolution details. I only noticed a few minor glitches still - Isildur's scene at the beginning where he puts on the ring and vanishes still looks like it was shot in front of a green screen (there's a subtle mismatch between his lighting and coloring and that of the background), the Army of the Dead move a bit too CGI whenever they ride out in a horde, and at the end, where the pirate ships have an unnatural looking interface with the water. Now for some thoughts about LOTR and this movie series: It has long been apparent that Tolkien based LOTR on the history and mythology of Great Britain and Europe. And so it finally dawned on me one day that Numenor spelled backwards is "Ronemun" a near-anagram for "Roman", and the Numenoreans must indeed have been the Romans who invaded Middle Earth/Great Britain. The serial invasions of Britain by various European peoples and the themes of constant warfare, and of existing people being displaced by new peoples are integral to both LOTR and the history of Great Britain. History is written by the victors and the losers are invariably demonized in those accounts. And so today the Romans are remembered in much the same light as the noble Numenoreans of LOTR and their enemies remembered as savages. It is worth noting that despite their frequent portrayal as the Founders of Modern Western European Civilization, the Romans slaughtered and enslaved millions in their conquests and displaced vast numbers of peoples. It is thus possible to see that buried beneath the themes of good vs. evil in LOTR is the deeper story of human evolution through eternal warfare. Were the Wildmen of Dunland truly evil? Or were they just fighting to regain their lands taken from them by the Numenoreans and Rohirrim? The true story of Queen Boudica and the Iceni versus the Romans comes to mind here. Were the Orcs and Goblins and Uruk-hai truly deformed, evil monsters? Or were they just coexistent species of near-humans, fighting for their right to exist in Middle Earth? We know now that the line that became modern humans evolved alongside many other side branches of near-humans in what surely must have been a Darwinian death struggle. Are the myths of such monsters merely a racial memory from human pre-history? As I watch this wonderful movie series once again, I do see things in a different light. I had just finished HBO's "Game of Thrones" series, which also featured Sean Bean, in a another role as a sword wielding nobleman. Both stories are set in similar fantasy worlds based on Medieval-era Europe, but their story themes are quite different. LOTR has a simple linear plotline detailing the triumph of good over evil. You know the good guys will remain good guys, the bad guys are utterly evil, and then there are those few in between who struggle with being on one side or the other. The good guys win in LOTR, those in between who fail to overcome the temptations of evil are destroyed, evil is destroyed, and everybody who is good goes on to live happily ever after, although not all stay in Middle-Earth. Having created such powerful forces of evil in his tale, to accomplish that happy ending, Tolkien had to resort to several deus ex machina plot devices to save the overwhelmed good guys - the charge of Eomer's Riders straight into the long pikes of the Uruk-hai to save Helm's Deep (not likely to be successful in the real world), the Great Eagles to save Gandalf and Frodo/Sam, and the Army of the Dead to save Gondor. "Game of Thrones" is very different, none more so than the character of Sean Bean, who plays a thoroughly decent, honest, and good man, and yet comes to an untimely end. Who is good and evil in this tale cannot be so easily sorted out, as everyone has a different agenda, and it is just a mass free-for-all struggle for power and survival. The few who appear to be truly good in this tale get crushed in the struggle. History and life are indeed more like "Game of Thrones" than LOTR. But in my heart, I still love LOTR more than something like "Game of Thrones", which although fascinating to watch, makes me squirm. LOTR remains closer to an idealized fantasy myth world. There are some things I wish for, though. I wish Saruman could have had a chance to tell his tale, of why he chose the path of science and industrialization (which after all is what produced technology like this BluRay movie), why he chose to ally himself with these species of near-humans and breed the Uruk-Hai. I wish the Wildmen and the Easterlings had a chance to tell their tale, for surely they had reasons to ally themselves with Saruman and Sauron. There are hints of this back story in the Appendices and other works of Tolkien, but only hints. There is another tale to be told there, I'm sure.

Excellent!!!!

Alors déjà ce coffret non steelbook est un bon coffret malgré tout. Même à l'étranger le steelbook est introuvable tout a été apparemment vendu comme quoi Le Seigneur des Anneaux, 20 ans après, suscite toujours autant d'intérêt. Donc, je me suis rabattu par obligation sur le coffret dit "standard" cartonné. Il est quand même beau, carton épais, mais il aurait été, en plus, sympa que Metropolitan inclus la réplique dorée de l'anneau par exemple. En tout cas cela aurait été apprécié. Concernant la version 4K de la Trilogie, il y a eu un excellent travail de fait. La colorimétrie a été complètement revue et complètement corrigée & ré-étalonnée. Le Dolby Vision apporte beaucoup à la clarté et au rehaussement des images qui sont superbes. Les détails sont piqués et pour ce qui est des scènes sombres, il y a eu un très beau travail car le grain est absent et le lissage qui a été effectué a conservé le niveau de détails et ne donne nullement un côté artificiel mais a su garder le naturel de l'image. Je n'ai regardé que les versions longues qui sont pour moi un réel atout de cette trilogie. Donc si on a déjà les Blu-Rays simples et qu'on est équipé 4K cela vaut il le coup d'acheter ce coffret 100% 4K remastérisé du Seigneur des Anneaux. Après visionnage, la réponse est clairement OUI sans hésiter. Par contre, comme ce coffret ne contient que des Blu-Rays 4K et que si vous avez déjà le coffret en Blu-Rays simples, gardez ce dernier si vous voulez le visionner sur un équipement non 4K, c'est ce que je vais faire en ce qui me concerne. Cette édition 4K nous fais redécouvrir cette magnifique et irremplaçable Trilogie Fantasy. Foncez ! N.B : et redécouvrir Arwen, la plus belle des elfes, en 4K cela vaut vraiment le coup, elle en est que plus merveilleuse.