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Lord of The Rings DVD, Now or Later?
Entropy_ah writes "As many of us know, the Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of The Ring DVD was released Aug. 6. It is a 2 Disk version of the movie with a few added goodies. However, New Line Home Entertainment is going to release an extended 4 disk version and a DVD gift set on November 12th. The Kanas City Star has an article discussing the merits of each addition and touches on the issue of this being an attempt by the movie companies to gouge as much money from die-hard fans as possible." I'm waiting, but I definitely find this whole mess frustrating.
Well i think i will wait that the 2 others movies will be released to have a nice box with all three together.
No need to buy something now, when we know they will do a nice collector edition later.
Pelops
The movie is what the collector lusts after... the extras (documentaries, trailers, etc) don't have too much repeat value, IMHO. Get the first edition ASAP, and rent, or borrow the special edition from a friend who chose to wait for it (for the extras).
Why have only one copy of LoTR? I can't wait till next month, so I bought the 2 DVD set. Next month when the 4 DVD version comes out I'll get that too.
-Tolerate my intolerance
I didn't like this whole mess either! I think I found a good solution though. I did buy the 2-disc set and watched all the material. When the 4-disc set comes out I will purchase that one as well and give the 2-disc set to my parents :)
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Honestly, what's the big deal? We all know about it already. It's not like they released the regular edition now and surprised us with the expanded edition a month later. We KNOW and HAVE KNOWN for awhile now they are going to release the expanded edition later in the year. The fact that they've been VERY upfront about this has been a breath of fresh air.
Honestly, if you really can't wait, there's this thing called a VIDEO RENTAL STORE! Go rent it (but please, rent from something OTHER than Blockbuster if at all possible).
Not until the 35-disk set with all three movies, including the Director's Cut, the Producer's Cut, and the Gaffer's cut comes out will I even consider buying a LOTR DVD set. If I really decide I need to see it again, there's always NetFlix.
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That might be true for the version out right now, but the "special extended version" coming in November will contain 30 extra minutes of the actual movie that were removed to make the film more mass-compatible. I'm looking forward to seeing those. All the other extras, I couldn't care less.
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...are you buying the DVD for the movie or for the extras? I just got the Aug. 6th release because I wanted a copy of the movie. I don't need a National Geographic special or extra footage inserted into the movie. I liked what I saw in the theater well enough, and that's what I wanted to get. Plus it was free.
If you feel that these extra things are for you, then wait. It's not like if you change your mind the version that just came out will be out of print. If you absolutely *have* to watch Lord of the Rings right now but want to wait to buy the super-duper special version, JUST RENT IT.
Because I actually just want to, you know, watch the damn movie.
Guess I'm a bad American consumer or something, but if in November I have a hankering for that deleted footage, I'll rent the "specialer" edition. But realy, I just want to watch the movie! Sheesh. Newfangeld technology... shoulda kept my betamax....
(...but what about the "custom bookends"?)
Karma: T-rexcellent.
I also own two copies of the hobbit (a 2nd and 7th editions) as well as 3 complete sets of the other books (2nd, 4th, and uh ... 7th? editions). Besides, if they *only* released the 4 or 5 disc box, we'd be without watching a dvd-quality lotr til November ... and I couldn't wait that long.
Buy now, and sell it to a used dvd store, or on ebay when the other comes out. Trust me, it's not the end of the world.
I bought the 2-disc set on the 6th. Why? Because it had value to me. I wanted to see the film again, and it was worth the 20 bucks to me to own a copy of it.
When the 4-disc set comes out in November (or whenever), I'll decide if the extra content is worth whatever they're charging for it. If it is, I'll buy it. If it's not, I won't.
Why are veryone's knickers in a twist about this. It's a very simple equation.
I think it's a little of both. I think we have a case where the studios realize they can make a lot of money from releasing not one, but three versions of the video staggered across several months. And the DVD has been hyped more than that XXX movie. (I don't get the big deal - I've been watching XXX for years now, and Vin Diesel didn't show up once.)
On the other hand, if you look what they're doing, it makes sense that it's taking awhile for the last "extra bits" to be finished - as the article states, all new music is being composed, the formerly shot scenes have to be put into the movie in a way that they add to it, not just go "Oh, and here's another 5 minutes here", and so on.
Personally - I have the $40 version reserved (though after reading more about the $70 version, I am leaning - no, I will be strong, I don't need the extra National Geographic special (I don't give a crap about the bookends - I want the extra video)), and I'm debating doing other things (like trading in 3 old DVD's for the free movie at my local Software Etc, taking a Kia test, drive, etc) to get the current one free.
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Personally, I could give a flying futz about extras like behind the scenes footage, commentary tracks, and that sort of thing. I can't be alone in this view. I know a lot of people like em, but I don't find them interesting, plain and simple.
Extended movie however: I'm there. I can't wait for the extra 30 minutes of footage. I can see it now; 2 years from now, all 3 LotR DVDs are out w/ extended footage. Sit down on the couch with a funsize bag of funions & a couple 2L bottles of Vanilla Coke, and have a nice 12 hour LotR marathon!
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Friends next door have bought the first one, and came over last night to watch it on our huge screen. Impressive. Now we don't need to go out and buy our own copy, if we want to see it again (probably not for another month or so), we'll just borrow it again.
We are waiting until the 4 disk set comes out, and we'll buy that version. Between the two of us, we'll have both versions, and can swap as needed.
All of us are waiting for a couple of years from now, after all the films have been released, WETA finishes all the CGI SFX, and Peter Jackson makes the final extra-long directors cut. That will probably be a 7 or more DVD set. Showings will then be day long affairs with a couple of meals between films, lots of drinks, and regular bathroom breaks.
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My plan is to rent both versions and decide which one I prefer to own. The wife is worried that the extra footage won't be up to snuff and will make the extend-o version lower quality all around. I'm hoping that it will add more depth and detail.
So I guess they suck a few extra bucks out of me, but I'm sure as hell not buying two copies of the same freakin' movie.
~LD
if your not really a fan then buy Now
if you are a fan then buy now and november!. Yes they are milking you, yes it sucks they didn't release them both at the same time, yes you are going to have to buy them both if you have to ask the question. It's not really much of a choice.
He who defends everything, defends nothing. -- Fredrick The Great
Truth table of the thead title:
Now Later Now OR Later
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So, I'm the top row, so my answer is "yes".
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And yet, all the geeks who go out to buy the 4-disc set and not the 2-disc (myself included) will just be reinforcing the notion that you can "add all the shit you want, they don't want the original version" (the original cut will not be available via branching). Granted, since opening sales of the LOTR DVD outsold the previous winner, Harry Potter, they might not get to say that after all.
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not like I can afford either. I'm just hoping I can see Two Towers this December.
Release a "normal" DVD first, then release an "enhanced" or "Special edition" version months later.
Its very similar to the technique for VHS release. Sell the first release very high and then later release a consumer version priced $15-$30.
This is really targeted to the suckers and rental chains. They need to meet demand early on. Later, after the rental stores have run through their initial rental wave a cheaper version comes out for purchase.
Quite simple actually.
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It's one of the rare movies that are really worth buying twice. So I've really no problems with 2 editions thing.
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The DVDs I have that have these kinds of extras (commentary, deleted scenes, etc) I use the extras alot. Sometimes more than the movie itself, because often I know the movie very well. Sometimes it's nice to watch Brazil, but there's something about watching Brazil while Terry Gilliam talk about it as well, or listening to a Japanese film guy talk about Kurosawa and the Japanese film industry of the 50s while the Seven Samurai is playing. Not all extras are worth it, but I definitely believe these ones will be. I'm waiting (but I may pick it up anyway, as a gift to less movie fanatical friends).
The main conspiracy theory in the paper is:
"Of course, there's also the theory, proposed by the cynics among us, that the movie companies are using this sort of release pattern to entice movie fans to buy both the basic package to watch now and the more complete special edition a few months later."
It isn't going to fly for one reason, who the hell would buy a 4 disk set of 'super troopers' after you bought the first one? How about 'hey arnold: the movie', or even 'haloween: resurrection'? I didn't think so. As soon as the greedy start filling the shelves with the 9th edition of 'master of disguise', the landfill owners will be licking thier lips and fighting over who gets to bury the millions of unsold copies. Enough money will be lost to stop the practice almost for good.
The movies that do come out with multiple editions will be the ones that actually benefit from the additions. The industry is still feeling out what it can and can't do, and the only way to do that is to fall flat on it's face a few times, and they are doing it. Unlike the moribund record industry, I think the movie people can and do learn, and have been making an honest effort to produce stuff we want at fairly reasonable prices. DeCSS aside, they learn quick.
I still have a little faith in the capatilistic system. Whatever happens, we won't know for a year or 2, it will take that long for trends to become clear.
-Charlie
I find that the power of the DVD format is wasted on most movies. Frequently the extra content are a few lame scenes that didn't get any CG and aren't worth the film they were recorded on (yes, there are some exceptions, but I'm not enough of a fan boy to care!)
Really, the best things are 1) the crisper picture and 2) the ability to fast forward almost instantaneously.
Infact reason 2 is why exercise videos on DVD are super-fantastic! Just want to do Abs? Go to the Abs chapter! Work out too hard? skip to the cool down. And frequently there are a la carte options where you do one piece, it brings you back to the menu,then you quickly pick your next piece without resting too much between exercises.
At least, thats what I keep telling myself when my wife says "I just bought the 23 dvd workout set!" (don't laugh. its real! check out the quantity discount packages!)
In the future, I would want to not be isolated from my friends in the Space Station.
so I usually won't pay extra for "gold" edition collector tins, an interview with someone who's uncle did CG work, or DVD games. Usually they charge a small fortune for these extras. All I really want is a clean copy of the movie.
Walmart has the "basic" DVD version for under $16USD right now... $80 perhaps for all three movies seems pricy, but one movie + bonus tracks? Count me out.
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I scanned all of the comments, and no one has mentioned the best reason to buy both the editions, which is what I am going to be doing now. I already had the best set on preorder, and swore that I would not get the normal 2 disk edition. However, when I saw how cheap it was at Circuit City (15.99), I went out and got it.
To my surprise, there is a $10 rebate in the set for those who puchase the larger set in November, which means I'm only going to be paying $5.99 for this 2-disk edition. I think that's well worth it to hold me over until that released date, and it's only barely cheaper than the rental suggestion that some people have made.
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Just test drive a KIA and get a free copy of the current release. Then buy the extended one, if you want it, in November when it comes out.
Everyone here talks a good game when they're sitting behind their keyboard, but c'mon, 90% of you went and bought it anyway, didn't you.
Let's have a real /. poll, without the Neal option, and ask 2 simple questions:
- Did you buy the LoTR DVD now?
- Are you waiting to purchase the final compilation?
This is no fucking attempt, wake up, you've been screwed and gouged in more ways than your puny geek brains want to think about. But you, like me, will keep coming back for more. (well, me only if there's more Liv involved.) </rant>--furiously awaiting the newline fanboys to mod me down at any second.
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All I really wanted was some cheap fishing gear my daughter could loose at the lake this week. But no, I had to go buy something extra while I was there. Now I understand why my wife won't touch the place.
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Well, setting aside all the issues about "bilking the consumers" and all that rot, has anyone considered the fact that the reason they're releasing two editions is because the average movie viewer (in America, at least) probably wouldn't be willing to sit through a four hour movie? I mean, hell, I heard enough people gripe about the length as it was! (Of course, not having read the books, they didn't understand that they were lucky that the story was even able to be compressed into three hours...)
Just my $.02...
But the main reason i'm holding out is that i cant afford to blow any cash right now...I dont know that i'm going to spring for the one with the bookends and all that stuff, but i do want to see the 30 minutes of extra footage..
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I was intending to purchase only the November version of the LOTR DVD, until Blockbuster video came out with a nice little deal:
purchase a 10 week video rental card (1 rental per week, for a max of 10 weeks, expiring in 2 years) for ~$25.00, and get the LOTR DVD for free.
I would look for deals like this in the near future.
-d
When you go to the movie theatre you vaguely assume that you are seeing "the same" movie as everyone else. But as cineastes know, there are often minor variations in content even during the first run, and major ones on second runs, re-releases, etc. Oklahoma! was filmed concurrently in 35mm and Todd-AO so the two versions actually represent similar but different performances, etc. etc.
Recently this has all become more _visible_ (in the form of deliberately labeled "special editions," "director's cuts," etc.) There's now so much of this going on I have to wonder whether the whole idea of "a" movie is gradually becoming obsolete.
Multiple versions of movies are now available to fans within a year of the release. Of course, the variations in the versions are trivial (unless you're a dedicated aficionado...)
There was a World's Fair where some director, Czech I think, showed a movie in which at ten or eleven decision points, the audience got to vote on what the actors should do. Of course, the plot was engineered to reconverge on the next decision point (so the amount of film that needed to be shot was only 2X, not 1024X or 2048X the running length of the movie).
I wonder just where these DVD's are going? DVD's supposely offer the ability to choose different camera angles, but I've yet to rent one in which this ability was actually enabled... Are "movies" going to gradually become a participatory experience? Where you have at least the illusion of a trivial degree of participation?
In the fifties, food companies (supposedly) discovered that housewives did not like complete cake mixes, because it made them feel as if they were being lazy. So they gradually moved to mixes that required adding some ingredients (milk, eggs, etc.), supposedly not because fresh ingredients actually improved the flavor, but because housewives felt they were doing a better job if they had contributed SOMETHING to the process.
I dunno, though...
On the whole, I think I would just prefer to "watch a movie" and assume that for better or for worse the producers have made all the decisions for me, and all that's left for me is to like it or not.
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I have children.
I want my children to view the "PG-13" version of the movie, so I've purchased the current release. I also want to have the extended version, which reportedly will include scenes that would warrant an "R" rating. I'll get that one for myself and allow my children to view it when they are older.
At least they are telling everybody that there is going to be another edition coming out in November.
Let us all consider what George Lucas would do in this situation. Release a VHS tape, and claim that there won't be a DVD for 5 years. A few months later, a DVD will come out... surprise! Too bad if you already bought the VHS.
George Lucas gouges his fans deceptively. At least with Lord of the Rings, they are telling everybody about the special edition in November. That way, if you want to wait for it, you can. They aren't tricking anyone into buying the first version. If you can't wait until November, and you want to see it still, rent it! Or borrow it from somebody!
I'll personally just buy both.
Believe me, I know the anger people feel. I'm one of the chumps who bought the Tron bare-bones CD virtually the day before Disney announced the two-disc enhanced version. And I'm steamed about that, because the second release is a proper superset of the first -- the entire first release (which was essentially just the movie) is contained in the second.
But that's not the case here. Not only have I been told, upfront, that there is a later set coming. I also know that the second set is not just a proper superset of the first. The first contains things that the second won't. So my value is not negated.
For the casual fan (and believe it or not, there are a lot of casual LOTR fans), the August release is what they expect: A faithful reproduction of their moviegoing experience, with some typical extras thrown on as is de rigeur. For the hardcore fan, the November release is what they desire: The extra scenes, some more background, a wealth of detail. And the really, truly diehard fanatic can simply consider this a single, 6-disc set that happens to be released in two parts but has all the things a diehard fanatic would want: the theatrical movie, a "director's cut", a Two Towers preview, behind-the-scenes footage, background detail, audio commentary.
To my eye, these guys are the first in Hollywood to realize that the DVD market is not homogenous -- to not treat everyone as the lowest common demographic. They're giving people options rather than making one dictatorial decision. I think it's a development we should applaud, not attack.
(Aside: Note that what transforms this from an underhanded marketing ploy to a consumer-friendly menu of options is the fact that all three discs were announced simultaneously, putting information into the hands of the consumers and empowering us to make an intelligent choice. That's perhaps the most important lesson of the current age: Freely-available information empowers the citizenry.)
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I was little disappointed to discover the two disc set out now didn't have an audio commentary. However at least the four disc version will have the commentary.
There also will be six hours of behind-the-scenes features in the DVD package and four commentary tracks by Jackson and cast and crew members.
By the sounds of it the commentary will be like one on the Phantom Menace, which had crew members explaining everything from CGI to sound effects and I must say is one of the best commentarys I have heard thus far. Coming back to the two disc I found most of the extras throw aways, especially considering most of them reused interviews with cast crew to the point you got a bad case of deja vue.
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I've seen the current Fellowship of the Rings on widescreen DVD.
All I can say is that the picture quality is top-notch (only marred by occasional edge enhancement) and the sound quality is just flat-out SUPERB. You definitely want a quality surround-sound setup to really enjoy this movie at home.
Besides, this release is what Director Peter Jackson personally intended as the Director's Cut of the movie.
Although the article does touch on the idea that it might be a gouging tactic, they quite plainly follow that up with a perfectly reasonable explanation. The other DVDs are taking more work, and Peter Jackson hasn't finished the extras for release 3. When they put the extra material back into release 2, they had to have the composer add new music. Yes, they could wait until December to release all three... but why on earth would they? Most folks will be quite happy with just their copy of the movie "as seen in theatres". Anyone who wants the extras will wait for their preferred edition, and in the meantime you can rent it if you're desperate.
C'mon, read the whole article. The entire second half deals with this. Peter Jackson's enough of a loon that personally, I don't think he'd try to screw over Tolkien fans. He's shown how committed he is to the material, let the studio make its money while he finishes his definitive editions.
~ Leilah
Well, I plan to buy at least two versions - I haven't decided if it's going to be the gift set or the extended version in addition to the theatrical releasse.
But I'm *really* a hard core fan, and so is my wife. To give an idea how much so, when my wife was a teenager she read WH Auden's review of LOTR, and ordered the boxed set in the original Allen & Unwin printing from England (First Ed.), complete with typos and errors (elfin anyone?). It is still one of our most prized possesions.
Let us all consider what George Lucas would do in this situation. Release a VHS tape, and claim that there won't be a DVD for 5 years. A few months later, a DVD will come out... surprise! Too bad if you already bought the VHS.
And Lucas Film has announced they will be releasing AOTC both on DVD in VHS in November, so what's your point?
Granted the TPM DVD was released many months after the VHS and the original trilogy still isn't available on DVD but in my opinion that's more about spending the time to put out a quality product than trying to rip off the consumer.
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Dude, the 2-disc edition is on sale for $15 at Best Buy right now. Go buy it, watch it, examine all the goodies.
Then, in November, but the 4-disc edition.
It's only money.
And no, I'm not being insensitive to our unemployed brethren (and sisthren.) I'm only saying, if you liked the movie, we're not talking about hundreds and hundreds of dollars.
Think about it, you probably spend a lot more money on sillier things, so why not.
I just saw a commercial today that if you go test drive a Kia car or SUV, they will give you a free copy of Lord of the Rings on DVD! I don't know if this is just in the Cincinnati area (where I heard the ad) or everywhere, but if you don't mind getting to play with a car and listen to a sales pitch, you can score a free copy of the DVD.
Check out the information here
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First off, wouldn't you rather wait 2-3 more years and buy the Super-Duper Extra-Deluxe Lord Of The Rings "Trilogy" Geodesic-Box-Set Really-Awsomely-Special-Edition-With-Polka-Dots-An d-Stripes that you know they're going to put out after all three movies have run their course? Why would you want to buy the movies individually when you know there's going to be a box set later on that will have even more stuff to see? You're just going to have to buy it (you know you will, and they know you will), because it'll certainly have a few extras on it that they "left out" (whoopsie! How could we have done that! certainly we didn't mean it!) on these earlier "special editions".
Or, maybe you could say "Dammit, I'm not only frustrated with this kind of movie-industry crap, I'm fed up!" and just not buy the DVD at all. I mean, you've seen the movie in the theatre as it was intended (and probably more than once, huh?), so the people who made it have already been paid for their trouble. Now you want to buy copies of the film and give more money to the people who distribute it? Why? You've had your fun. You don't really need the DVD. You're just addicted.
Instead, buy another copy of the book if you really must buy something, and relive the real story.
Or even better, use the money to buy a new book that you haven't read, and add something new and refreshing to your life, instead of filling it up with copies of the same stuff over and over just because your'e a "fan" and therefore "have to have it", which is just an attitude you've been sold so you'll buy their stuff.
The Nov release will have DTS-ES, 30 addtional minutes (director's cut)...2 discs worth of extras. The DTS-ES is the biggest change for the Home Theater Enthusist.
"WTF such a great movie and it only gets an average DVD, this is another example of the movie industry not putting effort into less mainstream movies while true art like this is overlooked."
If they only released the movie in november...
"What the hell it took them that long to create the DVD? look i could have done that in three weeks from my basement with my computer which i built myself AND Id be making the world a better place by using linux at the same time."
My advice? rent now, buy later. options arent always a bad thing
--aiee
Then releasing the DVD in October of the next year. Most people think that a little over a year is forseeable, especially when that includes the time to manufacture the completed product.
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Considering I can buy the actual DVD for $14.99 versus $17.99 for an Audio CD to add to my collection. An added advantage is that I know the DVD is good. And for $15 I wont feel to bad getting the extended edition in a few months. Plus my wife has not seen it (I guess I saved $7.50 at the showhouse then plus another $7.50 for the popcorn and drink -- hell that pays for the $15....) Yep -- I have talked myself into it -- off to wally world I go,
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The value equation for you may be:
Pay $20 now for the access to the content.
Evaluate the November version to see if the additional footage is worth an incremental $30.
_If_ you decide it's worth it, the total outlay is $50.
For me, the equation is:
Avoid being shunned by my friends for not having access to FotR content between August and November. (Opportunity cost)
Buy November version.
Total outlay: $30 + the opportunity cost of having not owned access to the content for three months.
The difference in cost, and thus the debate, is this: from my perspective is three months of not being able to view the content worth $20? from your perspective is the additional footage worth $30?
The most galling thing is that there is an extensive advert for the joys of The-DVD-That-Is-Prophesised on the 2 DVD set that is now. Aaarrggh!
I pre-ordered before the 4 DVD set was mentioned - but it's important that everyone who can wait for the delux edition so that the manufacturers realise the folly of their evil ways.
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I bought the 2-disc set on the 6th as well. Why? Because it's not my birthday and no one else is gonna buy it for me!
I'm not in any big rush to buy the 4-disc set. That goes on my Christmas list and someone will end up buying it for me.
So might as well lay out the $16 hard earned bucks at Wal-Mart for the 2-disc set. Hell, that means for one full week I have to skip the Venti Mochachino and just drink regular coffee from the street vendor. It's a sacrifice I can live with!
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At least they have the guts to come out and say "here's the theatrical release on DVD now, and if you want you can wait and get the special extended DVD, or just get both!". Paramount was lovely enough to not mention they were going to release re-releases of Star Trek II and III (and who knows which others are in the pipe) until months later (AFAIK!). Had I known about the new versions when the older releases came out almost a year ago, I may have waited.
Now I can decide for myself which version I want to own permanently. Of course being a fan, I'm going to get both (because the DVD released on the 6th contains the original theatrical release, while the one being released this coming November contains ONLY this extended edition, NOT the original you saw in the theatre). Had I had this choice with Star Trek II, I'd probably have waited for this Director's Cut.
I applaud them for coming out and saying ahead of both releases that there'd be two releases a few months apart. It's less like squeezing money out of fans and more like being honest.
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What I've yet to see anyone point out, and haven't seen anyone mention one way or the other when the DVD's were announed is: Will the 4 disc set include the original cut of the movie, or just the newer longer version.
For what it's worth I bought the recent version and my only complaint is that there is no director's commentary, that is the feature I bought a DVD player for. Picture and sound quality be damned.
until the christmas after the third movie before buying any of them. You know they will come out with the box set you must have...
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No offense intended. I'll probably take in the film sooner or later (probably when it comes round on public access TV). And I'll probably enjoy it, just as I've enjoyed viewing Blade Runner even though I read DADoES many years earlier.
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Why I have to have the first one: it's the "official" version.
Why I have to have the second one: it's got deleted scenes.
Do what I did. Rent this one and plan on bying the next version.
At the next eco-hypocrisy-meeting, count the private jets used to get to the meeting. Should be interesting to see that
Blockbuster had a special going on, you pay $20 and get the LOTR DVD that was just released plus 10 free rentals. What a deal!
Not only that, but they had another deal where you pay a dollar or so to join the Kid's Club, and you get one free kid's rental every day until September 30th. For the past month, my family has been hitting Blockbuster 2 or 3 times a week, and almost never do we pay anything.
Oh, and someone mentioned Blockbuster forcing the editing of movies... I gotta say, I'm *highly* skeptical of that. I see those Cinemax porn movies all over the Blockbuster shelves, why would they force an edit of a guy raping a nun? And why would they even bother to carry a limited run title like that if they had a problem with it?
It seems that Blue Stone is more correct on this one. The license notice with the DVD prohibits lending or viewing by more than the original owner. Even if the original owner wants to view the DVD in the presence of a large group of friends.
/.)
If we were in the US, our actions would be criminalised already. As it is, here in Europe, it will be another year or so before such an action becomes a criminal action (see several stories on NTK, the Register, and
It is a sad state of affairs when loaning materiels becomes a criminal act, and if Belgium adopts the new EUCD directive even public libraries will be forced to shut down or start charging for every book lent or read. Get a clue. The copyright corporations are buying some very bad laws, and there is nothing we can do about it until it gets so bad that everyone is a criminal and forces our politicians to revoke the bad laws.
the AC
Hemos is like...sci-fi fans;he thinks technology is cool, but he hasn't bothered to understand the science it's based on
Yes, that was pretty nice. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Director's Cut) has the same feature, detailing the making of each scene.
if you buy one of the special editions with the 4-hour cut, will you be able to play the original cut (ie. leave out the extra half-hour)?
This is something that would affect my decision of whether to hold off or not.
"Now gluttony and exploitation serves eight!" - TV's Frank
Die-hard fans don't need to buy the movie, now or ever.
Die-hard fans didn't need a movie in the first place, because no director anywhere -- skilled as Peter Jackson or not -- could come up with a movie as good as what we've had in our heads since the first time we read Tolkien.
Your comments apply to the die-hard sheep, not the die-hard fans. And those are hardly limited to Tolkien.
You cannot apply a technological solution to a sociological problem. (Edwards' Law)
Personally, I bought the two-disk set and won't be buying the November release - I'm planning to buy the three films on DVD as they come out, and then to buy the great big three-movie boxed set once all three films are available on DVD.