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The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
DescriptionLord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is an epic adventure of good against evil, the power of friendship and individual courage. The saga centers around an unassuming Hobbit named Frodo Baggins who inherits a Ring that would give a dark and powerful lord the power to enslave the world. With a loyal fellowship of elves, dwarves, men and a wizard, Frodo embarks o. . . More >>
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy

about 2 years ago
HD DVD has uncompressed PCM and the same picture quality as Blu-Ray. Same sound, same picture.
Rating: 4 / 5
about 2 years ago
To rate this product as 1 star because you think it’s a ripoff is absurd. Not everyone wants to spend an entire day watching one movie and don’t care to spend the extra money for an extended edition that they’ll rarely watch. I personally prefer to not spend an entire week watching all three movies. . . I mean honestly, you’re in the minority if you can sit and watch all of these movies, start to finish, in one sitting. Most people are quite content with the (long enough) theatrical versions.
You’re being extremely hypocritical to say “Rate this one star! The product sucks! It’s a ripoff!”. You’ll be the same person going off and rating the other one 5 stars because it’s awesome and a great deal. Just because it’s not right for you doesn’t mean it’s not right for the majority of the buying public.
The product you’re rating here is the movie no–matter how you want to dress it up to justify your 1 star rating.
This particular version of the movies is great. There’s no reason to throw your moronic self-centered opninion around and force it on other people. Be objective and keep your personal grudge against the studio out of it.
Rating: 5 / 5
about 2 years ago
Due to the fact that most retail, and online retail chains are phasing out HD DVD all together, it does make a determine change in the review. The fact that a production company would decide to go with a DVD format that will soon not be available in wide circulation is a very bad business decision. If a review of a product is truly a review, then it should include all aspects of the end result. Imagine if a movie you wanted so badly was finely coming out, but it was only going to be released in BETAMAX, or in combination of BETAMAX and VHS. In this day of the “Digital Revolution” people would be completely baffled to understand why. This is why some people will write a negative review. It is the end result decision; putting a product on the market that does not follow the most basic rules of supply and demand, and in doing so locks out the ability for the wide majority of people to enjoy the product now and for years to come, as well as set the product up to fail and cost retailers, and production companies a lot of money for no reason other than ignorance.
Rating: 5 / 5
about 2 years ago
Come on people the blu-ray isn’t even out yet and all there is are complaints. If you were true fans as I am you would be beyond the sensation of excitement that the blu-ray is finally being mentioned even though this pre-order may not get to us for another year. But it almost brought tears to my eyes when i seen this, I’m so thrilled I spent a year learning Elvish just for the 3rd movie release. I’m proud to spend my money for the first theatrical blu-ray set and more for the extended when it comes out. It will be the best day of my life. I have my King Elessar costume ready to go to where with gathering at my house to see on my New 50inch i will buy with the money i have saved up solely for the newest best HDTV on the market at the time this movie is out. This blu-ray set is the grail and deserves no less honor and people who show it any lest respect don’t deserve to see the beauties beyond heaven it will shine upon our skin. Hail Aragorn, King of Gondor. My services I surrender to you, I live to fight and die for you.
Rating: 5 / 5
about 2 years ago
I have a 47″ Full HD TV and when i watched LOTR on HD on TV it was broadcasted in FULLSCREEN showing all its glory. Why cant Hollywood produce more movies that will fill up every square inch of our TV.
Some of the best Blurays are displayed in all their glory on Full Screen like the Planet Earth series. Watching the same series with the blackbars would ruin the whole experience.
We pay anything from $4k t $10k for a full HD 47″ and larger TV. That works out to more then $90 per square inch. So it is reasonable for us to expect epic movies to be short in a native aspect ratio that will fill the entire screen.
Get rid of the Blackbars please. They are a drag.
Rating: 1 / 5