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bigboss said:Don't you want to wait for the extended edition gel? Releasing 27th Oct I think.
gel said:bigboss said:Don't you want to wait for the extended edition gel? Releasing 27th Oct I think.
Not sure really, I was thinking of purchasing it more for the sound and picture quality, than the movie itself.
Oldboy said:gel said:bigboss said:Don't you want to wait for the extended edition gel? Releasing 27th Oct I think.
Not sure really, I was thinking of purchasing it more for the sound and picture quality, than the movie itself.
In all honesty I think the theatrical edition is the best bet, the extended edition only has 13 minutes of extra footage and seems to be more concerned with adding extras when compared to the theatrical edition which just has some blog episodes on it as extras which are quite digestable and don't bore you to tears like the extras on the LOTR extended boxset.
If extras are your bag then go for it but for the sake of 13minutes of footage added to a film that's already too long I would wait for the extended boxset to arrive which will inevitably add even more extras and possibly footage, personally after buying the theatrical 3D release I won't be lining Mr Jacksons pockets anymore until the extended boxset arrives...the guy is the new George Lucas in how often he cashes in on the same movie with minimal changes to footage and content.
Oldboy said:the guy is the new George Lucas in how often he cashes in on the same movie with minimal changes to footage and content.
strapped for cash said:Oldboy said:the guy is the new George Lucas in how often he cashes in on the same movie with minimal changes to footage and content.
That might be a little harsh on Peter Jackson, Oldboy.
I think the LOTR extended editions improve on the theatrical cuts. More importantly, both the theatrical and extended cuts are good films. Before the sale of Lucasfilm, Lucas cashed in on Star Wars fandom directly. The LOTR films are New Line's intellectual property.
I'd argue that James Cameron is the new George Lucas, in the sense that he now makes films littered with fist-bitingly awful dialogue and CGI creatures/characters a five year old would scribble with crayons.
I thought The Hobbit was pretty mediocre, though.
Oldboy said:Sorry strapped but I have to disagree with you when it comes to Peter Jackson, when you consider that the LOTR movies are just 10 years or so old and how many versions have been released up to now
Only last week I heard rumours of bluray steel book editions of the LOTR movies which really would be starting to take the mickey.
bigboss said:I think what strapped is saying is that LOTR films belong to New Line, & Peter Jackson isn't profiting from it as much as George Lucas or James Cameron. It could be New Line's decision rather than Peter Jackson's.
The_Lhc said:Two? Theatrical and extended. That's it as far as I can tell.
The_Lhc said:So don't buy them then! I've never understood why people get so excited about steelbooks, it's the same box with a bit of metal around it. And they're not even ******* books! People moan like hell because some cds have a cardboard sleeve around them but then they fall arse over tit to get a steelbook blu-ray, nuts.
Oldboy said:The_Lhc said:Two? Theatrical and extended. That's it as far as I can tell.
So far...plus the boxsets of both.
The_Lhc said:So don't buy them then! I've never understood why people get so excited about steelbooks, it's the same box with a bit of metal around it. And they're not even ******* books! People moan like hell because some cds have a cardboard sleeve around them but then they fall arse over tit to get a steelbook blu-ray, nuts.
I don't remember saying I did buy stellbooks?
Oldboy said:My point really is that the likes of Peter Jackson and James Cameron have seen the financial success that Lucas enjoyed from Star Wars (and the huge sum Disney paid for the franchise) and have seen the dollar signs and so are eager to reap the same rewards, I don't blame them and I don't hold either of their trilogies in the same regard as I do Star Wars but the danger is that the movies suck and become a money making excercise.