Amazon.com Gold Box 11/15: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (15-disc Extended Edition) Blu-ray $43.49

Quote from calisurfboy : There are two SKUs. The 2011 SKU, which this deal is not for, had codes that expired in June 2012. I do not know if the codes were updated for the 2012 SKU which this deal is for. I received the 2011 SKU for xmas. I just downloaded the digital copies two months ago. The codes were expired but iTunes still honored the codes. They did this for other movies as well that had expired codes; Wanted, Serenity, etc. Unfortunately they did not honor expired codes from Star Trek or Transformers. It is kind of a crapshoot if iTunes recognizes expired codes or not. I know that some movies extend deadlines on the codes.

So it's just a 2012 re-issue of the same set...

I assume this is a fantasy past because there are no laser guns and holodecks so.... I assume everybody is dead by now and nothing else matters... Okay, I'm still looking for someone to make me change my mind. LOL!

Why do I have a feeling another version will come out in the future?

Quote from bilditup1 : Guys: seriously. Have any of you ever heard of films shot at 2.35:1 being panned and scanned to Academy Flat (1.78:1)? I've only ever seen this happen for television. NEVER for a BluRay release. This is *clearly* a typo.

Yes, The Lookout is a 2.35 film, and the original BD release was 2.35, but it was recently re-released at 1.78, and I'm not sure if the OAR version is still available in stores. Now, I'm sure that's not what's happening here, this is definitely just a mistake by Amazon, because we'd have heard endless rage about it by now. But it's not completely unprecedented.

For me, this is still too much. I have all the extended editions on DVD, so I have all the bonus content. The green tint screenshots I've seen annoy me, though I'm sure it's not as bad when you're actually watching it. Just getting the movies in HD (and downgrading from the nice EE DVD set packaging) isn't worth this much to me, I can wait for it to go cheaper.

Wow 15 discs and a million hours of content! I'll put my life on hold for a month.

I like a good boxset, but this thing is overkill.

This is a joke. At the best price ever you're still paying 15 bucks per movie. Bonus features shouldn't even be called "Bonus" if they are going to charge you 2-3+ TIMES AS MUCH as the actual movie. You can buy the trilogy for 12 bucks from walmart right now. So you're paying THIRTY DOLLARS AKA 3 times as much, for some extra features?! That's like buying a new car for 20k, but you want extra features (leather, mp3 player, etc) so they jack the price up to 60k

Quote from 6grapes : This is a joke. At the best price ever you're still paying 15 bucks per movie. Bonus features shouldn't even be called "Bonus" if they are going to charge you 2-3+ TIMES AS MUCH as the actual movie. You can buy the trilogy for 12 bucks from walmart right now. So you're paying THIRTY DOLLARS AKA 3 times as much, for some extra features?! That's like buying a new car for 20k, but you want extra features (leather, mp3 player, etc) so they jack the price up to 60k

Those are the theatrical cuts.... these are the extended editions.

Also, most directors cuts/extended editions have like 10 minutes more footage, these have like 50 mins. It's like all the scenes are just extended with longer intros and sequence scores.

To each his own. Personally, I think the theatrical cuts are quite suitable.

Not in. I think I've given enough money to the franchise. Saw all 3 movies in the theater. Bought 2 versions of the DVDs and the single disc theatrical Bluray discs. That's enough....

It looks like this set is the 5/2012 release. When comparing versions, I found an updated 11/6/2012 set of these movies at both Best Buy and Walmart for over $100 for the set. I wonder what is in the very recently released set that is different? Maybe that's why this set is cheap. I want to jump on this, but not if the latest version is the one to get. Anyone know what's up with the 11/2012 release?

Edit: Only thing I can maybe see is that the 11/2012 version apparently comes with Hobbit movie money, maybe that's the reason for the recent version. I wonder if the films themselves are the same on both versions. Have no real idea...

Extended cuts should be viewed at least once. Replay value, however, is not so great; I prefer re-watching the theatrical cut any day. Having said that, if the extended edition offered the theatrical version, I'd be all over it.

Quote from wellington : In the super secret hidden ending on disc 39, the Ents kill everyone.

Quote from fskof : Yes, The Lookout is a 2.35 film, and the original BD release was 2.35, but it was recently re-released at 1.78, and I'm not sure if the OAR version is still available in stores. Now, I'm sure that's not what's happening here, this is definitely just a mistake by Amazon, because we'd have heard endless rage about it by now. But it's not completely unprecedented.

Wow. I'm sorry, but that is ridiculous.

Quote from psilver : I hate to say this on this thread but I'm not going to lie, I fell asleep on the 2nd movie. I think partly because I was tired but I find it too long and nothing much was happening in MY opinion. I LOVE the cinematography and that kind of stuff but I'm not sure if it is worth buying it since I did order the walmart theatrical version "just to have it on my collection". Still debating if this is worth the money for a guy like me. I did not watch the third movie yet. Peer pressure! Should I buy it just because I like the package and MIGHT like the movie if I watch it with a refreshed mind? Hmmm.... I don't want to miss the deal if I do like it. Ugh.

I am like you. Didn't finished the 1st . Haven't watched the 2nd and 3rd. Bought the theatrical version form WM because.... well, everyone was buying . But I couldn't bring myself for this. Good price for anyone who was into this movie.

Quote from 6grapes : This is a joke. At the best price ever you're still paying 15 bucks per movie. Bonus features shouldn't even be called "Bonus" if they are going to charge you 2-3+ TIMES AS MUCH as the actual movie. You can buy the trilogy for 12 bucks from walmart right now. So you're paying THIRTY DOLLARS AKA 3 times as much, for some extra features?! That's like buying a new car for 20k, but you want extra features (leather, mp3 player, etc) so they jack the price up to 60k

$13 at Walmart gets you the DVD theatrical edition. This is the extended Blu-ray edition with 9 extra Blu-ray disks of bonus features.

For the record, Walmart also has this set, broken into three separate boxes for $25 apiece.

This is not WIDESCREEN