The Lord of the Rings: Original Theatrical Trilogy (Triple Feature BD) [Blu-ray]

I bought this cuz it's cheap. Are the Theatrical versions better than the Extended versions? No. However, FotR BR Extended has a strange green cast - it's not ruinous, but having owned that on DVD (regular and later extended) I thought it was odd that they would implement such a change. This BR transfer is not top notch - highlights are blown out in places - but it's still good, and has no green cast. And besides, having exclusively watched the Extended versions for the last 20 years, NOT seeing things is now a surprise in itself. Did Gandalf speak the black tongue in Rivendell? Well, not in the Theatrical version. Now I have to wonder if that was made up in my head. Surprise.One place the Theatrical does beat the Extended versions all to heck and back is the credits - if you like to sit through credits and enjoy the music and come to a natural conclusion. The Extended have the same credits, then segue into a thanking of the entire population of Bethesda, Maryland that takes, roughly, 10 lifetimes and feature, yes, great music, but not the natural symphonette of the Theatrical Editions. Could I not just turn it off when the original credits end? Yes, but that would require me to DO something. Here, I enslave Peter Jackson 2001 and make him do it for me.But, these are cheap. So cheap you could buy them by the handful and hand them out for Halloween. I believe I paid in the vicinity of $5 which, if you think about it, is a major miracle - to get 3 shiny coasters with 100s of millions of dollars of NZ ingenuity and talent, telling the greatest story ever told, and you can say no to that? Even at the current $13? I don't think so. And if you turn your back on this miracle then your children will someday have no choice but to watch these movies on some sort of streaming with commercials for all kinds of unspeakable male aids that Tolkien would have declared to be the work of Morgoth himself. Don't let this happen to the young. Buy now.

Fantastic - I ordered it, blinked and then it was there. Kind of joking but it’s pretty great this showed up the next night.

How can one describe perfection… start with the incomparable J.R.R. Tolkien Book Trilogy, and a Director that stuck closely to the original material. Then they gathered a superb ensamble cast to fill the engrossing world they created.And… oh my… Peter Jackson had his friend Richard Taylor start a whole new Special Effects Company, that rivals Industrial Light and Magic… to this day!Meticulous attention was taken on every single phase of this film; from Art Direction, Photography, Set Design, Sound, Special Effects, Production, Direction, and of course the most terrific Cast.This is the Movie (three in effect) that many said it could not be made… the only film to win 17 Academy Awards, including Best Pcture and Best Director. It took ten years to make.And while you’re immersed in the heartbreaking, breathtaking story of all sto, full of incredibly realistic characters, all of this is set to the most mesmerizing, and exquisite Soundtrack composed… EVER!Oh.. I could go on and on. But, you get the point.

Very nice. I have the Extended on regular DVD, but wanted to see them on Blu-Ray. These discs are very nice and the quality is GREAT, but they aren't the Extended version, and that kind of disappointed me, since I ordered them all stupid fast like thinking, ALRIGHT AN AWESOME DEAL!!! but then realized they were theatrical versions and that version is kind of lame and sorry and short and not as awesome as my regular DVD Extended version, so that sucks and I will keep them for the great deal on the set, but will most likely end up purchasing the extended on Blu-Ray because I see parts that are cut out that I expect, like I expect a side of chips with my sandwich, or expect a the freshest fade when I go in for a haircut, or like when you go to McDonald's and order a combo and reach inside that bag for some tasty righteous fries....but the fries you got aren't filled all the way to the top of the fry holder and you feel a little robbed of the tasty goodness that was awaiting you prior to spending to money on a 3 disc Blu-Ray set of LOTR only to realize AFTERWARDS, it was theatrical versions. Cool, but not cool either. If you've seen the extended, pay for the extended Blu-Ray, and don't be disappointed like this guy and his lack of fries.

Excellent value would gladly purchase again.

The Lord of the Rings - One of the most fantastic movies ever created. Everyone has already heard about it. They are amazing, find a way to own them. I would, however, not recommend this release. The case is crappy, flimsy, cheap, with a feeling that it will fall apart in your hands. The discs themselves are silver, with barely any thought put into advertising themselves. The Four stars are due to the fact this is Lord of the Rings. Also, I purchased them new but am pretty positive I received a used copy. It's cheap enough that it didn't matter, and all the disc work, but be warned.

Lord of The Ring What's not to love, like he book's better but to me books are better than film. But I am happy with it this collection. I'm a great fan of J.R.R. Tolkien since hight school

I collected from DVD. Once I go Blu-ray it be super exciting. I'm surprised not many people watch this or love this. For me this Trilogy is a every Christmas movie. Alot of joy . I love the music. Overall story, action, CGI. 10/10 . I ever wanted to work at Weta their New Zealand production company. This trilogy given me hours and hours of dream and fantasy. I played RPG game, this is real life RPG. How I wish they would put the BTS the making into Blu-ray disc.