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So in the end, I suppose Warner’s new Middle-Earth 31-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition4K/Blu-ray box set is sort of recommended, but only for casual to semi-enthusiastic fans who care only about the films themselves. And you diehards need only apply if you really, really absolutely must have the new bonus disc and price is no obstacle (in which case you can add this box to your library with every other edition that you’ll still probably want to hang onto). And as for that genuinely ultimate and as-yet-unrealized Middle-Earth box set, I’ll simply quote Gandalf: “There never was much hope. Just a fool’s hope.” on 4K and remastered Blu-ray. This 15-disc set includes all three LotR Extended Edition cuts as well as the extras from previous releases, Note that audio on the new theatrical Blu-rays is included in English Dolby Atmos (7.1 Dolby TrueHD compatible), French 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital, Czech 5.1 Dolby Digital ( Fellowship only), and Polish Lektor 5.1 Dolby Digital, with optional subtitles available in English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, French, Dutch, Chinese ( Fellowship and Two Towers only), Korean ( Fellowship and Two Towers only), Spanish, Czech ( Fellowship only), Danish, Finnish, Greek ( Fellowship only), Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish. Quality-wise, these Atmos mixes are identical to those found on the previously-reviewed 4K UHD release. No special features. Disc 28 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Theatrical Version (BD) The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Blu-ray delivers great video and reference-quality audio in this excellent Blu-ray release
No special features. Disc 21 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Extended Version, Part 2 (4K UHD) However, if you want to watch the movie on a Blu-Ray player (and your Blu-Ray player doesn't support a thumb drive with video files), you can burn your finished, color-corrected movie to a Blu-Ray disc. With the recommended settings in this post, it should be the perfect size for a 25GB Blu-ray. You'll just need a Blu-Ray burner, some blank discs, and two free programs: tsMuxeR and ImgBurn. option is perhaps the closest thing to an actual upgrade rather than a side-step. The 1080p transfers (soured from the same new masters as the 4K
This 15-disc set ships in three multi-disc keepcases with attractive cover art and a handsome slipbox. Unlike the Middle Earth Ultimate Collector's No special features. Disc 20 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Extended Version, Part 1 (4K UHD)
No special features. Disc 15 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Extended Version, Part 2 (4K UHD)
this is the only option that actually includes all the original extras. (Whose call was that?) Unless you're already all-in on the 4K discs and The first line of the script, DirectShowSource("FOTR-D1.mkv", selects the video AviSynth will use as a source. You_Too's original script used the mt2s file from the Blu-Ray, but I ripped it as an MKV, since it's a little easier. So that line has been slightly altered. But for diehard fans, which I know is most of you, this set is going to be every bit as frustrating as “That Damn Bookshelf,” and in fact probably more frustrating because that one bonus disc of new content contains at least one item you’ll almost certainly want to have. But more on that in a moment. Extended Edition Blu-ray boxed set, and the whopping Middle Earth Ultimate Collector's Edition) are each a little disappointing in one way or another, this
No special features. Disc 16 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Theatrical Version (BD) documentaries and featurettes included here again on creaky old bonus DVDs. Hey, it's better than nothing -- the so-called "Ultimate So those are The Hobbit films. It’s odd that the only one to include trailers is the Extended version of the final film, but there it is. The 4K discs are identical to those released in late 2020. The movie Blu-rays are identical to the previous releases too, except for the fact that the theatrical BDs are all missing the second Blu-ray of bonus content that originally came with each, and the Extended BDs are all missing the two Appendices Blu-rays that came with each. The Blu-ray 3-D versions of each film (both theatrical and Extended) are also not included. Disc 13 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Theatrical Version (4K UHD) Alamo Drafthouse Presents The Lord of the Rings Cast Reunion: The Fellowship of the Ring (HD – 39:39) If you have any issues with your final video not removing the pause correctly--either including some of the pause or cutting off part of the movie in the middle--try different frames here to see if it works. I had some weirdness in getting mine to work, but these frame numbers should, in theory, work for everyone going through this process.No special features. Disc 26 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Extended Version, Part 1 (4K UHD) For an overview of the new 1080p transfers on these remastered Extended Edition Blu-rays, see my comments in the Middle Earth Ultimate Collector's
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