Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Now In Blu Ray
Since the Hobbit movies by Peter Jackson won’t be out for a while, it’s a good time to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy again. The theater is where most people saw it for the first time, then we all had to get the DVD’s, and then of course we had to then have the extended directors edition.
The marketing professionals are good at what they do as they’ve been successful in getting the public to purchase this trilogy three times. So here comes another occasion to purchase, it’s the Blu Ray version, which fans everywhere will want, but this is not the extended version. If you don’t care about such things as extra footage go ahead and buy it, but your original DVD trilogy would be just fine if you didn’t want to lay out extra money.
Those of us who’ve bought three times may wait on this one and get the extended version on Blu Ray. They will release it and it’ll probably get released during the opening date of the first Hobbit film. I’ll invest in the trilogy then as the Blu Ray will be exceptional in looks and sound, plus seeing all the furry Hobbit feet will be very satisfying for us nerds who never get enough Lord of the Rings.
There was some extra content in the original releases but nothing like the extended versions. They had so much more content that fans of the books wanted to have on the movie. The fans had a picture in their heads from reading the books and they wanted to see if it translated the same as the directors version.
Peter Jackson is a huge fan of the series and showed that in his detailed and loving adaptations that he brought to the screen. I am sure that the level of detail and expertise will be given to the Hobbit movies, but until then, keep watching the extended directors version that you have and wait for the Blu-ray version next year. If you have to see this version in HD, rent it from the store or borrow it from your less informed friends.