LOTR & Hobbit UHD versions coming soon.

Simmz · 2 Oct 2020 at 10:30

There's been rumors floating around for a while now, but looks like we finally going to get them in 4k releasing on December 1st this year. Following has also been confirmed:

"It's ground up 4K reconstructions. 4K scans of the OCN and 4K scans of the VFX film outs"

Cannot wait!!

Mason- · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:23

It'll be interesting how the 4k scans of the vfx will cope. Some films the effects looked fine on vhs/dvd/cinema but when put on a 40" 1080p tv off a blu-ray looked awful, Matrix Reloaded comes to mind. The blu ray versions of LOTR looked pretty good, it'll be interesting to see how they look at 4k on a 60" tv. I'm sure The Hobbit films will look fine, but they're nowhere near as old.

SixTwoSix · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:37

Looking forward to rewatching LOTR in 4k, Hobbit trilogy can do one though, thought it was pretty bad.

200sols · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:48

Would love if it was the extended cuts of LOTR.

Journey · 2 Oct 2020 at 11:50

That's two days of my life already planned then.

Nice to see they are doing both cuts/versions as well.

SkeeterUK · 2 Oct 2020 at 16:21

Maybe they will edit the cuts to be even longer lol. 4.5hr per part?

Simmz · 7 Oct 2020 at 12:21

bimbleuk · 7 Oct 2020 at 12:29

200sols said:
Would love if it was the extended cuts of LOTR.

No now you know how the money train works. First they release the cinema cuts, then the director cuts then the extended versions

/Glance right

DVD & Blu Ray box sets with arms reach!

Feek · 7 Oct 2020 at 12:35

I can't think of anything less appealing than extended versions of the Hobbit films.

Converge · 7 Oct 2020 at 14:44

Supposedly it’s both the theatrical and extended ones in the box set. No Blu-ray versions, just the UHD discs which is great

Gray2233 · 7 Oct 2020 at 14:48

SixTwoSix said:
Looking forward to rewatching LOTR in 4k, Hobbit trilogy can do one though, thought it was pretty bad.

Agreed.

The Hobbit movies were a load of plap as far as I'm concerned, very interested in LOTR though.

crazy8s · 7 Oct 2020 at 14:59

Rarely, if ever, watch films twice but a 4K LOTR marathon sounds appealing

SixTwoSix · 7 Oct 2020 at 15:17

Feek said:
I can't think of anything less appealing than extended versions of the Hobbit films.

I'd actually be more interested in a tightly edited long Hobbit movie combining the trilogy with all the pointless filler removed

Feek · 7 Oct 2020 at 15:34

SixTwoSix said:
I'd actually be more interested in a tightly edited long Hobbit movie combining the trilogy with all the pointless filler removed

It's been done, there are a few fan edits kicking about.

xb8browney · 7 Oct 2020 at 15:37

My wife has never seen lotr so we've watched 1 and 2 this month. Looks like I'll wait for the 4k of the 3rd one now.

VincentHanna · 7 Oct 2020 at 15:41

It's a shame Weta can't go back and tinker with some of the CGI

I'm not talking George Lucas style - adding crap that wasn't there in the first place, but some of the CGI is really going to show it's age on UHD.

Legolas sliding down an elephant for instance.

Simmz · 7 Oct 2020 at 17:57

Feek said:
I can't think of anything less appealing than extended versions of the Hobbit films.

The extended Hobbit versions are actually miles better than the original.

But do agree it never needed to be that long in the first place.

However someone called tolkieneditor did do a fan cut turning it into a single 4 hour cut.

Simmz · 7 Oct 2020 at 18:04

Ah properly announced now too:

https://www.theonering.net/torwp/20...-announced-a-special-message-from-sean-astin/

Meant to also be Dolby vision/HDR and Atmos

Minusorange · 7 Oct 2020 at 20:57

200sols said:
Would love if it was the extended cuts of LOTR.

This

Also 4k Hobbit is still crappy Hobbit

Nitefly · 7 Oct 2020 at 23:51

I remember going to see the Hobbit and reading almost nothing about it, super excited.

Came out so underwhelmed and disappointed!