The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Steelbook Collection [Theatrical and Extended Edition] [4K Ultra HD] [2001] [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

The media could not be loaded. This version of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy is amazing. The extra scenes make it well worth the wait and the price paid for it.As many will do and have done, I will not throw in any spoilers except to say the extended version includes many more scens that are missing from the theatrical / cinema version. The reason being that the extended versions are the full movies, which had to be cut to make the length more suitable for cinema viewing. These movies could easily have been made into six movies rather than three simply by having the The Fellowship of the Ring Part 1 / Part 2, The Two Towers Part1 / Part.... but then it might have put people off watching them in the cinema if they are going to have to pay double to watch a whole movie.This 4K version is very good value for money as it costs nearly £40 for two people to go to the cinema in some parts of London and that doesn't include the rubbery old hotdog or the stale popcorn that is no longer made fresh on site or even the overdiluted soft drinks that cost £5 each. So, for less price for two people to go to the cinema to watch all three movies you get to buy them to watch as often as you want and with as many people as you want, you only have to provide the popcorn.Now for the quality of the movie. The quality is far greater than that of which you watched in the cinema, it is clearer and you notice more of the background. It is not quite 3D but is 1/2 way there. It's a little like watching 3D without the glasses but the foreground does not quite stand out as much.Before buying this box set and complaining that it's rubbish, as many do, you have to consider your devices. If you have a 4K "Upscaling" TV, the quality will not be as good as intended. If your BluRay Player is a 4K upscaling one then the quality will not be as good as intended. If either or both of your tv and BluRay Player are 4K " upscaling" then the quality will not be as intended. For the best quality imagery both the BluRay Player and the TV have to be "native 4K" So, if you buy this box set and you are using a 4K Upscaling device then you cannot complain that the quality is poor as it's not the BluRay Disk, nor is it the content that make the quality poor, it is your old HD TV that can't produce 4K content or your 4K upscaling TV. However, what I am keen to read about is reviews from those with 8K upscaling TVs as I can imagine the huge difference in quality but then I could be wrong as the higher resolution may just distort the quality and make it as bad as 2K TV quality.For the length of the movies, the entertainment value, the extra scenes and the quality of this box set I highly recommend it.

We watched this over Christmas and with a full Dolby Atmos sound system and 4kuhd extended versions. The extra bits change the tone of the movie and are quite interesting. The movies get better one by one. I'm addicted to 4k movies now because it looked so good.

So I tried this with HDR turned on the the colours looked dull although the picture was stunning. I then turned HDR off and the picture and colour were amazing.I had the exdended versions on DVD so the upgrade was something very special. Maybe my cheaper 4K TV does not have a decent HDR range but honestly turn that feature off if you feel the colour isnt to your liking.

As expected a great trilogy of movies with great image/sound.

*UPDATE: I spoke to Amazon's Customer Services, and they were kind enough to offer a full refund for this item, despite it being more than a month outside of the normal return window. This is the first time I have ever received a broken DVD or Blu Ray from Amazon, so I suppose I was unlucky, especially considering the price of this box set. Since these are probably my all-time favourite films, I will purchase them again and hopefully the second box set will work :)The films themselves are wonderful, it's just a shame that I put Disc 1 of the Extended version of Two Towers into my Xbox, only to find that it is not working, despite this being a new (and £75!) boxset. Unfortunately, I ordered this in April but did not open it until last weekend, and there seem to be zero options for customer support. I'm very disappointed to have spent so much on a new item, only for it to not work.It's also worth comparing the packaging and contents to the Blu-ray extended edition, the latter of which came in a lovely box with a map of Middle-Earth. This, however, seems to come in less substantial and cheaper packaging, despite the price, which was disappointing.

I’ve owned the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy on all formats and had the Special Edition’s too.So decided to upgrade to the 4k versions,Which I’m glad I did cause I can see the difference from the other formats,The picture quality is awesome, so clear etc,Yes had a few issues in certain scenes where the colour grading wasn’t perfect, but I’m not going to let that stop me from giving it credit.All the movies are in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos,Makes it look better and the sound is phenomenal, especially with the sound system on,The battle scenes were out of this world in Atmos, heard stuff that never heard before.This is a really good set, comes with all Theatrical versions and the extended versions too.Nice sleeve cover for the DVD case too, in a mat finish,Overall I’m very happy with the purchase of this set.Let’s be honest this Trilogy is one of the greatest movies ever to hit our screens.Would definitely recommend this to anyone.