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This nine-disc set arrives in a double-width keepcase with four hinges, a Digital Copy code, and a matching slipbox featuring the Eye of Sauron and This is Dolby Atmos at its absolute finest and one of the most impressive sets of mixes in the sound format that I have heard to date. This (trilogy entirely) would be in my personal favorite top 5 releases on the format with Dolby Atmos sound. It’s that downright incredible. This is something you’ll just have to hear to believe, but trust me, you will not be let down by the sound presentations. This film in both its theatrical and extended versions earns a perfect and definitively earns itself perfect reference material 5 rating for audio quality. Wow. Just, wow. These films sound simply more astonishing than they ever did before and this [on 4K UHD Blu-ray] is the ultimate way to experience it. The dialogue is primarily driven from the center channel but there are a lot of occasions where you’ll hear dialogue carry over into the other channels such as rears, to set the atmosphere of a room or psychologically give you a bit of a treat. The dialogue never manages once to have any issues or be drowned out by any of the extremely intense action or music. These are perfect Dolby Atmos mixes by all means. The height channels make excellent use of sound effects and music and will totally leave your room filled, making you feel fully immersed in the listening experience. The mixes themselves are just so amazingly well-balanced between the front (left & right) channels, and the rear channels (2 or 4 depending on your setup), along with the extremely effective addition of the height channels (2 or 4 depending on setup). trilogy) on the format as a complete set that includes the theatrical and extended cuts of each film. This surprise holiday
extensive DVD-era extras are included on this 4K-only set, although a more complete collection is planned for release in 2021 with brand-new bonus In terms of audio quality, “The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy” comes with some of the most impressive Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound mixes that I have ever heard. Each one of these three films, in either their theatrical or extended version, proves to be pure “demo material” from start to finish. To say these mixes can get intense would be a bit of an understatement. Each film will leave you feeling so much more immersed in the motion picture experience now thanks to the benefits of height channel speakers. The 6.1 surround sound mixes found on the previous Blu-ray releases of these films were pretty impressive themselves but now with Dolby Atmos, these films are able to be presented to you in an audio presentation that feels nothing short of otherworldly. Each one of these mixes earns a perfect 5 rating for audio quality, with enough “oomph” to leave this reviewer extremely pleased. Warner’s new 4K Ultra HD release includes both the Theatrical Cuts and Extended Editions of each film, the former contained on a single UHD disc for each film while the latter are split over two UHD discs each. So let’s take a look at the A/V quality of each remastered film one by one… Nearly twenty years later, The Fellowship of the Ring arrives on 4K Ultra HD, once more, just in time with its fantastical escapism and a moment of respite from the real world. " For separate evaluations of each film's new Dolby Atmos audio mix, please see their individual listings. Also note that each movie's available
Audio Format(s): English Dolby Atmos (with a Dolby TrueHD 7.1 core), Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes” (1:51:54 – SD) is shot like a home movie but it also includes interviews with the entire cast and crew that worked on the film. In the second film the sound of the wind, early on, can be heard practically coming from the entire speaker configuration, and most especially via the height and rear channel speakers. The sound of horses galloping in large groups is something that will fill your room with a loud thunderous bit each time a scene comes up involving such. There’s a lot of oomph behind the sounds of horses galloping and even their neigh reactions. Things can truly get intense during the large battle scenes, especially when swords start swinging and orcs or humans in armies are present. The sounds in the forest, especially that of a tree (fairly early in) are downright monstrous in terms of bass and the amount of height and rear channel usage. The music here, now presented in Atmos, can go from softer to a level of intensity that’ll leave you blown away. Low-end bass drops for sound effects also are something you’ll feel a whole lot of in the second film and it is downright incredible. The audio presentations found here on all these films in the trilogy, and their two versions for each, are nothing short of amazing. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge.
Now, with all of that disc use information out of the way, let me start to really examine the video quality here on these films. a rite of passage for fantasy-loving filmgoers since its completion in 2003. To date it has been available in a wide variety of formats, collections, and The Fellowship of the Ring was shot on 35mm film using an array of cameras including Arricam ST, 35IIC, 35III, 435, 535, 535B, Moviecam Compact, S, and Mitchell Cameras. The source for this Ultra HD Blu-ray release was made from the original camera negative which was recently scanned and cleaned up, with colour correction, at 4K resolution resulting in a new 4K DI. The disc presents a native 4K 3840 x 2160p resolution image in the widescreen 2.4:1 aspect ratio, and uses 10-bit video depth, High Dynamic Range, and is encoded using the HEVC (H.265) codec for both HDR10 and Dolby Vision. We reviewed the Region free UK Ultra HD Blu-ray release of The Fellowship of the Ring on a Panasonic 65DX902B Ultra HD 4K TV with a Panasonic DMP-UB400 Ultra HD Blu-ray player. release tests the waters as a nine-disc "movies only" edition, with each theatrical cut getting a triple-layer 100GB disc to itself and the extended cuts The Maps in LOTR of Middle Earth never looked so sharp, and neither have the shots of the ‘One Ring’ with carved inscriptions that are incredibly detailed, beautifully luminous, and perfectly legible (if you could read Elvish tengwar – if not, Galadriel provides the translation).
Editor’s Note: This review is now complete. A similar review of The Hobbit Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD is also now available here on The Digital Bits.] The thing with 4K is not just to go for pristine sharpness,” he says, “it is to preserve the cinematic look of it at the same time as everything becoming crisp.”
In terms of video quality, this 4K UHD Blu-ray debut of the films is impressive and is certainly the best that these films have ever looked at, especially in terms of color in comparison to the previous Blu-ray releases. There’s a nice amount of detail here now in 4K resolution with HDR (high dynamic range), especially in facial close-ups, that you were never able to see in the 1080p HD presentation. However, this visual presentation is not entirely perfect, as it does have a few minor problems. Namely, the use of DNR (digital noise reduction) seems to have smoothed things over a tad bit. In fact, to be from a Super 35 film source and from a new 4K remaster you’d think you would be able to see skin pores in facial close-ups but they’re almost softened. However, you oddly enough can make out tiny little hairs or even tears when a character weeps. These are things that honestly most consumers will not even notice or complain about, but then again, that’s my job to point these things out. Finally, regarding video quality, there also seems to be a tiny bit of EE (edge enhancement) that was used on this new 4K master. That all being said, it is still an impressive enough upgrade here in terms of the 4K visual presentation to be somewhat pleased even if you’re not a fan of DNR or EE filters being applied. In addition, there will be further releases during 2021 including a 4K UHD “Middle-earth” Ultimate Collectors’ Edition featuring the theatrical and extended versions of all six films, along with new bonus content, previously released Blu-ray discs of The Hobbit Trilogy and remastered Blu-ray discs of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. This is scheduled for release in the summer of 2021. For more about The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy 4K and the The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy 4K Blu-ray release, see the The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy 4K Blu-ray Review published by Randy Miller III on November 27, 2020 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5. But please, before you watch LOTR in 4k or 4k with HDR, switch to movie or film mode on your Ultra HD TV. Why? There is no need for artificial enhancements with these discs. Perhaps equally as important, remove the smooth motion “soap opera” effect also in your TV’s settings. This is film, not “Days of Our Lives.” Scores All three of the films in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy make their debut on 4K UHD Blu-ray in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. That goes for both the theatrical and the extended editions of each of the three films. Each film and version of each film includes Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of High Dynamic Range.
The second film, “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” in its extended edition on Disc 1 is using a BD-100 (100 gigabytes) disc, 67.77 gigabytes total and 65.9 gigabytes for that first half of the extended edition itself of the second film. The extended edition on Disc 2 is using a BD-100 (100 gigabytes) disc, 80.61 gigabytes total, and 71.5 gigabytes for that second half of the extended edition of the second film. The Two Towers: Behind the Scenes” (1:46:17 – SD) is shot like a home movie but it also includes interviews with the entire cast and crew that worked on the film. Exact Runtime(s): 2:58:25, 2:59:25, 3:21:01 (theatrical) 1:45:43, 2:02:34, 1:46:39, 2:08:52, 2:07:40, 2:15:37 (extended) Speaking of color, the previous green tint found on Blu-ray versions of these films is not at all an issue this time around. I was immediately asked about this by some readers. I can safely say that no green tint is at all present here, with things looking perfectly balanced in terms of color and the tones now seem natural. In fact, as briefly mentioned, the color timing here feels to have been heavily corrected on a level, in comparison to the original Blu-ray releases, that adds so much more to the presentation. Still, it’s not a 100% perfect visual presentation in 4K. Sure, each is an impressive improvement over the HD versions of these films but they come with some issues that I’ll discuss a bit below. The average consumer is likely to not even really care about these problems, in all due honesty but it’s something a home theater enthusiast will most certainly notice. You can find the video I’m referring to that this quote is taken from below. In fact, I suggest you take a pause from my review and watch it first.The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” was nominated for a total of thirteen Academy Awards (Oscars). It ended up winning a total of four Oscars in the categories of “Best Cinematography,”“Best Makeup,”“Best Music, Original Score,” and “Best Effects, Visual Effects.” Critics were very kind to the first film and it carries a “Certified Fresh” rating over at Rotten Tomatoes. The Mines of Moria. When the Fellowship enters the mines of Moria we are taken deep into caverns and tunnels where the dwarves constructed incredible mazes and halls, the depths of which have been revealed much clearer on 4k TVs. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 4k Digital Still Audio Dolby Atmos/Dolby TrueHD 7.1 filmouts (with digital VFX upscaled from 2K elements), as well as tasteful new color timing made possible by HDR enhancement; all were supervised
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