The Lord of the Rings: the Motion Picture Trilogy Blu-ray is Coming Soon

Exciting Blu-ray release news: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-ray (Extended edition) will be available on June 28, 2011. The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003).

Plot synopsis:

Set in the fictional world of Middle-earth, the three films follow the hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) as he and a Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring, and thus ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron. The Fellowship becomes divided and Frodo continues the quest together with his loyal companion Sam (Sean Astin) and the treacherous Gollum (Andy Serkis). Meanwhile, the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), heir in exile to the throne of Gondor, unite and rally the Free Peoples of Middle-earth, who are ultimately victorious in the War of the Ring.

About the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-ray

Each film in this collection features new and extended scenes not seen in the theatrical versions of the films. Middle-earth is brought to life in these Special Extended Editions of the Lord of the Rings motion picture trilogy. The new and extended scenes were carefully selected under the supervision of Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson. To complete the extended versions of each film, new score was added by Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore and hundred of new digital effects were created.

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Blu-ray Specs:

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC                

Video resolution: 1080p

Aspect ratio: 2.41:1

Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1             

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1

Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1

Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1 (less)

Subtitles

English SDH, Spanish, Portuguese

English for Elvish dialogue

Note: Portuguese: Auto-set by p...

English SDH, Spanish, Portuguese (less)

Note: Portuguese: Auto-set by parent (Language(s)), Spanish: Auto-set by parent (Language(s))

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Fifteen-disc set (6 BDs, 9 DVDs)

Playback

Region A (B, C untested)

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