This box set contains 5 discs (3 Blu-ray and 2 DVD) not the 6 discs printed on the packaging because of printing error by the manufacturer Peter Jackson's complete epic big screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy - filmed back-to-back and released over 3 consecutive years. In 'The Fellowship of the Rings' (2001) Frodo (Elijah Wood) is a hobbit living in the Shire, a quiet, peaceful part of Middle Earth. When it turns out that his elderly relative Bilbo (Ian Holm) is harbouring the ultimate Ring of Power and the evil Nazgul riders of Sauron are coming to find it, Frodo is entrusted by wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to deliver the Ring out of the Shire without it falling into their hands. Frodo leaves the Shire aided by his cousins Merry (Dominic Monaghan), Pippin (Billy Boyd) and trusty friend Sam Gamgee (Sean Astin), but they soon realise that the agents of Mordor are everywhere and that their trip is far from over. Once they reach the Elvish realm of Rivendell the Hobbits form part of the anti-Sauron fellowship, which includes Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Boromir (Sean Bean), Legolas Greenleaf (Orlando Bloom), Gimli the dwarf and of course Gandalf. Together they must battle across Middle Earth to destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom, the fiery chasm in the centre of Mordor. In 'The Two Towers' (2002) the Fellowship of the Ring has now divided and Sam and Frodo are lost in the hills of Emyn Muil. They are also being followed by Gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the Mountain of Doom. Meanwhile Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli search for the hobbits Merry and Pippin in the Kingdom of Rohan, which is currently being attacked by Saruman's orc armies. Gandalf returns as Gandalf the White to remind Aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of Rohan with Gondor. Whilst the Fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the Two Towers: Orthanc Tower in Isengard where Saruman has bred a deadly army of 10,000, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dûr. Finally, 'The Return of the King' (2003) won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Gandalf manages to rally Gondor's fallen army with the help of King Theoden of Rohan for the biggest battle in the history of Middle-earth; and Aragorn finally faces up to his responsibilities. They are obviously out-numbered but are determined to keep Sauron distracted in order to enable Frodo to complete his quest to destroy the Ring by throwing it into the fires of the Mountain of Doom.
C**T
First Class.
Amazing quality and great value.
A**G
Epic
Watched many times over the years on TV and diceded to get a blue Ray disc.
M**S
Very good
The product was exactly what I wished for! I have never watched the blu-ray versions of LOTRs only the DVDs and my God what a massive difference!! The sound and picture quality are so much more than standard DVD, I can't believe I have only just witnessed the difference. My only issue is that they aren't the extended editions, haha but that's because I miss the extra hour and a half throughout the trilogy.
F**O
Awesome.
What can I say?.....blurays of three of the best films ever made?. Simply amazing.
D**S
“Missing” Disc with LOTR Trilogy Blu-ray 2015 Boxset
I purchased The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy [Blu-ray] [2015] boxset direct from Amazon to replace my DVD boxset, plus I like the fact that this new boxset has each film on a single disc rather than on 2 separate discs as with previous boxsets. Please note: This 2015 boxset contains the Theatrical Versions and not the Extended Editions of the movies.After receiving the boxset, removing the protective wrapping and opening the cases, I was surprised to notice that the boxset only contained 5 discs (3 Blu-ray and 2 DVDs) and not 6 discs (3 Blu-ray and 3 DVDs) as stated on the box. There are 2 discs (Blu-ray and a Special Features DVD) in the first two cases, but "The Return Of The King" case only contains a Blu-ray disc with no Special Features DVD and no provision for one to be inserted (see photo below). The box that holds the cases clearly states on the back that this is a "Deluxe 6-Disc Set. Includes 3 Special Features DVDs with 6+ Hours of Spellbinding Behind-the-Moviemaking Material."Although I am not too concerned about the "missing" special features disc, I do feel kind of short-changed especially when I am promised 6 discs only to receive 5 discs. I would like to know that if this is in fact a 6-disc boxset, why is there no provision in the third case to house a second disc. With not being the first person to mention the "missing" disc (see a previous review), my gut feeling tells me that this boxset is in fact a 5-disc boxset (given the lack of 2nd disc provision, plus no mention of special features on the case sleeve) and that Warner Home Video has made an error with the text on the box that holds the cases. However, my gut feeling could be wrong and it could be that the wrong third-film case (although it is difficult to see which boxset this case actually belongs to) has been included with this recently released boxset. Whatever the reason for the "missing" disc, I will contact Amazon with this issue and I will update the review if I receive any news.UPDATE: This boxset has been confirmed as a 5-disc boxset, and not a 6-disc boxset as stated on the box. The product description now includes the following: This box set contains 5 discs (3 Blu-ray and 2 DVD) not the 6 discs printed on the packaging because of printing error by the manufacturer.
M**N
Excellent films
Although they are about 3 hours long each. these films are riveting and do not feel that long at all. I've always liked them but never had the BluRays before.
G**R
Lord of rings complete set
Nice to have all in one set
G**G
Awesome
Good price good video quality very good sound and packaged very nicely.
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