Don’t toy with my emotions here, Warner! I’m telling you, I can’t take any more teasing. We first reported on the Lord of the Rings Blu-ray set last June, when it was set for a November release. Then we ran down the full Blu-ray disc details of the set. But all the while, the studio remained mum, refusing to confirm release date. Then came word that the set had been pushed back to 2010. And that word was confirmed by Warner. And Christmas was ruined forever.
But now it’s for real. Warner Home Video has announced an April 6th release date for the 9-disc box set. Disc details remain unchanged, with each films theatrical cut contained on a single Blu-ray disc, the other two discs related to each film being DVDs – one containing the digital copy of the film and the other a mere carbon-copy of the special features disc included with the original DVD release. I’ve got to admit, I am a bit disappointed that we’re not getting a little more. I mean, I understand that Warner is holding most of the special features for the Extended Edition releases, sometime in the future. But just rehashing the same old special feature DVD just seems lame. At least give us the content in HD! It’s a small consolation that the feature discs will be BD-Live enabled and contain a preview for the upcoming video game, The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest (Wii, DS, PSP, PS2 – June 30).
Warner Home Video has also announced that it will follow the Lord of the Rings set with a release of Ralph Bakshi‘s classic animated Lord of the Rings in a brand new Deluxe Edition a week later, April 13. No details on this one yet, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything!
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