MIDDLE EARTH 4K UHD ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION UNBOXING & REVIEW | LORD OF THE RINGS & THE HOBBIT

Let’s dive into an unboxing and review of the new Middle Earth Ultimate Collector’s Edition 4K UltraHD Blu-ray set containing all of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies!

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[troyn]

Odd to call something an ultimate collector's edition when there are little to no special features

[TheOneTrueBeard]

Still have my original extended edition dvd sets. I have much fondness for that packaging. I wish more companies would invest in PRACTICAL novelty packaging that actually fits on a shelf instead of giant weirdly shaped boxes

[samueltheprideofafrikarobi]

Having these films in 4K is...nice and all. But I'll NEVER get rid of my original extended release DVD's for the OG trilogy and the original extended release Blu-ray of the Hobbit films. Not only was the book-like packaging of those releases the BEST packaging that the films ever got, but they also retained the hours upon hours of the special features, internal artwork, world maps, index information, etc.

[SamLovesMovies]

I kept my Blu Ray LOTR set with the appendices (9 discs worth of fascinating extras!) and got the beautiful 4K LOTR steelbook set. For me, there seemed absolutely no point in me buying this, especially for the price. The steelbook sets look SO much nicer and prettier IMO.

[rutgersplague]

The original extended dvd sets with the statues, and all appendices are far superior to this

[petemarshall]

When I think of the care and effort and sheer generosity of content with the special features of the original DVD extended editions of LOTR, the lack of any of them in this collection - let alone any substantial new material - is shameful. If each film had been given a new special features disc with retrospectives, interviews, etc, I probably would have bought this.

[JeffRauseo]

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[WTDProductions]

The different ways you can display the packaging is cool, but I usually don’t love boxes because I like the uniformity of blu ray cases with standard slips on a shelf

[D_Blu-ray_Bunker]

To be fair, I'd definitely call it "Ultimate". Ultimate disappointment, ultimate missed opportunity, ultimate waste of money, ultimate joke of a release, etc. Great video Jeff, appreciate your candour having been given early access to this one.

[gamster]

What a disgrace. These extras were the best I've ever seen. So much content, so much amazing work, the gold standard and they basically say "Nah who gives a damn about making ofs anymore." WE DO!!!

[popcorndistrict]

I was gonna call the special features disc the “one disc to rule them all” but since it doesn’t have any features I guess it’s the “one disc to fool them all”.

[Dark_Jaguar]

The very first thing I'd have done if I was making this "ultimate set" is: don't include the normal blurays. Only 4K editions. That removes a LOT of the discs right there giving plenty of space to include every last extra included with the original DVD and Bluray collections.

Secondly, remaster the 4K Lord of the Rings movies without the DNR. The color coding of Fellowship can be kept but go with the original grading for Two Towers and Return of the King. Take out the weird "dream filter" effect added in.

The Hobbit using a special cut to turn it into two movies. The first sticks to only showing the things that were in the books. The second would be a sort of "Gaiden story" revealing Gandalf's mission away from the dwarves as it's own story. Cut out the love story stuff and just about everything to do with Tauriel and Legolas, leaving the two to briefly walk in as little cameo nods and nothing more.

That's my ideal collector's set.

[ealanosborne]

OMG I’m glad I kept my Blu-ray trilogy with the insanely detailed appendices. Seriously, though…I agree with you…”ultimate collector’s edition” should have all the nerdy BTS stuff! So strange.

[robertbrower]

It’s so disappointing. I waited a whole year for this set expecting something special for Fellowship’s twentieth anniversary. Warner Bros really dropped the ball here.

[fife]

I remember a couple of years ago there was an ultimate edition of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings extended edition that was 800 dollars! It came in a bookshelf with Bilbo's journal, and premium quality box for the films.

[knowthycell]

Thanks for the honest review. Due to the price drop (currently $170) I will upgrade mainly bc of the packaging and of course I will reduce the cost even more by selling my other 4K set.

[GodzillaFan]

Yep I'll stick with the Steelbook sets for both trilogies

[crookedpinky]

Very sad that I won't be picking this up. Huge fan of these movies and I was looking forward to having an all-in-1 4K package. But no appendices, no party. WB will not be seeing a dime from me

[baze_personal]

These needed to be steel books with that artwork.

[tropolite]

Phweeew... I bought the two 4K set packs. Then found out about this set. I'm thankful you reviewed it the way you did. The box itself is very cool admittedly, but not worth another purchase. (Already have the DVD extended editions, the Bluray extended and the 4K extended sets and I think even the 3D versions floating around). I'm one for really enjoying the extras in the sets - there are so many featurettes etc in the DVD boxsets, hours worth - I've watched all of it. There's around 10 hours worth of extras or some crazy amount but that is what I was hoping for in this new release, more of that and maybe more commentary (yes I nerd out listening to the commentaries too). I've always been a wannabe film maker and have always been interested in how they do things, LotR and Hobbit filming methods and Peter Jackson's ability to bring it all on film blows my mind. No doubt they will release a Director's Special WhizBang Mega Edition in 2024 for the 70th anniversary - when Lord of the Rings was first published as a book (1954).