I didn’t know it could happen, but Dr. Dre’s remaster has brought me back almost 22 years. The quality of the resolution and color grading throughout the entire Part 1 is truly breathtaking and makes the 4k bluray (which I ended up watching Part 2 on) look flat. The color grading during scenes in Rivendell especially hit hard, reigniting that feeling of wonder I experienced when I first watched the DVD all those years ago. I honestly didn’t think that feeling was possible to recapture.

Thank you Dr. Dre for returning some magic to this world!