Hello, all. Long time lurker but decided to jump in. Love all the little technical details that go into preservation and restoration. Outside of Star Wars, particularly interested in Lord of the Rings and Classic Doctor Who.
is there an 35mm version of all the 3 movies extended edition?
Only FOTR extended has a 35mm scan so far.
In theory it’s possible that someone will find a TTT extended print and have it scanned.
In theory it’s NOT possible that someone will find a ROTK extended print and have it scanned, as 35mm prints were never created in the first place.Note, I have no personal knowledge about this stuff, I’m just repeating what I’ve read from others since these scans had become available.
If ROTK Extended 35mm doesn’t exist, how come there were 35mm screenings of the whole extended editions then?
reddit(DOT)com/r/movies/comments/dyp9nn/lord_of_the_rings_trilogy_extended_editions/
This piqued my interest and I found a blog of someone (Richard Kirkham) who attended the event. They make a note that the theater received a 35mm print of the theatrical version of ROTK and switched over to the Blu-Ray to show the extended partway through. If anything, that’s more confirmation of the above that a 35mm print of the EE for ROTK doesn’t exist.
I was too young to experience Anthology in real time when it originally aired, so this was my first time watching it. It’s a mixed bag. When it’s good, it’s great, but then a nightmare AI version of John’s face pops up to ruin everything. It’s looks and sounds largely stunning; I don’t understand the need to DNR and AI everything for material that we know has technical limitations.
As for the new CD set, the new material on Anthology 4 that isn’t mirrored from other SDE sets is very good.
This stuff is a sight for sore eyes and I’m grateful for folks who put this much time and effort in. I popped the 4K Blu-Ray in last night and clearly didn’t do enough research because the color grading was a total jumpscare. Ended up doing a deep dive on YouTube and the forums here. What a wild ride.
If anyone is able to help a newbie pin these down, it would be greatly appreciated.