BOFA Theatrical Release available today on demand, DVD/Blu ray March 24th

Not that most of us care, but just an FYI.

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2015/03/03/97337-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-available-now-for-digital-download/

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2015/02/18/97115-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-theatrical-edition-on-home-video-what-where-and-when/

My wife will probably round out the set... Not that I really care but she has bought me all of the films so far on Blueray. I just have to tell her to wait for the EE. I have to admit I like the behind the scenes footage even though i hate the film

I looked at the iTunes extras and there's really diddlysquat on this theatrical release. Not even worth a glance if you're really into the special features.

That sucks... they were the best part of the Hobbit films

Honestly i think Jackson just wants to be done with them since they didn't get the response he had hoped for other than at TORn. I know so many people disappointed with the Hobbit films that LOVE LOTR.

I guess I've really unplugged from the Hobbit news cycle since seeing BOFA both times.  I didn't even know that they had announced a date.  This feels really early, though the March 24 date is in line with the previous two years I guess.  I wonder if the DVD release will be day-and-date in other markets.

Also, the theatrical edition box set releases on the same day (3/24) and I actually quite like the artwork, even though it's a bit of an obvious LOTR callback. (Amazon link.) I notice that there is no "There and Back Again" subtitle. I wonder if PJ is saving that for the EE box set or if he was just saying it to get some of the fanboys off his back about the title change.

bungobaggins wrote:I looked at the iTunes extras and there's really diddlysquat on this theatrical release. Not even worth a glance if you're really into the special features.

Wasn't that the case with DOS-TE too? I know AUJ-TE had the vlogs but those were all previously released online and there wasn't really anything new on the disc. I think they realize that most everyone who cares about special features is buying the EE anyway so they haven't bothered making an alternate set of docs.

Just reminds me of the Mozilla Firefox logo -

just another example of the care and creativity that went into TH

although I do like the firey dragon, but it is trying too hard to be a firey Ring. and it shouldn't.

Eldorion wrote:I notice that there is no "There and Back Again" subtitle.  I wonder if PJ is saving that for the EE box set or if he was just saying it to get some of the fanboys off his back about the title change.

Definitely the latter. I'll put money on it.

I gotta be honest, I didn't see the Firefox resemblance (I was just thinking Ring like Figgy was), but I can't unsee it now.

And yeah, I lean towards the latter too, bungo. Though I didn't really understand the number of complaints about the title change. I never felt TABA was a "perfect" title or whatever for only a part of the story. I still maintain that it should have been two parts individually subtitled There and Back Again.

Eldorion wrote:I gotta be honest, I didn't see the Firefox resemblance (I was just thinking Ring like Figgy was), but I can't unsee it now.

And yeah, I lean towards the latter too, bungo.  Though I didn't really understand the number of complaints about the title change.  I never felt TABA was a "perfect" title or whatever for only a part of the story.  I still maintain that it should have been two parts individually subtitled There and Back Again.

Maybe they will title the whole trilogy "There and Back Again" with the wonderful Subtitles of AUJ, DOS, and TBOTFA ... we all know it needs another title in there

Eldorion wrote:The Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit: There and Back Again: The Battle of the Five Armies: Extended Edition: Super Happy Dwarf Time

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I am still hoping beyond hope that someone does a remake soon. please please please please!, I am sending out this message to the Ethesphere, the World Wide Interweb, please remake the Hobbit. someone give us the one true Hobbit.

Mrs Figg wrote:I am still hoping beyond hope that someone does a remake soon. please please please please!, I am sending out this message to the Ethesphere, the World Wide Interweb, please remake the Hobbit. someone give us the one true Hobbit.

Yeah, and not three shitty ones

yeah. ONE good one will do.

I'll give it a miss...

Well...if it's 4 hours long - one will do. If it's good.

I'll probably watch the EE for completion's sake. Not sure if I'll go through with my plan of marathoning the completed trilogy in order to write a single review/analysis of it. I'm not sure if it really needs one.

I watched the EE of DOS once, and I'll do the same for BOTFA, not sure if I could face a marathon!

I'm really waiting for the 'Ultimate Edition' of LOTR...

I still don't think there's going to be one of those. Not one that changes the cut of the movie itself.

Eldorion wrote:I still don't think there's going to be one of those.  Not one that changes the cut of the movie itself.

I wouldn't want Jackson to go George Lucas on us (or at least if he wants to-it's his film afterall, keep the original versions as a option), I'm just interested in seeing the deleted scenes.

me too above all Faramirs wedding

At least it might mean us getting a purist edit sooner rather than later.

Deleted scenes and bloopers would both be appreciated, I agree.