The Lord of the Rings: Animated has received a fresh Blu-ray reprint 15 years after the classic adaptation first arrived on Blu-ray. The Remastered Deluxe Edition displays in 1080p resolution and is accompanied by an interview series with the director about the creation of the film. You can preorder The Lord of the Rings: Animated Remastered Deluxe Edition for $22.49 at Amazon ahead of its June 24 release. Prior to this new printing, the Blu-ray was only available for a reasonable price if you opted for a region-free imported edition. Amazon also has the movie on DVD for only five bucks.
The Lord of the Rings Animated Movie – Remastered Deluxe Edition (Blu-ray)
$22.49 | Releases June 24
The Remastered Deluxe Edition of The Lord of the Rings: Animated originally released on Blu-ray in 2010. Though a DVD edition of the remaster is still in print in North America, the Blu-ray edition, which will look significantly better on modern widescreen TVs, has been out of print locally for a number of years. Here are the key technical features found on the Blu-ray edition:
- 1080p HD resolution
- 16 x 9 aspect ratio (1.85:1)
- Dolby TrueHD English 5.1 Surround Sound
- Dolby Digital English 5.1
- French 1.0 / Spanish 2.0
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
The remaster also includes a series of interviews with director Ralph Bakshi titled: Forging Through the Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for The Lord of the Rings.
The animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings released in theaters in 1978. It became a massive box office success, pulling in north of $32 million–roughly eight times the production cost. Critical reception was mixed, and many LOTR fans were displeased to learn the 133-minute film only covered The Fellowship of the Ring and a portion of The Two Towers.