we all knew lord of the rings trilogy was coming to blu-ray sooner or later. it seems like amazon is taking pre-order for the box set. however, the box set will be the ''''''theatrical version.'''''' just like with dvd releases, the movie studio is going to release 4 billion different versions. the report is that peter jackson is saving up the ultimate edition for the simultaneous release with the hobbit. if you don't need all the extras, the regular edition box set is priced at $69.99.