Lord of the Rings’ fans furious over $800 price of box set

Last week, an ultimate Blu-ray edition of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies was announced. Being labelled as the Middle-Earth Limited Collector’s Edition, the product surfaced on Amazon for a whooping $800. The price has since been lowered to $600 but that’s only if you pre-order.

Even with the discount, fans of the franchise are understandably unimpressed with the hefty cost:

Truly ridiculous. https://t.co/q8qAOgiHxg

— Pejman Yousefzadeh ?? (@Yousefzadeh) August 22, 2016

why must the extended edition boxset of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films cost $800??????? I don't have that kind of money to spend

— 7DREAM IS BACK!!!! ? #HOTSAUCE ? (@honeybearsuh) August 19, 2016

$800 for the so-called super edition of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings films. CAN NOT DO IT. WON'T DO IT.

— Austin Toflinski (@AToflinski) August 22, 2016

This Lord of The Rings / Hobbit ultimate BluRay edition looks cool. But absolutely not for $800. Not cool man. pic.twitter.com/yFWxURwefz

— Kuenster (@Kuenster) August 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/deanohgorman/status/767767343971835904

https://twitter.com/felsiedev/status/767742849219723265

It’s worth noting that it is an impressive 30 disc box set as it includes all the extended cuts of the 6 films, as well as behind-the-scenes documentaries, special faux-leather casing and concept art bound in a replica of Bilbo and Frodo’s Red Book of Westmarch.

But it’s still a ridiculous amount of money to spend on such a product. However, if you have got the money to spare, then the ultimate collection is released on October 4th.