We really don't need these kinds of posts. This forum is for discussing the Star Wars Saga on Blu-ray. Both the things we do like, and the things we don't like.

No.

Hands up if you hate ROTJ even more after seeing that clip ?:rock:

In all honesty, I feel sorry for George Lucas. On the outside, he may seem happy with those billions of dollars, but on the inside, he's unhappy because he will never be satisfied with Star Wars. He is his own harshest critic, saying "It's not good enough! I must tweak it some more!" Sad sad.

I think the more outraged people get about the changes the funnier I think it is. I just imagine George Lucas at his ranch sitting in Darth Vader's meditation chamber laughing his ass off.

The guy's been changing these movies for over thirty years, and we're surprised there are more of them? Lets face it, for most of you, no matter what is changed for better or worse, you're not going to be happy.

But Spielberg is the director!!!

That's really funny. (I'm being irony-free here; feel like you have to say that in these forums. It made me laugh.)

I'm not defending, nor would I ever defend, the way in which the ROTS "No" was handled. But what's wrong with it isn't Vader expressing remorse for the last time, or even the "no" itself...rather, it's that stupid ****ing Mendoza shot that went with it. Shoot that exact scene almost ANY other way, with the same audio, and it's appropriately tragic and chilling rather than pathetic and comical.

Anyway, I'm done with all this until the discs are in my HT. I'm loving the debates here (again, seriously. Ugly as it gets, this is encouraging, seeing people care so much about film. Warms this professor's heart -- yes, I'm one of those. I won't correct anyone's spelling. ;) )

Call me crazy, but ROTJ was always my favorite. But I do dislike that 'NoOooOo."

BTW, do you think the deleted scenes will be available on youtube?

Holy...crap.... I'm still laughing at how bad the Krayt dragon sounds!!!! it sounds a like a drunk teenager trying to imitate the krayt dragon howl

Oh, it wasn't PT bad by any means, because Spielberg at least had some artistic control. But there are just some parts in KOTCS that make me freaking facepalm myself. :duh:

Ken, where are you? I'm genuinely curious to know what you think, and I mean that in a peaceful way. Are you happy with the apparent changes/corrections?

I remember reading that years ago. How could he destroy all the original prints? Aren't there people out there who still have copies? I heard he did change the negatives when he restored the originals in preparation for the Special Edition releases in 1997, but there should still some prints of the originals out there.

Here's what's really ironic for me - and I'm not just saying this to pile on - that was the only part of Jedi I freaking liked to begin with.

Hated Jaba's palace, hated the barge, hated the interminable speeder chases and even more tedious 'hey, let's run inside the death star this time' chase and absolutely detested all things Ewok buuuuuuut really, really liked the Luke/Vader/Palpatine showdown.

And what does he decide to 'fix'?

Amazing...

I agree with you there. Parts of me believes he still has animosity toward Marsha and several other people along the way that helped to make Star Wars. This is his way of eliminating them from his past. He doesn't have credits at the beginning of the movies, so his is the only name at the front. I mean it was Marsha that owned Indiana, it was her dog not Georges. He even tries to pass it off that it was his in From Star Wars to Jedi when they show him driving around with a dog, the wrong breed of dog mind you. Look at the people that fixed his dialogue for Star Wars, Empire, & American Graffiti. He gets far too much credit and this angst is well deserved. He should cherish these babies, and work on other experimental projects other than fixing Star Wars.

Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Audio
 

Blu-ray fans are upgrading their 5.1 surround systems to 7.1 surround systems. I love Blu-ray movies that have DTS 7.1 audio, but when are we going to see blockbuster movies on Blu-ray mastered with Dolby TrueHD 7.1 which will allow me to unleash the full potential of my 7.1 surround system?

The Star Trek movies with the original crew were released in Dolby TrueHD 7.1 on Blu-ray. As were the Shrek movies. I guess only Paramount offers that audio format in 7.1.

:rock::rock::rock:

A moment of clarity 10 minutes ago:

Vader: If you will not turn to the Dark Side, then perhaps she will.
Luke: Never!

And then the sequence happens....Luke goes apeshit on Vader. Williams' music swells. The shots are perfect. The acting is perfect. Everything is perfect.

How do I NOT watch this with pristine picture quality with a 6.1 DTS-HD MA soundtrack?

I'm getting this set.

I am laughing hysterically at the new Krayt dragon yell. That's no dragon - it's a guy getting kicked in the nuts.