Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[IndefinentBlu]

Lucas has been working on these for years.
what do you think he just got up one day in august and said lets bring these movies to blu ray of course not!!

Everything will be corrected for the blu ray.....

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by RBBrittain

George Lucas won't clean them up; they're the colors he originally intended.

Actually, since the inspiration for these films came from those old 'Flash Gordon'/Buck Rogers' serials from way back, there is a very good possibility that they will ALL be in black and white, since that was what he originally intended.

[IndefinentBlu]

I heard he digitally inserted jar jar into ROTJ he is in the jabba's palace musical number he will be standing next to sly snootles.

[gregmasciola]

Originally Posted by indefinentnj

I heard he digitally inserted jar jar into ROTJ he is in the jabba's palace musical number he will be standing next to sly snootles.

He could probably sing better . Or maybe they'll replace whatever her name is that falls in the Rancor pit with Jar Jar. . "Rancor monster! Meesah gonna die!"

[Dotpattern]

Lucas has also inserted the extended scene from RotS where Chewbacca breaks up a fight between an 8 year old Han Solo and young Boba Fett (from AotC) showing how Han and Chewie met.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by indefinentnj

I heard he digitally inserted jar jar into ROTJ he is in the jabba's palace musical number he will be standing next to sly snootles.

You heard wrong!


He is being inserted over

[Show spoiler]Chewbacca's character

in ALL THREE of the films.


Since that is originally what he wanted in the first place but the technology just wasn't available to do it right.

[IndefinentBlu]

Originally Posted by gregmasciola

He could probably sing better . Or maybe they'll replace whatever her name is that falls in the Rancor pit with Jar Jar. . "Rancor monster! Meesah gonna die!"

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by Dotpattern

Lucas has also inserted the extended scene from RotS where Chewbacca breaks up a fight between an 8 year old Han Solo and young Boba Fett (from AotC) showing how Han and Chewie met.

I'm surprised he didn't try to stick Han in somewhere. He's the only major character from the OT that doesn't appear in the PT.

Although I like the Falcon cameo...

[Beast]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

I'm surprised he didn't try to stick Han in somewhere. He's the only major character from the OT that doesn't appear in the PT.

Although I like the Falcon cameo...

There was talk of it for a while. With a young orphaned Han Solo being with Chewbacca in RotS.

[the sordid sentinel]

Originally Posted by kenkraly2004

Indeed let's keep our fingers crossed that those issues / errors have been corrected for the blu-ray release of the OT Speical Editions.

If the rumors are true and Lucas is seeking true uniformity between both trilogies I can't imagine those OT problems sliding again. Supposedly the folks at ILM have OT digital scans in their computers. I'm no expert, but it seems like those corrections would be relatively simple to make. Frankly I wish all the OT light sabres would be reanimated up to PT standards. The Vader/Obi Wan fight on the Death Star would look SO much better.

It's going to be interesting (hopefully not in a bad way) how these movies turn out on blu ray. Lucas has to know that whatever visual problems may persist are going to REALLY stand out at 1080p.

[JamesKurtovich]

Originally Posted by dawgdaze37

If the rumors are true and Lucas is seeking true uniformity between both trilogies I can't imagine those OT problems sliding again. Supposedly the folks at ILM have OT digital scans in their computers. I'm no expert, but it seems like those corrections would be relatively simple to make. Frankly I wish all the OT light sabres would be reanimated up to PT standards. The Vader/Obi Wan fight on the Death Star would look SO much better.

It's going to be interesting (hopefully not in a bad way) how these movies turn out on blu ray. Lucas has to know that whatever visual problems may persist are going to REALLY stand out at 1080p.

Yeah, you'd think if a fan could fix all the problems with just a video editor, a financially strong special effects company could do it... I'm sure it will all be fixed now that GL doesn't have the PT to worry about.

Yeah, old visuals look really bad in HD. But that's just the way it works, I guess. If someone says, "Hey this movie looks like crap," just say, "calm down bro, it's 1977."

[Duffy12]

You know what would be kinda cool...

instead of making the reproduction of the famous opening shot from 'A New Hope' that was shown on Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)(thanks to PeterTHX for that bit of info) a separate extra, maybe he can either replace or incorporate it into the Blu-ray movie using seamless branching.

A still shot from Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)

So, what are your guys opinions on him replacing the original footage to the reproduced one from that documentary?



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[octagon]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

Yeah, old visuals look really bad in HD. But that's just the way it works, I guess. If someone says, "Hey this movie looks like crap," just say, "calm down bro, it's 1977."

I don't know where people get the idea that old visuals necessarily look bad in HD.

2001 (68), Close Encounters (77), Blade Runner (82) all look extremely good in HD.

People tend to forget that HD isn't the most detail we've ever seen...it's the most detail we've ever seen at home. Films that looked great in theaters don't have anything to fear from HD.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

So, what are your guys opinions on him replacing the original footage to the reproduced one from that documentary?



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While I like anything Star Wars-related, I really just like the original films as they were made. Could the effects be better? Of course. He could make each and every shot better. The acting could've been better. The directing could've been better. There comes a point when it's time to let it go, though.

[STARKILLER--1138]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

You're in hard core denial.

And you're a hardcore imbecile if you take what was said in that link as gospel and not with a grain of salt.

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by indefinentnj

a few of my co-workers ordered it on amazon
last night and this morning they received an e-mail from them saying that even though they pre-ordered it and they paid for 2nd day delivery that they may not get it on release day due to the high volume of pre-orders.

1) Thanks for posting this - very interesting (and let's us know not to cancel our pre-orders if we already have 'em!)

2) That said, it's so far away from release, I bet LucasFilm will up the allotments so they can make a big first-week splash.

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Never underestimate the hate some have for Lucas

Actually, I think it's more that people are so used to crazy decisions from him that it wouldn't surprise them.

[Speed Force]

Got the complete Saga Ordered, can't wait.

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by octagon

I don't know where people get the idea that old visuals necessarily look bad in HD.

2001 (68), Close Encounters (77), Blade Runner (82) all look extremely good in HD.

People tend to forget that HD isn't the most detail we've ever seen...it's the most detail we've ever seen at home. Films that looked great in theaters don't have anything to fear from HD.

Have you seen any of the OT in HD yet?

They are airing on TV. And, even in compressed, digital-cable versions...the FX...well...they stand out. And this is the SE's.

Sort of like a lot of them do in the BTTF set (most noticeably the flying vehicle shots).

That's no comment on the transfer nor the compression, simply that the visual effects do not look quite the same when scanned at HD resolution.

Yes, the "big screen" is bigger, but film just has a different quality...I'm sure someone can technically explain it but when something is digitally scanned and presented at this resolution (even though film resolution is far higher) the inherent flaws are more obvious.

I'll be very curious to see what changes the "2011 versions" will have. If they haven't corrected some of these issues, then there will be a lot of complaining and moaning about it (not that there won't be anyway, LOL), but I think people will be surprised at this once they see them in HD (I know I was, and I've seen these films 100's of times before).

I actually was quite pleased with the HD broadcast versions (I have them saved bit for bit on my TiVo) but unless they made major changes before these new transfers, I think there will definitely be some surprise about how the F/X hold up, and how some don't as much.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Beast

There was talk of it for a while. With a young orphaned Han Solo being with Chewbacca in RotS.

I think there's even a picture of him in the The Art Of Star Wars Episode II book.