Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Ryan0503]

I could be wrong but I was under the impression that 20th Century Fox owned the distrobution rights to the Star Wars movies. So if the movies were rereleased it would be Fox's call. Somebody on here probably know more about the legalities than I do but I think that Fox can repackage and release the movies whenever they want.

[radagast]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

They have to find new things to hate him for, give them a break

What amazes me is every time I come to this forum, there are many more posts on this thread and nothing new has been said. Do you people have any other interests in your lives? Really, I like Star Wars a lot too, but geez louise.

And in regards to how many times Star Wars has been released: Lucas waited a long time to release SW on DVD. After he started though, he dropped VHS like a chunk of plutonium. Ep. 3 is the only Star Wars movie that was NOT released on VHS, basically disfranchising VHS owners.

[IndefinentBlu]

This is how i see it:

Lucas will release these to Blu on 9/16.
Starting in 2012 he will release each one in 3d over the course of 6yrs one new one every February.

The home Blu releases of these will probably happen in july/august.

I think Lucas will release these individually as 2d/3d Blu that is where the individual releases for these movies will come in.
With minimal new features except for behind the scenes and discussion of the process involved in converting said episode.

There will be a mega set the full definitive collections released after ROTJ-3D

This is how i think it might be if he continues to release these after 9/16

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Ryan0503

I could be wrong but I was under the impression that 20th Century Fox owned the distrobution rights to the Star Wars movies. So if the movies were rereleased it would be Fox's call. Somebody on here probably know more about the legalities than I do but I think that Fox can repackage and release the movies whenever they want.

20th Century Fox have distribution rights to the films but all the creative stuff went to Lucas. I don't think Fox can do anything without Lucas but Lucas can't distribute the films theatrically without going through Fox. I'm not sure about home releases though as that was a very young industry when Star Wars was released. I'm sure the contract has been ammended a few times over the years to include DVD, Blu-ray etc. I think it remains a partnership and it was a shock to see The Clone Wars open without the Fox fanfare.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by chip75

20th Century Fox have distribution rights to the films but all the creative stuff went to Lucas. I don't think Fox can do anything without Lucas but Lucas can't distribute the films theatrically without going through Fox. I'm not sure about home releases though as that was a very young industry when Star Wars was released. I'm sure the contract has been ammended a few times over the years to include DVD, Blu-ray etc. I think it remains a partnership and it was a shock to see The Clone Wars open without the Fox fanfare.

And I think that Lucas now technically owns the OT movies (but still has some arrangement to distribute them through Fox). It just gives him a more direct level control over them than he previously had, I think. I believe that those 3 movies were at one time outright owned by Fox.

If I am not mistaken, he made this deal when he went into making the PT. The thing was that Lucas could have distributed any new Star Wars movies through any studio that he wanted. But he made some deal with Fox that had them distributing the PT (which of course meant HUGE money for them), while allowing him to take on ownership of the OT films with Fox still distributing them.

[IndefinentBlu]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

And I think that Lucas now technically owns the OT movies (but still has some arrangement to distribute them through Fox). It just gives him a more direct level control over them than he previously had, I think. I believe that those 3 movies were at one time outright owned by Fox.

If I am not mistaken, he made this deal when he went into making the PT. The thing was that Lucas could have distributed any new Star Wars movies through any studio that he wanted. But he made some deal with Fox that had them distributing the PT (which of course meant HUGE money for them), while allowing him to take on ownership of the OT films with Fox still distributing them.

Lucas owns all marketing right for books,toys etc.

[IndefinentBlu]

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[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by radagast

And in regards to how many times Star Wars has been released: Lucas waited a long time to release SW on DVD. After he started though, he dropped VHS like a chunk of plutonium. Ep. 3 is the only Star Wars movie that was NOT released on VHS, basically disfranchising VHS owners.

He did VHS owners a FAVOR. VHS was DEAD by that point and only the absolute most stubborn of people hadn't adopted DVD by then. They needed to be disenfranchised. Not getting EP3 on VHS sent a clear message to those people that it was probably time to upgrade to dvd.

DVD was MORE than affordable by 2005 and players could often be gotten for less than $50

In 2005 pretty much every major retailer was dropping VHS. Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Circuit City ALL were exciting the VHS business by Sep. 2005.

Knowing ALL that what POSSIBLE reason could Lucas have to release EP3 on VHS? Aside from pleasing the few thousand people who hadnt adopted DVD. I am willing to bet the cost of producing those VHS tapes would have exceeded the sales revenue.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/13/news...0/walmart_vhs/

Lucas didn't screw VHS owners over, retail did.

[Elandyll]

If it has already been posted, I apologize.
It seems the box set visual might be this:



From the european blog of the BDA

http://www.blu-raydisc-reporter.com/...inches-closer/


Me likey (hope it'll be retained as the definitive visual)

[IndefinentBlu]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

If it has already been posted, I apologize.
It seems the box set visual might be this:



From the european blog of the BDA

http://www.blu-raydisc-reporter.com/...inches-closer/


Me likey

Someone was on here a while back and posted a box art pic exactly like the one you posted guess that guy was telling the truth

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

If it has already been posted, I apologize.
It seems the box set visual might be this:


From the european blog of the BDA

http://www.blu-raydisc-reporter.com/...inches-closer/


Me likey (hope it'll be retained as the definitive visual)

I like that too, however if that was the 'Complete Saga Edition', shouldn't it have a couple of prequel pics on it?

It seems somewhat plain.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by JamesKurtovich

I see Star Wars re-released more often than other movies.

4 times on DVD that I know of. The 2004 box, the LE's, and two smaller sets released to cash in on the holiday seasons.

Don't forget the 2004 gold box, instead of silver, that contained IV-VI in full screen.

[IndefinentBlu]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

I like that too, however if that was the 'Complete Saga Edition', shouldn't it have a couuple of prequel pics on it?

Maybe they are on the inside.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by IndefinentBlu

Maybe they are on the inside.

Or the back cover maybe, otherwise I am not buying that this is the 'Complete Saga' and it would not make any sense leaving off pics from the other trilogy as it would cause some confusion.

So for now I will assume that this is a photoshop job.

[peterraes]

that is awesome,that % shows the huge interest of fans wanting the unaltered trilogy release,so do i ofcourse
just announce it Mr lucas that you the originals will be there in the set and make us all happy,so i can at last pre-order my set.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by peterraes

that is awesome,that % shows the huge interest of fans wanting the unaltered trilogy release,so do i ofcourse
just announce it Mr lucas that you the originals will be there in the set and make us all happy,so i can at last pre-order my set.

They're not going to be included no matter what. So there's no sense wishing for something that won't happen.

For one, since the OT films can't be seamless branched, it would require more blu-ray discs than what's included.

[IndefinentBlu]

Originally Posted by Beast

They're not going to be included no matter what. So there's no sense wishing for something that won't happen.

For one, since the OT films can't be seamless branched, it would require more blu-ray discs than what's included.

People need to start accepting the fact that it will never happen and move on.
Just like with the whole Han and Greedo debate.
What Lucas says GOES.

[KubrickFan]

Originally Posted by IndefinentBlu

People need to star accepting the fact that it will never happen and move on.
Just like with the whole Han and Greedo debate.
What Lucas says GOES.

We got it once before (albeit in a less than desirable quality) and someone at Lowry said that they're restoring the original versions as well, so why should we stop now?
And since Lucas obviously will never be satisfied with how the movies look, are you sure we are the ones that need to move on?

[Uxi]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

I dont think theyve come out on hd-dvd or d-vhs so.

Badump dah!

lol seriously, though. How many times are 'regular' movies re-released in the same packaging that you never recognize?

Sometimes I wish Lucas would release the inferior original cuts just to shut up the trolls and milk them with the 1997 THX edition. Then again with the 1981 "Ep IV title crawl version". Then again with the 1977 'plain ol Star Wars' version knowing that some of these suckers couldn't resist their nostalgia induced fanaticism pleasing purchases.

But then I recall that 1) I get a lot of entertainment from them and 2) they'll find something else to whine about - most likely they'd want upgraded SFX but original cut/content aka "salad bar" purists.

[IndefinentBlu]

Originally Posted by KubrickFan

We got it once before (albeit in a less than desirable quality) and someone at Lowry said that they're restoring the original versions as well, so why should we stop now?
And since Lucas obviously will never be satisfied with how the movies look, are you sure we are the ones that need to move on?

Lucas gave the fans the opportunity to see their beloved UOT during the 2004 dvd run.

That is all he will do.

Now Lucas will show us more of his vision come september the UOT is old news to him.