Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[kenkraly2004]

Bill Hunt is one of the best guys out their reviewing blu-ray discs and the digital bits is a good source for blu-ray and dvd news. Looking forward to his report on the saga blu-ray box set.

[Cowboy]

Can I inject without sounding too negative? It's Bill Hunt and the Bits are not known for being objective nor even getting reviews right at all (just look into the track record).....having said that I hope that it is much better than than the 2004 DVD set as they have had years to get these right (as far as quality goes). Would love to see Beaver get ahold of these for a review.

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I can confirm that there are at least some further tweaks. Don't know what they are outside of probably Episode I digital Yoda.

Hmm ok just what does that mean?

[Beast]

Originally Posted by kenkraly2004

Bill Hunt is one of the best guys out their reviewing blu-ray discs and the digital bits is a good source for blu-ray and dvd news. Looking forward to his report on the saga blu-ray box set.

I don't agree with his opinions some of the time. But you're right, he does know what he's talking about in that area.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Cowboy

Hmm ok just what does that mean?

It means they probably didn't see any footage of E1 Yoda during the presentation. And he's still assuming he's been replaced.

[Silo5]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

LOL


Here is some more info to talk about too-



The following is from Morn at neogaf-


"Sounds like Bill Hunt is impressed, from his Facebook:"



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is more excited for the Star Wars Blu-rays now than he was before, which was not much. Looks like at long last they might have gotten it right. Report Monday on The Bits.

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At the very least, they've fixed a lot of the A/V problems of the 2004 DVDs.

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Tomorrow night. Color timing fixed. Light sabers fixed. Ep 4 5.1 rear music channels fixed. Trumpet fanfare at start of Death Star attack fixed. Deleted scenes pretty awesome.

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A/V details seem to have actually been sweated by someone. Not a perfect or ultimate set, but perhaps the best since the 1994 laserdisc definitive box.

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No original cuts. Not exactly the 2004 DVD cuts either. 2011 BD cuts.

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No original cuts. Seriously, nobody can reasonably expect those at this point. But at least all the problems of the 2004 DVDs fixed.

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I can confirm that there are at least some further tweaks. Don't know what they are outside of probably Episode I digital Yoda.





http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=669



Can anybody confirm this, as I cannot find Bill Hunt's Facebook Page!



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FINALLY! Something worth reading in this thread! Thanks for the info and I hope that I don't have to read through more "fluff" before we get more useful info like this.

[JoshKelhoffer]

I'm kind of glad to see that TPM Yoda puppet go. For several reasons. I never thought it looked anything like Yoda at all. Plus, he looks older than Yoda when he was at his deathbed in ROTJ.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Silo5

FINALLY! Something worth reading in this thread! Thanks for the info and I hope that I don't have to read through more "fluff" before we get more useful info like this.

I STILL cannot confirm this.

Does anybody have a link to his Facebook please?


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[Beast]

Originally Posted by JoshKelhoffer

I'm kind of glad to see that TPM Yoda puppet go. For several reasons. I never thought it looked anything like Yoda at all. Plus, he looks older than Yoda when he was at his deathbed in ROTJ.

It is really weird what happened with the E1 puppet. They molded it straight from the original puppet.

I applaud them for trying to keep Yoda as a Puppet for the Prequels. But I'm glad wiser heads prevailed.

Thankfully Frank Oz even recognized it was time to retire the Puppet and go CGI after seeing the digital shots.

[adywan]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

I STILL cannot confirm this.

Does anybody have a link to his Facebook please?


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https://www.facebook.com/billhuntbits

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

From Adam Gregorich at hometheaterforum-



"This is true. The Blu-ray release has about 8% more picture area than the previous DVD releases."



"Its going to take a few days to get everything transcribed, but the first wave with pics of all the pages on the packaging, before and after shots showing the 8% increase in picture info, lightsaber fixes and more info will post later today with the first transcript about the overall release. I just want to have a chance to look it over in the AM for typos before I post "






http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...0#post_3842879



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Originally Posted by Duffy12

LOL


Here is some more info to talk about too-



The following is from Morn at neogaf-


"Sounds like Bill Hunt is impressed, from his Facebook:"



Quote:
is more excited for the Star Wars Blu-rays now than he was before, which was not much. Looks like at long last they might have gotten it right. Report Monday on The Bits.

Quote:
At the very least, they've fixed a lot of the A/V problems of the 2004 DVDs.

Quote:
Tomorrow night. Color timing fixed. Light sabers fixed. Ep 4 5.1 rear music channels fixed. Trumpet fanfare at start of Death Star attack fixed. Deleted scenes pretty awesome.

Quote:
A/V details seem to have actually been sweated by someone. Not a perfect or ultimate set, but perhaps the best since the 1994 laserdisc definitive box.

Quote:
No original cuts. Not exactly the 2004 DVD cuts either. 2011 BD cuts.

Quote:
No original cuts. Seriously, nobody can reasonably expect those at this point. But at least all the problems of the 2004 DVDs fixed.

Quote:
I can confirm that there are at least some further tweaks. Don't know what they are outside of probably Episode I digital Yoda.





http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=669



Can anybody confirm this, as I cannot find Bill Hunt's Facebook Page!



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Well, at least people on here had time to bi$%h and moan about the lightsabers colors still being off, the errors (Death Star Trench run) still in the master etc..

I, for one, think this is great news, and confirms what I, among some other on here, have been saying all along:

What we saw in the clips were not actual BD snippets....

I can't wait for the first detailed news to come. Monday sounds fantastic, for instance.

Thanks a million for posting.

[22soultaker]

can i buy this on Amazon UK? Will they ship to California? JW cause they get it 3 days earlier then i do.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by adywan

https://www.facebook.com/billhuntbits

Thanks adywan.


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[chip75]

Originally Posted by 22soultaker

can i buy this on Amazon UK? Will they ship to California? JW cause they get it 3 days earlier then i do.

You can buy it from Amazon.co.uk, whether it arrives before the US set is released is another matter plus there's P&P charges to add to the bill. You'll have to weigh the pros and cons up yourself. You can sign in to the UK site with your US account to check how much it all adds up to.

I'm quite excited about the extra 8%! That's almost like an extra 10% of Star Wars. It will be like watching the movies for the first time again.

[skyofcrack]

1st report from HTF.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...ands-on-report

[Aerodude73]

Looks like this thread will Really EXPLODE tomorrow when Bill Hunt/Digital Bits, & the guys at AV Forums, post more info (reviews?) on the set, huh? Maybe, just MAYBE, we'll get some Video of the sets as well...

1st report from HTF.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...ands-on-report

Lol - looks like I spoke too soon!

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

Looks like this thread will Really EXPLODE tomorrow when Bill Hunt/Digital Bits, & the guys at AV Forums, post more info (reviews?) on the set, huh? Maybe, just MAYBE, we'll get some Video of the sets as well...

Yeah, I can't wait. It will be a day long remembered. It will see the the end of speculation, and hopefully the end of arguing.

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by skyofcrack

1st report from HTF.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...ands-on-report

Originally Posted by Beast

Yeah, I can't wait. It will be a day long remembered. It will see the the end of speculation, and hopefully the end of arguing.

that was a good one... <---- x 1000

[Beast]

Originally Posted by skyofcrack

1st report from HTF.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...ands-on-report

Excellent! I'm glad they fixed that Wampa Arm shot. That bugged me for the longest time.

And very cool to see that you'll finally be able to see the full theatrical framing for TPM on the Blu-Ray.

[22soultaker]

This is my total on Amazon UK Order Total: £59.32. So how much is that lol

[miniroll32]

Originally Posted by skyofcrack

1st report from HTF.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...ands-on-report

That U.S packaging is butt-ugly... Glad we've got these close-up photos - just look at how worn the seams are. U.K packaging FTW!