Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by PRO-630HD

Well folks I rented the blurays of episode 4 and 5 on bluray from blockbuster and compared them to the dvd's. This is a moderate upgrade in PQ at best! For anyone wanting to purchase just the original trilogy alone I highly suggest you save your $40. The dvd's hold up remarkably well and I remember when they first came out just how stunning they were. Lucas redid many of the effects as well at the time and the 2004 dvd set was a stellar release. Releasing the same masters in 2011 on bluray not so much. The 2K CGI looked far worse than the optical with model work and I guess we will have to wait till 2015 till the 3-D release and hopefully these films will get 4K scans with the effects redone in 4K. The dvd to bluray comparison is spot on at caps-a-holic. It reminds me of comparing dvd's to bluray when the format first came out, but who would have thought Lucas would be using 7 year old masters for bluray? On the positive side the preqeul trilogy seems to be a worth while upgrade.

Speak for yourself. I don't buy blu-ray for the picture alone.

[Pgcmoore]

What the heck! Leia's belt comes off in the middle of the garbage masher sceen, jumps to her leg/ass then jumps back on her hip! WTF? I must have got a defective disk! LOL

[ranitasus]

Originally Posted by Exist2Inspire

Anyone else notice that the James Earl Jones redubbed a line in a New Hope? It is when Vader is talking to Tarkin right before they take Princess Leia out of the holding cell.

Vader says something about Alderan, and stops speaking, then does his hand movements.... Pretty weak job there guys. I can get the timestamp tomorrow if people would like to know.

But on Phantom Menace... Duel of the Fates.... my lord it sounds epic.

YES! It brought a smile to my face. It was like watching it for the very first time all over again.

[PRO-630HD]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Were you watching on an SDTV

No I wasn't

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ess=#vergleich

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Need I say more! Not much of a difference at all and the bluray should have mopped the floor with the dvd. But that is what happens when you use 7 year old dvd masters! Those screencaps are spot on!

This is what a proper 4K 2010+ restoration should looks like!

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[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by ahossein79

Stop stating your opinion as fact, many people want to watch episodes 1-3. If you are not into the prequels you should reevaluate why you own star wars in the first place!

What way did you first see the films? OT or PT first? I think its better to watch the OT first if you never seen star wars before. But since Ive seen them all it's always 1-6

[Pgcmoore]

Originally Posted by ranitasus

YES! It brought a smile to my face. It was like watching it for the very first time all over again.

me too!!!!! Just like in 1977!!!!

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by OneWayFilms

OMG, I have this SAME problem. And it's ONLY happened to me during Ratatouille and now Star Wars. I must have pressed every button on my remote to make it go away.

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT and WHY IS IT THERE?

Upper right corner, in the same place the loading symbol would show, or reading DVD or Bluray after it loads, it's a very small video camera. I thought it meant ALTERNATE ANGLE like SOMe blurays have two or three camera angles to view (like Moulin Rouge in the Special Features). But Star Wars has NO alternate camera angles.

AgHHHHHHHHH

Originally Posted by 22soultaker

HAHAH sorry that was funny. Yea dude the only way i figured out how to get rid of it is just fast forward like a half of a second then press play and its gone. Seriously I did the same thing, pressed every button.

This is ridiculous, now you guys have me swapping out discs trying to make this happen!

[DarkDune]

Originally Posted by DarkDune

OK!

Not sure HD is SO great now! Leia! I thought you were "stronger". You didn't, did you?!?!

What I noticed in HD after Leia made it to the other side of the abyss!

I will never be able to watch ANH with the same innocence again

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by PRO-630HD

No I wasn't

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ess=#vergleich

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ess=#vergleich

http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ess=#vergleich

Need I say more! Not much of a difference at all and the bluray should have mopped the floor with the dvd. But that is what happens when you use 7 year old dvd masters! Those screencaps are spot on!

Screen caps are never a good way to judge a BD. The only way to judge is by watching it. You have only seen 4 and 5. So you cant really comment on the quality of the other discs.

And no matter what way you cut it the Audio is unbeatable.

[skyofcrack]

Originally Posted by 22soultaker

Question....... When i start one of the movies in the top right corner there is a picture of a video camera looking thing. It wont go away unless i press like fast forward or skip a scene and then press play. Anyone know what this is?

Maybe this video camera thing is an access point to an easter egg. Anyone try any codes when it pops up or just enter? 1138?

[22soultaker]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

This is ridiculous, now you guys have me swapping out discs trying to make this happen!

LOL well let us know...


I think AOTC is pretty good quality. When Yoda is trying to find the missing planet with the kids looks amazing, and when Anakin and Padme are in the field talking and riding that (thing lol) looks amazing.

[Pgcmoore]

We all know she took one for the team in the garbage masher!

[Pgcmoore]

Originally Posted by Pgcmoore

We all know she took one for the team in the garbage masher!

Thats why the belt was off! My disk is not bad!

[Indyjones]

Just finished watching Menace and Clones. The video on Menace was better than I was expecting, though nowhere near perfect. Audio on both was simply outstanding. I just overhauled my system and made the jump to 7.2. It was like I was in the theater! Here's how I'd rate Ep.1 and 2:

TPM : video - 8/10 , audio - 11/10

AOTC: video - 8.75/10, audio - 11/10

I did throw in ROTS for a few minutes to check out the audio, and wow, what a disappointment. It's exactly how I remembered it being in the theaters - lifeless and underwhelming, especially coming off a double-feature of Menace and Clones. I'll have to watch Sith in it's entirety, but from what I've heard so far, the audio on Episode III is an 8/10 at best, and that's a generous "8". I have to disagree with Casey and Bill Hunt's score on that one.

There's a reason why Sith is the only SW film NOT to be nominated for an Oscar in the sound dept..

[Reboscale]

Haven't recieved my Amazon copy yet :\

Could anyone tell me where I could find a list of changes made to the movies? When I was watching "Empire" in Wal-Mart, I noticed that there is a CGI Yoda when Luke is training (doing the handstand), so there is obviously more changes than most sites are aware of. (I am one of the few who enjoy the changes... I watch the originals on VHS for nostalgia... but if they're going to be changed, might as well enjoy it)

Thanks for the help!

[Pgcmoore]

Originally Posted by Reboscale

Haven't recieved my Amazon copy yet :\

Could anyone tell me where I could find a list of changes made to the movies? When I was watching "Empire" in Wal-Mart, I noticed that there is a CGI Yoda when Luke is training (doing the handstand), so there is obviously more changes than most sites are aware of. (I am one of the few who enjoy the changes... I watch the originals on VHS for nostalgia... but if there going to be changed, might as well enjoy it)

Thanks for the help!

Rebo, Join the Prime club, its worth it, mine was delivered today , free 2 day shipping ( or release date ) if your a member, it pays for itself in just a few purchases if you use Amazon alot

[PRO-630HD]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Screen caps are never a good way to judge a BD. The only way to judge is by watching it. You have only seen 4 and 5. So you cant really comment on the quality of the other discs.

And no matter what way you cut it the Audio is unbeatable.

You have no idea what you are talking about. I just watched episodes 4 and 5 and those screencaps are spot on! I own over 500 HD titles and screencaps are by far the best way to judge PQ. There is no subjectivity since you are the one interpreting them. I synched the audio and flipped back and forth between the bluray and dvd. The detail being from a 1.9K scan done 7 years ago isn't there on the screencaps and it isn't there on my monitor. Also I only commented on the original trilogy! I highly doubt being Lowry remastered ROTJ with the same 1.9K scan done 7 years ago it will be much different. Anyone thinking 1.9K scans done 7 years ago is a revelation in picture quality is a fanboy and nothing more! These are hardly state of the art as THX and Lucas claim to stand for. The dvd set released in 2004 was exceptional as I stated.

[Petyr_Baelish]

Originally Posted by Stinky-Dinkins

So has anyone done screencap comparisons of the OT HDTV vs. the OT BD yet??

I wonder how much that matters, since you can't exactly own an hd broadcast.

[Reboscale]

Originally Posted by Pgcmoore

Rebo, Join the Prime club, its worth it, mine was delivered today , free 2 day shipping ( or release date ) if your a member, it pays for itself in just a few purchases if you use Amazon alot

Thanks, I don't use Amazon a whole lot (I'm an ex-Best Buy employee, so I go in there a lot) but I will check it out.

[ahossein79]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

What way did you first see the films? OT or PT first? I think its better to watch the OT first if you never seen star wars before. But since Ive seen them all it's always 1-6

I am 32, grew up on the OT and I have no problem with the PT in fact I enjoy the movies as much as the OT. I am just getting sick and tired of obnoxious individuals not reviewing this discs but taking every opportunity to take unnecessary shots at the PT