Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Neil_Luv's_BLU]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Considering blu-ray's been going for 4 years and how long it took to hit DVD, it really hasn't been that long at all. Hoping for really good transfers on all 6 films.

Oh man, don't remind me! I remember the long arduous wait for the DVD set!

I was ecstatic when Phantom Menace got a DVD release in the Autumn of 2001. And when I got the original trilogy as a late birthday present in September of 2004, I nearly wept with joy to finally have the DVD copy of the OT in my hand!

Also I share your sentiment RE: Picture & Audio quality!

Here's hoping they re-cut Episode 3 and restore "The Birth of the Rebellion" & "Yoda's Arrival on Dagobah" back to their respective places in the film for the Blu-ray edition!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Neil_Luv's_BLU

Oh man, don't remind me! I remember the long arduous wait for the DVD set!

I was ecstatic when Phantom Menace got a DVD release in the Autumn of 2001. And when I got the original trilogy as a late birthday present in September of 2004, I nearly wept with joy to finally have the DVD copy of the OT in my hand!

Also I share your sentiment RE: Picture & Audio quality!

Here's hoping they re-cut Episode 3 and restore "The Birth of the Rebellion" & "Yoda's Arrival on Dagobah" back to their respective places in the film for the Blu-ray edition!

The birth of the rebellion? Isn't the rebellion mostly the systems/planets that were Separatists before? Oh and the Yoda on Dagobah thing should only be added back in if it won't look out of place in such a somber ending.

[goldenrod]

The birth of the rebellion are the scenes with the senators (including Mon Mothma) talking about leaving and fighting the Evil Empire.

[Neil_Luv's_BLU]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

The birth of the rebellion? Isn't the rebellion mostly the systems/planets that were Separatists before? Oh and the Yoda on Dagobah thing should only be added back in if it won't look out of place in such a somber ending.

Have you got the Episode 3 DVD? If so, stick the second disc in and give the deleted scenes a look. I think they could easily fit in the Arrival on Dagobah without taking away from the solemn mood hanging over the movie at the end!

Originally Posted by goldenrod

The birth of the rebellion are the scenes with the senators (including Mon Mothma) talking about leaving and fighting the Evil Empire.

Yep, those scenes! I was gutted that they weren't included in the final movie when I first saw them on DVD

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by goldenrod

The birth of the rebellion are the scenes with the senators (including Mon Mothma) talking about leaving and fighting the Evil Empire.

Still surprised the rebellion wasn't bigger than it was, although I guess it's hard to rebel against an Empire with such a huge army, an armada of ships and a space station that can snuff planets.

[the sordid sentinel]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Screw Kurtz. Another interview where he sounds bitter. Tell me, what has he done of any significance since The Empire Strikes Back in the film industry?

I love how this guy basically comes off like "his" version of how things would've gone would've been ultimately better.

A question to all, is it a crime to use your creation, in this case Lucas using the Star Wars films, as a vessel in creating a filmmaking empire that's contributed ten-fold to better the art of filmmaking over the past 33 years?

That's basically what Lucas has done in his career, along with being the mastermind behind two the greatest film sagas in history.

Gotta love with Gary "the real truth about Star Wars" Kurtz rears his head.

I totally agree. Kurtz pops out of the woodwork every few yrs. saying all the same things. Always about his "dark" vision of the SW universe. It's stale and tired and honestly a little sad. Like you said, Kurtz's work without Lucas' involvement doesn't evoke the storytelling visionary the guy promotes himself to be.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by dawgdaze37

I totally agree. Kurtz pops out of the woodwork every few yrs. saying all the same things. Always about his "dark" vision of the SW universe. It's stale and tired and honestly a little sad. Like you said, Kurtz's work without Lucas' involvement doesn't evoke the storytelling visionary the guy promotes himself to be.

So if he's a latcher-on and everyone knows he's lying, why doesn't he just shut up already? Attention/glory hound?

[Indyjones]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

I see you have constructed a new lightsaber. Your skills are now complete.

Indeed you are powerful, as the emperor has foreseen.

Good news that we got confirmation from the flanneled one himself.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Indyjones

Indeed you are powerful, as the emperor has foreseen.

Good news that we got confirmation from the flanneled one himself. I just hope that they got it right this time.

Yeah hoping George knows how much this particular franchise means to people, bites the bullet and gives us both versions of the OT through seamless branching. Actually I'd probably spend about $180 on this set to get steelbooks of each movie.

[Neil_Luv's_BLU]

Surely with confirmation coming from Lucas himself, this thread should be bequeathed "sticky" status?

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Neil_Luv's_BLU

Surely with confirmation coming from Lucas himself, this thread should be bequeathed "sticky" status?

Bit of a long way off for that, hoping one of the mods sticks a link to it in that mega thread though.

[Neil_Luv's_BLU]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

Bit of a long way off for that, hoping one of the mods sticks a link to it in that mega thread though.

Cool.

I've just put my Attack of the Clones DVD on... and the audio quality....... WOW! This has always been, without any doubt, the best sounding DVD in my collection! I cannot wait to hear the sound mix for Episode II with lossless audio!

The lightsabers have a truly monstrous LFE presence on this track that is lacking in the other five movies.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Neil_Luv's_BLU

Cool.

I've just put my Attack of the Clones DVD on... and the audio quality....... WOW! This has always been, without any doubt, the best sounding DVD in my collection! I cannot wait to hear the sound mix for Episode II with lossless audio!

The lightsabers have a truly monstrous LFE presence on this track that is lacking in the other five movies.

I will admit, one of the first things I will probably do once I get the 6 film set is watch the climactic battles on Geonosis just to get the effect of all those Jedi in action again.

[Diesel]

Confirmation

[Batman1980]

LOL wow one would almost think Diesel likes SW more than Vin Diesel movies or Michael Bay films.

[melbye]

Well, time to start saving some money, probably won't be cheap since it seems the set will be epic. Hope he includes the unaltered cuts of the original trilogy, even if it's in SD

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by melbye

Well, time to start saving some money, probably won't be cheap since it seems the set will be epic. Hope he includes the unaltered cuts of the original trilogy, even if it's in SD

Ugh can't agree there, I don't want the unaltered cuts if they're in SD, that'd be a waste of disc space in my opinion.

[keyzone72]

It's official and really exciting! Too bad we'll have to wait untill fall of 2011 though. Click here to read the article:

George Lucas Announces Star Wars on Blu-Ray at Celebration V

August 14, 2010

The Star Wars saga will at long last be released in a high-definition home video format as all six movies come to Blu-Ray in a Box Set in Fall 2011, as announced by George Lucas this morning at Celebration V. At the fan convention's Main Event, thousands of Star Wars fans braved the muggy heat of an Orlando morning to queue for a one-time only stage session between George Lucas and The Daily Show's Jon Stewart. Stewart asked Lucas questions submitted from the fan community, and one of the most frequently asked questions submitted online prior to the Main Event was about the saga's release on Blu-Ray.
"I wish I could say it was coming out this year," said Lucas, "but it will come out next year."

The set will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films, with the highest picture and audio quality, along with extensive special features.

Star Wars fans were treated to a glimpse of bonus material, in the form of a long-lost deleted scene from Return of the Jedi. The scene has long been talked about online -- a sequence that depicts Luke Skywalker assembling his new, green-bladed lightsaber prior to infiltrating Jabba the Hutt's palace. After completing the Jedi weapon, Luke stashes it in R2-D2's dome. What makes the Jedi deleted clip so remarkable is that it made it all the way to postproduction before it was cut, so it is a rare example of a cut scene with completed visual effects and music.

Actor Mark Hamill came out to describe the scene, remarking that once again his original introduction in a Star Wars film was cut out (his Anchorhead introduction was, of course, cut from A New Hope). Luke's intro is purposely played as ominous, with his face cowled in shadows and his intentions unclear."I had the black cloak, the glove, and I thought, wow, this time around I get to be the antagonist. Little did I know I was predicting the path of the prequels," said Hamill, noting the similarities to Luke in this scene and Anakin Skywalker's appearance.

Keep checking StarWars.com for more updates from Celebration V as the weekend continues.

[StereoMike]

Originally Posted by Neil_Luv's_BLU

This will be a 12 month period long remembered. It has seen the confirmation of Back to the Future, it will soon (eventually) see the release of the Star Wars saga.

Really pleased to FINALLY have confirmation, but it is such a long way away

And for me Indiana Jones and Robocop Trilogies as well!

[Indyjones]

Originally Posted by Gandalf Stormcrow

I will admit, one of the first things I will probably do once I get the 6 film set is watch the climactic battles on Geonosis just to get the effect of all those Jedi in action again.

The only thing I'm worried about on the that side of things, is that Lucas messed around with Rydstrom's mixes and brought in Myers to remix TPM and AOTC, so that all 6 films sound consistant. We know how Lucas can be on this sort of thing. It would be cheaper to have Myers remix 2 films than ask Rydstrom to come in and remix 4 films on the side. There were rumors back then that Rydstrom was brought in to remix 4-6 and it turned out that Myers did it.