Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[DCW]

Original trilogy deleted scenes for me.

[dcowboy7]

Originally Posted by kdawq

Whats everyones favorite Special Feature on this set?

Star Wars Spoofs (2011, 1080i, 1:37:32):
An hour and a half long collection of Star Wars parodies in pop culture.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Star Wars Spoofs (2011, 1080i, 1:37:32):
An hour and a half long collection of Star Wars parodies in pop culture.

Or, in other words, YouTube.

I don't think I've seen such a lazy collection of documentaries (old shit + new toss that doesn't actually have any bearing on the films themelves) than what's in that SW set. My favourite feature is the only one worth bothering with: the OT deleted scenes.

[Kryptonic]

I loved the 501st documentary. I've watched it a couple of times in fact.

[madridista8700]

Originally Posted by kdawq

Whats everyones favorite Special Feature on this set? I'm looking to dive into them and wanted some opinion on which ones are the most interesting to watch

The 501st documentary is probably the best. Empire of Dreams should have been included, but 501st is great.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Or, in other words, YouTube.

I don't think I've seen such a lazy collection of documentaries (old shit + new toss that doesn't actually have any bearing on the films themelves) than what's in that SW set. My favourite feature is the only one worth bothering with: the OT deleted scenes.

Keep in mind some of that stuff on YouTube is against copyright and could be taken down at any time.

Not to mention the quality on disc is a lot better.

[Geoff D]

Pfft. I'd still rather, y'know, watch the movies or a sterling 'making of' rather than a bunch of parodies.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Keep in mind some of that stuff on YouTube is against copyright and could be taken down at any time.

Not to mention the quality on disc is a lot better.

crap.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Pfft. I'd still rather, y'know, watch the movies or a sterling 'making of' rather than a bunch of parodies.

So would I, fortunately I held on to all my DVDs (and LDs).

[ObiTrentKenobi]

Originally Posted by kdawq

Whats everyones favorite Special Feature on this set? I'm looking to dive into them and wanted some opinion on which ones are the most interesting to watch

1. Original Trilogy Deleted Scenes
2. The Making of Star Wars Documentary
3. SPFX The Making of Empire Strikes Back Documentary
4. Classic Creatures Return of the Jedi Documentary
5. A conversation with the Masters Documentary

[kdawq]

Watching "Star Warriors" right now, great documentary the 501st are the hardcore SW fans

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

So would I, fortunately I held on to all my DVDs (and LDs).

Same here, so the inclusion of the three 'classic' documentaries with a bunch of ephemera (parodies! nerds!) on the Blu-rays didn't blow my skirt up. I could always go back to the DVD with Empire of Dreams for a proper fix, but that's not the point. I do believe that the set which came with that disc is OOP, so if someone says that it's still out there, to somehow justify its exclusion from the Blu-ray set, then they're being a bit disingenuous. (Yeah, you can buy the disc for pennies second hand, but that's not the point.) IMO the Blu-ray set is a missed opportunity of Death Star-sized proportions.

[stvn1974]

To call something "The Complete Saga" and retail for $130 it should include every version of the films and all of the previous extras from VHS, laserdisc and DVD. It should actually be called "Star Wars: The Complete Saga...Of The Bastardized Version With A Few Extras Thrown In." But I doubt they could fit that on the spine.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

To call something "The Complete Saga" and retail for $130 it should include every version of the films and all of the previous extras from VHS, laserdisc and DVD. It should actually be called "Star Wars: The Complete Saga...Of The Bastardized Version With A Few Extras Thrown In." But I doubt they could fit that on the spine.

Once Episode 7 comes out, it won't be the complete saga anymore anyways!

[stvn1974]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

Once Episode 7 comes out, it won't be the complete saga anymore anyways!

OK, then it should be called "Star Wars: The Complete Saga...Of The Bastardized Version With A Few Extras Thrown In...Until The Terrible Episode VII From The Hack Who Ruined Star Trek Is Released".

[Talzin78]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

OK, then it should be called "Star Wars: The Complete Saga...Of The Bastardized Version With A Few Extras Thrown In...Until The Terrible Episode VII From The Hack Who Ruined Star Trek Is Released".

WOW!! and the winner for the post filled with the most Fanboy rage goes to.....

[Gold Ranger]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

OK, then it should be called "Star Wars: The Complete Saga...Of The Bastardized Version With A Few Extras Thrown In...Until The Terrible Episode VII From The Hack Who Ruined Star Trek Is Released".

This made me LOL, until I realized that it was true... Then I cried...

[Shin sam]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

Not sure what you're trying to say but almost every single line of dialogue in the original theatrical version of "A New Hope" was looped.

Back in the day, I twice saw Tom Holman do a seminar on film sound in which he played segments of Star Wars with the original live audio as recorded on set, then the looped dialog, then effects "a", then effects "b", then with the score added in various combinations.

Almost none of the live dialogue recording was ever used.

Also, almost all film sound (except for the music score) is recorded in mono and panned. Only in the very early days of 6-track 70mm and Cinerama did they attempt to record dialog and effects in true stereo.

I'm saying that the DVD bonus versions are the laserdisc ones that contain the "mono" Aunt Beru. That's the version ( mono Beru ) that I had on VHS, taped off the tele back in the day and her last line of dialogue " I think so " on the laserdisc is the Stereo russian sounding Beru NOT the softer, more natural mono one. I hate the Stereo version.

[Bob Schlapowitz]

Anyone know if this is going to go OOP when the new combo packs are released?

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Bob Schlapowitz

Anyone know if this is going to go OOP when the new combo packs are released?

I am not aware of any specific announcement of that happening, but it wouldn't surprise me based on what happened with the OT DVDs.

The OT was initially released in a 4-disc box set in 2004 with a bonus features disc exclusive to that set.

A year later (2005) they released a set with just the 3 movie discs and no bonus disc.

In 2006 they released the films individually in 2-disc sets, with the first disc of each film being identical to those previous releases, but now including the bonus discs with the original versions on them (crappily ported from old laserdisc masters).

A year or two (2007 or 2008) after that they released a 6-disc digi-pack box set containing the same discs as those individual releases.

I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but at some point over the course of those release variations, they discontinued that 2004 box set with the bonus features disc, which was the only way ever to get that disc (none of the subsequent variations ever included it again) while the later variations were still being manufactured.


So I wouldn't be surprised if at some point in the not-too-distant future they discontinue the saga set with the 3 bonus features discs. This is a complete guess on my part, though, based only on what happened with the DVDs as evidence.

I'm not sure if they plan to keep producing the separate Blu-Ray-only trilogy sets, but that would be moot since all of those same discs are included in the new combo pack versions.