Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Magicmonger]

I'm just gonna get the complete saga here. No way am I buying both. I still need to get the extended LOTR, complete Lost series, and Battlestar Galactica. DAMN, I'm gonna have to get a loan from somewhere

[Ryanl25]

Just to chime in on the remastering debate, I pretty sure that they have all been remastered.

I know that last year I happened to be one of the lucky few that got to see The Empire Strikes Back at the Arclight out here in Hollywood, and before the film started they announced that the print we were about to watch was "A brand new digital transfer" and that we were "among the very first to see it."

So I would assume that if they bothered to remaster Empire, and it did look stunning btw, that they would do the same for the other two. But then again, it is Lucas so who knows if we would ever see that print of the film again.

[teamneedle]

big thread... not sure if this has been posted

digital yoda in TPM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6T4A...ature=youtu.be

obviously different from the snippet included on the ROTS dvd as it has more then one shot-

[WorkShed]

Originally Posted by teamneedle

big thread... not sure if this has been posted

digital yoda in TPM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6T4A...ature=youtu.be

obviously different from the snippet included on the ROTS dvd as it has more then one shot-

Why'd they change Yoda's voice?! Aw, man, this release is going to suck!!

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[Moviefan2k4]

Very nice shot of Yoda; I hope the full version on the Blus holds up to the hype.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by teamneedle

big thread... not sure if this has been posted

digital yoda in TPM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6T4A...ature=youtu.be

obviously different from the snippet included on the ROTS dvd as it has more then one shot-

That's old. It's from the tour.

[Petyr_Baelish]

Originally Posted by nmycon

But what about all of the versions in between?

The Ultimate cash grab would be a Blade Runner-esque set for each of the original trilogy movies. I would buy it in a second, an I'm sure many others would as well.

- Original Theatrical Release (Similar to BR Workprint)
- 1993, 1997 and 2004 transfers on one disc (seamless branching)
- 2011 Release
- BD Containing Hi-Def extras
- DVD containing SD extras

How could you have seamless branching if a majority of the film has been tampered with?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Boone_Carlyle

How could you have seamless branching if a majority of the film has been tampered with?

The pervasive nature of the cosmetic changes makes branching theatrical and special edition releases impossible but I wonder if branching the various cuts of the special editions (including the ones we're all breathlessly awaiting) would be all that impractical.

I would have absolutely no interest in purchasing them but it is a somewhat interesting hypothetical.

[Rizor]

Originally Posted by danny_boy

I bought the latest copy of Review:

http://www.dvdreview.co.uk/category/...th-paying-for/

It has an interview with Mathew Wood and on page 33 it says:

"Each film,fully remastered in gleaming high definition and a new lossles 6.1 audio track"

Unfortunately, "fully remastered" doesn't mean much today. Universal's catalog titles are all "fully remastered" and all they do is take the old master and filter it.

[siso]

This looks legit...

‪Yoda Clip From Upcoming Re-Release Of Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace‬‏ - YouTube

[Moviefan2k4]

Looks like the same clip from the "Sith" DVD to me.

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by kenkraly2004

Take a listen to the video clip on the star wars youtube channel of the x-wing wing feature a 1:59 seconds.

But I thought it was just the surround channels that were flipped. I don't know how you can hear this from a YouTube clip.

[kenkraly2004]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

But I thought it was just the surround channels that were flipped. I don't know how you can hear this from a YouTube clip.

Take a listen to the youtube clip on the star wars youtube channel and listen to the 2004 dvd release of A New Hope their is a difference you can hear the force fanfare in the youtube clip in the dvd release you could'nt it was drowned out. Does that explain it?

[Morsoth]

Originally Posted by siso

This looks legit...

[Show spoiler]‪Yoda Clip From Upcoming Re-Release Of Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace‬‏ - YouTube

Looks awesome! Yoda was scary as hell in the original TPM!

I'm 100% for the new updated and improved CGI versions. I'm an artist, a very beginner-wanna-be-artist, but I love to revisit old drawing and improve them to fit my new skills. I can understand George Lucas doing that. And when I do that, I really don't seems to like the original who, to my eyes, looks unfinished and simply a sketch of the new real deal.

Now, if I was working on classic movies, I would probably offer them on Blu-ray along the new remastered edition, but maybe George Lucas doesn't like them anymore and tries to hide them, like Star wars holiday!

Anyway, as days goes on, it seems many fans will be happy with the Blu-rays. Maybe someday GL will release the originals movies on BD too, as they did with the letterbox DVD...

[Jumpman]

It's from the Revenge of the Sith extras. The replacement Yoda on the Blu Ray should be exactly that or better. That test was 7 years ago...

[aiman04]

So let's see what we have here.

An interview with Matthew Wood:

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Originally Posted by danny_boy

I bought the latest copy of Review:

http://www.dvdreview.co.uk/category/...th-paying-for/

It has an interview with Mathew Wood and on page 33 it says:

"Each film,fully remastered in gleaming high definition and a new lossles 6.1 audio track"

Go figure.

An email from Lucasfilm:

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Originally Posted by kenkraly2004

Ok here is it is : Thanks for reaching out. We are glad you are excited about the Blu-ray release. We put a lot of hard work into it to really give the fans something special. Regarding your questions; 1. Industrial Light and Magic did go in and make many technical improvements, most notably color matching on select lightsabers shots. 2. The list of extras for discs 7 & 8 are currently available online! We released all of that information on May 4th. 3. The Blu-rays will be the special editions of the movies.

Thanks again and May the Force be with you!

Best,
Your friends at Lucasfilm

Publicity | Lucasfilm, Ltd. | San Francisco, CA , publicity@lucasfilm.com

Footage from official website with new audio:

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‪Star Wars on Blu-ray | Episode IV | X-Wing‬‏ - YouTube

New digital transfer of The Empire Strikes Back was shown:

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Originally Posted by Ryanl25

Just to chime in on the remastering debate, I pretty sure that they have all been remastered.

I know that last year I happened to be one of the lucky few that got to see The Empire Strikes Back at the Arclight out here in Hollywood, and before the film started they announced that the print we were about to watch was "A brand new digital transfer" and that we were "among the very first to see it."

So I would assume that if they bothered to remaster Empire, and it did look stunning btw, that they would do the same for the other two. But then again, it is Lucas so who knows if we would ever see that print of the film again.

New audio mix created in 2007:

[Show spoiler]http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/07/...3d-theatrical/

I think this indicates that there might be new transfer, or at least fixes being done to the 2004 masters. And we'll get brand new audio mix.

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by WorkShed

Why'd they change Yoda's voice?! Aw, man, this release is going to suck!!

[Show spoiler]

I dunno...that still looked like a puppet to me. Notice the way the ears move.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Sounds like they did not use the 2004 masters then.

Just like all Universal titles are remastered?

Do people not know what PR is?

[Jumpman]

Why so cynical?

[goldenrod]

is it only me, but I can only play the X-wing clip on the Star Wars page?