Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by lilco

i really want to know how old you are to as im 26 and some of my friends who like star wars do prefer the prequel trilogy. where as i prefer the original films.

but sadly most of my friends will never watch star wars

I'm 40

[philrock90]

Well im 21 and i grew up watching the OT on VHS before the changes were made in 1997 and i got to see the re release of Return of the Jedi in the cinema in 1997 which was my first film i ever saw in the cinema so i definitely prefer the OT

[Sarum]

Is it just me. I thought that the OT was the worst blu-ray transfer I have ever seen. The colours are still terrible, there are still blocks around a lot of the ships, vehicles. It justs looks like the DVD. I was expecting so much better from Lucasfilm but it seems that they just didn't bother their arses. A few new bits have been added which didn't need to be and the less said about Vader at the end of 'Jedi' with a stupid 'nnooooooo' the better. Episodes 1 and 2 where better even though they could of been a lot better. I was impressed with the new Yoda in Ep 1. Not watched Ep 3 yet but i'm hoping that they have changed the big mistake with Obi Wan holding the wrong lightsaber when being chocked by Anakin. Anyway, at the end of the day, a disaster of an effort putting the OT on Blu-ray and I'm so disgusted with them for doing such a poor job and seems that they where out just to make money..

[The Apocalypse]

Originally Posted by Sarum

Is it just me. I thought that the OT was the worst blu-ray transfer I have ever seen. The colours are still terrible, there are still blocks around a lot of the ships, vehicles. It justs looks like the DVD. I was expecting so much better from Lucasfilm but it seems that they just didn't bother their arses. A few new bits have been added which didn't need to be and the less said about Vader at the end of 'Jedi' with a stupid 'nnooooooo' the better. Episodes 1 and 2 where better even though they could of been a lot better. I was impressed with the new Yoda in Ep 1. Not watched Ep 3 yet but i'm hoping that they have changed the big mistake with Obi Wan holding the wrong lightsaber when being chocked by Anakin. Anyway, at the end of the day, a disaster of an effort putting the OT on Blu-ray and I'm so disgusted with them for doing such a poor job and seems that they where out just to make money..

I thought that, given the issues with the 2004 transfer, the BD improvements, the age and filming conditions of the OT, they looked pretty fantastic, plus this site gives an excellent review of them as well. But that's my two pence.

[in2blu]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Lmao! Have you been watching the Bonus disc too?

I said the exact same thing in the US thread haha! Great minds think alike

Lol, well I certainly agree on that statement Mav
Though I take Albatross365s point about Darth bashing his head on the death star, guess he spent way too much time in the company of stormtroopers.

I really like ROTS too, definitely in my top 3. Hmmm not sure of the 1-6 list though.

[tanujdua]

I'm young (19) and even though I prefer the Original Trilogy I still realllyyy like the prequels (especially ROTS). Also I wached IV today and it doesn't bother me that they changed it so that

[Show spoiler]Han doesn't shoot first.

. Though it happened so fast I had to rewind and pause lol.

[The Apocalypse]

Interesting deleted scene from Episode III, an alternative take on the Duel in the Senate, where

[Show spoiler]Yoda gains the upper hand through his Force Lightning deflection and it appears to be Sidious who flees.

I prefer this version and completely disagree with the novelization that "as the fight progressed Yoda grew weaker, while Sidious grew stronger". If Windu nearly aced him, I see no reason why Yoda couldn't, being Grand Master of the Order.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by EclipseSSD

Interesting deleted scene from Episode III, an alternative take on the Duel in the Senate, where

[Show spoiler]Yoda gains the upper hand through his Force Lightning deflection and it appears to be Sidious who flees.

I prefer this version and completely disagree with the novelization that "as the fight progressed Yoda grew weaker, while Sidious grew stronger". If Windu nearly aced him, I see no reason why Yoda couldn't, being Grand Master of the Order.

Trouble with the deleted scene is that Palpatine knows Yoda is still alive, and would have kept searching for him untill he had found and destroyed him.

Where as in the final version it's made to look like Yoda was impailed on the pipe as his cloak is there but he is no where to be seen, hence why Palp never attempts to look for him in all the years that follow.

[The Apocalypse]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Trouble with the deleted scene is that Palpatine knows Yoda is still alive, and would have kept searching for him untill he had found and destroyed him.

Where as in the final version it's made to look like Yoda was impailed on the pipe as his cloak is there but he is no where to be seen, hence why Palp never attempts to look for him in all the years that follow.

True. Storyline aside, I believe if they fought on even ground that Yoda would've aced him, but again, it wouldn't work into the story.

I've also checked out the rest of the PT scenes and features, not yet on the OT.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by EclipseSSD

True. Storyline aside, I believe if they fought on even ground that Yoda would've aced him, but again, it wouldn't work into the story.

I've also checked out the rest of the PT scenes and features, not yet on the OT.

Yeh, I loved the fact Yoda was kicking his ass!

There are some great deleted scenes on the OT, some are laughable though, like the wampa attack on Echo base.

[chip75]

Just came back from HMV they're selling a few bits and bobs of Star Wars merchandise. Including The Sounds of Star Wars which has a funky little soundbank on the right hand side, which reminded me of those Fisher Price things kids play with by spinning a wheel so it plays different animal sounds and a book on Vader: The Complete Vader. Both books were shrinkwrapped (which is quite nice for a book) and £15.

Also:
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[BluRayBond]

The first SW film I think saw was ROTJ in the cinema in 97, was 7 at the time.

My order of preference is

1. ANH
2. ROTJ
3. ESB
4. ROTS
5. TPM
6. AOTC

[Blu-raz]

Watched the prequels, picture quality improves as they go along I thought, NONE as good PQ wise as JJ Abrams Star Trek though. Popped ANH in and had a quick look, not fantastic by any means. It was always a case of everyone buying it regardless though.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Blu-raz

Watched the prequels, picture quality improves as they go along I thought, NONE as good PQ wise as JJ Abrams Star Trek though. Popped ANH in and had a quick look, not fantastic by any means. It was always a case of everyone buying it regardless though.

Each to there own.

It's the best any of the films has ever looked though so I gues thats good enogh reason to own them.

But to be fair. the prequals especially TPM and AOTC were filmed almost a decade befor Star Trek. So I'm not surprised you didn't find them as good. But thats just you opinion.

I would say Sith is as good if not better than Star Trek. And this is coming from someone who has watched every single film and episode of Star Trek, so I'm not a Star Wars fanboy.

[tigertron]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you (roughly)? To prefer all the prequels above the OT you must be young(ish) - I'd say late 20's at the most. Each to their own I say, but I'm guessing you weren't around when the OT came out

21, I did grow up on the OT and the 1997 special editions before TPM came out at the cinema. I still think the OT is excellent and very special, but for some reason I just prefer the storylines that the prequels had, the settings, the technology and the fact that I always wondered before TPM, what it was like when there was a Jedi order and a Republic. It gave me great joy watching the likes of Yoda sat in the Jedi and seeing Palpatine/Sidious' grand plan being carried out. I thought the prequels really shed a whole new light on the OT and felt more of an emotional connection with the characters like Obi Wan because I knew they had been through so much.

Anyways, I wasn't around during the original theatrical release of the OT, so I guess I don't have a big enough connection to it like so many older fans. However, I must have gone to Blockbuster about a million times renting the OT VHS tapes back in the 90s.

[RazorwireRyan]

Caved in and got this today after getting 40 quid from trading in DVDs I'm set to convert to Blu-Ray at CEX...I thought "hmmm...another 20 quid and I could get it" So you know what, for 20 quid, yeah I got it. I was SO excited for this release, and it was almost half the reason I got a Blu Ray Player a few weeks ago, but when I saw the changes, particularly the "NOOOOOO!" I was adamant I wouldn't touch it. I guess the extras and PQ lured me in, after seeing how great Star Wars(I won't call it ANH) looks on the TVs in HMV for the past week.

Really looking forward to Disc 8 and the archival commentaries, especially the deleted scenes. I'm sure it won't be perfect, but I can't wait to get stuck into them!

[wildphantom]

Any truth to the rumour that the rear channels don't work if you're playing ROTJ via LPCM? Read it in a few places but wondering if it's firmware or only specific to certain receivers?

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by wildphantom

Any truth to the rumour that the rear channels don't work if you're playing ROTJ via LPCM? Read it in a few places but wondering if it's firmware or only specific to certain receivers?

Well, I play everything via LPCM over HDMI to my Okyo and I had zero issues with my rear surrounds.

It must be certain players/recievers.

I know that some people with the PS3 slim were having audio drop outs, I sugested they switch from Bitstream to LPCM and that fixed the problem. But it doesnt explain why there is a problem with bitstream Maybe it was there receiver.

The reasson I suggested they swich to LPCM was because I had no issues with my PS3 (launch model not a slim) and that can only handle HD audio via LPCM, where as the newer slims have upgraded chip sets to allow them to bitstream HD audio.

[Daytrader]

Originally Posted by The Driver

What a fantastic, balanced and accurate review. This is why Blu-ray.com is my first port of call for reviews. A definitive look.

Big thank you to the reviewer Casey Broadwater (you do ALL that yourself? ) as you must have taken you hours and hours.

Top stuff!

Thats wrong, how can they give a overall score of 5 ?, to get that it would need a 5 in every catergory, overall should be like under 4.5, 17.5 divided by 4 = 4.375

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Daytrader

Thats wrong, how can they give a overall score of 5 ?, to get that it would need a 5 in every catergory, overall should be like under 4.5, 17.5 divided by 4 = 4.375

No it's not wrong. Their final score isn't based on maths. It's bassed on there opinion of the set as a whole.