Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[The Apocalypse]

Well in the end, with the cover, it's what's inside that matters. I like all three.

And also, Play.com is listing the release as 12 September.

[Yami]

The Saga artwork is one of the most beautiful covers I've ever seen.

[hobgoblin]

Originally Posted by Jezza

I've just checked on the Star Wars website for article about the Blu-ray release and it's saying right at the top that it'll be released internationally on 12th September.



I don't know if this'll apply to the UK, because everywhere is still saying 30th September, but to me that seems a little too long after the US release for it to be the final release date.

HMV and The Hut say 30th whereas Play is stating 12th Sept. Not sure about Amazon though.

**edit EclipseSSD beat me to it

[dallywhitty]

The cover art for these sets is abysmal. I've no intention of purchasing any of them anyway, due to the exclusion of the theatrical cuts, but years of beautiful posters for the series and that's the best they could come up with?

[Alex_DeLarge]

Originally Posted by EclipseSSD

Well in the end, with the cover, it's what's inside that matters. I like all three.

And also, Play.com is listing the release as 12 September.

Have a go at this lot.........


As promised a few days ago, Lucasfilm has made a major Star Wars announcement to coincide with May 4th, also known as "Star Wars Day." This morning, despite severe bandwidth problems, the company revealed the details of the complete Star Wars saga Blu-Ray box set. Below is the full press release from the teaser website, along with an embedded teaser video from YouTube. New images, including Blu-Ray box art and documentary promotional artwork, will be added throughout the day, as well as any new information that becomes available.


Bring home the adventure and share Star Wars with your whole family when STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment! To be released beginning on September 12 internationally and on September 16 in North America, the nine-disc collection brings the wonder of the entire Saga direct to your living room, where you can revisit all of your favorite Star Wars moments in gorgeous high definition and with pristine, 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Dive deeper into the universe with an unprecedented 40+ hours of special features, highlighted by never-before-seen content sourced from the Lucasfilm archives.

Special Features:

STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA ON BLU-RAY is presented in widescreen with 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Special features include:


DISC ONE -- STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE

Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires
Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew


DISC TWO -- STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES

Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow
Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew


DISC THREE -- STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH

Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Roger Guyett
Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew



DISC FOUR -- STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE

Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren
Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew


DISC FIVE -- STAR WARS: EPISODE V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren
Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew


DISC SIX -- STAR WARS: EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI

Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren
Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew


DISC SEVEN -- NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES I-III

Including: deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew; a flythrough of the Lucasfilm Archives and more


DISC EIGHT -- NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES IV-VI

Including: deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew; and more




DISC NINE -- THE STAR WARS DOCUMENTARIES

NEW! Star Warriors (2007, Color, Apx. 84 Minutes) -- Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures...these fans want to be action figures! A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organization of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world.
NEW! A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010, Color, Apx. 25 Minutes) -- George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back on the making of The Empire Strikes Back in this in-depth retrospective from Lucasfilm created to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie. The masters discuss and reminisce about one of the most beloved films of all time.
NEW! Star Wars Spoofs (2011, Color, Apx. 91 Minutes) -- The farce is strong with this one! Enjoy a hilarious collection of Star Wars spoofs and parodies that have been created over the years, including outrageous clips from Family Guy, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother and more -- and don't miss "Weird Al" Yankovic's one-of-a-kind music video tribute to The Phantom Menace!
The Making of Star Wars (1977, Color, Apx. 49 Minutes) -- Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2. Includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
The Empire Strikes Back: SPFX (1980, Color, Apx. 48 Minutes) -- Learn the secrets of making movies in a galaxy far, far away. Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas' vision for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back into reality!
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, Color, Apx. 48 Minutes) -- Go behind the scenes -- and into the costumes -- as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film. Hosted and narrated by Carrie Fisher and Billie Dee Williams.
Anatomy of a Dewback (1997, Color, Apx. 26 Minutes) -- See how some of the special effects in Star Wars became even more special two decades later! George Lucas explains and demonstrates how his team transformed the original dewback creatures from immovable rubber puppets (in the original 1977 release) to seemingly living, breathing creatures for the Star Wars 1997 Special Edition update.
Star Wars Tech (2007, Color, Apx. 46 Minutes) -- Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.

Shame there's no smiley for 'hard-on' really, cause that lot gives me one!

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Jezza

I've just checked on the Star Wars website for article about the Blu-ray release and it's saying right at the top that it'll be released internationally on 12th September.

I don't know if this'll apply to the UK, because everywhere is still saying 30th September, but to me that seems a little too long after the US release for it to be the final release date.

Nice to know we don't have to wait until the Monday after the US release date.

Maythe4th is now up to 81%!

[Jezza]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

The cover art for these sets is abysmal. I've no intention of purchasing any of them anyway, due to the exclusion of the theatrical cuts, but years of beautiful posters for the series and that's the best they could come up with?

If you look you'll see they're actually watercolour painitings, which is a lot more than most other artwork, so to me that shows they've put quite a bit of thought into the artwork.

[hobgoblin]

Originally Posted by Jezza

If you look you'll see they're actually watercolour painitings, which is a lot more than most other artwork, so to me that shows they've put quite a bit of thought into the artwork.

I believe there's a video on Youtube which shows the trailer on the Star Wars site. According to that, the artwork is continued (or at least it looks like it is) on the back of the box.

[Sig-gotyouth]

September 12th? day before my birthday? get in!!!!

[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by dallywhitty

The cover art for these sets is abysmal. I've no intention of purchasing any of them anyway, due to the exclusion of the theatrical cuts, but years of beautiful posters for the series and that's the best they could come up with?

This.
I only have a vague interest in getting ep III on blu and I'm not prepared to pay full price for the bastardised versions of IV to VI.
Might pick them up after the inevitable price drop, would have to be pretty cheap though.

[The Apocalypse]

Don't agree with all of Lucas' changes (or his excuse for not restoring the TEs, Mr. Billionaire), but damn it all, I love Star Wars no matter what. And thus, for me, it'll be amazing.

[tigertron]

Apart from the awful covers, I'm still hyped. I'm pleased that we're getting this before America. Roll on the 12th September!

[Brightstar]

Originally Posted by hobgoblin

i believe there's a video on youtube which shows the trailer on the star wars site. According to that, the artwork is continued (or at least it looks like it is) on the back of the box.

link ?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by joliefan

link ?

Here. Turn the sound off though....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUfwYEZ0GJ0

[The Apocalypse]

Nice warning about the sound. A tiny bit sped up, me thinks.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by EclipseSSD

Nice warning about the sound. A tiny bit sped up, me thinks.

The Chipmunks do Star Wars might ruin the ambience.... With regards to the boxsets it the and more that's got me excited.

[Sgtpepper27]

I can't wait!! OOT would have been nice. but i never expected it so I'm not really disappointed. I think the artwork for both trilogy sets is great, especially the IV-VI set. I've had the complete collection ordered since it was originally announced, the art work is ok and easily my least favourite, but i'd never not buy a film/colloction based on it's packaging.

The extras look amazing and to those stating "they should have included xxxxxx" I'd take the 'additional content' listed on the extras disc as a still to be finalised disclaimer, so any of the missing docs people are shouting for may still be there.

I've also seen a lot of comments about people being disappointed that they haven't announced changes they have made (CGI Yoda in PM being the main one) I think theres 2 options here

1. It gives them another promotional opportunity nearer launch if they announce any changes

2. There's no changes being made, therefore nothing to announce.

Any way, still going with the complete set. counting the days away till Sept.

[marlon dingle]

Loving the artwork on the "Complete Saga"

I really hope that it's worth pre-ordering. How quickly do you think the price will drop afterwards? Alot of boxsets nowadays (especially on Amazon.co.uk) have gone down in price really quickly e.g. Alien, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, X-Men. So I would be really gutted if I get this on release day then a few weeks later its £20-£30 cheaper.

[Jezza]

Originally Posted by marlon dingle

Loving the artwork on the "Complete Saga"

I really hope that it's worth pre-ordering. How quickly do you think the price will drop afterwards? Alot of boxsets nowadays (especially on Amazon.co.uk) have gone down in price really quickly e.g. Alien, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, X-Men. So I would be really gutted if I get this on release day then a few weeks later its £20-£30 cheaper.

I doubt it'll drop in price until after Christmas, as it's being released specifically in time for that market, so they'll keep the price as high as possible.

If you really love Star Wars the you'll pre-order this regardless, if you just like it but aren't fussed about wanting it ASAP then I'd wait.

[tigertron]

Hmmm, on Sainsburys they put the price up to £69.99, my order still says £62.99, so I'm hoping they will honour that price when the time comes.