Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Sylentwolf

As I've stated before...





I have "recently" become a Simon Pegg fan, and without him knowing (of course), appreciate his take / loyalty for the UOT and are too suprised that he would come out and say / tweet anything that hasn't been proven, yet stated everywhere in our digital world as we know it, over and over and over again.

I'm still skeptical but I'm hoping that what we've seen or heard would be accounted for as "fake" or only if "real" would be added to only a "Special Features" disc and not a finished film product.

I believe that if we don't hear from Mr. George Lucas by SEP 12th (1 Week Away), maybe during a "Grand Opening" (like the one done for SCARFACE), than by then at least half of "Middle Earth" will be begging / cringing / praying on their knees in hopes for the best

Watch Spaced, the best thing Pegg has ever done:

Spaced | Menace to Society | Channel 4 - YouTube

Spaced | Return of the Jaffa | Channel 4 - YouTube

[phansson]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

How is this the only version you can buy? Don't you have the DVDs? Why do you have to have the Blu Rays, besides the fact that this is blu-ray.com?

You tend to keep saying this jumpman and I will finally chime in. A non anamorphic version of these films exist. That means that you have really only have about 350 lines of resolution on a 480p format. So you are all ready losing a ton of resolution. Now on a 32" screen, that isn't that big of a deal. Now blow it up onto a 50" and you start seeing the limitations.

Now take my setup 126" 2.40 screen w/lens. 350 line image and blowing it up with processing and a lens to 1080p, the image looks worse than VHS and is lack of a better word, unwatchable.

So quit saying that we all have options, some of us don't!

[HylianBowcaster]

kevin smith awnsers a star wars question - YouTube

Maybe Kevin Smith won't care.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by phansson

You tend to keep saying this jumpman and I will finally chime in. A non anamorphic version of these films exist. That means that you have really only have about 350 lines of resolution on a 480p format. So you are all ready losing a ton of resolution. Now on a 32" screen, that isn't that big of a deal. Now blow it up onto a 50" and you start seeing the limitations.

Now take my setup 126" 2.40 screen w/lens. 350 line image and blowing it up with processing and a lens to 1080p, the image looks worse than VHS and is lack of a better word, unwatchable.

So quit saying that we all have options, some of us don't!

They looked fine line doubled projected back in the LD days.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by 42041

Why's that? This isn't some silly Lucas vanity side-project, it's the only version of the movie I can buy. Lucas deserves every bit of scorn he gets as long as he continues to willfully antagonize fans of the films.

Good for Pegg, not many high-profile movie industry types would dare burn that bridge.

I don't know why more celebrities don't come out and slam Lucas for it. What are they afraid of? That they won't be cast as one of the voices on Clone Wars? It's not like Lucas makes movies any more. He claimed to be so sick of the Star Wars universe and that he can't wait to get back to making smaller films.

Guess that was a lie as well....

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by kenkraly2004

I have not cancelled my pre-order and I'm not going to just because of the changes. It's star wars on blu-ray after all.

Welcome back ken, found the way out of your bunker OK? Might just want to get back in again

[HandyDandy]

I can just see the Lucasfilm response:

Due to the overwhelmingly negative response from the leaked footage Lucasfilm and 20th century fox have decided to cancel this release till further notice..
Don't do this to me Lucas, I have waited forever for this..
This had better not happen.

[Post Prod]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

They looked fine line doubled projected back in the LD days.

yes and VHS looked fine back then to most people as well.

56k used to be a fast speed for the internet.

That was a long time ago. If you can get a better looking version of "Time Cop" , it should be telling.

[HandyDandy]

Originally Posted by kenkraly2004

I have not cancelled my pre-order and I'm not going to just because of the changes. It's star wars on blu-ray after all.

I will not cancel mine either. I will always love Star Wars.

[fgomike]

Is this what Dick Cheney meant by heads are going to explode?

[Aragorn the Elfstone]

Originally Posted by HandyDandy

I can just see the Lucasfilm response:

Due to the overwhelmingly negative response from the leaked footage Lucasfilm and 20th century fox have decided to cancel this release till further notice..
Don't do this to me Lucas, I have waited forever for this..
This had better not happen.

I would not wish that on those who are (for whatever reason) fine with the changes.

But I would not weep either.

[Blu-Benny]

this thread is like a car accident or a deformed child...u can't help but look @ it.

[movieman1966]

I can just see the Lucasfilm response:

Due to the overwhelmingly negative response from the leaked footage Lucasfilm and 20th century fox have decided to cancel this release till further notice..

This had better not happen.

No......NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Post Prod]

Originally Posted by HandyDandy

I can just see the Lucasfilm response:

Due to the overwhelmingly negative response from the leaked footage Lucasfilm and 20th century fox have decided to cancel this release till further notice..

This had better not happen.

not a chance. I'm sure they've presold way too many for this to even be consideration.


Especially considering how well the limited untouched OT on DVD sold. People *****, but they still buy it.

[moviestar]

do the despecialized versions also exist in 1080p?

the creator could work with the original PremiereHD broadcast sources and try an (almost) lossless encode, much better than using a 720p encode

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Post Prod

yes and VHS looked fine back then to most people as well.

56k used to be a fast speed for the internet.

That was a long time ago. If you can get a better looking version of "Time Cop" , it should be telling.

That exact attitude is why the movies have been updated for newer viewers

[Cactus]

Somewhere, somebody knows EXACTLY what's what, and is either laughing his head off because he fooled everyone, or thinking of jumping off a cliff because he's pissed off every single Star Wars fan on the planet.

[Post Prod]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

That exact attitude is why the movies have been updated for newer viewers

What?

that doesn't even make any sense. Are you trying to debate for the sake of a debate?

[LaserD]

Originally Posted by Aragorn84

*Cradles 1995 Laserdiscs*

"It's okay......it's okay........."

Me too (as if you couldn't tell from my avatar). I do hope that the talking Vader scene is a hoax. However I self-identify as a completist rather than a purist, so I am curious to see Lucas' latest version of his magnum opus and on blu-ray it will look magnificent, no doubt. I am okay with (and quite fascinated by) the various editions of Metropolis, for example, even the disliked 1984 Moroder cut, but it's a piece of Metropolis history, just like Lucas' various edits will be as well. Same for me with Star Trek -- I love the new CGI special effects. The difference there is that you can choose what to watch and even toggle between original and updated versions with a button.

But for now, big hugs for the unaltered LaserDiscs They and their DVD copies "are our only hope" for preserving the OUTrilogy.

[mrr1]

Originally Posted by HandyDandy

I can just see the Lucasfilm response:

Due to the overwhelmingly negative response from the leaked footage Lucasfilm and 20th century fox have decided to cancel this release till further notice..
Don't do this to me Lucas, I have waited forever for this..
This had better not happen.

That's not going to happen. They've already got mass amounts of these sets printed, wrapped, and sitting in storage, getting ready to distribute soon.