Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Steelmaker]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

Answered that earlier, but the rips were no indication of the blu ray. They blend perfectly, only in close up can you tell they are odd because of the skin texture.

Honestly surprised they didn't go back in TPM and update those textures to match the improved CGI in AOTC and ROTS. CGI textures do sort of look rubbery compared to the other 2 PT movies.

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

Thanks again,

And does the Darth Vader "no" scene at the end of ROTJ on a home theater seem not as bad as it does on youtube?

Again, in the grand scheme of things, this never bothered me.

Chapter 44 Vaders redemption

The Father please is intact from Luke

The music is very high in this mix

The first no is loud and full of bass

The second no is just as loud

I think they sound good, certainly better than the youtube. Trouble is if you find it offensive, it will always be so.


The discs are cool, each has around 50 chapters and also have playback resume. Back to tpm.

[DarthMarino]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

Even better, they are positioned according to the character speaking. You will see what I mean when you see it. Never seen that before.

So the Alien language subtitles are not centered on the screen?

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by DarthMarino

So the Alien language subtitles are not centered on the screen?

I like this, wherever the character is on screen, they appear below them. If darth is left, his subs are left and if luke is right, his subs are right, even though they are on screen together.

[NYorker]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

I know, but at the same it makes ROTS the only SW movie to be released on Blu-ray in it's original theatrical version!

Not for long, I dare say...?

[KarmaNL]

If only George realised how much money there was to be made if he did a Original Trilogy remastered blu-ray set with the original cuts

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

I am clearly not getting away from this. One more hour of questions, I am happy to disc swap if needs be to get the answer. FIRE AWAY!!!!!

I reiterate as well, 45 minutes into TPM and DNR is not visible. The detail is outstanding, as are the wrinkles on Qui-Gon's face that miraculously disappeared on the notorious screen shot. I have looked at that exact moment, and it is not anything like the screenshot.

Bear in mind though I am no expert on this

So happy to hear this, and it's exactly what I expected. The alleged screenshots will prove to be useless.

[DarthMarino]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

I like this, wherever the character is on screen, they appear below them. If darth is left, his subs are left and if luke is right, his subs are right, even though they are on screen together.

I've seen this done when you have subtitles for the hearing impaired but you are saying it does this even if you just have the default alien languages on (Jabba, Greedo, Watto, etc)?

[HandyDandy]

What about AOTC is there a teal tint to it.??

And...

How about the opening crawl of TPM is it different from the dvd??

[HandyDandy]

Originally Posted by Chordata

So happy to hear this, and it's exactly what I expected. The alleged screenshots will prove to be useless.

I always new they where.

[mredman]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Always good to re-post these things...
If you want the best comparison between the different versions:

http://picasaweb.google.com/doubleof...itionChangesHD
http://picasaweb.google.com/doubleof...itionChangesHD
http://picasaweb.google.com/doubleof...itionChangesHD

Of course, this proves that there is absolutely NO way of ever doing a "branched" version of the films.

And here are the 2011 changes:
http://picasaweb.google.com/10254276...rs2011Changes#

Funny this glow effect from ANH i never noticed this in 2004 edition. But in these still shots is horrible. When you watch the movie it is so fast you hardly notice it. Its like glimpses of light

the changes isn't even that many at all and he fixed some of the errors. So its all good. Just not the NO....NOOOOOOO. That one is bad. but hardly anything to cancel the set for lol

[Chordata]

We'll all see that people who go into this with an open mind will like it; the people with preconceived notions will not.

[jacked]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

The pod race is an absolute audio wonder, get ready to duck, they cross all around the surround stage. Amazing.

Hi Merlinpants,

Can I ask your opinions on TPM 3-way lightsabre battle with Darth Maul ?

That is one of my favourite sequences for audio, even on dvd the dynamic range was awesome together with the Duel Of The Fates music makes for a superb scene

I`d be interested to hear what AV-gear you`re putting through its paces with these discs ?

Cheers,
Dave

[Breather]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

The pod race is giving it one hell of a workout, both my cats have legged it! LOL

lol

I had a feeling the pod race sequence would sound amazing.

Whenever you get the chance to watch SW, ESB, and ROTJ in their entirety, would you mind posting your thoughts on the music/dialogue/effects quality and their relation in the mix? Not to mention, video quality.

For me personally, what you've posted so far sounds great in terms of effects and dialogue quality and a disappointment musically, for me. I'm just curious if what you've sampled in SW(ANH) in relation to the music will carry throughout that film and the other two in the OT. I hope not.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

I know, but at the same it makes ROTS the only SW movie to be released on Blu-ray in its original theatrical version!

Technically that's not true. Lucas removed a transition to the closeup of Anakin's robotic hand dragging his charred body up from the lava. In the DVD(and I presume Blu-ray), it cuts from Obi-Wan directly to the hand.

[DarthMarino]

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

Technically that's not true. Lucas removed a transition to the closeup of Anakin's robotic hand dragging his charred body up from the lava. In the DVD(and I presume Blu-ray), it cuts from Obi-Wan directly to the hand.

The transition is restored on the Blu-Ray.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by DarthMarino

The transition is restored on the Blu-Ray.

Never mind. I just saw the post several pages back. Weird. I'm not a ROTS fan, so I didn't care about that change one way or another. I honestly thought Lucas did that on the DVD just so he could say he'd changed something.

[phansson]

Merlinpants, can you give us a quick rundown of your equipment, what size your tv is, if it is calibrated or not?

[El_Jay]

Originally Posted by Benchman

I'm sorry but Hayden Christensen was horrible in the prequels. Here's a prime example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzph5aVsa-0 skip to 3:46. Pretty much all the dialogue and acting is horrible in that scene, but "don't make me kill you" is just laughable

Oh. My. God.


I guess the years and my overwhelming desire to make the PT something it isn't has dulled my memories of this movie.

That scene is LAUGHABLE. Even Ewan McGregor comes off like he's in a high-school play! When he says "Your new Empire??" it sounds like some voice Seth McFarlane does in Family Guy. Then Anakin's "don't make me kill you"... my god. I don't know if I can even buy this 'saga' anymore, I may just stick to the OT as per my original plans. This is seriously cringe-inducing stuff.

But I can't wait to see The Complete Saga of George Lucas' Original Vision™ in glorious remastered 1080p High Definition and 6.1 DTS HD Master audio on September 16th!

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by phansson

Merlinpants, can you give us a quick rundown of your equipment, what size your tv is, if it is calibrated or not?

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Originally Posted by El_Jay

Hilarious that people want to love these enough to ignore such obviously terrible over-acting and even claim it's "good". It's seriously hard to watch.

I love them despite the problems. I don't ignore them - I know they're there, I just don't let them ruin an otherwise good saga. I find it hilarious that people put so much time into hating them. To each his own.