Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by beckmen

Did we never get a source for this? A lot of those deleted scenes sound like wishful thinking to me, especially the prequel ones. I am dubious... (even though there is stuff missing...like the stuff aboard General Nadine's flagship).

LOL, you are right to be dubious. He/she ripped it word for word from here:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...php?p=20840784

...and they conveniently haven't got a source either. Looks like it could be fan made, but why for the life of me someone would go to those lengths is beyond me? 5 minutes of fame and all that. It doesn't appear to be showing up anywhere official, and lets face it, this is big news on the release if it has been leaked.

Those quoted do not add up to the 45 minutes + of deleted scenes from each trilogy surely?

On a personal note, really not bothered about the inclusion of the original deleted scenes from the PT, they were all worth watching once, but that was about it. Deleted scenes are exactly that, a novelty. I would much rather have new scenes to watch (albeit once) than trawl through ones that have already been released that were frankly abominations (the Naboo submarine waterfall scene anyone?)

I can understand a lot of the complaints from completists, but honestly, when was the last time you put your DVD in to watch the deleted scenes since the day you first bought them? Having them in one place would be preferable I guess, but who is going to repeatedly watch them.

The key thing with any release, be that Blu ray or DVD, is the film and the quality of it. The special features are just nuggets to be enjoyed then never returned to again. Don't forget, my opinion

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

They better not go that route, because Frank Oz's puppetry is what sold that character on the screen to begin with. I can understand Lucas wanting to replace the puppet from "Phantom Menace" for continuity's sake, but to do the same for "Empire" and "Jedi" would be a huge mistake IMO. Heck, the PT animators used the puppet footage from "Empire" as reference material to begin with, so replacing it would defeat the overall point.

Sure, the puppet was the beginning, but what they can do now is WAY better than the old immobile rubber muppet.

I really hope they at least replaced Yoda's head in the OT, just for the sake of getting to see the internet blow up.

Originally Posted by rockin

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It's understandable some of you don't care/notice these problems with the transfers, but for those of us who remember it looking better in certain parts (not to mention how easy it easy for them to fix), it really does boggle the brain why some things look the way they are (still).

Anyway, it's still somewhat early to get a true grasp of what it will look like in blu-ray, but if the trailers/clips really are anything to go by then some of us understandably shouldn't get our hopes up too much.

This.

Originally Posted by Cowboy

Why would anyone want AT thrown into one of these films? I mean the Zhan books were "ok" but really people?

Originally Posted by Cowboy

Spolier tag please..

I see the documentaries a little dissapointing myself.

You have got to be the most ''positive'' person I have ever come across.

I don't think I have seen a single encouraging post by you.

Tough childhood? How can I help? Seriously.

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

SPECIAL FEATURES DISCS - BREAKDOWN!

Episode I
• Archive Fly-Through
• Naboo
•Interviews
Naboo Overview / Liam Neeson Interview
•Deleted/Extended Scenes
Trash-Talking Droids / The Battle Is Over / Anakin’s Return
•The Collection
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery
• Tatooine
•Interview
Tatooine Overview / Rick McCallum Interview(Podracers) / Rick McCallum Interview(Filming in Tunisia)
•Deleted/Extended Scenes:
Battle on the Boarding Ramp / Extended Podrace Wager
•The Collection
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Coruscant:
•Interviews:
Coruscant Overview / George Lucas on Preparing to Write Episode I – 1994
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Bail Organa of Alderaan
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:

Episode II
• Coruscant:
•Interviews:
Coruscant Overview / Ewan McGregor Interview
•Deleted/Extended Scenes:
Extended Speeder Chase / The Lost Twenty
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Naboo:
•Naboo Overview:
•Deleted/Extended Scenes:
Anakin’s Nightmares / Anakin and Ruwee
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Tatooine
•Tatooine Overview:
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Geonosis:
•Interviews:
Geonosis Overview / Hayden Christensen Interview / Blue Screen Acting
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Raid on the Droid Control Ship and Extended Arena Fight
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:

Episode 3
• Coruscant:
•Interviews:
Coruscant Overview / Samuel L. Jackson Interview
•Deleted/Extended Scenes
Elevator Antics / Escape Through the Hangar / Changes to the Constitution
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Utapau:
•Utapau Overview:
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Utapau Chase Animatics
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Mustafar:
•Interviews:
Mustafar Overview / Natalie Portman Interview
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Mustafar Duel Animatics / Mustafar Duel/Lava River Animatics
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Kashyyyk and Order 66:
•Kashyyyk and Order 66 Overview:
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Kashyyyk Attack and Order 66 Animatic / Anakin Kills Shaak Ti / Jedi Imposters
at the Temple / Senate Duel Animatic / Yoda Communes with Qui-Gon
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:


SPECIAL FEATURES

Episode 4
• Archive Fly-Through:
• Tatooine:
•Interviews:
Tatooine Overview / Mark Hamil Interview / Anthony Daniels Interview
•Deleted/Extended Scenes: »
Tosche Station / Old Woman on Tatooine / Aunt Beru’s Blue Milk /
The Search for R2-D2 / Cantina Rough Cut / Stormtrooper Search
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Aboard the Death Star:
•Interviews:
Aboard the Death Star Overview / Carrie Fisher Interview
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Darth Vader Widens the Search
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• The Battle of Yavin:
•The Battle of Yavin Overview:
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Alternate Biggs and Luke Reunion
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:

Episode 5´
• Hoth:
•Interviews:
Hoth Overview / George Lucas on Editing The Empire Strikes Back – 1979 /
Irvin Kershner Interview
•Deleted/Extended Scenes:
Han and Leia: Extended Echo Base Argument / Luke’s Recovery / Luke and Leia:
Medical Center / Deleted Wampa Scenes / The Fate of General Veers
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Dagobah:
•Interviews:
Dagobah Overview / George Lucas on the Force - 2010
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Yoda’s Test
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Pursued by the Imperial Fleet:
•Pursued by the Imperial Fleet Overview:
•Deleted/Extended Scenes:
Hiding in the Asteroid / Alternate Han and Leia Kiss
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Cloud City:
•Cloud City Overview:
•Deleted/Extended Scenes:
Lobot’s Capture / Leia Tends to Luke
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:

Episode 6
• Tatooine:
•Tatooine Overview:
•Deleted/Extended Scenes:
Vader’s Arrival and Reaching Out to Luke / Tatooine Sandstorm
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Endor:
•Interviews:
Endor Overview / Harrison Ford Interview
•Deleted/Extended Scene:
Rebel Raid on the Bunker
•The Collection:
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery:
• Death Star Space Battle:
•Death Star Space Battle Overview
•Deleted/Extended Scenes
Jerjerrod’s Conflict / Battle of Endor: The Lost Rebels
•The Collection
360°Turnaronds / Video Commentaries
•Concept Art Gallery

• Documentaries:
•The Making of Star Wars: (SD 49 minutes)
•The Empire Strikes Back: SPFX: (SD 48 minutes)
•Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi: (SD 48 minutes)
•Anatomy of a Dewback: (SD 26 minutes)
•Star Warriors: ( SD 84 minutes)
•Star Wars Tech: (HD, 46 minutes)
•A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (HD, 25 minutes)
• Star Wars SpoofsHD, 91 minutes)

I would really like to see a source before I get excited, and disappointed, due to the lack of the DVD special feauters.

Originally Posted by phil4853

So as I understand it then if I want to watch all the deleted scenes from the prequels I have to watch them on blu ray and then switch to my old DVD's to watch the rest! What a pain in the arse that is.

Seriously...what a stupid decision it was to not put the DVD deleted scenes in as well so that everything is in one place. And don't get me started on the other DVD special features not being on this set!

I greatly disapprove as well. I don't ever want to watch anything on DVD again, so putting ALL the special features on a BD would be easy and make the completists amongst us happy.

I honestly can't understand it, and find it very lame.

On a lighter note: I can't believe how close we are to actually having this set in our hands!

Question: Is anyone JUST getting the PT???

I personally wouldn't know a reason why anyone would, but I am curious.
Please, state your reasoning behind this move.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by aiman04

I recognized Tarkin the first time I saw Episode III, don't know how any Star Wars fan would miss that.

28 days to go!

Same here, the uniform, the walk, the face.....standing right there with the emperor watching the Death Star, who else would it be?

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

I greatly disapprove as well. I don't ever want to watch anything on DVD again, so putting ALL the special features on a BD would be easy and make the completists amongst us happy.

...and the haters would decree they are being ripped off paying for stuff they already own. Face it, Lucasfilm could never win whatever way they went. Look at the LOTR scandal when they dared to include DVD's in the set. The set is entirely complete but people went beserk at the cheek of daring to include DVD's. You just can't win. Although I am loathe to say it, be happy with what we are getting, some you win, some you lose.

....and please stop with the multi quotes, the posts are waaayyyyyy too long to bother to read. You don't need to comment on everything in the whole forum in one post, just visit a bit more often

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

LOL, you are right to be dubious. He/she ripped it word for word from here:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...php?p=20840784

...and they conveniently haven't got a source either. Looks like it could be fan made, but why for the life of me someone would go to those lengths is beyond me? 5 minutes of fame and all that. It doesn't appear to be showing up anywhere official, and lets face it, this is big news on the release if it has been leaked.

Those quoted do not add up to the 45 minutes + of deleted scenes from each trilogy surely?

On a personal note, really not bothered about the inclusion of the original deleted scenes from the PT, they were all worth watching once, but that was about it. Deleted scenes are exactly that, a novelty. I would much rather have new scenes to watch (albeit once) than trawl through ones that have already been released that were frankly abominations (the Naboo submarine waterfall scene anyone?)

I can understand a lot of the complaints from completists, but honestly, when was the last time you put your DVD in to watch the deleted scenes since the day you first bought them? Having them in one place would be preferable I guess, but who is going to repeatedly watch them.

The key thing with any release, be that Blu ray or DVD, is the film and the quality of it. The special features are just nuggets to be enjoyed then never returned to again. Don't forget, my opinion

Uhh...considering I posted it HERE first and I'm the same person...no. You are incorrect.

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Uhh...considering I posted it HERE first and I'm the same person...no. You are incorrect.

Source then? I am not saying either way if it is real or not. Read the post, you have left an air of ambiguity. THere are some sad souls out there that would spend the time to create something like this just for a bit of adulation and notoriety. Are you one of them LOL? Your silence on the matter is only making things worse and now it appears you have posted it on two forums to get the recognition..........

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Deromax

I don't care if a dub is from France or Canada. What I do care is having consistant version between releases. This happened several times, the latest was Spiderman 1 and 2 for which the BD have a different dub than the DVD and it mostly ruins it for me. For releases marketed about 4 years appart, it's puzzling. It's not like a precious 50 years old dub tape was lost or has been in a fire or something...

But back to the topic, I'll be getting this Star Wars release and enjoy the six movies in full glorious HD!

I don't think you will end up with two set of translation, well I do hope not for your sake, the France translation are horrible and silly. The only worry I do have for you is the original might well be the Fance translation but I wish it won't be so. My friend like watching things more in French as is English is a bit lacking and if I recall the 2004 set he as was not the France translation so I think it should be the same this time around as well.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

Source then? I am not saying either way if it is real or not. Read the post, you have left an air of ambiguity. THere are some sad souls out there that would spend the time to create something like this just for a bit of adulation and notoriety. Are you one of them LOL? Your silence on the matter is only making things worse.

My silence? I have nothing to prove and, personally, I don't care if you believe me or not. I've been on these (and other boards) forever. I've never posted false information.

I got it from a spec sheet from another country. And, no, I'm not posting it. I'm not breaking a confidence.

Regardless...we'll see if it's correct or incorrect in less than a month.

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

My silence? I have nothing to prove and, personally, I don't care if you believe me or not. I've been on these (and other boards) forever. I've never posted false information.

I got it from a spec sheet from another country. And, no, I'm not posting it. I'm not breaking a confidence.

Regardless...we'll see if it's correct or incorrect in less than a month.

Fair enough, that is all that you needed to say. Shame, that was the one bit of the set I though might be its redeeming feature, but seems sadly lacking.

Also, haven't you broken confidence by posting it on two forums? Just a thought.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

Fair enough, that is all that you needed to say. Shame, that was the one bit of the set I though might be its redeeming feature, but seems sadly lacking.

Also, haven't you broken confidence by posting it on two forums? Just a thought.

I haven't posted the picture.

Are you really *****ing that I posted it? Stop looking a gift-horse in the mouth and say "thank you."

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

I haven't posted the picture.

Are you really *****ing that I posted it? Stop looking a gift-horse in the mouth and say "thank you."

Thank you

You have set the Star Wars nerd base on fire, just saw it is on ALL of the forums LOL. Lets hope not posting a picture is enough to keep your source from throttling you, with the force of course

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

Thank you

You have set the Star Wars nerd base on fire, just saw it is on ALL of the forums LOL. Lets hope not posting a picture is enough to keep your source from throttling you, with the force of course

I posted it here, AVS, HDD, OT.com and The Force.net. Anything else is other people re-posting.

To me, the deleted scenes are the best part about this boxed set. Even if they suck, I'll be happy just to see them all.

This list is what I've been dying for!

[Merlinpants]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

I posted it here, AVS, HDD, OT.com and The Force.net. Anything else is other people re-posting.

To me, the deleted scenes are the best part about this boxed set. Even if they suck, I'll be happy just to see them all.

This list is what I've been dying for!

Seriously, thank you for taking the chance to post this. I am sorry if it seemed I was taking a shot at you, but was conscious this didn't just become another Ken Kraly email saga when the usual suspects arrive this afternoon and burn you at the stake. I never doubt the validity of information until proven otherwise, unfortunately most people on internet forums do not feel the same way as you are probably seeing on all of the other ones.

I'm with you, I look forward to seeing these (particularly the boarding ramp fight between Maul and Gonn), but as per my previous post, a nice novelty with little replay value. My hopes are still pinned on unrivalled quality for the actual films making this a worthwhile purchase. And where are the trailers in HD? That I wouldn't have minded being doubled up with the DVD's, trailers are always worthy of repeat viewing.

[Jumpman]

I have to agree about the trailers. I don't care that the supplements from the DVDs didn't make it. But, for all films, I think trailers are required for a complete package.

Trailers, no matter the film, bring a sense of nostalgia.

[Rizor]

The lack of the deleted scenes from the prequel DVDs is a pretty big oversight as many were actually quite good as far as deleted scenes go. It would've been great if they were included in HD.

[lkmg]

Originally Posted by Rizor

The lack of the deleted scenes from the prequel DVDs is a pretty big oversight as many were actually quite good as far as deleted scenes go. It would've been great if they were included in HD.

That's why do not throw away your DVDs. Not all extras from the DVDs are included in the Blu-rays.

[Merlinpants]

Couple of new pics from the US youtube site:

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Noname1.jpg

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

Couple of new pics from the US youtube site:

Attachment 36907

KITTY!!

The Nexu looks fabu. Man, the release date can't come any faster if you ask me.

[Romansh]

Originally Posted by goldenrod

I don't understand the need for French (from France) to translate every word. Names aren't supposed to be translated. I remember seeing a french-canadian trailer for The fellowship of the Ring and Frodo was still Frodo, not Frodon.

Well, in this particular case, these differences long predate the film… as annoying as they might be, they match the books' translation.

Originally Posted by Breather

According to this site's FAQ, a BD-50 can hold around 9 hours of HD video and 23+ hours of SD video. 2:42 of HD material and 4:15 of SD material on disc 9 seems like a lot of unused capacity, or am I wrong? Someone correct me if I am. I wonder if they used BD-25's for the special features discs?

Depends on the bitrates used. Example:

- 4:15:00 @ 6 Mbps -> ~11.48 GB

- 2:42:00 @ 24 Mbps -> ~29.16 GB

for a total of ~40.64 GB out of 50.05.

If a BD-50 could really hold 9 hours of good quality 1080p, they could have released both cuts of each LOTR on a single disc, i.e. 3 discs for 6 very long movies…

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

My friend like watching things more in French as is English is a bit lacking and if I recall the 2004 set he as was not the France translation so I think it should be the same this time around as well.

I ordered my 2004 DVD set from Amazon.com, and it most definitely features the French translation (complete with 6PO and all)…

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Bummed that the one deleted scene I wanted to see doesn't seem to be listed (Conversation between Padme and Obi-Wan in her apartment).

Isn't there already a similar conversation in the final cut of the film? What's the deleted conversation about?

[Merlinpants]

Just had another thought

Perhaps we aren't getting any trailers on the Blu (although I hope we do hidden somewhere) because of changes tBC.

For example, watch the entire TPM teaser and watch puppet yoda in all his glory for the final 15 or so seconds. This I guess would grate with the film, but has nostalgia value. As we know however, Uncle George does not!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYkHD9y8EqI