Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

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anyone else really hate the new saber ignition sound Luke has in the carbon freezing chamber? I wonder if they really recreated the audio like they said. I can't believe they still left the saber deactivation sound in the wrong place during the escape from the wampa layer. Obviously they didn't do anywhere near the amount of QC they professed to. That new saber sound is just kind of loud and blaring. The old one sounded really focused and fit the mood perfectly. These BDs do seem like a rehash of the '04 dvds. Good thing for Ady's work.

[Ryanl25]

Originally Posted by cinemaphile

are those real quotes? where did they come from? source?
(not doubting you - rather, I'd like to know the source so I can show this to many friends who would get a laugh out of it)

The quotes are taken from an '80s speech that Lucas gave in front of a congress hearing when he and others were trying to stop the colorization of films. The idiots who keep trying to use this quote against him are taking it out of context to fit their own agenda.

If you read his whole speech he was referring to people and companies altering the works of others who have died. He mentioned nothing about people editing their own work. And again he was mainly fighting to defend the work of dead artists who could not voice their own opinion about someone else changing their work.

[marlon dingle]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I wonder if it would be that much? Do we have an idea what was the best seller so far in Blu-ray history?

Avatar I think. Not sure how many though. It's in the millions though. According to Wikipedia it sold 2.7 million in the US and Canada on Blu-Ray in it's first 4 days of release.

[moviestar]

[Jar Jar Stinks]

It would be kind of funny if after everyone cancelled, we discovered that the original theatrical presentations of the PT were Easter eggs on the discs.

[Mr. Cinema]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

I wonder if it would be that much? Do we have an idea what was the best seller so far in Blu-ray history?

I think Avatar is around 5-6 million units. Inception and The Dark Knight might be 2 and 3 on the all-time list.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by marlon dingle

Avatar I think. Not sure how many though. It's in the millions though. According to Wikipedia it sold 2.7 million in the US and Canada on Blu-Ray in it's first 4 days of release.

I figured it was probably Avatar but I really don't follow the sales results much for movies, not something I am interested much in

I think it will sell maybe from 500 000 to 750 000 units in this first release over a period of the next few months up to Christmas. It's probably going to be a huge Christmas gift, specially if there is some sort of sales in November during Thanksgiving.

[NYorker]

Mentioning GL's talk before congress reminded me somehow of these baseball players who testified before congress about steroids.....

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Goreman

If you're a true fan, boycott this release or order only the prelogy!

I'm a true fan (whatever the hell that internet term means), and I'll be keeping my pre-order.

[LADodgers]

Originally Posted by CGHULK

I find it crazy that fans attack other fans for being upset with those that want the original editions for historical preservation sake. They just say they are his films he can do whatever he wants, without understanding that there's a need for the films to be preserved for an historical account! So people someday people have the opportunity to go back and look up the films and see them as they were done theatrically for a source of historical accuracy! There has to be the masters available because future generations shouldn't study the original versions of these films in a non anamorphic dvd copy, who know's when the DVD format won't be around anymore and the players scrapped, then how will future generations will be able to see them?

That is the strangest thing in this thread.

[LADodgers]

Originally Posted by Ryanl25

The quotes are taken from an '80s speech that Lucas gave in front of a congress hearing when he and others were trying to stop the colorization of films. The idiots who keep trying to use this quote against him are taking it out of context to fit their own agenda.

If you read his whole speech he was referring to people and companies altering the works of others who have died. He mentioned nothing about people editing their own work. And again he was mainly fighting to defend the work of dead artists who could not voice their own opinion about someone else changing their work.

You mean like Kershener and Marquand?

[HDPlasma]

Originally Posted by earmullet

You think amazon is stoked right now? A barrage of complaints and 1 star reviews.

Yup.
It's No.3 on the best seller list.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers...d_i=2625373011


Only a small portion of hardcore fans will not buy/cancel(just like LOTR EE) this release, which will not be enough to impact the bottom line(revenue).

Continue to discuss the whining, *****ing, moaning, venting of distaste for this release on to deaf ears of the Internet black hole because GL is in his ivory tower shrugging his shoulders counting his cash.

*I personally do not like the changes but watching an upconverted DVD on a 117" screen just doesn't cut it. I'll probably wait though when there's a price drop around/after Black Friday to make a purcahse.

[Post Prod]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

For the people with huge HDTV screens, mega home theaters, and projectors:

Were the Star Wars DVDs really a horrible video/audio experience when they were projected onto a big screen?

not horrible. But a bit under whelming if you watched anything directly before or after it on blu-ray.

[HDPlasma]

Originally Posted by joliefan

People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians." "The public’s interest is ultimately dominant over all other interests." "Attention should be paid to the interest of those who are yet unborn, who should be able to see this generation as it saw itself, and the past generation as it saw itself."
-George Lucas, 1988

Shame on you Lucus !!!!

Where is the full quote so we can see it in context.
Is he speaking about movies/entertainment or works of real "art."

[Another_Dude]

Originally Posted by toddly6666

For the people with huge HDTV screens, mega home theaters, and projectors:

Were the Star Wars DVDs really a horrible video/audio experience when they were projected onto a big screen?

No, they were very enjoyable for me. I just watched the movies though instead of analyzing each individual frame while pouring chicken blood over a George Lucas voodoo doll, so I might be the wrong person to ask.

[Brightstar]

Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema

I think Avatar is around 5-6 million units. Inception and The Dark Knight might be 2 and 3 on the all-time list.

The number of sales will fall after fans seeing that Noo scene in ROTJ

LUCUS CONFIRMS CHANGE

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/20...n-of-the-jedi/

[HandyDandy]

Originally Posted by Chordata

I'm a true fan (whatever the hell that internet term means), and I'll be keeping my pre-order.

+1

[Goreman]

Originally Posted by Chordata

I'm a true fan (whatever the hell that internet term means), and I'll be keeping my pre-order.

The decision is yours but prepare to be upset!

[Post Prod]

I want a blu-ray of the original versions as much as anyone.

But the "We need it for future generations to know how the originals looked" argument is a bit of a joke.


This is Star Wars after all. If future generations have the internet, I think the might be able to find, oh a wee bit of information on the Original trilogy.

[HDPlasma]

Originally Posted by TheZoof

I dunno... I think I like the changes!!!

The CGI Yoda is killer...




I am hoping he changed the Ep3 NOOOOO... to something similar to what is in Jedi. I don't mind that new line and sort of connects the Darth Vader emotion from part 3.

Darth never shows a caring emotion until this scene and perhaps now we understand he remembers losing Padme and doesn't want to lose his son. I think a lot of people will finally connect the two.


Good changes! Looking forward to more.

How would CGI Yoda look in this caption?