Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Aragorn84

Because that ended so well.

"Gentlemen. You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!" - YouTube

[Mr. Movie Fan]

I waited in line till midnight on a freezing april evening….




TO BUY ACTION FIGURES FOR EPISODE III.
That's devotion to the Lucas money toilet.

[phansson]

So, I never really thought about it, but if Lucas really wanted to bend us over (not meaning just the changes and bad transfers) he could have released,

1. Prequel Trilogy
2. Original Trilogy
3. Unaltered Original Trilogy.

I would have purchased all three......

[Mr. Movie Fan]

He will release the UOT on BD, because it means that people will buy Star Wars again.
My guess is it will be with an eventual 3D-BD release as a horrid 1080i (low bit-rate) bonus.

[Mr. Movie Fan]

A Short I made a while back dealing with the worthlessness of being a fanboy.
It's also upsettingly close to THX-1138…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=853CJyBHspg

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by Fanboyz

He will release the UOT on BD, because it means that people will buy Star Wars again.
My guess is it will be with an eventual 3D-BD release as a horrid 1080i (low bit-rate) bonus.

As I understand it, the only way for the (real) originals to get released on BD would be for the original negatives to be restored. They were in essence restored and converted to the special editions.

I am not sure he will ever go back to do the necessary work that would be required given how stuck he is on this, but never say never I suppose.

[Sith]

Is it me, or are we just about 10 days away!!!!

[Mr. Movie Fan]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

As I understand it, the only way for the (real) originals to get released on BD would be for the original negatives to be restored. They were in essence restored and converted to the special editions.

I am not sure he will ever go back to do the necessary work that would be required given how stuck he is on this, but never say never I suppose.

Not required, there are tons of good prints that are well maintained that would be used.

[22soultaker]

Originally Posted by Sith

Is it me, or are we just about 10 days away!!!!

Cant wait!!!! Ill be at Best Buy in Westminster see ya there lol

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

It's fallen behind in both sales and pre-orders

First Class is a huge new release due next week.

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Sith

Is it me, or are we just about 10 days away!!!!

That's what I was thinking about. I can practically count the days on my fingers. I'm really exited to hear the audio.

[22soultaker]

Originally Posted by phillyfan1138

Why post such a thing? What point are you trying to make? That fans of the unaltered trilogy are liars? That it doesn't matter that Lucas F'd up the trilogy?

I have been looking forward to Star Wars on bluray since bluray came out. And I will not buy it. I don't need to convince anyone of this fact, it is a personal decision that I will stick to.

Edit: I may eventually buy the prequels if TPM is not too DNRed. But I won't buy right away.

You dont have to convince anyone? Isnt that what your doing now? He has a point im sure a ton of ppl that said there not buying it, still will. Its a fact you will too, unless your only on this forum to bash people and say how much you hate Lucas and blah blah blah

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by Beast

A lot of people don't pre-order, and tend to order at the last moment. So that doesn't mean much.

The price is a huge factor as well. An elaborate 9-disc box set in the $100 range isn't going to sell as many units as a high-profile new release in the $20 range, period. Anyone who expects it to is foolish. Even with the changes the Star Wars saga set is the biggest catalog title in the history of the format but it's not gonna break any sales records unless it's outrageously under-priced.

The real comparison will be putting sales up against box sets of Indy, Trek, Bond, Potter, LOTR etc. The only one of those catalog-heavy franchise sets that even has a halfway decent shot at outselling "Star Wars" is HP. I'll even go out on a limb and say "Star Wars" will outsell "Blade Runner" and "Close Encounters" (both of which are alternate-cut friendly and available at much lower prices) COMBINED.

The Lucas haters have 10 more days to pretend that their 500 negative Amazon reviews mean something and then it's gonna be wake-up time. This thing is gonna be huge during the last quarter of the year. There will be plenty of weeks where it's outsold unit-for-unit by high-profile new releases but it's gonna hang in there with steady $100 sales for months.

[Eny-]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

I also remember coming to the school the next day after seeing Jedi (I was the only kid in the class that did) and I had like 10 kids around me asking me questions. It made me realize really how fortunate I was.

I Saw The Terrence and Philip's Movie, Who Want To Touch Me? :)) - YouTube

[Spikey]

7 days to go cant wait

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

First Class is a huge new release due next week.

How dare you bring Logic into this! You're clearly not a "True Fan".

[galactus84]

Originally Posted by Beast

It looks far and beyond better than the HDTV versions. But whatever makes you happy.

Not sure where you're seeing all these issues, given the screenshots we've seen.

And if you're judging by those paused inaccurate screenshots, that's a flawed "science" at best.

The screenshots may lie, the video does not. Some space scenes and Bespin even have DNR and EE. I had very high expectations of this release in terms of video quality, which it does not meet. But that's me and my setup. On smaller displays, and for most of the consumers its probably going to be good. For those that only know the DVDs it might even be stellar.

But is the video that much better that it warrants a 4th purchase in 15 years for another inadequate job? No.

[Breather]

Originally Posted by danny_boy

You obviously need to do more research mate.
Star Wars was broadcast in 1982,84,86 and 88' here in the UK.
This was the version with the mono mix---the same version that was used as a source for clips in the 1977 documentary.

And low and behold---just as the film cuts from Alderaan being blown up to "training onboard the falcon" .

What colour is Luke's saber?

[Show spoiler]

And a comparison with the 1977 documentary(on the left):

[Show spoiler]

See the resembalance?

Learn to enjoy the 2004 DVD mate.

Now you're resorting to lies to try and prove a point. The sign of defeat. Just like last month. No home video or theatrical version shows that scene having a green saber. None, until 2004. Not the '82 VHS or anything beyond that. Even in my old VHS recording from '84 of Star Wars premiere on network TV in the US, the saber in that shot is blue-white. Not green. I love how you invented the "fact" of what was used as the source for the documentary. It was a test shot to show an example of how lightsabers were done. Duh.

Learn to enjoy the 2004 DVD's? You mean the same ones that even Lucasfilm admitted contained many lightsaber flaws that occurred in the 2004 transfer? The same transfer that you deny screwed up the lightsabers throughout the films. Lucasfilm admits they were screwed up in the transfer to DVD. Who should we believe? LFL that admits the screwup in '04, or you, a hapless internet "debater" who continually denies the truth in order to troll message boards? Pretty easy answer. Read this quote:

"A perfect example is in 2004 with the light sabers, how in the original trilogy all of the light sabers sort of dimmed, you lost that really hot, white core. Well, we went back and wanted to really be true to the original intention of the films, so we brightened up the light saber colors and we brought back that hot, white core that was original to the film."

Source? Lucasfilm at their recent presentation:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/31...ands-on-report

Done mate. I still can't believe I wasted so much time, just like last month, arguing with someone who invents stories and "facts". I guess I'm the fool who follows him.

[frogmort]

I'm sorry if this is too off topic, but can any one on here insert this picture of George laughing:



into the space where R2-D2 is hiding in the bottom right picture?:

[Breather]

Originally Posted by Beast

Seriously? For one, that would have been terrible dialogue. Also it's pretty clear from Vader's dialogue that he would have been satisfied if Obi-Wan remained living in disgrace. And wasn't actively seeking him out. But Obi-Wan actually came to him, and now he was going to die.

Another reason for the lack of questions between Vader and Obi-Wan in the Star Wars duel is that, after the release of Star Wars into theaters in 1977, Lucas still didn't know who Darth Vader was yet. He hadn't decided if Vader was Anakin or Anakin's killer.

Source: From Star Wars to Jedi. The portion with the interviews with George Lucas.

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