Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Truer words have never been spoken!



WTH? How can you keep watching ST on DVD? That's blasphemy!!! Well, whatever makes you happy.



Lucky, lucky fellow!



Woohoo!!!



I thought so.

Thanks for all your posts regarding the quality of the set!

I am glad to hear that you are very happy with it!

Can't wait to get mine!



No lossless audio is only half of the BD experience, and there has never been a better time to upgrade than NOW, for SW!!!!

Have any of you guys, who live abroad, received a new BD on release day, when selecting "Priority International Courier (averages 2-4 days)"????

I don't want to get the U.K, set, as I don't like the design and rating logos...., so

I've always use priority shipping and I've never receive anything on release day. It usually arrives 2 days later, and in the case of Star Wars that to be released on Friday I will only receive it on Monday.

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by aiman04

I've always use priority shipping and I've never receive anything on release day. It usually arrives 2 days later, and in the case of Star Wars that to be released on Friday I will only receive it on Monday.

Alright, thanks. I think I can deal with a 2 day delay.

[Mark Malmstrøm]

Originally Posted by Merlinpants

The good news is they are right at the beginning after weird al. Do yourself a favour and stop there.

A question about Audio in JEDI


in the 97 cinema release i remember hearing Tie fighters around me - rear and sides while Vader and Emperor talk in the Arrival of the emperor.

does this surround activty also happens on Blu.

[FBDMatt]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but Amazon's price has fallen to $79.99. I emailed them to get my order adjusted, as it hasn't been done yet. Also, I went in and re-did my shipping speed from 2-day to 2-day (lol) and the delivery date changed from 9/27 to 9/16. I think they may not be doing it automatically because of the volume or pre-orders they have.

[Rocklandsboy]

Originally Posted by beckmen

This is a supposed direct comparison of the Definitive LDs that everybody raves about, and the 2006 non-anamorphic DVDs that everybody disdains. Unless this is somehow fake, it's pretty compelling proof that although the non-anamorphic DVDs were a BS move by Lucas and company (I don't buy their story), they still remain the best-quality versions of the UOT available on any video format...

http://atlas.kennesaw.edu/~dhirschl/starwars/

This just goes to show that if Lucasfilm had put in a TINY bit more effort, and encoded them anamorphically, those DVDs of the OT would have been pretty darned good.

[Jutty]

Originally Posted by rikraq

Walmart.com just dropped the price to 79.99.

Nice..which means my local BB will PM them
Wish friday would get here soonner..i wanna watch this

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Torgon

Ha Ha, Which version are you buying on Blu-ray?

I'm not. And many others aren't either.

*IF* I get it, I'm buying a used copy. I'm not giving Luca$ a cent.

[Deromax]

Originally Posted by Rocklandsboy

This just goes to show that if Lucasfilm had put in a TINY bit more effort, and encoded them anamorphically, those DVDs of the OT would have been pretty darned good.

No. If a master is 4:3 letterbox, it can't be made into an anamorphic release because the pixels needed to do that doesn't exists. Unless they'd just digitally zoom the available picture, the same thing you're doing with your TV.

They zoom, you zoom... the end result is the same.

[kurtlingle]

Originally Posted by xrose

Audio question.

Is there a huge difference in sound between my 5.1 dts (optical) and dts hd Mast Audio?

I'm asking here because I am seriously considering upgrading my surround sound for the Star Wars blu-ray. Right now my ps3 down converts it to regular dts through bit stream, and I wonder if upgrading to the Sony SS380 will be a very noticeable difference.

Here is my opinion. Yes. I used blu-ray for a year with my old receiver before it died. Once I upgraded to my Yamaha - and got lossless - I certainly could tell a difference.

To me, it's much better.

[Monkey_Boy]

Originally Posted by Beast

Even on a budget, people could have saved a lil here and there.

This. I went out and got a giftcard with my income tax refund and haven't missed a penny since. I usually wait until refund time for expensive blus. Makes it alot easier on the wallet.

While I'm not too happy with some of the changes, the story itself is still intact, and with "Star Wars" I'm all about the story! Friday just can't get here soon enough!

[Goothgone]

Originally Posted by Forever Knight

Price in Canada is $89.99

on ebay there someone selling it for 74.99 with free shipping, he already sold 360 copies

[kurtlingle]

Originally Posted by octagon

In retrospect that all sounds reasonable but it doesn't track with the development of the characters.

The first movie wasn't about Anakin Skywalker's rise or fall. Anakin Skywalker was long dead before the first movie even started. Not 'from a certain of view' dead - just plain dead. Murdered by Vader who was very much not just plain dead.

Anakin was still just plain dead in the first draft of Empire, he wasn't merged with Vader until later Empire drafts (and even then Vader's claim was still just a claim - nothing was set in cement) and the decision to redeem him or not wasn't made until the final drafts of Jedi. This is somewhat important - this redemption - which was supposedly central to the trilogy the entire time - was never even introduced until the last drafts of the last movie.

And yet we're to now believe this redemption was not a cobbled-together last-minute plot development but was rather the entire point of the entire operation all along.

I dunno, color me skeptical.

[Show spoiler]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars

I don't think that is true. There are notes about Anakin from 1973 that appear on the DVD special features. George had notes that Anakin was a natural with machines at a very young age (and I think that he could just walk up and fly something with no training, etc). We see that in Ep 1. but it's from his 1973 notes.

[BluLobsta]

I haven't had much time to keep up, but I just noticed A LOT of hate out there about this. Who wouldn't want Star Wars in their collection

[Roonan]

Originally Posted by BluLobsta

I haven't had much time to keep up, but I just noticed A LOT of hate out there about this. Who wouldn't want Star Wars in their collection

Those who want some parts of the OT fixed.

[lkmg]

Originally Posted by BluLobsta

I haven't had much time to keep up, but I just noticed A LOT of hate out there about this. Who wouldn't want Star Wars in their collection

You will be surprised with the outcome. But I am still getting it though.

[magicpod]

Well i have to say that those shots at ZonaDVD look the business

...i may come round to this release yet, though i would rather wait for a great deal on each trilogy boxes rather that get the full saga set with extras that i don't ever want to watch.

...a price of 19.99 GBP for each trilogy would be right on the money for me!

[Mahatma]

Strange that there is no review up here yet...

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by koreyman

He only mentioned in a off handed comment in Time Magazine the possibility of Episodes 7,8, and 9 he also mentioned 3 trilogys in the forward of a book but he never had a solid story for them.

I remember that as a topic at work over 30 years ago. Has anyone heard of what the plot for episodes 7, 8, and 9 were going to be?

[denger76]

Does anyone know if the Original Trilogy will have extra features? Are they only included in the complete Star Wars Saga? I am not a big fan of the Phantom Menace but don't mind the AOTC and actually enjoyed ROTS.

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by denger76

Does anyone know if the Original Trilogy will have extra features? Are they only included in the complete Star Wars Saga? I am not a big fan of the Phantom Menace but don't mind the AOTC and actually enjoyed ROTS.

Only commentaries. More info about the discs can be found in the second post in the first page.

The 3 extra discs only exclusive to the complete saga.