Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[BluEggsandHam]

Originally Posted by aiman04

You know you're in a Star Wars thread right? Brace yourself!

I know - It's like jumping into the lion's den with a 3-piece meat suit.

But I should be OK, because everyone in this thread believes in reasonable discourse, right? ...RIGHT?!?

[koreyman]

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Or:

OWN EVERY MOMENT ...... If You're So Persuadable You Can't Tell When You're Being Screwed.

lol no I just enjoy the movies and I Don't have the same self entitlement issues some have with Star Wars . I accept that they belong to GL I just feel sorry for all the haters on this thread it must be very hard going through life being screwed all the time.

[Deromax]

Originally Posted by phansson

They left anamorphic out of the spec for Blu Ray which IMHO was a HUGE mistake.......

No such thing. Anamorphic is a mean to adapt a 4:3 media (DVD) for a 16:9 display.

BD is 16:9 as is, natively, so there is nothing to adapt. Pixels have a 1:1 relation from media to display.

They would have to make 2.35:1 TVs and projectors for this feature to be useful on BD. I don't see them to become prevalent for the forseeable future.

[Coov]

Originally Posted by BluEggsandHam

I know - It's like jumping into the lion's den with a 3-piece meat suit.

But I should be OK, because everyone in this thread believes in reasonable discourse, right? ...RIGHT?!?

I'd say it was the right choice.

[HandyDandy]

Originally Posted by koreyman

lol no I just enjoy the movies and I Don't have the same self entitlement issues some have with Star Wars . I accept that they belong to GL I just feel sorry for all the haters on this thread it must be very hard going through life being screwed all the time.

Don't forget that they also say that Lucas raped their childhood.

[Dave_6]

Wow, someone actually believes that is real?

This Star Wars shit is getting out of hand...

[Weirded Wonder]

Originally Posted by Kessel Run

Really? A thread for that?

You know, arguing, bickering, name calling... come on man, get with the times... it's the internets everyones got one mang.

[kurtlingle]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

I call crap on the notion that you can't tell the difference between Blu Ray and upconvert DVD on smaller displays at normal viewing distances.

At 9 and a half feet back on a 42", I can tell the immediate difference between Iron Man 2 on DVD and it being in HD.

I think that idea is complete bull....and yet, I hear it all the time from posters who have larger displays than the average customer.

Agreed. I have a 42" LCD and can easily see the difference between DVD and Blu (I sit at 8.5 feet - or maybe 8 ft).

In fact, when I first got my TV in 2006, I was very disappointed in how Ep 3 looked (at times) and knew I needed blu-ray before it even came out.

[cinemaphile]

no one thinks it's real, just lame.

yeah, this thread needs to be closed or just moved to the SW thread.

Mods?

[miniroll32]

Just got my Blu-ray in the post now.

I flicked through all the films (i'll write an Amazon review later) but all I can say in response to Lucasfilm's "fixing" of the Lightsabers is...

LOL

Vader's 'saber now switches from a white core with pink glow, to a pink core with white glow, to a red core with with glow, to a white core with red glow.... all "Artistic decisions", course...

I took these photos with SLR and changed the settings so they match what was on screen as accurately as possible.



Bring back memories anyone? Ho-ho....









I wanted to be the last person to whine about 'changes', but when you see it for yourself on a big screen it just looks silly.

Vaders "No..... NooOOooOoOooo..." isn't as bad as I thought, although it is very high up in the mix.

R2-D2 hiding behind the new CGI is also very smooth and doesn't really alter the scene in any way. Although as we always say, if this is the case then why add it in the first place?

Blinking Ewoks actually look excellent and far more lifelike. A good change... for a change

Some matte-lines are still present for a lot of the battle scenes, but that doesn't bother me as i'm sure they would have looked worse in the original presentation.

Picture quality.... Mehh. Very soft looking for the most part, although as i'll mention in my review, its just so inconsistent. Some scenes look spectacular, and others have very blotchy grain. Some scenes have film 'judder', some don't. Some scenes have fine grain, some have coarse. Some have more film artefacts/spec's, some are immaculate. Doesn't make sense really.

Anyone got any questions while my PS3 is still on?

[koreyman]

Originally Posted by BluEggsandHam

I've been watching this thread "with great interest" (see what I did there), and I've finally decided to go with the Original Trilogy.

$30 at ToysRUs.com with a FREE R2-D2 USB Drive? TAKE MY MONEY, LUCAS!



I'll use the money I saved NOT buying the Prequel Trilogy to buy another, BETTER fantasy saga... the Lord of the Rings: Extended Edition

There is only 1 Return and it's not Of the King It's Of The Jedi j/k to each their own

[KrugerIndustrial]

Originally Posted by miniroll32

Anyone got any questions while my PS3 is still on?

Subs?

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by koreyman

There is only 1 Return and it's not Of the King It's Of The Jedi j/k to each their own

Lord of the Rings was just 3 movies of people walking to a ****ing volcano. Even the trees ****ing walked in those movies!

[daveyf]

I'm in Montreal and the thing is that Best Buy is offering the Saga for 79,99$ CAD (= 79,99$ USD plus TAXES and more TAXES) but... the offer ends Sept 15th 2011. I don't want them mailed to me on Friday to arrive next week!! I want to go get the box on Friday at the store. Will the price go back up Friday the 16th?

Any fellow Canadians with ideas?

[svenge]

Originally Posted by miniroll32

Just got my Blu-ray in the post now... Anyone got any questions while my PS3 is still on?

Assuming that you bought the 9-disc set, how do the old-school documentaries (The Making of Star Wars, SPFX, and Classic Creatures) on Disc 9 look?

[phansson]

Originally Posted by Deromax

They would have to make 2.35:1 TVs and projectors for this feature to be useful on BD. I don't see them to become prevalent for the forseeable future.

I have a 2.35 setup.

[Mavrick]

Just put in Episode I. Never been so excited to watch TPM Regardless of all the negetivity, I'm gunna enjoy the sh!t out of this set!!!!

[HandyDandy]

Originally Posted by miniroll32

Just got my Blu-ray in the post now.

I flicked through all the films (i'll write an Amazon review later) but all I can say in response to Lucasfilm's "fixing" of the Lightsabers is...

LOL

Vader's 'saber now switches from a white core with pink glow, to a pink core with white glow, to a red core with with glow, to a white core with red glow.... all "Artistic decisions", course...

I took these photos with SLR and changed the settings so they match what was on screen as accurately as possible.


Bring back memories anyone?









I wanted to be the last person to whine about 'changes', but when you see it for yourself on a big screen it just looks silly.

Vaders "No..... NooOOooOoOooo..." isn't as bad as I thought, although it is very high up in the mix.

R2-D2 hiding behind the new CGI is also very smooth and doesn't really alter the scene in any way. Although as we always say, if this is the case then why add it in the first place?

Blinking Ewoks actually look excellent and far more lifelike. A good change... for a change

Some matte-lines are still present for a lot of the battle scenes, but that doesn't bother me as i'm sure they would have looked worse in the original presentation.

Picture quality.... Mehh. Very soft looking for the most part, although as i'll mention in my review, its just so inconsistent. Some scenes look spectacular, and others have very blotchy grain. Some scenes have film 'judder', some don't. Some scenes have fine grain, some have coarse. Some have more film artefacts/spec's, some are immaculate. Doesn't make sense really.

Anyone got any questions while my PS3 is still on?

Credentials please.

[Show spoiler]just foolin.

The lightsabers look better than what they have been....

[koreyman]

Originally Posted by El_Jay

It must be hard not having enough self-control to resist buying everything they market to you.

And expensive.

nah I use the money I saved on therapy because George Lucas didn't rape my childhood but hey Im thrifty like

[marlon dingle]

Originally Posted by miniroll32

Just got my Blu-ray in the post now.

I flicked through all the films (i'll write an Amazon review later) but all I can say in response to Lucasfilm's "fixing" of the Lightsabers is...

LOL

Vader's 'saber now switches from a white core with pink glow, to a pink core with white glow, to a red core with with glow, to a white core with red glow.... all "Artistic decisions", course...

I took these photos with SLR and changed the settings so they match what was on screen as accurately as possible.



Bring back memories anyone? Ho-ho....









I wanted to be the last person to whine about 'changes', but when you see it for yourself on a big screen it just looks silly.

Vaders "No..... NooOOooOoOooo..." isn't as bad as I thought, although it is very high up in the mix.

R2-D2 hiding behind the new CGI is also very smooth and doesn't really alter the scene in any way. Although as we always say, if this is the case then why add it in the first place?

Blinking Ewoks actually look excellent and far more lifelike. A good change... for a change

Some matte-lines are still present for a lot of the battle scenes, but that doesn't bother me as i'm sure they would have looked worse in the original presentation.

Picture quality.... Mehh. Very soft looking for the most part, although as i'll mention in my review, its just so inconsistent. Some scenes look spectacular, and others have very blotchy grain. Some scenes have film 'judder', some don't. Some scenes have fine grain, some have coarse. Some have more film artefacts/spec's, some are immaculate. Doesn't make sense really.

Anyone got any questions while my PS3 is still on?

Yeesh! Maybe give your screen a wipe before you start making comments on the picture quality.