Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[ckocher]

Originally Posted by dukerock12

pre ordered (US) in February with free two day and my status just changed to shipping soon, and my credit card was charged. cant wait!

Mine hasn't changed yet, but hopefully soon!

[s00perd00per]

Originally Posted by nmycon

and first time viewers will make the connection when they see Shaw as a force ghost?

He looks nothing like he did in the makeup in the Vader suit...

There are only three major characters whom Luke has had any contact with that wind up dead...

Yoda, Ben and Vader. You recognize Yoda, you recognize Ben... hmm... wonder who the third one is

Yes, it is an easier connection to make compared to Young Anakin. Granted there's barely a resemblance between unmasked vader and Shaw, the viewer sees an old man as Luke's father and in the end they see another old man amongst Yoda and Ben as opposed to a young man who suddenly appears out of nowhere from the OT. Either way, I think a person would have to be really stupid not to know it's Luke's father whether it's Shaw or Hayden.

[Cowboy300]

For someone who hasn't seen these, would you watch I or IV first?

[ScarredLungs]

Originally Posted by Cowboy300

For someone who hasn't seen these, would you watch I or IV first?

I would start with the OT first. Then introduce them to the prequels.

[LaserD]

Originally Posted by Cowboy300

For someone who hasn't seen these, would you watch I or IV first?

This has been answered many times by others with usually one of two options. Most of us would say watch IV, V, VI first, then the prequels. If you're still into it after that, take your pick for how you like to go through them. At this point I like to watch them from I-VI, thereby saving the best (IV, V) for among the last. If you've never seen them before, I still think it's best to see them in filming order as opposed to numerical.

[42041]

Originally Posted by Cowboy300

For someone who hasn't seen these, would you watch I or IV first?

Definitely IV... as a first time viewer I'd probably lose all desire to watch the rest after sitting through Jake Lloyd's line readings.

[Uxi]

I'm going to be watching I, II, III, IV, V, VI and recommend that for newbies. IV will probably bore you by itself.

[NexusVerbal]

Originally Posted by Cowboy300

For someone who hasn't seen these, would you watch I or IV first?

Start with IV, first. It helps preserve a couple of surprises, besides the whole "I am your Father" thing. And it gives the right impression as to what Star Wars and the Force is all about. As much as I like the prequels . . . "They're for ghetto people", to quote a friend of mine.

[Blu Myers]

Okay...I got the blessing from the wife and pulled the trigger on Amazon. $79.99 with no tax and free shipping is just too hard to pass up.

QUESTIONS:

- Is it worth it to do the Amazon Prime free trial?
- If so, will my order ship sooner?
- Is it easy to cancel Amazon Prime before the trial period and NOT be charged $79?

Thanks for the help.

[NexusVerbal]

Originally Posted by leem6453

Okay...I got the blessing from the wife and pulled the trigger on Amazon. $79.99 with no tax and free shipping is just too hard to pass up.

QUESTIONS:

- Is it worth it to do the Amazon Prime free trial?
- If so, will my order ship sooner?
- Is it easy to cancel Amazon Prime before the trial period and NOT be charged $79?

Thanks for the help.

Being a member of Amazon Prime (I'm currently on the free trial for Amazon Student), the answer to all these questions is YES. With prime shipping, you should get the movies on release date, as long as you're home to collect.

[kurtlingle]

Originally Posted by Cowboy300

For someone who hasn't seen these, would you watch I or IV first?

I would suggest seeing them 1-6.
But it certainly can be debatable to watch them 4-6, 1-3.

[pro-bassoonist]

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Star Wars: The Complete Saga Available on Blu-ray Everywhere Friday, September 16

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· Jawas with Star Wars: The Complete Saga mock boxes

· Jawas and Stormtroopers interacting with Manhattanites



WHEN: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 9AM to noon
WHERE: Photo ops throughout Midtown/ Times Square area

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[22soultaker]

Best Buy having a midnight sale or not?

[kurtlingle]

Originally Posted by leem6453

Okay...I got the blessing from the wife and pulled the trigger on Amazon. $79.99 with no tax and free shipping is just too hard to pass up.

QUESTIONS:

- Is it worth it to do the Amazon Prime free trial?
- If so, will my order ship sooner?
- Is it easy to cancel Amazon Prime before the trial period and NOT be charged $79?

Thanks for the help.

As far as canceling - just don't forget to cancel! It's pretty much just getting to the right screen and clicking cancel or stop or whatever.

You'll be happy with Prime - the free trial is great.

[Breather]

Originally Posted by nmycon

The collage is the best of the page art IMO

the OT characters are quite evenly distributed :P

[Show spoiler]

The UK set only has a fraction of the complete image, while the US set gets the full shot (i think)

I thought that the US set got the collage with the OT heroes buried in the upper right corner, and not evenly distributed as you said?

Edit-it's the one with them buried in the corner:

Originally Posted by Shallow_

Here is the US set.

[Show spoiler]

[Duffy12]

Well, it looks like the 'user reviews' are already .

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[Blu Myers]

Originally Posted by kurtlingle

As far as canceling - just don't forget to cancel! It's pretty much just getting to the right screen and clicking cancel or stop or whatever.

You'll be happy with Prime - the free trial is great.

Cool thanks. I reordered with Prime and it says my order will be here on the 16th! Awesome. I also added Halloween II to the order.

[punisher]

a couple of Best Buys in NY now say 'available now"....one is close but 7.00 toll for bridge sucks

[BPutman]

Just got my shipping notification from Amazon!

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by Guitar Joe

Someone else is this thread suggested an order that I found interesting.

Star Wars
Empire
Phantom
Clones
Sith
Jedi

After learning that Darth is Luke's father, you go back and watch his history before finishing with Jedi.

This viewing order has been making the rounds for years and I've always maintained that its absurd.

Primarily, the main purpose of this order is to maintain the surprise at the end of "Empire" yet it completely and utterly ruins a similar revelation in "Jedi".

Secondly, the films are numbered for a reason. Don't get me wrong, if Lucas didn't want you to be able to watch the 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3 he wouldn't have made them or released them in that order. I prefer the 1-6 order myself but I'm not going to argue with the order they were released.

Third, none of the movies themselves resort to flashback scenes so why should the entire saga be subjected to a 6-hour flashback? It's stylistically incompatible with the films itself. Then you have the extreme awkwardness in regards to pacing when you consider the fact that you are abandoning Luke, Leia, Han etc. in the middle of their story for that same 6-hour flashback.

Finally, this ridiculous viewing order didn't come from Lucas or even one of the various producers, screenwriters etc. that worked on the films with him. It was invented by some anonymous internet nerd. I have a big problem with things like fan edits, fan-fiction, re-sequencing albums etc. It's arrogant and insulting to the extreme. Even with his constant tinkering Lucas has given us two perfectly valid viewing orders that infinitely outweigh some guy you met in a chat room or on a message board.

But hey, if you want to watch them in some nonsensical order and then rush to the internet to act like Lucas couldn't even get the order of the movies right then be my guest.