Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Geoff D]

The reference to a "print" might just mean a dupe print of the video original, not uncommon at the time. And some people use the word "print" to mean any sort of original source material.

[rexcrk]

Originally Posted by deto

I have these! Haha just never watched because I didn't like how it looked on my tv.

I loved watching the "bonus discs" back before I got an HDTV, because they looked great on an old standard def one.

But that first time I watched them on an HDTV, it was an "ohhhhh THAT'S why people were complaining about the quality" moment :P

[Blu-21]

Originally Posted by rexcrk

I loved watching the "bonus discs" back before I got an HDTV, because they looked great on an old standard def one.

But that first time I watched them on an HDTV, it was an "ohhhhh THAT'S why people were complaining about the quality" moment :P

I hate watching movies windowboxed due to all the wasted space (even though that would preserve all the available resolution of the non-anamorphic image), but zooming it in to fill the screen is just awful on my 55" LED.

It's of course very much watchable, but its not pleasing to look at..

[Thomas Guycott]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

Can anyone with the Blu-ray set, check the quality of the special. If it's better quality than the VHS rips found online, then we know it's possible to get a better version. Also, the use of the word "print" in the first paragraph leads me to believe it was in film, not just video tape.

Originally Posted by Geoff D

The reference to a "print" might just mean a dupe print of the video original, not uncommon at the time. And some people use the word "print" to mean any sort of original source material.

The only portion of the Holiday Special produced on film is the Boba Fett animated short by Nelvana. Other than some archival bits and pieces from the original film, the special itself was shot on broadcast video.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Blu-21

I hate watching movies windowboxed due to all the wasted space (even though that would preserve all the available resolution of the non-anamorphic image), but zooming it in to fill the screen is just awful on my 55" LED.

It's of course very much watchable, but its not pleasing to look at..

Just a nitpick: there's no such thing as an LED.


There are LCDs with LED backlighting...or OLED TVs...but not LED TVs.

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by Gaius Marius

There are things I like about the SEs, things I hate about the SEs, and things I am indifferent to about the SEs.

I like the Biggs/Luke scene in ANH, the enhanced Battle of Yavin, and the opening up of Cloud City.

I hate the Jabba's Dance number, Greedo shooting first, "Noooo", Obi-Wan's frat boy yell in ANH, extra rocks in front of R2-D2, and the size changing door on Jabba's Palace.

I can give or take everything else. Ideally, if I can get an edition with the few changes I like while getting rid of the stupid crap, I would be possibly happier than receiving the UOT

Seriously, with all of the changes, Disney should just have a "Create your own Star Wars Trilogy" disc-on demand Just click boxes corresponding to what features you want.

This is why so many of us have just thrown up our hands and asked for the UOT. Having the enhanced Battle of Yavin or an opened up Clod City is cool, but I'd rather have the old stuff if it means doing things like getting rid of ANH Jabba and restoring Solo's and Fett's characters.

[Blu-21]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Just a nitpick: there's no such thing as an LED.


There are LCDs with LED backlighting...or OLED TVs...but not LED TVs.

Yeah technically that's true, but I prefer to call it my LED display because I also have a non-LED LCD display which in turn I just call my LCD display.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by Blu-21

Yeah technically that's true, but I prefer to call it my LED display because I also have a non-LED LCD display which in turn I just call my LCD display.

This is more infuriating than the PT vs. UOT debates.

[filmmusic]

Found this in another forum:



So, I guess we can kiss a 2015 announcement goodbye?

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by Blu-21

It's of course very much watchable, but its not pleasing to look at..

I zoomed in to watch the non-anamorphic True Lies DVD last night and was surprised how okay it looked. I have a really good upscaling player though.

[HeavyHitter]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Found this in another forum:



So, I guess we can kiss a 2015 announcement goodbye?

In other words, "We will continue releases with the crappy 11 year-old transfers and see how many more years we can get out it. Maybe we can get at least 15 years out of it! No one wants to spend any money restoring one of the largest franchises in history. No one at Lucasfilm really cares about quality."

[balthazar_bee]

I know what you mean. As much as I long for a meticulously restored blu-ray release of the UOT, when the chips are down, I can live with the DVDs for the time being.

But there too, my player gives good upscale.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Found this in another forum:



So, I guess we can kiss a 2015 announcement goodbye?

This shouldn't come as a shock, sad as it is.
I can only speculate, but I think Disney is just sitting back and seeing just how: Bad/Good/Very Good/Out of this World Good VII does during it's worldwide theatrical run, before they even consider the originals.

[Falaskan]

I thought it made sense to release the UOT before Episode VII...but I'm guessing they're waiting a couple more years for the 40th Ann, or maybe release it with the blu-ray of Ep VII. I figured the 4k transfers might've been for the 3D conversions, since that's what Lucasfilm was already doing before Lucas sold the company... Oh well, I just discovered The Despecialized versions, although the ROTJ transfer sucks

[VaporX94]

So how does Jedi Anakin's lightsaber end up in this new Force Awakens trailer? Luke got his hand cut off at Bespin, losing both in the process.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

I thought it made sense to release the UOT before Episode VII...but I'm guessing they're waiting a couple more years for the 40th Ann, or maybe release it with the blu-ray of Ep VII. I figured the 4k transfers might've been for the 3D conversions, since that's what Lucasfilm was already doing before Lucas sold the company... Oh well, I just discovered The Despecialized versions, although the ROTJ transfer sucks

They may have thought about some sort of OT tie-in to help sell Ep VII, but after the amazing response to the latest trailer they need no help at all. The movie will dominate the box office throughout early 2016 and then the presumed home video release in Q3/Q4 will do the same (we might even get a UHD BD), so with 2016 tied up it makes perfect sense to leave the restored OT until the 40th Anniversary in 2017. Ep VIII and the UOT will be a helluva combo.

[imsounoriginal]

But if they are going to release the UOT during 2017 for the 40th anniversary, wouldn't that constitute a "plan"? The FB post says they don't have any plans for original unaltered trilogy films' releases.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

But if they are going to release the UOT during 2017 for the 40th anniversary, wouldn't that constitute a "plan"? The FB post says they don't have any plans for original unaltered trilogy films' releases.

The post says "at this time." Since 2017 is two years away, I don't consider that "at this time."

[Geoff D]

Yup.

[Chiyo_chichi]

Originally Posted by HeavyHitter

In other words, "We will continue releases with the crappy 11 year-old transfers and see how many more years we can get out it. Maybe we can get at least 15 years out of it! No one wants to spend any money restoring one of the largest franchises in history. No one at Lucasfilm really cares about quality."

I wouldn't read too much into it.

They have to deny it because anything else would be confirmation that it's coming. And they're not going to let the cat out of the bag on some facebook comment.