Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

They made him wealthier than he could ever dream of...but those cuts never sat right with him. Never have.

Well he's an idiot. Especially with his tinkering of THX1138 - completely unnecessary and detracts from what was a great film.

Also the same with Spielberg re-editing ET to turn the bad guys guns into lollypops.

Same as Huck Finn being rewritten to be more politically correct.

A movie (and novel) exists as a snapshot in time - for F sakes, leave it that way, flaws and all!

[kcping1]

Originally Posted by menaceuk

are these versions the remastered ones or the original versions

This has been asked on almost every page of the thread. Nobody knows yet, but it is doubtful.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I agree with the first part...... but I'm not a fan of the prequel (but will buy the "saga" )

I imagine you'll see alot of Prequel movies for sale on eBay when this comes out

[Jumpman]

Ewan McGregor was a fan. Not because of his Uncle but because of the films. He went to the movie just to see his Uncle but got a whole new experience after it was over.

I had never heard the story that Portman was pushed to do Star Wars by her agent. She was already an up and coming critically acclaimed young starlet with Leon, Everyone Says I Love You, Beautiful Girls and her small role in Michael Mann's Heat.

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by jennings

Will the Star Wars Holiday Special be included?

Please! Please! Please!

[Beast]

Originally Posted by jchockey16

I don't believe McGregor was a fan either.

Indeed he was. Especially since his Uncle was in the OT. Remember Wedge Antilles?

Also:

"Blue screen work is very, very difficult. What was fun about Big Fish was, that we did all these tricks, but did them there on the day, rather than rely on green screen. You can't do that with a Star Wars because you're in outer space and you can't shoot that without using computers," he says laughingly.

Yet as hard as it might be shooting a Star Wars, McGregor says there is still much he has taken from that experience. "It is the wonder in the children's eyes that I felt when I felt as a kid watching the original films when they come up to you ask you what it was like to cut Darth Maul in half or turning your light sabre on. It reminds me of how I felt when I was six years old so to be a part of that is a real treat." And McGregor has no regrets.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by gamma626

It's not like the actors of a New Hope took it because they thought they were making art.

Hell, Carrier Fisher was so high all the time when making ANH that she probably doesn't even remember it.

The only actor I have ever heard really disgruntled over Star Wars was Alec Guiness. Who made children cry he was so bitter.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

Not sure if this was posted yet, but here's the video of Star Wars being announced at CES:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q05Cu...eature=related

It's incredibly hokey...

Has to be the most cringe worthy presentation EVER!

[Blu-Benny]

Originally Posted by jchockey16

I don't believe McGregor was a fan either.

in one of the extras on the Ep. 1 dvd there was a shot of McGregor doing some work on the movie and after the take his comment was:

"they asked if i wanted to do a star wars film......to f'ing right!!"

it's been quite a while since i saw that but it's in there somewhere.

[Stationary Explorer]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Dale,


It's always been, despite what the man says, about not wanting to do it at all because they don't represent what he was going for back in '77, '80, and '83.

They made him wealthier than he could ever dream of...but those cuts never sat right with him. Never have.

This is his way of slaying that demon. And he's going to do it his way, no matter what the fans think of the entire situation.

I wouldn't care if he released a revised version of the films every other month, so long as I am given the ability to still view the original trilogy without these terrible alterations in a current form of technology.... anamorphically. Yeah, he's an artist and has a right to continue to refine his vision, but I really don't want CGI Jabba in ANH and the "Fraggle Rock" music number in "Return of the Jedi". I can't even put these films into the DVD player, because I know I'm going to have to shut my eyes and ears off at certain parts to prevent from vomiting all over myself in disgust. That's no way to watch a movie. Who needs the hassle? So I end up reaching for "Fletch" instead.

If only those Star Wars DVDs were anamorphic, I'd keep my mouth shut and never say another bad thing about Lucas. But he chose to slap us in the face and laugh at us instead. Industrial Lights and Magic can create entire worlds of fantasy but can't figure out how to make a DVD anamorphic? Give me a break.

Therefore, I continue to kick dirt on him every chance I get. He's more money than man now...twisted and evil.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Imrahil2001

Yeah, there was some story ages ago about him and Neeson doing the "vwoom" noises with their lightsabers when practicing because they loved it so much.

Yep. That's on the Phantom Menace DVD also. It was during filming they were making the sound effects.

Lucas after a cut jokingly reminded them that they put the sound effects in later.

[beanham22]

Originally Posted by Beast

Hell, Carrier Fisher was so high all the time when making ANH that she probably doesn't even remember it.

The only actor I have ever heard really disgruntled over Star Wars was Alec Guiness. Who made children cry he was so bitter.

Yeah I read that too, he even told people not too watch it becasue it was so bad. Now my question is Why the hell did he come back for V and VI then? I wonder what his deal was, he has certainly been in worse roles.

in one of the extras on the Ep. 1 dvd there was a shot of McGregor doing some work on the movie and after the take his comment was:

"they asked if i wanted to do a star wars film......to f'ing right!!"

it's been quite a while since i saw that but it's in there somewhere.

Yeah that is on one of the "making of's" on the DVD I thought that was funny.

Yeah, there was some story ages ago about him and Neeson doing the "vwoom" noises with their lightsabers when practicing because they loved it so much.

Yeah. what I read I tihnk was that they didn't catch it until Post-Production and he (McGregor) actually did it during some of the fights in the movie and they had to mute it.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by beanham22

Yeah I read that too, he even told people not too watch it becasue it was so bad. Now my question is Why the hell did he come back for V and VI then? I wonder what his deal was, he has certainly been in worse roles.

He really seemed to only get incredibly bitter way afterwards.

When people were only wanting to talk about his role as Obi-Wan, and not any of his other roles.

Yeah, he thought during filming that the whole movie was a bit corny. But so did most of the cast.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Found this post on hometheaterforum.com about the blu-ray trailer...(http://www.hometheaterforum.com/foru...aga-blu-ray/30)

Originally Posted by Douglas Monce View Post

I seriously doubt that this trailer comes from the source files for the blu-ray, which at this point are likely still being worked on.


Adam Gregorich posted:

I can verify that this is true. Encodes and authoring has not started yet.

This scene has nothing to do with an encode or authoring. That may be the case but neither process will FIX this error.

[popeflick]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Please! Please! Please!

Originally Posted by jennings

Will the Star Wars Holiday Special be included?

I want Hardware Wars!

[Beast]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Who is Adam Gregorich and why should we believe him?

He's the/one of the Owners of Home Theater Forum.

[beanham22]

Originally Posted by Beast

He really seemed to only get incredibly bitter way afterwards.

When people were only wanting to talk about his role as Obi-Wan, and not any of his other roles.

Yeah, he thought during filming that the whole movie was a bit corny. But so did most of the cast.

Makes Sense, kind of like Connery and Brosnan not wanting to only talk about Bond, Ford with Han and Indy etc etc.. but still they are not bitter about it. I guess it was just the old age.

[Nick At Now]

any guesses what the packaging will be like?

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by popeflick

I want Hardware Wars!

Throw in that fat kid from Montreal practicing with the Lightsaber as well!

[Beast]

Originally Posted by beanham22

Makes Sense, kind of like Connery and Brosnan not wanting to only talk about Bond, Ford with Han and Indy etc etc.. but still they are not bitter about it. I guess it was just the old age.

When you make children cry because they love you as Obi-Wan, it goes beyond being bitter. It's being an ass.

Especially since kids arn't likely to have seen many of his other films. Bridge on the River Kwai? Unlikely.