Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Doctor Jack]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

The physical media market is all but dead...

Yeah, it isn’t. Will be around for a long time.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by hanshotfirst1138

Much as I'd like to believe that there's money in such a release, I have to wonder. The physical media market is all but dead, and the number of fans who'd pay for the OUT is probably pretty small. 99% of people probably really don't care.

I wouldn't say the physical market is all but dead but yeah, it's definitely declining and the people interested in a BD release of the UOT are a fraction of a fraction of that declining market.

A UOT release would probably generate decent revenues but the people who think it would be a license to print money are thinking with their hearts and not their heads.

Originally Posted by Class316

It's Star Wars. If no money in such a Star Wars release then in what?

Stuff that doesn't require extensive restoration and remastering and that people would buy in large numbers. Like say the latest Star Wars movie or the next Avengers movie or the next Avatar.

There's still money to made from blu-ray and Disney almost certainly wouldn't lose money on a UOT release but they wouldn't get rich off one either.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

God IS George Lucas, that's the problem

Hail Satan! - YouTube

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by octagon

I wouldn't say the physical market is all but dead but yeah, it's definitely declining and the people interested in a BD release of the UOT are a fraction of a fraction of that declining market.



A UOT release would probably generate decent revenues but the people who think it would be a license to print money are thinking with their hearts and not their heads.







Stuff that doesn't require extensive restoration and remastering and that people would buy in large numbers. Like say the latest Star Wars movie or the next Avengers movie or the next Avatar.



There's still money to made from blu-ray and Disney almost certainly wouldn't lose money on a UOT release but they wouldn't get rich off one either.

Put it in a giant boxed set so that the only way to get it is in the set. That’s fine. If the restoration is done and done CORRECTLY, there’s virtually no price within reason that I wouldn’t pay for the OUT.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by Roonan

What a screwed up assumption to make. No, he doesn't care about what you think, nor me or anyone else. Nor should he. He changed because he felt the changes were necessary to better represent whatever he views the shot/scene/film should and can be. That's it.

I think it's about 50% spite and 50% delusional belief that he can improve on his work from 30 years ago.

On a side note, it's a damn shame that a non-anamorphic DVD based off of a circa-1993 Laserdisc transfer is the best available copy of the OT that hasn't been tainted by Lucas' precipitous late-career creative decline and incomprehensible stubbornness. If there was a tribunal for crimes against cinema, he'd be in a dock in The Hague by now.

[bobbyh64]

It’s weird thinking of Lucas being a ruthless tyrant who surrounds himself by yes men. In interviews he comes across as passive and sensitive.

[Bobbyjoe766]

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

It’s weird thinking of Lucas being a ruthless tyrant who surrounds himself by yes men. In interviews he comes across as passive and sensitive.

Too bad he's not sensitive to the needs of OUT fans.

[rickah88]

I have to LOL a little bit, when I see hardcore SW fan message board person talk about Lucas being delusional.
If ever there were a pot/kettle situation, this would be it.
Slays me every time, for years!

[cochon]

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

It’s weird thinking of Lucas being a ruthless tyrant who surrounds himself by yes men. In interviews he comes across as passive and sensitive.

Yeah, I can see him surrounded by "no" men. Since when Interviews are meant to be representative of a true person's character? Have you heard of PR, acting? Looking grumpy and unfriendly is not something most people under the spotlight would like to display.

There are so many famous people I used to think they were Ok guys due to the interviews and over the years they fell down a hole and in the news for all the wrong reasons

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by Jar Jar Stinks

Is it true Ep II was shot on low quality digital?

It was shot on very early digital cameras that produced an image that Lucas deemed "too sharp" so it was softened in post-production.

That's why it looks the way it does.

[Roonan]

Originally Posted by svenge

I think it's about 50% spite and 50% delusional belief that he can improve on his work from 30 years ago.

No, it's 100% the desire to improve his movies however he sees fit no matter what other people think. He's doing it for himself, as he should.

This idea that he's revising his work out of spite to hurt/upset you (or anyone) in particular is ridiculous. Then again, so is trashing and cursing a guy for doing what he wants with what's his.

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

I think he has a mixture of stubbornly doing what he wants while also trying to please fans.

Which fans? Those that like the changes? Those that don't like them? Those that are indifferent to them?

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

When he realized how much people were annoyed by Jar Jar, he reduced that character to one line in the remaining two prequels.

No, his role was not reduced. He simply didn't have a role to play in the story moving forward. Yet, despite all that, he still managed to get a role that didn't need to be played by that character in particular. He expanded Jar Jar's role despite the hate by some people. Not the opposite.

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

He also shortened the length of time between Greedo's and Han's shots with each release.

Yes, now the dodging effect is more subtle. The scene remains the same.

[koberulz]

I can see the argument for using CG where they couldn't previously, and things of that nature, but if Greedo was supposed to shoot first why was it ever filmed differently?

[bobbyh64]

If people could walk into a store and choose between the unaltered OT and the special editions, which one would sell better?

[The Fallen Deity]

This is my fantasy blu-ray box set of the first six films.

Disc 1: The Phantom Menace (theatrical, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 2: Attack Of The Clones (35mm, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 3: Revenge Of The Sith (theatrical, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 4: A New Hope (theatrical cut with original mono, stereo & six track mixes plus the 1985 & 1993 stereo remixes)

Disc 5: A New Hope (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 6: The Empire Strikes Back (theatrical cut with the original stereo & six track mixes plus the 1993 stereo remix)

Disc 7: The Empire Strikes Back (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 8: Return Of The Jedi (theatrical cut with the original stereo & six track mixes plus the 1993 stereo remix)

Disc 9: Return Of The Jedi (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 10: Prequel Trilogy extras including the IMAX cut of Attack Of The Clones

Disc 11: Original Trilogy extras including the Holiday Special and the Ewok films as easter eggs.

This kind of set will probably never happen but one can dream.

[bobbyh64]

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

This is my fantasy blu-ray box set of the first six films.

Disc 1: The Phantom Menace (theatrical, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 2: Attack Of The Clones (35mm, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 3: Revenge Of The Sith (theatrical, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 4: A New Hope (theatrical cut with original mono, stereo & six track mixes plus the 1985 & 1993 stereo remixes)

Disc 5: A New Hope (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 6: The Empire Strikes Back (theatrical cut with the original stereo & six track mixes plus the 1993 stereo remix)

Disc 7: The Empire Strikes Back (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 8: Return Of The Jedi (theatrical cut with the original stereo & six track mixes plus the 1993 stereo remix)

Disc 9: Return Of The Jedi (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 10: Prequel Trilogy extras including the IMAX cut of Attack Of The Clones

Disc 11: Original Trilogy extras including the Holiday Special and the Ewok films as easter eggs.

This kind of set will probably never happen but one can dream.

What’s the 35mm version of Attack of the Clones?

[oldgame]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

This is my fantasy blu-ray box set of the first six films.

Disc 1: The Phantom Menace (theatrical, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 2: Attack Of The Clones (35mm, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 3: Revenge Of The Sith (theatrical, DVD & Blu-Ray cuts)

Disc 4: A New Hope (theatrical cut with original mono, stereo & six track mixes plus the 1985 & 1993 stereo remixes)

Disc 5: A New Hope (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 6: The Empire Strikes Back (theatrical cut with the original stereo & six track mixes plus the 1993 stereo remix)

Disc 7: The Empire Strikes Back (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 8: Return Of The Jedi (theatrical cut with the original stereo & six track mixes plus the 1993 stereo remix)

Disc 9: Return Of The Jedi (1997, 2004 & 2011 special editions)

Disc 10: Prequel Trilogy extras including the IMAX cut of Attack Of The Clones

Disc 11: Original Trilogy extras including the Holiday Special and the Ewok films as easter eggs.

This kind of set will probably never happen but one can dream.

Sounds perfect.

[Worship.my.wreck]

I'm sure this has been asked here before, but I'm not going to go through all these pages.

For someone who's never seen a Star Wars film, what would be the best order to show them all in? Just curious.

[Bobbyjoe766]

No deleted scenes?

[bobbyh64]

Originally Posted by Worship.my.wreck

I'm sure this has been asked here before, but I'm not going to go through all these pages.

For someone who's never seen a Star Wars film, what would be the best order to show them all in? Just curious.

The original versions of 4, 5, and 6, and then 1, 2, and 3.

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

What’s the 35mm version of Attack of the Clones?

A slightly shorter version with a couple of visual and audio differences compared to the the digital cinema version (DVD cut).

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/a...part-four.html

Originally Posted by Bobbyjoe766

No deleted scenes?

Part of the original trilogy extras.