Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by beanham22

What happened to Indy? Are you referencing that there was talk of releasing the in Q4 2010 (which had an iffy source I think) or something else?

Not saying this was official, but here's the news article:

Indiana Jones Trilogy Coming This Year to Blu-ray

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by aiman04

Not saying this was official, but here's the news article:

Indiana Jones Trilogy Coming This Year to Blu-ray

Being as that particular "story" is from January of 2009, I'd say yea, it's not official. That said, I'm thinking (lol, Hoping, Praying... ) that "maybe" we'll get the Holy Trinity of Releases THIS YEAR...?!

STAR WARS - Complete Saga - Announced! - Sept. 2011
JURASSIC PARK Trilogy - Announced! - 2011 (No Specific month yet)
INDIANA JONES Original Trilogy - Late 2011


"...you may say that I'm dreamer, but I'm not the only one..."

[FlipperWasIrish]

Originally Posted by nathan_393

You're comparing different companies with different models of releases though.

The Star Wars OT was available on DVD for at least a year before individual releases showed up - I can guarantee Fox will milk the full sets as long as they can.

I agree with this, perhaps after the 3D version sets are released we will single movie releases.

But, Hell no, I am not waiting for this, I care more about seeing the movies then how the packaging looks in my collection.

[Mobe1969]

I am hoping Lucas WILL have mucked with phantom menace - replacing that cross eyed animatronic Yoda monstrosity with a cg version... And if he wants to tone down jar jar so much the better...

[Anglik]

Originally Posted by aggienader08

Lol. It's not just Lucas that would be "milking this". Yeesh! and what does "milking" even mean in this occasion?

Milking it doesn't just refer to financial benefits but can also be addressed to anticipation on any subject for a long time..for future greater financial gain.

Most releases are officially announced with full specs (I say most)..Lucas however is likely to release tidbits of information over a long period of time..instead of just telling us what will be included. You can agree/disagree on his re-visiting strategy but you can't deny the fact that the guys very good when it comes to marketing...

The more often we get to read about star wars, the higher our expectations (hype over time = better profits in future - see IJ IV) the more likely we are to buy other merchandise relating to star wars so we can get through the upcoming months (it's all down to psychology).

Look at the LOTR Trilogy..last year we got the TC cuts. But we still got some info regarding the extended editions. Now we hear that the EE may be released this year. So for 2010/2011 LOTR has been on a lot of peoples radars. 2012 + 2013 - Hobbit.. 2013/2014 - EE of Hobbit (look at their current edition release politics). 2014/2015 - Ultimate edition of all movies. 2010 - 2015 - 5 years of income from a franchise..if you need to make a 5 year budget at WB/MGM then this is very helpful.

And the same goes for star wars..this version is the beginning. A lot of regular small announcements..then Blu-ray release..3D and I wouldn't be to surprised if he didn't announce a new trilogy in 5 years time..

In short he's milking it...well at least that's the way I see it...

[Beast]

Originally Posted by beanham22

What happened to Indy? Are you referencing that there was talk of releasing the in Q4 2010 (which had an iffy source I think) or something else?

The Indy trilogy was planned for release alongside Crystal Skull according to Lucasfilm.

However Lucas & Spielburg felt that the films needed to be remastered once again for Blu-Ray.

Either Jeff Kleist or Bill Hunt confirmed this info at the time right here on Blu-Ray.Com.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by brandonsmith

Personally I don't care for box sets. I'll probably wait for individual sales so my collection looks more complete. I am sure they will have specific releases for each film in the series eventually.

To each his own, but I just don't care at all how my collection "looks" on a shelf or in a drawer. I just want the movies on BD.

[bboisvert]

Originally Posted by octagon

Then again, they couldn't even tell Padme was carrying twins.

Or cure a "fatal" broken heart.

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

It makes perfect sense: that's how he looked when he died. He wasn't a young man when he died.

If he gets to choose to be a young man, then GL should've also replaced Guinness with McGregor, and Yoda with Yaddle.

But he looked pale, bald, scarred and with robotic limbs when he died.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by aiman04

But he looked pale, bald, scarred and with robotic limbs when he died.

You're right, that's why I deleted the post you quoted lol.

[tilapiah6]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

To each his own, but I just don't care at all how my collection "looks" on a shelf or in a drawer. I just want the movies on BD.

I'm with you, brother. It is nice to have a uniform, neat collection, but it's also sort of pointless. If I get a box set, I usually 'display' it on top of my bookshelf; especially if it's something as monumental as Star Wars.

But yeah, I'll never hold off because of the way a Blu-ray/set is released. I even got my wife the atrociously HUGE Notebook giftset because it was the only version available.

[KS76]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I have heard many complaints on the audio since they contain are lossy DD 5.1 tracks.

From this site's review of The Clone Wars season 1 blu ray:
"Ah well. Principles aside, no one should avoid The Clone Wars simply because it has a lossy track. It still boasts twice the bitrate of the standard DVD mix, outmaneuvers several other non-theatrical animated releases, and gets the job done. Could it sound better? Sure. Could it sound worse? Without a doubt. "
Bottom line, it delivers all of the classic star wars sound effects from the movies very well and I think they sound great!

[JayX]

Think I'm going to pass. Didn't like the DVD editions from the moment I put them on, and Lucas is more and more moving away from the films I enjoyed.

For Xmas someone should have sent him the Blade Runner 5 Disc pack so he can see how a scifi classic should be brought to high definition. I'm sure as usual he'll have surrounded himself by people who only know how to say 'Yes' and then ignore the critical reception. (Maybe someone at the authoring plant could sneak the Red Letter Media reviews of the PT on the disc set as an easter egg )

[JTStarkiller]

Originally Posted by tilapiah6

I'm with you, brother. It is nice to have a uniform, neat collection, but it's also sort of pointless. If I get a box set, I usually 'display' it on top of my bookshelf; especially if it's something as monumental as Star Wars.

But yeah, I'll never hold off because of the way a Blu-ray/set is released. I even got my wife the atrociously HUGE Notebook giftset because it was the only version available.

I agree with the two of you. It's kind of shocking to see the amount of people on here who pass on releases because the boxes don't aesthetically match their other titles. Sounds odd to me, but to each his own. Someone else mentioned in another thread that they were passing on an upcoming title (I wanna say it was Eternal Sunshine) if it didn't come with a slipcover.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

I agree with the two of you. It's kind of shocking to see the amount of people on here who pass on releases because the boxes don't aesthetically match their other titles. Sounds odd to me, but to each his own. Someone else mentioned in another thread that they were passing on an upcoming title (I wanna say it was Eternal Sunshine) if it didn't come with a slipcover.

I definitely have my personality quirks, but I'm thrilled that's not one of my hangups.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by KS76

From this site's review of The Clone Wars season 1 blu ray:
"Ah well. Principles aside, no one should avoid The Clone Wars simply because it has a lossy track. It still boasts twice the bitrate of the standard DVD mix, outmaneuvers several other non-theatrical animated releases, and gets the job done. Could it sound better? Sure. Could it sound worse? Without a doubt. "
Bottom line, it delivers all of the classic star wars sound effects from the movies very well and I think they sound great!

I never said to avoid buying it. If you like it then buy it. I honestly don't care for the show mainly because it is geared towards children.

[Deadset]

Originally Posted by JTStarkiller

Someone else mentioned in another thread that they were passing on an upcoming title (I wanna say it was Eternal Sunshine) if it didn't come with a slipcover.

Those are the people you need to avoid.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

I never said to avoid buying it. If you like it then buy it. I honestly don't care for the show mainly because it is geared towards children.

Man I definitely don't think its geared toward children. I'm not into cartoons, but this series is good and provides a lot of content to the otherwise empty AOTC-ROTS gap.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Alan A

Has any one told george that this could all be in the movies with seamless braching?

You know...this has been something that I have been wondering about for a very long time. Maybe someone did explain it to him but he still just cannot grasp how it works.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

Man I definitely don't think its geared toward children. I'm not into cartoons, but this series is good and provides a lot of content to the otherwise empty AOTC-ROTS gap.

I have seen the Clone Wars movie and several episodes of the TV show and it is definitely geared towards the 10-16 male audience. I actually barely made it through the Clone Wars movie because of the extra friendly dialogue used for children.