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nycomet · 02-01-2010, 11:52 PM

I believe that I read somewhere (on his forum?) that Lucas was digitally converting Star Wars into 3-D. If this is true, we may have a long wait for Star Wars (non-3-D or both) to be released on blu-ray.

Lucas will milk Yoda's nipples for every dime he can get out of them.

ChadFL · 02-02-2010, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycomet

I believe that I read somewhere (on his forum?) that Lucas was digitally converting Star Wars into 3-D. If this is true, we may have a long wait for Star Wars (non-3-D or both) to be released on blu-ray.

Lucas will milk Yoda's nipples for every dime he can get out of them.

True, I'm just waiting for Lucas's recut number 26 of the original Star Wars films... Some people just can't be happy with having perfection.

nametag · 02-02-2010, 02:34 AM

Yeah I heard this as well - ugh, another set of classic films given the pointless 3D treatment/marketing, and another case George Lucas whoring out Star Wars. I wonder if the BD, when it eventually is released, is some sort of Special Edition version 284728329 and there'll be any footage from the original film left in it.

Blu-Ron · 02-07-2010, 01:55 PM

By Brent Lang
The Wrap.com

George Lucas just can't stop fiddling around with his galaxy far, far away.

If the inveterate tinkerer has his way Han, Luke, Leia and Chewie may be headed for yet another makeover. This time the rebel insurgents and the evil empire may be getting the 3-D treatment...and we have "Avatar" to thank.

At an HBO after party following Sunday's Golden Globe awards, the director told Access Hollywood that James Cameron's monster hit has convinced him that the technology has evolved to the point where he was willing to reconfigure the outer space series so it could be viewed in three dimensions.

"We've been looking for years and years and years of trying to take 'Star Wars' and put it in 3-D," Lucas said. "We've been struggling with it, but I think this will be a new impetus to make that happen."

"Haven't been a big fan of 3-D, but that movie definitely improves in (the field of) 3-D," Lucas added.

Before he heads back into space, however, Lucas will film "Red Tails," which tells the story of the Tuskegee airmen, according to Access Hollywood.
This isn't the first time Lucas has re-visited the original trilogy. In 1997, the director spent over $10 million up revising the movies he shot in the 1970s and 80s and inserting scenes and characters that exploited CGI technology. Though the subsequent theatrical re-releases were box office successes, many of the director's changes were bemoaned by fans who believed that they weakened the arc of central characters such as Han Solo by scrubbing away their harder edges. Lucas festooned the movie with new digital alien creations, inserted a scene with Jabba the Hut in the first film, and changed a cantina shoot out to have the alien Greedo fire the first shot at Solo instead of the other way around.

As for the director's other attempt to revisit the Star Wars galaxy some 20 years later, well, that can be summed up in three words - "The Phantom Menace."

See...this is where I usually come in and say..."stop messing with the Star Wars movies." But I don't care anymore. GL has tweeked/raped these films so many times that I lost count. These films have lost their appeal...at least to me.

Ray_Rogers · 02-07-2010, 10:51 PM

I've honestly lost all interest for Star *****s.
NOW other LucasFilm Ltd. titles I'd LOVE owning on Blu-ray disc are:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
LABYRINTH (It's released but I haven't bought it yet.)
TUCKER: The Man and His Dream
WILLOW

Just about every LucasFilm Ltd. production which ISN'T Star *****s of which I've seen and enjoyed I'd buy.
No thanks.

JBL4645 · 02-09-2010, 07:13 PM

We all know what the format is capable of!

I say original 70mm six-track Dolby stereo *(Dolby format 42) be released on Bluay.

I say make new audio commentary track because the 2004 one is for that thing called Star Wars special edition!

I say the new audio commentary track should have Ben Burtt and any of the original re-recoding mixes from 1977 1980 and 1983 discussing the Dolby film sound mix.

I say the new audio commentary track director producer with cast and other technical crew.

I say the new audio commentary track with isolated six-track Dolby stereo score with John Williams.

I say keep some of the old extras for the 2004 edition to some degree and make a brand new one that is on separate Bluray disc to full expand and exploit the extras silly!

Trailers plus anything that has cropped up youtube be used. I SAY!

I say Lucas should do that for all the original Star Wars films and the FANS after he has pleased us ALL, then he can do what ever he likes for special edition Star Wars series.

KubrickFan · 02-10-2010, 07:29 AM

Are you turning into Yoda, or something? And why would you want the 70mm version, which was a blow-up from the original 35mm?

bogo5 · 02-12-2010, 06:35 PM

Do you think they will re render the cg scenes in the sequels for the release? They might go adding more detail & stuff? Some scenes in ep 1 & 2 look a tad fake now.

What is the point of posting that nerd dribble from The Wrap.com or whatever it was?? keep that garbage to your self

ercoSNOW · 02-17-2010, 05:13 AM

Heard George Lucas ain't doin shit about it right now..apparently he doesn't give a f**k about what the fans want on blu..He'll change his mind eventually soon..hopefully really soon!!

ercoSNOW · 02-17-2010, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

titles I'd LOVE owning on Blu-ray disc are:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
LABYRINTH (It's released but I haven't bought it yet.)
TUCKER: The Man and His Dream
WILLOW

Would love to see these blus out...

Ray_Rogers · 02-17-2010, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ercoSNOW

Would love to see these blus out...

Isn't Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters also a LucasFilm Ltd. production? I haven't even seen the movie yet...

Maybe for WILLOW there'll be even more extras compared to the Special Edition DVD? Special Edition? The extra features didn't even take up the entire DVD space! The PQ and AQ is great on the DVD of course. I'd love to see it again in cinemas.

Star Wars? Not so much.

Moviefan2k4 · 03-12-2010, 03:06 AM

OK, this is what I want to see in a "Star Wars Saga" Blu-Ray boxset...ready, everyone?

(takes a deep, deep, deeeeeeeeeeep breath..........)

1) Impeccable Transfers, in 1080p, with the Maximum Lossless Sound Capability on the Format.

Ideally, I would expect no less from Lucas, especially since the transfers for the 2004 DVDs were awesome, to say the least. But to give the films their proper due on Blu-Ray, all six of them need to be given the best hi-def overhaul imaginable, even better than the Lowry restoration (if that's even possible). Also, sound needs to rock surround-sound speakers like crazy, with every intrument, sound effect, and line of dialogue in full force (every pun intended).

2) Fix the Remaining Special FX...and Get it Right This Time!!! i don't really care whether Han shhots first, but either way please make it look more believable. the 2004 version of that scene was better than the 1997 one, but it still looked "off", in more ways than one. Also, put a full-on digital Yoda in "The Phantom Menace", and fix those blasted lightsaber shots in the classic trilogy! "A New Hope" and "Jedi" suffer the most in this regard, with "shaded sabers" that look blurry and ill-fashioned. "Empire" has a bit of this in it, too, but not near as much as the others. Luke's training session on the Falcon has him go through three different colors in his blade; I'm surprised Lucas didn't catch that.

Also, one of Anakin's lines in "Sith" doesn't match his lips, when Padme confronts him on Mustafar. His dialogue says, "I am becoming more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of, and I'm doing it for you, to protect you."...but his lips say, "I have become more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of, and I've done it for you, to protect you." Also, a personal preference would be for Lucas to change that scene where Obi-Wan says, "Only a Sith deals in absolutes", because it doesn't fit Kenobi's character, and it makes the Jedi (not to mention the fans) look like hypocrites.

3) Extras Galore, For Every Chapter of the Saga...Cast commentaries, new documentaries, importing all the previous stuff too...the whole works. With the Blu-Ray format offering such a huge amount of space for extras, Lucas & Co. need to pony up the time and cash to create the ultimate "Star Wars" Blu-Ray boxset. I'm talking 3 discs per film, 1 for the feature, the others for a ton of extras.

lDlisturb3d · 03-13-2010, 02:11 PM

i can tell you one thing, when it comes out its gonna be mayhem lol.

Jmills · 03-14-2010, 07:16 AM

I'd like to see Lucas have han shoot first and make some enhancements for the better in the original trilogy. Take out that horrrrrible scene in jaba's palace where it becomes a sing-a-long concert... So childish. As for the prequels I'd love to see him make a digital Yoda in episode 1 as well as cutting some scenes of Jar Jar and throw in more scenes of Maul.

phatrat1982 · 03-14-2010, 09:45 AM

As long as Howard the Duck does not get released on Blu Ray before Star Wars I think I'll be ok.

indiephantom · 05-07-2010, 11:58 AM

Lucas has HD masters of the trilogy, but he will not be putting them on BD. He's waiting for the next step in technology, most likely a downloadable format. This has been discussed much on the net...but I'm sure you knew that already. We'll just have to wait and see if BD is adopted more strongly in the next few years and perhaps he'll change his mind.

KubrickFan · 05-07-2010, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indiephantom

Lucas has HD masters of the trilogy, but he will not be putting them on BD. He's waiting for the next step in technology, most likely a downloadable format. This has been discussed much on the net...but I'm sure you knew that already. We'll just have to wait and see if BD is adopted more strongly in the next few years and perhaps he'll change his mind.

I doubt that. He said he didn't want them to be released on DVD because he waited for the next HD format, and that that would be the Ultra-Mega-Whatever box set.
Plus, Steve Sansweet (who works at Lucasfilm) already said that they are working on the BD boxset.

Silo5 · 05-07-2010, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indiephantom

Lucas has HD masters of the trilogy, but he will not be putting them on BD. He's waiting for the next step in technology, most likely a downloadable format. This has been discussed much on the net...but I'm sure you knew that already. We'll just have to wait and see if BD is adopted more strongly in the next few years and perhaps he'll change his mind.

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4461

02-07-2010, 01:55 PM	#24
Blu-Ron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:2	By Brent Lang The Wrap.com George Lucas just can't stop fiddling around with his galaxy far, far away. If the inveterate tinkerer has his way Han, Luke, Leia and Chewie may be headed for yet another makeover. This time the rebel insurgents and the evil empire may be getting the 3-D treatment...and we have "Avatar" to thank. At an HBO after party following Sunday's Golden Globe awards, the director told Access Hollywood that James Cameron's monster hit has convinced him that the technology has evolved to the point where he was willing to reconfigure the outer space series so it could be viewed in three dimensions. "We've been looking for years and years and years of trying to take 'Star Wars' and put it in 3-D," Lucas said. "We've been struggling with it, but I think this will be a new impetus to make that happen." "Haven't been a big fan of 3-D, but that movie definitely improves in (the field of) 3-D," Lucas added. Before he heads back into space, however, Lucas will film "Red Tails," which tells the story of the Tuskegee airmen, according to Access Hollywood. This isn't the first time Lucas has re-visited the original trilogy. In 1997, the director spent over $10 million up revising the movies he shot in the 1970s and 80s and inserting scenes and characters that exploited CGI technology. Though the subsequent theatrical re-releases were box office successes, many of the director's changes were bemoaned by fans who believed that they weakened the arc of central characters such as Han Solo by scrubbing away their harder edges. Lucas festooned the movie with new digital alien creations, inserted a scene with Jabba the Hut in the first film, and changed a cantina shoot out to have the alien Greedo fire the first shot at Solo instead of the other way around. As for the director's other attempt to revisit the Star Wars galaxy some 20 years later, well, that can be summed up in three words - "The Phantom Menace." See...this is where I usually come in and say..."stop messing with the Star Wars movies." But I don't care anymore. GL has tweeked/raped these films so many times that I lost count. These films have lost their appeal...at least to me. Last edited by Blu-Ron; 02-07-2010 at 01:57 PM.

02-09-2010, 07:13 PM	#26
JBL4645 Banned Member since:Sep 2009 Location:Bournemouth, Dorset, UK Blu-ray reviews:1	We all know what the format is capable of! I say original 70mm six-track Dolby stereo (Dolby format 42) be released on Bluay. I say make new audio commentary track because the 2004 one is for that thing called Star Wars special edition! I say the new audio commentary track should have Ben Burtt and any of the original re-recoding mixes from 1977 1980 and 1983 discussing the Dolby film sound mix. I say the new audio commentary track director producer with cast and other technical crew. I say the new audio commentary track with isolated six-track Dolby stereo score with John Williams. I say keep some of the old extras for the 2004 edition to some degree and make a brand new one that is on separate Bluray disc to full expand and exploit the extras silly! Trailers plus anything that has cropped up youtube be used. I SAY! I say Lucas should do that for all the original Star Wars films and the FANS after he has pleased us ALL, then he can do what ever he likes for special edition Star Wars series. Last edited by JBL4645; 02-09-2010 at 07:19 PM.*

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02-01-2010, 11:52 PM	#21
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	I believe that I read somewhere (on his forum?) that Lucas was digitally converting Star Wars into 3-D. If this is true, we may have a long wait for Star Wars (non-3-D or both) to be released on blu-ray. Lucas will milk Yoda's nipples for every dime he can get out of them.

02-02-2010, 02:34 AM	#23
nametag Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:London, UK 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:506 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:4	Yeah I heard this as well - ugh, another set of classic films given the pointless 3D treatment/marketing, and another case George Lucas whoring out Star Wars. I wonder if the BD, when it eventually is released, is some sort of Special Edition version 284728329 and there'll be any footage from the original film left in it.

02-07-2010, 10:51 PM	#25
Ray_Rogers Banned Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Watsonville, California Trading Score:31	I've honestly lost all interest for Star ***s. NOW other LucasFilm Ltd. titles I'd LOVE owning on Blu-ray disc are: Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade LABYRINTH (It's released but I haven't bought it yet.) TUCKER: The Man and His Dream WILLOW Just about every LucasFilm Ltd. production which ISN'T Star ***s of which I've seen and enjoyed I'd buy. No thanks.

02-10-2010, 07:29 AM	#27
KubrickFan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:319	Are you turning into Yoda, or something? And why would you want the 70mm version, which was a blow-up from the original 35mm?

02-12-2010, 06:35 PM	#28
bogo5 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Australia	Do you think they will re render the cg scenes in the sequels for the release? They might go adding more detail & stuff? Some scenes in ep 1 & 2 look a tad fake now. What is the point of posting that nerd dribble from The Wrap.com or whatever it was?? keep that garbage to your self

02-17-2010, 05:13 AM	#29
ercoSNOW Member Member since:Feb 2010 Location:WiNTeR WoNDeRLaND Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:93 DVD collection:7 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:9	Heard George Lucas ain't doin shit about it right now..apparently he doesn't give a f**k about what the fans want on blu..He'll change his mind eventually soon..hopefully really soon!!

03-12-2010, 03:06 AM	#32
Moviefan2k4 Banned Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Montgomery, TX 4K collection:44 Blu-ray collection:317 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:2	OK, this is what I want to see in a "Star Wars Saga" Blu-Ray boxset...ready, everyone? (takes a deep, deep, deeeeeeeeeeep breath..........) 1) Impeccable Transfers, in 1080p, with the Maximum Lossless Sound Capability on the Format. Ideally, I would expect no less from Lucas, especially since the transfers for the 2004 DVDs were awesome, to say the least. But to give the films their proper due on Blu-Ray, all six of them need to be given the best hi-def overhaul imaginable, even better than the Lowry restoration (if that's even possible). Also, sound needs to rock surround-sound speakers like crazy, with every intrument, sound effect, and line of dialogue in full force (every pun intended). 2) Fix the Remaining Special FX...and Get it Right This Time!!! i don't really care whether Han shhots first, but either way *please* make it look more believable. the 2004 version of that scene was better than the 1997 one, but it still looked "off", in more ways than one. Also, put a full-on digital Yoda in "The Phantom Menace", and fix those blasted lightsaber shots in the classic trilogy! "A New Hope" and "Jedi" suffer the most in this regard, with "shaded sabers" that look blurry and ill-fashioned. "Empire" has a bit of this in it, too, but not near as much as the others. Luke's training session on the Falcon has him go through *three different colors* in his blade; I'm surprised Lucas didn't catch that. Also, one of Anakin's lines in "Sith" doesn't match his lips, when Padme confronts him on Mustafar. His dialogue says, "I am becoming more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of, and I'm doing it for you, to protect you."...but his lips say, "I have become more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of, and I've done it for you, to protect you." Also, a personal preference would be for Lucas to change that scene where Obi-Wan says, "Only a Sith deals in absolutes", because it doesn't fit Kenobi's character, and it makes the Jedi (not to mention the fans) look like hypocrites. 3) Extras Galore, For Every Chapter of the Saga...Cast commentaries, new documentaries, importing all the previous stuff too...the whole works. With the Blu-Ray format offering such a huge amount of space for extras, Lucas & Co. need to pony up the time and cash to create the ultimate "Star Wars" Blu-Ray boxset. I'm talking 3 discs per film, 1 for the feature, the others for a ton of extras.

03-13-2010, 02:11 PM	#33
lDlisturb3d Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Norfolk, VA Criterion Collection: 33 Steelbooks: 28 Home Theater Gallery:53 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:464 DVD collection:12 Blu-ray reviews: 127 Trading Score:4	i can tell you one thing, when it comes out its gonna be mayhem lol.

03-14-2010, 07:16 AM	#34
Jmills Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:55 Blu-ray reviews:16	I'd like to see Lucas have han shoot first and make some enhancements for the better in the original trilogy. Take out that horrrrrible scene in jaba's palace where it becomes a sing-a-long concert... So childish. As for the prequels I'd love to see him make a digital Yoda in episode 1 as well as cutting some scenes of Jar Jar and throw in more scenes of Maul.

03-14-2010, 09:45 AM	#35
phatrat1982 Banned Member since:Jul 2009 Location:I move around too much to keep this accurate Blu-ray reviews:1	As long as Howard the Duck does not get released on Blu Ray before Star Wars I think I'll be ok.

05-07-2010, 11:58 AM	#36
indiephantom Active Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 14	Lucas has HD masters of the trilogy, but he will not be putting them on BD. He's waiting for the next step in technology, most likely a downloadable format. This has been discussed much on the net...but I'm sure you knew that already. We'll just have to wait and see if BD is adopted more strongly in the next few years and perhaps he'll change his mind.

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