Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Dr.Mirakle32]

Originally Posted by LetoAtreides82

Empire Strikes Back is very good but I prefer the prequels. The special effects in the OT look way too dated to me. The lightsaber duels for example, in the OT they look so slow, like 80 year olds swinging swords. In the PT the duels look awesome, like some sort of martial arts.

[MCT]

Yeah, the PT has great choreography. Heavy on style, light on soul. You've got 80 year old men and little green monsters twirling and spinning like acrobats, and the whole fight I'm thinking...."cool. And....what?" Every lightsaber fight in the OT had a point to it. It's not about the effects being dated, it's the reasoning behind the duels that count. Anakin vs. Obi Wan Pt. I should have had such emotional force behind it that I should have felt chills the whole way through. Instead, all I could think of was how ridiculously fast they were fighting and when it was gonna end. How cool would it have been if Anakin was stalking Obi Wan throughout Mustafar, popping out and nearly killing him several times? Kinda like how he did to his own son in ESB. Woulda fit right in with the character right? But nope, everything is "in your face". Faster, more intense...but no feeling.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by Beast

Whew!

Finally managed to make my way alive through A New Hope. Actually enjoyed it more than I usually do. Awesome PQ and AQ. Was especially impressed by the Obi-Wan/Vader lightsaber duel. The Sabers looked fantastic! Eons better than the last DVD set and way better than pretty much every previous release. Very happy I managed to finally watch it. Wish I wouldn't have put it off so long. And I guess I'll wrap things up tomorrow with Empire.

I see you saved the best for last .

[earmullet]

Originally Posted by Dr.Mirakle32

Exactly.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

I see you saved the best for last .

Hah! Nah, I saved the 3rd or 4th best for last.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by LetoAtreides82

Empire Strikes Back is very good but I prefer the prequels. The special effects in the OT look way too dated to me. The lightsaber duels for example, in the OT they look so slow, like 80 year olds swinging swords. In the PT the duels look awesome, like some sort of martial arts.

Huh????



















I have to disagree with you there.

Would love to see the OT completely remade with a big budget. Would also love to see something beyond the OT, I want to know what happens after Vader's death.

This I agree with, as we would then get the UOT!

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[wvl]

Originally Posted by mars396

I cannot stand the Star Wars Saga packaging, so, thanks to dvdmike in the Custom Covers thread....


https://forum.blu-ray.com/album.php?albumid=1703

You know, I agree with you. I love the saga, but the cover truly sucks. I liked the DVD covers with the dark look of the art work. This new "pueck" yellow totally sucks.

[nathan_393]

Originally Posted by MCT

Yeah, the PT has great choreography. Heavy on style, light on soul. You've got 80 year old men and little green monsters twirling and spinning like acrobats, and the whole fight I'm thinking...."cool. And....what?" Every lightsaber fight in the OT had a point to it. It's not about the effects being dated, it's the reasoning behind the duels that count. Anakin vs. Obi Wan Pt. I should have had such emotional force behind it that I should have felt chills the whole way through. Instead, all I could think of was how ridiculously fast they were fighting and when it was gonna end. How cool would it have been if Anakin was stalking Obi Wan throughout Mustafar, popping out and nearly killing him several times? Kinda like how he did to his own son in ESB. Woulda fit right in with the character right? But nope, everything is "in your face". Faster, more intense...but no feeling.

Although I enjoy the super-fast fun-to-watch style of the PT fights, this explains why the OT will never be beaten as a whole. Well said - I commend you!

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by LetoAtreides82

Empire Strikes Back is very good but I prefer the prequels. The special effects in the OT look way too dated to me. The lightsaber duels for example, in the OT they look so slow, like 80 year olds swinging swords. In the PT the duels look awesome, like some sort of martial arts.

Would love to see the OT completely remade with a big budget. Would also love to see something beyond the OT, I want to know what happens after Vader's death.

The first battle is a little slow but it's like a heavyweight fight between two legends. Little jabs here and there, feeling eachother out.

[fdm]

Originally Posted by Scorxpion

There is a new update firmware for 35 ,have you did it released on the 1st of august 2011.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/c...5/bd35_na.html

Firmware is up to date, the problem with disc 2 I read about prior to watching and sure enough. The problem with disc 3 I hadn't read about (yet?), so was wondering if it was just my copy.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by LetoAtreides82

Would love to see the OT completely remade with a big budget. Would also love to see something beyond the OT, I want to know what happens after Vader's death.

Totally agree! Because a few years after they're released, they'll be changed so much they'll turn into the UOT fully restored!

[happydood]

Originally Posted by earmullet

Exactly.

Look, I'm as old-school as they come. I saw all of the originals in theaters on their first run. I love and prefer them dearly, for the most part. But when you treat somebody who prefers these new ones like they're an uninformed idiot:

1) You risk insulting and scaring off someone who may be considerably younger and therefore deserves a little slack, but whose opinion is no less valid than yours, and...

2) You sound at best like an elitist, and at worst like a cranky old man who wants the kids off his lawn, and therefore...

3) It's just a matter of time before you realize there are scores of films out there you haven't seen and about which you would resent be treated like an idiot because your opinions on them aren't fully formed.

Just a thought.

[double_l4488]

Originally Posted by LetoAtreides82

Would love to see the OT completely remade with a big budget.

Remaking ESB would be a real good idea.

Would also love to see something beyond the OT, I want to know what happens after Vader's death

Star wars is the story of Anakin, and when he dies and destroys the sith its over.

[SixSpeedSamurai]

Originally Posted by Hatter

The first battle is a little slow but it's like a heavyweight fight between two legends. Little jabs here and there, feeling eachother out.

They are much wiser. The fighting in the PT is stylistic with a lot of wasted actions. It looks cooler for sure. The duels in the OT are more much grounded in practicality. Cinema changed a lot in the 16 years between Jedi and Phantom.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by SixSpeedSamurai

They are much wiser. The fighting in the PT is stylistic with a lot of wasted actions. It looks cooler for sure. The duels in the OT are more much grounded in practicality. Cinema changed a lot in the 16 years between Jedi and Phantom.

Plus the only duel that is really mediocre is the ANH one.

And you have a nearly crippled out of practice old man facing off against a slow lumbering half-robot.

[nathan_393]

Originally Posted by Beast

Plus the only duel that is really mediocre is the ANH one.

And you have a nearly crippled out of practice old man facing off against a slow lumbering half-robot.

Was the duel mediocre in 1977 as well, or were people ecstatic about it in its theatrical run?

[SolidChamp]

Hello everyone! This will be my first, and only, contribution to this gargantuan discussion.

I've been lurking, just reading the feedback (and the bickering), and I've been a bit nervous due to all of the talk of there possibly being defects in the discs. From what I've seen, however, the playback issues seem to be most prominent on Panasonic brand players.

I'm from Canada, but I live in South Korea, and I had my set delivered to me from Amazon.ca. I don't want to return the set (though I've noticed that, despite being overpriced, the blu-ray set that was released here in S.Korea has the superior EU packaging), but if it turns out that my discs have playback issues as well, I'll obviously have to, which would be a bummer.

Anyway, I only have a PS3 for my blu-ray movie needs, so I was wondering if anyone has encountered any issues while playing the movies on a PS3 (slim, latest firmware)?

I've only just started watching them, and The Phantom Menace didn't have any issues (figures).

[millwork400]

Originally Posted by Darth Anakin

Still trying to find a convenient inexpensive way to readily purchase spare cases.

Just bought a 6 disc case and a 3 disc case so that I can use my own custom cover art. The order came out to $7.00. Take a look:

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/ite...6002&catid=548

Chris

[MCT]

Yeah. The Maul/Obi/Qui Gon fight is definitely amazing, from an athletic standpoint. It could have been an emotionally involving duel as well, had all three combatants been written better up to the point of the fight. I WANTED to feel anger and hurt from Maul killing Qui Gon; instead I just kinda went, "aww man. That sucks." I SHOULD have been like, "MOTHERF**ER! Kick his ass, Obi!"

[BouCoupDinkyDau]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

"Why aren't we attacking each other?!!"
"Because this looks cooler!"

Why can I hear a techno beat in my head as I watch this fan dance?