Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[BladeRunner2007]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

I have only bought Episode III, IV, and Rogue One, as they are said to be the better of the bunch.

Too bad though.

I will be watching Episode II on BD tomorrow morning.

I think 4 looks better than 5 and 6.

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by BladeRunner2007

I think 4 looks better than 5 and 6.

Same. The processing is heavier on 5 & 6.

[SammymeBlu]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

Same. The processing is heavier on 5 & 6.

Disney will milk, i mean upgrade these many times to get us Star Wars fanatics to repurchase again and again!

[Bobbyjoe766]

Forget about an official release of the OOT.

Even if it did happen, people still wouldn’t be satisfied with it.

4K77 - 4K80 - 4K83, is probably the best it’ll get. Faithful colour grading and more audio options for viewers to enjoy.

[Gold Ranger]

How much longer until 4k80 is done?

[adamclark83]

Originally Posted by Galactus123

I wonder why the battle droids were so different in Episode 3? They had much more personality and they were less robotic. They even shouted run to others when the Jedis were attacking near the beginning of the movie. They weren't like that before and also their voices sounded very different. Did it bother anyone else? I like both versions but I always found it odd how they were changed to be more funny.

One thing I didn't understand is when Episode III came out on Blu-ray, with since George altering the movies for the format, why the Super Battle Droids weren't given the deeper voices from TCW?

[Roonan]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Darn that 3D conversion to hell!

I disagree. It was thanks to the 3D release that the movie got a restoration to begin with.

In the end, the improvements far outweight the flaws.

[drush9999]

Originally Posted by Gold Ranger

How much longer until 4k80 is done?

Think they're about third of the way, last time I saw any kind of update. The prints they have need way more work than 4K77 & 4K83.

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by Roonan

I disagree. It was thanks to the 3D release that the movie got a restoration to begin with.

In the end, the improvements far outweight the flaws.

Yeah, no. I believe it would have to be restored for a proper BD release anyway, so the 3D job really botched that up.

[Bluyoda]

On a different note though: Are the Disney BDs any better than the original BD release? Better compression, etc.? Or are those the DNR'd editions?

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

On a different note though: Are the Disney BDs any better than the original BD release? Better compression, etc.? Or are those the DNR'd editions?

Very different color timing. Empire is DNR'd to death. Audio...personally, I prefer the more aggressive Fox discs, but the Atmos tracks are supposedly very good. I only have 5.2, so I can't comment.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by Bobbyjoe766

Forget about an official release of the OOT.

Even if it did happen, people still wouldn’t be satisfied with it.

4K77 - 4K80 - 4K83, is probably the best it’ll get. Faithful colour grading and more audio options for viewers to enjoy.

I’ve resigned myself to the fact that if it ever does happen, it won’t while Lucas is still alive.

[Roonan]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Yeah, no. I believe it would have to be restored for a proper BD release anyway, so the 3D job really botched that up.

Just like it happened with the OT, the previous 2K master (with digital Yoda and without the magenta push) was most likely going to be used.

TPM, just like the OT, were only worked on because of the 3D release.

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

On a different note though: Are the Disney BDs any better than the original BD release? Better compression, etc.? Or are those the DNR'd editions?

4-6 look better, 1 does as well. 2 and 3 look identical.

Audio is 50/50 for the PT, better for the OT imo.

They're the same masters that are on the UHDs.

[Bluyoda]

Originally Posted by The Fallen Deity

4-6 look better, 1 does as well. 2 and 3 look identical.

Audio is 50/50 for the PT, better for the OT imo.

They're the same masters that are on the UHDs.

Thank you.

I thought it was pretty much universally agreed upon that Ep. III got a pretty nice upgrade.

5-6 have too much DNR, so I won't bother.

[The Fallen Deity]

Originally Posted by Bluyoda

Thank you.

I thought it was pretty much universally agreed upon that Ep. III got a pretty nice upgrade.

5-6 have too much DNR, so I won't bother.

It's the UHD that's a solid upgrade. The BD looks the same as the Fox one.

The same applies to 2.

1 is interesting though. The Disney BD has the same transfer as the Fox one, but stuff like colour, contrast, brightness etc. are a bit different (better imo).

Then you have the UHDs, which also use the same transfers, but the HDR grades make them look noticeably different.

2 in particular doesn't look as tealed up.

[bobbyh64]

If the reason Disney hasn’t released the unaltered OT is due to a gentlemen’s agreement with Lucas, what’s the worst that could happen if they just released it? Having to deal with Lucas making tweets calling them liars?

If Lucas expected Disney to use his ST treatments and didn’t really care that he was upset that they ignored them, why would Disney care if Lucas would be mad if they released the unaltered OT as long as it was legal to do so?

[bobbyh64]

Originally Posted by Bobbyjoe766

Forget about an official release of the OOT.

Even if it did happen, people still wouldn’t be satisfied with it.

4K77 - 4K80 - 4K83, is probably the best it’ll get. Faithful colour grading and more audio options for viewers to enjoy.

Which version of 4K77 do you have? For the NO-DNR version there’s 1.0 and 1.4. Not sure if there’s a 1.2 and 1.3. Anyway, 1.4 was re-graded by a member of the original trilogy forum and I believe TN1 approves it.

Also, for the DNR version of 4K83 there’s 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. 1.1 has a moderate amount of DNR, 1.2 has heavy DNR, and 1.3 has very light DNR.

[Roonan]

Originally Posted by bobbyh64

If the reason Disney hasn’t released the unaltered OT is due to a gentlemen’s agreement with Lucas, what’s the worst that could happen if they just released it? Having to deal with Lucas making tweets calling them liars?

If Lucas expected Disney to use his ST treatments and didn’t really care that he was upset that they ignored them, why would Disney care if Lucas would be mad if they released the unaltered OT as long as it was legal to do so?

It's not a "gentlemen's agreement". The ST treatments were a plan, not an actual work. For someone who spent so many years fighting to protect himself and his works from studio interference, it stands to reason that Lucas also protected himself in that regard when he sold the company.

If Disney could release the theatrical versions, they would have done so already. People from the company already revealed that it's not up to them, it's up to Lucas.

[hanshotfirst1138]

Originally Posted by Roonan

It's not a "gentlemen's agreement". The ST treatments were a plan, not an actual work. For someone who spent so many years fighting to protect himself and his works from studio interference, it stands to reason that Lucas also protected himself in that regard when he sold the company.

If Disney could release the theatrical versions, they would have done so already. People from the company already revealed that it's not up to them, it's up to Lucas.

I haven’t heard any official confirmation on this though. The closest was when I hit up Pablo Hidalgo on Twitter and he replied “There’s one very noteworthy person who doesn’t want them released. Shouldn’t be too hard to guess who that is.”