Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Alpha]

Originally Posted by The Dragon

To be fair though, not many SHOULD know about those movies

[StereoMike]

Originally Posted by STARKILLER--1138

I'm in a huge Star Wars mood. In the coming weeks I have to:

Watch all 6 movies(on DVD )

Play Super Star Wars, Super Empire Strikes Back and Super Return Of The Jedi on the Super NES.

Play The Phantom Menace on PlayStation 1.

Play Revenge Of The Sith on PlayStation 2.

I can't play Attack Of The Clones since I don't have a GameBoy.

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by supersonic395

RE the IMAX etc, IMAX is fullframe (4:3), so why would one want to see a 2.35.1 movie on that screen?

Also, I think IMAX should have used 70mm in the 2.20.1 ratio. It would have made a lot more sense, but ho hum.

Well in the case of The Dark Knight the aspect ratio shifted. Even though the 2.35 scenes had black at the top and bottom, on a 6 story screen it still looked impressive. I imagine AOTC had bars at the top and bottom too.

[Uxi]

Originally Posted by JoshuaLitvinoff

Unfortunately, I did. I believe they announced that it was the first full length film in Imax, and boy was it awful. It was basically blown up, making the entire audience dizzy, and then broke the imax projector, causing the theatre to give us all refunds. I was so happy I had already seen the movie normally.

I saw AOTC on IMAX and liked it... two parts especially, which are still my favorites: when Obi-wan first sees the clones and when the battle in the Arena starts looked amazing on the gigantic screen. I did notice some of the edit/cuts and didn't like them (IIRC length limitations with IMAX at the time), but didn't ruin it.

[Uxi]

Originally Posted by Alpha

To be fair though, not many SHOULD know about those movies

I was ambivalent about it at release, but I A-Team has been growing on me. I thought it was well done.

[Cobra33]

reallu looking foward to this release !

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by Dotpattern

Well in the case of The Dark Knight the aspect ratio shifted. Even though the 2.35 scenes had black at the top and bottom, on a 6 story screen it still looked impressive. I imagine AOTC had bars at the top and bottom too.

I'm almost positive that, at the time, all features were "full screen" and cropped. I KNOW they couldn't be over 2 hours so Clones and Apollo 13 had to be edited.

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

I'm almost positive that, at the time, all features were "full screen" and cropped. I KNOW they couldn't be over 2 hours so Clones and Apollo 13 had to be edited.

Ah yes, you're right. Just looked it up and it was presented in an edited and cropped version.

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by OG Pooh

If we are to talk about NOTHING except the actual BD release, then this thread needs to be closed because there is nothing to say except that the BDs are releasing in the fall of 2011... That is all we know for sure.

I agree. People keep deciding what is on-topic and what is off in this thread, and it's usually their preference showing more than anything else. I've stopped posting months ago in this thread because I was (for the first time ever) being moderated here as being off-topic and it seems very subjective.

If all we are to talk about is the Blu-rays themselves, we have 250 pages of off-topic posts since we know little to nothing about it.

If we aren't supposed to talk about the films, the condition of the film elements (and, like you, I don't hate the prequels or even the Special Editions at all - I simply want to make sure that the original prints that were dismantled to make the SE's are available for historical sake), then it should be closed up until such time as, oh, I dunno, they are actually dated and something other than "oh yeah complete box set, end of '11, deleted scenes, big!"

"Off topic" is a convenient excuse for, "I don't like what you are saying."

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

People keep deciding what is on-topic and what is off in this thread, and it's usually their preference showing more than anything else.

Perhaps you'd want to examine the user descriptions a bit more carefully: the ones labeled "Moderator" who said that the prequel and Lucas bashing, whining that it will be the SE versions, was off-topic?

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Perhaps you'd want to examine the user descriptions a bit more carefully: the ones labeled "Moderator" who said that the prequel and Lucas bashing, whining that it will be the SE versions, was off-topic?

Uh-huh.

Lovely choice of words, btw. Not flame baiting at all, are you...people can have critical discussions without "bashing" or "whining".

Actually, I wasn't discussing any of that but the state of the original film negative of Star Wars. And that's "off topic" too.

So I'd really like to know what is on topic, since this 250 page thread is kind of ridiculous at this point, and if we adhere to the "just talk about the Blu-ray release" which we have almost zero information on, then 98% of this thread is "off-topic".

[s2mikey]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

Uh-huh.
and if we adhere to the "just talk about the Blu-ray release" which we have almost zero information on, then 98% of this thread is "off-topic".

Totally true. Forums are supposed to be for discussions and if the films themselves cant be discussed then there would be little reason to even visit the forums. Every thread or post would basically listing bitrates and audio codec data and thats it. Thats about as boring as watching paint dry. Imagine a thread like this: "New Star Wars blu-rays released. DTS Master Audio and great video quality". Thats it. Meh.

Unless it gets really personal or threatening - we should be allowed to banter back and forth about the film content!

[Mahatma]

Maybe we all should stay abstinent here for six months,then we can get excited

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by s2mikey

Unless it gets really personal or threatening - we should be allowed to banter back and forth about the film content!

There's another thread for that, in the appropriate section of the forum.

[Beast]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

There's another thread for that, in the appropriate section of the forum.

So then there is no reason for this thread to exist. Such talking about the release leads to talking about the films.

May as well close Blu-Ray.Com down, since it's only for discussion of technical specs. NO FILM DISCUSSION ALLOWED!

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Beast

So then there is no reason for this thread to exist. Such talking about the release leads to talking about the films.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/movies/139...iscussion.html

Found it in less than a minute. Why can't you?

May as well close Blu-Ray.Com down, since it's only for discussion of technical specs. NO FILM DISCUSSION ALLOWED!

Hyperbole aside, you have plenty of places on the internet, OTHER THAN THIS THREAD, to complain about the SEs, prequels, and Lucas.

[Beast]

Considering I have never once complained about the SEs, Prequels, or Lucas... I must be fine then.

But the point is, every discussion thread on this part of the forum includes discussion of the film being release. So it's silly.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Beast

Considering I have never once complained about the SEs, Prequels, or Lucas... I must be fine then.

But the point is, every discussion thread on this part of the forum includes discussion of the film being release. So it's silly.

It wouldn't be silly if people didn't come onto this particular thread and discuss BS things like "Liam Neeson hated Lucas' directing" and such. Pages upon pages of prequel bashing, complaining about the Special Editions, and how George Lucas somehow destroyed "film history".

[STARKILLER--1138]

Originally Posted by StereoMike

I'm in a huge Star Wars mood. In the coming weeks I have to:

Watch all 6 movies(on DVD )

Play Super Star Wars, Super Empire Strikes Back and Super Return Of The Jedi on the Super NES.

Play The Phantom Menace on PlayStation 1.

Play Revenge Of The Sith on PlayStation 2.

I can't play Attack Of The Clones since I don't have a GameBoy.

A bunch of us watched TPM on New Years Eve. Forgot how good this movie is, and also forgot how bad the transfer is. Definitely looking forward to this on Blu.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by STARKILLER--1138

A bunch of us watched TPM on New Years Eve. Forgot how good this movie is, and also forgot how bad the transfer is. Definitely looking forward to this on Blu.

Yes, the tranfer has a distinct pink hue, and some severe edge enhancement.