Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Jason520C]

Well...the saber is disappointing, but after watching the three film clips, I can say the PQ of these releases is astounding (and I can only imagine what it'll look like on my TV with my sound system blasting!)

I think as long as I can overlook things like the sabers, I'll be more than happy with this set. Still disappointing that they can't fix all the damn lightsabers though...so much for making it a "seamless saga"

Either way you look at it, the PQ IS really awesome. We all knew that we'd be getting fantastic PQ, at least we have that. That's what makes the jump to blu-ray, is it not?

[Blu-man08]

Originally Posted by jason520c

either way you look at it, the pq is really awesome. We all knew that we'd be getting fantastic pq, at least we have that. That's what makes the jump to blu-ray, is it not?

+1

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by Jason520C

Well...the saber is disappointing, but after watching the three film clips, I can say the PQ of these releases is astounding (and I can only imagine what it'll look like on my TV with my sound system blasting!)

I think as long as I can overlook things like the sabers, I'll be more than happy with this set. Still disappointing that they can't fix all the damn lightsabers though...so much for making it a "seamless saga"

Either way you look at it, the PQ IS really awesome. We all knew that we'd be getting fantastic PQ, at least we have that. That's what makes the jump to blu-ray, is it not?

They look identical to the HDTV versions with better resolved grain, I for one expect more than that.

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by SiUttley

As a screenwriter myself, I'm fully aware of that. This however, seems to go needlessly out on a limb into false advertising territory. I fully expect them to say their product is the best it could be, or to not acknowledge past mistakes as such, but saying a certain, specific technical issue has been fixed when it might not have been seems a step too far.

You know what? I would have more respect for Lucasfilm if they just went balls-out and said "We're doing what we want. We're changing what we want. You're either going to like it or you're not." Don't string fans along. And don't be passive-aggressive about it.

[SiUttley]

I couldn't agree more.

[Breather]

Originally Posted by SiUttley

If they hadn't made such a claim I'd be firmly in the chill out, it;s always been a bit crap camp.

That's exactly how I felt. This lightsaber sequence was screwy from my first viewing in '77 and I never cared if it got fixed. It was one of those "that looks crappy but oh well" kind of things. It doesn't take me out of the film and still doesn't. When they mentioned specifically fixing lightsabers last week and now we see this, that's what I find odd. IndyMLVC is right though. We should have known better than to trust a PR presentation. These people lie and spin all the time. It's their job. After all, she tried to tell the people at the presentation that DVD technology had screwed up the lightsabers in 2004 and blew out the cores. I've been skeptical about seeing many corrections from 2004 anyway.

I've never been one of those fans that cared about seeing "fixes" to the films. I never cared about some stupid lettering on the tractor beam control being in English instead of the "proper" language. I never cared about seeing rank badges fixed. I never cared about Vader's and Obi-Wan's sabers being fixed in ANH. I never cared about transparent speeders getting fixed. I never cared about ship models appearing and disappearing into thin air.

2004 was a little different though. For the first time in buying Star Wars releases, I had been sold a substandard product with flaws that had never been there before. On top of that, we were lied to and told these were "deliberate creative decisions" when anyone with an IQ above room temperature knew better. That made me more vigilant when it came to Lucasfilm and their home video releases. I now want and expect to see the flaws of 2004 fixed, including those pink lightsabers with the blown out cores.

[Ernest Rister]

Is the "blue fuzz" video noise still mucking up the Death Star explosion?

Any digital tweaks to Yoda in Empire?

Any digital tweaks to the Jabba and his Muppet Friends in ROTJ?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[SiUttley]

Originally Posted by Breather

is right though. We should have known better than to trust a PR presentation. These people lie and spin all the time. It's their job.

There's a difference between spinning things and outright lying though and it's called false advertising, which seems like an unnecessary mess to get yourself into.

I'm sure there were some (probably not that many) who decided to order the sets off the back of that press release. If I were one of those customers, I'd be pretty hacked off if it turns out not to be the case.

I'm hoping this is a fan boy storm of hyperbole that ends up being wide of the mark come release...

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by SiUttley

I'm hoping this is a fan boy storm of hyperbole that ends up being wide of the mark come release...

Unfortunately, it's the fan boys who would be the FIRST to be thrilled if these things were fixed. They're also the first to complain when they're not.

I wish they had been fixed. I just never expected it.

[DarthBork]

Seeing as I'm buying this set anyway I've naughtily decided to download this leak, I'll report back with any changes, it's on 10% as of now

[SiUttley]

I'm including myself in the fanboy category here...

OK, perhaps baseless optimism here, what are the realistic possibilities concerning these rips...

Obviously, they are legit, what we will be seeing upon release and the LFL restoration press release was misleading to say the least.

Could they be well made fan-edits? It's hard to get past Wicket blinking and the new Krayt sound being mentioned over at MF.com...

Or, could they be WIP's that were ripped and leaked?

[IndyMLVC]

Originally Posted by SiUttley

I'm including myself in the fanboy category here...

OK, perhaps baseless optimism here, what are the realistic possibilities concerning these rips...

Obviously, they are legit, what we will be seeing upon release and the LFL restoration press release was misleading to say the least.

Could they be well made fan-edits? It's hard to get past Wicket blinking and the new Krayt sound being mentioned over at MF.com...

Or, could they be WIP's that were ripped and leaked?

I doubt it. At this point, I'm *SURE* final discs are being pressed. It looks like just the OT is being seeded so I'm sure the person who has it just has that set. Plus, for fanboys, no one really cares about the PT so, given the choice, they're going to take that set from their "source."

[Ernest Rister]

Just saw Adywan's screenshot comparison of old Wicket and new Wicket. Startling to say the least.

[mrpink134]

Originally Posted by kenkraly2004

Ok here is it is : Thanks for reaching out. We are glad you are excited about the Blu-ray release. We put a lot of hard work into it to really give the fans something special. Regarding your questions; 1. Industrial Light and Magic did go in and make many technical improvements, most notably color matching on select lightsabers shots. 2. The list of extras for discs 7 & 8 are currently available online! We released all of that information on May 4th. 3. The Blu-rays will be the special editions of the movies.

Thanks again and May the Force be with you!

Best,
Your friends at Lucasfilm

Publicity | Lucasfilm, Ltd. | San Francisco, CA , publicity@lucasfilm.com

Looks like someone wasn't telling the truth.

[The Apocalypse]

Looks like I'll have to leave this thread earlier than I expected, or at least try to. Regardless, I will look upon the release only when I have it myself.

[mrpink134]

adywan can you please post the Light Saber cross scene in front of the Emperor in ROTJ to see if its been fixed.

[Roonan]

Originally Posted by mrpink134

Looks like someone wasn't telling the truth.

Unfortunately, they did tell the true. Notice that they say "selected lightsaber shots".

[mrpink134]

Originally Posted by Roonan

Unfortunately, they did tell the true. Notice that they say "selected lightsaber shots".

We will see, but if they didn't fix the lightsaber shots Kenny needs to apologize, as of right now it looks like he made that Email up.

[rockin]

Originally Posted by mrpink134

adywan can you please post the Light Saber cross scene in front of the Emperor in ROTJ to see if its been fixed.

Yeah that would be the simplest way of telling whether it is indeed the true blu-ray source. Surprised nobody went there first.

[siso]

Originally Posted by rockin

Yeah that would be the simplest way of telling whether it is indeed the true blu-ray source. Surprised nobody went there first.

If the EP 4 has the humdinger glitch will say that these are fake...