Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[al cos.]

This negativity is upsetting me! Beast, hold me. Like you did by the lake on Naboo.

[Jumpman]

This was always going to be uglier than the Lord of the Rings thread.

This is Star Wars. What other way would it be?

[Beast]

Originally Posted by Cook

I guess you wasn't on the internet in 2004. When the dvds come out there was a huge outcry and it wasn't just on home theater forums. This release has even more pointless changes so I expect a larger outcry this time.

You know, I can tolerate some changes. I kike quite a few to be honest, but its the pointless ones I can't stand. The Kyrat dragon cry was perfectly fine before so why change it? That goes for the other changes like that change.

I was. And it still amounted to nothing more than a drop in the bucket of total fans.

All one has to do is look at the sales for the set back then, regardless of those claiming they were "cancelling".

[Breather]

Originally Posted by Cook

I guess you wasn't on the internet in 2004. When the dvds come out there was a huge outcry and it wasn't just on home theater forums. This release has even more pointless changes so I expect a larger outcry this time.

True. The "professional" reviewers gave it glowing reviews, only to later jump on the bandwagon. Amongst the fanbase online, the outcry over the color timing, sound, and lightsaber issues was widespread from the first week of release.

[Jumpman]

al cos.

POST OF THE DAY! Booyah!

[beanham22]

As someone who enjoys most of the changes in the OT the Vader NoooOOOOooo makes me want to cry. This is really dissapointing if true. One of the most iconic scenes in cinema has been ruined.

WAKE ME UP FROM THIS BAD DREAM PLEASE!

This can't be real I mean it is just too terrible.

And Beast, there is life beyond the internet you know... some people actually talk in person about Star Wars with their friends. Just pathetic, they conceal R2 behind rocks (how he fit is even a mystery), give Wicket eyelids among other changes I am sure, but they can't fix the lightsabers so they match the prequels or visa versa (which is something a 14 year old can do in a night on Adobe).

Pathetic...

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by Beast

I was. And it still amounted to nothing more than a drop in the bucket of total fans.

All one has to do is look at the sales for the set back then, regardless of those claiming they were "cancelling".

Aren't most of the sales for catalog titles in the first 10 days, followed by a big drop off?

[georgec]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

I wasn't hating. I just posted the link because the outcry about these changes and things that weren't changed was contained to home theater sites for most of the day.

It's gone beyond that now. This is going to get picked up everywhere and you can bet that Lucasfilm is going watch this reaction big time...because it's not going to be a quite one.

Yea, didn't mean to seem that post was directed at you. It was more a response to Beast and this "backgroundactorman" guy who's come out of nowhere.

Today will be a day long remembered. It has seen the death of the A/V debate, and will soon see the end of the apologists. (just kidding)

I'm still genuinely curious to see what kenkraly thinks. He was online earlier today according to his profile. And no, I'm not stalking. I simply think he's an important part of this discussion because he received that email from LFL and has represented the position that the blu-rays would have proper fixes. No argument desired - just want to know what he thinks.

[frogmort]

I just found this bit of "news":

"...For starters, no changes have been made that affect the story this time around (i.e. Greedo shooting at Han Solo first at the Mos Eisley Cantina in the special edition). It appears each modification this time around is to address technical gaffs in the prequel series or in the subsequent editions of the original trilogy.

Take, for instance, the lack of vibrancy seen in the lightsabers once the original trilogy was transferred to DVD. For whatever reason, the glow-swords-of-awesomeness lacked the original flare and were out-right dull. That will not be the case in the new release; Lucas has brought back the lightsabers’ traditional vibrant colors and white-glowing core."

http://www.inquisitr.com/136966/star...complete-saga/

[BMM]

What really irks me is that these guys from LFL had the balls to say how much work they did over the past 3 years to correct the flaws on the DVDs and then it turns out they basically did nothing!

[Dynamo of Eternia]

I think the movie needs even more changes! In addition to the extra rocks being placed in front of R2, I think he should be given his first ever english dialogue to REALLY drive home the point that he's hiding...

[Jumpman]

BMM,

Based on comments made about the audio, I don't think Lucasfilm was lying. The word is that the audio mix is fantastic.

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Cook

The Kyrat dragon cry was perfectly fine before so why change it?

I agree. It used to sound like what I could picture as a scary beastly scream. Now it sounds like some cartoon character getting punched in the nuts.

[Cook]

Originally Posted by frogmort

I just found this bit of "news":

"...For starters, no changes have been made that affect the story this time around (i.e. Greedo shooting at Han Solo first at the Mos Eisley Cantina in the special edition). It appears each modification this time around is to address technical gaffs in the prequel series or in the subsequent editions of the original trilogy.

Take, for instance, the lack of vibrancy seen in the lightsabers once the original trilogy was transferred to DVD. For whatever reason, the glow-swords-of-awesomeness lacked the original flare and were out-right dull. That will not be the case in the new release; Lucas has brought back the lightsabers’ traditional vibrant colors and white-glowing core."

http://www.inquisitr.com/136966/star...complete-saga/

LMAO I want what ever the Lucasfilm employees are smoking! Its like they actually believe the BS they are shoveling.

[Sparrowsabre7]

Frankly this no thing, while unwanted, isn't too horrific as I expected, but it's TOO laughable to be real, it's got to be a hoax. The fact we've only had audio of it is surely a bit of a clue there.

If it is *shrug* whatcanyado?

[BMM]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

BMM,

Based on comments made about the audio, I don't think Lucasfilm was lying. The word is that the audio mix is fantastic.

I'm sure the audio is fantastic, but that's not really a surprise as I always thought the DVDs sounded great(except for the flipped surrounds/loss of X-Wing fanfare in ANH).

However, I still think they're full of it saying they spent 3 years correcting all the supposed flaws in PQ and then what we're being shown is the exact same color problems from 2004. I wish someone had the balls to ask them why fan edits done on home PCs can do proper color correction, but yet LFL(who probably has more computer power than Microsoft headquarters) can't achieve the same results.

[Breather]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I was thinking the same thing.

Me too.

[Jumpman]

Still buying this set but when I wake in the morning, I want the whole internet to have blown up with new changes leaked over night.

The comments across various forums have been so entertaining. I'm not making fun of anyone and their feelings towards the changes and whatnot, but today's been an absolutely entertaining day.

My six month old has been having a ball watching Daddy crack up all day long....

[Breather]

Originally Posted by Beast

It makes sense for how Obi-Wan doesn't even notice R2-D2, until he makes noise. And then is surprised.

Yeah, I've often wondered to myself for the last 34 years, how Ben did not notice R2 in that big opening. They really, really needed to fix this glaring oversight...

[Petyr_Baelish]

Are these two YouTube clips the only evidence of these changes?