Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Cook

It doesn't reveal anything.

Allow me to be blunt, okay? Neither do pasties, but I surely wouldn't want that kind of thing presented in any kind of movie that kids were sure to watch. In my opinion, if the so-called "neckline" is nowhere near the neck, its too low, and the same for the lower half, too.

The designers themselves said they wanted to show Leia was growing up and maturing.

How does wearing less equal genuine maturity?

Not too mention plenty of fantasy stories have a damsel in skimpy clothes at some point.

I'm not familiar with many stories like that.

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

most blu-rays are that way aren't they? who wants to recalibrate their tv for every movie?

Yes, most blu-rays do not contain a calibration option, but this seemed like a good opportunity to me to include one. It's the THX guys after all.

[Breather]

Originally Posted by retablo

Not only is this abomination of Yoda mislabeled, he looks stoned out of his mind. Gotta love Star Warrio!

The one with Jedi director Richard Marquand on the card. Well, this time with Yoda.

Here's the right one:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xvJBWbJ4Vz.../AT-ST%2B1.JPG

[Blu Myers]

I decided to go through the UOT before the blu-ray comes out. Just finished watching Star Wars (before it was called "A New Hope"). It's still a great movie. It's fun to make fun of the fighter pilots at the end...especially Porkins and that other fat dude who says "watch for enemy fighters."

[Cook]

Originally Posted by nathan_393

I googled it. It sounds absolutely insipid and to me seems like just another way to get control out of the viewers. It'd work great if people were technically incompetent - but all of us here aren't.

Bleh, how did **** up a release so monumentally bad?

[Majoran]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

Personally, I've long thought that outfit was inappropriate, ever since I was old enough to understand the meaning of it. I mean, some of Jabba's other slave girls are wearing more than Carrie in that part of the film. It doesn't make much sense. Plus, I think its the only time in the whole saga we see a woman in something that revealing, so its inconsistent as well.

Did you forget the see through number the 1st slave girl wore??? The 1st slave before she got sent to the Rancor had a much more revealing outfit even if it was only in brief glimpses.

[Breather]

Originally Posted by Davidius

Look, don't give him (GL) any ideas. I'm surprised he hasn't coverd Oola the slave girl that gets fed to the Rancor since she's only wearing a fishnet top.

If he covers the slave girl outfit, Lucas would have to take back that Leia slave girl small-scale replica he gave to Carrie Fisher. Complete with bare butt and removable metal bra. That, or send her a shirt to put over it.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by Majoran

Did you forget the see through number the 1st slave girl wore??? The 1st slave before she got sent to the Rancor had a much more revealing outfit even if it was only in brief glimpses.

I've never noticed it. I've heard rumors and such over recent years, but whenever I watch the film, nothing else catches my eye in negative terms.

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

... who wants to recalibrate their tv for every movie?

That's the beauty of a good calibration disc. You don't have to recalibrate your calibration movie to movie, if it's accurate.

[Fenny]

Originally Posted by retablo

Not only is this abomination of Yoda mislabeled, he looks stoned out of his mind. Gotta love Star Warrio!

That is absolutely awesome!

[Fenny]

I found a similar knock off toy this one shows that C-3P0 tried to turn himself into a Terminator.

[frogmort]

I hold a special place in my heart for the brothers we've lost tonight.



I just recalculated, if I pick this up at a midnight sale, I can have this in less than 215 hours. Apparently, the Europeans will have it four days sooner.

[Falaskan]

Originally Posted by frogmort

Yes, most blu-rays do not contain a calibration option, but this seemed like a good opportunity to me to include one. It's the THX guys after all.

would it be that different from the THX calibration from the DVDs? I set up my tv to that years ago.

[scraptor]

Originally Posted by nagysaudio

As funny as it sounds, this is actually a serious question that I'd like to ask all of the forum's members. Here it goes...

In Return of the Jedi, what if George Lucas decided that Princess Leia's sexy metal bikini was way too revealing and inappropriate for the younger viewers and covered her up in a digital shirt, or a dress?

Would you all still buy the OT on Blu-Ray, or would all hell break lose??

This is a really, really great question. It basically highlights the slippery slope aspect of revisionism.

As ridiculous as a digital top for Leia sounds, I never thought Lucas would do something as ridiculous as messing with the climax of ROTJ.

As for the inappropriateness of Leia's bikini, I am flabbergasted... what about this:

(WARNING: THIS IS THE LITTLE MERMAID)
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3991968000/tt0097757

or this:

(WARNING: THIS IS JASMINE FROM ALADDIN)
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm93427968/tt0103639


Anyways, all hell would break loose, and many people would buy the OT anyway.

[JoshKelhoffer]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

Allow me to be blunt, okay? Neither do pasties, but I surely wouldn't want that kind of thing presented in any kind of movie that kids were sure to watch. In my opinion, if the so-called "neckline" is nowhere near the neck, its too low, and the same for the lower half, too.

You do realize that the original 3 Star Wars films came out in a different time, when there was no PG-13 and PG could be pretty close to R sometimes.

PG was for everybody, in a way PG-13 is now. PG-13 can have nudity, though most opt not to include anything other than a brief shot.

PG was not intended for children only, as the rating has come to imply nowadays. in fact, even G was for non-family films. Actually, all but one or two of the original and sometimes violent Planet of Apes films was G. And two of these G rated POTA, Beneath and Escape ended with all the characters dying at the end. Funny thing was, while they were NOT intended as family films, people just assumed they were.

The original films, btw, are not directly family films. They are broad and for everyone. Lucas did have considerations in making the original Star Wars. But clearly, not too much as he had a severed arm spewing blood. And later, Anikin slices heads off and of course, kills children off screen and burnt to a crisp on screen. He did go back and make some alterations with kids in mind, like some of the additions and some of the removals (though one of them I think was a bit too "sheltered-minded").

The Phantom Menace is the exception. Return of the Jedi to a degree, but only really the Ewoks, and some of the creatures in Jabba's Palace, and now, obviously, the dance number.

But fantasy is such a youthful and imaginitive concept, that it usually is considered juvenile to many, despite the various age appeals distinct to each franchise. The same goes to children's attentive nature to it. Of course, children pick up on the creatures and the fantasy elements, but only as a result. But its not directly aimed for kids (minus TPM). Like some people automatically assume that because the character is named "Batman" it is made with children in mind. And they take their kids to see it, with no research and a lousy understanding of the PG-13 rating and the various age appeals of comic books, and get upset.

It's not like Star Wars is Passion of the Christ (which by the way, kids were allowed to watch a message because "it had a message" ) or Hatchet. There are some sexy elements to it, like Leia in a metal bikini, but it's not like it has sex scenes.

Thing is, it is NOT a filmmakers job to keep your kid's booby and profanity free. That is the parent's job.

And if a parent is really losing sleep because Star Wars had Han killing Greedo or Leia is wearing a bikini, you might be trying too hard to keep your kids sheltered, which has some dire effects on your kids life as they grow up, like social awkwardness. It's one thing to keep them away from movies like Saw or Black Swan and another to hide them from "necklines" and "laser hits."

[PowellPressburger]

Originally Posted by frogmort

I hold a special place in my heart for the brothers we've lost tonight.

I just recalculated, if I pick this up at a midnight sale, I can have this in less than 215 hours. Apparently, the Europeans will have it four days sooner.

Know of any US Midnite Sales? I would assume Best Buy would open at midnite for the box set?

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Falaskan

would it be that different from the THX calibration from the DVDs? I set up my tv to that years ago.

I guess we'll never know, since it's not included, but I would think that a brand new blu-ray calibration disc would probably be more accurate than an old DVD version.

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Know of any US Midnite Sales? I would assume Best Buy would open at midnite for the box set?

No, not at all. I'm too afraid that if I ordered this from Amazon or whatever online website, that it might arrive late, so I'm just picking it up at a local store; whichever one is the cheapest. In my area, Walmart and Target are 24 hour stores, and I'm sure Best Buy will have a midnight sale for this.

[kristoffer]

Originally Posted by Beast

Now THAT is interesting. Explains the lack of the THX Optimizer then. Very cool.

Which brands support this yet? Only Panasonic right?

[aiman04]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

The only real differences I see are the overall style, which is OK since they take place in very different time periods.

Yeah, I remember a scene between him and Spielberg, which went something like this...

GL: "I did "More American Graffiti", it made ten cents."
SS: "Really?"
GL: "Yeah, so you can overdo these kinds of things. It is possible."

I believe that conversation was with Frank Oz.