Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[skyofcrack]

Originally Posted by easyrider

Picture of the Australian Complete Saga box set released today -

Seems to be the first region-locked version from that pic (Region B).

[Breather]

Originally Posted by MacEachaidh

Or you could take it as Lucas talking about the workflow of a busy graphics company-for-hire, explaining -- as he has on other occasions -- why he can't do everything he wants to do to the SW films in one release. Perhaps he's contrasting their work on "classic" titles like Star Wars (in all its many iterations) with their pay-the-bills work on other people's new movies.

It sounds more like a justification to me than an actual explanation, but that aside, I don't take it as "classic" referring, for instance, to the UOT.

I definitely take it as him discussing the UOT myself. He's asked by the reporter about the version of the Star Wars films being released and his response that I posted is in reply to the reporter's questions regarding which version and the timing of the now current Blu-ray release. When he uses the word "classic", it's being used to describe the type of version, not the entire Star Wars series or individual titles. In the context of the article regarding the Star Wars films and their upcoming(now here) Blu-ray release, "versions" can only really apply to which version of the Star Wars films, as it's his response to a question on that very subject. If he was talking about the films of others when using the phrase "recent releases", I don't think he would have used the phrase "what we like to call the classic versions of things" to describe the entire 2011 Star Wars series. It just wouldn't make sense. The word "versions" would not be a proper way to refer to a particular movie title or series, only which version of a particular movie title, and the 2011 versions couldn't accurately be called "classic versions" anyway, only current versions. That's my take.

I'm not saying his response in that interview is proof that we'll get the UOT eventually. I just think it indicates movement from the "they don't exist anymore" nonsense he used to give us. In fact, earlier in the article, he even mentions that you'd have to do a full restoration on it and that you'd have to do it digitally and how expensive that is. He's went from "they don't exist" to "it's expensive". In the end, no one but Lucas knows if he'll ever release the UOT.

[skyofcrack]

The goHastings ad for the midnight SW sale:

[koreyman]

Originally Posted by JOHN MFN D.

Guys who live in their parents basements tend to have a lot of free time.

I personally can't wait to watch Star Wars on BD in my own home this weekend!

lol spot on John

I too will be enjoying Star Wars from my own home

[Shaft Windu]

Originally Posted by GuruAskew

This viewing order has been making the rounds for years and I've always maintained that its absurd.

Primarily, the main purpose of this order is to maintain the surprise at the end of "Empire" yet it completely and utterly ruins a similar revelation in "Jedi".

Secondly, the films are numbered for a reason. Don't get me wrong, if Lucas didn't want you to be able to watch the 4, 5, 6, 1, 2, 3 he wouldn't have made them or released them in that order. I prefer the 1-6 order myself but I'm not going to argue with the order they were released.

Third, none of the movies themselves resort to flashback scenes so why should the entire saga be subjected to a 6-hour flashback? It's stylistically incompatible with the films itself. Then you have the extreme awkwardness in regards to pacing when you consider the fact that you are abandoning Luke, Leia, Han etc. in the middle of their story for that same 6-hour flashback.

Finally, this ridiculous viewing order didn't come from Lucas or even one of the various producers, screenwriters etc. that worked on the films with him. It was invented by some anonymous internet nerd. I have a big problem with things like fan edits, fan-fiction, re-sequencing albums etc. It's arrogant and insulting to the extreme. Even with his constant tinkering Lucas has given us two perfectly valid viewing orders that infinitely outweigh some guy you met in a chat room or on a message board.

But hey, if you want to watch them in some nonsensical order and then rush to the internet to act like Lucas couldn't even get the order of the movies right then be my guest.

Very well said! I can't believe the arrogance of some fans either sometimes.

[HDMe]

I don't think this question has been asked...

I saw the Blu-ray.com review... and it mentioned that amongst the extras are "spoofs"...

Anyone know if the famous "Troops" Cops/Star Wars episode made it on there? I think Lucas liked that one... it would be cool if it was one of the spoofs that found its way on this set.

It's a spoof... but the way it was done, with quality on a low-budget and with some seriousness... it could almost fit in the continuity of the series.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by HDPlasma

More like he's in an ivory tower laughing at the peasants.

Sometimes the peasants deserved to be laughed at

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Morsoth

Almost every *hardcore* Star Wars fans are angry about this release and will boycott or buy and argue about it.

Wrong! I am a hardcore Star Wars fans and I am buying this set and will enjoy every minutes of it

[Tommymang]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Wrong! I am a hardcore Star Wars fans and I am buying this set and will enjoy every minutes of it

Right on ! ;-)

[Beast]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Wrong! I am a hardcore Star Wars fans and I am buying this set and will enjoy every minutes of it

Ditto.

[jonmoz]

Mine has arrived but I am at work,so it will seem a very long day !!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by greg_achen

It might prove nothing, but I respect them for not settling and buying a product they are not happy with.

I am still buying the set, though I am completely and utterly disgusted about the double "No" during Vader's redemption. If you think the negative fan reaction to that HORRIBLE addition is just a small minority of fanboys, remember that the outrage did manage to make headlines in a few national news outlets. Not too shabby for fanboys whose opinions supposedly don't matter.

Making the news as no meaning now a days, when you have news on Justin Beaber because he made an order of Rice Kripies for breakfast instead of his usual Corn Flakes and it make's it on CNN, well that shows you just how serious you can take the news in our society

Overall, like you I respect their choice not to buy it since it's not the product they wish to own. I would and I have done the same of other things in the past. Does it make a difference? Sometimes it does and most times it doesn't. I do hope it does for this since I would still buy the original versions if they were release on Blu-ray along with quite a few other fans who have no problems with the special editions, so it's a win-win for Lucas. He get's new sales and double dips on some of us crazy fans

[Colonel Kurtz]

Originally Posted by nmycon

and first time viewers will make the connection when they see Shaw as a force ghost?

He looks nothing like he did in the makeup in the Vader suit...

Really? I wonder how I managed to make that connection right away when I was 8 and watched the movie for the first time from a blurry betamax video cassette on a blurry CRT-TV.

Seriously, one needs to be blind or one has to have some kind of neurological face recognition deficiency to not make that connection, apart from a lack of common sense.

Originally Posted by Breather

I don't know. For me he did. I saw ROTJ when I was 10 and I instantly recognized Shaw's ghost as the guy I just saw in the hangar scene. Same eyes, nose, and mouth. Even if someone couldn't recognize those features somehow, it would still come down to: old guy in hangar as dad and old guy ghost next to Obi-Wan and Yoda. Same guy.

Exactly.

Originally Posted by HDMe

Anyone know if the famous "Troops" Cops/Star Wars episode made it on there?

Only a fraction of it (about 2 minutes). It doesn't have the intro, probably because of rights issues with the actual Cops show or the Bad Boys song, and it only shows the encounter with the Jawas. And even there it cuts out before the troopers shoot them. They might just as well not have put it on the disc at all, if you ask me.

[Cinescott]

Amazon changed to "shipped" last night and shows a 15th arrival, although I'm not holding my breath on that one.

[blarneyrubble]

Originally Posted by bigwillygbcs

I wen to Blockbuster t and had the Saga in my hands. It rang up 99.99 and I asked the guy if he could price match he told me" you should be lucky we have it 3 days early" I said "Hey smarta$$ you just lost a sale no wonder your going out of business" and walked out the door

He was right, you were wrong. Why do people think it is alright to speak to salespeople like this. The customer is not always right; in fact most of the time they are a&$ho%3s. He was just doing his job and you threw a temper tantrum.

All you showed him was that at your age you still act like a 10 year old when you don't get your way.

[sardaukar1977]

Originally Posted by Cinescott

Amazon changed to "shipped" last night and shows a 15th arrival, although I'm not holding my breath on that one.

hmm, mine still says not yet shipped

[marlon dingle]

I watched A New Hope last night. Nearly all of the '97 Special Edition changes look really dated.

[nmycon]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Wrong! I am a hardcore Star Wars fans and I am buying this set and will enjoy every minutes of it

Me aussi!

[NYorker]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Making the news as no meaning now a days, when you have news on Justin Beaber because he made an order of Rice Kripies for breakfast instead of his usual Corn Flakes and it make's it on CNN, well that shows you just how serious you can take the news in our society

Overall, like you I respect their choice not to buy it since it's not the product they wish to own. I would and I have done the same of other things in the past. Does it make a difference? Sometimes it does and most times it doesn't. I do hope it does for this since I would still buy the original versions if they were release on Blu-ray along with quite a few other fans who have no problems with the special editions, so it's a win-win for Lucas. He get's new sales and double dips on some of us crazy fans

He knows that, that's why he feels like he can get away with all the tinkering - 'cause people will by it anyway...

[El_Jay]

Originally Posted by Shaft Windu

Very well said! I can't believe the arrogance of some fans either sometimes.

Neither can I!