Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Majoran]

Originally Posted by nathan_393

I'm not sure if preorders count in the first week sales or not - that's a sticky situation.

Nor do we know who reports the sales. If there are major retailers aka Amazon that are not part of the numbers then who know how well or poorly it didn't sell.

[Beast]

Wal-Mart does not take part in reporting sales numbers. So that's another factor. Considering they had a Store Exclusive.

Regardless, the point stands that the set is 4x more expensive than Thor. The set did remarkably well considering a variety of factors.

One being that it's a catalog title as well. So not everyone is going to rush to upgrade it. And Thor was a BLU/DVD Combo Pack.

[Majoran]

Originally Posted by El_Jay

You can't see the entire door in that picture? Cuz I can.

I mean unless the door is for some reason 10 times larger than the mouth of the cave.

Hmmm I see the door cut off in the bottom picture. But hey that's me. Unless we see what is directly after the door it could be many tunnels that lead from that door. you see whTyou want to see though to fit your argument. Honestly it doesn't make a difference to me.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Colonel Kurtz

You are missing the big picture, so to speak. We are not discussing the door per se but the fact that an unnecessary change decades later introduced a totally avoidable and very obvious continuity problem that wasn't there to begin with. It's about filmmaking, not architecture.

STOP making fun of the PT!!!!

[Blu Titan]

ok, guys just to clarify the sales news. Thor received 61% of its total unit sales from Blu, meaning DVD managed 39% of all unit sales for Thor. In the overall sales charts (meaning unit sales, not revenue), Star Wars: The Complete Saga sold 39.45% of the total units sold by Thor. Remember The Complete Saga was available only in Blu and Thor in Blu and DVD. All units for The Complete Saga X $79.99 will easily best all Blu-ray/DVD units (Thor) X respective selling prices for DVD and Blu-ray. Star Wars kicked behind in terms of generating cash...#1 for the week for both the Blu-ray and the overall (Blu-ray + DVD) sales chart.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

ok, guys just to clarify the sales news. Thor received 61% of its total unit sales from Blu, meaning DVD managed 39% of all unit sales for Thor. In the overall sales charts (meaning unit sales, not revenue), Star Wars: The Complete Saga sold 39.45% of the total units sold by Thor. Remember The Complete Saga was available only in Blu and Thor in Blu and DVD. All units for The Complete Saga X $79.99 will easily best all Blu-ray/DVD units (Thor) X respective selling prices for DVD and Blu-ray. Star Wars kicked behind in terms of generating cash...#1 for the week for both the Blu-ray and the overall (Blu-ray + DVD) sales chart.

Thanks. Maybe I missed it, but how many units did the Complete Saga sell? How many units did the OT and PT sell?

[Jutty]

MY son and i decided to watch EP I last nite,
After all the comments etc about the bad transfer / DNR,, i was fearing the worst,,
And after seeing my sons face when the pod race started up, feeling them pods start up in our feet,him with that big grin on his face from ear to ear... the issues with this film just went out of the window,, it gives me a warm feeling when i see him so happy

[Romansh]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

ok, guys just to clarify the sales news. Thor received 61% of its total unit sales from Blu, meaning DVD managed 39% of all unit sales for Thor. In the overall sales charts (meaning unit sales, not revenue), Star Wars: The Complete Saga sold 39.45% of the total units sold by Thor. Remember The Complete Saga was available only in Blu and Thor in Blu and DVD. All units for The Complete Saga X $79.99 will easily best all Blu-ray/DVD units (Thor) X respective selling prices for DVD and Blu-ray. Star Wars kicked behind in terms of generating cash...#1 for the week for both the Blu-ray and the overall (Blu-ray + DVD) sales chart.

Do you know how it compares to Thor if you combine Saga + PT + OT?

[nathan_393]

Originally Posted by Jutty

MY son and i decided to watch EP I last nite,
After all the comments etc about the bad transfer / DNR,, i was fearing the worst,,
And after seeing my sons face when the pod race started up, feeling them pods start up in our feet,him with that big grin on his face from ear to ear... the issues with this film just went out of the window,, it gives me a warm feeling when i see him so happy

This is what SW is really about, imo Glad to hear you and your son enjoyed it so much - that's the power of film for you and it's why we all love these movies.

Originally Posted by Chordata

Thanks. Maybe I missed it, but how many units did the Complete Saga sell? How many units did the OT and PT sell?

Also my question.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

I'm also getting audio drop-outs on Episode IV as well. Damn it. From what I understand if you let the player decode it, it's not an issue, but if I let my S360 decode the audio, it doesn't play lossless, but instead plays the DTS core. On TrueHD, it will play the TrueHD track, but that's not the case with DTS-HD MA. Ugh. I did let the player decode and play the core DTS track and didn't hear any dropouts. Is it possible it's just a bad batch of discs? Probably not, so an exchange would be a waste.

Maybe it's just time for a new player that properly decodes DTS-HD MA...anyone have problems with the Sony S380?

Kryptonic:

You probably should take a look at this thread over on AVS as this issue is being address over there-



http://ww.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1361400

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[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Jutty

MY son and i decided to watch EP I last nite,
After all the comments etc about the bad transfer / DNR,, i was fearing the worst,,
And after seeing my sons face when the pod race started up, feeling them pods start up in our feet,him with that big grin on his face from ear to ear... the issues with this film just went out of the window,, it gives me a warm feeling when i see him so happy

That's what it's all about man! Ignorance truly is bliss -- my kids have made me enjoy the PT watching it through their eyes, and I'm grateful.

[El_Jay]

Originally Posted by Beast

Wal-Mart does not take part in reporting sales numbers. So that's another factor. Considering they had a Store Exclusive.

Regardless, the point stands that the set is 4x more expensive than Thor. The set did remarkably well considering a variety of factors.

One being that it's a catalog title as well. So not everyone is going to rush to upgrade it. And Thor was a BLU/DVD Combo Pack.

And a lot of people think the PT is awful. And a lot of people hate the revisionist changed to the OT.

And it was Friday. And it was kind of windy. But it was also hot out so people were outside. Plus the recession.

[Uxi]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

ok, guys just to clarify the sales news. Thor received 61% of its total unit sales from Blu, meaning DVD managed 39% of all unit sales for Thor. In the overall sales charts (meaning unit sales, not revenue), Star Wars: The Complete Saga sold 39.45% of the total units sold by Thor. Remember The Complete Saga was available only in Blu and Thor in Blu and DVD. All units for The Complete Saga X $79.99 will easily best all Blu-ray/DVD units (Thor) X respective selling prices for DVD and Blu-ray. Star Wars kicked behind in terms of generating cash...#1 for the week for both the Blu-ray and the overall (Blu-ray + DVD) sales chart.

Hey, get your facts out of here. The haters thought they had a talking point.

[phansson]

Originally Posted by HylianBowcaster

I can't believe people are getting upset about a door!! When I watch a movie, I'm examining the realism of the architecture, I'm paying attention to the characters, maybe you guys should try that.

Everything I see and hear, IMHO, brings me in or takes me out of a movie. If my wife is sitting next to me crunching on ice, it COMPLETELY takes me out of a movie. If something doesn't stay the same size in a movie, it tends to be a bother. Especially something that is defined by an extremely long pan to make sure you notice that it is REALLY big.

The door size thing in ROTJ was an unnecessary change. Kudo's to Lucas for being a complete and utter idiot.....

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by El_Jay

Point. Still. Stands.

Max Rebo, Sy Snootles, whoever else contributed to Jedi Rocks, should be in the rancor pit right now being sexually assaulted by several rancors.

I. Got. It.

I was just answering your question.

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by HylianBowcaster

I can't believe people are getting upset about a door!! When I watch a movie, I'm examining the realism of the architecture, I'm paying attention to the characters, maybe you guys should try that.

Isn't the realism chucked right out the window when it comes to architecture because of that exterior door shot?

[Adrock]

Originally Posted by Jutty

MY son and i decided to watch EP I last nite,
After all the comments etc about the bad transfer / DNR,, i was fearing the worst,,
And after seeing my sons face when the pod race started up, feeling them pods start up in our feet,him with that big grin on his face from ear to ear... the issues with this film just went out of the window,, it gives me a warm feeling when i see him so happy

Great story, Jutty.

That is what it's all about.

[Morsoth]

Originally Posted by Hatter

Isn't the realism chucked right out the window when it comes to architecture because of that exterior door shot?

Hmmm... I think he wanted to say that he wasn't looking at the realism of the architecture but made a lil typo.

[El_Jay]

Originally Posted by Dotpattern

I. Got. It.

I was just answering your question.

Heh chill dude, it's all just a little joke anyway.

They do need to be punished for their sins to the OT, though.


Anyway I watched Empire last night and HOLY HELL! It's always been my favorite SW movie but maaaan I forgot just how goddamn awesome it is. The Imperial March blasting me in the mind with it's thunderous brass section every time the Empire is on screen, the wonderful puppet work of Yoda, the twists, the turns, the Han/Leia thing, Lando's betrayal and redemption, Vader calmly waiting for them in Bespin, the whole Dagobah sequence... man oh man, this is by leaps and bounds the best SW movie and should easily be Top 20 all-time for all movies. The PQ and AQ is incredible.

It's funny, at first I was a little bit "Mmmm Muppets" when Yoda first appeared... but later, in the cave with the right lighting, he just looks real. I think CGI Yoda in the new trilogy is fine, but they better never replace OT Yoda and lose Frank Oz's incredible work to the annals of time. I will wail like a banshee.

[Uxi]

Originally Posted by El_Jay

I will wail like a banshee.

Isn't that what you've been doing?

I really hope the muppet gets at least enhanced with blinking eyelids, etc. You sound like you need to take the advice Yoda gave Anakin in III. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose. Instead, you're in full bore psycho stalker Anakin mode.