Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[Albatross365]

Ralph McQuarrie's died

Without him we wouldn't have the characters the way we love.

I'd have been interesting to see how he'd have designed Jar Jar. Might have made him tolerable

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by tigertron

TPM in 3D is a mixed bag, but a lot of us do think the 3D was pretty good. There were times where it could have been better i.e. the pod racing, but it excelled in other areas like duel of the fates.

Its the best conversion you're going to see.

For me, personally, it was the best conversion I've *ever* seen. While I understand the concerns of people who like 3-D to have a lot of "popping out", I don't think that was really necessary here. The 3-D made the interaction with all the CG elements seem far more "realistic" than it could possibly seem in the 2D version. And yes, this does include the podracing scene, imho. To me, it brought the scene to life in a way that didn't happen before. Remember, it's always tricky to use 3-D effectively in any scene that has a lot of fast-paced cutting, if the 3-D is very distracting (i.e., when many people need time to adjust their eyes between shots).

If LFL chooses to make the 3-D stronger for the other movies, that would be fine by me, I think - although I'm not sure it's something that the younger viewers would necessarily want.

Originally Posted by Albatross365

Ralph McQuarrie's died

Without him we wouldn't have the characters the way we love.

I'd have been interesting to see how he'd have designed Jar Jar. Might have made him tolerable

Isn't it possible to at least express one's condolences for McQuarrie without any Jar Jar bashing? Dang.

Let's give credit where credit is due, Lucas and Ahmed Best gave us the first major CG character in the history of cinema; Watto is also a very good character, but it's really Jar Jar that most of the kids remember fondly after watching TPM. The character really isn't any more "annoying" than Threepio was in most of the OT. The fact that he's there to help comment on the lack of tolerance of some of the characters (and the wisdom that comes in not underestimating the Gungans) seems to have been completely lost on those who don't fully appreciate him.

I liked all of the CG characters in the prequel movies, and Jar Jar was the best of all, imho. Watto, Dex and the Kaminoans were also pretty good, btw.

[Jezza]

Originally Posted by BluBonnet

Isn't it possible to at least express one's condolences for McQuarrie without any Jar Jar bashing? Dang.

Agreed. I can't stand it when people criticize one thing just to make another sound immensely better. If it's so great then it should stand on its own merits without comparisons.

PS, that is not a a criticism of Ralph McQuarrie, because he will be sadly missed.

[BluBonnet]

Originally Posted by Jezza

PS, that is not a a criticism of Ralph McQuarrie, because he will be sadly missed.

If nothing else, I think we can all agree on *that*.

[wayfarer1969]

RIP Ralph McQuarrie. He was another factor responsible in making Star Wars great.

[SymbioticFunction]

Originally Posted by Ben_UK

Does anyone here have issues with sound drop outs on these discs?

Many have:

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

I've been lucky, my particular Denon amp & PS3 doesn't have a problem.

[GunZenBomZ]

I have been only inquiring about Star-wars over the last few weeks in a number of stores. And the reply is "we have sold out"...so the conspiracy theorist within me see's this as just a simple ploy.

A ploy to keep the price of SW-bluray at £49.99 for the foreseeable future. I am waiting for £29.99 or lower personally still

[disrember]

Originally Posted by GunZenBomZ

I am waiting for £29.99 or lower personally still

me too

[The Apocalypse]

Might be waiting a while then, to be honest. It is Star Wars after all, don't expect it to go cheap(er) anytime soon.

[svenge]

I think the logical price floor would be on the order of £40. Of course, the question would be when that happens...

[LesPaul]

I really can't see a price drop anytime soon. It has sold well so far and its the only way of buying the Star Wars saga on home video at the moment. There will always be people who will buy this and in high numbers. Why would they lower the price?

[bladelia]

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...;-1&sku=220979

I bet they sell loads at that price, seeing as its £50 on Amazon

[blu_sharpy]

Originally Posted by bladelia

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...;-1&sku=220979

I bet they sell loads at that price, seeing as its £50 on Amazon

HMV's prices are all over the place at the moment. Dunno what's going on.

[tob]

its the same with their stores in ireland too

[blu_sharpy]

Originally Posted by tob

its the same with their stores in ireland too

Their instore prices have always been ridiculous but at the moment, their online prices are awful. They've got no competition on Amazon, Play etc...

[LesPaul]

And people still think they'll see this at a cheaper price point sometime soon

[Blu MacReady]

Originally Posted by LesPaul

And people still think they'll see this at a cheaper price point sometime soon

I think it'll come down to around £30 at some point this year. History shows with the DVD sets and Blu Ray sets for other films. Rocky, Alien etc

Even the James Bond set £89.99 will be around £60 within a year.

Star Wars will drop, but when it does start looking a future releases, cause it probably will mean a new Star Wars set will be out, either better design/artwork than this ugly set or include 3-D TPM

[Timbo84]

Went into my local Blockbuster today and spotted a copy of these movies second hand for £30, gave it a look over and looked in a good condition.

[Vertigo2010]

Originally Posted by blu_sharpy

HMV's prices are all over the place at the moment. Dunno what's going on.

To mis-quote The Inbetweeners: "HMV prices are like fairground rides...f**king mental!"

[Brightstar]

Originally Posted by Vertigo2010

To mis-quote The Inbetweeners: "HMV prices are like fairground rides...f**king mental!"

Rip offs !!