Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 4K UHD (1999)

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

There’s no mention of a Making-of Collection on the second disc like Episodes II-VI.

I noticed that too, hopefully someone just forgot to put it on the cover.

[Hardback247]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I noticed that too, hopefully someone just forgot to put it on the cover.

It would be STUPID if TPM actually missed out on it. The back covers for ANH and TESB also don't mention "The Making of Star Wars" and "SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back," but ROTJ's back cover mentions "Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi." Weird.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

It would be STUPID if TPM actually missed out on it. The back covers for ANH and TESB also don't mention "The Making of Star Wars" and "SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back," but ROTJ's back cover mentions "Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi." Weird.

I could be wrong here as I haven't checked all the covers but it looks like the special features box is typeset to have only five lines of text, and as the blurb for the commentaries takes up three lines on TPM they only had two lines left to note the special features, preferring to list those three featurettes ahead of the making of collection. In other words, if the commentary spiel was only two lines then the making of collection would've been noted below on a third line. Makes sense?

[Hardback247]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

I could be wrong here as I haven't checked all the covers but it looks like the special features box is typeset to have only five lines of text, and as the blurb for the commentaries takes up three lines on TPM they only had two lines left to note the special features, preferring to list those three featurettes ahead of the making of collection. In other words, if the commentary spiel was only two lines then the making of collection would've been noted below on a third line. Makes sense?

Maybe, I guess, but look at the back covers for TFA and TLJ. Look how much was typed into the bonus disc sections:

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

Maybe, I guess, but look at the back covers for TFA and TLJ. Look how much was typed into the bonus disc sections:

Yeah but they seem to be going out of their way to list a lot more on the covers of the Disnee-made movies, even the font of the text in the special features box is visibly smaller than it is on eps 1-6 e.g.



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[Hardback247]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Yeah but they seem to be going out of their way to list a lot more on the covers of the Disnee-made movies, even the font of the text in the special features box is visibly smaller than it is on eps 1-6.

Technically, Lucasfilm made the movies. Disney is only in charge of distribution and marketing.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by Hardback247

Technically, Lucasfilm made the movies. Disney is only in charge of distribution and marketing.

Technically, Disnee paid for it and now own all the IP so yeah, I'mma stick with what I said. Which was about the back cover blurbs and not who owns what.

[Hardback247]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Technically, Disnee paid for it and now own all the IP so yeah, I'mma stick with what I said. Which was about the back cover blurbs and not who owns what.

Okay, I understand. We'll just have to wait another month and a half to see what the real deal is.

[StingingVelvet]

"Journey of Anakin Skywalker" eh? Is that what the episodes are about again?

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

"Journey of Anakin Skywalker" eh? Is that what the episodes are about again?

The prequels are still about Anakin are they not? That hasn't changed last I looked

[peskdale]

Bit of a random question, but comparing those back covers above - is it a stylistic choice to use the credits blocks of the original posters, or there some kind of legal requirement?

It's a really odd look for the first six films to have it squeezed in to the standard Disney layout like that. Would have thought they could have at least changed the fonts!

That said, interesting to see how LucasFilm/Fox were able to keep the number of credits to a minimum on the first six movies, even in the early 2000s. RoTS only has 12 names to show.

[motorheadache95]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

"Journey of Anakin Skywalker" eh? Is that what the episodes are about again?

I like how each trilogy changes who the story is really about. When it was just the original trilogy, it was about Luke. The prequel trilogy then made the whole thing really about Anakin. Then the sequel trilogy made the whole thing really about Palpatine.

[ThorsScrewdriver]

Originally Posted by motorheadache95

I like how each trilogy changes who the story is really about. When it was just the original trilogy, it was about Luke. The prequel trilogy then made the whole thing really about Anakin. Then the sequel trilogy made the whole thing really about Palpatine.

LMAO.... Fantastic!!

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by motorheadache95

I like how each trilogy changes who the story is really about. When it was just the original trilogy, it was about Luke. The prequel trilogy then made the whole thing really about Anakin. Then the sequel trilogy made the whole thing really about Palpatine.

Hahaha... amusing to think about.

I remember Lucas saying it was all Anakin's story, which is of course what I was joking about. Now the "Skywalker saga" has three movies at the end he's not even in, but hey... that's what happens when you wanna make the big buckerenos. Star Wars is hardly the only franchise with that issue.

[Nothing371]

Originally Posted by motorheadache95

I like how each trilogy changes who the story is really about. When it was just the original trilogy, it was about Luke. The prequel trilogy then made the whole thing really about Anakin. Then the sequel trilogy made the whole thing really about Rian Johnson.

ftfy

[Viking61]

Official US cover.

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[shane01]

I think I know the answer but I wonder if the prequel docs The Beginning, From Puppets to Pixels, and Within a Minute will be in HD

[Rizor]

Originally Posted by shane01

I think I know the answer but I wonder if the prequel docs The Beginning, From Puppets to Pixels, and Within a Minute will be in HD

They might upscale them but I think most of the behind the scenes footage was likely shot on SD video.

[JJ]

The podracing scenes in the old DVDs and blurays were really quite reference - I am a little tenuous about the Disney treatment on the audio, especially the low end. It's one of the only parts of this movie I watch, it just - it just isn't good lmao. And I love all the other ones (yes, even Clone Wars).

[Deadend45]

The old BD had terrible pq with artifacts everywhere, could be interesting to see what is done here.