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UK differing 2004 Star Wars Trilogy DVD BoxSet Covers...

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Seems there is a choice of covers (other than the standard silver cover) for those interested in purchasing the new 2004 Star Wars Trilogy SE DVD set:-
 

MVC Black Vinyl Box Cover Set : Nathan Butler Review Info : discjunkietv Review Info

 
 

HMV Cover (Gold) (An HMV store exclusive in the UK. In widescreen - the same as the regular Silver boxset)

 
 

Gold Covered John Williams Star Wars Trilogy 2004 Soundtrack CD Release Set (HMV exclusive in the UK; regular set was silver):-

HMV Gold CD Set : Discogs Gold CD Set Info (HMV) : Discogs Silver CD Set Info (Regular)

 
 

Gold Star Wars Trilogy 2004 DVD Boxset and Gold JW Star Wars Trilogy 2004 Soundtrack CD Release Set - with £10 off (HMV):-

HMV SW Gold Offer

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Thanks for the info, I knew about hmv but that mvc cover is news to me. I will get it from mvc definately. Also in the new empire magazine theres a mvc ad saying that if you preorder you get SW trump cards.
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The MVC cover does look cool - reminds me a little of the 1993 TDC Laserdisc covers. Free trump cards too, eh?

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Are you sure it's not just for the different aspect ratios? One for widescreen and one for pan and scan? This was how he released the SEs on VHS. One box set was gold and one was silver.
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Exactly. The silver one is widescreen, the golden one is pan-scan.
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I thought that too at first, but HMV state they have some sort of exclusive deal in which they are selling the Gold Covers in widescreen as some sort of limited edition.

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I just realised what im gonna do with that box from MVC, im gonna put my OT dvds in it.

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Generally, films don't get pan and scan releases in the UK anymore (On DVD at least, VHS films still do). Amazon.co.uk doesn't have a listing for the Star Wars Trilogy in pan and scan, so I guess this box set is no exception.
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Originally posted by: Bossk
Are you sure it's not just for the different aspect ratios? One for widescreen and one for pan and scan? This was how he released the SEs on VHS. One box set was gold and one was silver.
The only countries getting pan-and-scan DVDs of the star wars trilogy are America and Canada. Nowhere else wants them.
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Do you get this if you order it online at mvc.co.uk?

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Originally posted by: Bossk
Are you sure it's not just for the different aspect ratios? One for widescreen and one for pan and scan? This was how he released the SEs on VHS. One box set was gold and one was silver.
The only countries getting pan-and-scan DVDs of the star wars trilogy are America and Canada. Nowhere else wants them.


Thats because the general public in the United States cannot stand those "black bars" that "take up the whole picture." Dumbasses.

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Yep, there was even someone here dumb enough to buy the exclusive to America/Canada pan-and-scan 4:3 Terminator 3. Even crappier than the original.
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they should just do away with Pan and Scan...

oh ya and did anyone notice the spines of the discs on the widescreen set?
they're in silver..
gonna look kinda stupid when they're lined up with the PT...

which just proves more that Lucas will release a 6 disc box set encompassing all the movies.... and therefore match them together
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Thats because the general public in the United States cannot stand those "black bars" that "take up the whole picture." Dumbasses.


I happen to be one the general public "Dumbasses" who happen to love those "black bars" that "take up the whole picture" thank you very much..!!

widescreen is the only way to go

and i'm not the only on who feels that way
it's not the public, it's the film company and distributers who push for the pan and scan shit
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i say all in due time....

many video stores have already cut their VHS section in half due to DVD...
sooner or later VHS will be all but gone (except for blank tapes)

Pan and Scan will suffer the same fate as well.... but it will take time for people to realize
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Is it because most yanks() don't have widescreen tv's??

In the UK nearly everyone has them now, and most stores really only sell the wide tv's!!
Well I'm not sure if everyone has them, everybody I know does!!

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95% + of USians don't have widescreen TVs. I've never been to a friend's place that has had one or know of any friends that do. Widescreen is still very much a theatrical concept although it is starting to gain wider acceptance. Thank Christ it is.

I've been a widescreen advocate since I got the THX Faces edition in widescreen back in 1995. That was about the first time I ever saw that you could buy widescreen in VHS. Then I started trying to buy everything widescreen whenever possible.

My dad was very anti widescreen until my wife and I bought him a DVD player and his first DVD - Starship Troopers (one of his faves) - and showed him how much of the shower scene he was missing with pan and scan. That changed his tune.

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My dad was very anti widescreen until my wife and I bought him a DVD player and his first DVD - Starship Troopers (one of his faves) - and showed him how much of the shower scene he was missing with pan and scan. That changed his tune.



LOL! You mean he didn't realise he got mo' titties that way?

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Heres an article about the price war thats going on with the DVDs

BBC News

Im still going with MVC but theres talk of "exclusive versions" all over the place.

Also if you want yours signed then HMV has Anthony Daniels and Virgin has Dave Prowse.
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lol @ Bossk...
well at least he supports widescreen now doesnt he?
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LOL! You mean he didn't realise he got mo' titties that way?


He knows now.

I agree, Luke and Dayv. I'm glad he's a fan now. I'm just upset that it took so much convincing and that I had to resort to boobies to get the point across.
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moral of this story...

Boobies always come out on top...

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