Do you think Disney will release the unaltered versions for DVD and blue ray? — Page 19

MalàStrana said:

The blame is on Canada.

You’re just jealous 'cause we have poutine.

DuracellEnergizer said:

MalàStrana said:

The blame is on Canada.

You’re just jealous 'cause we have poutine.

Not at all. We have Hollande and quite often Merkel comes to visit, so… hum… yeah, I’m a little bit jealous about Poutine…

Harmy said:

Yes, the new LPs are reprints of the original soundtrack albums. I’ve got the picture LPs for Star Wars and content-wise they’re identical to my '77 soundtrack album. And I’ve got the new gold LPs for ESB and ROTJ and they also seem to be identical to their '80 and '83 counterparts, Lapti Nek, Yub-Nub and all - and the cover-art seems the same as the old ones too.
I ordered the hologram TFA LP soundtrack about a month ago too but it still has not arrived - can’t wait for that one.

Before seeing this post I had no idea there were new LPs apart from the picture discs. I’ve never been very fond of picture discs, but I had just ordered the ANH one an hour before and was prepared to wait however many months for the other two just because I’ve wanted these on vinyl for ages and I’m not willing to dish out the insane prices for used copies on Amazon. Luckily I popped into this thread, cancelled the order, drove to Barnes & Noble and snagged the whole set. So thanks.

Also, I picked up the hologram TFA LP last month. You have to basically be shining a flashlight straight into it for it to work, but it’s pretty cool.

timemeddler said:

anyone considered maybe fox is the problem, mind you Im not giving disney and kind of break, i’ve been boycotting them for other reasons for some time now but if alamo roadhouse advertises 97 special edition and then they show 2011 version, could it be that fox pushed their “distribution Rights” I mean unlike alot of disney films, star wars can’t even be screen by non-profits, yes I checked. I may be spit-balling, but I’m just wondering if it’s not just disney? Maybe?

Are you sure?

'97 prints of ANH and RotJ were still being shown at the AFI Silver as of just two years ago.

Man, now we’re getting lp reissues of the original score albums?! Can the actual movies be far behind?

I think it’s worth noting that the Close Encounters and Blade Runner ultimate sets were both released on blu-ray fairly soon after that format’s debut. Lucasfilm took its sweet time puting the movies out on dvd, but they were speedier with blu-ray. If you count from the end of the format war with hd-dvd, they only waited a little over three years. If they put I-VI out on 4k UHD next year, they would only be accelerating things by a year or so.

Of course, I’ve long suspected that Disney will want to put out TFA and Rogue One on UHD first, kind of like how LFL released TPM on dvd first. The other parallel is that we’re once again in the middle of another trilogy of new movies being made. I could easily see them waiting until the year before Episode IX’s theatrical release to bow I-VI on the latest format. We could very well end up with a year and a half between new Star Wars movies if IX isn’t hitting until December of 2019. In today’s franchise landscape, that’s a pretty long stretch of time they’ll need to kill.

I feel like we would’ve heard something by now if Disney was prepping in earnest for a restored 40th anniversary OOT release. Mike Verta’s comments on his meeting with them certainly don’t inspire confidence. Maybe next year will be the 3D versions released in theaters and then on 3D blu, if only to get that out of the way.

Harmy said:

joefavs said:

Harmy said:

Yes, the new LPs are reprints of the original soundtrack albums. I’ve got the picture LPs for Star Wars and content-wise they’re identical to my '77 soundtrack album. And I’ve got the new gold LPs for ESB and ROTJ and they also seem to be identical to their '80 and '83 counterparts, Lapti Nek, Yub-Nub and all - and the cover-art seems the same as the old ones too.
I ordered the hologram TFA LP soundtrack about a month ago too but it still has not arrived - can’t wait for that one.

Before seeing this post I had no idea there were new LPs apart from the picture discs. I’ve never been very fond of picture discs, but I had just ordered the ANH one an hour before and was prepared to wait however many months for the other two just because I’ve wanted these on vinyl for ages and I’m not willing to dish out the insane prices for used copies on Amazon. Luckily I popped into this thread, cancelled the order, drove to Barnes & Noble and snagged the whole set. So thanks.

Also, I picked up the hologram TFA LP last month. You have to basically be shining a flashlight straight into it for it to work, but it’s pretty cool.

Finally got it yesterday. Here’s a 3D video I made of it: https://youtu.be/MgKxLXWGzc0

PS: Sorry for the off topic - is there a thread to discuss this stuff?

This is so cool. Can I ask what’s the turntable you’re using? I am searching for one for many years, and all which have good reviews are not available in this geographic location

Speaking of the original vinyls, I have the original release vinyls for the whole trilog in excellent condition. Covers in good shape, records have no skips and barely even pop or hiss. They sound better than any CD release. If somebody wants to pay shipping they can have them for free. They deserve to have a better home than mine. I don’t really care for soundtrack like I once did.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they keep it in their back pocket until the Star Wars money-making machine slows down a little after Episode IX. But I’d be equally unsurprised if they put it out next year packaged with the 3D versions, maybe charging a little extra in the process because they know how ravenous we’ll be for it.

Actually, now that I think about it, that might be the most likely scenario of all.

RotJ 3D would’ve been hitting theaters next year anyway if they’d kept to Rick McCallum’s original schedule. I could see them either just puting out the OT in theaters in 3D or (somehow) showing all six. RotS would look amazing in 3D, so I doubt they’d skip the PT.

They could include the unaltered version in multi-disc individual releases for each movie. I’d prefer the '97 version as well, but I’d gladly say “good enough” if the SE is properly revamped. Let’s be honest, I think we’ll all be happy enough if they just get the unaltered trilogy right.

It would make more sense to wait a while before releasing on 4k UHD. The technology ecosystem involved will take some time to fully mature (it’s called rec 2020 for a reason), and Disney will fully control the five non-ANH movies by then. Maybe that’s when they do the “all versions” edition.

Swift S. Lawliet said:

MalàStrana said:

By the way, aren’t the recently released LP based on the original LP ? “Ewok Celebration and Finale”, is it the 1983 cue or the 1997 one ?

If the digital releases are the same sources as the new LPs, I have reason to believe that it is the '83 cue.

Vinyl and digital were the original i.e. Ewok Celebration & Lapti Nek, the CDs were SE i.e. Victory Celebration & Jedi Rocks.

The problem is the version of Yub Nub on the soundtrack is the terrible version with overdubs of annoying Ewoks. The version actually used in the film is far superior, but can only be found on the old pre-SE Anthology CD set from th early 90s.