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Post #54047

Author
SammyTheBull
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Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
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Date created
1-Jul-2004, 10:02 PM
A few weeks ago, when visiting a local electronics flea market, I peeked at the stands with the, ahem, "unofficial" DVDs, etc., and, to my surprise, saw the SW trilogy on a single, DVD-9 (pressed), with a hologram on cover (!)... as it turned out, most pirates had them. I got them from the first one who had them, and he assured me these were the original versions, not the SEs. The disc cost the same as all pressed pirate DVDs with new films cost there, which is about the equivalent of 5 USD, but in case anyone comes across it anywhere, even for 1 cent or the equivalent in any currency... STAY AWAY. Not only are these *not* the original versions, but - even though they're anamorphic widescreen, in Dolby Digital 5.1, all text in the films - including the crawls and even the titles - is in, of all things - ugh! - German. Yuk! Horrible. I wanted to throw the thing away, but ended up giving the disc to my nephew.

Here's what it looks like, so that you know what to avoid - the cover says "3 in 1 - Star Wars Trilogy" - and has Vader's mask on a golden background, with a hologram in the corner. The disc itself says "Star Wars" and has Luke, Han and Leia, with Vader and others in the background. Amusingly enough, it bears the standard "unauthorised copying prohibited" line around the edge. It's R0, PAL, and it's crap.