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Post #66796

Author
Wet Willy
Parent topic
I'm Ashamed To Admit It...But The New Box Set (2004 OT DVD SE release)
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Date created
23-Sep-2004, 2:36 PM
I watched this at a friends house last night...all 4 DVD's. I must say that I am not impressed one bit. I would never buy this set as I am a purist and will not support this latest abomination of these films, but I had to see what all the fuss was. This was supposed to be the "Holy Grail" of DVD's and it does not even come close to being one of the best. Hell, a better job was done by WB on North by Northwest a 1959 film. I watched this on a 65" HD T.V. with a wonderful sound system. We could not help notice just how dark the film is and how terrrible the Light Sabers looked. The extras were just "ok", and could have been alot better for films that are as I say again supposed to be the 'Holy Grail!" Did they look clean? Yes Better than they ever have? Yes but pale in comparison to quite alot of other DVD's (IMHO)

I wont even go into some of the lousy changes or just an ok soundtrack. A cheap box? What, they could not even put them in a nice strudy one like Paramount did with Indy?

Oh well, here is to hoping that GL will wake up someday and see what he did to these films...he has cut at them more than Jacko has cut at his face and nose. And thats about what these films look like...the more he chages them the worse they get!