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If you could decide on the next release of the DVD's.

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What would you do, (say you where given creative and marketing control of the next release of the SW DVD boxset.)

1.Release a two sided disk boxset for all three movies. On one side have the Original Trilogy, on the other the SE.

2.Release a two sided disk boxset for all six movies. On one side have the Original Theatrical version, on the other the SE version.

3.Only release the OT Definitive Collection/Faces version.

4.Improve or clean up the OOT existing effects/mattes, but add nothing new (no new backgrounds,animations,ships.)

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Originally posted by: Tim Lehrbach
What would you do, (say you where given creative and marketing control of the next release of the SW DVD boxset.)

1.Release a two sided disk boxset for all three movies. On one side have the Original Trilogy, on the other the SE.

2.Release a two sided disk boxset for all six movies. On one side have the Original Theatrical version, on the other the SE version.

3.Only release the OT Definitive Collection/Faces version.

4.Improve or clean up the OOT existing effects/mattes, but add nothing new (no new backgrounds,animations,ships.)


I would do number 2 (no pun intended). Except I would make a few more changes to the SE. This way, assuming I was Lucas, I could have my definitive version, while giving the audience the original versions as well. That way, they could have a choice: If they are purists, they would get what they want, plus the new versions to marvel at if they choose. If they like the changes (like I do), then they will have what they want, yet will have the original versions also, so thsat they can see the difference in the two. Plus, having two versions for each film would give me an excuse to charge more for the set, and therefore more $$$$.
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release everything lucas star wars related pre '97
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I'd go with number 3. Actually, that's what this year's release would have been. The same box artwork with just the bare bones original movies on DVD, the theatrical versions, which, for the first movie, has never actually been released to a home format, has it? Only clean up the picture and sound. Restore it, don't change it. Perfect. The end.

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I think he should release the OOT in a DVD set specifically for the fans. They are the historical movies rather he likes it or not. I've have never seen the OOT in it's entirety and I would like see how the the theatrical cuts were. I believe somewhere in the near future though Lucasfilm will release them.
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This seems to be a recurring topic in its simplest form and many times the answer is number 2, the utlimate box set with seamless branching to give SE's and OOT on each disc for all the movies.

My choice would be either the above, full 6 movie set, each movie having both theatrical and SE versions on it. I wont even go into bonus discs as this gets crazy (disc for each movie, each trilogy, whole saga, it would get quite big)

or the other way i would go would be like what Gaffer Tape said. I would have released a collectors set instead of the bear bones re-release (think 3 and 4 combined). Since its a collectors set you could probably charge more for it. I would have it as the original movies, unaltered in all respects except to be cleaned up to represent what was shown theatrically. Then there would also be (side 2?) a version that is still the OOT but has all the Matte lines and other effects cleaned up.

there are so many options he could do because there is so much material to release. The ultimate set would be like the to do something along the lines of the Ultimate matrix set. if this was done for all 6 movies it would be huge, as that was a 10 disc set that had each movie, an extra disc for each movie, an overall extra disc (i think), the animatrix, and a few other discs. But a prequal set and ot set could be released and the boxes could have stand alone images that when put together make a saga image. and even make a box sleeve available by mail with proofs of purchase if you buy the OT and PT. man, im not even in marketing\sales and i could go crazy with all the possibilities.

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