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As much as I hate to say it, yes, I will buy them. For the same reasons most wil do it for. To show Lucas there is a demand for this movies on dvd!
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Nope. I still want my money back from the prequels.
"KILLING IS MY BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS IS GOOD."
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Buying a low quality product to show the demand for a better edition or taking the risk to boycott it and don't get anything better?
It seems that we are losing on both options...
I'll wait to see the reviews of the dvds, there is a few "not so bad" 4/3 dvds out there; i remember the 4/3 transfer of Silent Running being quite good, on the other hand i find the transfer of The Abyss too "blurry".
I was really pissed when i've heard we won't get 16/9 anamorphic, i think i will probably buy those dvds (depends on the reviews of the dvds) even if it is in low quality compared to today standards but it is still better than nothing...

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Lucas has almost killed my love of the Star Wars franchise.

I won't be buying these discs unless they're anamorphic, maybe not even then since they're being treated as only bonus material.

Anyone else feel the same?
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I'm only getting RotJ as the 2004 edition of that one is the only one I really HATE, and possibly star wars, since the 2004 SE has botched audio.

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nop i'm not going to buy them, well simply cause i dont care THAT much to own the OOT, and dont want to buy the same movie twice. ill jsut buy the 30th anniversary ones when they come out next year. you know its funny i dont own any copy of the films.
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No.

I was going to buy them originally, but not now that I've heard they'll be letterbox. Ironically, I would have bought this set 4 years ago in a heartbeat.

I suspect the OOT will be released in higher quality at some point in the future. I think the demand is just too great, and it would be foolish to not release it later.

I know Lucas can say that, if these sell poorly, there's no demand for the OOT. But I'd like to think there are others at LucasFilm who know better.

You know of the rebellion against the Empire?

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Originally posted by: darkhelmet
maybe not even then since they're being treated as only bonus material.
Anyone else feel the same?

After I buy Star Wars, put it in it's own DVD case from the store, and make my own cover insert for it - it will no longer be only bonus material.

It will be Star Wars on DVD.

If the DVD itself has stupid artwork, it gets duplicated and the generic-looking disc goes in it's place.



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Undecided. There are too many question marks about the quality of the disks for me for a solid yes and I've waited too long for these to give a solid no.

I would be interested in seeing screencaps of the 2004 disk, the OOT disk and one of the Laserdisk transfers on September 13.
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Originally posted by: starkiller

I would be interested in seeing screencaps of the 2004 disk, the OOT disk and one of the Laserdisk transfers on September 13.


thats exactly what i am waiting for.

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I put in my pre-order, but I can still opt out if need be in the coming summer months. So far, I know what I'm getting into. Unless there is word that they will be released again, in better condition, I'll be getting mine in september.
"I am altering the movies. Pray I don't alter them any further." -Darth Lucas
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At fye.com where I pre-ordered mine, it says that it is Dolby/sensormatic/widescreen.

What the hell does "sensormatic" mean?
"I am altering the movies. Pray I don't alter them any further." -Darth Lucas
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It means the alarm goes off if you try to walk out of the store with them. ^_~

But the reply from Lucasfilm that Neil just posted here has gotten me so pissed off that I really don't know if I want these at all anymore. I'm about to be pushed off my fencepost.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Unfortunately I have to. My LD player died a couple of years ago and even though I have the LDs (both Japanese and Fox), I can't watch them. Trying to find .avi copies of the LDs on the net has been less than successful for me. Lucas has me by the balls :-(
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Originally posted by: JacDan
Unfortunately I have to. My LD player died a couple of years ago and even though I have the LDs (both Japanese and Fox), I can't watch them. Trying to find .avi copies of the LDs on the net has been less than successful for me. Lucas has me by the balls :-(


No one in the preservation forum is willing to hook you up? Have you tried myslpeen.net?
"It's the stoned movie you don't have to be stoned for." -- Tom Shales on Star Wars
Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived.
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Originally posted by: jturd
As long as my VHS tapes are still working, I will have no need for these subpar releases.


Your tapes are still working? Damn. Are they in widescreen? Me and my best friend have two copies of the box sets because they keep crapping out on us. This DVD is my upgrade.

"I am altering the movies. Pray I don't alter them any further." -Darth Lucas
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Originally posted by: Scruffy
Originally posted by: JacDan
Unfortunately I have to. My LD player died a couple of years ago and even though I have the LDs (both Japanese and Fox), I can't watch them. Trying to find .avi copies of the LDs on the net has been less than successful for me. Lucas has me by the balls :-(


No one in the preservation forum is willing to hook you up? Have you tried myslpeen.net?
My LD rips are currently in a box in England waiting to be shipped to California, but if I had them with me I would burn a set for you and post them out in a heartbeat. Head over to the preservation thread - you will find the discs you are looking for. Just ask.

To anyone at Lucasfilm reading this, yes I am condoning and advertising Laserdisc rips. Bite me.

War does not make one great.

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To quote someone, this is why YIYF is a god!

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
To anyone at Lucasfilm reading this, yes I am condoning and advertising Laserdisc rips. Bite me.
Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
To quote someone, this is why YIYF is a god!


Leia: He certainly has courage.

Luke: What good is it going to do us if he gets himself killed?
For as much as some people claim to hate what Star Wars has become, they sure seem incapable of shutting up about it.
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After a bit of thinking and a disscussion with the Mrs(who also is a fan) we decided arent buying them the current full price as they are laser rips, I have about four or five different fan preserved OOT sets from the people here (backed onto back up DVDs) plus OT edits as well and we are thinking of using them until the X0 project emerges as our diffinitive OOT, and the only way we will get the OUT is if the picture is half decent and at a reasonable knock down price.