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Post #245100

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ShiftyEyes
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Ideas for the inevitable Super-Mega-Special-Ultimate 2007 Boxset
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Date created
17-Sep-2006, 5:04 AM
Personally, I'm just hoping this new boxed set doesn't end up being a rush job like the 2004 discs. I hope Lucasfilm has allotted the time to giving care to each film. No more incosistent color timing and wonky lightsaber effects. After that, I had hoped they would spend more time in providing each film with a great indivisual release. If there is a series of films which deserve big, multi disc sets for each movie, Star Wars would be it. My dream would be to get the original theatrical versions of each film as well as the altered definitive version George has cooked up. Then give 2-3 discs worth of extras. These would include both older, vintage programs as well as newly produced material. Then you'd have your deleted scenes, commmentaries, etc.

It all depends on the scope of this release. I doubt they'll include the theatrical cut of any of the films since they probably want to keep it in line with Lucas' new visions of the films. If each movie gets its own extras disc, the perfect example would be the Alien Quadrilogy, which packs over three hours worth of great, comprehensive documentaries, deleted scenes, screen tests, and extensive galleries onto a bonus disc for each film in the series. But for Star Wars, that would mean 12 discs, which is already up there in the disc count. If they go for more discs, then great and the possibilities would be endless. If not, then the Alien set would be an ideal model, even if the original versions of the films aren't included. My only hope is that the extra material is, for the most part, new material created for or released exclusively on this set. This way, it would feel less like they're making us buy the same discs for the 20th time.