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Finally started to buy the 2006 discs starting with a used ws of IV I picked up at work (along with the ws of 2 and 3). Quality of the OUT looked bad after comparing it to my RTW set so I put the OUT disc aside and replaced it with my RTW of IV. Likely buying V and VI and doing the same so I can legally have both versions on dvd finally and an excuse to use DarthVong's retro "Kenner"-style dvd covers.
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good for u
May the force be wth you .........
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Originally posted by: SW
good for u


Well, having them (until I find another fan preservation or fanedit set) makes sense.
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i have this overwhelming sinking feeling, that i'm gonna end up buying the OOT again. the 2006 dvds are on my shelf, but i do have a fool's hope they'll clean em up and wheel em out again someday. i'm never pre-ordering again though - guess i'd "audition" any other releases before giving Luca$ my hard-earned.

and i can't face any more changes, so will close my eyes to any future SE versions, the Original IS a 'Special Edition' to me!
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The real kicker is going to be the explanation LFL comes up with for why the 9/12 release wasn't what it should've been. Not that films don't get double dipped all the time, but there's bad anamorphic quality and then there's laserdisc quality. It took Universal a good eight years to release an anamorphic dvd of David Lynch's "Dune," but it did happen. Yesterday I was watching Criterion's double dip of Seven Samurai which I rented from Video Americain (it turned out they were having a "rent 3, rent 1 free" thing, so my friend payed for 2 of them). I remember renting the old dvd years ago and how grainy it looked. The newer dvd is quite impressive, smooth, crystal clear. And this was made from a dupe negative!!! It really gets me excited with what would be possible for the OOT on dvd, given the proper treatment.

This is not "Conan the Destroyer" we're talking about here, it's Star Wars.
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Originally posted by: Fang Zei


This is not "Conan the Destroyer" we're talking about here, it's Star Wars.


That sums up the sitch perfectly.

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Originally posted by: Fang Zei
The real kicker is going to be the explanation LFL comes up with for why the 9/12 release wasn't what it should've been. Not that films don't get double dipped all the time, but there's bad anamorphic quality and then there's laserdisc quality. It took Universal a good eight years to release an anamorphic dvd of David Lynch's "Dune," but it did happen. Yesterday I was watching Criterion's double dip of Seven Samurai which I rented from Video Americain (it turned out they were having a "rent 3, rent 1 free" thing, so my friend payed for 2 of them). I remember renting the old dvd years ago and how grainy it looked. The newer dvd is quite impressive, smooth, crystal clear. And this was made from a dupe negative!!! It really gets me excited with what would be possible for the OOT on dvd, given the proper treatment.

This is not "Conan the Destroyer" we're talking about here, it's Star Wars.


Yes, but will Lucas allow it? That's the problem.

“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.”

Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death

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Originally posted by: Mike O
Originally posted by: Fang Zei
The real kicker is going to be the explanation LFL comes up with for why the 9/12 release wasn't what it should've been. Not that films don't get double dipped all the time, but there's bad anamorphic quality and then there's laserdisc quality. It took Universal a good eight years to release an anamorphic dvd of David Lynch's "Dune," but it did happen. Yesterday I was watching Criterion's double dip of Seven Samurai which I rented from Video Americain (it turned out they were having a "rent 3, rent 1 free" thing, so my friend payed for 2 of them). I remember renting the old dvd years ago and how grainy it looked. The newer dvd is quite impressive, smooth, crystal clear. And this was made from a dupe negative!!! It really gets me excited with what would be possible for the OOT on dvd, given the proper treatment.

This is not "Conan the Destroyer" we're talking about here, it's Star Wars.


Yes, but will Lucas allow it? That's the problem.


All it raises is questions, and at the end of the day all I have left is the idea that maybe the Marcia lawsuit story is true.

I finally saw the GOUT dvd of ROTJ earlier tonight at a friend's place. No, I still haven't seen the discs for Star Wars and Empire, but watching Jedi brought back some good memories. During Lapti Nek, this girl we were watching it with said that she loved the scene simply because it looked real and fake at the same time. No, I didn't bother to say a single thing on top of that. I just smiled a geniune smile.