Bobocop said:
The 2004 DVD's are a disappointment to say the least, and the 2006 GOUT discs, while they look 'alright' on a standard 4:3 TV, are an insult not only to the fans but also to the achievements of Lucas himself and ILM.
while they are a disappointment to you, and the tiny majority of people on this board,
they were a huge success in sales for the fans that DID want star wars (SE) on DVD...
when they came out HDTV's weren't that big in sales, and they still aren't, although
they're slowing rising (and in 2009 when the US goes all digital, i'm sure this christmas
will have record sales)...
so why is it insult? people DID get STAR WARS on DVD, that was the point, to replace
their VHS tapes...
However, my SW prequel DVD's, Willow, and Indiana Jones trilogy all look and sound great. So yeah, I wouldn't say that they simply don't care about about quality.
agreed.
However, I would like to hear any excuses that Lucasfilm has as to why the 2004 SE set isn't up to par since, after all, those DVD's are supposed to be the best representation of those films available. I'm sure SOMEBODY at LFL had to have noticed that something wasn't quite right. I was excited when I heard that it was being restored, and that some of the SE additions (like that funky 1997 CG Jabba) were being redone or tweaked, but now I wish they would have just released the 97 SE masters as they were and just left everything alone.
but why should they give out any excuses.... what would be the point?
i had them all on laserdisc, and since those were the best quality at the time, i didn't notice
any difference on the dvds, which were the same quality, so what was there to complain about?
the definite boxset laserdisc, the japanese pressings were all excellent quality..
and if you were on this board, and had been keeping up with all the excellent laserdisc
transfers (and some are still going on)... you would have already had the OT on DVD
several times over... for free.... way before the official dvd's came out..
i'm sure a lot of people are watching their own custom LD transfers compared to the DVD's ,
so why keep arguing about something you already (should) have?
later
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