Sluggo said:
Vaderisnothayden said:
It's not a step in the right direction, because there's no reason to think it's sign that it's a step towards getting the OOT on blu-ray. Any other Star Wars on blu-ray is useless.
Ditto. Unless it is the OOT, I ain't buying it.
xhonzi said:
I bought the 2004 DVDs because I felt I had to. I think I can firmly agree with these other sentiments here: If it's the same crap as what has been going on with the SE, I will not buy.
captainsolo said:
I wouldn't be surprised either. If the Blu is indeed the 2004, at the very least it should be color corrected to look more like the actual film (at least restored to the 97 look like Adywan's ANH and ESB.) and have all the nagging visual and audio problems fixed. (Why the heck didn't they just clean up the 97SE version-at least that is watchable!)
A Star Wars Blu-Ray should include restored theatrical originals with as many soundtracks as are available and the 1997 Special Editions with the 1997 5.1 mix. Any other final cut can be an extra. Deleted Scenes should finally be included as well as alternate takes etc. It's not like we haven't waited since the birth of home video for a truly "definitive collection".
I won't buy the thing if it is just the 2004's all over again. I still remember the gut punch the night of September 21st 2004.
ESHBG said:
Until I see a *TRUE* OOT restoration out there (no crappy Laserdisc rip, non-anamorphic crap either), they don't get another dime from me...
thecolorsblend said:
This could be a good opportunity for LFL to make amends on some things. Throw in the OOT (bonus points if they include the mono, stereo/surround and 6-track soundtracks!) and also include George's latest "original vision". It'd be neat if they threw in commentary from Kurtz, Kasdan, Kazananjaijanianajakasajianwhatever, Oz, Hamill and maybe Ken Ralston or some other effects guys on the OOT discs or something.
Shit, all I really care about is just getting the OOT. Bonus stuff is not even under consideration anymore.
I agree with all of you here. I didn't actually have Star Wars on any video format in 2004 so I figured asking for the dvd set for Christmas was a good way to get those movies with the best possible picture and sound. So much for that idea.
I don't care much about bonus features anymore. If the new set does not have the original movies restored, I'm not buying.
Without the OOT, I will additionally leave a 1-star review on amazon and encourage everyone else to do the same.
Has anyone seen the reviews of the upcoming Lord of the Rings blu-ray? They are being utterly bashed because they are not including both cuts, just the theatrical. One reviewer even titled his comments "Let this also serve as a warning to George Lucas."