Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!) — Page 115

skyjedi2005 said:

Adium said:

timdiggerm said:

I think I've said this before: I think they should probably let The Criterion Collection handle the OT restoration.

Yes.

 

Shit would be awesome.

Nice image.  But it should just say Star Wars.  No episode IV or A New Hope that was added in 1981 i believe.

Yeah, I was thinking that too.

However, I don't see Criterion ever getting their hands on the film. Call me naive, but I think we'll get the OOT a few years after these blu rays. It's going to be a frustrating wait, and we'll probably have ESB and ROTJ Revisited by then, but George has already backed away from the whole "all copies of the original should be destroyed" ideology.

Now, he needs to back away from the "it's too expensive to remaster" bullshit.

asterisk8 said:

Davnes007 said:

Is anyone boycotting this release?.....

Good question. If they are, they're not being very vocal about it.

A "theatrical edition" search on Twitter today revealed SEVERAL tweets in favor of boycotting this crap until the theatrical editions are released. I was happy to see that.

The Brazil DVD was bad? They released a whole boxset of all the multiple versions in a time that was 5 years ahead of when it became standard practice to do this, plus a feature-length original documentary about the struggles of the film--they did the Blade Runner set half a decade before the Blade Runner set existed. Without Criterion, DVD wouldn't have been what it is today. They practically created all the high standards that we hold, or hope, studios abide by, whether its uncut versions, cinematographer or director approved transfers from the highest quality elements, original audio, deleted scenes, commentary tracks, audio essays, retrospective documentaries, rare television appearances, and insert booklets. The only thing I used to complain about was their price, which was preportional to their sales/interest, but that has come down close to the same as big studio releases. Their innovations in the LD era and continuing efforts in the DVD era helped create the home video standards we now have.

    Brazil was an amazing film. 

    I've been thinking about what would be required for me to purchase a Blu saga boxset.  For me, it's just a question of the expense of the set. I'd have to justify it (and the new player to go with it). GL can put out any product he wants. It's his sandbox filled with his toys.

     Thing is, the PT in SD is plenty for me, there's Revisited for ANH and  ESB, and there are theatrical reconstructions of ROTJ. Yeah, they're in SD, but HD SEs aren't enough. The bonus material isn't enough for me to shell out, either.

     What I think it would take.

     For ANH and ESB: A purist Revisted style enhancement. Maybe a few extra effects as long as they don't scream out "Hey, look at me! I'm NEW!!" too loudly.

     For ROTJ and the PT:  A purist Revisited style treatment as a base. Then, a full-on "Official" "Authorized" fan-edit of those films. Strong color enhancement for ROTJ and maybe something different for parts of AOTC. Everything to improve tension and pace of the four. Some cuts to de-kiddify TPM and AOTC. Eliminate everything possible that the die-hard fans found especially objectionable. Add some deleted scenes and new elements if they can be made to work well. Put it all in HD. If the originals are to be included, maybe they could fit in SD.

    I'd like to have any Blu set (especially new bonus discs) but it must be substantially better than what I have now. :) 

Criterion version of Robocop is still my favourite version. Blu-ray and other DVD releases sucked in comparison.

+1 for Criterion to handle the originals, from me. But, I do think this is very wishful thinking - it would be mega if they did though!

MUCH better artwork...

edit.

What did we honestly do to deserve to be constantly fucked int he ass? It seems the better quality home video gets, the OT gets increasingly worse treatment. GL/LFL are probably the most sadistic people alive today (outside of a third world dictatorship). They made the most profitable franchise in movie history, so I guess that gives them the right to screw people over and not even give a fuck about the legacy they are destroying. Lucas is a fraud. A stone cold, utterly talentless fraud. NO one honestly expected the PT to as bad as it ended up. NO one expected the OT to be constantly changed every seven years and make the originals that made him an undeserving billionaire unavailable and impossible to enjoy. All he is done in the last 20 years is expose himself for the waste of life he truly is. He is scum. And people think I am insane? GL and his cartel have not done a sane, reasonable act since 1981.

generalfrevious said:

And people think I am insane?

This.

Too bad GL is controls people like a psychopath. I am becoming more convinced that he made SW to manipulate and psychologically control people. 

You have your shot. Go ahead!

All too easy.

I'm pretty sure he made Star Wars to make money from getting us to watch robots hit each other and kids drive too fast.

His friends thought a bit of story and characterisation would be a good idea.

In the seventies George listened to his friends.

In the eighties George discovered that puppets were easier to control and burps were funny.

After Jurassic Park he came to the conclusion that puppets were so 20th Century and farts and poop were funny.

corellian77: Seems response at starwars.com isn't too positive:

How hard is it to also post the link:

http://starwars.com/movies/saga/bluraymay4/index.html

Seems more like you are being highly selective.  5 selected negatives out of 132... (and there's so many double posts...)  How could you gloss over post 2?

Posted by:  kenkraly2004   |   May 4, 2011 5:00 PM

Great job looking forward to star wars the complete saga on September 16th on blu-ray disc. Star Wars is forever.

By "Star Wars" I guess he means the special editions.