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Post #518037

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The Aluminum Falcon
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Star Wars OT & 1997 Special Edition - Various Projects Info (Released)
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Date created
29-Jul-2011, 5:31 PM

Oh apologies. I meant I got my Project Blu package, and I've just started watching it!

Anyway, here are my initial thoughts:

I put the SW disc into my PS3, and, lo and behold, my PS3 recognized it as Star Wars! This is the first HD Star Wars I've seen do that, so this set things up nicely and professionally.

I then started the disc. The Menu looks magnificent! Kudos to whoever did it. The poster background is very classy and better than some official Blu-Rays. The menu was very organized and easy to navigate. Nothing seemed fan-made. Even the font looked classy.

Eagerly, I started the movie. The crawl... is superb! Never have I seen it look so crisp; not even in the 2004 transfer. Since the crawl was taken from a different source than the rest of the GOUT, it was immaculate. The letters looked crisp, immediately it reminded me of how nice mverta's Star Wars Legacy crawl looked.

As the movie continued onward, I wasn't disappointed. I never got the V3, so I'm completely blown  away by the depth and clarity of the picture. Hard to believe this is a 20 year old scan meant for laserdisc! Anyway, I watched in awe as the Star Destroyer battled the rebel ship.

Perhaps the only thing I noticed so far was that the DVNR is still noticeable. Unfortunately, nothing can be done about this. You can see it a bit more in Project Blu than the GOUT.

However, I must say that this is MY DEFINITIVE VERSION OF STAR WARS. Sorry, Harmy, your Despecialized editions were nice, but this...

Anyway, I've got to go. I want to watch more! :-)

EDIT: Sorry, but one last thought... this definitely goes far beyond the reaches of sheer upconversion. Even my OPPO DVD-983H can't upconvert to half this quality.