Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!) — Page 266

The Star Wars Saga will never have a perfect edition.

If Lucas does it, for him will be like killing the chicken of the golden eggs.

What's he gonna sell in the future if he gives to us now a reference edition with our beloved OT?

I actually don't mind the artwork.  It's got a certain naivety to it that says B sci-fi/cartoon.  Doesn't bother me at all.  I'm more concerned about the contents of the discs... if theatrical versions were included, I'd probably find the artwork to be good cheesy fun.

Hostmaster said:

The Star Wars Saga will never have a perfect edition.

If Lucas does it, for him will be like killing the chicken of the golden eggs.

What's he gonna sell in the future if he gives to us now a reference edition with our beloved OT?

There would always be the next better format, or the next better transfer technology.  Do you really believe that blu ray is the final format?  The future will also bring features that don't exist now, such as the ability to mark sections or build your own version out of alternate takes.  Or install it on a network or integrate it with your smart phone.  If he gives us something great, we'll be in it for the next version too.  We bought the VHS, then the LD, then the DVD, then the blu ray.  It won't stop there.  Plus, *I* would buy his next special edition if he also released the OUT.  Now, I'm not buying anything.

There are a few really funny 5* reviews on the Amazon site that are clearly meant to be satirical.  In fact, the current "most helpful" 5* review is obviously a joke.  Here's one that's been around a while that I think is hilarious:

***** Older films need more CG, but otherwise a great set

by The Patriarch

I've been a major Star Wars Fan ever since the Fantom Menance appeared in theaters back in 20001, so you can imagine how excited I was to find out that these TV shows were coming out on Blue Ray!I'm someone that needs to have everything on the latest technology, so I've already thrown out my old DVDs, those are so 2010 anyway!, in anticipation for this release.

I'm really glad that they decided to put Anakin Skywalker(Hans Christain Anderson), one of the most beloved of all Star Wars characters, for the cover of this release, instead of say, old characters from the 70s version of the show, like Luke Skywalker(Some old guy).

If you read the title of my review, then you already know my next point. The older films have too little CGI special effects in them. Some of the scenes in these older episodes aren't even shot in front of a blue screen. There are some CGI special effects in the older ones that look really good, such as Yoda and when Gweedo(Thomas Haden Church) shot Han Solo(Indiana Jones). It is so awesome how Han deftly dodges that laser blast by moving his head to the side like a sassy black woman. Even so, the special effects are few and far between, even in this updated edition.

Also, for some reason the episodes in this set are placed out of order, so the newer, better episodes are numbers 1 through 3, and the earlier, stupider, episodes are 4 - 6. I give them a break on this, because I think they wanted to put their best foot forward by putting the better episodes first, knowing that most people wouldn't' get around to watching the later ones anyway because by the time they make it to them there would already have been another Blue Ray DVD set out with better graphics.

In case you are reading this review because you've never seen the Star Wars show and are interested in learning more about it, I can devote the rest of this review into catching you up. First, there's the cast of characters.

Anakin Skywalker - Cool guy that starts out as a kid but turns into a Jedi Knight. (Think an actual knight only 100000x cooler). Falls in love with a hot chick and then turns into Dark Vader after killing her.

Jar Jar Binks - Amazing space alien that does magic tricks. Saves the world by falling into a cannon in the first episode, but then becomes a senator and we don't see him as much.

Princess Amaldala - hot chick.

Luke Skywalker - guy from the earlier episodes. I don't know too much about him because the older episodes are a bit too boring to watch.

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

SpenceEdit said:

I've never purchased a blu-ray disc and I have a blu-ray player. They just don't seem worth it.

Have you seen the blu-ray of "2001" ?  It's the reason I bought a blu-ray player.

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

There are a few really funny 5* reviews on the Amazon site that are clearly meant to be satirical. In fact, the current "most helpful" 5* review is obviously a joke. Here's one that's been around a while that I think is hilarious:

Luke Skywalker - guy from the earlier episodes. I don't know too much about him because the older episodes are a bit too boring to watch.