**RUMOR** Original theatrical cut of the OT to be released on blu ray!! — Page 16

I haven't seen enough movies to readily distinguish CGI from physical models, so the same goes for me as well.

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

I think my ability to suspend disbelief (in myself) must be high, because I still think that the effects throughout Jurassic Park are fantastic.

 I don't think JP was topped until Gravity.

Pretty much everything in between stunk.

The truly jaw-dropping moment for me was when I saw a breakdown of the vfx in Zodiac revealing much of the crime scene - including the moving cars - to be entirely cgi.

This CGI rumor is so exciting!

Whether or not the OOT will be released, I think we can now celebrate that there won't be episode numbers on the covers.

I'm not sure. I suppose it's an assumption based on the dropping of "Episode VII" from the title of TFA, but it's a baseless assumption.

I have a feeling the OT SE is going to be released before the UOT as the SE "fits" in more with overall saga, with the possible exception of the SE ROTJ ending.

Or it could be a 2014/15 SE that "fixes" some of the more egregious 97/04/11 changes first, then the OOT later. I wouldn't mind an SE that ditches, for instance, the Hayden ghost, the "Noooo," and uses the new ROTJ end music but ditches the galaxy-wide celebrations in order to fit with the new trilogy better.

...As long as they release the OOT at or near the same time as the "final" SE.

I don't think Disney/Lucasfilm would change Lucas' latest vision without his consent.  I think they have too much respect for him and people may say it's in bad taste or disrespectful and I'm sure Disney doesn't want that kind of publicity.  They've actually made changes to some of their films to avoid criticism... although, they then received some in exchange for the changes.

They need look no further than how Warner Bros handled it with Blade Runner. With ep7 hitting in December, the comparison becomes even more appropriate. They could do a grand theatrical re-release of the "final" SE from this new 4k master we've already heard about, probably in September or early October (one of the dead zones of the year in terms of blockbusters), and show it in theaters for a limited time in 2d, 3d and digital Imax 3D. It'll still be the SE (albeit in hopefully improved form), so I won't pay to go see it, but if they put it out on blu-ray in December with a restored OOT I would be all over that.

Of course I'd love to be surprised and hear Disney go "screw the SE, we're putting the original versions in theaters!" but that ain't gonna happen.

unamochilla2 said:

I don't think Disney/Lucasfilm would change Lucas' latest vision without his consent.  I think they have too much respect for him and people may say it's in bad taste or disrespectful and I'm sure Disney doesn't want that kind of publicity.  They've actually made changes to some of their films to avoid criticism... although, they then received some in exchange for the changes.

I don't think Disney paid $4 billion to not release the very movies that made Star Wars such a valueble intellectual property. It's not a matter of if the OOT will be released; it's a matter of when.

I look into my crystal ball and... oh no... I see them releasing the OT next year in their original "cuts", but with re-comped f/x shots (matte-line removal, etc.) and probably unnecessary color-grading as well. People who don't know the difference will be cheering... but people in the know (mostly in this forum) will be sickened all over again and the struggle will continue. That's what I see. I sleep now... -_-

darklordoftech said:

unamochilla2 said:

I don't think Disney/Lucasfilm would change Lucas' latest vision without his consent.  I think they have too much respect for him and people may say it's in bad taste or disrespectful and I'm sure Disney doesn't want that kind of publicity.  They've actually made changes to some of their films to avoid criticism... although, they then received some in exchange for the changes.

I don't think Disney paid $4 billion to not release the very movies that made Star Wars such a valueble intellectual property. It's not a matter of if the OOT will be released; it's a matter of when.

I do agree it's a matter of when.  I was talking about Disney changing the films even further and removing some of Lucas' changes.  I doubt Disney will create their own SE and disregards Lucas' latest edit.  They're still going to release the SE, of course.  The 2011 Blu-ray set sold more than enough without the addition of the theatrical edits.

Cobra Kai said:

I know I shouldn't be getting my hopes up like this, but a limited theatrical run of the OT, coupled with a blu ray release sometime in the fall just makes too much sense to me...

As Iger says, they're "gonna be really smart about it".

How smart is another Blu-Ray of the 2011 cuts?

By "smart," he may be referring to at least including the UOT with the SE, if not released separately.  However, if the Diamond Edition line is any indication, Disney usually re-releases a title with some incentive to buy... such as remastered picture/sound, unseen deleted scenes, new bonus features, etc.

unamochilla2 said:

By "smart," he may be referring to at least including the UOT with the SE, if not released separately.  However, if the Diamond Edition line is any indication, Disney usually re-releases a title with some incentive to buy... such as remastered picture/sound, unseen deleted scenes, new bonus features, etc.

EXACTLY - and there's a huge incentive with the UOT, not released in the best part of 20 years!

And Disney loves that "First time on ..." tag line! Perfect for the UOT.