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September Release BestBuy Canada Exclusive...

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...if anyone is interested, I came across this at BestBuy.ca. I don't know if it's available in the U.S. or not. Pretty expensive, but pretty cool.
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Hey that is cool! Thanks for sharing. Now if the release will only be any good...
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They don't have that on the American site- they're probably going to have something different here.

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That's definitely cool. It's probably not cool enough to get me to buy this release though (assuming they do something similar in the US).
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That cover is nice. So, wait, is this the 6-disc release of the 2004 editions packaged with the sub-par transfer of the theatrical versions but in a decorative tin?

I'd probably buy non-anamorphic DVDs of the original trilogy if they didn't force me to purchase the 2004 editions as well.

"Now all Lucas has to do is make a cgi version of himself.  It will be better than the original and fit his original vision." - skyjedi2005

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I wish there was a way to just buy the tin.


(and, no, I probably won't want to pay ebay prices for it)

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I've been putting off getting the SW DVD's in lieu of the proposed 2007 boxed set. However, I'm not certain if they'll even release the OUT in that and this actually looks pretty cool. Seeing as I'm not a SW DVD owner or have any of the edits, I might just get this. It is expensive, but considering the DVDs seperately are going for $26, it's not much more. Oh, and here's what else they're selling for some unknown reason.
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And from what I can tell, they use the real poster art, don't they?

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Here’s the official word from Lucasfilm….

The small picture on your non-anamorphic DVD will fit snugly in this sturdy collector's tin. Available only for a limited time! Get it before Greedo shoots first!
"Among many things I have to be thankful for are you, the fans. I know that some of you haven't liked every single thing that I've done with the saga, and that you have a strong sense of ownership over all things Star Wars. But take that passion and devotion and channel it into a creative project of your own."
-George Lucas
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Originally posted by: JediRandy
Here’s the official word from Lucasfilm….

The small picture on your non-anamorphic DVD will fit snugly in this sturdy collector's tin. Available only for a limited time! Get it before Greedo shoots first!


Ha ha ha.

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Okay, I must be blind, does this proposed 6 disc set include on individual discs the "theatrical" and "special editions" on it? And it's special because it has a tin and actually has all the films together in one package?

I'm curious cause if it is coming to Canada and I can afford to throw the money away, I might just get it.
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Originally posted by: JediRandy
Here’s the official word from Lucasfilm….

The small picture on your non-anamorphic DVD will fit snugly in this sturdy collector's tin. Available only for a limited time! Get it before Greedo shoots first!


I have to admit that's pretty funny.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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New news here

The Tin Cover Edition puts together both versions of all three episodes and includes bonus features and content, a must-have for die-hard Star Wars fans.


Whatever that means.
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I think they're going to have the same tin here in the US.
Hmmm....what are 'bonus features and content?' Is that in addition to what's already on the DVDs, or is it something exclusive to the tin set?

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From what I can gather, they mean what's already on the DVDs.
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The Tin set costs 90 bucks in the USA. Considering you can get all 3 films direct from starwars.com for 60 bucks, that's one expensive tin!

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best buy exclusive like this are rather limited stock usually are they not?

and after they are no longer available in stores or in their online sites they fetch a fine price on ebay.

But 90.00 bucks is friggin ridiculous price gouging. Sure that's about the same price Champagne is selling his boxes on ebay for but they are nicer in my opinion, being 30.00 dollars.

The five disc Indiana Jones set was nearly impossible to find in widescreen they put that disc in a lot of the fullscreen sets though.

I have the limited edition best buy King Kong Box with the metal tin I got off of ebay and it was expensive as I recall. so this is nothing new.

In fact the tin has the special editions with the originals.too bad they don't just have one with those because I'd definetely be buying.

I guess it's mr. lucas rule that they have to be bundled together, a stupir rule imho.

and the starwars.com set has something nobody else has the han and greedo bookendnwhere han shoots first supposedly.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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Originally posted by: skyjedi2005

The five disc Indiana Jones set was nearly impossible to find in widescreen they put that disc in a lot of the fullscreen sets though.

I got the widescreen 5-disc set at Best Buy the day it came out. It didn't cost extra, though. I don't think it's fair to charge $30 extra for the SW tin.

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This set is actually cheaper in Canada. It's currently set at $84.99 (Canadian). With the current rate of exchange being 1.10632 Canadian Dollars for every US Dollar, it comes out to about $76.82 (US). Compare that to the $89.99 (US) for the version available in the States. If anyone is actually interested in this it might be beneficial to buy it from Best Buy.ca

Personally, if there isn't anything in the tin besides the movies, then, as nice as that tin looks, I'm gonna' have to pass. But I figured I would put this info out there in case anyone was interested.
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Holy Crap. At 5:15pm it was $84.99 Canadian with 95 left...

now, at 6:00pm LOOK!

Hope the store has some on Tuesday.
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Are they sold out?! Looks like I'm going to have to get to Best Buy before they doors open on Tuesday!

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If anybody in the UK is interested, the Limited Edition Tin is being released here on Nov 11th

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They still have a good amount of these Tin Box Sets left in the Best Buy nearest me. However I can understand why, they are asking 111 dollars for it. That's just ridiculous. I remember someone saying on another board that they could get it in the States (I live in Canada by the way) for 60 bucks. You couldn't even buy 2 of the films here for 60 bucks (it's close though as this Best Buy sells them for 37 dollars a pop).

I'd love to get this if the price wasn't so terrible here.
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