Updated OP with today's press release, and box art straight from my print screen button.
Now I'm getting redirected to Fox when I choose a country... wtf?
LOL someone was held at gunpoint for the 70mm print of Jedi?
Take a hint Lucas!!!
CP3S said:
greenpenguino said:
This is true. I did kinda do this on the train home. My ringtone used to be Mark Hamil's line 'It's lucky you don't taste very good' (I had it because of a joke some friends and I made when talking about SEs.) Then two young kids (Not little kids, they were 12-13) came up to me recognizing Hamil's voice and asked me where it was from. When I told them it was from empire they laughed, telling me I was an idiot because that line wasn't in empire because they knew every line or something. They talked about 'Lucas' Vision' and the prequels being amazing because of Yoda's Light-sabre fights.
I then (kinda angrily, I don't like being called an idiot, certainly not by ignorant prequelite children) 'told' them that I was a film student (which I am), about the O-OT, problems with SE and the stupidity of the prequels .etc. Long story short, I made one of them cry and they ran off.
(I don't mean to sound like a horrible ass-hole on the train that picks fights with kids, but the two children were so unpleasant and their views so 'warped' that I felt an obligation to 'correct' them.)
(Sorry if I sound like a complete asshole)
This makes me makes me think of the "Mortal Kombat is the best game ever!" scene in Billy Madison. Hehe, good stuff.
"I disagree. It is a very good game, but I think Donkey Kong is the best game ever."
generalfrevious said:
They still would not have existed had it not been for the fans of the OT. And the PT made so much money solely because of the nostalgia for the OT, fueled by cognitive dissonance. TPM set the precedent in blockbusters that you can make a profit despite a film's awfulness. When TPM3D comes out, there will be no doubt be a "critical rehabilitation" of the film, and people will go see it, thinking it is not as bad as they thought it was. TPM3D will sadly also usher in the death knell of traditional 2D films, just because of how much money it will make.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure we'll be hearing a lot of "A shitty film with shitty, tacked on 3D"-esque reviews for the prequels.
I've never seen the OT in theaters, so I'll probably bite the bullet and watch the crappy, unnecessary, eye-hurting, 3D versions in theatres =(
Jacobss said:
Just read some of the commentaries on blu-ray-com - Apart from famous Kenkraly and his repetitive comments, seriously I can't stand anymore people, who believes Lucas lies that all original prints of SW are lost forever. Let's take a look on some of those comments:
It never ceases to amaze me at the shear ignorance of the "unaltered theatrical" anal retentive fanboys on this issue.
Don't you people get how the restored '97 SEs were made to begin with? And actually much more importantly, WHY? Because by '95 or '96 (whatever year they started work on them) the original prints were in such bad shape thaty they had to restore them then, or lose them forever. But because they were altered with new CG stuff and whatnot, the frames that included these new effects were only restored in this state...not in the original way. So the unaltered frames, even if they still existed, are in 15 years worse shape now than they were back then. And remember, we're talking '70s film stock, which wasn't the best film stock to ever grace the film world. And I'm mainly talking about ANH here.
Why do you think the "bonus feature" of the unaltered versions on the 2nd DVD release was just a port of the LD version? And no, I doubt there are some better prints of the unaltered film out there in some warehouse somewhere. Because if there was, don't you think they would have been used during the restoration in the first place?
I mean, com'on folks, use your noggin for something other than a hat rack!
Guys, I don't know. Does it even make sense to explain people that they are utterly wrong?
Do they not know that Lucas is a multi billionaire and can do anything he wants? If he wanted to release the original unaltered trilogy in pristine condition... he could.
Too bad he's a jerk.
Can I get a PM please? Thanks!
Quackula said:
avoidz said:
skyjedi2005 said:
In what year did Lucas stop calling them the special edition. The blu rays are being advertised as the original trilogy, which i think is false advertising by removing the special edition from it.
Shouldn't it be special edition 2.0 or 2.1 if you consider the remixed audio on star wars ?
Further evidence of Lucas' plan to erase the original theatrical versions from LFL, film history and memory.
He kinda fucked up including the crummy laserdisc transfers as bonuses in the '06 dvds.
He can try to erase the originals from history, but it's ridiculously futile, especially in the internet age.
I think he actually said that he thinks one day all the VHS' will wear out and the only versions of the movie left will be the special editions.
Right.
Great review. Looks like Episode III is next.
And that shit will be biblical.
Regarding a price for the set, here's what some random boxsets are going for on Amazon:
Rocky (6 movies): $50.99
Lord of the Rings (3 movies): $66.99
Matrix (3 movies): $70.99
Alien Anthology (4 movies): $97.99
Will we be getting all six SW films for $50? Not likely. In fact, I don't see them going for any less than $100. It's all in the name.
However, I honestly can't imagine middle class parents picking this up for their children if it exceeds $100, especially when all the films are down the aisle on DVD for <$15 each, or in $30 3-paks. $100+ may not be not "worth it", but it's a lot of money. Kinda the same way PS3 retailed for $600. It's worth it for the technology, but... ITS SIX HUNDRED FREAKING DOLLARS.
But I don't think Mr. Lucas has anything to worry about. Meh.
Sex with Scarlett Johansson.
Travel back in time to watch Michael Jackson's Bad Tour live (since, unlike the OOT, there's no home video release AT ALL)
LeBron and Wade coming to Toronto with Bosh and winning 7 NBA championships.
That's about it.
It's morbid, but true. If GL doesn't release the OUT during his lifetime, the chances will probably greatly increase after he dies.
An interesting comparison can be drawn with Michael Jackson and his concerts. Despite their (for lack of a better phrase) SHEER AWESOMENESS, MJ never released any of his concerts on VHS or DVD. He was a perfectionist, and felt that the full experience of his concerts can only truly be felt if you are there in the stadium live.
Fast forward to October 2009, 4 months after his death. Sony Pictures puts out "This is It" a documentary made by splicing various REHEARSAL footage for MJ's "This is it" Concerts. MJ, judging from the past, wouldn't have even put the final, complete concert on DVD or Blu Ray. Yet, Sony releases the incomplete rehearsal footage. The perfectionist would have NEVER stood for it, but he was dead, and money is money.
tl;dr, we will get these movies on Blu Ray. It may not be soon, but it will happen. Now we play, the waiting game.
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Ah the waiting game sucks, let's play Hungry Hungry Hippos!
I think it's safe to say we'll be seeing that in ROTJ Revisited lol.
Wow, that deleted scene looks AWESOME. Unfortunately, unless the original unaltered trilogy is included, the deleted scenes are about the only things I care about at this point.
timdiggerm said:
4. The print is owned by a private collector in Britain. The Senator had been run by the same family for 71 years, so they had a lot of connections. Thus, when word got out that they were closing, friends talked to friends talked to friends and got them the print to use.
Someone get in contact with this private collector in Britain lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnB3VIsa8WI
Uh huh.
COULD THIS BE BASED OFF THE NEW BLU RAY TRANSFER OF A NEW HOPE? /nerd
I really want to watch this. Can someone help me out? Thanks!
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HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY ESB!!!!!
<3
What an awesome surprise. Can't wait!
doubleofive said:
I'm going to have a party and watch Ady's AVCHD ESB on the 21st, maybe watching ANHR beforehand. That is, if anyone comes. I promised cake!
This is exactly what I'm doing =D
Lestrade said:
I went and saw this film here in Toronto on Tuesday, May 4—that's right, the staff of the currently running Hot Docs festival opened the film by saying "May the Fourth Be With You!"
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HOW DID THIS COME TO TORONTO WITHOUT ME KNOWING?
Damn it, I want to see this >_>
Anchorhead said:
Anyway, we can dissect the possibilities a hundred different ways, but one thing is certain - whatever is released, it won't have the 1977 version on it.
Or he'll throw in the same transfer as the 06 DVDs just to shut us up >_____________>
EyeShotFirst said:
I just won't put another penny into the Lucasfilm collection plate for a release that doesn't have my Star Wars the way I saw it as a little kid. I am going to wait until some gullible member buys it. If it get's the thumbs up, then I'll buy it.
I'm sure we'll know if the OOT is included well before this set is released.
I agree with the article. It's fanboy dreams, but I agree nonetheless. However, I have a feeling that we're just going to get a new SE of the OT and nothing more ;_;
I'm not quite understanding what all the Avatar talk is about. A good amount of movies have a director's cut released on DVD/Blu Ray... but never has there been a director's cut that digitally pastes new CGI into it or digitally shifts a character's head to dodge a laser that drastically changes his character. Usually, in a director's cut, the entire theatrical movie is still there, but with some additional scenes.
The OT is an entirely different beast. I don't think anyone (well, many) would be bitching about a theatrical version release if, say, Lucas released the OT with a bunch of deleted scenes restored and NOTHING MORE. It's the fact that the changes make the movies WORSE that we want the original version in high quality.
