So they removed “original 1997” from the description, added “digital,” and yet it’s still “incredibly rare”??
The colors look slightly off though.
They are. If you go to blu-ray.com and look them up, they are really funky looking.
I couldn’t even see them there because that user-hostile site wanted me to sign up every time I clicked anything.
You’re doing it wrong then. I’m not a member.
The colors look slightly off though.
They are. If you go to blu-ray.com and look them up, they are really funky looking.
I hope not. If I wanted to watch a space cartoon, I’d watch Marvin the Martian.
It was a joke to dis avatar
I stopped reading at “who directed Avatar,” lol.
Really in fairness the original trilogy boxes should be considered the same “release” as the saga box.
Release 1: first saga and trilogy sets
Release 2: trilogy bd dvd combo set
Release 3: saga repackage and steelbooks (released simultaneously)
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Do they take questions at these things? Given his history speaking out on the OUT and film preservation in general, Rian might be the man to ask about the topic. Might be less tight lipped than Kennedy. Perhaps the OUT is one of the surprises 😉
Best order is 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 jk
Lol jk
I really don’t understand what’s awkward about it.
All that '97 versions and theatrical prequels would do is make the set more expensive.
I wouldn’t mind a better transfer of TPM, I guess. It is the most bearable of the three and I’d enjoy watching it without all the grain scrubbed away and with CPY.
Has Abrams ever spoken explicitly about the SEs? I vaguely recall Johnson saying something, and Abrams’ comments on Han shot first and his personal policy of no director’s cuts. But I don’t recall an indictment from him.
I know. And what I said is that Lucas was in position to make such demands when he demanded a $4B check.
I as everyone else don’t know the full specifics of GL’s deal with Disney.
He sold it, as in sold. As in Disney gave him 4 billion dollars in exchange for his company. When he took the dough he lost any say he had in the company. When someone pays that much for a company it comes without strings attached. Anything else would be dumb business for Disney.
That and the fact there isn’t even a 2k master of the OUT to upscale.
Frankly, at this point, Fox is trying to milk every penny out of the OT they can before they lose the rights to Empire and Jedi. If that means cooperating with Disney/Lucasfilm on a physical release, they will do that. In the end, it’s about money, and that is the only way they can make any more off those two movies. The current Blu-Ray master has been milked dry—two “Complete Sagas”, two OT boxes, and the steelbooks. They need a new product now—namely 4K and/or an OUT BD, both of which will require a new master—to make any more substantial money before their rights expire.
Star Wars? Now that’s interesting. Good point about Fox access to archives. Fox could probably unilaterally release Legacy, though, if Mike is cool with that and Disney is not willing to cooperate on a restoration.
Nothing I’ve seen yet has done anything to dissuade me that it’ll come in 2017 for the anniversary.
They have to at least do something. I mean, could you imagine 40th anniversary screenings of SW, the most influential sci-fi film ever, being shown in the film’s current 1080p DCP state of affairs. It would be embarrassing. I would be shocked if Lucasfilm isn’t working on something. The question is what version of the film. The real shred of optimism is that the only version capable of yielding a 4+k transfer in its entirety is the theatrical version. And let’s be honest, there’s no way in hell that they’re going to commit resources to making new 4k cg models for yavin and Jabba, especially with George out of the picture. So it’s either a mostly 4k transfer with crappy 2k 90s special effects, or a truly vintage and awesome 4+k restoration of the original cut. Only a moron would choose the former.
At this point, I’m thinking when I have kids or nieces/nephews (who unless my siblings marry Star Wars fanatics I will undoubtedly have the responsibility of introducing to Star Wars), I’m just going to skip the prequels. We’ll have, judging by the quality of TFA, two good trilogies to watch, and maybe a few of these spinoffs which could serve to quench any thirst they might have for a backstory if they’re good.
Or, I don’t know, on blu ray
I know that we are abusing this thread here with the “What will they show on the Celebration in London” (and I should have post it in another thread maybe, but my first thought was that this could relate to Mike’s ongoing meetings with Disney/Lucasfilm), but I sent the Celebration team a message on Facebook, regarding what version we’re going to see (Blu-ray, 2004 DVD, SE or the “Original Edition”. They’ve read my message over a day ago but didn’t reply.
You can call me a dreamer, but I’m collecting all possible hints. Even the trivial ones, hehe… Maybe they are not allowed to talk about the version, since it’s going to be an on location surprise…
Ditto. I asked them if it was going to be the “current 2D release version or something new/special for the occasion.” I just got the following reply: “We will be posting this info soon - stay tuned. Thank you.”
I mean, if they were screening the '04 master, why wouldn’t they just say so. Why make it a special announcement separate from the "hey, we’re showing Star Wars"?
Fingers crossed.
Perhaps since this thread is about Legacy, we should move all this other shit to off topic so I stop having to click here and read it.
No more off topic derailment, or this thread gets locked until mverta returns.
The old hologram is authentical and a product of the limitations of the time it was made, while for the new hologram they had all the elements at their disposal to do it right, but still messed it up. For me, that’s much worse.
QFT
In my personal canon, Palpatine’s first name isn’t the “Empirically Bad™” Sheev.
It’s a bad name even as Star Wars names go.
It’sy he ever referred to as Sheev in the movies? Or is that from the EU?