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#43867
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Changes in 2004 DVDs
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Originally posted by: Jedi Master DJR
I wasn't arguing the technical specs with you, both my examples were of more traditional director's cuts, that is true. But you bringing up ET is a good point. Very close to release Speilberg said only the ET SE, but at the last minute included the OT. Do you think there was a significant benefit in releasing both versions? Since the picture and audio quality would go down with branching, like with the Beauty and the Beast DVD movie disc, would there be much harm in making the boxset where the cases for each of the movies held two discs(like the prequal cases) and then of course have a fourth case for the majority of the special features?


First off, only including the 2002 version was Universal's decision, not Spielberg's; when he found out, he went over the video department's head to get both versions released in the regular edition.
Second, Beauty and the Beast is not seamlessly branched; there are actually 3 separate versions of the film contained on the DVD. That's why the quality is less than stellar. Seamless branching would not compromise quality, but given that John Williams created new musical cues for the SE, it could prove problematic in terms of continuity. I believe we discussed this before a long time ago, DJR.
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#43866
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Lucas to give the Oscars back to the Academy
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Originally posted by: Jedi Master DJR I would agree on Jar Jar, but the only time we see blood in any SW film is the cut off arm in the cantina and that was a mistake anyway, lightsabers cauterize wounds. So where do you get this beef for wanting blood in the prequals that is not found in the PG Star Wars saga except for a mess-up?

Never said I wanted blood; I only said that it was one of the concessions made, as there are scenes in AOTC where the judicious use of blood would have been appropriate (the battle arena, pre-Jedi entry).

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#43855
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Banning Jimbo??
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Originally posted by: jimbo
Hello then why did they see the A New Hope Special Edition and still fork the money to see the other two Special Editions. Oviously the must have liked the first movie.

Obviously the thrill of seeing the movies in the theatre again must have tempted them. It's not just about whether or not they like the changes to the first movie, jimbo; there's something about seeing movies in a theatre that cannot be duplicated @ home, no matter how good your HT system is.
The other reason people went to see the others in the theatres was curiosity. After seeing what GL had done with ANH, they wanted to see what had been done to ESB and ROTJ. Like or dislike of the SE, I can assure you, had very little to do with it.