Mielr

Asaki said:
I don't know anything about this U-matic format, would it look better than Laserdisc?

georgec said:

Mielr said:

 
You'll find it eventually. Check eBay & Amazon frequently. Plus, you can always get d_j's version, or the Lucasfilm Pwnage version.

Those DC LDs are notorious rotters, but the book alone is worth the price you paid, even if the discs are no good. My book didn't have a slipcover, either. I got a used set, too, so I'm wondering if the books in that set even had slipcovers to begin with?

 

Noo....NOOOOOOO!! I don't know much about LD deterioration over time. I hope the discs are okay, but I may never even know...

Pennsylvania Jones said:

 

 

So...  What's U-Matic?

SilverWook said:

The DC copy of the book never had a slipcover. Factory sealed boxes were so tight it probably would have shredded shoving it in!

I gave up on trying to get the discs back in the box, and store them separately to this day.

Gaffer Tape said:
Hmm, it is surprising how tilted towards the other side this thread is compared to the one a few months ago.  So let me help push things back the "right" way. ^_~

Nope.  Wouldn't buy it.  It's not the original.  The movies don't need to be tweaked.  They don't need anyone's meddling fingerprints.  Just clean it up and slap it on a disc and make them look exactly as they did on opening nights of 1977, 80, and 83.  Simple.

georgec said:
Thanks, Mielr. They look okay to me, and as you mentioned the actual discs are better in reality. The ESB emperor clip looked especially good.

It stinks that I can't find the LE of ANH.

georgec said:
Yet, upon approaching the section from the side, I saw a thick black box sitting in there. Could it be? I walked closer. Was it really? Sitting in front of one of the rows was the 1993 Definitive Collection. I checked it out, verified the contents, and purchased the damn thing. It was $20 which seems like a great deal - typical price is anywhere from $50 to $200 on ebay, based on condition.

Diego said:

SilverWook said:

I can't help but think they are still holding some deleted scenes back. Unless there are easter eggs yet to be found...

Well, the only ones I can think that are not included are on the BR set:

From Star Wars I believe there's some more footage of Luke, Han, Chewie and the princess wandering around the Death Star. Of course you could say that the whole Lost Cut is an alternate scene.

From Empire there's 3PO and R2 discussing the Wampas (not included in the Wampa deleted scenes on this set). There's also Lando rescuing Luke.

From Jedi, there must be some extra footage from the Rancor (the musical cue on the CD is longer than the film).

Ziggy Stardust said:
I showed my 91 year old great-grandmother the "Nooooooooooooooo!" scene. She laughed really hard, and then said "Why didn't he say 'Gooooooooooo!....over the cliff' ?"

SilverWook said:
I call bantha poodoo on the suggestion there was any Laserdisc boycott 20 years ago. I'd be amazed if any of these people have even watched an LD in their entire lives, if they even know what one looks like. ;)

Baronlando said:
Having lurked the various spots since May 4th, I can say they all have THAT GUY. Sometimes it's gotta be the same person, sometimes it's a guy just like him. If it's a very star warsy place, there's probably 3 of them. When somebody sets him straight he says something inane or ignores it completely, waits a week and starts in again. It's like having the shittiest mascot ever.

georgec said:
A couple B&N stores near me apparently have ESB and ROTJ 2006 dvds in stock. No ANH. Same for used movie/record stores.

Should I buy these discs? I've searched endlessly on the web and can't find screenshots of the non-anamorphic transfers. I would like to know how good/bad the quality really is before making my purchases.

If you truly want to watch the old and original versions watch them on their original format. The way they were meant to be watched on VHS!

By wanting the original works of the movies on Blu-ray you are essentially being a hypocrite. You say Lucas shouldn't revise his master pieces, but on the other hand you want his original works to be changed into HD on Blu-ray? So many overrating hypocrites, you people are people being ridiculous.

Oh, and by the way it is his Saga of movies and he can do whatever he wants with it. You people have no right telling him what he is doing is wrong when you would not even have Star Wars if it weren't for him. Its disgusting how these so called "die hard fans" are so quick to downgrade any Lucas does with his own works.

Jaitea said:
If George was to give in to pressure in releasing the Original Unaltered Trilogy (or the Classic Trilogy as he now calls them) on Blu-ray, especially now with all the negative attention, he would inform us that he would be sending the original film stock to Lowry Digital, make a future proofed 4k (or higher) scan......but insisted on cleaning up the movies.....fixing mistakes, composites.....poor visual effects.....but nothing too drastic......no Greedo shooting first,....no Jabba in ANH.....

Would that be acceptable?

J

doubleofive said:

The reason why it was in there is that it was mistakenly put in the OLD definitive making of ESB book. It was a mistake that was carried over into the new one. I'm not sure what he could replace it with, as there are no mattes of the Falcon used in Echo Base. Maybe any of the other mattes... I'm not sure if the 4th printing has started yet, I've messaged Rinzler a few times on various formats but he remains silent.

canofhumdingers said:

none said:

Added one of the small ones to Rinzler's "The Making of Empire Strikes Back" book which is one of the first printing and contains the screwed up photos

 I remember hearing about this, but never any specifics.  What photos specifically were screwed up? ( i have the book too, likely a first printing, but haven't had a chance ot read it yet...

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

SpenceEdit said:

I've never purchased a blu-ray disc and I have a blu-ray player. They just don't seem worth it.

Have you seen the blu-ray of "2001" ?  It's the reason I bought a blu-ray player.

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

There are a few really funny 5* reviews on the Amazon site that are clearly meant to be satirical. In fact, the current "most helpful" 5* review is obviously a joke. Here's one that's been around a while that I think is hilarious:

Luke Skywalker - guy from the earlier episodes. I don't know too much about him because the older episodes are a bit too boring to watch.

Davnes007 said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Comparing George to Hitler is incredibly unwise. Hitler was Fascist, George is Communist. =P

That's silly. Communists work towards the greater good, and equality.

New SW/blu-ray Poll on hi-def digest:

http://www.highdefdigest.com/blog/star-wars-poll2/

Everybody vote! (this poll is much better than the one on HTF)

Are You Still Planning to Buy 'Star Wars' on Blu-ray?

I'm fed up. I won't buy any of them until Lucasfilm restores the original, unaltered versions of the first trilogy. (58%, 350 Votes)

Yes, I'm still in for the full six-film set no matter what. (23%, 138 Votes)

I'll buy them, but I won't be happy about it. (14%, 83 Votes)

Only the original trilogy box set (Episodes IV - VI) for me. (3%, 20 Votes)

I'm waiting for the 3D conversions. (1%, 7 Votes)

Only the prequel trilogy box set (Episodes I - III) for me. (1%, 4 Votes)

none said:

'Star Wars': Comic-Con '76 pics!

<img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2011/07/19/Star-Wars-1976-summary_523.jpg" width="523" height="610" />

 

and this might be the oldest reference photo of SW out in the wild:  (but looks like a still not part of the film...)

<img src="http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/i/2011/07/19/Star-Wars-1976-comic-con_610.jpg" width="610" height="458" />

 

On the facebook page, someone added up how much money they had spent on star wars over the years- over $16,000.

I know I've also spent thousands over the past 28-or so years. Makes a comment like "grow up" sting that much more, and makes watching bootlegs all the more satisfying.

Not one...more....penny!

Congrats, Anchorhead! :-)

rpvee said:

*is grateful for my Best Buy tin box set of the three discs*

The Aluminum Falcon said:

Well, the GOUT was actually supposedly a Limited Edition, so it's not that surprising Lucas is finally making sure it gets phased out.

d_j, I watched ROTJ BLU last nite (I had checked it previously, but not watched the whole thing in one sitting), and it looks spectacular! Really great. Thanks again, so much!

BTW, you've mentioned that you were able to get more detail on the BLU discs than on the V3-- how did you manage this given the source material you had to work with?

ladyferry said:
Just read this on jeditemplearchives.com;

<span></span>Latest Star Wars Saga DVDs Recalled? No Longer An Opportunity To Buy?

We have learned of a rumor. Please take this with a grain of salt until more in confirmed, but one of our readers has attempted to purchase some of the currently available Star Wars films on DVD. He was informed by a Walmart employee that all have been recalled. I have also not been able to find any in stock at the moment. Have we all missed the boat trying to grab the current versions? Does this mean that forever our beloved films will have Ewoks blinking? Could Lucasfilm, Ltd. be futilely trying to get rid of remaining existing versions of the Star Wars saga? More on this later as the story develops. But let us know if your experiences are different.

Link: http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/content/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8447

Harmy said:
Yeah, I'm now definitely decided to stick with the broadcasts as sources. The difference is so small, that it would be practically imperceptible in motion and I do not want to buy those Blu-Rays.

none said:

Please add the facebook link to the first post.