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I could see a SW Scene it game working well....until the DVD runs out of questions.

Pat Garrett at least was released with Sam's original edit that was sneaked off the MGM lot. The other "final cut" is a joke. THX is worse off in many ways. No one really realizes the fact that the film has been selectively altered to the point that it is a mockery of it's original intent. Upon seeing the original version after owning the "restored" DVD for all these years I was flabbergasted. Is it Lucas's intent to preserve Laserdiscs for the rest of time?

For SW I expect some "ultra super we already put the kitchen sink in so what else can we do-oh hey look let's get william shatner in here and while we're at it let's goof the release in some way so we can screw with everybody again" edition. As long as the originals are acknowledged with a modern transfer we should be fine. Deservedly it should be a full restoration with multiple audio mixes, outtakes, gags, the deleted scenes, and the 97SE trilogy.

For BR the final cut is one disc, the workprint is one disc, and the other three cuts (Director's/Theatrical/International) are seamlessly branched. They were essentially the same footage with minor things changed so no big one there.

The 97SE and 2004 editions are whole different animals. There really is no way to effectively present them seamlessly branched as the footage is entirely different (color wise not to mention different effects, soundmixes, and tweaks).

The worst SW video ever.

That's exactly what happened to me. It has been gathering dust alongside TPM Monopoly ever since.

Any news?

For some reason I love the .44 effect.

Because kids should not realize how screwed Han is. There really is no escape.

I added a bit about that in my comments. Not sure how much it will help overall.

Wow. At least the attempt was made to take this to the source...

Gosh I wish someone would do this. I've never seen the film and the only things available are really crummy DVDs.

The only way I would buy a set without a restored OT is if there was at least an anamorphic transfer better than the GOUT and/or the actual 97SE.

An OT theatrical rerelease would be mind boggling. I probably woldn't leave the theater until the run ended.

If only it was a toy that would call things to your hand....like a lightsaber...I like their new "optical command unit" simply because it makes a great macrobinocular prop. (I'm not a SW nut am I?)

My biggest Santa request is a modern release of the 1997 SE that introduced me to Star Wars in the first place. Thanks to some ongoing projects this might become a reality.

Merry Christmas to all, especially to those who want a little yub nub!

From what I have gathered the Blus have fixed the errors from the UE DVDs. LALD has it's proper grain structure and color restored (I hope!). The Blus look like the newly struck theatrical prints that I saw of Dr. No and Thunderball (Last year)

I can't believe it. It has finally been done. At last the world truly knows......the horror

Take all the time you need. Anything is better than VHS. Good news to hear this is still going. (The best version of the 97's I have now is a PAL LD rip that's heavily compressed!)

Isn't Adywan's AVCHD the 04 color corrected to look like the 97's?

This is pretty much all we can do, and the real reason for this site's existence. What's to lose? If the first petition led to the GOUT, maybe similar results will follow....(waves hand in front of Lucasfilm website...while rereading the rumor mill on the Digital Bits for the umpteenth time salivating over the thought of a real OOT Blu-ray.)

I wouldn't be surprised either. If the Blu is indeed the 2004, at the very least it should be color corrected to look more like the actual film (at least restored to the 97 look like Adywan's ANH and ESB.) and have all the nagging visual and audio problems fixed. (Why the heck didn't they just clean up the 97SE version-at least that is watchable!)

This shows that Lucasfilm is behind the format. It would make sense for them to finally end all ill will and negative feedback from fans by releasing a comprehensive Blade Runner style set but I doubt it will happen. Dream of it, yes-but think it will really happen, no.

A Star Wars Blu-Ray should include restored theatrical originals with as many soundtracks as are available and the 1997 Special Editions with the 1997 5.1 mix. Any other final cut can be an extra. Deleted Scenes should finally be included as well as alternate takes etc. It's not like we haven't waited since the birth of home video for a truly "definitive collection".

I won't buy the thing if it is just the 2004's all over again. I still remember the gut punch the night of September 21st 2004.

On the DigitalBits rumor mill, it is said that SW will be released in 2011 on Blu-Ray. This is just the rumor mill page which is usually right about half of the time. It is also speculated that Indy and even Lawrence of Arabia will hit within the next couple of years.

It could be just the prequels, but at least its a step in the right direction. Lucasfilm will accept the format unlike how they never accepted DVD until it was near the end of its reign.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html#121509

My favorites are still the classic Bantam SW novels-the ones that actaully have a sense of escapism in them. The best SW I have ever read is Brian Daley's Han Solo Trilogy (Star's End/Revenge/Lost Legacy).

The best thing about the Clone Wars was Shatterpoint. It is essentially Star Wars meets Apocalypse Now.

Exactly. Indy 4 shows just what can happen with things like that. This is the exactly the kind of thing that the EU is for. However they lost sight of that with the NJO.

To me it seemed that the Vader line had just been sped up or something to fit that really awkward editing on the SE. It has to be JEJ. Also, wasn't that line in Ep.II Qui-Gon and then a Tusken Raider screaming Noooo?

Is there any chance of getting those featurettes on the making of the Special Edition?

I don't care that this may be a wasted effort. The video is a good idea.

This is the Star Wars Damn Fool Idealistic Crusade.