Lucasfilm finally announces Star Wars for Blu-ray
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PhoncipleBone
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mojiimbo said:
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Not yet. I would hope that would carry over, as it was a fantastic documentary. I also hope they carry over the documentary from the Episode I DVD.
Risible said:I was the typical outraged Star Wars fanboy moaning about changes to the originals and how the prequels sucked until I had children.
Seeing it through their eyes changed all that. They don't give a shit that Han shot first, they think all six flicks are the bees knees. To them Star Wars has always been six movies, and all of them kick ass. Shit's got lightsabers, and big fucking monsters, and space blasters, and it's all pew pew pew and raaargh and slicing limbs off and oh shit it's a bigger fish!
They love it, so I do too now.
How is it possible that children enjoy trade federation bullshit? I won't believe it until you video you children stating the prequel movies are their favorites and put it on YouTube.
TheExecutive
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6.1 soundtrack? Seems kinda odd. How does a 7.1 system display the sound with that? Both back speakers playing the one channel? Wish this was 7.1.
DrForester
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PhoncipleBone said:
He ignores it. That's the popular opinion as to why it's been allowed to stay up on youtube and google video for years, is because they'd have to acknowledge it's existence to ask for it to be removed.
PhoncipleBone
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TheExecutive said:
7.1 is the anomaly really. There are fewer 7.1 tracks out there than anything. The last time the movies got a major sound upgrade it was to Dolby EX. At least now we will have a discrete 6.1 mix.
Really, the jump from Dolby to DTS is shocking to me. Lucas has always been a Dolby fan boy. Hell, the first movie to feature Dolby EX in theaters was Episode I. Lucas was the reason that the Indiana Jones DVDs were in Dolby and not the DTS that Spielberg preferred.
tino said:
Mine have no idea what is going on with the Trade Federation crap, but they just love the goofy aliens (the Asian stereotype guys) mixed up in it. Episode 1 is my kids' favorite Star Wars movie. Yep. They also think Jar Jar is HILARIOUS.
I do not think Lucas made those movies for the original SW generation. Not at all. He made them for his kids, and as an extension, our kids. From a business standpoint it makes sense as well; who buys the most toys?
TheExecutive
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PhoncipleBone said:
I know its an anomaly but I would have loved to see these in 7.1. DTS is also weird.
brandonh83
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The saga cover is fuck-ing amazing. The others, not so much.
Corran Horn
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Yes......so beautiful....
Auron_Kale
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Was on the fence, but definitely getting the Complete Saga for sure now. That artwork is gorgeous...
Cheech said:
Yup. The nerdrage is purely adults who have lost the ability to watch the Star Wars films with the eyes of a child. Modern kids love them all, and they are correct. Nine-disc set already preordered.
They've always been bad movies, you were just too young to know it the first time around.
Dreams-Visions
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I think that highlights the principle problem. the OT didn't have to be silly and stupid in order to capture imaginations or be enjoyable to children. In fact, their serious tone and tension is what MADE them enjoyable for both children AND adults. I-III seem to lose that understanding and panders instead exclusively to the child demographic at the expense of adults. If it wasn't necessary for the first 3 to be enjoyable to people of all ages, it shouldn't have been necessary now.Cheech said:
It was really disappointing in that way.
And assuming the OT BD release will only feature the movie versions with the extra CG added, I'll probably skip these as well. The added footage adds nothing to the plot, while providing maximum distractions (save the enhanced planetary explosions).
Eaten By A Grue
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Not really sure if I understand the saga cover. Anakin is walking towards us and Luke the opposite direction? I have always been fond of the picture of young Anakin with Vader shadow on the wall. I have always thought the entire saga was more about Anakin than Luke.
Shalashaska
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OT art looks fantastic.
Dreams-Visions
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I think it's that both Luke and Anakin shared a desert world upbringing in common...and from those places their journeys would begin.Eaten By A Grue said:
I also really like the OT artwork.
Prequel Box is disappointing and doesnt even live upto the BS Lucas has spewed over the years on how the whole thing is Anakins story.
Yoda being the central character in the art makes no sense. The Prequels are as big a Palpatines story as it is Anakins. Yoda is nothing more than a side character along for the ride.
Yoda being the central character in the art makes no sense. The Prequels are as big a Palpatines story as it is Anakins. Yoda is nothing more than a side character along for the ride.
Eaten By A Grue
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Now that I think about it, they should have made a Lando Calrissian limited edition cover of him in various sexy poses.
Synth_floyd
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Dreams-Visions said:
LOL can't believe people complain about Lucas messing with the film and then cheer a bunch of fans messing with it in their own way.
Auron_Kale
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B.K. said:
Well, originally I was just getting the OT on BD, but price-wise Complete Saga makes more sense and I actually like the artwork because of Anakin going 'backwards' (Prequels) while Luke is moving 'forward' (Originals).
kame-sennin
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antonz said:
TOYS!
Yeah, I'm not quite understanding why Yoda is so prominent on the prequel trilogy box. Anakin or Palpy would be more appropriate.
Not that I'm getting it regardless. Hell, I don't think I'm even going to pick up the complete box set anymore. Those special features are pretty atrocious. I mean, I've already seen the classic ones more times than I can count. I'm 99% sure we'll be getting Laserdisc transfers.
And seriously, 84 minutes on cosplayers and 91 minutes on spoofs? What the fucking fuck? Where's the documentary covering the entire saga of films? This is horse shit.
Not that I'm getting it regardless. Hell, I don't think I'm even going to pick up the complete box set anymore. Those special features are pretty atrocious. I mean, I've already seen the classic ones more times than I can count. I'm 99% sure we'll be getting Laserdisc transfers.
And seriously, 84 minutes on cosplayers and 91 minutes on spoofs? What the fucking fuck? Where's the documentary covering the entire saga of films? This is horse shit.
Dreams-Visions
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You missed the point. It's not about the umbrella concept of "messing with the film" that spawns the complaints: it's about fucking up the films, which are what Lucas' special additions tend to do. Meanwhile, fan edits like the one I listed are basically huge tidying & polishing projects. they're not about adding homegrown footage, or stupid CGI dinosaurs that distract and detract from the original releases. They fix inconsistencies, colors, remove stupid shit (like the Jabba scene in A New Hope), etc. while retaining the good changes (like the updated explosions for Alderan and the Death Star.Synth_floyd said:
Watch it for yourself. You'll go, "oh".
DrForester
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Really like that complete saga box art.
Prequel one is stupid, Yoda? really? All the prequels shows is that he was a dumbass.
Prequel one is stupid, Yoda? really? All the prequels shows is that he was a dumbass.
HarryDemeanor
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I'll be grabbing the Complete Saga for sure. I cannot wait for this to come out.
TheChewyWaffles
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Messi said:
It's like you're Benjamin Button or something. Odd.
Dreams-Visions
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go in expecting a more sober experience.Messi said:
Watched every single episode when they were new in theaters and will greatly enjoy watching every episode at home, with the exceptions of episodes I and II.
I somewhat enjoyed episode III, but only somewhat. At least in episode III, all the action we wanted to see happened. Everything else in Episodes I and II was nothing but fluff and not important to the fall of Anakin Skywalker.
I somewhat enjoyed episode III, but only somewhat. At least in episode III, all the action we wanted to see happened. Everything else in Episodes I and II was nothing but fluff and not important to the fall of Anakin Skywalker.
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