Original Unaltered Star Wars Trilogy on DVD: 9/12 to 12/31

[zer00]

Oh so...technically I already own these

 

[Strgts]

Looks like it will be another 20 or so years of Fans complaining & whining about there being no WideScreen Original Unaltered Versions

 

[Flexo]

Looks like it will be another 20 or so years of Fans complaining & whining about there being no WideScreen Original Unaltered Versions

Well, why settle for crap?

 

[Obi-Ron]

 

[Edward Brock]

Oh so...technically I already own these

You have the LD's? Do they look any good?

 

[zer00]

You have the LD's? Do they look any good?

I have rips of the LD. They look fine. It's kind of cool since after the others were restored the lightsaber colors were...eh

 

[Edward Brock]

I have rips of the LD. They look fine. It's kind of cool since after the others were restored the lightsaber colors were...eh

...absolutely different for no reason whatsoever.

 

[Rac]

 

[zer00]

...absolutely different for no reason whatsoever.

original

2004:

original:

2004:

 

[sithgoblin]

That f**king sucks. What a half assed effort. They should have done to these that they did to the Indiana Jones release.

 

[zer00]

You got to admit. Vader with a hot pink saber is hilarious.

 

[GoldGoblin]

I knew Lucas wouldn't go all out to make this edition all that great,because he hates this version.

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

Then why continue the ****ing franchise? ****wit, he really is a ****wit.

 

[GoldGoblin]

Did you guys really think we were going to get the best picture quality,deleted scenes,special features,etc?

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

Not exactly. I just expected George Lucas to be smarter and not lose his mind.

He's making money off all the other merchanidse, why does he HAVE to resell the redone versions? They said it would only sell until 31st december 2004, they are/were STILL selling it.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I just expected George Lucas to be smarter and not lose his mind.

Then you obviously haven't been following his career very closely.

 

[raybia]

There now everyone can stop complaining about Lucas "raping" their childhoods...although I gotta admit, I saw this coming...

Lucas never had any intention of raping our childhoods, just raping our wallets.


Lucas is so full of s***

There will be a sequel trilogy. I GUARANTEE IT.

And you know what? After the travesty that was the so-called prequels (i actually refuse to acknowledge them as canon) who gives a s***

But with one the largest fan bases of any sci/fi property Lucas will be able to rape them over and over and they will let him.

(Hell if it got enough buzz I would probably let Lucas rape me again.)

 

[Edward Brock]

Oh... hahahahahah!

I had no idea about this:

Edit: Read the disclamer.

http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/editorials/original_original_trilogy_dvds.htm

Here's a teaser:

(...)What on Earth does George's ex-wife, Marcia Lucas, have to do with any of this, you ask? Well, let's just say that their divorce way back when didn't just fade away amicably. Lucas was rich and the company was doing well. Lucas and his wife decided to part ways. However, there was that little issue of the money and how to split it up. I won't get into all the details on who got what and why, but suffice it to say that Marcia Lucas stands to get a nice paycheck whenever anything related to the ORIGINAL Star Wars films is released or aired. However, because the Special Editions are changed films and therefore NOT the originals, she doesn't get anything, (or perhaps very little - I'm not 100% sure).

Think hard on that last sentence. This could possibly change your perception on Lucas' motivation behind creating a Special Edition in the first place, could it not?.....

.....Think again, fanboy. If these original versions of the films are released as BONUS FEATURES, then that would nullify, pretty much, any monetary obligations to Marcia. This is exactly what I heard around the water cooler and I called it speculation at first until I saw an ad that confirmed it reading: "DVDs include special bonus material - the original theatrical movies from 1977, 1980, & 1983!" So, what you will actually be buying in the stores during this limited Disneyesque run is the 2004 editions (again) but with the ORIGINAL versions as bonus features.

So one could assume that Marcia would get nothing and Lucasfilm would keep all the dough. Of course they'll spin it as them giving us the versions we want, catering to the fans, etc. so I'm curious to see how they market this. The sales ad reads, "These are the DVDs fans have been demanding - Huge sales potention for new and core fans!" Ugh.(...)

And check out that flyer!

 

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

BWAHAHA!

On September 12, STAR WARS fans can experience the original trilogy like never before!

SCOFF.

 

[JackBauer]

taken from: http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/editorials/original_original_trilogy_dvds.htm

George Lucas himself then went public to MTV.com saying this: "It's just the original versions, as they were. We didn't do anything to it at all. But we're not sure how many people want that. Now we'll find out whether they really wanted the original or whether they wanted the improved versions. It'll all come out in the end."

this jackass is obviously trying to deter people from buying this set by releasing this in an awful package just so he can justify his beloved "enhanced versions".

you gotta hand it to him: he's an a$$hole, but he is a marketing genius. it's win-win for him.

 

[Edward Brock]

What people should do is buy this set in massive numbers and then send enraged letter to LucasFilms. This way it would not only proove that people do want the unaltered versions but that they also want them in a techinically good state (video/sound wise).

 

[Darthphere]

taken from: http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/editorials/original_original_trilogy_dvds.htm



this jackass is obviously trying to deter people from buying this set by releasing this in an awful package just so he can justify his beloved "enhanced versions".

you gotta hand it to him: he's an a$$hole, but he is a marketing genius. it's win-win for him.

Ummm no. Its called reverse psychology. Its in his interest, financially for this set to sell like hot cakes. By saying things like that people like you get all mad. "Ill show him, im buying two copies!" And he laughs and dances with the devil.

 

[JackBauer]

Ummm no. Its called reverse psychology. Its in his interest, financially for this set to sell like hot cakes. By saying things like that people like you get all mad. "Ill show him, im buying two copies!" And he laughs and dances with the devil.

that's exactly what I said. it's win-win for him.

if people buy it because of what he said, he wins. if people don't, he can later justify another alteration to the OT yet again and mention the poor sales to the originals as evidence that people don't want that. it's a stroke of genius.

me? I'm waiting for the 30th anniversary edition. I'm sure there'll be more than enough fanboys buying this to justify another release. one that's actually worth the money.

 

[Edward Brock]

The bastard. lol

 

[Darthphere]

Hes a smart son of a *****.