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

[Armand Z Trip]

I'll pick these up. I want to see Han shoot first again. I'm also tired of playing Battlefront 2, assualt mode on Mos Eisley just to hear the damn Ewok song.

 

[boywonder13]

Yah so hopefully I will get this than Star Wars 3D next year....

better start saving!!

 

[Addendum]

I think its the other way around...you really think Lucas didn't have this planned?

He played most fans for suckers when he released the 2004 DVDs while proclaiming that you will NEVER see the OT again thus convincing a majority of people to cave and purchase the newer editions...then 2 years later here we are with the release of the OT on DVD...its all about the money and its Lucas who has beaten the fans--once again.

Which is why I'm proud to be part of the minority that didn't buy 2004 edition the first time around, nor the re-release of that which happened a while back, since all I wanted was the chance to see the original version on dvd. That, and I couldn't find a good bootleg version.

If this is true, which I'm still skeptical about even though it's a month after April Fools, then I will get these.

 

[boywonder13]

Which is why I'm proud to be part of the minority that didn't buy 2004 edition the first time around, nor the re-release of that which happened a while back, since all I wanted was the chance to see the original version on dvd. That, and I couldn't find a good bootleg version.

If this is true, which I'm still skeptical about even though it's a month after April Fools, then I will get these.

Star Wars Official Website has confirmed it!!

Anyways so what will the quality be like...???

 

[Dr. Fate]

Star Wars Official Website has confirmed it!!

About damn time.

 

[Dr. Fate]

Making Greedo shoot first was such a stupid idea, because Han still shoots first in almost every gunfight in the freakin' movie except that one.

Seriously. When it comes to the special edition of ESB I'm almost surprised that Darth Vader isn't digitally flinging stuff at Han and Han only shoots the debris but not at Vader directly.

 

[<(o_o)>]

Thank God I never got any of the other 2 DVD boxed sets, so now I will be able to get these. The bad news is that Lucas will eventually come out with a multi disc set of all 6 Star Wars films in another year or so. Then there is also Blu-Ray Disc or HDDVD for him to capitalize on with even more editions of Star Wars, which means even more & more money for him.

 

[boywonder13]

Here is a picture comparison of the changes made between the version from the Original all the way to the 2004 DVD.

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-one.html

 

[boywonder13]

Here is a picture comparison of the changes made between the version from the Original all the way to the 2004 DVD.

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-one.html

 

[Mister J]

He ain't that shrewd, you're just that easy.

He is a shrewd businessman seeing as how he's set this whole thing up. Lucas has had this planned all along. He could have released the original versions years ago, but he chose not to because he knew he could squeeze another windfall out of it. He'll continue to do the same thing with additional releases because he knows his fan base will be all over it. This is also the guy that thought enough of himself to negotiate with the studio for licensing rights in lieu of an upfront salary before Star Wars was released. How did that work out for him?

I didn't buy the SE versions and when I buy this version, I'm done regardless of what new spin he puts on it.

 

[LostSon88]

Star Wars Official Website has confirmed it!!

Anyways so what will the quality be like...???

The quality will not be as good as the 2004 editions...they're basically transferring the laserdisk edition of the OT.

I'll try and find the article...

 

[Kurosawa]

That's what they should do. They should leave in every matte line, every glob of vasiline.

I've supported the upgrades, but I'll get this version as well.

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Guess Lucas needs another new house...
Dance puppets, dance!

 

[Knightsaber Priss]

I'm going to wager a bet there will be some morons out there, most likely individuals born after the original release of Return of the Jedi who will lampoon the original versions and say how stupid the FX were compared to the remastered, doctored versions.

 

[Knightsaber Priss]

That's what they should do. They should leave in every matte line, every glob of vasiline.

I've supported the upgrades, but I'll get this version as well.

Well, they can awlways digitally remove the flaws of transferring the original prints to DVD. I'm not talking extensively adding things that weren't there in the first place, but just cleaning it up a bit to remove blatant FX traces that were unavoidable back in the 70's and 80's.

 

[Addendum]

Well, they can awlways digitally remove the flaws of transferring the original prints to DVD. I'm not talking extensively adding things that weren't there in the first place, but just cleaning it up a bit to remove blatant FX traces that were unavoidable back in the 70's and 80's.

Plus, having the original actor who played Anakin in RotJ back in the movie, instead of inserting an actor who played Anakin during the prequels, and was 2 years old when RotJ came out.

 

[boywonder13]

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-one.html

expect pretty low quality video if it is not restored alot.....maybe??

 

[JackBauer]

and finally those people come to their f***in senses... I KNEW this would happen, just didn't think it'd be this early though.

good thing I didn't get the crappy 2004 set. this one, however, is definitely going into my collection.

 

[Addendum]

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-one.html

expect pretty low quality video if it is not restored alot.....maybe??

And that is a problem how?

I still enjoy watching the Original Star Trek series, the original Twilight Zone, the original Outer Limits, and the TV series Babylon 5, and I'm still trying to get Blake's 7 on DVD.

Each series does have parts where the effects may not be as strong as they could have been, or you get a moment of "wobbly set". Aside from Babylon 5 and Blake's 7, which came out in the 90's and 70's respectively, the series mentioned came out in the 60's. And yet, people enjoy them despite the limits of technology available at the time? Why?

Because the stories told in those series are damned good.

The same is true for the original versions of Star Wars, Empire, and Return of the Jedi.

 

[blind_fury]

It is really true. Star Wars fans are like abused wives. No matter how much Lucas beats them they keep coming back for more. LMFAO.

 

[Matt]

The fans beat George Lucas once again.

It's that old saying, the customer is always right.

Guess what George? We are the customers. And Star Wars isn't just yours anymore.

The fans beat George? More like George performed the ultimate double dip on the world's most obsessive fanboys who will almost definitely pay again.

Like I said when the OT came out for the first time on DVD....I'm waiting, because so long as there is money to be made, George will sell the unaltered version.

 

[Matt]

That's what they should do. They should leave in every matte line, every glob of vasiline.

I've supported the upgrades, but I'll get this version as well.

See my point?

 

[Matt]

And just for the record...who shoots first on these DVDs?

 

[Knightsaber Priss]

http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/articles/star-wars-the-changes-part-one.html

expect pretty low quality video if it is not restored alot.....maybe??

Hey, thanks for the link. It was very informative.

 

[<(o_o)>]

And just for the record...who shoots first on these DVDs?

I guess Han Solo will be the one shooting first. It's like in the original Han would have shot the alien who double crossed him in cold blood but in the remastered version George probably made the alien guy fire at Han first so Han was returning fire to defend himself.