Breaking News: Original Star Wars Trilogy To Be Released On Dvd!!!

I am gonna with hold from buying this no matter how much I want it. When I get a HDTV in 5 or so years I will buy it then on some HD format.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']Yep. That money is now saved for "24 Season 5." :D[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it's pretty much a slap in everyone's face.
 
[quote name='BIG5']Buy these, then get the HD-DVD versions when they are released, then buy them again on BLU-Ray... it never ends![/QUOTE]

Is George Lucas holding a gun to all of our heads? No he is not. Therefore we do not have to buy ANY of them. Period.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']Is George Lucas holding a gun to all of our heads? No he is not. Therefore we do not have to buy ANY of them. Period.[/QUOTE]But I want a decent version. Digitally remastered like the first DVD set, but without any of the later revision stuff and a 5.1 or higher audio track. Is that too much to ask for? I don't think so. Nor do I think it's too much to ask for me to save my money until such a version is offered. It will be eventually.
 
[quote name='jmcc']But I want a decent version. Digitally remastered like the first DVD set, but without any of the later revision stuff and a 5.1 or higher audio track. Is that too much to ask for? I don't think so. Nor do I think it's too much to ask for me to save my money until such a version is offered. It will be eventually.[/quote]
I agree. Lucas using industry standards for these DVDs isn't too much to ask.
And it looks like they aren't going to change their minds:
Lucasfilm acknowledges that some imperfections are embedded in the prints, but director of publicity John Singh said the company felt there was little need to invest resources into sprucing up films that have already been restored to pristine form.
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Wow. I was just going to wait, but now that they're clearly trying to stick it to people who want the original non-shat up versions, I'm not going to have anything to do with Lucas anymore. Keep your "vision," George.
 
[quote name='jmcc']But I want a decent version. Digitally remastered like the first DVD set, but without any of the later revision stuff and a 5.1 or higher audio track. Is that too much to ask for? I don't think so. Nor do I think it's too much to ask for me to save my money until such a version is offered. It will be eventually.[/QUOTE]

I agree I would love to have a good edition of the ORIGINAL versions but I'm not going to rebuy them if what we are getting is of crap quality. fuck that and fuck the ship George Lucas thinks he sails on while treating us who made his god forsaken fictional universe as popular as it is as slaves.
 
[quote name='Demolition Man']I agree I would love to have a good edition of the ORIGINAL versions but I'm not going to rebuy them if what we are getting is of crap quality. fuck that and fuck the ship George Lucas thinks he sails on while treating us who made his god forsaken fictional universe as popular as it is as slaves.[/QUOTE]The nice thing is, fans have transferred the laserdisc version to DVD a long time ago, so I can just grab a .torrent or two and get the same quality that he's trying to pass off as a prize to the people who liked the originals.
 
[quote name='jmcc']The nice thing is, fans have transferred the laserdisc version to DVD a long time ago, so I can just grab a .torrent or two and get the same quality that he's trying to pass off as a prize to the people who liked the originals.[/QUOTE]

Already got the LD to DVD transfers myself along with the A Digital Man edits of the entire six films along with owning the 1995 THX LDs, the 2004 SE DVDs, and the 1987 pan and scan VHS set complete with the 10th anniversary promo ad at the start of each tape. I think I got enough copies as is anyways so no big deal. ;)
 
(1) I already have the special edition on both vhs and dvd. IF I bought this latest release it would only be to obtain the *original* theatrical release with all the matte lines and primitive 70s technology. That said.....



(2) DVD has a max resolution of 720x480 dots on the screen; did Lucas take advantage of that improved technology for this "first time on dvd" original theater version? NO of course not; he's giving us the original movie in laserdisc resolution:

425x320

(analog letterboxed) 40% the pixel resolution that DVD can offer!!! What a royal ripoff; are we fans supposed to be happy about getting an inferior-quality print of the original movie? Fat chance! The original movie was recorded with 6-track surround & on hi-resolution 70mm film
 
I was never much of a fan of Star Trek, but if I was, I would be totally pissed off at the way Spielberg keeps ripping people off with these re-issues.
 
[quote name='Scobie']I was never much of a fan of Star Trek, but if I was, I would be totally pissed off at the way Spielberg keeps ripping people off with these re-issues.[/QUOTE]Thread over.
 
[quote name='I AM WILLIAM H. MACY']Yeah, I'd just like to appologize for this thread, cuz these releases suck.

Just wait till the theatricals are remastered in HD and buy that, because it's inevitable.[/quote]
It's ok. You didn't know how much they sucked at the time.
 
[quote name='I AM WILLIAM H. MACY']Yeah, I'd just like to appologize for this thread, cuz these releases suck. Just wait till the theatricals are remastered in HD and buy that, because it's inevitable.[/quote]

Or buy the DVDs that private fans have ripped from their personal laserdiscs (ebay).
 
[quote name='Kaijufan']It looks like the French versions of the OT will be enhanced for 16x9 TVs.
Let's hope Lucas realized he was about to make a huge mistake and decided to correct it for everybody.[/QUOTE]Alternately, let's hope some French allies hook us up with rips of those DVDs.
 
[quote name='Scobie']I was never much of a fan of Star Trek, but if I was, I would be totally pissed off at the way Spielberg keeps ripping people off with these re-issues.[/QUOTE]

:lol:

this is the fucking post of the year

milk-thru-nose level funny

(and i wrote a scathing one star review of both IV and V at Amazon)
 
I also wrote hate filled one star reviews of these new DVDs at Amazon. It looks like all three of the new DVDs have an average rating of 2 out of 5 on Amazon, which is great and I hope people high up in Lucasfilm are seeing this negative reaction to these DVD releases.

It says on the Bits that Lucasfilm is going to have a panel at Comic-Con. I almost feel sorry for the guy who has to answer to everyone about these DVDs, but then I remember the crappy product he's trying to sell us.
 
[quote name='Kaijufan']I also wrote hate filled one star reviews of these new DVDs at Amazon. It looks like all three of the new DVDs have an average rating of 2 out of 5 on Amazon, which is great and I hope people high up in Lucasfilm are seeing this negative reaction to these DVD releases.

It says on the Bits that Lucasfilm is going to have a panel at Comic-Con. I almost feel sorry for the guy who has to answer to everyone about these DVDs, but then I remember the crappy product he's trying to sell us.[/QUOTE]

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let the mighty hammer of nerd justice ring true

lmfao

surely this event will show up on YouTube
 
[quote name='Scobie']Jeepers... I got quoted in a sig! What a bizarre honor! Thanks, PKRipp3r!!![/QUOTE]

:)

funnay + good timing + giving nerds the business = sig-worthy

keep up the good work, sir
 
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