Starwars 6 title DVD box set

[Vancouver]

Does anyone know if a box set with all six titles will be released when episode 3 comes out in Nov? Or will George wait until everyone buys that episode, then make every buy it again 6 months later when he releases the box set.

 

[BGLeduc]

The Digital Bits says there will be two new 3 disc sets. No mention of a 6 Pack.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#swle

Brian

 

[Vancouver]

interesting. Doesnt really say whats going to be "special" about the special edition.

 

[racquetman]

interesting. Doesnt really say whats going to be "special" about the special edition.

By special edition I think they mean that they are the versions that had stuff added to them later, not the originals which Lucas doesn't plan to ever release (last I heard anyway).

 

[outsider]

well, considering this is Lucas, I expect to see Ep3 released. Then a special packaging of Eps 1, 2, and 3. And then, after all the diehards have purchased all that, the 6 episode box set.

But wait! That still leaves all the making-of/behind the scenes discs out, so of course Lucas will then release an Ultra Master Collection with all that crap included.

Oops!! He forgot to stick the animated series in that set!!
Well, get ready to whip out your wallets again for the Ultra Mega Super Master Collection.

 

[Vancouver]

well, considering this is Lucas, I expect to see Ep3 released. Then a special packaging of Eps 1, 2, and 3. And then, after all the diehards have purchased all that, the 6 episode box set.

But wait! That still leaves all the making-of/behind the scenes discs out, so of course Lucas will then release an Ultra Master Collection with all that crap included.

Oops!! He forgot to stick the animated series in that set!!
Well, get ready to whip out your wallets again for the Ultra Mega Super Master Collection.

thats funny becuase its true.

 

[gellor]

well, considering this is Lucas, I expect to see Ep3 released. Then a special packaging of Eps 1, 2, and 3. And then, after all the diehards have purchased all that, the 6 episode box set.

But wait! That still leaves all the making-of/behind the scenes discs out, so of course Lucas will then release an Ultra Master Collection with all that crap included.

Oops!! He forgot to stick the animated series in that set!!
Well, get ready to whip out your wallets again for the Ultra Mega Super Master Collection.

...and then...you get to buy them all over again in the Next-Gen format! Lucky us!

 

[furrycute]

I am sticking with my VHS tapes of the original 3 movies.

 

[outsider]

I am sticking with my VHS tapes of the original 3 movies.

that's what I decided to do.
I have heard that you can find people on SW fan forums that have made DVD copies of the original version of original trilogy directly from Laserdisc. I've considered looking into this....

 

[racquetman]

I am sticking with my VHS tapes of the original 3 movies.

. . . somewhere a videophile just keeled over and died . . .

 

[outsider]

. . . somewhere a videophile just keeled over and died . . .

too bad his name isn't George Lucas....maybe then we could finally get what we really want.

 

[racquetman]

too bad his name isn't George Lucas....maybe then we could finally get what we really want.

What is it you really want?

 

[BMXTRIX]

What I think is funny is that I had heard for a long time that the original 3 were not going to be released on DVD until the series was completed entirely. Then, sitting on the announcement and a looming beast of HD discs, sure enough the orignal 3 showed up on DVD.

Yes, there will be a 6, 9, and 1500 disc collectors series, all released after you think you have the complete series taken care of.

Once your wallet is completely barren of anything remotely similar to the color green, you will be happy to know that Georgie will release everything again on HDD discs. Those are high definition destructo-discs which allow for 3 HD playbacks before you must buy the entire series again.

No fair stopping the movie before the credits are done rolling! Plus previews of the new Star Wars Episode VII - The Farce Is Strong With This One

 

[Pyrrho]

What is it you really want?

I expect that he wants the original versions of the films to be released on DVD. Right now, you can only buy the redone versions of the first three films, and if you want to see the films as they originally appeared, you must either watch an old tape or laserdisc of the films. (Unless, of course, you happen to have an old 35mm print of the films...). I have read online about some people buying old laserdisc players just so they could watch good copies of these films in their original versions. Indeed, there are many things released on laserdisc that have not been, and probably never will be, released on DVD.

 

[outsider]

Pyrrho is correct.
I want the original version of the original trilogy, not that "special edition" piece of trash.
And I don't even care if it's widescreen!!

 

[outsider]

What is it you really want?

oh, and I want ol' Georgie boy to hold his filmmaking to the same incredibly high standards that he expects a theatre's sound and video systems to be.

(by this, I mean that the latest episodes are rather poorly done in comparison to the original trilogy)

 

[racquetman]

oh, and I want ol' Georgie boy to hold his filmmaking to the same incredibly high standards that he expects a theatre's sound and video systems to be.

(by this, I mean that the latest episodes are rather poorly done in comparison to the original trilogy)

You sound a little bitter. You realize that Lucas changed the movies because that's the way he originally intended them to be. Because the technology of the time couldn't accomodate, he had to settle for something less than he wanted. Are a couple scenes in a movie worth getting so aggravated over? They are just movies. This isn't life and death. This is entertainment. Entertainment he aimed towards children, not adults.

I think all the movies are cheesy with horrible dialog, so I guess I can't understand why people get so worked up about this stuff. I watched the original Star Wars (episode 4) not long ago, and I had forgotten how corny that movie really is. It's obvious he didn't write the movie for adults. Maybe that's why many of you enjoyed the originals so much, but were disappointed in the sequels - you simply outgrew the content. I'm too young to remember episode 4 and 5, so I guess I don't have a good perspective on peoples' feelings regarding the 1st couple movies.

 

[outsider]

yeah, I guess I am a little bitter.
what really set me off was an interview in which George said something to the effect of "I'm sorry you love a half-finished movie".
I don't remember the exact quote....

 

[Rowdy S13]

Ok I have just one question. Im not a star wars fan but isnt there suposed to be 9 total? I thought that there was a book series and that there were 9 of them.

Sean

 

[Rob Babcock]

Will you change your mind when it's a movie you love, Alandamp? Perhaps we could change Bogey's dialog at the end of Casablanca, or digitally cut Brando out of the Godfather and edit in another actor.

At some point, don't we have to simply say a movie is done? I'd wager most directors would change a few things in their old films, especially the ones that are a few decades old. But most have the wisdom to see the dangers of actually doing it. The original Star Wars film is on the AFI list of the top 100 American movies. That is to say the original version is...not the vandalized versions foisted off on the public.

Does Lucas own Star Wars? Undeniably. Can he legally fiddle with it from now til the day he dies? Indisputably. Do we have to like it? Not by a long shot.

At the end of the day, if a film is art, does an artist have any responsibility to preserve that work of art? Or is it just a commodity like wheat or crude oil? Does the theatrical release of a "classic" film deserve being viewed as a historical document or should the owner feel free to tamper with it willy nilly?

I suspect you can guess where I fall in on that one.