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*** Official STAR WARS Saga (episodes I to VI) Discussion Thread: Part 4

#2731
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8/28/09 at 2:50pm
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Originally Posted by Brian Borst View Post




Regarding Star Wars on dvd Lucas has never held his word. First he said the original trilogy would never be released on dvd (it did), he said that Episode I would be released on dvd after Ep. III was in theaters (it didn't) and then he said that the trilogy would be released after Ep. III, and that didn;'t happen either.
But then again, if we do get anamorphic releases (or even Blu-rays, I wouldn't be surprised) there's bound to be something wrong with it. The laserdiscs (Definitive) missed a scene, the SE VHS had the pinkish hue, the SE dvd had lightsaber inconsistencies, hue issues and the score channels reversed, and the original trilogy dvd was non-anamorphic. So Lucas can be trusted to never keep his promise, but he always manages to screw it up one way or the other, apparently.
 
In all fairness, the missing scene on the Definitive Collection LD set was fixed for later pressings.

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8/29/09 at 4:07am
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As I said I’m reading the Making of Star Wars book and I’m near the end. It’s amazing what they did and how much pain ILM suffered to make those revolutionary effects. When you read this book it’s more obvious that it’s necessary to preserve this original version. It’s history, plain and simple.
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9/4/09 at 10:06am
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As I said I’m reading the Making of Star Wars book and I’m near the end. It’s amazing what they did and how much pain ILM suffered to make those revolutionary effects. When you read this book it’s more obvious that it’s necessary to preserve this original version. It’s history, plain and simple.

I agree but it cuts both ways: reading about the history of the movie not only convinced me that the OOT needs to be preserved, but also made me better understand Lucas' desire to get ANH "right" in his eyes.
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10/2/09 at 10:36am
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I don't know if this has been posted anywhere, but this is a very interesting read on the initial reviews of the OT...

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_episode_ii_attack_of_the_clones/news/1645247/critical_consensus_star_wars_prequels_actually_better_reviewed_than_originals

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10/2/09 at 10:42am
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Interesting.  I think that the single factor that dominates that disparity is the difference in both the number and the expectation of movie critics from 1977-1983 and 1999-2005.  But I would be speculating.
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10/2/09 at 11:21am
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I remember how lukewarm the critical reception was for the two sequels (wow I'm old).  The local critics on television and in newspapers really went after both films.  Outside of the '77 original, the best reviews a film having Lucas' name anywhere in the credits (as director or producer) were for American Graffiti and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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11/1/09 at 9:47am
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Since this made me LOL (mainly after the 2 minute mark), I thought other Star Wars fans would enjoy it:

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