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  1. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Yeah, again I prefer the original version for its simplicity and minimalism. One of the things I didn't like about the SE was the clutter of CGI characters that drew too much attention to themselves, like "hey look at us! We're cgi lizards!" And now, 20 years later, they also look dated. I have...
  2. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    BTW, which lizard creature are you referring to (which film)?
  3. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    :blink: I thought Yoda looked far phonier in the Prequels. I was always amazed at how Frank Oz was able to manipulate the puppet to simulate facial expressions. I always bought him as a real character. But, CGI effects always look more fake to me than real-model/puppet FX. UGH...don't get me...
  4. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Yeah, it won't be on DVD. It will be blu-ray and/or UHD. If they release it on UHD exclusively I will BUY a UHD player and 4K TV! :lol:
  5. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    They will be released eventually. The powers-that-be are aware of the demand (gen-Xers and Boomers have $ to spend) and the cgi effects in the SEs have aged badly and are embarrassing. It will happen on some anniversary in the near future---maybe as a limited edition, but it will happen.
  6. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Vader's TIE was the perfect size for my friend's hamster, which he emphatically referred to as "DARTH Hamster!" when it was on-board. Poor thing! I hope it survived. :-P
  7. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    And if MGM had done a proper restoration back when the only existing roadshow print was originally found (MGM cut and trashed the extra roadshow scenes from all other copies), they wouldn't be facing such a dire situation today. Instead, they chose to let it sit in a vault and fade, and fade...
  8. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Well, Metropolis is one great example. That's NOT a case of "an ancient print got discovered." Someone made a copy of a 35mm print onto 16mm for his own collection, and then returned the 35mm film (isn't that illegal?!) The restored scenes we see today are from that 16mm "bootleg." I said at the...
  9. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Not the same situation as Harmy, but many film "pirates" have squirreled away films or scenes from films that ended up being the only existing copies, thanks to the film studios' negligence. Many would not exist today if it weren't for these illegal acts.
  10. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    It's true that the timing was very important, that's true of every film. I remember when I went to see The Big Lebowski in 1998, I thought it was a much better film than Fargo and I couldn't understand the bad reviews and poor box office. Now it's a cult classic, thanks to DVD. If it had been...
  11. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    In order for a true "preservation" to take place, film-based protection elements need to be created. I would hope that a blu-ray release would follow, if they were to go to all that trouble. I think Robert A. Harris said that digital files are "good for eternity or five years, whichever comes...
  12. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    That kind of assumes that the only reason people who grew up with the OT love it so much is because of the timing: the films were released, the fans were young. It doesn't take into account the real reasons people love the OT so: because they were GREAT films. Kids and adults loved them alike...
  13. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    They do. I believe Adywan works in the field professionally, and I'm sure many of the others do as well. Sure it happens. Especially in the case of Star Wars, many people went into the business because they were inspired by the films as children. Anyone who thinks they aren't using their...
  14. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Yahoo has picked up the story:"Original Star Wars trilogy, unaltered, may be coming to Blu-ray"https://games.yahoo.com/news/original-star-wars-trilogy-unaltered-002200388.html
  15. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I agree- I have the '97 LD set, and I saw the film 2x when it was re-released in '97, and I noticed nothing odd about the color at all. However, when the '04 DVD was released, the first thing I noticed was how blue the corridor walls were in the opening sequences. I've heard some state that the...
  16. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I have no idea, but I never thought there was anything odd about it (aside from the first time I heard it, when it kind of jarred me), but I always thought of it as being a similar situation to the 3P0 tractor beam line: some editions have it some don't. Other than that, I guess you can just...
  17. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I do remember the Wherehouse Music stores, BTW. They had some here in the South.My interest in the VHS really ended when I got a used LD player and started collecting the various LD releases. My interest in the LDs ended when the GOUT Letterboxed DVDs were released in '06. The VHS and LDs are no...
  18. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I got my set at a Coconuts record/video store in NYC. ;-) The set also features Threepio's "tractor beam" line in SW, which is another reason I kept it.FWIW, I don't really have a preference as to which versions are released on bluray---the "you're lucky you don't taste very good" line is...
  19. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Sorry! That's what I meant. Sorry for the confusion. It was the "you were lucky to get out of there" line. I typed the other one by mistake. I'm tired. LOL. :-P The copyright date is 1992. I think I've owned about 4 separate VHS editions of ESB over the years, this is the only one I've ever had...
  20. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Yes, I'm sure. ;-)(EDIT)The one with the "you were lucky to get out of there" line is a CBS/Fox release from the letterboxed "hologram" boxed set from 1992 or 1993. This was the sort of VHS companion to the Definitive Collection LD set, as they were released around the same time (though they...
  21. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I still own 2 VHS tapes of ESB (both PRE-SE). One is the original release from the mid-1980s and one is a later release from the early 1990s. One of them has the "you're lucky you don't taste very good" line and the other has the "you were lucky to get out of there" line. Of this I am 100%...
  22. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I believe those were additions made prior to the films' release. IIRC, Lucas pulled one of the FX guys aside (Ken Ralston, maybe?) during the wrap party, and asked him to create the additional shot(s), to clarify the scene. He thought Lucas was joking, and started to laugh.
  23. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Whenever the subject of negatives comes up from the McCallum era, my B.S.-O-Meter goes off. I just don't believe any PR that came out of Lucasfilm from those days. I'm sure there are some pretty crappy-looking internegatives out there that were once used for sourcing release prints, but not all...
  24. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    Yeah, I agree totally.Now...if the transfers are done poorly, then people will be justified in complaining, as with ANY poor-quality blu-rays. Just because it's Star Wars doesn't mean they should be exempt from fair criticism. But, if they're done at least as well as Rocky Horror was, for...
  25. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I think they'll bother because they'll sell a ton of them. Disney won't care about criticism if the release is profitable. Personally, I'd be happy with just a straight (but good) transfer of the originals, and with no DNR. The 2.0 PCM sound from the '93/'95 laserdiscs was good--slap those...
  26. MielR

    Could the original, unaltered STAR WARS be on its way to Blu-ray?

    I don't think the 2006 letterboxed DVDs are comperable to the LDs... to me they look much better than the LDs with which they share source tapes (not that I'm making excuses for them- they still don't look like they should). However, like Wayne_j said, the LDs still sound much better because of...
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