bandit29 Posted June 20, 2004 Posted June 20, 2004 (edited) I also just clicked on your link dejr8bud it takes us to ebay do you have the real link? Ack sorrry had the wrong window open. I was ebaying. link fixed. I dunno Star Trek, Xena etc seasons you can usually find for up to half off when they are first released. Xena season 4 just came out and its MSRP is 89.99 IIRC. I paid around 45.00 s/h not included. Granted this doesn't have the hype that Star Wars has but most places discount unless you are Suncoast Star Wars for 50.01 http://www.uln.com/cgi-bin/vlink/024543123415IE.html Edited June 20, 2004 by dejr8bud Quote
Radd Posted June 20, 2004 Posted June 20, 2004 I furthermore believe those 2 changes are what most of the world holds against the special edition. They were by far the most offensive moments. I'm one of the few that did not mind the musical number in Jabba's palace. I think it's unneccesary, but I can live with it. However, aside from Greedo shooting first, my biggest problem with the SE versions is in Empire, when Vader is on his way to leave Cloud City. He originally said "Have my shuttle prepared for my arrival" or something like that. They change this to "Have my Super Star Destroyer prepared for my arrival" in a voice that does not at all sound like Vader. To this day I don't know if they actually got James Earl Jones to do the voice, but then screwed it up when they tried to add the Vader voice effect, or if they didn't get Jones, and got some random person to try and immitate him, failing miserably. Either way, it did not work at all, as well as being a needless edit. Quote
KingNor Posted June 20, 2004 Posted June 20, 2004 I furthermore believe those 2 changes are what most of the world holds against the special edition. They were by far the most offensive moments. I'm one of the few that did not mind the musical number in Jabba's palace. I think it's unneccesary, but I can live with it. However, aside from Greedo shooting first, my biggest problem with the SE versions is in Empire, when Vader is on his way to leave Cloud City. He originally said "Have my shuttle prepared for my arrival" or something like that. They change this to "Have my Super Star Destroyer prepared for my arrival" in a voice that does not at all sound like Vader. To this day I don't know if they actually got James Earl Jones to do the voice, but then screwed it up when they tried to add the Vader voice effect, or if they didn't get Jones, and got some random person to try and immitate him, failing miserably. Either way, it did not work at all, as well as being a needless edit. i just can't see vader saying "super." Vader: "and admiral... super size it.. don't underestimate the power of... " Admiral: " " Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted June 20, 2004 Posted June 20, 2004 Check out this nice pic (spoiler) : http://cgi.theforce.net/theforce/image.cgi...-dvdtrailer.jpg Quote
Ali Sama Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 seems kinda expensive as well,($110.00) most DVD movies cost about $20.00 at most and we are only getting 3 movies ( $60.00) unless all the extra is for the Bonus disc I do not see why we have to pay almost $50.00 for that , it should for the most part be free. It seems like a expensive set, but i guess Lucasfilms knows that it is the first time on DVD that they can probally do this. but a set of this size should not costs this much are you sure it is not candaian dollars? starwars.com is sellign hem at $50 Quote
bsu legato Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 are you sure it is not candaian dollars? starwars.com is sellign hem at $50 Hell, amazon.ca has the box set listed at $57.99 CDN, so I don't know where these prices are comming from. I have a hard time swallowing that three DVDs plus one bonus disc will cost more than the 9-disc Alien legacy set. Quote
Ali Sama Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 (edited) are you sure it is not candaian dollars? starwars.com is sellign hem at $50 Hell, amazon.ca has the box set listed at $57.99 CDN, so I don't know where these prices are comming from. I have a hard time swallowing that three DVDs plus one bonus disc will cost more than the 9-disc Alien legacy set. maybey uit is a tactic to scare people into buying them so theythink they save money? thsi way they get crap loads of preorders/ Edited June 21, 2004 by Ali Sama Quote
bandit29 Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 seems kinda expensive as well,($110.00) most DVD movies cost about $20.00 at most and we are only getting 3 movies ( $60.00) unless all the extra is for the Bonus disc I do not see why we have to pay almost $50.00 for that , it should for the most part be free. It seems like a expensive set, but i guess Lucasfilms knows that it is the first time on DVD that they can probally do this. but a set of this size should not costs this much are you sure it is not candaian dollars? starwars.com is sellign hem at $50 Best Buy.com has it for 44.99 (But I'm on a Best Buy boycott, those MFers tried ripping me off when buying a refrigirator..bait & switch tactics) and Suncoast.com its 69.98 which I presume is the MSRP because they never discount. Where's this 110.00 price coming from? Quote
bsu legato Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 Where's this 110.00 price coming from? Aside from this poster, nowhere. I'm not sure if this poster has even been confirmed as legit. The images of the DVD covers are the real deal, but the poster's still an unknown. Quote
Ali Sama Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 seems kinda expensive as well,($110.00) most DVD movies cost about $20.00 at most and we are only getting 3 movies ( $60.00) unless all the extra is for the Bonus disc I do not see why we have to pay almost $50.00 for that , it should for the most part be free. It seems like a expensive set, but i guess Lucasfilms knows that it is the first time on DVD that they can probally do this. but a set of this size should not costs this much are you sure it is not candaian dollars? starwars.com is sellign hem at $50 Best Buy.com has it for 44.99 (But I'm on a Best Buy boycott, those MFers tried ripping me off when buying a refrigirator..bait & switch tactics) and Suncoast.com its 69.98 which I presume is the MSRP because they never discount. Where's this 110.00 price coming from? i got it here for $41.88 free shipping too. good place. Quote
bandit29 Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 seems kinda expensive as well,($110.00) most DVD movies cost about $20.00 at most and we are only getting 3 movies ( $60.00) unless all the extra is for the Bonus disc I do not see why we have to pay almost $50.00 for that , it should for the most part be free. It seems like a expensive set, but i guess Lucasfilms knows that it is the first time on DVD that they can probally do this. but a set of this size should not costs this much are you sure it is not candaian dollars? starwars.com is sellign hem at $50 Best Buy.com has it for 44.99 (But I'm on a Best Buy boycott, those MFers tried ripping me off when buying a refrigirator..bait & switch tactics) and Suncoast.com its 69.98 which I presume is the MSRP because they never discount. Where's this 110.00 price coming from? i got it here for $41.88 free shipping too. good place. damn that's cheap 42.00. Quote
MrDisco Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 http://www.dvdsoon.com/show-title-details.xml?uid=106445 $52.98 cdn think that's the lowest price in canada right now Quote
Blaine23 Posted June 25, 2004 Author Posted June 25, 2004 Hmmm... The Digital Bits has posted the final, individual disc artwork for the set. Looks great... exceptionally faithful. And I really dig the concept art used for the Bonus Material disc. Quote
bsu legato Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 ...and before anybody asks, the Ep III cover is fake. Quote
EXO Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 For some reason I clicked on "Play Movie" I want to see it now! Dammit! Quote
Mr March Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 The disks look like what I'd expect. The motif is nice, though I have seen better art. The posters for the special editions of the OT and the theatrical posters for the prequels would have suited me just fine. Quote
Blaine23 Posted July 28, 2004 Author Posted July 28, 2004 From DVDfile.com - But even more exciting (or depressing) information that came out of the convention were the copies of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD Collection (due September 21st, as if you weren't aware) that were making their way around the convention to those in the know, with connections, or sticky fingers. So for those fearing (or hoping) that Lucas would again make extensive changes to the classic first three movies in the saga, you will get your wish. Everything from less readily apparent changes - sound effects to the color of a lightsaber - to more substantive additions, including Ian McDiarmid (the evil Emperor) replacing Clive Revill in The Empire Strikes Back, to Anakin Hayden Christensen's face (badly) added to the body of Sebastian Shaw at the end of Return of the Jedi, or a chorus of cheering Gungians (or whatever those Jar Jar things are called) also tacked on to the finale of Jedi, will be found in the new DVDs. Sigh...but find out for yourself when the set reaches a galaxy near you this fall. Wow... I heard the rumors, but I guess they're looking pretty true now. My desire to buy the Theatrical Versions grows even more powerful. Quote
Anubis Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 (edited) From DVDfile.com -But even more exciting (or depressing) information that came out of the convention were the copies of the Star Wars Trilogy DVD Collection (due September 21st, as if you weren't aware) that were making their way around the convention to those in the know, with connections, or sticky fingers. So for those fearing (or hoping) that Lucas would again make extensive changes to the classic first three movies in the saga, you will get your wish. Everything from less readily apparent changes - sound effects to the color of a lightsaber - to more substantive additions, including Ian McDiarmid (the evil Emperor) replacing Clive Revill in The Empire Strikes Back, to Anakin Hayden Christensen's face (badly) added to the body of Sebastian Shaw at the end of Return of the Jedi, or a chorus of cheering Gungians (or whatever those Jar Jar things are called) also tacked on to the finale of Jedi, will be found in the new DVDs. Sigh...but find out for yourself when the set reaches a galaxy near you this fall. Wow... I heard the rumors, but I guess they're looking pretty true now. My desire to buy the Theatrical Versions grows even more powerful. This is getting ridiculous. I think I may XVID rip my VHS tapes before they degrade. How much more is left for him to change? Remove Vader's force choking people? I guess fan opinion means absolutely nothing to lucas. Like many, I know I'll still buy the discs to have a nice "official" version (and it's cheap), but I want a XVID/DIVX version of the original (if I can find it anymore .) I could deal with the SE's fine, but this is pushing it big time. Honestly though I can't say I'm surprized they're even updating the lightsaber effects, wether I like it or not depends on the end result. Adding Hayden's face to Anakin isn't surprising either, I wonder wether it'll look cheesy or not actually. Anyone find pics of Vader's death? We already saw the Hayden ghost a while back, but now we know that's changing too. Edited July 28, 2004 by Anubis Quote
Skull 001 Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 I really don't care about the changes, they don't change the story at all. Quote
bsu legato Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 Most of these newest changes don't bother me in the least. fixed Jabba CGI in ANH = good fixed lightsabers in ANH = good Arubesh added to tractor beam control = good removed "emperor scream" in ESB = good Naboo added to ROTJ celebrations = meh, but in terms of the whole 6 films its good The biggest change is definitely the Anakin spirit at the end of Jedi (which those who've seen it say isn't as bad as DVD file makes it seem). I think it will make more sense after we've seen Revenge of the Sith. My theory is that Anakin outright dies, and is resurrected by Palps. Hence, when he comes back as a "ghost" he looks as he did when he was good Anakin. Besides, if you want to get nitpickety Anakin never looked like the "healthy" Sebastian Shaw incarnation, so what's the right one? And Anakin's death is still played by Shaw. All ILM did was remove his eyebrows. I suppose those don't grow back. Quote
Ladic Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 Is there a list to all the fixes or changes for the DVD? Anyone got a link? Quote
bsu legato Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 (edited) Check out the OT forums on http://www.galacticsenate.com/ Edited July 29, 2004 by bsu legato Quote
Blaine23 Posted July 29, 2004 Author Posted July 29, 2004 (edited) And Anakin's death is still played by Shaw. All ILM did was remove his eyebrows. I suppose those don't grow back. That's better... I was imagining a really bad Soprano's style CGI shot of Young Anakin's face where Shaw's was. I'm still not real keen on all the changes... I mean, they're fine for some folks - and they're usually hit and miss (like the SE's), some are good, some are "eh", and some are just bad. I can forgive the "errors" of the original movies, though. I prefer them to the SE's and I'm pretty sure I'll prefer them to this edition. I just wish George would act like a real contributor to American film and preserve what was released to the theaters, "warts" and all. I mean, we have people going to great lengths to restore very old films in vaults and digitally cleaning them... meanwhile we're stuck in constant edit mode w/ the Star Wars films. You know what would be cool? A criterion edition theatrical release Star Wars trilogy. Those are folks who would release the movies I love the way I want to see them. And it'd be flattering to King George - they released Kurasawa, his hero. Edited July 29, 2004 by Blaine23 Quote
bsu legato Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 >snip< Wait for 2007, or possibly later. I'd expect a new, uber DVD set for whenever the "next" format comes out. Quote
Keith Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 At this point....why not just re-shoot the movies from scratch? Sheesh! Quote
Dobber Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 A little of topic, but with all the discusion of the different versions of the films.... Has anyone seen the IMAX version of ATOTC. It was actually VERY good IMO. I actually prefered it to the theatrical version. They removed most of the cheesy love stuff, BUT, left just enough (and what was left was the more mature parts) so that the relationship was actually believable(spelling). Chris Quote
Jolly Rogers Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 Check out the 2nd most popular choice in this poll Quote
Anubis Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 OK, all they did was remove Shaw's eyebrows, cool. Was worried for a while there. I am also quite happy they removed the "emperor's scream" from ESB. Now if only they would revert Vader back to saying "Bring my Shuttle." Quote
Panon Posted July 30, 2004 Posted July 30, 2004 The biggest change is definitely the Anakin spirit at the end of Jedi (which those who've seen it say isn't as bad as DVD file makes it seem). I wouldn't agree. Christensen still looks like a creep compared to Sebastian Shaw's Anakin looking happy and finally at peace. Make you own judgement I guess: ghost scene Also, Boba Fett's voice being replaced in ESB is terrible. Quote
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