main
side
curve
  1. In Memory of LAJ_FETT: Please share your remembrances and condolences HERE

CT New Release of the OT

Discussion in 'Classic Trilogy' started by Lego Thrawn, Oct 9, 2013.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Lego Thrawn

    Lego Thrawn Jedi Knight star 1

    Registered:
    Aug 30, 2013
    I saw this today at my local FYE store, but passed on getting it before I stopped by here to see if anyone here has bought this yet? If so, what do you think of it? Is there, by some cosmic miracle, NO trace of any prequel garbage in this release? Please let me know any impressions or reviews. Thanks!

    [​IMG]
     
  2. Jarren_Lee-Saber

    Jarren_Lee-Saber Jedi Grand Master star 4

    Registered:
    Apr 16, 2008
    If you'll read very carefully, this says very clearly "episodes IV-VI" very clearly. This the OT DVD+Blu-Ray combo. The excellent Prequel one has Yoda on the cover. There is no information on which version is on the DVD discs, but the Blu-Ray discs are the 2011 version.
     
  3. TX-20

    TX-20 Force Ghost star 4

    Registered:
    Jun 21, 2013
    I really wished that Lucas went full "Tragedy of Anakin Skywalker" with these sets and put Anakin on the cover of the prequel sets.
     
  4. Lego Thrawn

    Lego Thrawn Jedi Knight star 1

    Registered:
    Aug 30, 2013
    Well does anyone here have any input on the DVD discs?
     
  5. Seagoat

    Seagoat Former Manager star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

    Registered:
    Jan 25, 2013
    If by "prequel garbage" you mean the fixes and additions that Lucas and dozens of others have so caringly put in for us over the years, then yes, thankfully all of that is still in there. The blu-rays are of course... the blu-rays. The DVD's are not the 2004 versions, they are 2011, however only with less sound/visual quality. It's just for easier access to it.
     
  6. Alessandro Sanfilippo

    Alessandro Sanfilippo Jedi Padawan star 1

    Registered:
    Sep 16, 2013
    Just Buy it.

    You know you want to
     
    Jarren_Lee-Saber likes this.
  7. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

    Registered:
    Nov 20, 2012
    I'm not buying it. I'm buying GTA V.
     
    Legolas Skywalker and Mr. K like this.
  8. Lego Thrawn

    Lego Thrawn Jedi Knight star 1

    Registered:
    Aug 30, 2013
    ^

    Yeah, that's what I meant by prequel garbage, lol. No reason to fix what was never broken. But thanks for the clarification... I'll wait for a re-release of the 2004 or 1997 set.
     
  9. Beezer

    Beezer Jedi Master star 4

    Registered:
    Jul 5, 2013
    This is the first Star Wars release in a long time I won't be buying..... long time......
     
    Giovs likes this.
  10. Jarren_Lee-Saber

    Jarren_Lee-Saber Jedi Grand Master star 4

    Registered:
    Apr 16, 2008
    Um, the 2004 and 1997 ones have fixes and changes too. Actually the 2011+ editions have the least changes of any release yet.
     
  11. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

    Registered:
    Nov 20, 2012
    "lolz vader haz pink saber!11!! i no buy!! woot"
     
    TX-20 and Darth Raiden like this.
  12. Lego Thrawn

    Lego Thrawn Jedi Knight star 1

    Registered:
    Aug 30, 2013
    How so? I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I genuinely want to know. I mean, how can they have less changes, if they include the changes made for the '97 SE, the '04 SE, plus any other changes from subsequent versions?
     
  13. purplerain

    purplerain Jedi Knight star 4

    Registered:
    Sep 14, 2013
    I think Jarren meant the least new changes.

    Anyway, I'm glad to finally see the 2011 versions (of all 6 movies) on DVD.
     
    Jarren_Lee-Saber likes this.
  14. CaptainHamYoyo

    CaptainHamYoyo Jedi Master star 2

    Registered:
    Aug 18, 2011
    I already have the 2011 Saga on blu ray, 2004 OT DVD, PT DVD's as they were released, and 1995 OOT VHS(and Ep 1 VHS). Until either they release the OOT on blu ray, or release the OT on itunes(or release the saga on the next format after blu ray), I think I'm good.
     
    Skywalker Thing and Carbon1985 like this.
  15. Beezer

    Beezer Jedi Master star 4

    Registered:
    Jul 5, 2013
    I hope there's no "next format" after Blu-ray. We're at the point where the technology is so clear that it actually subtracts from the realism of the movie.

    I recently bought a 70 inch, top of the line TV and the first thing I watched was the original trilogy. I was taken aback at how different of a viewing experience it was. When everything is so crystal clear, it becomes painfully obvious that you're watching actors on a movie set and not characters in real environments. It's like The Hobbit in 48 fps. Sure, high frame rate is a nicer technology and yet it met with mostly (but certainly not only) negative reviews.
     
    Carbon1985 and CaptainHamYoyo like this.
  16. Jarren_Lee-Saber

    Jarren_Lee-Saber Jedi Grand Master star 4

    Registered:
    Apr 16, 2008
    That's what I meant. Changes from the PREVIOUS version, not changes from the ORIGINAL version.
     
  17. David_Skywalker01

    David_Skywalker01 Jedi Master star 3

    Registered:
    Nov 30, 2006
    If it ain't the OOT, I ain't buyin'.

    (Full disclosure I prefer the 2004 version of Empire, but they absolutely RUINED RtoJ in the SE's)
     
  18. darklordoftech

    darklordoftech Force Ghost star 6

    Registered:
    Sep 30, 2012
    I want the 2011 versions on DVD, but I don't want to buy the Blu-Rays again.
     
  19. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

    Registered:
    Nov 20, 2012
    Someday I will buy the Blu-Ray of SW....BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY
     
    Force Smuggler likes this.
  20. Alexrd

    Alexrd Chosen One star 6

    Registered:
    Jul 7, 2009
    They are releasing these without the Blu-rays in Europe.
     
  21. Allana_Rey

    Allana_Rey Jedi Master star 4

    Registered:
    Sep 2, 2012
    I just this boxset recently in Target the other day along with the prequels to.
     
    Jarren_Lee-Saber likes this.
  22. Jarren_Lee-Saber

    Jarren_Lee-Saber Jedi Grand Master star 4

    Registered:
    Apr 16, 2008
    Could you tell us the details? Particularly about the DVD discs. (the telltale signs if the DVD is the 2011 version is Yoda is CGI in TPM, and Darth Vader says "Noooo" when he kills Palpatine in ROTJ) Also, any special features?
     
  23. Lego Thrawn

    Lego Thrawn Jedi Knight star 1

    Registered:
    Aug 30, 2013
    Yeah, you can also get the DVD-only version of this release from Amazon, but the price is almost the same...
     
  24. I Are The Internets

    I Are The Internets Shelf of Shame Host star 9 VIP - Game Host

    Registered:
    Nov 20, 2012
    Has the price gone down or will it go down more anytime soon?
     
  25. Vaapad Master Daeg Tynan

    Vaapad Master Daeg Tynan Jedi Knight star 3

    Registered:
    Oct 22, 2013
    :) *sheepishly puts in shopping cart*
     
    Darkslayer and SlashMan like this.
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.