FF:NZ Star Wars on DVD

roll on Septmber.

I should add that this will be the 3rd time I've bought an original trilogy boxed set. Once in '95 when the cleaned up versions came out, again when the Special Editions came out, and now this.

Without wanting to sound too cynical, what do you think the odds will be of there being _another_ boxed set coming out after Episode III, with all six films. Arrrrgh.

The number of boxed sets I have is scary...

There are big talks (especially on chud.com's boards) that the rumoured "archival editions" will come out as part of an all-encompassing set in 2007 (30th anniversary of Star Wars). This edition may even have the original non-SE versions as a bonus.

I'll still be buying the SE DVDs in September.

I have the OT (original versions) on widescreen VHS, plus the SE box set. So this'll make three versions for me, too.

number 6 for me.

Number 3 for me. Although I haven't had a VCR in years, so finally I'll be able to watch the OT!

So, do you think seven months is enough time to organise a FFNZ meetup for a DVD viewing party on the NZ release date?

> So, do you think seven months is enough time to organise a FFNZ meetup for a DVD viewing party on the NZ release date?

Based on two prior experiences attempting to organise meet-ups, I'd have to say "no".

third for me to..... you can see why Mr.Lucas is such a rich man!

Ok what id like to know is weather this will be the Ultime (the edition which will be severy changed an added to with new scenes and effects) or just the 1997 special editions.

Just the Special Editions.

I'm glad that it'll be out before Ep3, that way us geeks can do a marathon of all six films (15 hours).

I wonder if Whitcoulls will stay open until midnight to sell it ... I seem to recall that they've done that with other big DVD releases.

If they did it with the Indy set (did they?) they probably will for this. [fae_happy]

That reminds me! I have still yet to watch the special features on the Indy set!

I know this sounds terrible but i dont own any of the original trilogy all i have is what i taped off the tv 3 playings and esb and rotj origanal off tv2 i own ep2 on proper tape.

Ive been getting into dvds heaps and the trilogy box set will be a must have as im tyred of having to fast forward throught the ads

I am soooo lookin forward for the orginal trilogy on dvd, apperently there is an Episode III preview on it.

There is was an episode II preview on my widescreen VHS editions of the OT. There's quite a bit about the puppet Threepio, and hints about the scene where he gets his coverings - which ended up being chopped from the film, lol.

And speaking of the DVDs ... the box art was displayed on Hyperspace the other day.
It uses some of the original ANH poster art, the same type that decorated the 4-disk soundtrack anthology box set - (except on the dvds, its in silver or gold, not colour, like the first SE VHS release)

[image=http://cargobay.starwars.com/audio/soundtracks/saga/d_stk_sag_65.jpg]

I can't say I recall Leia looking exactly like that in ANH Or Luke, or that matter.

lol, who cares if they don't look the same, at least they're coming out on dvd, that is the main thing, all of us fans have waited a long time for them to come out on dvd.

It's not just that she doesn't look the same ... its the way in which she doesn't look the same, if you get my drift ... ah n/m, they'll no doubt be releasing a new DVD set every few years anyway.

That image is "the" classic Star Wars movie poster shot from 1977, and I'm glad they're reusing that (and a similarly distorted Macquarrie Vader design as the basis of the artwork.

All class.

Free to all now.

[image=http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/news/2004/03/img/20040322_1_bg.jpg]

Smooth.

'nuff said.

Didn't they use differen models to paint the bodies then paste Luke and Leia's heads on it? I read that somewhere.

But hey, the actual box set art isn't that bad at all.

Probably. I've had that poster for several years now, and there's no way that's them. Hell, even Artoo and Threepio appear to have body doubles...

Oh, #4 set for me.

JP said ....
> Free to all now.

Ahh yes, the ever generous Mr. George Lucas. Letting us see, completely free, a picture of something we're going to buy! Jeeze George ... the graciousness of your bounty astounds us.

Seriously, when Hyperspace first came online, I thought the idea was to give _extra_ stuff to the subscribers, and not actively keep information _away_ from non-paying viewers of the site.