Okay, so it's just the (from what I've heard) crappy animated film: "Star Wars: Clone Wars" . . .
This from dvdactive:
Title: Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Starring: N/A (Animation)
Released: 11th November 2008
SRP: $28.98
Further Details:
Warner Home Video has announced 1-disc ($28.98), 2-disc ($34.99) and Blu-ray ($35.99) releases of Star Wars: The Clone Wars for the 11th November. Each will feature a widescreen presentation, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX soundtrack. The only extra material on the 1-disc release will be a feature-length audio commentary. The disc specs for the 2-disc and Blu-ray releases are below:
The Clone Wars: The Untold Stories: Preview stories, vehicles, planets, and battles from Season One of The Clone Wars television series. (This feature is in Hi-Def on Blu-Ray).
The Voices of The Clone Wars: Meet the voiceover actors and see them perform their craft. (This feature is in Hi-Def on Blu-Ray).
Gallery of Concept and Production Art (This feature is in Hi-Def on Blu-Ray).
Webdocs: Six making-of featurettes, as seen on StarWars.com (This feature is in Hi-Def on Blu-Ray).
Deleted Scenes: Cargo Bay, Platform Droid Fight, Rancor Pit and Through the Tanks
The New Score: Kevin Kiner leads a 90-piece orchestra to create the unique sound of The Clone Wars movie and series. (This feature is in Hi-Def on Blu-Ray)
Theatrical and videogame trailers (This feature is in HI-Def on Blu-Ray)
A digital copy of the movie to watch on the go.
Take the Hologram Memory Challenge: Test your skill and memory and unlock three hi-def TV series sneak peeks
Almost scared me there. I still havent finished watching the first dvd release of star wars :/
GizmoDVD
09-26-08, 12:26 PM
Pass.
Artman
09-26-08, 12:31 PM
I'm sue it'll look and sound great... I'd probably pay $15 for it.
tonymontana313
09-26-08, 12:57 PM
I'll probably pick this up during a CH B1G1 sale.
GenPion
09-26-08, 01:21 PM
Um,
No Thanks.
mattysemo247
09-26-08, 01:24 PM
Looks like someone needs to change the thread title, just a little misleading...
smashthesymbols
09-26-08, 01:31 PM
Not nice!
No kidding. You're going to give someone a heart attack with a thread title like that.
bunkaroo
09-26-08, 01:33 PM
Figured this would be the date after seeing the Wii Clone Wars game for pre-order.
I'll probably let someone buy it for me for the holidays, but I'm not buying it myself! :)
GizmoDVD
09-26-08, 01:41 PM
If anyone really thought Star Wars (i.e. A new Hope) was going to come out this year...well, I'm at a loss for words. We have a better shot of seeing Star Wars Holiday Special on DVD (legally) in the next year before the BD (legally) of a New Hope.
mcfly
09-26-08, 01:43 PM
I dunno, I like that SteelBook packaging....
abrg923
09-26-08, 01:43 PM
Fix your thread title, you didn't even put the correct date on it.
RyoHazuki
09-26-08, 02:32 PM
Are people even really that excited about SW 4-6 on Blu? It seems like every frame of those films is ingrained in our collective consciousness. They'll be the same movies we've seen a billion times already only a little clearer.
MBoyd
09-26-08, 02:40 PM
I couldn't get through the first 5 minutes of Clone Wars. I hadn't planned to try and catch the cartoon anytime soon either whenever it's broadcast. The OCD completist in me would probably buy a blu-ray set that has the complete first season and the movie.
Or maybe I'd just do iTunes. I sort of like getting TV cartoons on iTunes and don't really mind that i don't own a physical disc of them.
bunkaroo
09-26-08, 02:43 PM
Are people even really that excited about SW 4-6 on Blu? It seems like every frame of those films is ingrained in our collective consciousness. They'll be the same movies we've seen a billion times already only a little clearer.
I'd be more excited about them in terms of sound at this point, although I think the 2004 editions already exposed some inherent flaws in the sound. Hey maybe they could at least but the rear surround score music back the correct way on A New Hope.
And no more pink lightsabers....and......AHHHHHH!
With SW it always seems the next release is "a new hope" for a problem in the previous release to be fixed.
rexinnih
09-26-08, 03:29 PM
Cool. Now I can finally see it (rental).
applesandrice
09-26-08, 03:30 PM
Fix your thread title, you didn't even put the correct date on it.
Whoops! I'd change the date if I could, but I can only go back and edit the message -- not the title.
As for the rest of it, though, that was what people often refer to as the "opportunity of a lifetime". Just trying to bring a little excitement to an otherwise slow newsday.:)
The Cow
09-26-08, 03:42 PM
Eh, I'll pick it up when it hits about the $15 range.
droidguy1119
09-26-08, 03:42 PM
Anakin looks horribly, horribly dorky on the 2-disc standard cover. And his body seems to be contorted into an awfully impossible position.
clckworang
09-26-08, 04:00 PM
This thread title really needs to get changed.
stingermck
09-26-08, 04:06 PM
Yup I knew exactly what was going on here, when I saw the title.
flashburn
09-26-08, 04:40 PM
Yup I knew exactly what was going on here, when I saw the title.
Same here, but it is still a fucking stupid thing to do.
applesandrice
09-26-08, 04:45 PM
Same here, but it is still a fucking stupid thing to do.
Gee, thanks.
I wrote the administrators and requested they change the title.
Boy. Apparently there are some things you just don't joke about, huh?
stingermck
09-26-08, 04:52 PM
Gee, thanks.
I wrote the administrators and requested they change the title.
Boy. Apparently there are some things you just don't joke about, huh?
Yup, around here Star Wars is one of them. :)
clckworang
09-26-08, 05:18 PM
Gee, thanks.
I wrote the administrators and requested they change the title.
Boy. Apparently there are some things you just don't joke about, huh?
In fairness, most posters around here don't like vague thread titles, regardless of the subject. It's especially annoying when a thread title is misleading in an attempt to get more views. It's just a waste of some people's time.
flashburn
09-26-08, 05:31 PM
Gee, thanks.
I wrote the administrators and requested they change the title.
Boy. Apparently there are some things you just don't joke about, huh?
Duh, of course not. Everyone knows Star Wars is sacred. ;)
applesandrice
09-26-08, 05:41 PM
Duh, of course not. Everyone knows Star Wars is sacred. ;)
Excellent point.:)
I'm sorry, guys -- I thought it'd be good for a laugh: giving folks the needle a bit. Sorry if it caused any undue heartache/heartbreak/heart attacks, etc.
No doubt this error in my normally flawless judgment was influenced heavily by the strong drugs given to me this morning by my dentist.
Mister Peepers
09-26-08, 05:59 PM
Are people even really that excited about SW 4-6 on Blu? It seems like every frame of those films is ingrained in our collective consciousness. They'll be the same movies we've seen a billion times already only a little clearer.
Because they get changed with each release, so it's never the same movie twice.
Suprmallet
09-26-08, 06:22 PM
I edited the thread title because that's simply not cool. And I won't be buying this one.
fumanstan
09-26-08, 06:42 PM
Excellent point.:)
I'm sorry, guys -- I thought it'd be good for a laugh: giving folks the needle a bit. Sorry if it caused any undue heartache/heartbreak/heart attacks, etc.
No doubt this error in my normally flawless judgment was influenced heavily by the strong drugs given to me this morning by my dentist.
It's ok, I thought it was funny :) Of course, i'm not a Star Wars nut like others are around here.
rainking187
09-26-08, 09:09 PM
What was the original thread title? And I'm totally confused right now, I read a thread somewhere about this yesterday and it talked about different retailer exclusives. I thought it was this thread, but I guess not. Anyone know what the hell I'm talking about?
Sweet Baby James
09-26-08, 10:51 PM
What was the original thread title? And I'm totally confused right now, I read a thread somewhere about this yesterday and it talked about different retailer exclusives. I thought it was this thread, but I guess not. Anyone know what the hell I'm talking about?
The original thread title left out the "Clone Wars" part.:lol: Perhaps this is the thread that you're thinking of-
The normal version comes with the Anakin cover and the other cover (Storm Trooper?) is a Target exclusive.
mdc3000
09-27-08, 10:01 AM
Anakin cover sucks...sucks almost as much as Ziro the Hutt. I didn't really like this but may rent it to give it another shot now that my expectations are in check...
milo bloom
09-27-08, 11:40 AM
To be fair, the presence of any Star Wars media on Blu shows that Lucas isn't as phobic about releasing on the media. Remember The Phantom Menace wasn't well loved either, but most people recognized it's (eventual) release on SD DVD as a chink in the armor.
GizmoDVD
09-27-08, 12:44 PM
To be fair, the presence of any Star Wars media on Blu shows that Lucas isn't as phobic about releasing on the media. Remember The Phantom Menace wasn't well loved either, but most people recognized it's (eventual) release on SD DVD as a chink in the armor.
Most of us would love to see the Star Wars films on BD...but I think we know it will be several years, if that, until they arrive. I don't know if Lucas has any say in this release (because its Warner?).
milo bloom
09-27-08, 06:53 PM
Most of us would love to see the Star Wars films on BD...but I think we know it will be several years, if that, until they arrive. I don't know if Lucas has any say in this release (because its Warner?).
Lucas picks the distributing studio, and he has final say on everything. Fox probably passed on this because they were tired of being dictated to regarding DVD releases. If it had been up to Fox, I have no doubt some version of the trilogy would have been amongst their launch titles.
Josh Z
09-28-08, 12:58 PM
Lucas picks the distributing studio, and he has final say on everything. Fox probably passed on this because they were tired of being dictated to regarding DVD releases. If it had been up to Fox, I have no doubt some version of the trilogy would have been amongst their launch titles.
I think you give Fox a little too much credit for their Blu-ray release strategy. There's nothing holding them back from releasing the Alien movies, but they haven't made even the slightest indication that they're interested in doing that.
milo bloom
09-29-08, 05:32 PM
I think you give Fox a little too much credit for their Blu-ray release strategy. There's nothing holding them back from releasing the Alien movies, but they haven't made even the slightest indication that they're interested in doing that.
With all due respect, the Alien films are not the Star Wars films. I can only imagine Fox was kinda used to the frequent cash infusions from the previous VHS and LD constant re-releasing of just the first three movies, and probably wouldn't mind doing it again, esp with six films now.
I'm just thinking back to the early days of DVD, when everyone (myself included) was asking if Star Wars was available. There was some talk that Lucas didn't want his titles used just to grow the format, and I can only imagine Fox thinking that they would be great titles for growing the format.
Josh-da-man
09-29-08, 06:28 PM
I'm just thinking back to the early days of DVD, when everyone (myself included) was asking if Star Wars was available. There was some talk that Lucas didn't want his titles used just to grow the format, and I can only imagine Fox thinking that they would be great titles for growing the format.
Both Lucas and Spielberg were both bearish when it came to DVD.
Despite coming out in the fall of 1999, "The Phantom Menace" was not released day-and-date on DVD. And I'm sure we all remember when Lucas said that he would only release the Star Wars movies on DVD after he completed the sixth movie. (TPM ended up coming out sometime in '01; AOTC was day-and-date with the VHS[IIRC]; the OT came out in '04, a full year before ROTS.)
It also took a long time for the Indiana Jones movies to finally get released.
I also seem to remember -- it was either Spielberg or Lucas -- who said he wouldn't release his movies onto DVD until some kind of hardware sales threshold was met.
I would expect the same will happen with the Blu-ray format.
GoldenJCJ
09-29-08, 06:37 PM
I also seem to remember -- it was either Spielberg or Lucas -- who said he wouldn't release his movies onto DVD until some kind of hardware sales threshold was met.
I would expect the same will happen with the Blu-ray format.
I don't really get that rationale. Wouldn't some sales (no matter how small) be better than no sales whatsoever?
I know Blu-ray users are a small percentage of movie watchers/buyers, but they are a percentage, are they not?
Qui Gon Jim
09-30-08, 11:41 AM
A title can only debut on a format once. That is a huge marketing bullet. Lucas will wait until the installed BD base is large enough for SW's release to be an event and not a blip.
mdc3000
11-11-08, 02:58 PM
I was going to skip this but then I saw the cool lenticular cover and picked it up... now I'm thinking I should probably return it... I didn't love the movie (at all) and will probably wait until I can find this used... I paid $30 and think I should maybe put that towards something else...that damn cool cover was calling my name and now I've got buyer's remorse big time...good thing it's still sealed :)
bunkaroo
11-11-08, 03:42 PM
I'm trying to decide if I want the Target exclusive cover for essentially $7 more, as I can probably get this for $21.xx plus tax at the local DeepDiscount store.
Is better cover art worth that much more? I'm not so sure. I don't care about the graphic novel BTW.
davidh777
11-11-08, 05:35 PM
I'm trying to decide if I want the Target exclusive cover for essentially $7 more, as I can probably get this for $21.xx plus tax at the local DeepDiscount store.
Is better cover art worth that much more? I'm not so sure. I don't care about the graphic novel BTW.
I'd say no :)
Dick Laurent
11-11-08, 05:46 PM
I'm trying to decide if I want the Target exclusive cover for essentially $7 more, as I can probably get this for $21.xx plus tax at the local DeepDiscount store.
Is better cover art worth that much more? I'm not so sure. I don't care about the graphic novel BTW.
I just bought this for $26.99 - and MHO says it's worth it. I like slipcovers in general, and that graphic novel is almost 100 pages, which is well worth it for my kids (but of course it will stay on the shelves when not being read). I was debating but I'm glad I went for the Target version. That large cover is worth it for me. And I'm a sucker for exclusives... bought Christina Aguilera CD/DVD exclusive as well. Man, that "Dirrty" video is something else...
ozzfan84
11-11-08, 06:36 PM
So the Target BD does exist? Every store I went to didn't have them. :(
DthRdrX
11-11-08, 07:02 PM
I got the Target Exclusive but now I wish I got the Indy one as well as the packages look like they match.
I went to Best Buy and couldn't find any with the slipcover, just plain cases. The artwork looks nicer on the Target version though.
shacmasta
11-11-08, 08:42 PM
Just to be sure does the blu-ray copy come with a lenticular slip cover or just the standard?
RUDEDOG71
11-11-08, 08:49 PM
So the Target BD does exist? Every store I went to didn't have them. :(
DITTO...I went to 3 Targets and came home empty.
They better get in some more this week.
ozzfan84
11-11-08, 08:57 PM
DITTO...I went to 3 Targets and came home empty.
They better get in some more this week.
I was able to find it at another Target later tonight.
Here is the DCPI number so you could call around and find one for yourself:
DPCI 058370093
Good luck!
DarthMarino
11-11-08, 09:11 PM
Just to be sure does the blu-ray copy come with a lenticular slip cover or just the standard?
I saw tons of Blu Ray copies in Best Buy without a slip. I then went to Walmart and found 2 copies, both with the lenticular slipcover. Circuit City advertises it as being lenticular on their website and the picture reflects this as well.
Dick Laurent
11-11-08, 09:11 PM
I guess I got lucky. They just opened a new "Super" Target over here, and they had plenty of copies. Maybe it being a new store they made sure to stock it good. Or it could just be I hit it at the right time.
DthRdrX
11-11-08, 09:28 PM
I guess I got lucky. They just opened a new "Super" Target over here, and they had plenty of copies. Maybe it being a new store they made sure to stock it good. Or it could just be I hit it at the right time.
They've been restocking Indy so I bet anyone who wants Clone Wars will be able to find it over the next month.
bunkaroo
11-11-08, 11:06 PM
Wound up just picking up the regular version at DD for $21.
Bryan316
11-11-08, 11:51 PM
DITTO...I went to 3 Targets and came home empty.
They better get in some more this week.
I had to hit 3 Targets, as well. At the second one, I finally found an employee who scanned the barcode, told me they were out, but pointed me to a SuperTarget 2 miles up the road. All for a movie I really only two-thirds liked.
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