One and only Star Wars Ep. III thread [merger of a couple of different threads]
09-28-05, 10:19 AM
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09-28-05, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Cameron
The centerpiece of the two-disc set will be "Within a Minute," a newly produced documentary that delves into the complexity of creating a single 49-second sequence from the film.
09-28-05, 04:04 PM
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I'd be willing to bet it's the opening shot as it's definately at least that length (and it's unlikely any other single shot is that long). The actors are featured in the shot as well as tons of special effects.
09-28-05, 10:24 PM
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09-29-05, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by CertifiedTHX
From what I can make out, the content of the first bullet is, R2-D2 & C-3P0's chronicles of Luke and Anakin Skywalker.
The second bulllet says, Almost ?? minutes of additional content. Can't tell what the number is. Anyone's guess.
As for where to purchase, I want to see what Best Buy is offering before I make a final decision. But I have a tradition with Best Buy, and even though this bonus disc looks cool, and is tempting, Wal-Mart is by no means my shop of choice. Not for things like this. I'll see.
Looking more and more like a boxed set of all three prequels is not going to happen. No biggie, though. I wanted that at one point, but now that some copies of The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones come in one kind of case, while others come in a somewhat differing style, I would prefer to look over each case to make sure all three are consistent. Can't do that if they're sealed together in a box.
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The second bulllet says, Almost ?? minutes of additional content. Can't tell what the number is. Anyone's guess.
As for where to purchase, I want to see what Best Buy is offering before I make a final decision. But I have a tradition with Best Buy, and even though this bonus disc looks cool, and is tempting, Wal-Mart is by no means my shop of choice. Not for things like this. I'll see.
Looking more and more like a boxed set of all three prequels is not going to happen. No biggie, though. I wanted that at one point, but now that some copies of The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones come in one kind of case, while others come in a somewhat differing style, I would prefer to look over each case to make sure all three are consistent. Can't do that if they're sealed together in a box.
--THX
Here's what that site quotes:
The amazing Star Wars movies have reached generations. Now VIDEONOW gives you this incredible three-pack of PVDs about two of its greatest characters: Luke Skywalker and Anakin Skywalker. Narrated by R2-D2 and C-3PO, these discs unfold the story behind both trilogies, and a third disc gives you exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of Jedi and Sith battle styles, lightsaber dueling techniques, incredible stunts and more!
Disc one contains “The Story of Luke Skywalker.”
Disc two contains “The Story of Anakin Skywalker.”
Disc three contains “Behind the Scenes of Star Wars.”
Disc one contains “The Story of Luke Skywalker.”
Disc two contains “The Story of Anakin Skywalker.”
Disc three contains “Behind the Scenes of Star Wars.”
10-02-05, 05:54 AM
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The Hasbro videos are NOT an hour. So this doesn't solve anything.
This, however, does:
For people hoping that Best Buy will get an exclusive disc as well, they're not getting a disc.
They're getting this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1115365335530
This, however, does:
For people hoping that Best Buy will get an exclusive disc as well, they're not getting a disc.
They're getting this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1115365335530
10-02-05, 06:54 AM
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The best Star Wars thing to come out in years was the Musical Journey DVD. Really.
I understand that they wanted to include the DVD with the soundtrack to help sell more soundtracks (I wonder how many people bought the soundtrack just for the DVD, that otherwise wouldn't have), but I wish they would have held off on releasing it then. They could have added more Episode III content, and released it this fall as a bonus disc with any of the new releases. It would have been a perfect bonus disc for the new original trilogy box, actually (man, how pissed would everybody have been about that?!).
Maybe we'll see it again, someday, perhaps with the much-rumored complete saga set or something, but I doubt they'd go to the trouble to insert more Episode III footage back into it.
Oh well.
10-02-05, 07:04 AM
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Virex,
True...BUT...there weren't any other "main themes" that they would have to draw from. If you look at all the tracks on it, they are suites from each film. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending) there weren't as many main themes created for each film and those that did were given their own "music video." Can't draw from a dry well.
That said, I also wish the material was presented better. Although it's 16x9, it's not progressively encoded so there are all sorts of artifacts when playing back.
True...BUT...there weren't any other "main themes" that they would have to draw from. If you look at all the tracks on it, they are suites from each film. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending) there weren't as many main themes created for each film and those that did were given their own "music video." Can't draw from a dry well.
That said, I also wish the material was presented better. Although it's 16x9, it's not progressively encoded so there are all sorts of artifacts when playing back.
10-02-05, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
The Hasbro videos are NOT an hour. So this doesn't solve anything.
This, however, does:
For people hoping that Best Buy will get an exclusive disc as well, they're not getting a disc.
They're getting this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1115365335530
This, however, does:
For people hoping that Best Buy will get an exclusive disc as well, they're not getting a disc.
They're getting this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1115365335530
Yikes...that thing is UGLY.
10-02-05, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
there weren't any other "main themes" that they would have to draw from. If you look at all the tracks on it, they are suites from each film. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending) there weren't as many main themes created for each film and those that did were given their own "music video." Can't draw from a dry well.
I guess I'm looking at it more from a visual standpoint, and less from a musical one, which might be my problem, given the title. All I know is, when I watched it, I saw all kinds of time spent on Episodes I and II, and then maybe six or seven minutes total of Episode III stuff--and most of that was footage we had already seen in one of the trailers.
The disc was supposed to cover the entire saga, but the best (and most important) film of the prequel trilogy was barely touched on. Kind of kills any rewatch value for me. It'd be kind of like doing a really nice career retrospective of, say, Pink Floyd, and then just giving a passing mention to Dark Side of the Moon, you know? Oh, wait. . .
Anyway. . .
I love the idea behind the disc. I just don't care for the execution. If they had just waited to release it, it would have really been something special, in terms of both content and presentation.
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10-02-05, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
The Hasbro videos are NOT an hour. So this doesn't solve anything.
This, however, does:
For people hoping that Best Buy will get an exclusive disc as well, they're not getting a disc.
They're getting this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1115365335530
This, however, does:
For people hoping that Best Buy will get an exclusive disc as well, they're not getting a disc.
They're getting this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1115365335530
--THX
10-03-05, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by CertifiedTHX
This isn't the kind of extra one gets for buying Revenge of the Sith, though. I'm still expecting a freebie, possibly the afore-speculated lithograph. Even if this was a Best Buy exclusive that you could buy only with a copy of Sith, it wouldn't pull me away from Wal-Mart in the least. A 60-minute documentary cannot be beat. Or, I should say, it has yet to be.
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10-03-05, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
This, however, does:
For people hoping that Best Buy will get an exclusive disc as well, they're not getting a disc.
They're getting this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1115365335530
For people hoping that Best Buy will get an exclusive disc as well, they're not getting a disc.
They're getting this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1115365335530
10-03-05, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by steebo777
That is HORRENDOUS!!!
http://www.code3.net/starwars/
Obviously SOMEONE likes them. They're all sold out.
10-07-05, 06:08 AM
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Looks like they're getting another exclusive...and no, it's not a bonus disc. Seriously, give it up, guys 
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1118839979702
Seriously, give it up, guys http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1118839979702
10-07-05, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by digitalfreaknyc
I see the words C3P0 and R2D2 and anakin. It's probably the intros from FOX that someone else mentioned. Problem is that this isn't really the "story of Star Wars" unless they did another one for ROTS and are adding that on.