some Revenge of the Sith DVD news
 

The fall sounds right since that's when every DVD of Star Wars movies has been released.

To be honest, the release date isn't news. It more from the land of, "Duh!"

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I can say, without seeing the movie, that I am a Grevious fan ;-)

In the mean time, here's something kool: a fan has reconstructed the whole movie using stills from the movie, and cues from the soundtrack (including an impressive simulation of the opening crawl).

http://www.************.com/Sith_Happens.zip

During Lucas' appearance at the con, he mentioned that there's going to be a box set with all six films PLUS a Bonus 7th Disc that MIGHT contain all the deleted scenes from the original trilogy. It's something he's still thinking about.


Oh....and no more changes to the films. He's apparently happy with them....

....for now.


Andrew

my bet is just in time for black friday

yup. probably about mid-way through nov, as was aotc

Looks like this was added today:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html

5/2/05

As many of you already know, leaks from the recent Celebration III convention (some from George Lucas himself) have indicated that Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith will be released on DVD before the end of the year, and also that a new DVD box set of the entire Star Wars saga is in the works, possibly with a new bonus disc containing deleted scenes from the original trilogy films. We can't speak for the box set, but it's looking very much like Episode III will be available on DVD by November. The Rebel Scum fan site has posted scans of a sales flyer touting a Burger King "Destiny Watches" promotion set to kick off on November 7th. According to text on the flyer, the promotion is timed "to celebrate the complete Star Wars saga with the DVD release of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith." Could the DVD release be tentatively set for Tuesday, November 8th? Possibly. In any case, you can reasonably expect the DVD to hit store shelves in the September to mid-November time frame, so as to make the most of the holiday shopping season. We'll keep you up to date as we learn more. Thanks to Bits reader Douglas M. for the link.

Stay tuned...

I hope Lucas isn't happy with the some of the errors in the DVDs (green lightsaber and reversed surrounds in A New Hope, saber screw ups in Jedi, etc.).

Yeah, im also surprised Lucas didn't add the Imperial March in A NEW HOPE.

Anyone know if Lucas is planning on releasing a boxset of just the prequel films?

No way, jesus ;)

Looks like right in line for my birthday :up:

rotfl

Exactly. Did anyone *not* expect this in time for the holidays?

much like how a lot of people were fans of Maul before seeing TPM.

NO SHIT! THIS IS COMIN' THIS FALL?!!!!






















-wink-

Fixed! ;)

Can't freakin' wait to see it in the theatre and on DVD

I remember reading on a message board years ago that Lucas was going to add the "Imperial March" to the scene that first introduced Vader in ANH. But I don't think this was going to happen until he produced the Archive Editions of the original trilogy.

I read about all kinds of changes that he was supposedly going to make, but frankly I take most of them with a grain of salt. If they were all true, the original trilogy would be radically different from anything we've seen so far. I believe Lucas is going to add some scenes with Bail Organa on Alderaan just before the Death Star blows it up, but beyond that I don't know.

Now...since the original trilogy no longer exists in its classic form, and since Lucas continues to make changes to bring that trilogy as much into modern times as he can, I personally think it would be amazing if he scrapped all the original special effects work, and replaced everything with state-of-the-art CGI.

The rebel attack on the Death Star, the tauntauns, the AT-AT assault on Hoth, etc. Wherever a special effect is used, replace it with CGI. At least then, when you watch the complete series in chronological order--Episode I to Episode VI--it doesn't feel like you're suddenly stepping backward nearly 30 years when you take out Revenge of the Sith and put in A New Hope.

I totally support having the original trilogy in its classic form on DVD, but since we're apparently not going to get it, and since enough of it is already preserved on the current DVD set, I say go all the way, George! Let's REALLY spruce up those old films. Can't do anything with the late '70s/early '80s hairstyles, but at least everything else can look as nice as the prequel trilogy. :)

--THX

From www.thedigitalbits.com under their Rumor Mill section:

If anything needed fixin' from the OT, specifically from ANH is Aunt Beru's '70s blouse. I can't believe they couldn't CGI in a Tatooine-style robe or something for the DVDs.

Good news! Thanks. :up:

"We've checked in with our retail and industry sources and have learned that Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox are currently planning to announce the DVD release of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as early as next week."

Interesting. Next week is Comic-Con. LucasFilm has a Star Wars presentation slated. At last year's Comic-Con, LucasFilm announced the name of Episode III, so it would be a nice touch if they announced the DVD release this year.

The circle is complete....