Y2K Falcon

Thanks I'll make sure and put it on my my friend puts it on his Christmas list.

slavetotherave

Ok, so if I don't have the original 3 Star Wars movies on DVD, should I just pick up this one? I don't see myself watching any extras, I guess, since the new 3 Star Wars movies killed the franchise for me, more or less.

I remember watching the VHS tapes till the VCR ate the strip when I was little. And now I'm having a hard time parting with 35 bucks for them, haha. But still, I guess I need them sometime, for completion's sake. It shames me if I go on only owning the 3 movies that ruined it for me.

Box sets are just a hard buy for me.

Count de Monet

I've seen the Bonus Disc selling for $5 used at a few after-market shops. I wouldn't pay more than that for it. I don't consider it that great of a disc, despite the use of some really cool outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage in the otherwise salesmanlike documentary. It reminds me quite a bit of the INDIANA JONES bonus disc. Some nice never-before-released footage here and there but an overall superficial, committee-produced feel to it. Hopefully the ultra-super-mega-deluxe boxset down the road will rectify that.

Y2K Falcon

Ok.. Maybe my brain is just iced over like the roads were this morning, but...

wtf is an "after market shop"? Is that a pawn shop? A gamestop/EB games? I'm guessing not eBay cause I'm sure that shipping would be higher than $5.

milo bloom

I have found many, many good deals on used DVDs at places like pawn shops, used CD stores and EB/Gamestops. If you'll look at my DVD collection below, I've noted every used disc in my collection.

For slavetotherave, if you can put your glowsticks down long enough , I'd say that they're still a pretty decent deal. The new release does have the commentaries which were pretty informative (Leia is 19 in ANH and has a PHD!). I enjoyed the prequels, but I still enjoy the OT more. I wore out many a VHS copies back in the day myself, so I know where you're coming from.

And to tie the two answers together, I see plenty of the 4 disc set in used places all the time, so you could probably get a good deal on that too.

DanishDVDfreak

Well...if you buy this box, you wont get the ORIGINAL Star Wars films, but the new "enhanced" 2004 versions...I dont know if that was what you meant

Dazed

Is the set with the bonus disk going OOP or will both boxset remain in production ?

DanishDVDfreak

No one but Lucas knows...But I think you will be able to get both sets for quite a while...neither set is limited

Cameron

actually the new set has a sticker that says for a limited time only

DanishDVDfreak

It might as well...no one is gonna buy it anyway

milo bloom

I realize that, though now I'm not sure if slavetotherave does.

Regardless, I have multiple VHS and LD copies of the Holy Trilogy to hold me over, but the DVDs will suffice for now for the basic story of Eps IV-V-VI. They tweaked the Greedo shooting first bit so it's not so horrible, and they removed Luke's scream from TESB. That bothered me more than the Greedo bit honestly. I don't care what Lucas or Yoda says, when Luke silently stepped off that gantry, that was his Trial, and he went from Padawan to Knight right there. Having him scream (and a recycled Emperor scream, no less) lessened the impact of that so badly.

steebo777

WORD.

Terrell

I think you answered your own question. If you hate the prequels so much that they killed the franchise for you, why would you even bother buying this or any Star Wars DVD? I assume I didn't misread that.

slavetotherave

Yeah, and that's true. And I bought the newer ones because I wanted to see them since I didn't go to the theaters for them... but like I said, box sets are just such a hard decision for me. It must me some psychological thing.

Qui Gon Jim

Why would you buy a movie you don't like for the sake of being complete? Makes little sense.

EL_Cangri

Does anyone have any idea when the prequel box sets come out?

GuruTwo

There is no prequel or saga box set coming out any time soon.

slavetotherave

That's because you don't understand. I don't hate the original Star Wars movies. By "ruined the series for me" I mean I am far less excited about them than I used to be. I thought the news ones weren't very engaging at all. But I kept getting them each time in high hopes that it would be better than the one before it. I'm just wondering if this box set is worth it or if I should hold out for something else to get the original episodes just because it feels dirty to only own the new trilogy.

Mr. Cinema

This thread is going to turn out like the other one.....and get closed.

Spiky

They all do.

steebo777

Strongly agree.

milo bloom

If you can find a good deal (maybe even used like I posted above), I think they're a pretty good holdover. It's likely to be awhile before we see any huge, extras-laden superboxset, so I'd so go for it.

And even if you don't like the prequels, you have to admit there are bits and pieces here and there that give certain scenes in the original movies new meanings and subtexts.

Terrell

Wait a minute! You hated Episode 1, but you bought it anyway. You hated Episode 2, but you bought it as well. Then you hated Episode 3 and bought it. I don't get it. It took you 3 films to figure out you didn't like any of them, yet you still bought them? Okay!