View Poll Results: Will you buy the new Star Wars Trilogy?
Yes!
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No!
259
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Gonna wait for the reviews!
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So are you buying the new Star Wars Trilogy?
05-24-06, 09:14 AM
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I can't... I don't buy non-anamorphic widescreen transfers. Especially when I'm more interesting in the "bonus" features than the main feature itself...
The SE is the main feature... the originals are just a "bonus".
The SE is the main feature... the originals are just a "bonus".
05-24-06, 12:19 PM
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I also got the e-mail from Lynne Hale
This transfer off of a laserdisc concept concerns me:
will they be simply a 2 hour chapter (i.e. no chapter stops, no scene access) ?
isn't there a pause at the one-hour mark where the laserdisc would get flipped ?
This transfer off of a laserdisc concept concerns me:
will they be simply a 2 hour chapter (i.e. no chapter stops, no scene access) ?
isn't there a pause at the one-hour mark where the laserdisc would get flipped ?
05-24-06, 12:51 PM
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The only reason I would consider getting them is because I don't have any of the other releases. If they were done right i would have paid full price but with the way that they are I will wait until they are part of some 3 for $20 or $25 sale sometime down the road. If that never happens then I guess I will just never get them.
05-24-06, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by mars396
I also got the e-mail from Lynne Hale
This transfer off of a laserdisc concept concerns me:
will they be simply a 2 hour chapter (i.e. no chapter stops, no scene access) ?
isn't there a pause at the one-hour mark where the laserdisc would get flipped ?
This transfer off of a laserdisc concept concerns me:
will they be simply a 2 hour chapter (i.e. no chapter stops, no scene access) ?
isn't there a pause at the one-hour mark where the laserdisc would get flipped ?
:could you imagine??
fyi, though, laserdiscs had chapters.
05-24-06, 04:56 PM
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I have the laserdiscs of the original movies, but will buy them again so I don't have to keep flipping them over every 30 minutes or so.
Too bad Lucas can't release good versions of these....yet
Give it time, in like 2 years he'll release them again with some other crap that will make them "better"
Too bad Lucas can't release good versions of these....yet
Give it time, in like 2 years he'll release them again with some other crap that will make them "better"
05-24-06, 06:19 PM
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Yes.
While I'm disappointed that they won't be anamorphic, I don't have the Laserdisc versions and haven't seen them in their original presentation since I was 9 (1988).
I don't own a widescreen TV (27") so I suppose it will not affect me that much.
While I'm disappointed that they won't be anamorphic, I don't have the Laserdisc versions and haven't seen them in their original presentation since I was 9 (1988).
I don't own a widescreen TV (27") so I suppose it will not affect me that much.
05-31-06, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by daniel18
Yes, I will be buying them when September comes. Just yesterday I sold the three 2004 versions but kept the box and the bonus DVD.
I believe Lucas' definitive vision of the films are the special editions, so I don't blame him for giving the special editions the full job. At least we will be able to have the theatrical versions in a better shape than we ever were able to before. Much better than having nothing at all.
I believe Lucas' definitive vision of the films are the special editions, so I don't blame him for giving the special editions the full job. At least we will be able to have the theatrical versions in a better shape than we ever were able to before. Much better than having nothing at all.
Also another reason I'm buying them is because I have a feeling it will be the last time the originals will come in a home video format. I bet the versions that will be released in blu-ray or HD-DVD will be only the 2004 Special Editions.
05-31-06, 05:29 PM
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Is it a shame that they won't be anamorphic? Yes.
Is it enough of a travesty to keep me from buying them? Nope. They'll still look better on my widescreen TV than any bootleg copy could.
Is it enough of a travesty to keep me from buying them? Nope. They'll still look better on my widescreen TV than any bootleg copy could.
05-31-06, 09:50 PM
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^Its also an important consideration if you plan on buying one soon. If I buy the release this year, I don't plan on buying another one for a good number of years. I'll probably get a widescreen tv well before then.
Plus, I'm sure that even past that it is a case of principle for some.
Most likely:
I'll buy the release this year. Then in two years I'll probably buy WS tv. And eventually, I'll probably get suckered into buying the whole set again. But not just solely for an upgrade from dvd to hddvd. I'm sure they'll have some other feature that will get me to cave.
Plus, I'm sure that even past that it is a case of principle for some.
Most likely:
I'll buy the release this year. Then in two years I'll probably buy WS tv. And eventually, I'll probably get suckered into buying the whole set again. But not just solely for an upgrade from dvd to hddvd. I'm sure they'll have some other feature that will get me to cave.
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