There hasn't been much info about those releases yet, but that is the assumption.

It looks like the Blu-ray only Trilogy packs have gone out of print. The Complete Saga release is still available though.

I don't buy them, it is easy, but going without the OOT is considerably harder.

I do wish him the best, it'll be a lot of work at his age!

When she's older she will ask him if he is her grandfather, and Lucas will respond, "No, I am your father!"

"Daddy, that isn't how the story went when you told it to me the other night."

"I know, that story wasn't my original intent so I changed it a bit, wait until I tell it to you again in a few weeks"

DVD has peaked, if he was holding off to release the originals then he missed the window of opportunity. He had the chance to start the string of releases on DVD way back in 1997 when the SEs were released on VHS and LD. There's been rumors for years that a DVD release was *this* close to being done, but pulled back at the last minute. Even though it was the SE's, having something of the OT on DVD before 2004 would have done a lot to take pressure off them to do something.

And there have been multiple opportunities to release good versions of the originals and he has bypassed them all, only to foist the old LD transfer discs on us.


I do hope you're right about Kathleen Kennedy, and I'm hoping Disney won't want to leave anything off the shelves if it will make them a few bucks.

People always say stuff like this, but I've never seen anything that supports this. Sure, things get repackaged over and over in different configurations, but there's only been one version of the movies on dvd (don't get me started on those crappy "bonus" discs) and so far there's been only one version on blu-ray. When do you think this master plan of his to finally release the originals on the unsuspecting public will come to fruition? Look, I'm no Lucas defender. The last version of the OT I purchased was the SE VHS set, but I've never seen him as the manipulative money grubber that people paint him as. Lucasfilm has got so much crap in their vaults that they could re-release
these things ad infinitum adding a few deleted scenes here, a few documentaries there, but that's never been the case. His only real sin is insisting on making dumb changes to his movies every couple of years and in the process wiping the previous versions from history. I'm surprised he even allows the TV versions, which are the dvd versions, to air seeing as how they are in conflict with his 'original vision' as represented on the BDs.

Lucasfilm and DVD had a rocky start and I always felt their timing was always off on the market. (Remember they only put Episode I on VHS in 2000, and it didn't come to DVD until late 2001).

They should have put out a barebones version of the OT in 1999 to coincide with Episode I. It could have been a remastered OOT & SE in a 6 disk set. That would have kept ALL the fans happy and then Lucas could have done whatever he wanted to after that in terms of changes. But their rationale at the time was that they wanted to wait til the market was bigger, yet most people I know were holding off buying DVD players until big franchies like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and The Godfather were all coming out.

He then could have released the OT Boxset to coincide with the release of either Episode II or III DVD's. This boxset could have be the updated changes, documentaries, trailers, etc.

Instead he waited til 2004 to release the OT/SE only, and then a half-ass OOT non-anamorphic in 2006 when everyone was preparing for BluRay and totally alienated a good chunk of fans by then.

Lucas had different ideas than you on how to present the films on DVD.

It appears that he felt the DVD versions of the films were going to be close to "definitive". He didn't want to release any of the films on DVD until the prequel trilogy was completed. It was only market forces that made him release the prequels as they came out (with a delay for Ep 1), and then the OT.

For the OOT, Lucas didn't want them released, and didn't want to do any work on restoring them. Using an old Laserdisc master to put them on DVD as a "bonus disc" was a sort of compromise. He didn't care that they weren't good enough for Blu-ray or anything.

It's somewhat fortunate for fans that Lucas felt that Lucasfilm needed to make money. If he didn't have that commitment to keeping the company operational, we likely would've sat on the OOT completely, as well as sitting on even the SEs until he was done tweaking them to his liking.

"You see, Sweetie, the story has actually always been this way. You just misinterpreted it. If you don't stop questioning me, I won't tell you stories anymore. Why would I tell any more, when everybody yells at me all the time and says what a terrible person I am? I have completed my task as a man and a bedtime storyteller."

"When I first told you that story, the technology didn't exist to tell it the way I had really wanted."

Exactly. Again, which is why I don't get it when people accuse him of bleeding every last dime out of the fans. If we're talking about merchandise, then yes, he has proven that he'll put out just about anything. When it comes to the actual movies though, he has left a lot of money on the table. The 3D releases were definitely a step in that direction, but otherwise he seems pretty innocent.

And when he changes her diaper he can say "And I thought they smelled bad...on the outside"

Target has the new combo packs for $34.99 each. I got my copy at Walmart and their sticker price was also $34.96. The discs come in a 6-disc case.

Do the DVDs in these combo packs use the blu-ray versions of the films or the previous DVD versions?

I would imagine they use the Blu-ray cuts on the DVDs, but I can't find anything that confirms that. It doesn't look like any review copies were sent out, and none of the other forums I frequent has anyone that had bought them.

I have the OT set. The length of each film matches on the BD and DVD. And the DVDs look like they were newly pressed for this release.

Could you note if any of the changes done for the Blu-ray are on the DVDs? Here's a list:
http://screenrant.com/star-wars-blur...s-benm-131712/

I can probably spot check them, but it probably won't be until later this week. I am expecting them to have the same cuts as the BDs.

I'd imagine the quickest thing to check for would be Vader's "Noooooooooo" in Jedi.

Or Hayden Christiansen appearing as Vader's force ghost.

That appeared in the 2004 SE DVDs, so it wouldn't work for checking for the Blu-ray cuts.

The major changes so far have been:
1997 (theatrical and home video)
2004 (first DVD release)
2011 (first Blu-ray release)

Pretty sure the Blinking Ewok in ROTJ was first on the Bluray. Can't remember which specific scene that is though.

Check for the added rocks in Star Wars. You know, important changes like that.

Yes, that first appeared on the Blu-ray. As I posted before, there's lists of all the changes.

A Basic list of the most significant changes:
http://screenrant.com/star-wars-blur...s-benm-131712/
More detailed lists:
http://www.millenniumfalcon.com/phpb...er=asc&start=0
http://www.welovecult.com/2011/news/...u-ray-changes/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...lu-ray_edition

In all previous versions of the scene, it can be seen that the Wampa arm is fake by looking at the edge of the screen.