Mike86

I guess it wouldn't hurt but honestly I'd be willing to bet that most people buying this release don't care if the modified version is included or not. It seems that most people really didn't like the changes.
Also I don't mean to turn this into yet another Star Wars debate but, Lucas gave them to us sure but basically in the shittiest way he could. Put them out non-anamorphic for no logical reason and basically treated them as "special features". Lucas is the one with the problem I don't know how anyone can argue otherwise. The fans have asked a very simple thing of him it's not like anyone is being outrageous with demands. I think most fans would be fine with his tinkerings if he made the original versions available along with them.

I really feel no sympathy for Lucas being hated on at this point when he does stupid stuff that seemingly serves no purpose other than that of making his fans upset. Case in point the adding of Vader yelling that ridiculous "Nooooo" at the end of Return of the Jedi, he knew fans thought that was stupid and was something that was criticized to death when it first happened in Revenge of the Sith then he goes and adds it in to a major scene in the final movie? That just feels like a big fuck you to his fans and adds nothing to the scene at all in my opinion at least.

Michael Corvin

The subtle changes were fine, like animating the forest at the end. Or having ET have a run instead of looking like he's rolling R2-D2 style through the forest.

I think the only real gripe was the walkie talkies.

lamphorn

Ok, so don't lend him your car. Hahaha. I'm sure the people he does business with find him to be trustworthy enough.

That was a pathetic release. Try watching it on a widescreen TV and see what happens.. you get a small youtube-style window full of video schmutz. It was a crappy port of 15 year old laserdisc transfers, not a proper remastered DVD release.

You call them modified, I call them defaced. Luckily you can grab them on bluray, which is totally legitimate. As far as I'm concerned, however, the first Star Wars trilogy has not been released on bluray (or DVD, for that matter), and it would be a crime against film history if the original versions aren't preserved for posterity. I'm just hoping that someday restoration people are able to get their hands on the originals and save them before they completely rot away. It's a pity 20th Century Fox doesn't seem to have any say in this.

Shannon Nutt

Actually, it HAS been released on DVD - as a crappy nonanamoprhic extras.

Randy Miller III

Review is up: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/57295...rsary-edition/

Shannon Nutt

Sounds great! Really looking forward to it now.

lamphorn

That's what I meant.. was being snarky.

LosingMyMind

Yeah, I won't be touching this one without the superior cut included.

Josh Z

You've got it backwards. The Blu-ray does have the original theatrical cut with the guns, not the stupid revision with the walkie-talkies.

BuckNaked2k

I wonder when Best Buy will put the DigiBook up on their site....I wonder if it will be "in-store only"....I wonder what it will retail for.

Robert

You mean this digibook?

BuckNaked2k

Thaaaaaanks!

OldBoy

fixed!

PGHFlyer

Yikes, no way am I paying $30 when I have the pre-order with Amazon for $17

Robert

E.T. in high-def with an extremely limited digibook is worth every penny of the $30.

BuckNaked2k

^ I agree. So happy I was able to get one of their Jaws digis.

Giles

which I can bump down to five bucks, with a gift card and three RZ coupons.

banthafett

Are they not releasing the spaceship anymore?

TomOpus

Did you check for it on amazon.de?

Giles

too bad the full documentary is not included on the bluray, guess I'll be holding onto my laserdisc edition.

Mike86

I wonder if Universal/Best Buy learned from the Jaws release earlier in the year and produced more of the E.T. digibook so that they don't run out as fast. Either way I pre-ordered mine a while back already so shouldn't be a problem for me but I know Jaws was a pain to get. I ended up ordering it from Amazon.ca..

Superdaddy

I've wondered the same thing. I was on vacation when Jaws came out and had to hunt up the digibook when I got back, but I did get it eventually.

The Upgrade and Save is supposed to start next week, but I'm not sure I want to risk waiting to find the book in store, so I can save $5 on it, in case it turns out to be in short supply.

Question for anyone who may have ordered the Jaws digibook online: I know it was on sale for $24.99 during release week. Were you able to order it at that price for shipping to your home, or did they withdraw the shipping option once release week arrived, and switch to store pickup only? Just looking for ways to possibly save a few bucks on E.T. (I'm assuming, possibly incorrectly, that if I pre-order now they won't drop my price should it go on sale next week).

OldBoy

i'm torn between the digibook and the SteelBook™. digi is my new favorite but Steel will alwyas have a place in my heart...

decisions, decisions...

BuckNaked2k

^ You could always order both and decide which to keep later on.

OldBoy

true, but i did that with the Target 3-disc Hunger Games and am regretting opening it now. doh!