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The Complete Saga



Special Features
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Disc 1: Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace


Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires

Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew

Disc 2: Star Wars: Episode II, Attack of the Clones


Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow

Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew

Disc 3: Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith


Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Roger Guyett

Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew

Disc 4: Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope


Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren

Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew

Disc 5: Star Wars: Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back


Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren

Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew

Disc 6: Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi


Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren

Audio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew

Disc 7: Star Wars Archives: Episodes I-III


Deleted, extended and alternate scenes

Prop, maquette and costume turnarounds

Matte paintings and concept art

Supplementary interviews with cast and crew

Flythrough of the Lucasfilm Archives

Additional Content

Disc 8: Star Wars Archives: Episodes IV-VI


Deleted, extended and alternate scenes

Prop, maquette and costume turnarounds

Matte paintings and concept art

Supplementary interviews with cast and crew

Flythrough of the Lucasfilm Archives

Additional Content

Disc 9: The Star Wars Documentaries


Star Warriors (2007, Apx. 84 Minutes): Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures...these fans want to be action figures! A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organization of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world.



A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010, Apx. 25 Minutes): George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back on the making of The Empire Strikes Back in this in-depth retrospective from Lucasfilm created to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie. The masters discuss and reminisce about one of the most beloved films of all time.



Star Wars Spoofs (2011, Apx. 91 Minutes): The farce is strong with this one! Enjoy a hilarious collection of Star Wars spoofs and parodies that have been created over the years, including outrageous clips from Family Guy, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother and more and don't miss "Weird Al" Yankovic's one-of-a-kind music video tribute to The Phantom Menace!



The Making of Star Wars (1977, Apx. 49 Minutes): Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2. Includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.



The Empire Strikes Back: SPFX (1980, Apx. 48 Minutes): Learn the secrets of making movies in a galaxy far, far away. Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas' vision for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back into reality!



Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, Apx. 48 Minutes): Go behind the scenes and into the costumes as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film. Hosted and narrated by Carrie Fisher and Billie Dee Williams.



Anatomy of a Dewback (1997, Apx. 26 Minutes): See how some of the special effects in Star Wars became even more special two decades later! George Lucas explains and demonstrates how his team transformed the original dewback creatures from immovable rubber puppets (in the original 1977 release) to seemingly living, breathing creatures for the Star Wars 1997 Special Edition update.



Star Wars Tech (2007, Apx. 46 Minutes): Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.



Prequel Trilogy



Original Trilogy




Limited Film Cell:

All look to be from ROTS



US/CAN 09/16/2011

Deals:


1. Bestbuy: film cel with pre-order

2. Bestbuy: t-shirt with complete saga

3. Target: set of 8 lithographs

4. Walmart: Boba Fett poster

5. Foxconnect: ComicCon lithograph

6. UK exclusives: same film cel and t-shirt as Bestbuy

7. Canada exclusive: mini lightsabers to first 5 customers

8. Korean exclusive: AT-AT 3D puzzle thing



UK OUT NOW!

Deals:

Play.com with Film Cell £67.49
http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...-/Product.html


Amazon with Film Cell £60.00 BEST PRICE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Wars-Co...5856449&sr=8-1


HMV with film cell £67.49 (instore has free Lego Star Wars T-Shirt but Price is unconfirmed)
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct...226&sku=479812

DVD Comparisons


Episode 1
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...1482&lossless=


Episode 2
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ID=560#auswahl


Episode 3
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ID=561#auswahl


Star Wars
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...ess=#vergleich


Reviews:
http://hcc.techradar.com/playback/bl...-saga-12-09-11
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We say: Despite lacklustre extras, the Force is definitely strong in this stunning Blu-ray boxset


Picture and Sound 5/5

OVERALL HCC VERDICT: 4/5
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/1050...ay_review.html
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Picture and Sound

Prequel Trilogy 3/5

Original Trilogy 5/5
http://homecinema.thedigitalfix.com/...l-trilogy.html
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OT Review
Picture and Sound

8/10
http://homecinema.thedigitalfix.com/...l-trilogy.html
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PT Review

PQ 8/10

SQ 10/10
PQ by Film Episode I 7/10, Episode II 8/10, Episode III 9/10.
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Star-W.../14903/#Review
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Movie: 4.0

Video: 4.0

Audio: 5.0

Extras: 4.5


Overall 5

Changes:




Star Wars
http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/a...-part-one.html

Empire Strikes Back
http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/a...-part-two.html

Return Of The Jedi
http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/a...art-three.html

Prequel Trilogy
http://www.dvdactive.com/editorial/a...part-four.html


Changes are on the disc, nothing we can do to change that, so links are for comparison only.


Unboxings

US SET


 
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Originally Posted by Ph8te /forum/post/20940277


Fridays are usually pay day??? This makes it more likely people will buy this week instead of buying something else and waiting.

Yup, cause like all small indie productions, Star Wars might not sell well.




 
#58 ·
I believe the Clone Wars Season 3 Set comes out Friday as well so it's a Craaazay Star Wars Weekend!
 
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Originally Posted by Fanboyz /forum/post/20941353


The Saga streets 9 years and 11 months to the day the DVD of Episode 1 came out.

So I guess LucasFilm can say they released the Star Wars Saga on HD Disks within 10 years of the beginning prequels?



Or something to that effect????
 
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Originally Posted by Morpheo /forum/post/0



Yup, cause like all small indie productions, Star Wars might not sell well.


I recall a 2002 Vanity Fair article that called the AOTC the most expensive indie flick ever produced, and called Lucas "Jim Jarmusch with a gargantuan budget".
 
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Read a few reviews that look to be very positive and consistant. Original trilogy is getting rave reviews, and the prequels seem to be very good, but not as eye popping as the the originals. I ordered my $79.99 copy and used my Amazon points to get $28 off. I figured for $52 I can't go wrong. $8.66 a movie. I'm not a hard core Star Wars fanatic, so the changes don't bother me. I grew up with Star wars, but actually was more of a "Close Encounters" fan. Of course with that Blu-ray, they got it right.
 
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I believe the Clone Wars Season 3 Set comes out Friday as well so it's a Craaazay Star Wars Weekend!

No, but it is coming soon. Clone Wars season 3 comes out on October 18, which is back to a normal Tuesday release schedule. But for LEGO geek, LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace Blu-ray comes out this Friday coinciding with the Saga BD release.
 
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Originally Posted by AVSSVA /forum/post/20941554


Read a few reviews that look to be very positive and consistant. Original trilogy is getting rave reviews, and the prequels seem to be very good, but not as eye popping as the the originals. I ordered my $79.99 copy and used my Amazon points to get $28 off. I figured for $52 I can't go wrong. $8.66 a movie. I'm not a hard core Star Wars fanatic, so the changes don't bother me. I grew up with Star wars, but actually was more of a "Close Encounters" fan. Of course with that Blu-ray, they got it right.

Which is odd considering Episode II and III have the best PQ of the lot of them.... especially III.
 
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Originally Posted by gorthocar /forum/post/20941566


No, but it is coming soon. Clone Wars season 3 comes out on October 18, which is back to a normal Tuesday release schedule. But for LEGO geek, LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace Blu-ray comes out this Friday coinciding with the Saga BD release.

I have been holding off watching all of the Clone Wars until this SW Blu-ray set came out, so by the time I'm finished with Season 2 that will probably be around the time when Season 3 comes out



Order of watching for me is:


Episode I, II, CW movie, CW S1, CW S2, CW S3, Episode III, IV, V, VI



Will be cool to watch it all in chronological order for the first time.
 
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Originally Posted by XxDeadlyxX /forum/post/20941696


I have been holding off watching all of the Clone Wars until this SW Blu-ray set came out, so by the time I'm finished with Season 2 that will probably be around the time when Season 3 comes out



Order of watching for me is:


Episode I, II, CW movie, CW S1, CW S2, CW S3, Episode III, IV, V, VI



Will be cool to watch it all in chronological order for the first time.

you should watch the tartakovsky clone wars from 2003, they're a little hard to find but are vastly superior to the cg series as they were made when revenge of the sith was in production and seem to be geared to more mature fans, sadly i dont think those will ever get on bluray
 
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Originally Posted by dvdmike007 /forum/post/20940994


UK Aliens was fold out like the US Aliens DVD quadrilogy, UK Star Wars is a Digistack

He might be thinking of the Alien Quadrilogy UK DVD which did have a "digistack" (I would sall it a "digibook", but apparently that's already taken).


Also the newst pressings of the Blu-ray Anthology are a multi-disc amray case wtih a slipcover, which I think is much better than the original foldout.
 
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Originally Posted by LordAwesome /forum/post/20941841


So they don't look like the mushy, undetailed, video game-esque messes I've seen in screenshots and originally in the cinema?

While I would agree with you regarding Episode II to a certain extent, Episode III actually looks spectacular on Blu. It's easily Tier 1 and maybe even approaching Tier 0.
 
#69 ·
I've been going back and forth about buying the saga. I know it's not

reference quality, but it's, from the majority of reports, pretty damn good.


I will do my best to ignore the flaws in the transfers. but Star Wars was a huge breakthrough, it changed cinema forever. It has become as thoughouly ingrained into our social fabric as facebook or the Beatles. Heck the best Super Bowl commercial this year was the kid playing Darth.


So since is the best home viewing version we are likely to be able to get,

and before Lucas makes any more changes to the OT (turning Darth into

a lesbian in next release), I'm all in for this one.
 
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Originally Posted by estoniankid /forum/post/20941912


So since is the best home viewing version we are likely to be able to get,

and before Lucas makes any more changes to the OT (turning Darth into

a lesbian in next release), I'm all in for this one.

Since Darth Vader is mostly machine than human, maybe that's enough excuse for Lucas to do it because of the empire's computer glitch. When Luke cuts off Darth's hand, you'll hear screaming in high voice, no... my beautiful hand.
 
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Originally Posted by swarm87 /forum/post/20941711


you should watch the tartakovsky clone wars from 2003, they're a little hard to find but are vastly superior to the cg series as they were made when revenge of the sith was in production and seem to be geared to more mature fans, sadly i dont think those will ever get on bluray

yeah i have my doubts as well... first off it's as is Lucas ignores they exist in favor of the inferior CG series and second it's likely they were produced in SD


i'm going to end up having to overpay for out of print DVDs of the series because i didn't get them at the time
 
#74 ·
Is the best unenhanced Ep. 4-6 be the 2006 DVD Limited Edition that included the Special Edition and original theatrical edition?


I just played the DVDs that I haven't watched in several years. The movie case described the original TE as 4:3 letterbox with 2.35:1 ratio. When played on PS3, it's in a smaller box. The picture quality is very grainy. If I set it to be played in Full Screen, the 4:3 widescreen gets stretched sideways.


I still have the receipts when I bought them from Circuit City on sale for $15 each. Even came with reprint of the original movie poster art. The Blu-ray trilogy is listed as $40 at Amazon.
 
#76 ·

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Originally Posted by Vortex3D /forum/post/0


Is the best unenhanced Ep. 4-6 be the 2006 DVD Limited Edition that included the Special Edition and original theatrical edition?


I just played the DVDs that I haven't watched in several years. The movie case described the original TE as 4:3 letterbox with 2.35:1 ratio. When played on PS3, it's in a smaller box. The picture quality is very grainy. If I set it to be played in Full Screen, the 4:3 widescreen gets stretched sideways.


I still have the receipts when I bought them from Circuit City on sale for $15 each. Even came with reprint of the original movie poster art. The Blu-ray trilogy is listed as $40 at Amazon.

Don't want to get too far off topic, but yes legally those are the best you are going to get aside from the LD which they were struck from.


Not sure what was meant by your last statement though are you making a statement or was that a question cut off?
 
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