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This thread is for picture/sound/extras discussion only.

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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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#78 ·

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Originally Posted by Ph8te /forum/post/20942288


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?

My last comment about still having the receipt from the DVD is just a comment because the Blu-ray original trilogy is cheaper than the DVDs on the release week.
 
#79 ·

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Originally Posted by Vortex3D /forum/post/0



My last comment about still having the receipt from the DVD is just a comment because the Blu-ray original trilogy is cheaper than the DVDs.

Yeah times have changed a bit
. Btw I am excited to see the other major reviews come out just to see what others think and how they review the set. It will be interesting to see how differently everyone sees/hears it.
 
#80 ·
Australia's release day is tomorrow. I was given the offer to drive to the other side of the city to get copy tonight, but could not be bothered driving for an hour each way, so will pick this up tomorrow morning.
 
#81 ·
Hmm, I'm torn over whether I prefer the look of the US packaging you guys are getting with the nice artwork in the book style, or our less pretty but also less scratch/fingerprint-prone EU release with trays for each disc. Sadly having the trays means we lose all the artwork. But I really don't like that disc-inserted-into-card thing.
 
#82 ·
my last experience with disc in cardboard packaging was... less than great


and look at that... it was a fox release as well
 
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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.

Oh sheesh, don't give him any ideas!!
 
#89 ·
I was all set to get the US version at 12:01am. However, after much contemplation and seeing how cool the UK packaging is I ordered that version instead. I'll just have to suck it up and wait a bit longer now. Hopefully the force is strong with the mail system.



UK version:


US version:
 
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Originally Posted by Dave Mack /forum/post/0


Did anyone see any pics of the Target Lithographs? I'm leaning this way as my kid would probably like them

Also, does anyone know the size of the lithographs? I don't understand why Best Buy is not doing a midnight release for it....they did a midnight release for it and a ton of people showed up..plus, the 501st came all dressed up in different Star Wars costumes....One of the Stormtroopers was directing traffic
"Move along....move along...."
 
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Originally Posted by Waboman /forum/post/20942994


I was all set to get the US version at 12:01am. However, after much contemplation and seeing how cool the UK packaging is I ordered that version instead. I'll just have to suck it up and wait a bit longer now. Hopefully the force is strong with the mail system.



UK version:


US version:

Boy I dunno Waboman, the UK version appears way over-saturated, and the US is washed-out! Omigosh! Awful! Can't even get the packaging right!
 
#97 ·

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Originally Posted by Laserfan /forum/post/20943266


Boy I dunno Waboman, the UK version appears way over-saturated, and the US is washed-out! Omigosh! Awful! Can't even get the packaging right!

But the Noooooooooo in the UK version is done with a British accent.
 
#100 ·

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Originally Posted by Closet Geek /forum/post/20943563


So will this forum not post a review until Friday's release?

Please also remember our reviewers (as well as moderators) are unpaid volunteers. As you can imagine the amount of time needed to properly review the complete boxset is huge. Personal commitments like work and family don't always allow us to work off a deadline. I'm sure Ralph will post it when he's had time to do it justice.


Ron
 
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Originally Posted by Vortex3D /forum/post/20942245


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.

Those come from old NTSC masters used for laserdisc and VHS that were created from a telecine performed almost 20 years ago. The native ratio is 4:3 (like an old tube television set), with letterbox bars on the top and bottom of the 4:3 image. You will have to use your HDTV zoom the image to view the correct proportions on your display. Look for a display setting most likely called....."zoom".
 
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