ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY COMES TO DVD!!!
 

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=14373

This is fucking awesome. I've never been one of those rabid assholes who hate Lucas and Star Wars because of the alterations he made, but this is still GREAT news! I've always wanted to see the originals, because I'm pretty sure I never have.

Awesome!!!

This is okay, but it seems like in some ways the special editions were superior and failed in other respects (Jabba the Hutt in Episode IV = what?). It's like the best version of the movies is an average between the two.

Fuck George Lucas.
I'm getting sick of this re-re-re-re-re-rerelease shit of his.

So now there are like what, 5 versions of this on DVD? :rolleyes:

Then dont buy it.

Put yourself in his shoes, buy releasing this, he pleases many fans, and makes alot of money in the process.

Double Post:
There is only one version on DVD my friend.

...VHS is a different story...

Thank you. I'm sick of all you proud cocks saying how much you hate Lucas and yet every single one of you buys the fucking movies. Don't buy it if you don't like it. Simple.

This is one of the smartest moves Lucas could have ever done. Unfortunately, it comes a bit late in the game, and he SHOULD have released the originals when the trilogy first came to DVD, but whatever, it's worth it just to finally have them now.

Like Eleo said, there are a lot of things good about the reissues, such as better sound and visuals, but there are also alot of dumb things as well. Either way, we can all finally experience the originals, and now every fanboy asshole can shut their filthy cocksuckers one and for all.

Finally! I've never even seen the original theatrical versions. I'll definitely be grabbing these on September 12th.

This is awesome news! Thank god Lucas listened to fans this time....and his bank account.

Praise the god damn lord!

...now if only they would release the old "Special Edition" of Empire Strikes Back, as that was the best of the SE ones, but they fucked it up on the DVDs with changing Boba Fett's voice to Temuera Morrison, who read the lines like he didn't care one bit, and the whole new "Emperor sequence".

Double Post:
Fully agree with that in regards to A New Hope and ROTJ. The Jabba scene was neat, but it should be left a "Deleted Scene" on a DVD, not slapped into the film as it's out of place and Jabba acts nothing like the heartless bad ass we know from the last movie. Likewise, that new song in ROTJ is just awful and way too corny.

*Drops to knees and cries* I never thought this would happen!!! Of course we all know who made Geoge Lucas do this...Thank you Chuck Norris! Seriously, this rocks; I can't wait!

With the release of Blue Ray/HD-DVD right around the corner, what's the point of buying this now. It may be a several years before they release it again on the new format, but why waste your money? If you already own the first dvd release, what's the point for buying another set? I don't care about seeing the shitty special effects. I'll just wait a few years and watch it in 1080p, and save $50+.

If you have to ask, then this set isn't meant for you.

This is the best news all year. Although I agree with Eleo; we'll never get the best of both worlds it seems.

The fact that Han's shoots first (yes it matters! It defines the character!!) and Hayden Christensen is nowhere near ROTJ makes it worthwhile.

Can't say I care one way or the other. I got the SE DVD set as a gift, might as well see if someone gives me the original version come Christmas, yet again. That said, I won't be sad if I don't ever see the original versions again, regardless though. The SE version I had seen in the past, the pre-DVD version, wasn't too bad... ;)

Most likely, I'll just wait until the ulta-deluxe set with every version on HD-DVD or Bluy-Ray however. :D

But heres the problem. These brand new DVDs will be using ancient video masters. Jim Ward, of Lucasfilms, comments: The original films' video quality will not match up to that of the restored versions. 'It is state of the art, as of 1993, and that's not as good as state of the art 2006,' Ward says." That quote can be found in this article from USA Today.

Some of the worst official dvd releases out there for movies have simply been laser masters dumped onto dvd with no care involved. And that's exactly what we'll be getting from the company that at one time was at the forefront of producing quality presentations.

Hopefully this will sell well enough in the US to warrant a further release elsewhere in Finland.

All of which would make watching it on a 1080i HDTV even more pointless.

I've got the originals on video for authentic 70's picture and sound quality, I personally don't feel the need to buy this set. It's a good thing for you youngsters who weren't old enough to see the originals first time round though.

Eh. A close friend of mine from high school did a masterful edit of the OT. He took the 2004 DVDs and then digitally layed in the LD versions over the SE composites.

Example
http://orangecow.org/starwars/rojclassic19.jpg

Thats 2004 DVD Luke standing over a 1993 LD Sarlacc

Are those videos widescreen?

Because you're missing a ton of the picture frame if that's all you have.

That'd be the only reason I'd get the OT on a newer format. I'm very much against "pan & scan."

Here's the thing though:

http://img453.imageshack.us/img453/7325/hpim06534go.jpg


I already bought them.


All these DVDs are are hand-me-downs, being released solely for Lucas to put more money in his pocket.
Hell, I can make these things right now. Let me hook up my Dazzle, copy the VHS tapes to the PC, and put them on a DVD-R.

So I'm wondering, how will the laserdiscs (yes, laserdiscs) look in comparison to these DVDs, do you think? Cuz, I already got those.

"These DVDs" = the 2004 Lucasfilm DVDs or the ones my friend made?

No, the DVDs of the original version.

That's what I've been saying to my roommate ever since he started bitching about the re-releases. This news finally shut his gaping bitch-hole, so I could care less how it looks. This dvd release is happening to both shut up the rabid zealot fans, and put millions in Lucas's pocket. It's win-win for everyone.