"Classic" Star Wars trilogy coming to DVD

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Star Wars purists take note: the original, unaltered version of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi will be released on DVD this fall... just in time for Christmas. [ See article. ]

It looks like George Lucas finally gave in and accepted that the Special Editions, while nifty in some respects, should not be allowed to completely replace the classic theatrical releases many of us watched as children. You'll finally be able to retire your VHS tapes and watch Han Solo fire first.

Of the three, my favorite movie is still Empire and it's also the one which suffered the least from George's "tinkering." I liked the way he opened up Cloud City, etc. The other two Special Editions... not so much.

I know there's going to be howls about double-dipping, but I'm sure there are some out there who are pleasantly stoked by this announcement. Any thoughts?
 
This will be the 5th time I've bought that trillogy X/
 
Sabia said:
This will be the 5th time I've bought that trillogy X/
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Same here. :(


I am a big starwars fan, wasted so much time pre-FFXI in SWG.
 
what a waste of money.. hehe
 
I'm happy to get the good versions finally on DVD
 
I can piss and moan all I want about how many times I've bought them, but in the end, I will buy them again, on day one, and walk away feeling all fuzzy like I did the last time I bought them. I <3 Star Wars. I read the books, I buy the toys and I play the games. I even liked Gendy Tartakovski's much abbreviated Clone Wars 'toons.
Damn you George..... Damn you indeed.

I found the last release to be excellent with the exception of including Hayden Christiansen in the end of Jedi. I know why he did it, I just did'nt like it. At first the reworked Emperor / Vader convo (where they replaced the woman actor with Ian McDiarmid) in Empire turned me off, but after seeing it a few times I find that it works pretty well. Ah well, I can say goodbye to another 50.00 - 75.00 US ^^b
 
And on the eve of the 30th year, Lucas said "Let there be more money!" And released another edition of the Star Wars Trilogy.

SOLD
 
I have all three on laserdisc. I am an ubernerd
 
i cant wait for the star wars live action tv show...too bad kevin smith didnt make it on as director >.<
 
asiamise said:
I can piss and moan all I want about how many times I've bought them, but in the end, I will buy them again, on day one, and walk away feeling all fuzzy like I did the last time I bought them. I <3 Star Wars. I read the books, I buy the toys and I play the games. I even liked Gendy Tartakovski's much abbreviated Clone Wars 'toons.
Damn you George..... Damn you indeed.

I found the last release to be excellent with the exception of including Hayden Christiansen in the end of Jedi. I know why he did it, I just did'nt like it. At first the reworked Emperor / Vader convo (where they replaced the woman actor with Ian McDiarmid) in Empire turned me off, but after seeing it a few times I find that it works pretty well. Ah well, I can say goodbye to another 50.00 - 75.00 US ^^b
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quoted for alot of truth.

All in all, i believe the man deserves my money.
 
My views on the newer starwars films are that they kept "THE SCALE!" intact.


Phantom - Shit.
Clones - Better
Sith - Better (I liked this, inspire of the shitty acting and plot holes)
Hope - Better
Empire -Awesome
Jedi - Nice roundup, T'end!


The only thing breaking this patten is empire, empire was the high point for me. But I spose as shit as they are, the new three are good, in the sence they are vital for the storyline.
 
Dunno if its true or not, but I've heard rumors about a 7, 8, and 9... includes the original cast, so I guess if they make it it cant be as bad as the first 3 or so
 
Exthimious said:
Dunno if its true or not, but I've heard rumors about a 7, 8, and 9... includes the original cast, so I guess if they make it it cant be as bad as the first 3 or so
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thats a rumor that was put to rest by lucas. He said he doesnt wanna continue with it and wants to move on to other things and that no one wants to see an old harrison ford or mark hamill runnin around fightin stuff.

but like i said in my last post, he has talked about a live action tv series.
 
It would be nice if Lucas would read my mind and do with the Star Wars franchise what the Wachowski (sp?) brothers did with the Matrix franchise and bundle all the movies, special features discs, and the Animatrix into one collectible box set. $120 it was, but well worth the price IMO. How awesome would it be to have all 3 original films + 3 "Special Editions" + 3 prequels and any other bonus discs in one collectible set?! And for the really ambitious they should put all the cartoon DVDs and the Ewok Adventure made-for-tv movies in an even bigger collector's box set.
 
asiamise said:
At first the reworked Emperor / Vader convo (where they replaced the woman actor with Ian McDiarmid) in Empire turned me off, but after seeing it a few times I find that it works pretty well.
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Uh... say whaaaaa! Whats this of a woman playing the emperor?
 
Rorschach said:
Uh... say whaaaaa! Whats this of a woman playing the emperor?
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yes.

I liked the replacement tho. Ian McDiarmid is awsome <,<
 
This will be the second time I've bought the movies, the first being the Special Edition DVD set. I never objected too much to the idea of "enhanced" versions of the movies, but it always bothered me that Lucas felt they should completely replace the theatrical versions.

I'd be pissed if I was Irvin Kershner, the guy who directed Empire Strikes Back, and George Lucas basically said "Your version isn't good enough to be seen anymore."
 
Chasym said:
i cant wait for the star wars live action tv show...too bad kevin smith didnt make it on as director >.<
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George Lucas decided that Jay & Silent Bob cameos would confuse the hard-core SW fans.
 
I've got the original VHS set, the THX, Special Edition, then I bought them on DVD (I hated these ones, I can't even watch RoTJ, allthough I don't mind what they did to empire, which is my fave) and now I'll buy them on DVD again.

Oh well :)

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