Original Star Wars to be released on DVD
 

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looks like Lucasfilm finally caved in to the pressure from the fans. (and their bankaccounts ;))


in any case we'll get to see Han shoot first again \o/

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wow - i was just gonna post the same thing....from my empire source

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=18689

well it is 'May the Fourth' Be With You day - so its a good news day...to announce this

yep its a money making exercise but at least goes to show that the fans pressure does pay off - and plenty of people will buy this - me for one...

i don't want the special edition crap cgi'd Jabba in my episode IV...or Greedo shooting first, all we as fans wanted was the versions as released originally in DVD format...no additions, just plain and simple as we saw it versions...

nayway, depite Lucas saying this would never happen all i can say is Kerr-Ching!

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looks like i'll be getting it again..

(but not the HD DVD versions)
or whatever those will be for
the 30th anniversary..

later
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Re: Original Star Wars to be released on DVD
 

This release will only be available for a limited time: from September 12th to December 31st.

Ah, the fine print.... Added incentive for me to finally own these films, then.

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dont be too worried about that..
i'm sure they'll be repackaged and resold
(yet again) in some other form..

maybe without the special editions..
(i don't need those again)..

later
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han shot first lol

nah, i might get it finally

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there will always be more coming our way...

wait til they go back and revist the prequels...

well they need something to tide us over until the next series (the 3D animation) is released on TV, then on DVD...and that will be at least two years away...

Lucas must be feeling the pinch eh? ;)

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to be utterly nerdy about it, its not a case of Han shooting first but only Han shooting. Greedo doesnt shoot at all.

As for a Classic edition, i've already downloaded OCPmovie's version which has restored the movies to as close as its theatrical release anyway, with cleaned up patches coming from the Laserdisc where necessary. This is the same guy that did Deleted Magic which reveals the original Star Wars storyline. You can snag all of this stuff over at myspleen.net.

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Stimpee's right, there are some great editions that people have assembled over at myspleen.net in addition to other editions floating around at other torrent sites and on usenet where people have taken various LD releases of the film and done their own mastering of the audio and video and assembled bonus discs of the supplements that were included on the laserdisc Definitive Collection release from the early 90s. The supplements weren't anything terribly special when compared to the LDs Criterion was releasing and releases like James Cameron's longer cut of Aliens and The Abyss.

What I find interesting to note about the flanneled one's, Lucasfilm, and the marketing people at FOX too is the double dip of getting fans to buy yet another edition of Star Wars. This is nothing new of course though, I have three versions on Laserdisc. But this DVD release will be coming up on the two year anniversary(if you want to call it that) of when they released the original trilogy on DVD in the Fall of 2004

But having only a Dolby Surround 2.0 soundtrack on these new DVDs as the press release states is a copout on Lucasfilm's part. Perhaps it will change for the next release to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars next year.

Additionally, this seems to be something to tide the mass over for the remainder of the year as with the coming year of 2007 also brings the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. Is that when they release the souped up 3D version of the film thats been mentioned since Showest last year and has cropped up in conversations with ILM gurus like Dennis Murren?

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Here is a good link to some reviews of the various bootleg versions of the original trilogy that Stimpee mentioned earlier.

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