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Summary: Not much left of the magic...
Review: 'A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...' there were three great movies. Movies with incredible special FX - incredible great handmade stuff! Now Lucasfilm want to sell us (what they call) the same movies again. And still they have incredible special FX - incredible bad CGI this time!
Come on, Lucasfilm. Anyone can handle CGI today, this is nothing special! Can't you see and feel the original magic dying, when you try to mix the outstanding originals with really not so special CGI-FX??? Don't you realize, you're destroying the historic integrity of the movies when combining 20+ years old story, footage, music, performance, whatever with todays computer FX and new scenes? For me that simply does not work...
Have a look at all these amazon-reviews. Go to www.originaltrilogy.com or www.theforce.net and read the forums. Can't you see, that what you're doing is not exactly what really a lot of people want? Are you not afraid of killing the franchise?
Sadly I can't prevent what you're doing, I can only mourn the loss of three great pieces of cinema history. So go on with whatever additional changes you have in mind - but don't count on my money, you won't get it that way...
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Summary: new versions?
Review: I look forward to the new version of return of the jedi where the ewoks are replaced with cgi gungans as per Lucas's original plans, it will help with continuity. That will be great.Hey guys, i'm just kidding with you! It's a scary thought though!! I'm looking forward to this mother of all dvd collections, it will rock my subwoofer!!
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Summary: excuse me star wars purists buy a cure i like se trilogy
Review: i was mad at people for the phantom manace for criqueing the movie i thought it was and is a very good movie. i am die hard purist too but trying to compare star wars with the matrix and for minor points with scenes or lucas marketing strategy. excuse me excuse me WTH WHO CREATED STAR WARS LUCAS,HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANT TO IT. FANS TODAY ARE CRAZY WHINY PANSIES.besides i found the se edition vhs of star war quite enjoyable. beside purists should deal with change better than whining about minor points. cretans
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Summary: this is not star wars
Review: I am not sure what troubles me more,..we are being dictated to by Lucas that if we wanna watch star wars we have to watch it with vile filth added, or that people are so blinded that they actually give this abomination a positive rating. WHO CARES if it is the original series, that moron lucas has poisoned it with his twisted "VISION" that has brought us to the level of Jar Jar binks. Lucas has clearly gone totally insane, and Martin Sheen should be sent up the river to "terminate his command". This is not the star wars we know and love, this is not the revolutionary movie series, it's ruined,..everything good about the series,...POOF>>GONE. This "special" edition(special as in RETARDED) is just the beginning to his madness. It was from this garbage he brought us his part 1&2 which ran the whole story and mythos of star wars straight into the ice berg. Lucas has either fallen into the deepest depths of cenial dementia, or shuffles around lucas ranch with tissue boxes on his feet talking about his "Spruce Falcon". WHY WHY WHY are people so deluded into buying his garbage,..why send him the message of, "well it's Total garbage, but we will buy it anyway", TELL HIM what this crap is by NOT buying this travesty. Let him know we want the REAL Star Wars, not this tripe. I remember as a child seeing an interview with him and he said something Most of hollywood has forgotten including him,.."special effects are NOT what the movie is about, the movie is about the CHARACTERS moving through a STORY". Now it seems all he cares about is blowing stuff up, or making crazy racially objectionable aliens. (don't know what I mean, watch episode 1 again, then hit your local chinese restaurant,"oh U hona us wid yor bresance"). No,...tell him you want the real thing, what we fell in love with years ago, not this paste board mask. With this action Lucas has propped himself right up with the Darkest sides of movie making, throw him into the long shaft and his special editions in with him.
Up yours George
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Summary: Will the REAL Star Wars be released on DVD?
Review: This isn't even the "special Edition" releases from 1997, these are modified versions of those!! (look it up on the net if you don't believe me... there's a mix between fact and rumor, but this new dvd release will be different, can't the creators leave things ALONE?!) Apart from a few re-inserts of the hairy beast from "Empire Strikes Back", there's not a reinserted scene amongst the three movies that's worthwhile. The original revamped Star Wars was a cute fad. Empire had a few clips put back in, along with updated fx that made no sense. Amusingly, one thing they never bothered to do with "Empire" was to have the guy who played the Emperor in parts 1, 2, (likely) 3, and 6 re-do the lines! What the heck?! (maybe they did for this "special, special edition"?) "Return of the Jedi" was a total waste; notably with the extended bar scene that made no sense, complete with using new critters and new music which did not gel when cut with the original footage. Once again, were the creators mixing LSD with crack or something?! The updated fx look nice, but are mostly pointless. There's even a scene in "Empire" that makes it look as if Leia, R2D2, Calrissian, et al, are running on the OUTSIDE of a building when, in the original, they were clearly running down a corridor on the inside. The point of the updated fx is to make the Eps 4-6 trilogy look more like the 'video games' that eps 1-3 are. That's sad, as eps 1-2 (and likely 3) contain so many computer graphic images that any meaning (if there ever was any) was lost. EVen then, eps 4-6 with the new fx still seem comatose to the vulgar, vomit-inducing business of eps 1-2 (and probably 3). I'll stick to my ancient THX Laserdiscs from 1990, thanks all the same. I like model ships. They look real and look as if somebody tried to make an effort. Computer images, while advanced, still look fake - and if I could see flaws during Ep 2 on the big screen, I'm going to see many more flaws on the little screen. (...)
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Summary: Not the real Classic Trilogy
Review: These are not the Star Wars films many of us fell in love and grew up with in the late '70's and early '80's. These are the dreaded so-called "Special Editions" which feature new CGI effects which stick out like a sore thumb when they are combined with the original scenes. The Original Versions were not perfect, but the changes made to them did nothing but hurt the films. It's a shame that Lucas has turned his back on many of the fans. Without our money over the years, where would he and Star Wars be? There would be no Special Editions or Prequels. It is just so sickening how many people do not care about the preservation of motion picture history. These versions are not the ones that became cultural phenomenons and won Academy Awards. I think it is great that Lucas is expressing his artistic vision. I have nothing against that per se. However, I am against it when he tries to cram it down our throats and expects us to shell out our money for it. This is the 21st Century. DVD will allow you to include multiple versions of a film on the same disc. Look at the Alien Quadrillogy Boxed Set for a great example of how things can be done. If he included both versions, everyone would be happy. I will definitely have to pass on this release. I have the LD's, so I guess I will have to make DVD's of those instead. Lucas will not get another red cent from me until he wakes up and does what is right.
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Summary: Bring Back Biggs!!!
Review: Hello! Before I even say anything about this DVD set, I will inform all who are reading this review that I am CEO of The International Alliance For Biggs. You see, what none of you can realise or comprehend is that Biggs is still alive! You see, as the laser blast from Darth Vader's Tie Fighter hit Biggs' X-Wing, Biggs accidently hit the hyper drive. This sent him roaring through space and perhaps even time... itself! (Thank you Dr. Scott!) Now, Biggs is now a cool Private I. who lives in NYC's East Village. He and I have become great friends and we often sit around watching that wacky Britcom "The Young Ones" whilst drinking Jolt Soda and making prank phone calls to Dirk Benedict (you've gotta love Starbuck!). Biggs himslf has informed me that he wants the scenes with him and Luke early on in Episode IV to be put back in. He also informed me that if they were NOT put back in SOME "Special Edition" of Star Wars soon, that he would hire Kuzak, formerly of the Law Firm Of Leland, MacKenzie and Brackman to sue everyone on the staff of Lucasfilm Ltd. for breach of contract and hurt of feelings. Just thought you all should know. Now, in the immortal words of Eddie Izzard... "Ciaaaaaaaao`!!!"(...). Thank you.
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Summary: Darth Lucas & The Problem With The "Star Wars" Saga
Review: On 9/21/04 the most requested DVD title in its history will be released, "The Star Wars Trilogy". For die-hard "Star Wars" purists, all middle fingers will be waving westward to Skywalker Ranch and to George Lucas on the release date. With the "Special Editions" being Lucas' choice for this release (he has said, in the past, that film is an ever changing art form, and adding insult to injury, also said that the original releases no longer exist) a lot of fans are disgruntled to say the least. The problem for me isn't the release of the special edition DVD's, but the lack of special features. I've read a lot of press releases on the box set and have yet to see the special features that fans are clamoring for. There is a lot of talk about the feature length documentary that is directed by award winning documentaerian Ken Burns (it better be as good as it sounds. Of course thats what Lucasfilm said about "Episode I" before its release in 1999)
The rest of the features are a mixed bag, that takes the focus off the original trilogy. A ten minute look at "Episode III" (which will be released in 2005) with a video game preview, timed for the release of the film, are included. Also there is a playable demo to "Star Wars: Battleground". As for deleted scenes and trailers don't hold your breath. Bascially, Lucas is using the original trilogy as a mareketing tool to ensure a*ses in the seats for "Episode III" (he also did this 2001 with the re-release of the trilogy on VHS for "Episode II". The preview for that sucked). What a cop out.
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Summary: And, now the VCR can be retired.
Review: I haven't seen them and don't care which "edition" they are. The fact that they will be on DVD is enough. Our ESB is particularly degraded after being watched approximatly 1000 times by my nine year old in the past 8 years. Do I love the originals? Yes. Did I find the SEs really special? Not particularly. Should Anakin be old in the "spirit" scene in RoTJ? You bet. But do I value getting rid of a fragile, cantankerous, and out dated piece of equipment more? Absolutely. I have at least 12 more years to go with the mini-Jedis who live here, and I want a format that will last. Thanks, George. It's about time.
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Summary: The birth of Modern Movie Mythology
Review: The Star Wars movies rule, period. I love the original trilogy and the prequels as well, and I've been a fan of the series since I was very young, and the movies are still great. They really defined what people get excited about movies over, and few other film series have the kind of story and characters that draw you in as George Lucas's space epic masterpieces. Never mind that this DVD contains the special editions of the movies rather than the original versions. The films are still great, and if it's any consolidation, Lucas did listen to complaints and change Han's cantina shootout with Greedo back to it's original form. We probably still have the cheesy musical number in Return of the Jedi, but I think I can live with that. I will definately be pre-ordering this set, because I've been waiting for it ever since I bought my DVD player. Definately the must-have for all REAL Star Wars fans.
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