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Summary: Don't ge exited, you've seen this...
Review: However don't curse George Lucas either, it's extreamly common for videos to be re-released with new packaging and that's all this is. This is only a ploy to entice people to repurchase something they already own if you're stupid enough to believe that because it contains a trailer for Episode II it's an entirely different trilogy. This is just the special edition in a different pakage. Did anyone think the DVD may not be out because Lucas wants it to be everything people expect and that he is so tied up in making Episode II & III that he hasn't had the time??? So if you own these movies, don't buy them. If you don't, they're worht it @ thirty lousy bucks considering the DVD's are probably a while in the future.
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Summary: qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm
Review: ok, I understand that people who own the Trilogy already might be disappointed by this VHS release. But I'm sure Episode II and III will be released on DVD . And then they'll also release the other films on DVD for you whiners. Anyway, the reason this Trilogy is being released so often, is simply that it's so good. George Lucas wants everyone to experience it, and I'm sure people who liked last year's Episode I will want to see it. People who think they have to buy it because it's STAR WARS, are crazy. Why do you have to buy this if you already own it? George wants to do something truly spectacular with star wars on dvd. I prefer to wait for that than get a crappy transfer with crappy features.
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Summary: A welcome re-release
Review: Original Star Wars fans should keep in mind that the original trilogy was not available on VHS at the time of the theatrical release of Phantom Menace. No doubt this movie created a lot of new, young fans who would want to own the originals on tape. Also, this is a welcome re-release for those of us who's previous copies were unfortunately damaged during a move across the country, like myself. It is nice to have this opportunity to own these fine movies again and the EP2 teaser is just a fringe benefit. I don't see the re-release of this set as a ploy of any kind. Simply, if you already have it, don't buy it. But for people like me and all those new fans, order it today!
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Summary: Star Wars
Review: Star Wars is the BEST EVER!!! And who ever thinks otherwise or brings it down with out a GOOD reason besides crying about how it has been release and re-released or about how they thought that Jar-Jar Binks was a useless character needs to get a FREAKING JOB!!!!!!!!!!! Just accept the fact that it will never die no matter how much you cry about pathetic stuff! Your just making yourself seem lower than what you already are! I also understand how you feel about Star Wars NOT being on DVD and I think thats a SHAME! I to want to experience it as it was ment to be!!! But complaining about little petty stuff like the re-releases is such a waist of your pathetic time and use it to get All the Star Wars movies on DVD!!!!!!
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Summary: A NICE ITEM FOR COLLECTORS
Review: This addition is a bit of a tease, its a nice collectors item. However the Episode 2 footage is poor and doesnt give you anything we have not seen already. I hate to say it, but its an easy way to make money. If course I bought it for my collection. Star Wars is a great movie and the box is very nice too. Dont buy it if your expecting something new.
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Summary: Special Edition and Widescreen Together
Review: When the Special Edition VHS came through before Episode I was in theatres, I wasn't careful with my choice and ended up with a full-screen set. I'm thrilled to see widescreen (the only way to watch anything) and special edition together. Of course, all of us with the DVD players are anxious for that format, but in the mean time, it's good to have another -- very affordable -- VHS set to watch to death!
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Summary: Why wouldnt you want to own 3 of the best movies ever???
Review: People were talking about star wars 30 years ago, and will be talking about it 30 years from now.In these movies there are great lessons, amazing heroes, state of the art special effects, these are basically history.Ive seen all of these special addition movies, and if you love star wars they do have some cool notes from, george lucas, and some very very intrestng behind the scenes stuff, however, if you are a casual movie watcher, this kind of stuff wouldnt matter.These are movies you can watch again and again.
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Summary: "What a piece of junk!" Not ANOTHER re-release, George!
Review: Okay folks, if you buy this piece of tripe, you're only contributing to the overly-commercialized world of Star Wars. This edition is just a downright shame, and the quality is worse than the first Special Edition release. For one thing, George Lucas should be ashamed that this was allowed to be released again, and on VHS, no less. Whoopty-do, it has flashy packaging and a "featurette" that has NO interviews with the cast and dances around things about SW2 that we ALREADY KNOW. If you just happened to miss the SE the first time, go ahead and pick it up. Otherwise, just let it rot on the shelf. George, I certainly hope, for your sake, that when you FINALLY release the DVD's of this Trilogy, you include the ORIGINAL, GOOD versions of the films. Episode I is a JOKE, and hopefully George has learned from it. He's been outta the chair too long, and ruined his own baby, as did the licensees.
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Summary: Classics in their own right!
Review: The Prequel Trilogy aside, nothing gives me more quintessential George Lucas-ish entertainment than to see his original masterpiece once again. The STAR WARS TRILOGY is back and is now better than ever (STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, and RETURN OF THE JEDI), after having been re-released theatrically with Special Editions, and the films are now the way George intended them to be in the first place, but could not do it due to time and money restraints and not having the digital technology. All of these classic films include new scenes, digitally enhanced special effects, and superior sound quality to bring a wonderful viewing experience making "a galaxy far, far, away" seem that much closer.Don't be too put off by the die hard fans rating this as a terrible disappointment simply because it's not the much-awaited DVD versions. The sound and picture qualities in this version of the trilogy is by far the best yet. Oh yes, let's not forget John Williams' awe-inspiring scores for the films! These films have been my passion since childhood and always will be. May the Force Be With You, George!
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Summary: This ain't the Star Wars Trilogy.
Review: I find it amazing that so few people(most of the reviewers here included) understand the depths to which George Lucas has fallen since making Star Wars back in 1977. Back then, he was an apsiring filmmaker with two great films- THX 1138 and American Graffiti- under his belt, an idea for a movie called Star Wars, and unlimited creative potential. I don't need to tell most of you anything about Star Wars- you probably know more than I do. But what I can tell you is that after Star Wars, Lucas gave up directing and just about abandoned the creative film process altogether. Of course, he returned to the director's chair with The Phantom Menace, but the resulting film made me wish he'd just stayed away - permanently. OK. Back to the point in hand. The three films in this box set are not- I repeat- NOT the Star Wars Trilogy most of us saw when we were kids and have grown to cherish and love. Lucas has succeeded in revising history by presenting the 1997 SPECIAL EDITION versions of the Star Wars Trilogy as THE- one-and-only, original- Star Wars Trilogy. This is not only wrong, but downright evil. It is not Lucas' place to change things- and we shouldn't let him. The National Film Registry certainly wouldn't agree with Lucas on this point- they have the ORIGINAL STAR WARS in their possession. I know some of you may like the SPECIAL EDITIONS better than the ORIGINALS, but don't ever forget that they aren't THE ORIGINALS. I certainly won't.
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