Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)

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Summary: FIVE STARS AREN'T NEAR ENOUGH
Review: Everyone knows the characters and probably what happens in all three of these movies, and if you don't I guess you've been in a cave or in a coma. These movies-Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi- are quite simply put, my absolute favorite movies of all time. Don't automatically assume I'm some Sci-fi fanatic or weirdo either. In reality, I don't care for most sci-fi stuff. I can't really put a finger on one specific reason I love the Star Wars trilogy so much, but I think one of the main reasons is it brings me back to my childhood in a lot of ways. I was nine when the first one came out and it was love at first sight. So many memorable scenes and characters. Too many to mention here, certainly. Like most kids, I wanted to see the good guys win and win they did. Darth Vader is one of the most memorable screen villains of all time, too. He's not sleezy and sadistic like so many of the one-dimensional bad guys you see today. I hate to say too much about the movie because I wouldn't want to ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen it(if there is anyone out there who hasn't seen it!) Let me just say that if you have intentionally not watched this movie because you don't think you would like the space stuff, just give it a try. It has so much more to offer than that.

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Summary: A great thing
Review: Lucasarts did a great thing with releasing the Trilogy agian. It will have the Episode II footage on it. And it will have the greatest moives of all time included. If you have seen them once you know why you must see them agian. And only if you have seen Episode I you must see them. For anybody this is a great thing from people like me who are die hard Star Wars fan to the normal every day person you have to see these moives.

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Summary: Finally!
Review: A SE made fan, I haven't been able to find the moves anywhere to buy them. Now that they are being re-released, I can finally buy them! If you don't know the story, it's simple: Farmboy meets princess and bad guy. Makes bad guy good guy, kill very bad guy. Oh yeah, he loses his hand somehwere in between. :)

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Summary: uuuhhh, okay then
Review: well, i think star wars is the best movie of all time. but,i am getteing sick and tired of waiting for them to come out on dvd. if you're going to make all these really cool special effects, and if you are going to make the movie quality "better", why put it on VHS? i think he should concentrate on his new movie, instead of trying to make his old one "better". i would like to know just what exactly is wrong with the original movies. yes, compared to the technology today, the special effects are not as good, but that is what makes it so cool. but i do have to say, i probably will buy this.

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Summary: Great to be back!
Review: Brilliant news that the original trilogy is set to return to VHS and not before time. Although I did buy the previous boxset 3 years ago, the tempting footage of Episode 2 will lure me to make yet another purchase of my favourite films yet again on video as will many others. Only a query, even though Episode 1 was released only in Easter, I am slightly curious as to why The Phantom Menace has been excluded from this box set, do they intend to separate the prequels from the original until the saga's completion?

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Summary: Still great, and hardly ruined by the Special Edition revamp
Review: I think just about everyone over 5 years of age has seen a Star Wars movie, they're part of the culture now. Star Wars Is (In my opinion) the best In the trilogy, but ESB Is definetely the most Interesting - as earth shatteringly spectacular Episode 1's lightsaber battle Is, It can't compare with Empire's "In the family" shock fest: "I am your..." Well you know the rest. Return Of the Jedi just doesen't compare, It's practically the first film all over again with a new Death Star, and more flashy effects (and those franchise fodder Ewoks!") I don't think we can really judge Episode 1 until we see Episodes 2 and 3, then everything will make perfect sense. And everyone seems to think the Special Edition's practically trashed these movies, come on! The Whampa at the opening of ESB really gives a fuller picture, the Sarlac In ROJ now looks a lot fiercer and Mos Eisley In Star Wars looks whole and complete. OK, the Greedo and Han scene just came out looking stupid, but this hardly scraps the film. And lets face It, If you had created a masterpiece which you weren't happy with (even If everyone else thought It was fine) would you want to leave It the way It was? Well that's really up to you, but these are great films, even If the chances are you already have them In another, less glossy packaging. The Episode 2 featurette Is definetely simply a sales hoarse which Is a bit shameless, but no doubt It will shift millions of cassettes, and why not, we all want to see what's going on with E-2. (Although If they say this Is yet another limited edition, then I really will get angry)

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Summary: Happy that the trilogy is back
Review: Some of you will not agree with me, yeah I do love the original release (that's the one I grew up with) but lets be realistic money and technology did not allowed Lucas to put on film what he had visioned. Those who think that Lucas is trying to make a few bucks more by the holidays, well perhaps but have in mind that the last release was 3 years ago and no longer available for the new comers, yeah new people who just entered the S/W galaxy after episode 1 are able to get the trilogy now. And those complaining about the re-release have in mind that video movies suffer from wear and tear; If you guys know so much about movies you'll know what happened to Little Mermaid from Disney; I saw people paying up to $250.00 for an used copy when it entered in moratory, thank God Disney returned the movie again for those who missed it the first time around and even rentals for this movie was becoming almost imposible because the movie was near extinction; Very clear I will state that this is the chance for the new generation of Star Wars fans to get it so you complaintful people measure your thoughts before typing them here, I'll buy it again.

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Summary: "New" is "Good!"
Review: First of all, for every one reason people find to not like the "Special Edition" versions of the "Star Wars Trilogy", there are three reasons to love it! I'll admit, I don't like the new version of the "Greedo Scene", but I do love the new scene added of Stormtroopers riding the Dewbacks. I don't like the energy ring that appears when the Death Star is destroyed, but I love the cleaned up Landspeeder effects. I don't like the musical number added to "Return of the Jedi", but I love the new ending of "Jedi" that omits the "Ewok Song." I could go on, and on, but I won't. I will definitely buy this new Trilogy set for four reasons: Reason #1 is that the cover boxes were made to match those of the "Episode One" video cover (and eventually Episodes II and III), and "Special Edition" is not written anywhere on any of these videos in this new box set - These are the final versions of these films, accept it and move on! Reason #2 is the 10 minute "Making of Episode II" feature. Reason #3 is that if you've noticed, this new box set is Rated: Unrated by Amazon.Com, unlike the previous box sets which were Rated: PG - That means the version contained in this new box set has been altered by Lucas in some way and did not go through the ratings process by The Motion Picture Association of America because it is being released on video and not in theatres - There have been rumblings by folks at Industrial Light & Magic saying that he has cleaned up and changed a few other scenes since the re-release - Such as Obi-Wan getting killed and the "Rancor Scene" from "Jedi." My fourth and last reason for buying it will be that I love these movies! I watch this Trilogy repeatedly, and until they come out on DVD, I need to keep buying them because I wear out the ones I have. So there!

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Summary: DO NOT BUY IT!
Review: Lucas is at it again, getting the fans to buy more of the same thing that has already been released before. He has time to put these movies on video but not DVD! Using the scam once again by adding a tiny little extra something or other to the set so you feel you have to buy it again. How many times do we have to purchase these films? Are we the fans going to let him get away with it again? Let Lucas see the errors in his ways and realize that he can no longer take advantage of the fans for these films. Wait for the DVD's.

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Summary: Special Edition Ok / Re-release no
Review: I have no problem with the Special Edition but a re-release on VHS no thanks. Why can't they bring this special edition on DVD, 'cause 15 years ago a bought the original trilogy, 5 years ago the restored version, and three years later the special edition, all on VHS. So, I think I will not buy this one, and wait... 3 stars for the Special edition and a big, big 5 stars for whole trilogy.