star wars on dvd..must buy or a flaming pile o poo?
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star wars on dvd..must buy or a flaming pile o poo?
Ok, here's a nice poll and discussion topic...the upcoming release of the star wars trilogy on dvd. Notice, I don't say original, because Lucas has cut the royal poo out of them, stuffed in a number of cgi shiny effects, replaced scenes/dialogue, and generally made them even less worthy to see then the rerelease with his "new shiny cut" a few years ago!
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I was still thinking of buying the trilogy, even with what he did to jedi in the rerelease, even though yes, I fell into the pit of buying the trilogy 3 times on vhs (regular, remastered, special shiny release). However, I read a blurb on amazon tonight that Lucas changed even more things with these new releases-and that made me decide hell no-he's not getting any more of my money!
Here's an example-In Empire Strikes Back, the hologram emperor scenes have now been redone with the actor from jedi/prequels, with new dialogue. Boba Fett's voice has also been changed, to be consistent with the guy who played Jango Fett in episode 2. And in Jedi, Hayden Christensen is now inserted as the ghost of Vader...and those are just a few changes!!
Lucas can do whatever he wants with his work, but the originals (without his shiny new footage/effects) should be made available. They are part of american culture, and scifi culture as a whole, and exist as a component of modern mythology.
So I will be skipping this and watching my tired old vhs copies instead. So I am curious, how many people out there feel the same, different, don't care?
-I am a little opinionated on this topic, if you can't tell-
I was still thinking of buying the trilogy, even with what he did to jedi in the rerelease, even though yes, I fell into the pit of buying the trilogy 3 times on vhs (regular, remastered, special shiny release). However, I read a blurb on amazon tonight that Lucas changed even more things with these new releases-and that made me decide hell no-he's not getting any more of my money!
Here's an example-In Empire Strikes Back, the hologram emperor scenes have now been redone with the actor from jedi/prequels, with new dialogue. Boba Fett's voice has also been changed, to be consistent with the guy who played Jango Fett in episode 2. And in Jedi, Hayden Christensen is now inserted as the ghost of Vader...and those are just a few changes!!
Lucas can do whatever he wants with his work, but the originals (without his shiny new footage/effects) should be made available. They are part of american culture, and scifi culture as a whole, and exist as a component of modern mythology.
So I will be skipping this and watching my tired old vhs copies instead. So I am curious, how many people out there feel the same, different, don't care?
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I wish they would release the originals by themselves... not with all the new effects - and have the new effects as an option to watch. Have a release where you can choose. I like the idea behind the continuity, and had heard that the hologram would be Hayden Christendon. This is all well and good, and it doesn't bother me too much -but I get annoyed that the original cut is not available to watch in the new releases. Digitially remastered is great - new scenes (though some soooo did not need to be put in) fine - but to make this the only available version in the new boxed set is argh!!! - I might end up buying it - just to see how the new scenes work in - plus I think it has a bit on the last episode in the new trilogy.
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Geez, you people are so picky and demanding.
If it pushes your button so much, go on eBay and buy the original trilogy on VHS. It's not like there's a federal ban on you never seeing it. But if we all complained about what we wanted to see on DVD but can't at the moment, this thread would devour us all...
If it pushes your button so much, go on eBay and buy the original trilogy on VHS. It's not like there's a federal ban on you never seeing it. But if we all complained about what we wanted to see on DVD but can't at the moment, this thread would devour us all...
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lol, well i'll stick to my vhs only because thats how i remember it in the movie theater. So poo, definitely poo, poo, a flaming pile o poo, i'll buy the poo, can it be steaming? I like Nathan's idea, give as an option, its not as though Lucas doesnt have the resources to make it happen. Besides, i just need the money for anime and cels.
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I hadn't heard about this. I feel sorry for the actors that have now officially disappeared from the movies, but that in itself wouldn't cause me to not to want to buy them.
More of a consideration to me is that I rarely buy any DVDs from live action movies anymore because I rarely rewatch them (no time). So I had vote for the middle choice. It doesn't matter much to me if I bought it or not. I wouldn't mind renting it just to see the changes.
More of a consideration to me is that I rarely buy any DVDs from live action movies anymore because I rarely rewatch them (no time). So I had vote for the middle choice. It doesn't matter much to me if I bought it or not. I wouldn't mind renting it just to see the changes.
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I'll quote Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back on this one...
"That's the dumbest idea I've heard since Greedo shooting first."
I bought a bootleg copy of the original (un-fu$%ed-with) version of the trilogy. It was transferred to DVD from laserdisc and is perfect. Lucas is an idiot if he think he can take away MY movie and replace it with some PC pile of crap. I hope the DVD sells poorly so he can get the message. But folks will probably buy it anyway.
"That's the dumbest idea I've heard since Greedo shooting first."
I bought a bootleg copy of the original (un-fu$%ed-with) version of the trilogy. It was transferred to DVD from laserdisc and is perfect. Lucas is an idiot if he think he can take away MY movie and replace it with some PC pile of crap. I hope the DVD sells poorly so he can get the message. But folks will probably buy it anyway.
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Re: star wars on dvd..must buy or a flaming pile o poo?
Im glad to know there are others out there that feel the same way as me. *If* I were to even buy the original Star Wars in any form (I personally think its a fun movie, but not all that great) I will break my "no bootleg" rule and find some nice Hong Kong version or something with all the original scenes on it. It really pisses me off that George Lucas doesn't even acknowledge the changes he's made as being changes, his additude is that "thats how I intended it in the first place." This combined with the dreck that is Episodes 1 & 2, and my respect for George Lucas gets lower and lower every year (did you know Episode 3 is going to be called The Revenge of the Sith? lame..)Tabbykitty wrote:-I am a little opinionated on this topic, if you can't tell- ?
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What does "this" refer to?
The Three Laws of Robotics:
1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
-I, Robot (Asimov)