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Detailed Changes In Star Wars DVD Release w/Pics
JSDopefish writes "DVD news site dvdanswers.com has written a pretty cool article on the changes in Star Wars: Episode IV. A list of changes is nothing new, but this version has detailed screenshots and comparisons between the 1977 original, the 1997 reissue, and the 2004 DVD version. He plans one for Empire Strikes Back & Return of the Jedi, but they're not out yet."
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I bet his busy sex life is keeping him from having the other two finished for us.
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.. the Mos Eisley cantina bartender shoots first, killing Greedo instantly and rendering Solo a parapalegic. Watch for the CGI wheelchair!
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What is this "Star Wars" you speak of? This article is so 1st and 2nd world centric. What about us 3rd world countries with no TV and internet access? Before you ask, the answer is "carrier pidgeons."
The Force wasn't with him, or his server.
Slashdot posts with title containing "w/Pics" scare the bejesus out of me.
In this version, slashdot shoots first.
Then nobody can see the rest of the movie.
zero to slashdotted in 30 seconds!
"You've never heard of the DVD news site dvdanswers.com, its the site that got Slashdotted in under 12 parsects."
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"TK-421, why aren't you at your post?"
In the new version, Alderaan shoots first.
"Destroy science and religion. Science would re-emerge exactly the same; but not religion." - Penn Jillette, paraphrased
1. Greedo now strangles a baby, sodomizes an Ewok, and then shoots at Han. First.
2. Several black stormtroopers added for racial balance.
3. Millineum Falcon is now totally riced
I'm sure there are others...
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I think Mr. Lucas does it mostly to piss us off.
He found a few more things he missed...after he finishes updating the page, he's going to make another page detailing the differences between the first page he released and the second.
Honestly, I think that somewhere in George Lucas' fragmented mind, motivation is building to remake Episodes IV-VI. Notwithstanding that this is the worst thing that could happen to the series, I think we could expect some "great" innovations, like Jerry Springer making a cameo to help out with the Skywalker family issues.
Pray I don't alter it any further.
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For the upcoming Blu-Ray release of the trilogy I hear Lucas is planning a shower scene with Obi-wan and a bantha. "Ol' Ben gets lonely, then desperate" Pre-order now!
I knew Lucas had edited these movies a lot, but putting Frodo Baggins in there is just simply to much! :)
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One of the funniest changes couldn't really be seen in a screenshot. At the end of Return of the Jedi, the second death star is destroyed, and all the worlds rejoice in their freedom from the evil empire. We see scenes from Corusant, Endor, and a new shot of Naboo. With subtitles turned on, all the people of Naboo are in the streets partying, and the subtitles say "Weesa free!"
I laughed my assa offa!
That's like saying:
I have no idea how the addition of two numbers could equal 5.
Unless of course, they were 4 and 1.
Or, if they were 3 and 2.
Or 5 and 0.
There are Beta copies floating around, and there are many LD copies floating around. LD would be pretty easy to get screen shots from.
i am currently downloading the DVD versions of this classic
I so enjoy when a person admits to committing a crime without prompting.
The MPAA and FBI will be knocking at your door shortly.
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...is insignificant next to the power of a Slashdotting.
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Transript. It is indeed revealing for people who might not have been paying attention:
And it goes on. Lucas's writing is definitely going downhill as he revises these films.
their server definitely didn't make the kessel run in 30 parsects...
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Davey, repeat afer me, "Star Wars is not real. Darth Vader is not Hitler."
I've been thinking.. and this is the 5th instance of this..
Don't worry, thinking gets easier! Some people have thunk 10, maybe even 20 times in their lives.
Are you talking about Lucas or Bush ?
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It's like the whole Star Wars issue won't stay down even though everyone tells it to stay down after a good beating!
My question is after all this, do the DVD box sets come with Version numbers written in fine print? Like Version 0.1, V 0.25, V 0.31 etc etc... Will they ever come out with Version 1.0? Full version!?!?!
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"The looks we got whilst trying to demonstrate light sabres were priceless."
Ummm... I can think of maybe 3 ways this could have gone:
1) You (and whoever else was with you to make it "we") always carry your lightsaber replicas around with you, in which case their "looks" are understandable.
2) You have actually created and were using real lightsabers, in which case their "looks" are understandable.
3) You were using breadsticks and kept saying, 'now imagine a glowing blade of light coming out of the end here', and making the whooshing, humming, and crackling sounds, in which case their "looks" are nderstandable.
Ghyslain got a whole hell of a lot of attention for his lightsaber demonstration. I can only imagine you looked at least half as amusing as he did...
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hot damn! even the SW gangsta rap has a special edition out!
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Jesus, that clears things up for me. I was thinking, "that's the most unnecessarily long stream of pretentious childish bullshit since I read 'The Postman' in Junior High." And it turns out to be written by none other than the same author!
And the pacific highways leads to Sydney, Canberra and eventually to Melbourne (ech), but I manage to stop at Coffs Harbour.
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