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Classic Star Wars Trilogy Finally on DVD
chinton writes "From starwars.com: 'In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie, as well as the original theatrical edition of the film. That means you'll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.'"
So wouldn't this be the re-re-re-re-re-rerelease?
There is nothing wrong with being gay. It's getting caught where the trouble lies.
I am still waiting for the Jar Jar Binks edition. The one where the movies are done as they were meant to be, with Luke being replaced by Jar Jar Binks.
Sorry, in this modern world, you can't shoot *first* unless you're the baddy...
You'll have to wait till the SW fans try to shoot you and miss.
Justin.
You're only jealous cos the little penguins are talking to me.
Just so I could say "May the 4th be with you".
*drumroll* *cymbals*
Thank you, thank you, try the lobster.
as if millions of hells had frozen over and were suddenly silenced.
Sorry, computer tech and digital art ain't THAT good yet.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Is this a regular ./ dupe, or did they actually release yet another edition?
"You'll have to wait till the SW fans try to shoot you and miss."
Don't panic. It sounds tougher than it really is. You can get right up in their face and they'll STILL miss.
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You want a dvd of credit sequences?
Options:
Han shoots first.
Greedo shoots first.
Both shoot at the same time.
Greedo doesn't shoot.
Han doesn't shoot. Greedo accidentally shoots himself.
Nobody shoots. Greedo declares the life of a rogue is not for him, and goes off to enjoy the sunshine
Jabba shoots first.
Just be sure to keep the remastered versions that come with them in a locked box where the kids can't reach.
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
The Dukes of Hazzard had the worst cookie cutter plot lines ever. From the above link:
My work here is dung.
Yeah, but at least they didn't have Bea Arthur as a singing cantina owner. Some things do improve with time. That said, I definitely think Harvey Corman could have played a good Sith.
So Dick Cheney isn't a Star Wars fan, I presume.
I'm impressed. I had assumed when LucasFilm released the last of the films on DVD that the only way for them to milk more money out of us was to release a 6-movie boxed set (probably in 4Q 2006). How wrong I was. Clearly, their schwartz is bigger than mine.
"We reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals." --The American President (20.1.2009)
Dunno, we'll have to find out. My VHS copies are dying. There is still good in you, George, I can feel it!
No need to cry ...over spilled milk.
Pfft. I only cry over spilled blue milk.
OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! Thank you George for milking me for my entire net worth!
Now the value of my Star Wars LaserDiscs is going to plummet!
"That's just silly... the whole point of "shoting first" is to kill the other guy before he shots you."
It sounds like George W. Bush is a fan of the original theatrical release.
3. I don't remember seeing Episodes IV through VI (I was more into Star Trek as a kid) and I'd like to pick them up to find out what happens with this whole Darth Vader guy from Episode III that I just watched last week for the first time. Does he ever figure out he has two kids? Will he make up with Obi Wan? Whatever happened to the Jedi order? Did it die off or are there still Jedi out there? What about Yoda? Whatever happens to him? I think I'm officially hooked on this whole Star Wars thing and I'm dying to know how it all turns out so I'll be sure to pick up these DVDs. For example, whatever happens to Jar Jar Binks after Episode III? Hopefully Episode IV will clear that up.
What does Lucasfilm have that so few movies today lack? Timelessness
Yep, Star Wars Holiday Special makes people cringe just as much today as it did when it first aired.
Yeah, I wonder if they can after having announced this... :-p
Maybe they'll hire actors and cut together a new edition, calling it the original one.
Seriously, the only thing that claim would tell me is that:
1. We don't plan to release the original one in more editions => this is your last chance.
2. We changed our minds.
3. Profit.
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
No no, this is the ORIGINAL original where Aalderan shot first.
That poor little station was just defending itself. Especially after being insulted and called a moon.
Ben Kenobi: For almost two decades the star wars movies were enjoyed by all. Before the dark times. Before the Edits.
Luke Skywalker: How did the movies die?
Ben Kenobi: A film producer named George Lucas, who was an idol of mine until he turned to evil, helped the industry change the scenes. He betrayed and murdered the Star Wars movies.
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Darth Vader: "There is no escape. Don't make me edit you. Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You've only begun to discover your power. Join me and I will edit your training. With our combined strength we can end this great film series and bring profit to the company"
Luke Skywalker: "I'll never join you!"
Darth Vader: "If you only knew the power of the Movie Business. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to the movies."
Luke Skywalker: "He told me enough! He told me you killed him!"
Darth Vader: "No. I am the movies."
Luke Skywalker: "No. That's not true! That's impossible!"
Darth Vader: "Search your feelings. You know it to be true."
Luke Skywalker: "Noooooooo!"
Darth Vader: "Luke, you can destroy the Movie Business. It has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we shall rule Hollywood as father and son. Come with me. It is the only way."
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Luke Skywalker: "Search your feelings, Lucas. You can't do this. I feel the conflict within you. Let go of your hate."
Darth Vader: "It is too late for me, consumers. The Movie Business will show you the true nature of money. It is your master now."
Luke Skywalker: "Then my movies are truly dead."
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Anakin Skywalker: "Luke, help me take these edits off."
Luke Skywalker: "But you'll die."
Anakin Skywalker: "Nothing can stop that now. Just for once, let me look on you with my original film."
(Luke disconnects and releases the original films on dvd.)
Anakin Skywalker: "Now, go my consumer. Leave me."
Luke Skywalker: "I won't leave you here; I've got to save the movies!"
Anakin Skywalker: "You already have, Luke. You were right, you were right about me. Tell your fellow consumers you were right..."
"I only speak the truth"
Karma: null(Mostly affected by an unassigned variable)
May the forth... be with you
I mean hey, it's not like it's rocket science or anything...
"But this one goes to 11!"
Please, Please, this is supposed to be a happy occasion. Lets not bicker and argue about who killed who.
The days of the digital watch are numbered.
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a movie is insignificant next to the power of the Force."
with my apologies to Lord Vader.
What ? Me, worry ?
I can't quite remember if that's true or not. I might have been coked up at the time.
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