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Lucas Promises Star Wars on Blu-Ray in 2011

Posted by timothy on from the maybe-one-day-blu-ray-will-grab-me dept.

Several readers have written with word that George Lucas has announced a 2011 release date for the Star Wars series — all six films — on Blu-Ray. Engadget (linked) has an explanation of what to expect, and includes a video of a deleted scene that the Blu-Ray version will include. They warn that this might be a disappointment to anyone who (correctly) believes that Han shot first.

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  1. Re:Six films? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    That's impossible - only three Star Wars films were ever made.

    A highly relevant clip from Spaced.

  2. Re:I never noticed until someone said something by AJWM · · Score: 3, Informative

    I actually LIKE Greedo shooting first in Episode IV. It's more consistent with Han's character through the rest of the classic trilogy.

    Arguably it isn't, because Solo is always shown as more of an act first, think later kind of guy. But if it is, then it denies his character the opportunity to show growth through the story arc.

    And FWIW, in the novelization he shoots first.

    (Mind, if we're going to get picky, the original isn't "Episode IV" or even "A New Hope", but just "Star Wars". The "Ep IV" came on the re-release when "Empire" was in production.)

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  3. While we're on that subject... by denzacar · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZnsOZsA7_4

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  4. Re:Culturally relevant? by Brian_Ellenberger · · Score: 5, Informative

    Call me crazy, but is Star Wars even culturally relevant anymore? It feels like Disco at this point.

    Ask your average boy who is 4-8 years old how relevant Star Wars is. I teach pre-K Sunday School, and I can tell you that Star Wars is extremely popular, especially the prequel/Clone Wars stuff. It is weird to get kids whose favorite character is "Obi-Wan". For more details on the how relevant Star Wars is there is a great article by Emily Bazelon called Why does Star Wars still take over the minds of small boys? http://www.slate.com/id/2215160

  5. Re:Responses so far are sad by RazorSharp · · Score: 4, Informative

    Because the whole idea of "the Force" is based off eastern religions, so "good" and "evil" are more akin to "yin" and "yang." One of the things I like about the prequels are that the Sith aren't just evil for the sake of being evil. Palpatine believed the Jedi to be just as evil as they believed him to be. One thing that is clear in all six films is that Palpatine is a Hitler-like figure, but the prequels demonstrate how such a man rises to power and what motivates him. In the original three he's more like Dr. Evil. In the prequels he's more of a student of Machiavelli.

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  6. Re:Six films? by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 3, Informative

    Also the first 70s-era trilogy is not really any better than the new trilogy when you look at it critically...

    False.

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  7. Dear George by blair1q · · Score: 2, Informative

    Fuck you.

  8. Re: a 1080p childhood-rape version only by qubezz · · Score: 4, Informative

    The film's original negative was in bad condition in 1997 (color fading badly) when they took it out of the can for the creation of the special edition, and they actually spliced in restorations, and inter-prints that were better quality that the damaged original, along with the new optical composites from the camera negatives, and the 'special edition enhancements' into the original negative of the film to create a new 'original negative'. After the SE film release, all prints of the original film still in circulation (always owned by the studio) were recalled and probably destroyed. There is no more Star Wars-The Original Version.

    In 2004, to do a DVD release, they digitally scanned the film and did digital restoration to make a 1080p restored master (no, not 2k or 4k or even 8k, 1080p is the new digital master) with scratches and dirt digitally removed, along with the color being re-timed badly. This 1080p version is now the canon, It has been show as the HD version on tv and printed on film for further cinematic releases, and the Blu-ray will probably get a hardly-fixed version of this digital transfer. You will not see Star Wars again in the original version: the original movie no longer exists (a very awesome long article about the quality and treatment of the original Star Wars negatives.)

  9. Re: a 1080p childhood-rape version only by Deus.1.01 · · Score: 0, Informative

    Fuck that shit...i got and old VHS cassete and i just digg out my old player....

    All the clear sound and image in the world cant stand in the way for the joy a good masterpiece like this gives me.

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