Original unaltered trilogy coming to DVD

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2006-05-03 10:34pm

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/rele ... 60503.html

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2006-05-03 10:35pm

FUCK YES!

No longer crappy DVD or aging LDs!!!!!

HAN FUCKING SHOTS FIRST!

Bug-Eyed Earl · Post by **Bug-Eyed Earl** » 2006-05-03 10:38pm

Ghost Rider wrote:FUCK YES!

No longer crappy DVD or aging LDs!!!!!

HAN FUCKING SHOTS FIRST!

You didn't close this thread?

Holy shit- I really was the first person to post this!

I couldn't find it anywhere, so I assumed I just missed it and waited for the thread to be locked.

And this is awesome news, btw.

Post by **Vympel** » 2006-05-03 10:39pm

How "unaltered" are we talking about here? I'm not buying a DVD with shitty sound.

Ah- I see it's a combined release of the 2004 DVD and the original theatrical.

Fuck it, I'll take it.

Post by **Surlethe** » 2006-05-03 10:45pm

Yes! No longer will I have to fast-forward and rewind on videotapes to get to my favorite scenes! No longer will I have to worry about the VCR chewing up the videotapes! My existence has been justified! (Well, maybe not that extreme, but I'm pretty damned excited).

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-05-03 10:52pm

So it's not 21st century, cleaned up versions without the stupid changes, it's just the oldscore version, like on 90s VHS? Won't it have dodgey matting, poor picture quality, etc?

VF5SS · Post by **VF5SS** » 2006-05-03 10:55pm

People need to bitch about this. As in, right now because they're getting exactly what they want.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2006-05-03 11:01pm

What are you even TALKING about? I've never, ever, in my LIFE heard anyone say 'yeah, what we really want is dirty, crappy sound versions of A New Hope, just like in the 70s'.

Instant Sunrise · Post by **Instant Sunrise** » 2006-05-04 12:53am

I hope they have the option of listening to the mono mix for ANH. It's better(IMHO) than the stereo mix used for all subsequent video releases.

But this is awesome news for me.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2006-05-04 01:08am

I'm getting it. I already have homemade DVDs off my laserdiscs; these discs can only be an improvement, even if they're not up to the picture quality of the latest movies.

JME2 · Post by **JME2** » 2006-05-04 01:47am

Interesting. Guess Geroge Lucas can't get enough money...

Utah Jak · Post by **Utah Jak** » 2006-05-04 01:49am

Han shot first!

Wow. I might just pick this up.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2006-05-04 01:50am

Great! This is what should've been done the first time the movies were released on DVD (a limited set along with the new version).

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » 2006-05-04 01:51am

Fucking awesome.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2006-05-04 01:52am

THERE IS A GOD!!!

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-05-04 02:18am

Wicked Pilot wrote:THERE IS A GOD!!!

If there truly was, certainly He would digitally remaster the sound and audio.

Old Plympto · Post by **Old Plympto** » 2006-05-04 02:20am

I'm gonna be over by the water cooler celebrating.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2006-05-04 02:31am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:If there truly was, certainly He would digitally remaster the sound and audio.

He works in mysterious ways.

Post by **Vympel** » 2006-05-04 02:40am

My ideal theatrical DVD wouldn't really be theatrical at all- I'd still like to see some fucking proper re-do of the lightsabres in the OT (just ANH, really)- because the 2004 DVD was, aside from some good work in the Vader/Obi-Wan duel, a total fuckup.

Instant Sunrise · Post by **Instant Sunrise** » 2006-05-04 02:48am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:If there truly was, certainly He would digitally remaster the sound and audio.

No, because the "deliberate creative descisions" on the 2004 ANH disc might crop back up(reversing the rear channels, muting the Battle of Yavin score, messed up Krayt dragon call). The original sound mixes were brilliant the way they were.

Remastering isn't just cleaning up a few things on the audio mix, it means taking all the elements and recreating it from scratch at a higher quality.

The USA Today article says that its a transfer from 1993, which would mean that it is likely a DVD transfer from the source tapes used for the "Definitive Collection" Laserdisc release. Hopefully this release is anamorphic, even though the transfer wasn't made so originally.

@ Vympel: But Luke being able to change his lightsaber from blue to green to blue while on the Falcon was fun!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-05-04 03:01am

Kickin' rad!!

....

Aw hell, it's not a box but individual two-disc sets...

Post by **Gandalf** » 2006-05-04 04:05am

Cool, and just in time for my birthday.

I know what I'm getting...

Pax Britannia · Post by **Pax Britannia** » 2006-05-04 06:35am

Why do they feel the need to bundle the 2004 editions with it?

Post by **Vympel** » 2006-05-04 06:37am

Pax Britannia wrote:Why do they feel the need to bundle the 2004 editions with it?

Just in case you haven't gotten the two previous releases of the 2004 DVDs, obviously!

(I only got the first, why anyone would get the second one that doens't have the bonus DVD, I have no idea)

Pax Britannia · Post by **Pax Britannia** » 2006-05-04 07:00am

I'll probably just give the extras to my sister. But I still resent having to pay for them.