An Extensive look at Episode III DVD - Reviewed!

[Dark_Silence]

Just finished re typing this bloody thing.....Here's a run down of every bit of crap you will find on the Ep.III DVD....I'llcopy and paste some of the story here, but it's HUGE, so for the entire thing, click the link at the bottom of the page.

On November 1st, Star Wars fans around the world will be able to own the complete saga on DVD, with the release of the missing piece of the puzzle, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Developed by the same team that put together the DVD releases of the other Star Wars films, the Episode III DVD was produced in conjuction with the hit movie.

DISC 1: THE FEATURE


"From the beginning of production, George Lucas wanted to be sure we chronicled everything that went into the making of Episode III specifically to create an incredible DVD experience," said Jim Ward, the DVD's executive producer and Senior Vice President of Lucasfilm Ltd. "This DVD has literally been three years in the making, and it's going to be a fantastic way to complete the Star Wars saga at home."


As with the previous film (Episode II), Revenge of the Sith was captured with the latest generation of HD digital cameras and lenses. Since the source material and the final DVD transfer stayed within the digital medium from beginning to end, the finished result is pristine image and sound clarity, overseen by the quality assurance experts at THX. Like previous releases, the release includes a THX Optimizer for on-screen calibration of picture and sound to perfect levels.


To keep the image and sound quality of the feature at its best, Lucasfilm has separated the movie and bonus materials onto two discs.

Van Ling, the DVD’s Producer, is again taking on the role to bring the worlds of Star Wars to DVD and customizing the imagery to create a dynamic menu experience. "ILM really worked hard to give me usable elements as digital files," says Ling. "I'm constantly trying to find ways to take their elements and use them in ways they never intended or could even imagine."

The menus consist of familiar yet new presentations of Episode III imagery with one of three randomly selected environmental themes each time you watch. Either fiery Mustafar, with lava rivers and heat-blasted industrial facility; Utapau, or Coruscant, showdown between Emperor Palpatine and Yoda in the Senate.


Lucasfilm have also segmented the film into 50 chapters. With titles such as "Tragedy of Darth Plagueis," "Mace vs. Sidious," "Order 66" and "Immolation." The "Scene Selection" screen also features animated presentations on the menu screens, so viewers will have no problem finding the scene they're looking for.

The DVD will be available in both Widescreen and Full Screen. Disc One offers multiple audio options for viewers. You can select either Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 EX, or choose from English Dolby Surround 2.0, French Dolby Surround 2.0 and Spanish Dolby Surround 2.0. Optional English subtitles can also be toggled on and off.

Audio tracks include commentary provided by George Lucas, Producer Rick McCallum, Visual Effects Supervisors John Knoll and Roger Guyett and Animation Director Rob Coleman.


"This was my seventh commentary with George [Lucas], including all six Star Wars films and THX 1138," says Gary Leva, producer of the audio commentary. "We have fun together and, since I've also produced documentaries for all the previous DVD sets, I know the ground we're covering pretty well by now. So I can ask intelligent questions and sort of guide him into areas I think would be interesting for fans. George has gotten increasingly skilled at doing commentaries. It's been fun for me to work with him over the years and watch the progression."

http://www.fi-sci.net/index.php?option= ... &Itemid=44

[Star Wars Fan]

thank you for that information

[Kurgan]

"We have fun together and, since I've also produced documentaries for all the previous DVD sets, I know the ground we're covering pretty well by now. So I can ask intelligent questions and sort of guide him into areas I think would be interesting for fans. George has gotten increasingly skilled at doing commentaries.

This part is key!

This was nice, but it seemed more like an advert than a "review."

[Dorenn Stark]

Nov.1....not too far from now. I can't wait. I have always enjoyed the Lucas director commentaries and bonus material in the previuos Star Wars movies, and I have no doubt that the commentary on Ep3 will be great.

[Spanky The Dolphin]

"We have fun together and, since I've also produced documentaries for all the previous DVD sets, I know the ground we're covering pretty well by now. So I can ask intelligent questions and sort of guide him into areas I think would be interesting for fans. George has gotten increasingly skilled at doing commentaries.

This part is key!

This was nice, but it seemed more like an advert than a "review."

In that case, here's a real review:
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/reviews3/ ... sode3.html

[Dark_Silence]

Glad you like.

It's going to be great to look at my DVD collection and see all 6 star wars films next to each other......... how long I have waited to see that sight....

[Kurgan]

I know every fan here with the means is going to get their copy as soon as humanely possible, regardless. But I wanted something more than a list of the specs and gushing if at all possible. I'm sure it will be pretty hard for a product like this to fail, in any case.

Thanks Spanky!

So the DigitalBits guy considers it (as a DVD) the best thing ever, but as a movie "not a truly great film" but still best of the prequels (and the third best Star Wars movie, ranked ahead of Jedi, whoa). He called it beyond reference quality (which is odd, every review I've seen that uses that term always includes "definately not" or "not quite" or some other negative qualifier).