Gen X'ers and middle-aged dorks rejoice!
Well it seems God has finally seen fit to force the hand of George Lucas! This is from www.starwars.com, so it's gospel:
'The most requested films for the DVD format will finally become a reality this September as Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox present the eagerly-awaited Star Wars Trilogy for the ultimate home entertainment format. The four-disc collection will be released on September 21 in the U.S. and Canada, with international release dates following closely.
"We know how long fans have waited for this release and how much they have been looking forward to it, so everyone has been working overtime to make sure that the Star Wars Trilogy on DVD is an awesome experience," said Jim Ward, Vice President of Marketing and Distribution for Lucasfilm Ltd. and the DVD collection's Executive Producer.
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi will be available in a four-disc set that includes a bonus disc filled with all-new special features -- including the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced about the Star Wars saga and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films. Each of the three films in the Star Wars Trilogy has been digitally restored and re-mastered by THX for superior sound and picture quality.
"First and foremost, the DVDs will deliver the very best possible sound and picture and take advantage of everything the medium can offer. On top of that, we are creating added-value material that gets inside the creation of the Star Wars films in a fresh and fun way," Ward said. "We want watching this DVD collection to be as memorable as seeing the movies for the first time."
The films of the Star Wars Trilogy will be available exclusively as a collection and will feature Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX. All three films are closed-captioned and subtitled in English, French and Spanish in the U.S. Internationally, sound and subtitling specifications will vary by territory.
Keep checking starwars.com over the coming months for more specific details about the content of this must-own DVD set.'
Now for geek talk:
Ok. Great freakin' news. Last I heard, we were going to have to wait until Christmas 2005, so that they could release Episode III that May and have time to work on the classic dvd's afterwards.The other rumour was that further tweaking would be done beyond what was done for the 'Special Edition'.
Now, if only they will take the whole 'Greedo shoots at Han first' garbage back out, I will be happy. Even CG Jabba in Episode IV doesn't bother me like it does some people, though he does look a lot better in Episode 1 (i.e. identical to the rubber one in Jedi). Some of the slightly-altered dialogue during the skiff scene in Jedi is annoying, and needs to be changed back. The old musical sequence in Jabba's palace was less intrusive and annoying that the new version-this should also be changed back. I'm sure none of this will ever happen though, so I may have to stick with my plan of getting a really cheap Laserdisc player, and laserdiscs off ebay, so i can enjoy the ORIGINAL versions in a digital format. I swear I'm not a Star Wars dork that plays role playing games and reads all the novels and crap, I just grew up with this stuff, and can't stand to see if screwed up. For ex., my earliest memory is seeing Episode IV at a drive-in at age 2. I very clearly remember seeing Empire at age 5 and crying like a wimp when Han was frozen, thinking he was dead (face it folks, Luke was a wuss until Jedi, it was all about the Solo). Back then we had to wait 3 years to see what happened. Kids these days having to wait a year between LOTR or 6 months between Matrix's (Matrices?) don't know how easy they got off.
Strong enough to pull the ears off a gundar, biatch:
'The most requested films for the DVD format will finally become a reality this September as Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox present the eagerly-awaited Star Wars Trilogy for the ultimate home entertainment format. The four-disc collection will be released on September 21 in the U.S. and Canada, with international release dates following closely.
"We know how long fans have waited for this release and how much they have been looking forward to it, so everyone has been working overtime to make sure that the Star Wars Trilogy on DVD is an awesome experience," said Jim Ward, Vice President of Marketing and Distribution for Lucasfilm Ltd. and the DVD collection's Executive Producer.
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi will be available in a four-disc set that includes a bonus disc filled with all-new special features -- including the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced about the Star Wars saga and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films. Each of the three films in the Star Wars Trilogy has been digitally restored and re-mastered by THX for superior sound and picture quality.
"First and foremost, the DVDs will deliver the very best possible sound and picture and take advantage of everything the medium can offer. On top of that, we are creating added-value material that gets inside the creation of the Star Wars films in a fresh and fun way," Ward said. "We want watching this DVD collection to be as memorable as seeing the movies for the first time."
The films of the Star Wars Trilogy will be available exclusively as a collection and will feature Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX. All three films are closed-captioned and subtitled in English, French and Spanish in the U.S. Internationally, sound and subtitling specifications will vary by territory.
Keep checking starwars.com over the coming months for more specific details about the content of this must-own DVD set.'
Now for geek talk:
Ok. Great freakin' news. Last I heard, we were going to have to wait until Christmas 2005, so that they could release Episode III that May and have time to work on the classic dvd's afterwards.The other rumour was that further tweaking would be done beyond what was done for the 'Special Edition'.
Now, if only they will take the whole 'Greedo shoots at Han first' garbage back out, I will be happy. Even CG Jabba in Episode IV doesn't bother me like it does some people, though he does look a lot better in Episode 1 (i.e. identical to the rubber one in Jedi). Some of the slightly-altered dialogue during the skiff scene in Jedi is annoying, and needs to be changed back. The old musical sequence in Jabba's palace was less intrusive and annoying that the new version-this should also be changed back. I'm sure none of this will ever happen though, so I may have to stick with my plan of getting a really cheap Laserdisc player, and laserdiscs off ebay, so i can enjoy the ORIGINAL versions in a digital format. I swear I'm not a Star Wars dork that plays role playing games and reads all the novels and crap, I just grew up with this stuff, and can't stand to see if screwed up. For ex., my earliest memory is seeing Episode IV at a drive-in at age 2. I very clearly remember seeing Empire at age 5 and crying like a wimp when Han was frozen, thinking he was dead (face it folks, Luke was a wuss until Jedi, it was all about the Solo). Back then we had to wait 3 years to see what happened. Kids these days having to wait a year between LOTR or 6 months between Matrix's (Matrices?) don't know how easy they got off.
Strong enough to pull the ears off a gundar, biatch: