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Re: Greedo's a man again by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/04/2006, 9:52pm PDT
laudablepuss wrote:

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:

I'm sure you've all seen this already.

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/rumormill.html

So check this out Force fans. This is no joke and we've bent over backwards to confirm it's the real deal. Our very best industry sources have been checking in over the last couple of days - independently, I might add - with word that Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox are finally going to be releasing the original theatrical versions of the Star Wars films on DVD... good old regular DVD... sometime in the second half of this year. You read that right - the original THEATRICAL versions. THIS year. The ones that George Lucas for a time insisted no longer existed. Look for the films to be sold as individual 2-disc sets (there may be a box set as well), and look for the official announcement to come soon, likely in the next week. Don't expect a Blu-ray Disc (or an HD-DVD) version this year however, but still... this is VERY, very cool news indeed. Kudos to Lucasfilm and Fox for finally giving fans of these films what they've been craving on DVD since 1997. Finally, people will have a choice as to which version they want to watch on 5" disc. Awesome news!




My backup plan was to transfer the taped versions I bought in 1993 or 4 to DVD. They're widescreen, but pre-remastering so the sound isn't so good. I'm pretty fucking excited about this, actually.


Someone put the old versions out on laser disc and then Usenet and then on a DVD-R and then on my DVD shelf. I am the last two "someones." I know they restored / enhanced a million frames or what have you, but the old versions just looked "consistent." Even the shittily-done scenes -- like Luke turning off his saber for the first time -- aren't deal breakers.


ICJ
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