'Star Wars Collection' Planned for Blu-ray Release in September 2011! - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

james99 · 2010-08-15, 05:28 PM

George Lucas has confirmed that all six films will be coming to Blu-ray in a boxed set in the fall of next year!

At Celebration V in Orlando, Lucas announced that the 'Star Wars Collection' is finally in the works for Blu-ray.

jumpy27 · 2010-08-15, 05:41 PM

I wonder if George will improve the sound of the first movie. The remaining 5 movies have great sound, but the first one (even the 1997 SE) version sounds tinny and not as full sounding as the newer movies. The picture quality was excellent even on DVD, but the sound was lacking--I guess the reason for poor sound was the tight budget that the first one was made under.

stampeder · 2010-08-15, 07:10 PM

I hope that Emperor Lucatine restores the "Han shot first" scene!

riceman · 2010-08-15, 07:20 PM

and hopefully he fixes the lightsabers in the first movie, it seems easy enough, i've no idea why he didn't do it for the SE's.

eljay · 2010-08-15, 07:20 PM

Quote:

I hope that Emperor Lucatine restores the "Han shot first" scene!

I hear that Han and Greedo play rock-paper-scissors...but Han does "throw" first.

wprager · 2010-08-15, 08:20 PM

I'm afraid the HSF faithful will be disappointed.

I loved some of the comments about this on /.

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

These aren't the prequels you're looking for...

Fry1989 · 2011-01-08, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wprager

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

These aren't the prequels you're looking for...

HA!

Well atleast they'll be releasing the original 3 alone as well for those who are traditionalists.

I will be getting all six however

jokeDR · 2010-08-16, 09:54 AM

I'd be happy if they removed Lucas' CGI graffitti inserted into the original 3.

Soundhoundz · 2010-08-16, 10:24 AM

Lucas confirmed that this is the 1997 se release only.

dm_4u · 2010-08-16, 11:23 AM

Pardon my ignorance...but are these the extended versions?

james99 · 2010-08-16, 12:43 PM

I think the Special Editions were extended. They are not the original three which will tick off the purists.

I'm not a hard core fan so i won't notice.

dm_4u · 2010-08-16, 02:13 PM

I actually enjoyed the extended versions...

fuzzy32 · 2011-09-16, 08:09 PM

Goth my copy of the complete saga at Walmart this morning. No copies were left at the front of the store and only 6 were remaining in the dvd section at 10am.

Tezster · 2011-09-16, 08:26 PM

Dropped by FS after work and picked up the trilogy sets. Now settling in for some Star Wars movie-watching goodness!

snorlax · 2011-09-16, 10:35 PM

Lined up this morning for the bonus extras Future Shop was offering. Got my lithographs and the mini Lightsabre (6 inches long and lights up). Also had a crack at the full size light sabre. 1 in 5 chance....I didn't win but one guy went home happy. Here is a question for buyers:
The English audio is stated to be 6.1 DTS Master audio. There are also Dolby 5.1 tracks with descriptive video and other languages but as far as I can tell no Dolby 5.1 English without descriptive video. Does this mean I will always hear the descriptive narration if I don't have a DTS decoder. My player is a Playstation 3. Please let me know your experience with these disks. I haven't opened mine yet and don't want to upgrade my entire sound system just for one movie.

2010-08-15, 05:28 PM	#1
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	'Star Wars Collection' Planned for Blu-ray Release in September 2011! George Lucas has confirmed that all six films will be coming to Blu-ray in a boxed set in the fall of next year! At Celebration V in Orlando, Lucas announced that the 'Star Wars Collection' is finally in the works for Blu-ray.

2011-09-16, 08:26 PM	#14
Tezster Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mississauga Posts: 1,985	Dropped by FS after work and picked up the trilogy sets. Now settling in for some Star Wars movie-watching goodness! __________________ My Living Room HT setup

2011-09-16, 10:35 PM	#15
snorlax Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 396	Lined up this morning for the bonus extras Future Shop was offering. Got my lithographs and the mini Lightsabre (6 inches long and lights up). Also had a crack at the full size light sabre. 1 in 5 chance....I didn't win but one guy went home happy. Here is a question for buyers: The English audio is stated to be 6.1 DTS Master audio. There are also Dolby 5.1 tracks with descriptive video and other languages but as far as I can tell no Dolby 5.1 English without descriptive video. Does this mean I will always hear the descriptive narration if I don't have a DTS decoder. My player is a Playstation 3. Please let me know your experience with these disks. I haven't opened mine yet and don't want to upgrade my entire sound system just for one movie. __________________ Rogers Employee. My posts should not be considered as coming from an authorized corporate source.

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2010-08-15, 05:41 PM	#2
jumpy27 Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,228	I wonder if George will improve the sound of the first movie. The remaining 5 movies have great sound, but the first one (even the 1997 SE) version sounds tinny and not as full sounding as the newer movies. The picture quality was excellent even on DVD, but the sound was lacking--I guess the reason for poor sound was the tight budget that the first one was made under.

2010-08-15, 07:10 PM	#3
stampeder OTA Forum Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Delta, BC (96Av x 116St) Posts: 23,338	I hope that Emperor Lucatine restores the "Han shot first" scene!

2010-08-15, 07:20 PM	#4
riceman Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 366	and hopefully he fixes the lightsabers in the first movie, it seems easy enough, i've no idea why he didn't do it for the SE's.

2010-08-15, 08:20 PM	#6
wprager Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kanata, ON, Rogers Digital, 8300-HD Posts: 1,420	I'm afraid the HSF faithful will be disappointed. I loved some of the comments about this on /. Six films? That's impossible - only three Star Wars films were ever made. These aren't the prequels you're looking for...

2010-08-16, 09:54 AM	#8
jokeDR Join Date: May 2008 Location: Milton Posts: 605	I'd be happy if they removed Lucas' CGI graffitti inserted into the original 3.

2010-08-16, 10:24 AM	#9
Soundhoundz Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 175	Lucas confirmed that this is the 1997 se release only.

2010-08-16, 11:23 AM	#10
dm_4u Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Winnipeg - Bell-HD Posts: 2,091	Pardon my ignorance...but are these the extended versions?

2010-08-16, 12:43 PM	#11
james99 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burlington Posts: 24,791	I think the Special Editions were extended. They are not the original three which will tick off the purists. I'm not a hard core fan so i won't notice.

2010-08-16, 02:13 PM	#12
dm_4u Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Winnipeg - Bell-HD Posts: 2,091	I actually enjoyed the extended versions...

2011-09-16, 08:09 PM	#13
fuzzy32 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Milton, Ontario Posts: 606	Goth my copy of the complete saga at Walmart this morning. No copies were left at the front of the store and only 6 were remaining in the dvd section at 10am.