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Release Date: 21 September, 2004 Retail Price: $69.98 OUR Price: $50.31 You SAVE: $19.67! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition) Reviews
Not Your Father's "Star Wars"
This isn't the original theatrical versions, but the later, computer enhanced "special editions." That makes me just a little sad; One of the great things about those original editions was finding how many bloopers you could spot. Who could forget Luke Skywalker landing his X-Wing after blowing up the Death Star and shouting "CARRIE" (not LEIA) at the top of his lungs?! The special editions got rid of all that great, human, trivia.
Still, I've purchased this trilogy as a gift for my daughter and a trip down nostalgia lane for me.
When the movie first came out I really didn't pay much attention to it. It's probably hard for younger audiences to believe, but "Star Wars" was originally a largely underground hit. The studio didn't mount any massive ad campaign for it and it's popularity grew mostly through word of mouth. As the film was literally entering it's last week of release, a friend took me to the Central City Mall (now defunct) in San Bernardino to see it.
Like most others, I was stunned by the opening graphics. The pan from the surface of Tatooine to the small diplomatic ship to the huge Star Destroyer in blazing pursuit was inspired and effectively changed science fiction films forever.
It would be years before I saw the original Star Wars again. (Remember, this was before you could see any movie and be sure that it would be released on VHS or DVD in less than six months.) So, Star Wars fans had to wait for years (well, at least two - my memory fails me) for "The Empire Strikes Back." To me, this was (and is) the best of all the Star Wars films. I saw this one at least a dozen times.
The mini-adventure that launches "Empire" (Luke attacked by the Wampa and using the force to kill it; Han venturing out in the face of certain death to rescue his friend, and so on) became a Spielberg trademark, but Lucas did it here, first. These introductory vignettes have since gone on to become a staple of the action-adventure genre, showcased at their best in the "Indiana Jones" trilogy.
The sudden - and unexpected - sexual tension in the triangle of Luke, Leia, and Han made this movie instantly provocative and riveted my teenaged attention. In the original Star Wars, the suggestion was that Luke and Leia were an "item." Putting Han into the mix was an inspired twist. Of course, the revelation that Darth was Luke's father (and Leia's brother) made this an instant soap-opera hit.
Those were happy days, idyllic in hindsight, when all you had to worry about was how long you had to stand in line and whether or not you could get the perfect seats - center aisle, a few rows back - and revel in the newly released THX sound, following the plot so closely that you could (literally) quote the dialog along with the film!
I still have my VHS copy of "Star Wars" and "The Empire Strikes Back" and I drag them out from time to time, just to remember days gone by. Just for the record, I still feel that "Return of the Jedi" was the weakest of the three - it felt like George was tired of the series and just wanted to tie up all the loose ends.
When I finally get the DVD's, er, that is, borrow them from my daughter, it's going to feel a little strange to be sitting in my den with a 50 inch HDTV listening to THX grade home-theater
But I believe a little of that earlier magic will still come through.
Star Wars - The Early Movies
I received the item on time and in excellent condition.
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