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Star Wars Original Trilogy Unaltered coming to DVD!
Those fans who have been demanding the original theatrical editions from 1977 - 1983 on DVD will finally get their wish in September 2006!

Each release will include the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you'll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire Strikes Back in 1980, and Return of the Jedi in 1983.

LucasFilm and Fox have announced the original theatrical editions shall be available for a limited time from September 12th to December 31st 2006!


This sucks
Ok, I was a huge fan of Star Wars growing up. The first movie I ever saw in the theater was the Empire Strikes Back with my grandparents and the first movie I ever owned was a VHS copy of Star Wars that someone recorded for me off the TV. I fondly remember my first mail order Boba Fett and laying on the couch watching that old VHS over and over with my dad. I think that the Empire Strikes back was the best of the series and that Boba Fett was arguably the coolest charachter.

Somewhere along the line I seem to have forgotten how much of a hack George Lucas was though. As I write this I am writing an article for publication and I have the DVDs playing in the background. I bought the DVDs as soon as they came out on AMazon, despite my disapointment with the prequel trilogy.

However, as I sat here on the couch I was startled to realize that Lucas had changed the movies once again, by inserting the voice of Jango Fett as Boba Fett's and replacing the original Anakin Skywalker w/ the new one. I shouldn;t have expected anything more from the man who decided to let Greedo shoot first and produced the Star Wars Christmas Special.

I guess when Lucas decides he needs an even bigger ranch and decides to produce a subsequent trilogy, he'll retcon the originals again. Until then I can at least watch Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy and be thankful that Tolkien is not around to help him retcon those.

Star Wars Widescreen vs. Fullscreen and Bonus Disc Issues
If you are a Star Wars fan, then this is a no brainer except with deciding which set to buy. So, I hope that this might clarify issues that you might have. A friend of mine keeps on harping about the big difference between widescreen and fullscreen. My own ignorance had me assuming that big black bars on the top and bottom were annoying. Also, I had to squint to see the details since everything was squished from the top and bottom. Well, that's obviously wrong and you should check out some frames of widescreen vs. fullscreen on the internet. Now with movies without the jaw-dropping views and scenes, there is not much that you are gaining with widescreen. But, take the capture of Princess Leia's ship in "New Hope" or the Millenium Falcon chase in "Empire Strikes Back" on fullscreen. The image that you are left with is basically a chopped off version of the original film to fit on your computer or TV screen. If you keep the same film reel format in widescreen, then you will get the black bars on the top and bottom with the entire frame intacted. So, if you feel that you can do without black bars, then go ahead and get the fullscreen. Otherwise, get the widescreen to enjoy the trilogy which is the way it was in the movie theaters.

The bonus disc could be a toss-up depending on how you view chipping in another ten bucks. In my opinion, you might as well go ahead and spring for the extra disc. The price of the trilogy is already over $40 dollars and you can't just buy the extra disk separately later. Plus, you get alot more features in learning about how the film was made and some of ideas/thoughts from writers and visual/sound effects specialists at Lucas Films. The simple 3 disc set without bonus disc was released just recently to attract buyers who didn't want to purchase such an expensive set. Well, it's your decision but make a choice that you can look back without regret. My favorite parts of the disc was the whole idea about how to create the character of Darth Vadar and his whole heavy breathing that we all remember quite vividly. Also, who can't remember all those wonderful sounding lightsabers that whoosh when Luke or Obi-wan were swinging them. Well, those people who created the effects and sounds talk about it. Kinda interesting and you'll never see it on TV.

The quality of all the films are first rate but my only gripe about the trilogy is the special edition treatment. We get these silly additions of a digitally created Jabba the Hut and also scenes of Hayden as young Darth Vadar. Taking a classic film and then getting a do-over is just ridiculous. It's like having a writer say Mark Twain looking over Huck Finn and then going back to change bits and pieces on the plot of Huck and Jim. It's done and finished so don't mess with it. Art should be a finished form after it's done no need to keep on polishing it over. You just ruin it for the future generation and people just get confused. So, if you just ignore all those additional scenes from George Lucas (which goes for those who actually lived through the original 80's trilogy), then go ahead and purchase this. I doubt that this trilogy will ever be released in its original form without all those digitally enhanced scenes.

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