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Ignore the Star Wars dweebs, these are great movies ..
Forget all the nonsense talk here about how Lucas changed these movies; he didn't. To the average (normal) person, the changes are not a big deal, if even noticable. If you remember these movies when they were first in theaters or are just discovering them for the first time, this set is well worth having.

Its still Star Wars
Star Wars, in my opinion the greatest movie saga ever, on DVD is a must buy. The changed scenes and lines are true, but do they really change the story? I believe these altered parts make the movie somewhat better, when watching it from the TWO trilogies perspective. Seeing Anikan Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) at the end of Return Of The Jedi, makes it more noticeable and important, when you have episode 2 and 3 just out. Changed lines and (if you havent noticed) new the sith lord/emperor are done to make episode 1, 2, and 3 more connected, and similar to the original trilogy.
Now I love the original Star Wars, and would own those tapes if i could, but technology has changed through these 27-28 years. Of course you have the Dolby 5.1 surround sound, and the color it so much better. Just look at C3PO. The sound has been MODIFIED, not changed, just to sound better through your speakers.
And possible the main reason to buy this set (main would be if you dont own Star Wars already), is the bonus feature disc, which has a 2 and a half hour documentary through the ups and downs of George Lucas and the making of the original Star Wars trilogy. There is also some sub-documentaries about the lightsaber, characters, and how Star Wars changed the movie industry. A true collector feature is the tv spots, commercials, and teasers of each Star Wars movie, which is fun to see, because its before Star Wars changed the world. And if you're a video game fan, you get a tight demo of Star Wars battlefront for xbox, and the "making-of" of Star Wars episode 3.

Now i dont expect a lot of ppl agreeing with me, but think of the newer generation of fans, and the ones to come. This dvd set is better than just hearing about it. If Lucas left it alone, he would of definately got crap from Fox and the "origina" star wars fans, for wanting to milk the original Star Wars for every cent its worth.

It's better than no DVDs...
At some point, it would be nice to have the original Episode 4 restored to the theater version in DVD. The success of E4 was not expected by anyone, especially George Lucas and the various actors. That it was any thing other than a standard summer release was suprising, and sequels were not dreamed of, or expected...the surprise factor was enormous. You can thank the 'old timers' who watched the thing 5 or 6 times for it's success, and for allowing G. Lucas and crew to scamper to fill out the sequels.

A lot of backfilling was necessary. It was like building a house from the roof down (and Revenge of the Sith is the basement). The first was the best, and the rest have had to make do with slick special effects to make up for the plot problems. I'm not complaining, but feel that the DVDs should have been available separately. And available as the original theatrical version, for those of us who enjoyed the popcorn.

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