Star Wars Trilogy on DVD Officially Announced!

[MickeyMousePal]

Here's the artcover for the Star Wars Triology Set:

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

May the Force be with you!

[Disneykid]

Umm, that was posted a couple of posts above you in this thread...Personally, I'm waiting to see the individual keepcase covers to see how they'll match the prequels.

[MickeyMousePal]

Disneykid Wrote:

Umm, that was posted a couple of posts above you in this thread...Personally, I'm waiting to see the individual keepcase covers to see how they'll match the prequels.

The hyperlink shows the real art work cover the other post was not the real art cover. Both are different but my post is the real one.

[Disneykid]

Here's the REAL Cover Art.

Personally, I really like it. Very classy. It doesn't match the prequels, but I admire it enough to get over it.

Oh yeah, here's the pan-n-scam version. Some may complain that the foolscreen is gold, making it appear to be the best, but I like the silver cover much better.

Ahem.

[MickeyMousePal]

Oops. Sorry about that Disneykid I didn't see that post.

[Disneykid]

You are forgiven, my child.

We better be getting those keepcase/disc pics this week as promised, and it'd be nice if we got some actual specs, too (seems odd to me we're getting artwork BEFORE the specs, which doesn't happen too often in DVDland...).

[Luke]

The Trilogy is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com, at 40% off, for just $41.99:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... eimprovemz

40% off reminds me of the good old days of Amazon and other Internet discounts, like 2000. Memories...

[MickeyMouseboy]

I'm kinda glad this is finally coming out on DVD but.........I wish they would have released them as 2 disc sets now the collection is going to get thrown off by that "fourth" disc and the box........ somewhat dissapointed.

[Loomis]

The Trilogy is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com, at 40% off, for just $41.99:

Well, I preordered it.
However, there is a chance I'll cancel and just buy the local copy (it comes out here the same day so not as much waiting)

Mind you, after waiting 5 years or so for the DVD, what is another few weeks?

[The Lizard King]

My money is still on seeing Jar Jar CG-ed into the cantina scene in Ep IV. I wouldn't put it past old Georgie.

I'm just glad that I have both the original theatrical release and the 1997 SE on anamorphic DVD. Come this fall, I'll have THREE anamorphic versions of the original SW Trilogy!

TLK

[2099net]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainmen ... 589227.stm

Star Wars DVDs top web sales list

The DVDs of the original Star Wars trilogy have topped the charts on internet retailer Amazon's UK website - almost six months before their release. ...

[MickeyMouseboy]

Here's all the specs according to DVDfile:

The Force Returns - 12:01am

Alright, alright, no more April Fool's jokes. (Really, this is serious.) Just announced from Fox Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm are the complete specs for the upcoming Star Wars Trilogy box sets, hitting a galaxy near you on September 21st. (Perhaps you have heard of them?) Available in separate anamorphic widescreen and full screen versions, each includes Dolby Digital Surround EX tracks, plus additional English, French and Spanish Dolby 2.0 surround options and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The set will also contain audio commentaries for each film: George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher (A New Hope); Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Burtt, Muren, and Fisher (The Empire Strikes Back); and Lucas, Kasdan, Burtt, Muren, and Fisher again (on Return of the Jedi). Other extras include the bonus fourth disc with "The Most Comprehensive Feature-Length Documentary Ever Produced On the Star Wars Saga" plus "Never Before Seen Footage From the Making Of All Three Films." Expect more possible extras to be announced soon, and retail for either box will list for $69.95.

[Luke]

Eh, they could have done audio commentaries on a couple of Saturdays. Unless the documentary is something amazing (and even if it is), what exactly was the huge wait for?

[Jack]

I think the Bonus Disc is going to end up being almost identical to Indy's:

2-Hr Making of Documentary
A few featurettes (with the 'never before seen material')
Trailers

The $70 list price seems too expensive. Indiana Jones' set is pretty much identical and the suggested retail price for that was $50. Why the difference in price - just because SW is more anticipated? Anyway, besides Amazon having it for 40% off now, I'm sure there will be retail stores that'll sell it for a around $40-$50.

[Disneykid]

Sounds good, but I'm hoping for A LOT more stuff that just hasn't been announced, such as deleted scenes with optional commentary, galleries, and some other things. It'd be ridiculous of Lucas to release such in-depth DVD's for the prequels, then give us a good but not as in-depth look at the original trilogy.

[The Lizard King]

Eh, they could have done audio commentaries on a couple of Saturdays. Unless the documentary is something amazing (and even if it is), what exactly was the huge wait for?

Because George Lucas has decided to share this year. There is no other reason.

TLK

[Loomis]

I think the Bonus Disc is going to end up being almost identical to Indy's:

Digital Bits and Best Buy are apparently saying the following will be the features of the fourth bonus disc:

* Star Wars: The Independent Films (feature length doco)
* 3 Production featurettes (Evolution of Characters; Influence of SW and Lightsaber/Fights)
* original 1977 "making of"
* galleries and poster art
* sneak preview (i.e. shamelsss cross-promotion) for a X-box game

None of this is official of course (we only know for sure there WILL be a feature doco and commentaries), but it sounds pretty accurate.

[Disneykid]

Hmmm, if that's true, it sounds like an overall better package than Indiana Jones, but considering how long we've waited and how excellent the prequels DVD's were, we better be getting more than that.

[Disneykid]

Far more detailed info has been released regarding the supplements:

Star Wars: The Independent Films feature length documentary - The story of Star Wars is the story of the most successful independent series film ever produced. It's the story of a Hollywood outsider named George Lucas and a low-budget labor of love space saga that defied the odds and reinvented the rules. It's the story of a revolution born of a dream. It's the story of an independent filmmaker who had to innovate and invent an entirely new way of creating motion pictures. It's the story of a fundamental paradigm shift in the creative process made, not by the studio system, but by a single filmmaker with a simple dream. (150 min.)

The Evolution of Characters featurette - Get an in-depth look at how all your favorite characters came to be with exclusive concept art and discussion with George and the people who shaped what ultimately became out favorite heroes and villains. Includes a separate still/video gallery cut to Star Wars music with access to artwork and classic scenes for each major character. (30 min.)

The Influence of Star Wars featurette - Without Star Wars, there would be no... The groundbreaking special effects that were pioneered to make Star Wars movies not only helped viewers escape to a galaxy far, far away, but they changed the way every movie was made thereafter. Experience never before seen effects innovations from the films and learn how pivotal the films were to modern effects wizards and filmmakers. (20 min.)

Lightsabers/Fights featurette - Forget laser pistols, the lightsaber is the coolest weapon in the Star Wars galaxy. What were George's influences for creating the lightsaber? How did Mark Hamill, Alec Guiness, and Darth Vader stunt people approach wielding a saber? How did the effects guys figure out the lightsaber beam? How did each fight escalate from the previous one? And what influences did this creation have on movies thereafter? (10 min.)

1977 Featurette - Transport people back in time to the opening of each Star Wars film. Menus will showcase all the pop culture features from the 1977 opening such as: TV references, toy ads, promotional partner commercials, news clips, songs inspired by Star Wars, Star Wars magazine and newspaper coverage, classic video game demos. (20 min.)

Star Wars Battlefront X-Box Video Game Demo (15 min.)

Teasers and Trailers from the original theatrical releases of each of the movies along with the 1997 re-releases. (15 min.)

TV Spots from the original theatrical releases of the movies along with the 1997 re-releases (5 min.)

Episode III Behind the Scenes Preview
Section One - The Creator: Finally the birth of Vader. George talks about finally bringing Vader back to the series and teases about Anakin's descent to the Dark Side and the powers of seduction in play.
Section Two - The Costume: Black is back. For the last Star Wars movie ever and the birth of the ultimate villain, a new costume was forged. This segment answers some key questions: who created it? was it made for Hayden?
Section Three - The Actors: Finally I get to become Vader. Key interviews with the cast (including Hayden) and crew sharing their thoughts and experiences about working on the last Star Wars film and finally seeing the completion of the Saga. (10 min.)

Stills - A comprehensive gallery of posters from around the world, classic artwork, and never-before-seen photos from all three films (approximately 300 images.)

Each movie disc will also contain easter eggs. Overall, this sounds like quite a good package. Perhaps not the ultimate mega supah genius editions of the films people have waited for, but a solid package none the less that definitely seems to oustrip Indiana Jones' boxed set (which I thought was a great set, too).

[Loomis]

Far more detailed info has been released regarding the supplements:

You beat me to it, DK

It looks pretty awesome now I must say.

Sounding more like the set we always wanted each day. Can't wait!

Again, although it isn't EXACTLY what we wanted (which would have been something like the Alien Quadrilogy set), this is pretty good for what we KNOW is a first edition with another already planned a few years down the track...