Star Wars: Rogue One
POSTED BY: JEWELSTAITEFAN
UPDATED: Thursday, July 26, 2018 16:25
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Really?
I thought copies of the first 3 were kept unavailable until the 90s, just before the 20th Anniversary.
I do recall that most every home viewing tape cost about $80, I think the same for VHS and BetaMax, but don't recall any Star Wars ever among them. Individual ownership was embargoed for a long time on SW.
I don't know what to say except that you're wrong. Any casual search will show you that. It had releases on Betamax, VHS, and Laser Disc. By the time the 20th Anniversary came about, I had 4 different releases including a sweet Boxset that had VHS Letterbox versions.
I haven't checked Target, but I'd bet the blurays on sale are Special Editons, since it would be pretty big news if the original Theatrical versions were released on bluray.
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Quote:Maybe I was in a backwater. Not like I searched on the web, because algore had not yet invented the Internet by the early 80's.
Originally posted by Moose:Quote:I don't know what to say except that you're wrong. Any casual search will show you that. It had releases on Betamax, VHS, and Laser Disc. By the time the 20th Anniversary came about, I had 4 different releases including a sweet Boxset that had VHS Letterbox versions.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Really?
I thought copies of the first 3 were kept unavailable until the 90s, just before the 20th Anniversary.
I do recall that most every home viewing tape cost about $80, I think the same for VHS and BetaMax, but don't recall any Star Wars ever among them. Individual ownership was embargoed for a long time on SW.
I haven't checked Target, but I'd bet the blurays on sale are Special Editons, since it would be pretty big news if the original Theatrical versions were released on bluray.
what diferences are there between SEs and Theatrical release, other than the retroactive digitalized garbage added in?
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Well, thanks to Al Gore we do have the internet now, so I'll let you search for the answers you seek.
Bless you, Al Gore!!!
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Have you seen this, Moose?
Harmy's Star Wars: Despecialized Edition - History & Sources Documentary (extended version)
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:I didn't have the details, it was out of stock at most locations. It's actually 6 discs, a BR and standard for each film. The store I bought at had several in stock, with the price shown as $50, but rang up as $15.
Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:i don't know which versions, I meant the Episodes IV-VI.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Wow... It's amazing how cheap the internet has made movies. I remember buying the original trilogy on VHS in the late 90's for 30 bucks, back when gas was around 90 cents a gallon.
Is it the actual original trilogy, or the "Special Edition"?
BTW... I haven't downloaded and watched it yet, but there is a fan project online that has re-created the original trilogy as it was released in the theaters. This version was never seen again after the original theatrical runs, as it was edited for every home release and later theatrical showings. I watched a video on youtube about the history of this project and the many tricks they've used to pull this off.
I'm looking forward to eventually seeing this because I wasn't even born when the first movie came out so I've never seen this version before.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
The BR ANH had Jabba in it.
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Have you seen this, Moose?
Harmy's Star Wars: Despecialized Edition - History & Sources Documentary (extended version)
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Yep, he did an incredible job with it.
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Originally posted by Moose:
Yep, he did an incredible job with it.
It looks amazing. From what I can tell, he's still doing work to improve it.
I'm wondering if the version I had taped off of HBO when I was a kid was the original theatrical run, or if there had already been edits to it. I was only 2 years old when TESB came out.
Looking forward to seeing it.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Yeah, it’s a work in progress for him. I saw one of his early ones and it was great.
I can just imagine what he’s come up with now, with much better TVs and all.
I think HBO version (80s) would have been slightly edited, the main thing was adding the Episode IV A New Hope title to the crawl.
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I'm surprised that Lucas or I guess Disney these days haven't shut him down yet. It's not as though he's doing this on the sly anywhere, and even if he was the video on youtube has links in the description where you can go to download these things. It makes me think that somehow they still don't even know that he's doing what he's doing.
There would always be places he could do this stuff and collaborate with others in the darkness, but it doesn't even look like any attempt has really been made here to hide it.
I don't think he'd have much to worry about if he was digitally upgrading Manos The Hands of Fate, but Star Wars?
Maybe there are higher ups at Disney who know about this and disagree with Lucas' take on it. They're probably letting this guy see his work to fruition so they can just take it from him without any monetary compensation and resell it to the public and make some good money off of a zero sum investment.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:Waiting for the completed work before stealing it sounds like a plan.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
I'm surprised that Lucas or I guess Disney these days haven't shut him down yet. It's not as though he's doing this on the sly anywhere, and even if he was the video on youtube has links in the description where you can go to download these things. It makes me think that somehow they still don't even know that he's doing what he's doing.
There would always be places he could do this stuff and collaborate with others in the darkness, but it doesn't even look like any attempt has really been made here to hide it.
I don't think he'd have much to worry about if he was digitally upgrading Manos The Hands of Fate, but Star Wars?
Maybe there are higher ups at Disney who know about this and disagree with Lucas' take on it. They're probably letting this guy see his work to fruition so they can just take it from him without any monetary compensation and resell it to the public and make some good money off of a zero sum investment.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Will they allow a similar action with Firefly?
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