9/21/04 -- widescreen DVD release of the original Star Wars Trilogy

9/21/04 -- Star Wars Battlefront game released on most game consoles






w000t. i think im getting both on tuesday :rockon:

http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swbattlefront/ this game looks goooooooood. online play too!

 

the new dvd features some changes too.... scroll down (spoilers)...










































List of Trilogy DVD Changes
Tue, Sep 14, 04 03:46:40 AM EDT

Gilless tells us that the Sept'04 issue of the french magazine "Les Années Laser - Le Magazine du DVD et du Home Cinema" has published a short but very informative review of the upcoming classic Star Wars DVD set, including a detailled description of the few modifications introduced by Lucasfilm. Here you go!
A New Hope:
- 24'51" : twin sun effect has been renewed.

- 48'50" : Han Solo avoids Greedo's shot before shooting at him.

- 50'30" : Jabba effect renewed completely, in accordance with Episode 1.

- 71'30" and after : Death Star jail corridor is much deeper.

- 77' : the garbage monster has been improved.

- 82'10" : "Power" and "Tractor Beam" stencils have been replaced with Star Wars "foreign" signs.

Empire Strikes Back:
- 50'56" to 52'05" : Emperor's hologram has been reshot with Ian Mc Dairmid. A new dialog has been recorded and Palpatine informs Vader about Luke's real identity!

- 63'42", 87'18" & 98'39" : Boba Fett's dialog has been re-recorded by Temuera Morrison.

- 92'05" & 92"15 : Han Solo's black jacket has been erased, due to cut mistakes in the original movie.

- 101'40" : Luke's scream, which was added in the '97 Special Edition, has been removed again.

Return Of The Jedi:
- 24'44" and after : Edge transparency defects around the Rancor have been removed.

- 115'41" : Old Anakin's eyebrows have been erased and eyes are now blue, to fit with Hayden Christensen.

- 120'44" : Naboo has been added to Tatooine, Bespin, Coruscant and Endor victory celebration scenes.

- 120'58" & 121'03" : Senate & Jedi temple are now included in Coruscant panoramic view.

- 122'30" : As everyone knows already, Hayden appears as a ghost beside Yoda and old Obi-Wan at the end of the movie

 

all the more reason to bootleg the real originals

:ghey:

 

oh no.. i'm worried about these changes. there are a few from the last set that i didn't like. why can't they just leave well enough alone? oh well, we'll see how it turns out..

 

I agree, they were great when original, no needs for changes

 

I don't know. I'm kinda mixed... they changes start off kinda stupid, cosmetic things. But as they progress they seem to help bring the 6 movies more together with the flow and consistancy of things.

I won't buy it... I'll wait for the $45624444562345.95 box set with all 6 in a year or two.

 

at least they took out that ghey ass scream in ESB when he falls. ...the only thing i was not approving of was Hayden in ROTJ at the end. :squint:



as for the box set.... too late for me...I'll probably have all the incarnations before it :chuckles:

 

I was excited for it to come out and was looking forward to it until I learned of the changes

I will find the original versions on VHS and transfer them to DIVX or dub them off or whatever because these changes are trashing the real Star Wars

Fuk you Lucas you money grubbing asshole

 

have you ever worked on something, and after you finish it, you look at it, and decide you're not happy with something? so you go back to change it, and you keep doing it, until you destroy the work?

i've done that many times, and i feel like that's what lucas is doing.

 

No he is modifying it to fit the new prequels (which suck ass btw).

The original stories were solid and were just fine as they sat. You can't even purchase the movies in their truly original form anymore nor do the discs give you the option of watching them in original format. Its bs if you ask me because the movies I fell in love with don't even exist anymore.