Star Wars on Blu Ray 2011
The Star Wars saga will at long last be released in a high-definition home video format as all six movies come to Blu-Ray in a Box Set in Fall 2011, as announced by George Lucas this morning at Celebration V. At the fan convention`s Main Event, thousands of Star Wars fans braved the muggy heat of an Orlando morning to queue for a one-time only stage session between George Lucas and The Daily Show`s Jon Stewart. Stewart asked Lucas questions submitted from the fan community, and one of the most frequently asked questions submitted online prior to the Main Event was about the saga`s release on Blu-Ray.
"I wish I could say it was coming out this year," said Lucas, "but it will come out next year."
The set will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films, with the highest picture and audio quality, along with extensive special features.
Star Wars fans were treated to a glimpse of bonus material, in the form of a long-lost deleted scene from Return of the Jedi. The scene has long been talked about online -- a sequence that depicts Luke Skywalker assembling his new, green-bladed lightsaber prior to infiltrating Jabba the Hutt`s palace. After completing the Jedi weapon, Luke stashes it in R2-D2`s dome. What makes the Jedi deleted clip so remarkable is that it made it all the way to postproduction before it was cut, so it is a rare example of a cut scene with completed visual effects and music.
Actor Mark Hamill came out to describe the scene, remarking that once again his original introduction in a Star Wars film was cut out (his Anchorhead introduction was, of course, cut from A New Hope). Luke`s intro is purposely played as ominous, with his face cowled in shadows and his intentions unclear."I had the black cloak, the glove, and I thought, wow, this time around I get to be the antagonist. Little did I know I was predicting the path of the prequels," said Hamill, noting the similarities to Luke in this scene and Anakin Skywalker`s appearance.
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RE: Star Wars on Blu Ray 2011
Woohoo, I cant wait to buy the trilogy for the ..er....6th time! :D ..Im guessing its too much to ask for nice quality OT as extras.....
"If I had time....and a hammer, I`d track down every bootleg copy and smash it........"
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RE: Star Wars on Blu Ray 2011
provided I actually manage to get a Blu-Ray Player by next year, it`ll be my 4th of the original trilogy
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RE: Star Wars on Blu Ray 2011
The cynic in me thinks the first release will be a boxset of all six films to encourage those diehards to at least shell out on the second trilogy, even if they never watch them...
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RE: Star Wars on Blu Ray 2011
I thought one of the issues that held back the dvd release was the quality of the original prints ? If so, will the original trilogy benefit from the blu-rinse tteatment ? Or are we just gonna get conned Again.......
Forever <M.A.D>
RE: Star Wars on Blu Ray 2011
The versions being released on Blu Ray will be the 1997 Special Editions / 2005 DVD clean up versions.
There will be a lot of extras, including many deleted scenes not seen before in any format.
I have every format since the original Widescreen VHS versions of the early 90`s, so i guess i`ll be getting this as well. Need to get myself a blu ray player (or PS3) to play them on though.
IN MADNESS YOU DWELL
As long as we get a choice NOT to have the versions with the extra crap in them!
