Do you have a link to amazon or something? My nerd pride may take a hit not having known this. I saw this one, but according to the comments it doesn't have the uncut ones.

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trilogy-Widescreen-Theatrical-Edition/dp/B001EN71DG

Manit0u

Poland17740 Posts

April 24 2015 17:11 GMT

#1523

From the same comments:

If you want the trilogy set that contains both the SE and the unaltered versions but no bonus features, make sure when purchasing from Amazon, that the picture is a picture of Darth Vader and Luke clashing with light sabers and the box has a lot of blue coloring. It also says IV V VI along the bottom.

You want the 2008 release. Just torrent it?

Yoav

United States1874 Posts

April 24 2015 18:04 GMT

#1524

To anyone talking about how great the special edition was: watch the difference between the Vader/Palpatine conversation in each. Or just watch the fucking special editions. Hey look, a random CGI animal. Wow, 90s CGI was shit. Oh look, that's a believable effect: oh, it's a model painstaking built in the 70s and then filled with explosives and blown to bits. The Jabba's palace song is the worst--the scene becomes unintelligible and tonally completely off.

I get why most of the bad stuff is in there--CGI was new and exciting; the prequels meant they were trying to get less mystery in ESB; who wouldn't want to write a goofy cantina song for a Star Wars movie? But then there is the bad, plotbreaking stuff. Han shooting second. Luke's scream on Cloud City (added and removed several times). Vader's "Nooo" in the Blu Ray.

But in all seriousness, is there a way to legally purchase the OT unaltered?

Falling

Canada11509 Posts

April 24 2015 18:37 GMT

#1525

I've never actually watched anything earlier than the 90's special edition, so I can't really hate on it because that is Star Wars to me. Granted, that Jabba song and dance DOES sit very weirdly, as though we suddenly turned Star Wars into a musical. Does it represent the decadence of Jabba palace because it's just such an excessive inclusion for so little story or character progression

But I very much dislike Vader Nooo and a Wild Hayden appearing in the much newer releases. That Vader, Palpatine, Skywalker scene worked so well before, it really didn't need tinkering.

[UoN]Sentinel

United States11320 Posts

April 24 2015 19:17 GMT

#1526

I appreciate the time they put into the models, but as far as the movie goes I don't really care. A thousand Egyptian slaves could've built that model. If it still looks jerky, jerky it will be.

On the subject of the special editions, else seen the Adywan movie (someday maybe movies), A New Hope Revisited? He put in some serious work in that movie, cleaning up edits, making a few additional scenes (Death Star starting out over another planet surrounded by Star Destroyers, speeding up the Vader vs. Obi-Wan duel with the Episode III dueling music on top of it), and he's going even more ambitious for Episode V (down to rebuilding sets so he can reshoot certain parts), as well as the other four movies sometime in the future.

Yoav

United States1874 Posts

April 24 2015 19:25 GMT

#1527

On April 25 2015 04:17 [UoN]Sentinel wrote:
I appreciate the time they put into the models, but as far as the movie goes I don't really care. A thousand Egyptian slaves could've built that model. If it still looks jerky, jerky it will be.

No disagreement. My point was that all the shots done with models in the OT look great, and most of the 90s CGI isn't at their level. Modern CGI is as good or better than models, but it took a while for it to catch up.

[UoN]Sentinel

United States11320 Posts

April 24 2015 20:19 GMT

#1528

On April 25 2015 04:25 Yoav wrote:

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The early 2000s CGI was done really well though. I feel like the only discrepancies came from when the actors couldn't quite interact with it because they didn't know what was being generated in front of them.

sharkie

Austria18635 Posts

April 24 2015 22:06 GMT

#1529

The new ewok song is awesome, the best change Lucy did!

Manit0u

Poland17740 Posts

April 25 2015 21:38 GMT

#1530

On April 25 2015 03:04 Yoav wrote:
But in all seriousness, is there a way to legally purchase the OT unaltered?

2008 limited edition box containing 6 DVD's - 3 being the SE versions and 3 being unaltered copies from the laser discs (quality isn't great, but that's because Lucas forbid to ever remaster or release the original theatrical versions, best you can get).

Check out this link: http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Complete-Episodes-Blu-ray/dp/B003ZSJ212

Scroll down a bit and you'll see all the SW releases. 4th of November 2008 is the one you want (OT, not PT).

KOFgokuon

United States14911 Posts

April 27 2015 19:28 GMT

#1531

I still love the space battles from RotJ and rewatch it on youtube every now and then
But holy hell, there are so many continuity errors in this thing. Why is grey leader the same actor as Red 2? Why did they use a female actress for red 3 (right before she got shot down) but then voice over her with a guy's voice? And then use green leader's actor to respond? It implies that he was flying the y-wing that took down the two tie interceptors

The little things =(

HeatEXTEND

Netherlands836 Posts

April 30 2015 23:25 GMT

#1532

On April 24 2015 23:43 ThomasjServo wrote:

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The Ewoks in general were shit.

Yeah, that scene with Leia and the rations was not endearing at all and don't even get me started on C3-PO doing all those awesome Star Wars sounds.......right?

C'mon now.

ThomasjServo

15244 Posts

April 30 2015 23:41 GMT

#1533

On May 01 2015 08:25 HeatEXTEND wrote:

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Yeah, that scene with Leia and the rations was not endearing at all and don't even get me started on C3-PO doing all those awesome Star Wars sounds.......right?

C'mon now.

What are you on about now? Are we defending the Ewoks?

Manit0u

Poland17740 Posts

April 30 2015 23:56 GMT

#1534

On May 01 2015 08:41 ThomasjServo wrote:
What are you on about now? Are we defending the Ewoks?

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ThomasjServo

15244 Posts

May 01 2015 00:09 GMT

#1535

LegalLord

United States13779 Posts

May 01 2015 00:10 GMT

#1536

I liked the Ewoks. Nice little "strength in numbers" story.

SigmaoctanusIV

United States3313 Posts

May 01 2015 00:21 GMT

#1537

Maybe it was my childhood experiences or the fact I loved watching the Ewok movies but damn I lose those little fuzzy bears...

KadaverBB

Germany25658 Posts

May 01 2015 00:41 GMT

#1538

Anyone that hates on the Ewoks but defends Jar-Jar (or the prequels in general) needs to get punched in the face

Capped

United Kingdom7236 Posts

May 01 2015 01:00 GMT

#1539

On May 01 2015 09:41 KadaverBB wrote:
Anyone that hates on the Ewoks but defends Jar-Jar (or the prequels in general) needs to get punched in the face

bring it.