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DVDs & Films Forum - Star Wars on Blu Ray 2011 - Page 1
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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.
Missing Scene (may not appear for long):
This item was edited on Saturday, 14th August 2010, 21:14
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I suspect you can tell that a format is finally taking off, when Star Wars appears on it. 
How many times will we have bought Star Wars now? 
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Woohoo, I cant wait to buy the trilogy for the ..er....6th time! 
..Im guessing its too much to ask for nice quality OT as extras.....
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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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Hmm, I think this would only be the 3rd time for me.
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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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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.......
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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.
Elite
IN MADNESS YOU DWELL
As long as we get a choice NOT to have the versions with the extra crap in them!
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Oakland_Raider says...
The versions being released on Blu Ray will be the 1997 Special Editions / 2005 DVD clean up versions.You just saved me shelling out for this with that one line.
I hate the special editions.
I have the original trilogy on VHS somewhere, earliest widescreen but from two seperate releases, the DVD box set when it was released (silver one), and the triple DVD "Theatrical Release" versions.
I only ever wanted the theatrical releases and hate all the CGI added junk from later dates.
I'd like the extras but I can wait or get them from..."other" sources.
Jimbo : oÞ
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