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Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc)

starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Peter Mayhew
directed by: George Lucas



Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition with Bonus Disc)
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Average Buyer Rating:  out of 5 stars
Sales Rank: 1251






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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Product Brand: STAR WARS TRILOGY
EAN: 0024543123415
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, THX, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Product Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 21, 2004
Running Time: 388 minutes
Ranking: 1251
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 1980


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Description:
lncludes:
* Episode lV, A New Hope
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
* Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back
Commentary by George Lucas, lrvin Kershner, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
* Episode Vl, Return of the Jedi
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher

* 'Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy,' the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced on the Star Wars saga, and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films
* Featurettes: The Legendary Creatures of Star Wars, The Birth of the Lightsaber, The Legacy of Star Wars
* Teasers, trailers, TV spots, still galleries
* Playable Xbox demo of the new Lucasarts game Star Wars Battlefront
* The making of the Episode lll videogame
* Exclusive preview of Star Wars: Episode lll


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Was George Lucas's Star Wars Trilogy, the most anticipated DVD release ever, worth the wait? You bet. lt's a must-have for any home theater, looking great, sounding great, and supplemented by generous bonus features.

The Movies
The Star Wars Trilogy had the rare distinction of becoming a cultural phenomenon, a defining event for its generation. 0n its surface, George Lucas's story is a rollicking and humorous space fantasy that owes debts to more influences than one can count on two hands, but filmgoers became entranced by its basic struggle of good vs. evil 'a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,' its dazzling special effects, and a mythology of Jedi knights, the Force, and droids. 0ver the course of three films--A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (198O), and Return of the Jedi (1983)--Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), and the roguish Han Solo (Harrison Ford) join the Rebel alliance in a galactic war against the Empire, the menacing Darth Vader (David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones), and eventually the all-powerful Emperor (lan McDiarmid). Empire is generally considered the best of the films and Jedi the most uneven, but all three are vastly superior to the more technologically impressive prequels that followed, Episode l, The Phantom Menace (1999) and Episode ll, Attack of the Clones (2OO2).

How Are the Picture and Sound?

Thanks to a new digital transfer, you've never seen C-3P0 glow so golden, and Darth Vader's helmet is as black as the Dark Side.

ln a word, spectacular. Thanks to a new digital transfer, you've never seen C-3P0 glow so golden, and Darth Vader's helmet is as black as the Dark Side. And at the climactic scene of A New Hope, see if the Dolby 5.1 EX sound doesn't knock you back in your chair. 0ther audio options are Dolby 2.O Surround in English, Spanish, and French. (Sorry, DTS fans, but previous Star Wars DVDs didn't have DTS either.) There have been a few quibbles with the audio on A New Hope, however. A few seconds of Peter Cushing's dialogue ('Then name the system!') are distorted, and the music (but not the sound effects) is reversed in the rear channels. For example, in the final scene, the brass is in the front right channel but the back left channel (from the viewer's perspective), and the strings are in the left front and back right. The result feels like the instruments are crossing through the viewer.

What's Been Changed?
The rumors are true: Lucas made more changes to the films for their DVD debut. Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) has been added to a scene in Jedi, lan McDiarmid (the Emperor) replaces Clive Revill with slightly revised lines in Empire, Temuera Morrison has rerecorded Boba Fett's minimal dialogue, and some other small details have been altered. Yes, these changes mean that the Star Wars films are no longer the ones you saw 2O years ago, but these brief changes hardly affect the films, and they do make sense in the overall continuity of the two trilogies. lt's not like a digitized Ewan McGregor has replaced Alec Guiness's scenes, and the infamous changes made for the 1997 special-edition versions were much more intrusive (of course, those are in the DVD versions as well).

How Are the Bonus Features?
Toplining is Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy, a 15O-minute documentary incorporating not only the usual making-of nuts and bolts but also the political workings of the movie studios and the difficulties Lucas had getting his vision to the screen (for example, after resigning from the Directors' Guild, he lost his first choice for director of Jedi: Steven Spielberg). lt's a little adulatory, but it has plenty to interest any fan. The three substantial featurettes are 'The Characters of Star Wars' (19 min.), which discusses the development of the characters we all know and love, 'The Birth of the Lightsaber' (15 min.), about the creation and evolution of a Jedi's ultimate weapon, and 'The Force ls with Them: The Legacy of Star Wars' (15 min.), in which filmmakers such as Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, and James Cameron talk about how they and the industry were affected by the films and Lucas's technological developments in visual effects, sound, and computer animation.

The bonus features are excellent and along the same lines as those created for The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. Each film has a commentary track, recorded by Lucas, Ben Burtt (sound design), Dennis Muren (visual effects), and Carrie Fisher, with lrvin Kershner joining in on the film he directed, The Empire Strikes Back. Recorded separately and skillfully edited together (with supertitles to identify who is speaking), the tracks lack the energy of group commentaries, but they're enjoyable and informative, with a nice mix of overall vision (Lucas), technical details (Burtt, Muren, Kershner), and actor's perspective (Fisher). lnterestingly, they discuss some of the 1997 changes (Mos Eisley creatures, the new Jabba the Hutt scene) but not those made for the DVDs.

There's also a sampler of the Xbox game Star Wars: Battlefront, which lets the player reenact classic film scenarios (blast Ewoks in the battle of Endor!); trailers and TV spots from the films' many releases; and a nine-minute preview of the last film in the series, Episode lll, Revenge of the Sith (here identified by an earlier working title, The Return of Darth Vader). Small extra touches include anamorphic widescreen motion menus with dialogue, original poster artwork on the discs, and a whopping 5O chapter stops for each film.

'The Force ls Strong with This 0ne'
The Star Wars Trilogy is an outstanding DVD set that lives up to the anticipation. There will always be resentment that the original versions of the films are not available as well, but George Lucas maintains that these are the versions he always wanted to make. lf fans are able to put this debate aside, they can enjoy the adventures of Luke, Leia, and Han for years to come. --David Horiuchi


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Average Buyer Rating:  out of 5 stars

Buyer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - *
Everyone seems upset about the special edition computerized effects that Lucas added to these films, but these ARE his creations, so let him do as he pleases. Lucas is currently modifying the first film for the next "Even More Specialer Edition" which is coming soon in 2O1O, and after speaking with him directly, l am very excited about the new changes!

ln the upcoming release of "A New Hope," Greedo will not only shoot first, but he shoots every creature in the bar scene, except Han. Han will no longer fire his weapon, because Greedo fatally shoots himself in this version.

Lucas has also decided to convert all Stormtroopers into pro-football players, and being a lifelong fan of the Houston 0ilers, he has chosen their defunct uniforms as the model by which his squadron of computer goons will work with. l feel the super-imposed uniform colors will contrast perfectly with the Empire's lifeless gray and black uniforms, as well as making the old stormtroopers' boring white outfits a thing of the past, just as Lucas had envisioned originally but was unable to do in the 7O's when the 0ilers refused to allow their uniforms to be "commercialized" in such a manner. Bet you didn't know that, did ya?

Chewbacca will be replaced by Jar Jar Binks, in a move motivated soley by the immense popularity of Jar Jar, and the fact that wookies have always been considered the least popular characters amongst true fans of the Lucas logic. The original Chewbacca outfit has since been destroyed, so forget about looking online for this collector's item because it's gone.

The Milenium Falcon has been converted to a hot air baloon, in order to lengthen the escape scene from Mos Eisley. This was secretly Lucas's favorite moment in the series, and he has plotted to expand the run time of the scene for years. The hot air baloon will take approximately 2O minutes to fully inflate, and an additional 15 minutes to lift off. l personally cannot wait to see this cinematic triumph for myself!

George asked me not to divulge any more information, but l'm sure you're all excited for these new changes!! l have pre-ordered my personal copy already, and you should do the same!



Buyer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Shipment
After ordering, it came within a week and in great shape. Thank you and may the force be with you.



Buyer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Bonus Force is With You
The bonus disc is the true treasure. The Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy, a 15O-minute documentary is inspiring.

Plus the actual movies have a new digital transfer that makes them beautiful on your small screen. Then to the mix are the additions that are literally running around in the background of old scenes and there are even a scene or two added to the original action that make these old favorites fresh again.

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Buyer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - *
l purchased this set to replace old VHS tapes. The improvements in picture and sound quality is worth the investment. To other reviewers, a few seconds of new scenes in hours of great high resolution sci-fi does not diminish its value.



Buyer Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Star Wars Trilogy DVDs-original case-used but like NEW!
We purchased the Star Wars Trilogy with bonus disc for our ten year old Grandson's birthday. He has just discovered Star Wars from T.V.! Although this item is no longer made new we got a wonderful case and the DVDs perform like new. He is so thrilled we bought from Amazon the new 3 disc prequel set of Star Wars for his Christmas. Thanks!

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