This Blu-ray upgrade of the Star Wars saga includes all six films with three bonus discs, including deleted and alternate scenes, scene and costume sketches, interviews with the cast and crew and three documentaries: Star Warriors (2007), about the worldwide fan legion; A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010); and Star Wars Spoofs (2011), a collection of Star Wars parodies. Although this box-set lists for $139.99, you can find it on AMAZON for $79.99 (43% off, a saving of $60!). Every home should have these classic movies.
I would only count the first three released as classics. Too bad, he didn’t stop after that. I think of kids starting with Part One and wonder if they go any further.
The first released STAR WARS movie (Number 3 in this numbering system) is my favorite, Patti. The CGI effects took over in the later releases.
Old George could have stopped after Empire Strikes Back as far as I’m concerned. Return was just a rehash of one and those Ewoks-eww!
Old George felt like he had more stories to tell, Randy. I wish he’d had some other directors tell them.
After watching (so-called) Episode 1 I said I would never watch another. We do have the three “real” movies on DVD.
You’re right about the drop-off in quality in Episode 1, Jeff.
Do you wonder if at any point Lucas realized how inferior the later films were compared to the first three? Or did years of receiving fan boy adulation dull his critical facilities to the point of uselessness?
Fame and adulation can warp one’s senses, Drongo. Sorry the Broncos lost last night. Hopefully the Bills will thrash the Raiders this weekend.
This set also contains Lucas’ latest alterations. You gotta have it for that reason alone.
You’re right, Bill. Completists are going to make this box-set a “must-buy.”
George, the original Star Wars is movie 4 not 3. Star Wars was killed because Lucas found he could make much more money marketing stuff to kids than making movies. He has forgotten his original audience – those people who stood in line when Star Wars was first released, mainly college students. Now it is aimed at 8 year olds.
I may pick up the three original movie collection, if I can get to Toys R Us before it sells out Friday – they have it for $29.95 on blu-ray (on sale Friday and Saturday only).
I wonder if I can find a Toys R Us in St. Louis that still has those first three STAR WARS movies for $29.95, Stan. What a bargain!
I’m in a minority of those who, while recognizing the three prequel films aren’t as good, still enjoy them, just not as much. I’ve bought Star Wars on tape, then on DVD, then on when the upgraded set came out, now I guess I’ll be buying it again. Sigh. I do really like these, though, so it’s okay.
I have problems with Episode #3: REVENGE OF THE SITH, Rick. It just didn’t ring true to me. How could the Jedi (with their powers) not know about the massive conspiracy against them?
Perhaps they had eaten too much fast food, and just weren’t thinking straight.
I thought the Sith Conspiracy was totally bogus, Rick. Maybe fast food was the culprit.
George, I stayed up till midnight watching that slopfest of a football game. Sigh. Hope your boys beat the crap outta the Raiders.
Obviously not a fan of the last three SW flicks, but a fair number of people enjoyed them. (I did like the water world.) I know a kid who thinks EMPIRE is too slow and complicated. Oh well.
Since last night was a “School Night” I went to bed at half-time of the Patriots/Dolphins game, Drongo. But I did see the highlights of both games this morning. Were the fans actually chanting “We Want Tebow?”
Didn’t like any of the four I’ve seen, was dragged to “1” and “2” by Alice, hated the glimmers of Brackett’s script in EMPIRE the least (I’ve never seen “6” and wouldn’t let Alice drag me to “3”…haven’t watched the animations, either).
Don’t understand the love by those who have known, say, unadulterated Brackett, as I already did before seeing SW.
If you have a high tolerance for all things STAR WARS, you might enjoy the animated series, Todd. They’re a cut above anything else out there on the Cartoon Network.
These are not supposed to come out until Friday the 16th.
AMAZON is shipping now, Stan.
What’s in the spoofs section? HARDWARE WARS, perhaps?
I haven’t watched the spoofs, yet, Juri. I’m deep into REX STEELE, NAZI SMASHER.