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xsBusiness - Star Wars Trilogy
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List Price: $39.98
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Starring: Mark Hamill
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0024543007432
Format: Box set
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: 2000-11-21
Running Time: 386
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1980-05-21
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Summary: Everybody's favourite space fairytale
Comment: With Episode 2 currently in the theaters, and many people complaining about how shallow that movie is, and how unbelievable the story and how much better the original trilogy was etc, I think it's time to make a comment. First of all, Star Wars movies have NEVER,EVER,EVER had a good story. They're basically about the age-old tale of good vs. evil, set in various locations in a galaxy far far away. The plot is usually full of holes, the whole thing often depends on extreme coincidences and every Imperial superweapon has a verious obvious flaw that any apprentice engineer could have found in five minutes. This movie, Episode 4, is probably the most basic of them all. The main point is, Star Wars was never SUPPOSED to be about the story. It's basically a lot of (brilliant) nonsense put together, and it works just fine because the makers know that it's nonsense and make the best of it. That being said, the level of creativity in making up all those aliens, vehicles, space ships etc. is unmatched. When we look at Episode 4 specifically, we see a corny story full of lucky escapes and loose ends about a farmboy saving a princess, and the Universe too, while he is at it. The acting is nothing special, the dialogue can be god-awful at times (OK, not a bad as Episode 1), and the first hour of the movie is quite slow. But it's still a lot of fun ! Star Wars is entertainment and escapism in it's purest form. It was 25 years ago and it still is.
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Summary: The Original Movie, but it looks Horrible
Comment: Once again, Mr. Lucas has delivered crap and we are supposed grateful. With this set you get both movies, the main movie is the re-worked edition with all the silly additions, like the cartoon Jaba talking to Han; and the bonus disk is the old 1977 edition without all that crap. The "Special" Edition looks great and sounds great. The old "Un-Special" Edition looks and sounds horrible, its widescreen, but it looks like someone copied it from a vhs version. I was quite sad when I shove this in my DVD to watch just to get a really bad (I mean REALLY bad) copy of my favorite movie. So if you already have the "Special Edition" and want the original 1977 version, I can't say its worth spending money on this.
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Summary: This is why I waited
Comment: What do you look for in a STAR WARS DVD?
I have some friends who several years ago were visiting China and saw that the STAR WARS Trilogy was available there on DVD. This was almost a year before it was available in the United States. My friends didn't care that it came with Chinese subtitles. They just wanted STAR WARS on DVD and couldn't wait for a U.S. edition.
Likewise, there were many people like myself who simply wanted just the original movies that we saw in theaters as kids -- the original movies on DVD. If George Lucas wanted to throw in an extra special edition disc, or making-of, or what-have-you, then that would be fine. But that's why I didn't rush out and buy the STAR WARS Trilogy when it was first released -- because I knew it was not going to be the real STAR WARS. And I knew that eventually Lucas would release the originals. And I was willing to wait it out.
Is there another version which may someday catch my eye? Perhaps. I wouldn't mind owning a STAR WARS edition that contained all of the edited footage between Luke and Biggs on Tatooine. Or perhaps they may one day decide to re-do the Han Solo/Jabba the Hutt scene with a Jabba that looks like Jabba in RETURN OF THE JEDI. So, as far as "special editions" are concerned, I have no problem with adding new stuff, as long as it is the stuff that was originally filmed and not some useless musical number in Jabba the Hutt's palace (i.e. RETURN OF THE JEDI).
I suppose the best news is for those who enjoy having the movies revamped and "technologically updated" every few years. Because George Lucas doesn't seem to be slowing down in that area at all. He simply will not leave well enough alone.
But one thing that I hope will never change is the end. STAR WAR EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE must always end with a victorious applause for our heroes.
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Summary: MOST OVER-RATED MOVIE EVER!!!!
Comment: THIS IS THE MOST OVER-RATED MOVIE OF ALL TIME! WHY DO PEOPLE STILL WATCH THIS GARBAGE!? IT'S TERRIBLE!! I CAN THINK OF AT LEAST TWENTY MOVIES FROM THE SEVENTIES THAT WERE BETTER THAN THIS! STAR TREK IS BETTER THAN STAR WARS AND STAR TREK IS AWFUL!!! DUNE WAS BETTER THAN THIS!!! THE MATRIX IS EQUALLY AS TERRIBLE AS THIS! TARKOFSKY'S "SOLARIS" IS LESS DATED THAN THESE STUPID MOVIES! GEORGE LUCAS DIDN'T EVEN DIRECT OR PRODUCE THE LAST TWO SEQUALS SO WHERE DOES HE GET OFF THINKING HE CAN ADD A BUNCH OF CGI CHARACTERS IN A MOVIE THAT CAME OUT IN THE EIGHTIES!!!?
CLICK THE "HELPFUL" BUTTON IF YOU AGREE THAT THIS IS THE WORST SCIENCE FICTION FILM EVER.
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Summary: Do i really need a title? is that really necessary?
Comment: Look i just wanted to rate this product. it was great. i shouldn't have waited so long to buy it but then i had the VHS version till about a few months ago. the DVD set has an awesome bonus disc that contains a documentary about the struggles George Lucas had just making star wars happen. Theres only one difference i noticed in the film between the VHS version and the DVD versions and thats Hayden Christensen, His inclusion does make sense i suppose but it still feels out of place. the rest is gold.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Star Wars trilogy had the rare distinction of becoming more than just a series of movies, but a cultural phenomenon, a life-defining event for its generation. On its surface, George Lucas's original 1977 film 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. In the first film, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) gets to live out every boy's dream: ditch the farm and rescue a princess (Carrie Fisher). Accompanied by the roguish Han Solo (Harrison Ford, the only principal who was able to cross over into stardom) and trained by Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), Luke finds himself involved in a galactic war against the Empire and the menacing Darth Vader (David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones). The following film, The Empire Strikes Back (1980), takes a darker turn as the tiny rebellion faces an overwhelming onslaught. Directed by Irvin Kershner instead of Lucas, Empire is on the short list of Best Sequels Ever, marked by fantastic settings (the ice planet, the cloud city), the teachings of Yoda, a dash of grown-up romance, and a now-classic "revelation" ending. The final film of the trilogy, Return of the Jedi (1983, directed by Richard Marquand), is the most uneven. While the visual effects had taken quantum leaps over the years, resulting in thrilling speeder chases and space dogfights, the story is an uneasy mix of serious themes (Luke's maturation as a Jedi, the end of the Empire-rebellion showdown) and the cuddly teddy bears known as the Ewoks. Years later, George Lucas transformed his films into "special editions" by adding new scenes and special effects, which were greeted mostly by shrugs from fans. They were perfectly happy with the films they had grown up with (who cares if Greedo shot first?), and thus disappointed by Lucas's decision to make the special editions the only versions available. --David Horiuchi
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