Star Wars 1-6 box set announced on Blu-ray.

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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited September 2011
    Great PQ and SQ on Episode IV. Opening sequence lasers were so dated....obviously, but still funny to see. Some scenes were a bit fuzzy. Pretty cool to watch an old movie in HD, though.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited September 2011
    Spun the first hour of A New Hope, absolutely amazing PQ and SQ.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited September 2011
    I'm watching the OT first, as the prequels are heavily predicated on you having seen the OT. Watched A New Hope and Empire... and man, did they do a great job with these! So far, the changes they've made haven't offended me, and it seems like they must have done a little work making the newer CGI stuff integrate better with the other material, 'cause it doesn't stand out to me like it did on DVD.

    The sound on ANH is WAY better than I imagined it could be. Kudos to Ben Burtt and Matthew West for getting that right. I also previewed the pod race just to test surround use and LFE, and it was impressive! Glad I bought the whole shebang!
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited September 2011
    Interesting many of you think it's supposed to be watched 1-6. The contrast between the end of 3 and the beginning of 4 sort of jars one out of the movie series because too much stuff was added to 1-3 effects and plotwise to mesh them together smoothly. Seemed to make more sense to me in order of production 4-6, 1-3 when you could just watch each almost as separate stories. And the dated effects wouldn't be as obvious with the better effects last. But to each their own, I guess.

    Videowise, I don't think 4-6 have ever looked better. Without CGI, you can really see the detail (and imperfections) on things like droids, costumes, and models. Maybe it's just because there's less green screen and more actual surfaces and textures that went through an actual camera lens, but I actually preferred the video presentation of 4-6 to 1-3 for the detail in the little things, like the weathering and lighting of the Jawa sand crawler. Of course, there's more going on in each effects scene in 1-3. But I think each individual element is less detailed when done in CGI.

    Audio is outstanding. Seemed a little softer than other bombastic sound tracks until I pushed it near reference levels. And 4 sounds great for such an old source. But I think some of the best audio demo scenes are still in 1-3.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2011
    Spun up Episode I last night, and thought amazing PQ, audio was top notch throughout. One thing I noticed was during the pod races, how the people in the stands look fuzzy, but when it switches to the announcer of the race it smooths out. No really a complaint, but noticeable. Overall though, well worth the price. I ended up buying the box set locally. My Amazon order will take too long to arrive so I'll send it back.
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited September 2011
    kuntasensei wrote: »
    I'm watching the OT first, as the prequels are heavily predicated on you having seen the OT.

    Not to mention some scenes in the OT work better if you don't know some of the mush Lucas inserted later in the series.

    ***Spoiler***






    Like Leia being Luke's sister. Turns some innocent banter between Han, Luke, and Leia into a slight ick factor with Luke being attracted to her in 4 and even sharing a passionate kiss in 5.
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    edited September 2011
    Got mine today - will give the new receiver a workout with one of the episodes in the evening :)
    ALL BOXED UP for a while until I save up for a new place :(

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  • playback
    playback Posts: 101
    edited September 2011
    This is what its all about :biggrin: After a slew of upgrades some forced and some choice:confused: The last pieces are now in place new 73" dlp and an Oppo 95 and last but not least StarWars on Bluray:eek: I'll post back later after episode 1, which for me is New Hope, after buying every format Starwars has been released in including the Japanese version of Phantom Menace on laserdisc ( which I still have but player died) Hoping this is the best, at least till Lucas mind tricks me again. Welp! time to be 8 again!
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited September 2011
    My goodness, I've just finished Episode I & II: very good PQ and extremely great SQ!!! Bass attack for sure!!! Lucas is still weird sticking with uncompressed DTS-HD 6.1 instead of 5.1 or 7.1 like everybody else :biggrin:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,457
    edited September 2011
    My wife.... to thank me for how loving and supportive I have been of her while she has been prepping and taking her board exams, has bought me a gift.

    You guessed it. The Complete Saga.:eek:
    She was so happy about it as she knows I am a huge Star Wars fan. What else can I do but say thanks and smile.:biggrin:
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    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Nuff said for me. ....
    What he has done since the original films is make billions off their legacy by desecrating his classic work time and again, knowing that people will step up with thier money and buy it.

    Not another dime from me George, not one dime.
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    My wife.... to thank me for how loving and supportive I have been of her while she has been prepping and taking her board exams, has bought me a gift.

    You guessed it. The Complete Saga.:eek:

    She was so happy about it as she knows I am a huge Star Wars fan. What else can I do but say thanks and smile.:biggrin:


    I believe this is known as a dichotomy. :biggrin:
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,457
    edited September 2011
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I believe this is known as a dichotomy. :biggrin:

    Kinda like that book where the husband sells his prized watch to buy his wife some beautiful hair combas and she has her hair cut by a wig-maker so she can get him the a fob worthy of his watch.... just cannot remember the name now.:confused:


    It's all good. She loves me.:tongue:
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    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited September 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Kinda like that book where the husband sells his prized watch to buy his wife some beautiful hair combas and she has her hair cut by a wig-maker so she can get him the a fob worthy of his watch.... just cannot remember the name now.:confused:


    It's all good. She loves me.:tongue:

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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited September 2011
    The Gift Of The Magi is the name of what you've described.
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited September 2011
    Can anyone compare these to the wookiegroomer versions?
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  • cheddar
    cheddar Posts: 2,390
    edited September 2011
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Kinda like that book where the husband sells his prized watch to buy his wife some beautiful hair combas and she has her hair cut by a wig-maker so she can get him the a fob worthy of his watch.... just cannot remember the name now.:confused:

    This only works if you never watch it. But then, you will at least have to go through the motions and pretend to enjoy it ... ;)

    Welcome to the dark side ... it really hasn't looked or sounded better!
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited September 2011
    I know I'll be in the minority here... but when Vader screams no now in Jedi? Totally works for me. I was all prepared to be offended, but honestly, it made that scene better IMHO. And the Ewoks blinking definitely makes them less creepy. No buyer's remorse here!
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  • playback
    playback Posts: 101
    edited September 2011
    kuntasensei wrote: »
    I know I'll be in the minority here... but when Vader screams no now in Jedi? Totally works for me. I was all prepared to be offended, but honestly, it made that scene better IMHO. And the Ewoks blinking definitely makes them less creepy. No buyer's remorse here!

    +1, For me Vader's scream was him coming full circle back to Anikin , it compliments the scream at the end of episode three when truly becomes Darth Vader, I didn't think I'd go for it but the wife and I looked at each other and agreed. Kudos to Lucas for the fantastic job on the work on 4-6 as they can stand toe to toe with modern released movies and send some packing:biggrin: Now 1-3 may just put them at the top of the reference pile. We shall see!
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited September 2011
    Just spun up Ep 4 ANH. WOW, absolutely gorgeous PQ and SQ! The PQ is very deep and rich on my 50" Panny Plasma.

    Of all of Lucas' tinkering over the years with the movies, I have to say one of the best shots he added is the Rebel fighters making that up close turn around the planet Yavin on their way to the Death Star. On Blu Ray, this sequence is simply stunning! When the fighters start banking around Yavin, they now have a very deep LFE rumble to their engines.

    Second on my list of favorite additions is the overhead shot of the Millenium Falcon lifting off from Mos Eisley SpacePort during their escape from Tattoine. I love that overhead shot of it lifting off, then the deep LFE rumble of the engines kicking in.

    Oh, the famous opening shot of Ep 4 has never looked better!

    I know some sites were crying over the fact that the "scream" Obi Wan did when coming to save Luke from the Sandpeople was changed and sounded goofy. When I first heard it on the web, it did sound goofy. Hearing it now on the Blu Ray, it works for me. No problem on this end!
    No excuses!
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited September 2011
    We watched Ep. 1 last night, it was her first SW experience. I was very impressed, the pod race scene may become my new demo scene for friends and family! WOW!
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited September 2011
    I got my set and watched IV first - call me nostalgic.

    Awesome PQ and SQ as well. Gonna watch ESB tonight.

    Lots of folks on AVS complaining about audio drop outs and DTS 'bomb' - pretty sure it is all limited to those bitstreaming from their players to AVR - so it is an AVR issue (or bad Bluray mastering, imo).

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited September 2011
    I'm with you Erik. I had planned to watch 1-5 but once I got the set I had to watch them in release order. Just watched Empire last night, stunningly amazing PQ and SQ.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited September 2011
    Watched Episode 3 last night, looked and sounded great:)! The opening battle scene kicks butt, I actually had to adjust subwoofer level in the avr menu down a full notch from what I had it when watching Episode 1 and 2. As for the DTS "bomb", I remember a few years back when I got my Yammy 663, I was on the AVS forum and there were people with Onkyo's complaining about it.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2011
    I have watched the first two, and started the third tonight. So far I have been very impressed, and happy, with both the picture and the audio. This is much better than the DVD. When this was announced around the beginning of the year, I held off on re-watching any episode. After waiting nine months to watch any episode, thanks to the Bluray edition, this is like watching something new. I hope everyone who bad mouthed this before it was released really feel like fools now.
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