Star Wars Trilogy (Full Screen Edition with Bonus Disc)

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Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Was George Lucas's Star Wars Trilogy, the most anticipated DVD release ever, worth the wait? You bet. It'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. On 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. Over the course of three films--A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), 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 (Ian 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 I, The Phantom Menace (1999) and Episode II, Attack of the Clones (2002).

How Are the Picture and Sound?

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

In a word, spectacular. Thanks to a new digital transfer, you've never seen C-3PO 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. Other audio options are Dolby 2.0 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, Ian 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 20 years ago, but these brief changes hardly affect the films, and they do make sense in the overall continuity of the two trilogies. It'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 150-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). It'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 Is 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 Irvin 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). Interestingly, 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 III, 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 50 chapter stops for each film.

"The Force Is Strong with This One"
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. If fans are able to put this debate aside, they can enjoy the adventures of Luke, Leia, and Han for years to come. --David Horiuchi
Description
Includes:
* Episode IV, A New Hope
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
* Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back
Commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
* Episode VI, Return of the Jedi
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher

Product Description

Episode IV A New Hope Eighteen years later, Luke Skywalker, a young farm boy on Tatooine, is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Empire. Although Obi-Wan sacrifices himself in a lightsabre duel with Darth Vader, his former apprentice, Luke proves that the Force is with him by destroying the Empire's dreaded Death Star. Episode V The Empire Strikes Back Three years later Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion's defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces the startling revelation that the evil Vader is in fact his father, Anakin Skywalker. Episode VI Return of the Jedi In the epic conclusion of the saga, the Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star while the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts his father Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor. In the last second, Vader makes a momentous choice: he destroys the Emperor and saves his son. The Empire is finally defeated, the Sith are destroyed, and Anakin Skywalker is thus redeemed. At long last, freedom is restored to the galaxy.

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Running Time 387 Min.

Format: DVD MOVIE

Amazon.com essential video

Was George Lucas's Star Wars Trilogy, the most anticipated DVD release ever, worth the wait? You bet. It'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. On 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. Over the course of three films--A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), 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 (Ian 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 I, The Phantom Menace (1999) and Episode II, Attack of the Clones (2002).

How Are the Picture and Sound?

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

In a word, spectacular. Thanks to a new digital transfer, you've never seen C-3PO 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. Other audio options are Dolby 2.0 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, Ian 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 20 years ago, but these brief changes hardly affect the films, and they do make sense in the overall continuity of the two trilogies. It'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 150-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). It'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 Is 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 Irvin 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). Interestingly, 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 III, 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 50 chapter stops for each film.

"The Force Is Strong with This One"
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. If fans are able to put this debate aside, they can enjoy the adventures of Luke, Leia, and Han for years to come. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

awesome.......2007-07-05

star wars is super duper. i love the surround sound and new visual enhancements. can't wait til george lucas comes out with 7,8, and 9!

"BOOM!".......2007-07-02

While I Love the remakes as much as the originals, I think my favorite part of this collection is the bonus disk. There are interviews and lots of "making of..." footage where we get to really see them putting together the original "low budget" films. My favorite part was when they were filming the ultimate destruction of the death star and you hear some guy in the background go "boom!"

The "secrets" behind the making serve only to add to my enjoyment, no matter which version I am watching....

No need for introductions.......2007-06-28

Born in 1970
Saw the Originals
Saw the Remakes in Theaters in 1997
Didn't like the prequels for the scene of Darth Vader hearing from the emperor that Amidala is Dead, really bad scene in the Myth of Darth Vader, but the gradually transformation and the motives I'll have to said that there where OK.

For starters I have all the version of Stars Wars and the DVDs what's up with the Jabba the Hutt in the hangar with Han Solo in A New Hope, it look like he was really young and in the Return he was and old guy I don't buy it.

Also the Mr. Jar Jar I just don't like these character, the light sabers effect they didn't do anything to put them better and last but not least the ending of the Return they change Sebastian Shaw for Hayden Christensen this was a cheap shot from the Lucas Camp, but after all is said and done this is a must have collection for two things:

The most important first - the bonus disk (excellent)
The second most important thing is the package - the best in history.

Long live Peter Mayhew.......

Its Star Wars : Of Course it gets 5 stars!.......2007-06-17

Star Wars : DVD's : Boxed Set : 5 stars

If you need an explanation, you shouldn't purchase this item.

Okay...You've seen what they all wrote..........2007-06-12

Just a very quick background on me...
Born in 1990
Saw the the movies in their original form first
Saw the 1997 remakes in the theaters
Love all of the rrequels but have a few issues with them...*cough*jar jar

I don't understand why all of you hate these movies now. I will admit, some of the changes are unnessassary, but the audio, picture, and continuity is flawless now. Before there was an orange glow underneath the landspeeders and there were English letters on the power control in the Death Star. These films needed to be brought into the 21st Century. The only scene I have a problem with is the music number in Jabba's palace in Return of the Jedi...But it makes up for the idiotic Ewok song that used to be at the end. The movies have NOT CHANGED! They did not change actors, lines, and the Greedo/Han cantina scene was put back to the way it was. The only MAJOR change was the adding of deleted scenes(particularly the interesting scene between Luke and Biggs before the Battle of Yavin) and the adding of Hayden in at the end of Jedi (for those who don't get it: this is what he looked like the last time he was human, before he "died" and became Darth Vader...Sebastian Shaw therefore did not exist as a human, but as a cyborg.) In my opinion, these are bettered versions of the originals. So stop saying that it's not the same thing.

Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition Without Bonus Disc)

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Star Wars Trilogy
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Great DVD Set!
1. Not genuine widescreen. 2 Bonus Disc.
Absolutely Amazing!

Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition Without Bonus Disc)
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Release Date: 2005-12-06

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This 2005 three-disc edition of George Lucas's Star Wars Trilogy is basically the same set as the 2004 edition minus the bonus fourth disc. That means you get the three original films--A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983)--in their brilliant-looking and -sounding DVD glory. That means you also get both the changes that were made for the 1997 special-edition versions as well as the revisions that were made for the films' DVD debut, including Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) being added to a scene in Jedi, Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) replacing Clive Revill with slightly revised lines in Empire, and Temuera Morrison rerecording Boba Fett's minimal dialogue, plus some other small details.

The discs don't qualify as bare-bones because they do include the commentary tracks recorded by Lucas, Ben Burtt (sound design), Dennis Muren (visual effects), and Carrie Fisher (Leia), plus Irvin Kershner added for The Empire Strikes Back. But what you lose is the fourth disc's 150-minute documentary Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy, the three substantial featurettes ("The Characters of Star Wars," "The Birth of the Lightsaber," and "The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of Star Wars"), the Xbox sampler, the no-longer-exciting Episode III preview, and other odds and ends. Star Wars aficionados will certainly stick with the four-disc set, but casual fans might be satisfied with this lower-priced version. --David Horiuchi

Description

Bonus Features: Disc 1: **Feature **Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher **Easter Egg - Credit Roll

Disc 2: **Feature **Commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher **Easter Egg - Credit Roll

Disc 3: **Feature **Commentary by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren and Carrie Fisher **Easter Egg - Credit Roll

Episode Description: Disc 1: *Star Wars: A New Hope / Episode IV

Disc 2: *Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back / Episode V

Disc 3: *Star Wars: Return of the Jedi / Episode VI

Customer Reviews:

Star Wars Trilogy .......2007-05-27

It's good quality DVDs & affordable price, delivered to my office.
Thank you.

uh.......2007-05-09

yes this movie had some nice thighs and ribs mmmmmhmmmmm. Seriously though when i first saw this movie in '62 it was fort worth night at my landowner and i pooped in the salsa cuz it was beany rock so then i quiver at my Star Wars figurine then i saw the movie in 1994 when they were coming out with cgi and then it was badder. Yeah jubba the hutt was all like sausage and then the new movie came out with my bladder so i was in the clinic and they let me watch 2 and 3 in the clinic. PEACE OUT Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yea movie was gooooood.

Great DVD Set!.......2007-04-16

With all of the film captured on these discs, you can sit there for about 6 hours watching the Rebellion crush the Empire in strategic, intense, and fun scenes. Now, on to each episode. Before I start, I want to say these are originally episodes 1, 2, 3 but were made before the real episodes 1, 2, 3 but since these were written to be later on in the saga, Lucasfilm, the company in charge of Star Wars turned these three movies into episodes 4, 5, and 6.

Star Wars Episode IV (4) A New Hope: Luke Skywalker is just recognized in this movie, in which him, Han Solo, Ben Kenobi, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca fly in on the Millenium Falcon onto the Empire's project the Death Star, this large space station can destroy a single planet, as it did to Princess Leia's home planet Alderaan.

As Ben Kenobi gets struck down by Darth Vader, Luke sees and gets depressed, because Ben Kenobi was a mentor to him.

Review on Episode 4: Great! I am really impressed by all of the film captured on this disc, for me being 25, I wasn't around for the actual airing in the movie theatres, I liked this episode, because it got modified and is better than the original.

Star Wars Episode V (5) The Empire Strikes Back: Now, we look at the 2nd installment of the Original Star Wars Trilogy, and see that Luke is more wise, he is training to be a Jedi, just like his father before him. Luke heads to Dagobah to where he meets a Jedi Master, Yoda the Whill, Yoda for short. He then finds out that Yoda knew his father. But, as Luke travels farther in the Star Wars galaxy he heads for Bespin, to where Darth Vader waits for him. As both Vader and Luke engage in a powerful, epic, battle. As Darth Vader tells Luke a tragic line (Well, I will leave that for you to find out) Luke purposely falls down a large tunnel. Han Solo then gets frozen in carbonite and sent to Jabba the Hutt a large, slimy, low-class, no manners, no good creature on Tatooine.

Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back Review: Wow! This one was highly enjoyed, because of the epic action that deeply covered the larger parts of this movie!

Star Wars Episode VI (6) The Return of the Jedi: Luke Skywalker has become an official Jedi Knight, and has returned to his home planet Tatooine, to save his frozen in carbonite friend from Jabba the Hutt's terrible palace. Luke succeeds, but also has to fight Darth Vader. Luke also finds out that Princess Leia is his sister and hears that Darth Vader will turn Leia to the dark side if Luke doesn't so Luke prevails and fills himself with even more preserverence and cuts Vader's hand off.

Star Wars Episode 6 Return of the Jedi Review: This movie was well written and I highly enjoyed the action filling the scenes of the movie!

Thank you, I highly suggest buying the Star Wars Original Trilogy Boxed Set.

1. Not genuine widescreen. 2 Bonus Disc........2007-02-24

1. This is not real widescreen. GOD what a dissapointment this purchase was! I knew that this edition had added CG effects, some of which are good and some ridiculous like the singer in Jabba's house, but decided that I could live with that. The real problem is the picture-format!! The top and bottom of the picture in all three movies has simply been masked, to suit widescreen TVs.

In RETURN OF THE JEDI, look for example at the chapter index picture of Jabba's fortress with a frog creature in the foreground, and compare it to the picture in the film. How enjoyable is it to see a panorama landscape view with a fortress in the distance having the top cupolas chopped off? It is awful!!! Furthermore the color nuances are all gone in this scene, it's all reddish!!

And how enjoyable is it to see tops of heads chopped off?? It is AWFUL!!!

Why do they have to mask the top and bottom of the picture??? If they had left it whole, a widescreen TV would still not show the top and bottom because it would not fit, so it wouldn't make a difference! But on a normal TV it does! Furthermore, widescreen TVs are not actually that wide, so they still show black stripes at top and bottom with this edition!

This proves that superficial proportions of the picture is more important than the actual content and integrity of the art. IS Star Wars art? Well, I respect George Lucas for his vision and work, but a real artist would surely not treat his own work in this abusive manner.

(The widescreen editions of the newest Staw Wars films, part I, II, and III, is a different matter. They are complete in picture. They are great.)

2. The Bonus Disc doesn't satisfy real fantasy fans. Where are the detailed pictures of all creatures and original sculptures? Phil Tippet's Rancor? The frog creature ouside Jabba's nest? The chessboard creatures? The new long-necked dinosaur creature at Mos Eisley? Those are the kind of things we want to see up close! For the layman's pleasure, and for future generations of fantasy creators to learn from. Why do you deny us that George?

Absolutely Amazing!.......2007-02-21

I finally received the Star Wars DVDs for Christmas. As soon as I watched Episode 4 I was blown away. The sound and picture are amazing. Not to mention watching them in widescreen. Say goodbye to those old VHS copies.

Star Wars Trilogy (Full Screen Edition with Bonus Disc)

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Its Star Wars : Of Course it gets 5 stars!
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How Are the Picture and Sound?

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

In a word, spectacular. Thanks to a new digital transfer, you've never seen C-3PO 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. Other audio options are Dolby 2.0 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.

Description

Disc 1: *Star Wars: A New Hope IV *Feature Film: Star Wars: A New Hope IV *Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher

Disc 2: *The Empire Strikes Back V *Feature Film: The Empire Strikes Back V *Commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher

Disc 3: *Return of the Jedi VI *Feature Film: Return of the Jedi VI *Commentary by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher

Disc 4: *Bonus Disc includes the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced on the Star Wars saga *Never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films, and much more

Customer Reviews:

awesome.......2007-07-05

star wars is super duper. i love the surround sound and new visual enhancements. can't wait til george lucas comes out with 7,8, and 9!

"BOOM!".......2007-07-02

No need for introductions.......2007-06-28

Its Star Wars : Of Course it gets 5 stars!.......2007-06-17

Star Wars : DVD's : Boxed Set : 5 stars

If you need an explanation, you shouldn't purchase this item.

Okay...You've seen what they all wrote..........2007-06-12

Star Wars Trilogy (Full Screen Edition Without Bonus Disc)

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Still a great series
Star Wars Trilogy
i was surprised i did like it
Where is the real Star Wars?
STAR WARS TRILOGY

Star Wars Trilogy (Full Screen Edition Without Bonus Disc)
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Customer Reviews:

Still a great series.......2007-02-18

This is the no frills DVD collection, but it's awesome. There are no special extras with these movies, which I like because I rarely watch them. Good Value.

Star Wars Trilogy.......2007-01-16

This was purchased for a Christmas gift. The grandchildren just love the
set and watch it over and over.

i was surprised i did like it.......2007-01-16

i bought it for my boyfriend , and i have never watched it before. i was surprised at how much i liked it.

Where is the real Star Wars?.......2007-01-11

While the digital process seems to have worked well as far as picture
quality, you should be aware that these three films are not the original
versions; they are the versions that George Lucas has "revised" to bring
them "into line" with Episodes 1, 2, and 3. For instance, in Episode 4,
a scene has been added just after the Cantina scene where Hans Solo
has a conversation with Jabba the Hut and some bounty hunters. If you
have copies of the original versions of Episodes 4, 5, & 6; you will
probably not want to spend money on the new versions.

STAR WARS TRILOGY.......2007-01-09

WHEN HAVING TO BUY CHRISTMAS FOR SIX KIDS, YOU ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE BEST PURCHASE. I WENT ALL OVER TOWN TO FIND THE STAR WARS TRILOGY AT A REASONABLE PRICE, BUT COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS IN MY PRICE LIMIT FOR THE KIDS. PURCHASING AT AMAZON WAS VERY EASY, THE SHIPPING WAS FREE AND THE PRICE WAS WITHIN MY BUDGET. I WAS VERY PLEASED AND MY SON HAS HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE DVDS....

Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition)

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Jedi versus Sith
This is the version to buy
A walk down memory lane
Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition)
A classic!

Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Peter Cushing , and Alec Guinness
Director: George Lucas
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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, 2004 release, SINGLE DISC FROM TRILOGY

Customer Reviews:

Jedi versus Sith.......2007-05-03

This review is not about the movie, but about the differences between the Jedi and the Sith. The Jedi only care about others and the Sith solely care about themselves is the main difference between the two groups. I know from watching this stuff that it has an impact on how I think. It's important for people to know that in order to be good you don't solely have to care about other people, you need to take care of yourself and then and only then you can take care of others. Imagine trying to do everyone else's homework and not getting yours done, whats doing to happen? Answer: you're going to overextend yourself and not do well in the course. There is a time for everything but you must take care of yourself to be prosperous and to be a blessing to others.

This is the version to buy.......2007-04-29

You had to be there to understand how profoundly different, how mesmerizing this film was when it was first released. As teenagers, my friends and I, living on the white trash side of town and with limited familial resources for much other than lunch money, had to shop lift our SF books. We stole them in great numbers, actually. I'm not proud of the fact, but our little SF club needed material to read and discuss, our basement library needed to grow, and our nascent writing talents needed role models. The genre was our life. Imagine the two remaining members of that thieving little club some years later, who, still addicted to SF, walked into the largest theater on the south side of Detroit, sat down without much of a clue what to expect, and watched that fantastic yellow roll-up against a field of real-looking stars, followed by that, that, that bone rattling sound and the sight of the very first Imperial cruiser rumbling overhead. My friend Mark actually had tears in his eyes at the close of the film. It was singularly fantastic. I'm feeling like the geeky kid I was then by reminiscing like this, but this film had a profound effect on me.

Mine is not the only generation in love with the series. My son, years later became a rabid Star Wars fan and amassed one of the largest collections of Star Wars stuff I've ever heard of, he even has some of the huge theater lobby cardboard stand-ups. I'm not sure where I'm going with this except to say that this film changed it all. It catapulted SF right out of the gutter and into the mainstream. It brought to cinematic life all the sights and sounds of distant worlds and characters that until then had existed only in our science fiction heads. It made at least one of us cry from the sheer joy of seeing it. It is a timeless wonder and real cinematic magic.

A walk down memory lane.......2007-03-24

It has been a long time since I've seen the original Star Wars theatrical releases. The way they were ORIGINALLY. I loved it. For me, it's like watching a good Charlie Chaplin movie. You don't focus on the lack of special effects, sound or what they don't have. You let your imagination run wild and simply go along for the ride.

As Luke Skywalker begins his journey to self-discovery, I find myself walking it with him, unobstructed by 21st century special effects and additions that look grossly out of place in the updated version. The updated version has its place, but I much prefer the classic 1977 release.

There's something to be said for the way things were... "a long long time ago, in a movie theater not so far away..."

Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition).......2007-03-03

Star Wars, Episode IV- A New Hope (Widescreen Edition)~ Mark Hamill is great sci-fi movie and it does make a lot more sense after watching the first 3 movies which came out almost 30 years later. Knowing the background story explains a lot of things that made little to no sense before. For example, why r2-d2 and c3po are always together, the nature of Darth Vader, why Obi-one Kenobi is Lukes jedi master and many many other questions that one had whilst watching this movie before. The special effects are a bit primitive but for the time they were outstanding and some of the best in the business. The music is right on the money. The script is very well written and the plot is filled with action and and exciting adventure. If one does have to say something negative then it is to the fact that Mark Hamill is a terrible actor and just about anyone could have played that part better. Even so this is a great movie and I give it 5 well deserved stars.

A classic!.......2006-11-27

i have to say this is one of the best sifi movies of all time. Gorge Lucas is a great director. There is really nothing to complain about. I think there creatures are extremly fake and dumb but that does not bother me i love this movie. May the force be with you!

Star Wars, Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back (Widescreen Edition)

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Icy.....
Fun in spite of immense flaws
The best Star Wars film by far.
Empire rocks!
Just Simply the Best one

Star Wars, Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Mark Hamill , Harrison Ford , Carrie Fisher , Billy Dee Williams , and Anthony Daniels
Director: Irvin Kershner
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ASIN: B0006VIXGQ

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Single Disc From Star Wars Trilogy, 2004 release

Customer Reviews:

Icy............2007-07-03

Let's see, you begin the story on the Ice World of Hoth. You end with Han Solo being carbon frozen in carbonite. And you have Darth Vader revealing to Luke Skywalker that the same icy blood runs through each of their veins. The ice cold demeanor of the emperor and the chilling encounter with Yoda on the swampy world of Dagobah.

This is the darkest of the "original" trilogy by far. You are forced to travel into the depths of truest darkness. You truly find out why Darth Vader is what he is... You get to know the true evil behind his diabolical ways...the emperor. Taking out Episodes 1 to 3 (which didn't come into play until decades later) this is the first time you ever see the evil Darth Vader as possessing a weakness. Moreover, it's the first time we truly encounter an evil seemingly GREATER than Lord Vader.

I must admit I was darn near traumatized when I watched this movie as a child and they ended with Han Solo being frozen in Carbonite... but knowing what I know now, I can only celebrate this movie for what it is... an integral part of a wonderful epic!

Fun in spite of immense flaws.......2007-06-20

Confession: I may the one person in the civilized world who had never seen TESB. While I am aware of the characters and the catch phrases ( "I am your father" and "Do or not do. There is no try") I have not actually seen how this episode plays out on the small screen.

The plotline of TESB, in a nutshell: the rebellion continues against the seemingly insurmountable forces of the Empire. Bad guy Darth Vader, doing the Emperor's bidding, seeks out and uproots the rebels. Good guy rebels Princess Leia and Hans Solo run from Vader but are caught used as bait to trap Luke, who is working on his nascent Jedi skills with swamp-dwelling Yoda. Vader asks Luke to be his partner in a plot to usurp the Emperor, and informs Luke about a critical bit of family history. Luke refuses, and with Leia and Hans escapes to fight another day.

Now, I'm neither a huge fan nor a detractor of the Star Wars series, just someone who enjoys a well-made film. And in the sci-fi genre, there's nothing more exciting than watching writers and directors let their imaginations soar as they produce a universe different from our own. But in spite of great expectations, I came away from TESB, as have many other fans, with a sense of what might have been.

TESB is often beautiful to look at and technologically innovative. Its characters are colorful and exciting, including black-clad evil knights, space pirates, robots, princesses and a variety of mostly humanoid aliens. The film's cosmic locales offer opportunities to stretch our minds in new and unexpected ways. There is a city floating among the clouds of a gaseous planet, a swamp planet with requisite creepy crawlies, a forbidding ice planet and an asteroid belt filled with careening boulders. The effects are usually well done, with flashing lasers and enormous interstellar ships executed to perfection. And John Williams' musical score is suitable to the theme of the film, and mostly unobtrusive.

But from the perspective of relationships -- between characters, with their surroundings and within themselves -- TESB falls flat. The film's characters are one-dimensional, if that, and portray only the most unsubtle of emotions. What emotion there is borders on troglodytic, as when Hans growls menacingly that Leia "needs to be kissed." Why not just ravish her while you're at it, Trogdor? When Vader fails to persuade Luke to join him, messing up his master plan to rule the universe, he just moves on with neither huff nor snort. The lethally and mercurial Vader triggers not the least bit of worry as he walks through crowded a battle station. No one sweats or grimaces or flinches in the presence of the supreme villain in the universe. The only real emoting came when Leia sees Hans frozen into a block of carbonite.

The relationship problem extends to the premise of the film. The rebellion is caused by high taxation -- shades of colonial America! But this theme remains unexplored after the initial crawl. The Millennium Falcon, that supposed bucket of bolts, always appears neat and clean, with not a jot of junk in sigh or loose wire in sight. Good guys pilot their ship through a swarm of frightening asteroids with no apparent effort. TESB is almost like watching a film with the sound turned down. Eye candy is not enough for viewers like me.

I could go on about the lame comic relief (mostly supplied by effete C3PO and cute R2D2), confusing battle scenes, the lily-white cast, cliched set pieces (wise teacher instruct reluctant young pupil, antagonistic man and woman really love each other) and Lucas's shameless cribbing (Panzer caps or KKK-like helmets on the henchmen). And let us not forget that Frank Oz's voicing of Yoda owes more to Gonzo the Muppet than to Seven Samurai.

But it's almost too easy to beat up on George Lucas. For better or for worse, TESB and its 5 siblings have become inextricably grafted onto the America and global psyches. His fans love him and memorize his film's every frame, as do his detractors, if only to imagine how he could have improved his work. Love him or hate him, it's essential that you watch this film, and all the others. In spite the abundance of cliches, vapid writing, pseudo-theologizing and bad acting, there is much that is wonderful and new about the series. It might be time for George to let others tinker with his films, as there is a masterpiece in each one.

The best Star Wars film by far........2007-03-02

A long time ago in a decade far, far away, George Lucas knew when he was out of his depth, and got a REAL writer to create a screenplay, and a REAL director to direct his film.

This still stands as the best of all the Star Wars films, making the recent horrors (Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones) look like the appalling rubbish they are.

Empire Strikes Back isn't just a sci-fi space opera. Its a real film, with real emotion, great character development and enormous depth in so many areas. The Force is a spiritual thing, not a politically-correct biological phenomenon designed to pacify the fundamentalist Christians who object to the Force steering their kids away from Church (a-la Phantom Menace). Han and Leia's relationship is full of wonderful feeling you can believe. Luke's development as a Jedi is beautifully portrayed throughout the middle sections of the film. And of course, the adventure is non-stop. This film is a great ride of character-development mixed with space battles that are used to enhance the story, not BE the story (a-la Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith).

George, when are you going to remake Episodes 1, 2 and 3 using a REAL writer and a REAL director? Its time you apologized to your long-standing fans of 30+ years and gave us something worthy of the Star Wars legend, on a par with this wonder-work. Oh, and George .... the greatest special effects imaginable don't make a good film. Good old fashioned storytelling makes a good film. Have another look at Star Wars (I refuse to call it A New Hope) and Empire Strikes Back. See what you created back then, and try to regain the same genius storytelling ability you had 30 years ago. What you make now is garbage.

Empire rocks!.......2006-11-12

Episode V is my second favorite in the series,next to III.The Empire Strikes Back covers the Rebels camping out on the icy planet of Hoth,undetected by the Empire.Luke is continuing his training as a Jedi,no longer with Obi-Wan.Finally,the Rebles are forced to flee after being discovered and having an epic battle with the dreaded Imperial Walkers.The voice of Kenobi tells Luke he must go to the Dagobah system to seek training from Yoda.Meanwhile,Han Solo,3PO,R2-D2,and Princess Leia and Chewbacca flee the Empire on the Millenium Falcon,seeking refuge on Bespin,city of the clouds,where Han's friend,Lando Calrissian,betrays them to the evil Darth Vader,who is intent on finding Luke.Luke,meanwhile,trains with Yoda,getting in touch with his Jedi powers.He soon leaves when he sees a vision of his friends dying.He promises to come back.Yoda tells him not to go.Vader then traps Luke on Bespin and they engage in a fierce lightsaber duel,in which Luke learns a terrible secret.The best in the orginal trilogy.

Just Simply the Best one.......2006-09-21

The Empire Strikes Back just isn't the best Star Wars movie but it's also one of the best movies ever made in my book. It's a true classic with great writing and directing. This is a good reason of why such prequels like the Phantom Menace were disapointing to Star Wars fans. The Empire Strikes Back was a well made masterpiece and fans waited on line for days hoping the Phantom Meance would be the same thing. Instead they got a slow movie with bad dialogue and Jar-Jar Binks...

The Empire Strikes Back has Luke continueing his Jedi training after the spirit of Obi-Wan tells him to seak out Yoda. In doing so though he left his friends when they could use him the most. While Han Salo is getting closer to Leia with her showing her true feelings for him. Luke has to choose between continueing his training with Yoda or helping his friends. Which of course leads to the first epic lightsaber battle between Luke and Darth Vader with Vader admitting a secret that would change Luke's life forever.

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Much of the material dated, still worthwhile as a stand alone purchase for fans

Star Wars Trilogy Bonus Disc (2004)

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Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition Without Bonus Disc)

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A unique behind the scenes look at the classic trilogy.

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Much of the material dated, still worthwhile as a stand alone purchase for fans.......2007-05-21

Back in 2004, this disc was included as the only "bonus" extra in the Original Trilogy's first DVD release.

Sadly, that release was not only a tampered with set (modified even more than the 1997 Special Editions), but it was poorly restored, featuring odd colors and sound gaffes on the English and Spanish tracks of A New Hope. The 2004 box set was also packaged in a rather flimsy cardboard case that was easily damaged, leaving piles of dented and wrinkled cases on store shelves.

Despite these flaws, the highlight of the set for most was the "Bonus Materials" disc, which became a sought after item after it was nixed for inclusion in subsequent sets (the 2005 "Limited Edition" rehash and the 2006 2 disc sets).

For folks who wisely waited, now you can avoid any of the awful box sets and buy this disc seperately.

To long-time fans, this set contains some things of interest including the longer version of the "Empire of Dreams" documentary, which, despite including many "revisionist" statements by Lucas and his crew, is quite informative. It spends most of its time on the events leading up to the success of the first movie, and speeds quickly through the rest of the trilogy and the phenomenon that would become the Star Wars franchise to the present day. The other docos are interesting as well.

The disc features extensive picture galleries and nearly every trailer of the three original films ever released (though the quality varies widely).
It's great to see these unaltered.

The menus are pretty and show us some effects inconsistent with the 2004 versions, indicating that more care was taken with this release or else a very different team handled it than handled the "restoration" of the special editions mark II.

The rest of the material is rather dated now, and may be of lesser interest to Original Trilogy fans:

An Xbox only demo of "Star Wars Battlefront" a mediocre "Battlefield 1942" imitator. If you've already played the game on some other format, this version actually features some things that were cut from the final version of the game on Xbox and PC: the Bothan Spy and the Imperial Officer class (these two were modified and added in the sequel, SWBF2). This is a one level demo, the Battle of Endor, one of the better scenarios out of the video game.

There's also a trailer for the aforementioned game. Needless to say this game fell far short of my expectations.

There's a promotional teaser for Episode III, full of gushing and showing us the creation of the "new and improved" Vader helmet and Hayden Christiansen trying it on. I once avoided seeing this for fear of spoilers, but it turned out to just be mostly green/blue screen stuff and fluff.

There's a promotional video for the "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" Xbox game, showing early gameplay and more fluff. I never played this game but apparently it was largely overhyped, and while decent by console standards of the day, hasn't held up well over time, much like the "Enter the Matrix" game.

And finally there's a hidden "blooper reel" done in the same style as the hidden blooper reels for the Prequel dvd's. Not hilarious by any stretch, but as entertaining as blooper reels tend to be. It's nice to see more vintage Star Wars footage, at any rate.

I'd recommend this, and give it 4 stars rather than 5 only because so much space is wasted on extras that nobody cares about now, which could have been better served with more vintage Original Trilogy material, like say, deleted scenes or vintage interviews (say with the l