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Date Posted: 17:47:13 01/07/11 Fri
Author: Rick
Subject: Star Wars: The Complete Saga on BD in September!

Digital Bits editor Bill Hunt

Well, folks... it's official. Though strangely, the press event at CES was not up to the hype. And it contained few details other than these: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm will release The Star Wars Saga on Blu-ray Disc this September (street date is TBA). The set will include all 6 films with exclusive new bonus material. After Vader and his Stormtroopers arrived on stage, Fox Home Entertainment president Mike Dunn told the crowd that the films will be offered on BD-50s with a bit rate of up to 40mpbs. The project is being personally supervised by George Lucas himself. And that's about it for the event itself.

The good news is that their official press release contains MUCH more information. Here are all the details:

"Pre-order Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray Now!

January 6, 2011

The most anticipated Blu-ray release ever -- the Star Wars Saga -- emerges from light speed this September 2011. For the first time, all six of George Lucas' epic films (Episodes I-VI) are united in one complete set. Fans worldwide are able to pre-order now with online retailers.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Star Wars in three distinct sets to meet the needs of every Star Wars fan:

• Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray (9-disc Set includes all six films)
• Star Wars: Prequel Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes I-III)
• Star Wars: Original Blu-ray Trilogy (3-disc set includes Episodes IV-VI)

Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation, along with three additional discs and more than 30 hours of extensive special features including never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes, an exploration of the exclusive Star Wars archives, and much more.

Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray will be available for $139.99 US/$179.99 CAN and the Star Wars: Trilogy Sets for $69.99 US/89.99 CAN. Pricing for each set will vary by international territory.

Flanked by a legion of his finest Imperial stormtroopers, Darth Vader himself joined Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment President Mike Dunn at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce the release, vowing "The forces of the Empire will be at your disposal to assure the success of this endeavor."

"The Star Wars Saga is the most anticipated Blu-ray collection since the launch of the high-def format," Dunn said. "The epic franchise pioneered sound and visual presentation in theaters and is perfectly suited to do it again in the home, with a viewing experience only possible with Blu-ray."

"With all six episodes available for the first time in one collection, this is a great way for families and home audiences to experience the complete Saga from start to finish," said Doug Yates, Vice President of Marketing, Online, Distribution, Lucasfilm Ltd. "And with the quality of high-definition, Blu-ray provides the most immersive home experience possible."

"The Star Wars franchise has been the most anticipated Blu-ray release by Amazon's customers," said Bill Carr, Vice President of Music and Video at Amazon.com. "We think that Star Wars will be incredibly popular with our customers, and we expect pre-orders to be very strong."

Pre-order Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray and the Star Wars: Trilogy Sets at Amazon.com today!"

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[> Re: Star Wars: The Complete Saga on BD in September! -- Officer Torch, 16:10:20 02/09/11 Wed [1]

Sorrowfully, I wound up selling my original VHS Star Wars trilogy, eps 4,5,6 some years ago at a tag sale since I had purchased the "special edition" ones. Boy, was I sorry. They were cleaned up some, but too much different material, CG I didn't like, edits, some different faces.

Seems originals, like we saw in a theater became hard to find over the years, and hit or miss ruled if you were searching. I got stuck a few times...hazy claims aplenty.

BUT, I recently ordered a duo set from Amazon, which I didn't see earlier, with...they say....2 sets, original, and spec ed in dvd form...but not BD for now. Some user comments on Amazon indicate unsureness if originals will be in BD down the road. Anyhow, the Amaazon duo was low cost. Will inform you later. Just giving you this heads up if you're interested now. Hope originals are indeed included.


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[> [> Re: Star Wars: The Complete Saga on BD in September! -- Officer Torch, 18:06:50 02/11/11 Fri [1]

FYI, re above post about Star Wars, the pack (less than $25 at Amazon)contains 6 discs. It contains 2 sets of the trilogy, one, happily, the original versions we saw yesteryear in theaters (eps 4,5,6) called BONUS discs, and another set of three...the so called special edition versions. A good buy if you're interested, and pix/sound seem decent enough, though originals a tad short in bass and volume, but still ok to me. Just adjust your equip controls to suit. There's enough excitement to enjoy. They are not BD, just reg DVD, and lots of bonus "stuff" included, even on the so called bonus discs which have the orig version movies. The movies are closed captioned. If you get 'em, enjoy. I just finished watching orig version ep 4, and felt like 30 years younger! Remember, these are NOT prequels. They are: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, in two versions. Maybe keep one, give other to a friend, or keep to compare them...they are, after all, classics.


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