Han Shoots First Once Again
Although creator George Lucas had claimed publicly that the films “no longer existed,” Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox made the surprise announcement yesterday that the original versions of Lucas’ first Star Wars trilogy would finally be released on the DVD format in September.The original, unedited (i.e. non-special edition) versions of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi will be released separately, in 2-disc versions that also include the 2004 digitally remastered “Special Editions” of the films. The original versions will be part of the “bonus material” on the sets.
Each original version will be presented in 2.0 Dolby (no 5.1 remastering) and will only be available to purchase from September 12th to December 31st, 2006.
posted by Shannon T. Nutt at 1:49 PM
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Talk about Lucasfilm "double dipping". Geesh. I won't be buying this set.
Lucas continually changes his mind. When Star Wars first came out, we were told that Star Wars was a trilogy of trilogies. Lucas was making the middle trilogy first, then after technology improved, he would make the 1st trilogy and finally the last trilogy. But of course now he disavows any knowledge of that, even though I still have the LA Times newspaper clippings that state the opposite. Maybe, he'll change his mind on that someday as well.
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