of detail it displays.
It is also cited as the reason Lucas felt the need to redo the special
effects in the latest 'edition' of the movie. The idea of cardboard
cutouts and sub-par models was too much for the man.
M
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:50 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Original SW Trilogy on DVD
The gold standard for high-quality Star Wars is the Laserdisc release.
Original effects - incredible sound, lots of extras... the picture's so
sharp, you can see the bubblegum and athletic shoes ILM used for far-off
space ships in the Fleet battle climax of Return of the Jedi.
- Jim
Ben Doom wrote:
>>the number of people who are even aware of the differences between the
>>theatrical versions and the special editions are such a minority that
I'm
>>pretty sure a boycott by that segment wouldn't even make a dent in
>>sales...nor would it be significant enough to persuade Lucas to
eventually
>>release them.
>>
>>
>
>I'm not sure I agree. It seems to me that the people most likely to go
>out and invest in the DVD Original Version are those who already know
>it, probably own it on tape, and want better sound and video (and
>widescreen, of course).
>
>In other words, his core audience.
>
>--benD
>
>
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