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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786304539255 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, THX, NTSC ISBN: 6304539258 Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Release Date: August 26, 1997 Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: May 25, 1977 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Again? Yes. Even though no other movie has been released as many times on video as Star Wars (except for its sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi), George Lucas and the folks at 20th Century Fox have actually released a slightly different film this time. This video followed the mega-successful 20th-anniversary theatrical rerelease, in which Lucas personally remastered the image and sound quality of his baby. Other revisions are more obvious, if hardly radical. Lucas enhanced several special effects with updated computer technology--most noticeable are the explosions and removal of matte lines during the Death Star battle finale. And the creatures that populate Mos Eisley's spaceport--though meticulous--are aesthetically superior improvements. The inclusion of extra scenes (originally outtakes), however, is not an improvement. Both the meeting between Jabba the Hutt and Han Solo, and Luke talking with his childhood pal Biggs, do nothing to enhance character development or theme, and serve only as distractions that preoccupy the waiting viewer. And, really couldn't Lucas find something better to do with his time than mess around with a national treasure? As for the video, this boasts both visual and sound enhancements. But since Star Wars has been available with these tweaks numerous times before, the decision whether to purchase this latest new version depends on how badly you want to see Lucas's cosmetic surgery. --Dave McCoy Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Everybody's favourite space fairytaleWith Episode 2 currently in the theaters, and many people complaining about how shallow that movie is, and how unbelievable the story and how much better the original trilogy was etc, I think it's time to make a comment. First of all, Star Wars movies have NEVER,EVER,EVER had a good story. They're basically about the age-old tale of good vs. evil, set in various locations in a galaxy far far away. The plot is usually full of holes, the whole thing often depends on extreme coincidences and every ... Read More Rating:  - The Original Movie, but it looks HorribleOnce again, Mr. Lucas has delivered crap and we are supposed grateful. With this set you get both movies, the main movie is the re-worked edition with all the silly additions, like the cartoon Jaba talking to Han; and the bonus disk is the old 1977 edition without all that crap. The "Special" Edition looks great and sounds great. The old "Un-Special" Edition looks and sounds horrible, its widescreen, but it looks like someone copied it from a vhs version. I was quite sad when I shove this in my DVD ... Read More Rating: - This is why I waitedWhat do you look for in a STAR WARS DVD? I have some friends who several years ago were visiting China and saw that the STAR WARS Trilogy was available there on DVD. This was almost a year before it was available in the United States. My friends didn't care that it came with Chinese subtitles. They just wanted STAR WARS on DVD and couldn't wait for a U.S. edition. Likewise, there were many people like myself who simply wanted just the original movies that we saw in theaters ... Read More Rating: - MOST OVER-RATED MOVIE EVER!!!!THIS IS THE MOST OVER-RATED MOVIE OF ALL TIME! WHY DO PEOPLE STILL WATCH THIS GARBAGE!? IT'S TERRIBLE!! I CAN THINK OF AT LEAST TWENTY MOVIES FROM THE SEVENTIES THAT WERE BETTER THAN THIS! STAR TREK IS BETTER THAN STAR WARS AND STAR TREK IS AWFUL!!! DUNE WAS BETTER THAN THIS!!! THE MATRIX IS EQUALLY AS TERRIBLE AS THIS! TARKOFSKY'S "SOLARIS" IS LESS DATED THAN THESE STUPID MOVIES! GEORGE LUCAS DIDN'T EVEN DIRECT OR PRODUCE THE LAST TWO SEQUALS SO WHERE DOES HE GET OFF THINKING HE CAN ADD A BUNCH OF CGI ... Read More Rating: - Do i really need a title? is that really necessary?Look i just wanted to rate this product. it was great. i shouldn't have waited so long to buy it but then i had the VHS version till about a few months ago. the DVD set has an awesome bonus disc that contains a documentary about the struggles George Lucas had just making star wars happen. Theres only one difference i noticed in the film between the VHS version and the DVD versions and thats Hayden Christensen, His inclusion does make sense i suppose but it still feels out of place. the rest is gold. |
