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- The Phantom Menace: <\/strong>George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob
\nColeman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires <\/strong><\/li>\n- Attack Of The Clones: <\/strong>George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob
\nColeman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow <\/strong><\/li>\n- Revenge Of The Sith: <\/strong>George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll
\nand Roger Guyett <\/strong><\/li>\n- Star Wars: <\/strong>George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren <\/strong><\/li>\n
- The Empire Strikes Back: <\/strong>George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Carrie Fisher, Ben
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- Discs seven and eight will be devoted to deleted\/extended\/alternate scenes, additional cast\/crew interviews, as well as concept art and matte paintings and looks at those films’ props, costumes and maquettes. One disc will be devoted to each trilogy.<\/li>\n
- Disc nine will contain several documentaries and vintage television specials including the three “Making of specials released in conjunction with the three original films, a retrospective look at The Empire Strikes Back on the occasion of its 30* anniversary, the 2007 Science Channel special “Star Wars Tech,” and more. And don’t hold your breath, because the Star Wars Holiday Special isn’t included. (Like it ever would be.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a>While they don’t specifically say “Special Edition,” I certainly doubt that Lucas is going to give us the unaltered, theatrical cuts. It was only with seeming great reluctance that they ever made an appearance on DVD and I doubt that Lucas would want to expend the energy to give them a decent high-def transfer. The DVD transfer was barely an improvement over the laserdisc release from the 1990s. It’s a shame that Lucas continues with his historical revisionism in this regard. I’ve written at length as to why I think that the original theatrical versions of the trilogy shouldn’t be hidden away from public access, but I won’t get into it again.<\/p>\nThe commentary tracks look like they could be interesting, although with Lucas’ “yes-man” McCallum on the prequel trilogy, I’ll be taking what I hear said there with a grain of salt. Carrie Fisher should provide some lively comments on the original trilogy commentaries, though I wish she was also contributing to the prequel films she did some uncredited script polishing on.<\/p>\n
What will really get me interested in the set will be the contents of the original trilogy disc devoted to deleted scenes, etc. Hopefully, this is not just going to be a porting over material that was already presented as DVD special features, but that there will be new material as well. There is a lot of material in the Lucasfilm vaults and hopefully they’re digging deep to provide some interesting things for fans. There have been a lot of good and comprehensive fan documentaries floating around the internet that have made use of the material we’ve had access to for years. They’re going to have to work hard to give us something that excels what we’ve seen so far.<\/p>\n
Also, I’m not sure I’m all too keen on the cover art for the individual trilogies. They seem a bit busy and cluttered fro something as small as blu-ray packaging.<\/p>\n
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Here’s the initial press release –<\/p>\n
Bring home the adventure and share Star Wars\u2122 with your whole family \u2013 when STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment! To be released beginning on September 12 internationally and on September 16 in North America, the nine-disc collection brings the wonder of the entire Saga direct to your living room, where you can revisit all of your favorite Star Wars moments \u2013 in gorgeous high definition and with pristine, 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Dive deeper into the universe with an unprecedented 40+ hours of special features, highlighted by never-before-seen content sourced from the Lucasfilm archives.<\/p>\n
Special Features:<\/p>\n
STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA ON BLU-RAY is presented in widescreen with 6.1 DTS Surround Sound. Special features include:<\/p>\n
DISC ONE \u2013 STAR WARS: EPISODE I THE PHANTOM MENACE<\/strong><\/p>\n
Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, John Knoll, Dennis Muren and Scott Squires
\nAudio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew<\/p>\nDISC TWO \u2013 STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES<\/strong><\/p>\n
Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow
\nAudio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew<\/p>\nDISC THREE \u2013 STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH<\/strong><\/p>\n
Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Rob Coleman, John Knoll and Roger Guyett
\nAudio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew<\/p>\nDISC FOUR \u2013 STAR WARS: EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE<\/strong><\/p>\n
Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren
\nAudio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew<\/p>\nDISC FIVE \u2013 STAR WARS: EPISODE V THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK<\/strong><\/p>\n
Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren
\nAudio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew<\/p>\nDISC SIX \u2013 STAR WARS: EPISODE VI RETURN OF THE JEDI<\/strong><\/p>\n
Audio Commentary with George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Ben Burtt and Dennis Muren
\nAudio Commentary from Archival Interviews with Cast and Crew<\/p>\nDISC SEVEN \u2013 NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES I-III<\/strong><\/p>\n
Including: deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew; a flythrough of the Lucasfilm Archives and more<\/p>\n
DISC EIGHT \u2013 NEW! STAR WARS ARCHIVES: EPISODES IV-VI<\/strong><\/p>\n
Including: deleted, extended and alternate scenes; prop, maquette and costume turnarounds; matte paintings and concept art; supplementary interviews with cast and crew; and more<\/p>\n
DISC NINE \u2013 THE STAR WARS DOCUMENTARIES<\/strong><\/p>\n
NEW! Star Warriors (2007, Color, Apx. 84 Minutes) \u2013 Some Star Wars fans want to collect action figures\u2026these fans want to be action figures! A tribute to the 501st Legion, a global organization of Star Wars costume enthusiasts, this insightful documentary shows how the super-fan club promotes interest in the films through charity and volunteer work at fundraisers and high-profile special events around the world.<\/p>\n
NEW! A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2010, Color, Apx. 25 Minutes) \u2013 George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back on the making of The Empire Strikes Back in this in-depth retrospective from Lucasfilm created to help commemorate the 30th anniversary of the movie. The masters discuss and reminisce about one of the most beloved films of all time.<\/p>\n
NEW! Star Wars Spoofs (2011, Color, Apx. 91 Minutes) \u2013 The farce is strong with this one! Enjoy a hilarious collection of Star Wars spoofs and parodies that have been created over the years, including outrageous clips from Family Guy, The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother and more \u2013 and don\u2019t miss \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic\u2019s one-of-a-kind music video tribute to The Phantom Menace!<\/p>\n
The Making of Star Wars (1977, Color, Apx. 49 Minutes) \u2013 Learn the incredible behind-the-scenes story of how the original Star Wars movie was brought to the big screen in this fascinating documentary hosted by C-3PO and R2-D2. Includes interviews with George Lucas and appearances by Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.<\/p>\n
The Empire Strikes Back: SPFX (1980, Color, Apx. 48 Minutes) \u2013 Learn the secrets of making movies in a galaxy far, far away. Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas\u2019 vision for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back into reality!<\/p>\n
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, Color, Apx. 48 Minutes) \u2013 Go behind the scenes \u2013 and into the costumes \u2013 as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film. Hosted and narrated by Carrie Fisher and Billie Dee Williams.<\/p>\n
Anatomy of a Dewback (1997, Color, Apx. 26 Minutes) \u2013 See how some of the special effects in Star Wars became even more special two decades later! George Lucas explains and demonstrates how his team transformed the original dewback creatures from immovable rubber puppets (in the original 1977 release) to seemingly living, breathing creatures for the Star Wars 1997 Special Edition update.<\/p>\n
Star Wars Tech (2007, Color, Apx. 46 Minutes) \u2013 Exploring the technical aspects of Star Wars vehicles, weapons and gadgetry, Star Wars Tech consults leading scientists in the fields of physics, prosthetics, lasers, engineering and astronomy to examine the plausibility of Star Wars technology based on science as we know it today.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- Attack Of The Clones: <\/strong>George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob
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<\/a>While they don’t specifically say “Special Edition,” I certainly doubt that Lucas is going to give us the unaltered, theatrical cuts. It was only with seeming great reluctance that they ever made an appearance on DVD and I doubt that Lucas would want to expend the energy to give them a decent high-def transfer. The DVD transfer was barely an improvement over the laserdisc release from the 1990s. It’s a shame that Lucas continues with his historical revisionism in this regard. I’ve written at length as to why I think that the original theatrical versions of the trilogy shouldn’t be hidden away from public access, but I won’t get into it again.<\/p>\n