Star Wars Blu Ray: Different as SelectVision CED is to Blu Ray
Star Wars is finally coming out on Blu Ray … Here’s a shock, more changes! Yes, these are not the Star Wars you are looking for?
New York magazine reports that “Episode I: The Phantom Menace has perhaps the most significant change: The puppet Yoda that was originally in the film has been replaced by a CG version, to better reflect the Yoda of Episode II and III. You can check out the result and compare it to the original version below, but rest assured that the puppet Yoda from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi remains intact.”
OLD YODA
NEW YODA
This is not a huge deal as he was a puppet to begin with so a CGI in place of him is not biggie but this one is a puzzler … (from the NY Times) … YES DIALOGUE CHANGE …
” …in a climactic scene from “Return of the Jedi,” when Darth Vader hurls the evil Emperor to his demise on the Death Star, he would now shout “No!” (In all previous versions of “Jedi,” Vader has committed this crucial deed in silence.)”
Besides the obvious of messing with a classic, what does this add? please explain. Maybe I need to watch it again. 🙂
And yes, apparently Ben Kenobi has risen from the grave to make this new sound …
Okay, the original was not a scary sound but this new sound? I think the Sand People would say, “That Sonic Loudspeaker feedback is really annoying.” So that is the BEST a BILLION dollar Lucas Sound Studio can come up with? Can’t Ben as a Jedi pretty much reach into your being and create a low frequency rumble that is scares you to the core versus a guy setting on a synthesizer?
Another edition – apparently the Ewoks blink now …
But hey, don’t let me stop you from buying the new set from Amazon (we make a couple bucks so please order 100! 🙂 )
Click on graphics for buying link.
Star Wars
Nothing but Star Wars
Give me those Star Wars
Don’t let the different versions releases ever end!
Star Wars
Nothing but Star Wars
Give me those Star Wars
Old School!
Here’s something we can all agree on though …
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14 September 2011
12 Comments
Collect them all, you will…
Ewok with blinking eyes ..hmmm…. disturbin, but not enough not to buy Blu ray star wars..
Updated Yoda – Good idea
Ben Kenobi Sound – Whatever
Darth Vader’s No – Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Seriously this adds nothing and only really takes away from that moment of the movie.
Why does everyone say “Han shot first?” If I remember correctly, it should be “Han was the ONLY shooter”
(MET: Well, technically he did shoot first, fortunately, he’s a good shot … 🙂 ).
Not correct. Tyler and I watched it a few weeks ago. They both shot but Han moved his head to the left and Greedo’s shot hit the wall where Han’s head was prior to him moving.
yeah but that is the ‘remastered’ version. The original only has Han shooting.
This is why I continue to hang on to my VHS box set of Star Wars, Empire and Jedi, even though I have all 6 movies on DVD. Stig Jr. loves Star Wars, and I think it’s important for him to be able to see the originals as they were originally released as well as the altered re-releases.
I much prefer the way in which Star Trek went back and explained the differences in appearance between the more-human-looking 1960s Klingons and the bony-headed ones from TNG forward, rather than editing the classic episodes to replace them all with CGI Worf lookalikes…
George Lucas must have Microsoft blood in his veins — constant patches and updates to something that worked pretty well in the first place. He should be legally required to label each change as Star Wars 2.0, Star Wars 3.0, Star Wars 3.1, etc.
Yes, Han did shoot first. Greedo would not have missed at that close range. It might have been harder for him to manipulate the trigger with those fingers though…
Many of the Greedo scenes were shot using one of the secretaries in heels. I will try to dig up an old fanzine I have which shows Greedo standing on set with Lucas and you can see high heels under Greedo’s leggings…lol! Unless, that is an actor with an interesting hobby…
Greedo did shoot and he did miss. Han Solo moved his head to the left.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qUjsCODGnE