Star Wars Saga on Blu Ray - George Lucas fiddling with it again

DBT85 · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:58

As some may be aware there was a bit of a furore over the last few days after a couple of leaked copies of the blu ray set got segments posted onto youtube and people saw some of the changes that had been made to the films.

Regardless of the changes, one thing that EVERYONE has agreed on is that the image and audio quality is absolutely stunning. Whether you like the few changes he has made is another matter!

So far we have

Ewoks blinking

Obi-Wan's Krayt Dragon Call (to scare off the sand people)

Jabba the Hut got a new door to his lair

Yodas puppet in EP 1 has been replaced by the CG that was used in Ep2 & 3

And one one that has angered people the most, Vader saying "No.....noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" while he carries the emperor away.

I've never owned any of the Star Wars series on any format so I'll be picking the set up regardless. A lot of fans on other forums have vented their anger and cancelled pre orders.

The ewoks blinking and the new dragon call I would have never known were different, the door is irrelevant, Yoda looks MUCH better and so that is a great change for me, and the Vader Nooooo..... well I think the first no is probably acceptable, but the second one is just silly. It won't stop my enjoyment of the film.

According to multiple sites, including the NY times, this is not a hoax.

SteveOBHave · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:02

Lucas needs to be told NO... Bad Lucas... keep playing with it and it will fall off!!!

twist3d0n3 · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:06

the nooooo bit is still 1000x better than this noooooo bit

DBT85 · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:08

twist3d0n3 said:
the nooooo bit is still 1000x better than this noooooo bit

I feel you are being unfair. Its much nearer 1000000000x better.

shifty_uk · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:08

Those aren't real, surely? Do we have an official source?

Those look like some badly done amateur videos, particularly the Ewok blink.

Demoniser · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:09

i don't get all the fuss about these changes. They're tiny, almost insignificant things. Take the Ewoks blinking for example, thats good attention to detail, or the new cgi yoda in episode one.

I get the impression it's the in thing to bash any changes to Star Wars nowadays -_-.

I've always thought the original attack on the death star could do with some tweaking, perhaps adding some effects here to enhance the scale.

DBT85 · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:09

better vids and details

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=7234

twist3d0n3 · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:19

shifty_uk said:
Those aren't real, surely? Do we have an official source?

Those look like some badly done amateur videos, particularly the Ewok blink.

aye, the ewok blink looked absolutely tarded

Strife212 · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:31

Don't mind any of the changes except the Darth one, that is a major change and basically turns one of the best scenes into a joke.

Efour · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:48

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! lol

The Big T · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:02

I posted about it here

Looks like the "Nooooooo" bit is at least real.

Magik5 · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:04

That is a pretty benderific NOOOOOOOOOO!!

Chances are though, the fans who 'cancelled' their pre-order didn't actually cancel their pre-order...

HeX · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:07

Strife212 said:
Don't mind any of the changes except the Darth one, that is a major change and basically turns one of the best scenes into a joke.

This. Vader strugling with his concience and then finally moving behind the emperor and throwning him down the shaft without saying a word was cinema dynamite.

The Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo is just ridiculous, and makes a mockery of the scene. :rolleyes:

richyfingers · 1 Sep 2011 at 14:16

Lucas is a ******* idiot. He is slowly but surely ruining three of my favourite and beloved films.

kefkef · 1 Sep 2011 at 15:18

To be quite honest, i posted in another thread to say the same, i'll just wait until Lucas releases the version of the film that i want. He'll release these tinkered with versions, then release the previously tinkered versions, then the original theatrical release. At some poit one of them will be right for whoever.

G-MAN2004 · 1 Sep 2011 at 15:23

He's such a ****. Just ruining them. :/

Yes, they're small and insignificant changes, but then that surely begs the question, why bother?

Lunatic Dreyfus · 1 Sep 2011 at 16:01

I just hope these are wind ups.

I can't remember what the dragon call originally sounded like, but this one is bizarre. As for the Vader business, it's simply not needed. I can only assume it's for terminally stupid people who can't understand the significance of what's going on without everything being explained to them in clear and very simple terms. If so, I despair.

I'm only buying the good films on release anyway, the prequels will be a purchased if I ever find them on the cheap. Though it has to be said by the time Lucas has finished his revisions, will there be a good and bad trilogy any more?

(That's my Star Wars rant for the day completed

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Grimley · 1 Sep 2011 at 19:05

Todge said:
Obi-Wan's Krayt Dragon Call (to scare off the sand people)

That's the 2nd time he's changed it, he changed the 1st time for the DVD's. Why? there was nothing wrong with the original! :mad:

Bit pointless with Vader saying no in EpVI too.

Why can't he do something have done something more constructive, like erase Jar Jar Binks from the 1st 3 episodes completely :confused:

peterattheboro · 1 Sep 2011 at 19:42

George Lucas... no one takes him seriously anymore, do they?

I've shared this before and i'll share it again.

Search Youtube for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Review (Part 1 of 7)

Shamikebab · 1 Sep 2011 at 19:45

Not sure about the no's but the rest of those are fine

I mean "GYAAARGH the films are ruined, lynch Lucas"