Protocol1624705808 Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 There goes again ... another round of ... well ... U knoe ... ::) Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition) Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition) Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 & 2004 versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition) [/img]
cracker Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 Are they gonna have Hokkien dialog ? Luke,, Wa Shi Nin Lao Pei !!!! ;D
Fred1624705785 Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 this is the original theatrical incarnations of the classic Star Wars trilogy. I'll buy it to complete my DVD Star Wars collection ;D
armoury Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 Note, however, that the original theatrical versions, notionally considered "bonus material" in this release, will NOT be anamorphic. >:(
luq_skywalker Posted September 7, 2006 Posted September 7, 2006 .. who called me ??? is it u dad ??? ;D
zamus_aran Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 Just a thought here........ Next thing you know, George Lucas will release an ultimate Star Wars boxset with all 6 movies, plus more extra features, documentaries, interviews, commentaries, etc. Presumably, it should be released next year (2007) to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the premiere of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. Milk the cash cow for what it's worth...... ;D
xiao_vin Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 i think the price of these 3 dvds is even more expensive than the price of the boxset...
adeng Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 Are they gonna have Hokkien dialog ? Luke,, Wa Shi Nin Lao Pei !!!! ;D ... Wa Pei Shi Liao!!!.... ;D
Jag Posted September 8, 2006 Posted September 8, 2006 Are they gonna have Hokkien dialog ? Luke,, Wa Shi Nin Lao Pei !!!! ;D K-N-Naaaaaaaaaaaa
dbchoong Posted September 9, 2006 Posted September 9, 2006 I'll buy it to complete my DVD Star Wars collection ;D Hehe! What about the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Star Wars Ultimate Extended Collection? Getting that too? ;D
Alpc Posted October 6, 2006 Posted October 6, 2006 Since it's released in US.... Has anyone seen it here yet?
Protocol1624705808 Posted October 9, 2006 Author Posted October 9, 2006 Since it's released in US.... Has anyone seen it here yet? Yup ... it's already avail locally ...
Protocol1624705808 Posted October 9, 2006 Author Posted October 9, 2006 any diff from the 4 disc set? The attraction of this release is it includes the original theaterical version ...
Alpc Posted October 9, 2006 Posted October 9, 2006 But rumour has it that next year there will be a Ultimate Boxset with all 6 in it... Wonder what extras they have in there.... Am now wondering if I should get this as well.... Haiz... ??? :-\
Audio Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 I bought these 3 when I was in the US last month. The label "Limited Time Only!"...works.... (Audio)
Fred1624705785 Posted October 12, 2006 Posted October 12, 2006 Hehe! What about the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Star Wars Ultimate Extended Collection? Getting that too? ;D ::)... for Ep 1, 2 & 3 first but eventually will get all ;D
armoury Posted October 13, 2006 Posted October 13, 2006 The attraction of this release is it includes the original theaterical version ... Note that the original theatrical versions (i.e. not SE and without any changes, e.g. Star Wars IV: A New Hope is just plain "Star Wars", Han shoots first...) are labelled as mere "extras" and are non-anamorphic.
armoury Posted October 23, 2006 Posted October 23, 2006 Have these appeared in local R3 versions at all? I was away for several weeks on holiday (just got back), and I haven't seen them in the shops at all. Since there is almost certainly going to be a 30th anniversary re-release in a super-mega-box-set of all 6 movies next year, I have no problems with buying cheaper R3 versions of these latest releases to get the original theatrical cuts, which are non-anamorphic anyway so no matter how good PQ is, it can't be that good. I have only seen R1, and oddly R4, in the shops.
YANG Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 Its odd u know, the local release is r4 coded. Does it mean that the local release is in PAL?
armoury Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 I haven't seen the local release at all, hence my question. If it really is also encoded R4, maybe it's a single master also used in South America, some parts of which also use NTSC? If it really is PAL, then I'll have to bite the bullet and get R1 then (I don't want any PAL speed-up on this release).
YANG Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 So far i only saw the local release with r4 badge under ALLIANCE @ SEMBAWANG MUSIC only. Haven't check it out @ MUSTAFA, GRAMO and LsrFlair outlets.
jayson1624705825 Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 If it really is PAL, then I'll have to bite the bullet and get R1 then (I don't want any PAL speed-up on this release). You keep mentioning the speed up thing on pal, which i do not understand why speed up on pal and not ntsc? As Dvd video are printed and not recorded or burned why the speed up?
armoury Posted October 27, 2006 Posted October 27, 2006 You keep mentioning the speed up thing on pal, which i do not understand why speed up on pal and not ntsc? As Dvd video are printed and not recorded or burned why the speed up? Movies are shot at 24 frames per second. PAL is 50Hz, ie 50 frames (actually fields, but lets not go there), so the easiest way to convert 24fps into 50fps is to speed it up very slightly so that it becomes 25fps, and then to show each frame twice (in half the time), to arrive at 50fps. The net effect is that any movie converted into PAL plays faster by about 4%, so for instance a 100 minute movie will now finish in 96 mins instead. The other "side effect" is that the sound goes up about half a semi-tone. To compare, I suggest you get any R1 TV show that is currently showing on TV, since our TV is PAL, all TV shows must be converted into PAL to be broadcast, and then listen to the theme song on the DVD and on TV -- the increase in tone and speed up is usually most obvious with music. NTSC runs at 60Hz and uses a different process (3:2 pulldown) to achieve the necessary 60 fps which doesn't affect timing. In short, for every two frames, one is shown 3 times, the next one 2 times, to get 5 frames, and this way 24 fps becomes 60 fps. It does, however, result in juddering/stuttering during pans or high-speed motion on-screen.
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