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Star Wars |OT| I have a very good feeling about this...
- Thread starter WadiumArcadium
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There was no chance they would get rid of the BR cuts and release the theatrical cuts as the official release. That was never going to happen.
I wouldn't say that so confidently. There is a pretty good chance that in the next 5 years or so we will have an entirely different cut of the film as the standard. Are the Blu Ray cuts the de facto release right now? Absolutely. But I assure you that the moment Fox and Disney work out a deal we will get something else entirely. Will some of the blunders stand? Of course. But I doubt these Blu Ray cuts are the final release. They just happen to be the current standard, which is why nobody should be shocked that they are the current digital release. So I do agree with you to an extent.
We are going to see one final go at it though.
Disney and Fox did work out a deal for everything sans A New Hope. Notice the "Disney Movies Anywhere" banner on the other 5 films. Could there be more changes? of course but they are not going to purposely go against George Lucas's intentions and revert back to the theatrical cut. Lucas himself still maintains final cut on all 6 of his films I have read. Even post-Disney sale.
Yeah. My argument is less about the OG cuts, and more in regards to a cut which preserves the Special Edition cuts a bit better. I can see them replacing some of the old CG with newer models and things of that nature. Possibly even making the "Han shoots second" scene look slightly less jarring than it does now. The rocks are staying, but I expect the vanishing rocks to be fixed.
Doublesith
Member
Disney Movies Anywhere sucks. I hope we get a physical release - I would buy them again for the bunch of new featurettes they added and the deleted scenes/documentaries that were on the DVD releases but not on the Blu-Rays, like The Beginning.
It's interesting. Episodes 1-3 and 5-6 have 2015 Lucasfilm copyright notices on their Vudu trailers but 4 has a 2015 Fox copyright notice.
It is also the only one with a Fox title card.
On every release since the late '90s Episode 4 has had a Lucasfilm copyright. Every release before then had a Fox copyright.
I wonder what has been going on behind the scenes.
It is also the only one with a Fox title card.
On every release since the late '90s Episode 4 has had a Lucasfilm copyright. Every release before then had a Fox copyright.
I wonder what has been going on behind the scenes.
Flow-Walker
Banned
It's interesting. Episodes 1-3 and 5-6 have 2015 Lucasfilm copyright notices on their Vudu trailers but 4 has a 2015 Fox copyright notice.
It is also the only one with a Fox title card.
On every release since the late '90s Episode 4 has had a Lucasfilm copyright. Every release before then had a Fox copyright.
I wonder what has been going on behind the scenes.
Fox owns A New Hope forever.
I don't see a link on Vudu for the trailers, where are they?
Copyright to a work of art is, at least in theory, superior to all other intellectual property rights (trademark aside, which is an entirely separate beast).
Fox hold the distribution rights but they are derived from the copyright to the film. Between the late '90 and, going but this, recently the copyright was held by Lucasfilm and all releases in that time had an LFL copyright notice. Does this mean it has reverted to Fox?
I don't know the answer but...
Interesting times.
Trailers are here:
http ://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/656496/Star-Wars-Episodes-1-6-Bundle-plus-bonus-features
You have to copy/paste and remove the space after "http" as it doesn't seem to work as a clickable link.
BFIB
Member
Think I might pick this up after I finish the Thrawn Trilogy.
Jables Swan
Member
I need to read Kanan.
FUBAR McDangles
Member
I agree with this, especially after finishing the entire book.
It's just extremely puzzling to me why the 2nd canon book is based on and around a guy who had ~15 minutes of screen time in one movie and all of about 5 seconds in another.
Just a strange decision. He's never really been a huge fan favorite.
I haven't watched any of Rebels yet. Am I going to not understand what's going on at all, or does it not matter?
Doublesith
Member
You don't need to know anything about Rebels to understand it. It takes place during Order 66 and its immediate aftermath, around 15 years before any of the events of the show.
Agree with Doublesith but if you haven't watched Rebels yet and enjoy #1 then you need to watch Rebels. I enjoy it.
CloudyTuba
Member
So I read the first issue of Kanan The Last Padawan and I already like it better than most of the Rebels series so far.
Kanan actually has some personality, characters are already progressing, and the ending makes it clear what direction the series is going.
On the Vader series so far: His personality seems kind of strange in this. I love Vader so it is still entertaining, but it just feels weird. It's amusing that the artist just keeps copying photos of Sideshow Vader and Hot Toys Vader. I guess the helmet is hard to draw.
As for the mainline series, I'm sort of neutral on it. It's neat but I'm not dying to find out what's next.
I'm gunna try and start reading that Tarkin book soon because I hear good things.
Kanan actually has some personality, characters are already progressing, and the ending makes it clear what direction the series is going.
On the Vader series so far: His personality seems kind of strange in this. I love Vader so it is still entertaining, but it just feels weird. It's amusing that the artist just keeps copying photos of Sideshow Vader and Hot Toys Vader. I guess the helmet is hard to draw.
As for the mainline series, I'm sort of neutral on it. It's neat but I'm not dying to find out what's next.
I'm gunna try and start reading that Tarkin book soon because I hear good things.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Cheebo already posted it in the spoiler thread but it's pretty big news so it's worth posting here as well. A description of the trailer being shown at Celebration from Making Star Wars.
Jables Swan
Member
I'm going to cry all over again when this trailer hits.
Shalashaska
Member
It's gonna require Jedi like patience for me not to read that
Jables Swan
Member
It's only $18 on Amazon. The reviews seem luke-warm at best.
Doublesith
Member
Clip from the extras in the digital edition.
I really don't want to rebuy since I have the blu-ray set, but I'm liking some of these new extras they are releasing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d87PH2a4FDw
I really don't want to rebuy since I have the blu-ray set, but I'm liking some of these new extras they are releasing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d87PH2a4FDw
WadiumArcadium
Member
Must not read. Don't get my copy til tomorrow.
Yeah, Vader is secretly the best book in the new Marvel Star Wars line. Loving this series!
http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness
The results of this were too weird this year. Jar-Jar Binks beating Padme? I realize Padme is kind of a weak character but that is just disastrous lol. I still thought it was cool that Ahsoka beat Luke in the preliminaries, even though Luke is probably my favorite Star Wars character. Hopefully this new trilogy introduces even more good & strong female characters.
The results of this were too weird this year. Jar-Jar Binks beating Padme? I realize Padme is kind of a weak character but that is just disastrous lol. I still thought it was cool that Ahsoka beat Luke in the preliminaries, even though Luke is probably my favorite Star Wars character. Hopefully this new trilogy introduces even more good & strong female characters.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Loads of 4Chan members tried to make it a Jar Jar vs Bib Fortuna final to piss people off.
In other words, they're sad.
WadiumArcadium
Member
Sanity prevails if it's true.
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
Pls be true.
Also pls change the fucking song in Jabba's palace back oh god it's so bad right now
Also pls change the fucking song in Jabba's palace back oh god it's so bad right now
Doublesith
Member
Already debunked:
http://badassdigest.com/2015/04/09/the-digital-edition-of-star-wars-could-make-a-major-change/
In other news, another "lost" TCW arc will air at Celebration as a story reel:
https://admin.starwarsblog.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-clone-wars-bad-batch-4-episode-arc-coming-to-star-wars-celebration
Lol, no lying, that would be kinda hysterical. I was hoping Han Solo pulled through over Obi-wan (they were tied AFAIK) and would eventually win. I'm happy with Darth Vader though. He is films most iconic villain for good reason.
They could fix it with some autotune and a cameo by Kanye.
He is great
Who wouldnt want to drink with this nice looking dude?
I love his quadruple chin.
Hey, what Clone Wars episode was the Aurra Sing one? I want to re-watch it tonight.
Which one? Where she's coaching Boba or she's trying to kill Padme?
I was curious too so looked it up. Season 2, episodes 20-22 and Season 3, episode 7.