| Star Wars - The Original Trilogy [DVD] [1977] | ![Star Wars - The Original Trilogy [DVD] [1977]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b4BGkHGsL._SL160_.jpg)
| Directors: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
Actors: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Ian McDiarmid
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  59 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Danish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 6
Running Time: 371 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.9
EAN: 5039036039512
ASIN: B001FVKUA8
Theatrical Release Date: 1977
Release Date: October 6, 2008
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 Not much chance of being led into the dark side December 13, 2009
J. M. Greer (Hexham, Northumberland United Kingdom)
48 out of 49 found this review helpful
I picked this up because I thought that Lucas was finally allowing people to choose whether they wanted to watch the original versions of these movies or the so-called enhanced versions. From the outer box it would seem so. However, this box contains a nasty and mean spirited surprise.
Yes- the new versions of the film are in Dolby Digital sound, anamorphically enhanced picture and THX mastering. However,the original versions are in a matted 4:3 format (ie not enhanced for a widescreen tv)and are in basic (and I do mean basic) stereo soundtrack. It looks like somebody filmed it in the cinema on a camcorder.
This is a bit like a photography book which has one half printed on high quality colour paper stock and the other half printed on yellowing newsprint.
There is absolutely no reason that the original versions cannot be displyed with the same level of picture and sound as the new versions and even if Lucas cannot be bothered bringing the sound up to 5.1 there is absolutely no excuse for not making the dvds anamorphic for widescreen tvs.
The only conclusion is that Lucas does not trust the public to make their own mind up. He wants to ensure that people think 'Gee they have really improved these clunky old movies' rather than 'Why did they ruin the simplicity of these films by jamming them up with lots of unnecessary CGI effects'. The way he is doing this is by making the discs of the old stuff as bad as possible.
Lucas deserves a rasperry for this. I am sure I will enjoy watching the new versions despite myself but this is a bad way to treat your fans and customers.
 The next generation! March 22, 2009
sipam
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have loved the star wars films since the release of the original and time has not diminished this. I know there are star wars fans out there who have bought other remastered/redigital/rewhatever dvds for their collections, but I was just happy to find the original 3 in a boxset (and the prequel/sequel set) so that I could buy them for my ten year old who absolutely loves them.
They are the original versions January 28, 2007
A. Reviewer
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Warts and all.
The scenes related by the previous reviewer were never in the movie.
1 and 2 are famous cut-scenes and can be found on the making magic CD Rom from about ten years ago but never appeared on the big screen.
3 is from the paperback adaptation, to my knowledge never filmed.
Personally I would wait before buying this set simply because this year (2007) is the film's 30th birthday and it would be very surprising if they don't release a special anniversary addition (Maybe with those deleted scenes) that will blow this release out of the water, unless you really want to watch the films in rose-tinted-spec-o-vision!
Originals! February 8, 2009
O. E. Hansen (Norway)
31 out of 33 found this review helpful
This is a bagain. You get all 3 movies, both remastered and the original cinema versions. I bought the box for the originals, so that I dont have to watch the embarrassing new scenes added in the remastered versions. Buy it!
At Last!! January 23, 2007
Peter Cole (England)
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
Well it's taken long enough but for all of those waiting to see the version of the Star Wars trilogy that they remember from the cinema, before Mr. Lucas decided to make an extra buck or two by 'improving' them, the wait is over. Contrary to the statement made by another reviewer these are the original theatrical releases (two of the three scenes he says are now 'missing' were cut before Star Wars was ever released and although stills do exist of those scenes they were never part of the film as seen at cinemas. The third he mentions is still there, though he is remembering it incorrectly.) Don't expect 5.1 Dolby, cleaned negatives or anything other than the films as they were thirty years ago (and yes, it looks like 30 year old film stock), and that's exactly as it should be. If you want the cleaned, enhanced, 'special' editions they are here as well but for me they just serve as a reminder of why George should have left the originals alone.
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