I think that both those links are to the older DVD sets. The ones that don't contain the theatrical releases. And if you're gonna shell out bux on Star Wars, you simply MUST MUST MUST get the theatrical releases.
As for the bonus materials, meh. I know that disc is available on Netflix (cause that's how I watched it), so maybe you could just queue it up and see for yourself first. And if you decided you really gotta have it, you might even be able to find that disc on EBay or something similar. I bet my local used bookstore that has movies has it too, especially now that the theatricals are avaiable and people were dumping their "special edition" sets.
I am here to completely agree with Feeb and Goody - you're going to want the version that has both the special edition and the theatrical releases. The theatrical prints may be ancient coffee-stained mountains of moldy celluloid, but they're what I watched as a kid and the new ones kind of suck. I mean, they're gorgeous. But they also suck. I threw down for the tin when it was a Best Buy and it's worth it. (I also printed out my own DVD case covers and replaced the retarded art with the theatrical posters. The art stamped on the theatrical release DVDs is Ralph McQuarrie art, so I left those alone. 'Cause they're hot
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Huh. I could have sworn that the link said it had both the theatrical and the "improved" (*gags*) version on it when I read the profile yesterday. Weeeeeeeeeird. Yeah, you're right--it's the theatrical I want, 'cause that's the one I fell in love with. I might have to look around to see if I can find the collector's tin, because I really AM a sucker for tins. There's other things I can get at Amazon with the gift certificate. :) I'm really glad I asked for opinions, though, because otherwise I might have ended up with the wrong release!
That would have been very bad. I was a little confused as to why you would consider the non-theatrical edition release at all, really. I'm glad to be of service!
Aha! It was this phrase from the second link in my post that confused me:
That means you get the three original films--A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983)--in their brilliant-looking and -sounding DVD glory. That means you also get both the changes that were made for the 1997 special-edition versions as well as the revisions that were made for the films' DVD debut, including Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) being added to a scene in Jedi, Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) replacing Clive Revill with slightly revised lines in Empire, and Temuera Morrison rerecording Boba Fett's minimal dialogue, plus some other small details.
Doesn't this sound like you're getting both versions, here? But on re-read, I think they mean: "Yay, Star Wars is on DVD! But boo, it's the 'improved' versions." Really bad phrasing on the part of the review.
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I think that both those links are to the older DVD sets. The ones that don't contain the theatrical releases. And if you're gonna shell out bux on Star Wars, you simply MUST MUST MUST get the theatrical releases.
As for the bonus materials, meh. I know that disc is available on Netflix (cause that's how I watched it), so maybe you could just queue it up and see for yourself first. And if you decided you really gotta have it, you might even be able to find that disc on EBay or something similar. I bet my local used bookstore that has movies has it too, especially now that the theatricals are avaiable and people were dumping their "special edition" sets.
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That would have been very bad. I was a little confused as to why you would consider the non-theatrical edition release at all, really. I'm glad to be of service!
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That means you get the three original films--A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983)--in their brilliant-looking and -sounding DVD glory. That means you also get both the changes that were made for the 1997 special-edition versions as well as the revisions that were made for the films' DVD debut, including Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) being added to a scene in Jedi, Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) replacing Clive Revill with slightly revised lines in Empire, and Temuera Morrison rerecording Boba Fett's minimal dialogue, plus some other small details.
Doesn't this sound like you're getting both versions, here? But on re-read, I think they mean: "Yay, Star Wars is on DVD! But boo, it's the 'improved' versions." Really bad phrasing on the part of the review.
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