I, like many other people, grew up watching the films again and again (and again) and I've loved it each time. To finally have these on DVD where the media doesn't degrade with each time you watch it is a god send (though that said, that'll be put to the test =o)
The presentation, picture clarity and sound engineering for the DVD's are excellent (much as you'd expect from a Star Wars THX Bells-and-Whistles DVD release) The bonus disk is packed full of extras that should keep anyone that wants to know more about the original trilogy happy for a good few hours.
When it comes to the whole debate as to why they've released the Special Edition versions on DVD and not the originals, I believe that people will have to watch it and make up your own mind. If you've never watched the original Star Wars films it's a good way to introduce you to the Star Wars universe and to see what everyone else makes such a big deal about. Just keep in mind that "most" of each film were made more than 20 years ago which visually is quite an achievement.
True fans will ALWAYS argue that "It's not the original films I watched when I was younger" and "He shouldn't have "improved" it. We liked the original one as they were". The only thing I would say there is if people don't like the new Special Edition releases on DVD, don't buy them. George Lucas gave us his vision for the Star Wars universe in the first place and has the right to do whatever he likes with his films. If this is how he chose to release the original trilogy, there's nothing that any of us can do or say about it. I've watched them through and I personally absolutely HATE what they've done with the end of Jedi (I'm not going to spoil it for anyone that hasn't watched it or doesn't know already) but it's something that I'm going to learn to live with.
Personally, I love the Star Wars films as much as everyone else. They aren't the ones I grew up watching but for better or for worse, this is what they've evolved into. I wanted to have these on DVD to get the most out of them both audially and visually and these DVD's deliver exactly what I want.
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Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Willow Smith, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Charlie Tahan, Salli Richardson, Alice Braga
Production Year: 1979 - Science Fiction - Director: Ridley Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Veronica Cartwright
Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
May 10th, 2005
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