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Star Wars Trilogy (Widescreen Edition)

Mark Hamill (Actor), Carrie Fisher (Actor), George Lucas (Director), Irvin Kershner (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (419 customer reviews)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Lucas is wrong, these Special Editions are a cultural crime May 8 2004
Format:DVD
With the special edition, you'll never see a more wacky hive of scum and villany. I've never seen a more clear example of falling in love with one's own footage. With Lucas' refusal to release the original remastered theatre print editions, he is betraying the trust of an entire generation of people whose lives were shaped by these films. The special edition changes them substantially. There was a pleasant balance of slapstick in the original, and now "A New Hope" is uncomfortably brought down to the level of "Return of the Jedi" with additional cutsey animal/droid/human/hut antics. It's not the money, we all know it would make bank. It's 100% Lucas' ego. No, I'm sorry, I believe Lucas has no right to tamper with or hinder the release of this work; it has become far, far bigger than the man himself. I look forward to independently produced (and of *necessity* pirated) DVD's of the cleaned up originals. And if Lucas ever manages to escape the fog of megalomania, I'd be happy to pay him almost anything to never have to see Han step on Jabba's tail again. Please please please! It is especially sad to note that, with the capacity of DVD, both editions of each film would have fit on the same DVD but for the selfish, willful petulance of one man.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Can we have the Originals PLEASE! May 27 2004
Format:DVD
Great movies... but GL screwed with the classics.

It's like reworking Lawrence of Arabia or Ben Hur

Shame on him

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Oops! He Did It Again! Sep 26 2004
Format:DVD
I knew that this version would be the dreaded "Special Edition" Star Wars Trilogy, but I figured that I could tolerate the added scenes and such, so I bought this DVD set. After watching them, I feel so violated! It wasn't the original release, it wasn't even the special edition, IT IS A COMPLETELY BUTCHERED VERSION OF THE STAR WARS TRILOGY! The special edition was bad enough, but now on this DVD release, they have edited and changed even MORE scenes!
The straw that broke the camel's back for me was at the end of the Return of the Jedi movie, where Luke looks off and sees the ghosts of Obi-Wan, Yoda, and his father. THEY REPLACED HIS FATHER WITH THE ACTOR THAT PLAYED ANAKIN IN EPISODE II. So now Luke looks off and sees two OLD Jedi's, and one young teeny-bopper! LUKE LOOKED OLDER THAN HIS DAD! Seeing that felt so wrong! All the new scenes felt wrong, and out of place! They all stick out like a sore thumb! I didn't even wait for the credits. I had to take the disk out! That was just too much for me.

Yes, this was George Lucas's creation, and he can do what ever he wants to it but this is just wrong. Star Wars was a classic! I am sure that I am not the only person who liked it the way it was.
Re-storing and Re-mastering a movie is one thing, but adding and changing scenes to this degree is a crime. I really think that Mr. Lucas is going through some sort of mid-life crisis. He must have woke up one morning thinking that anything old is bad!
A lot of people compare this DVD set to Michael Jackson's face, and I have to agree. We should be able to see and buy the versions of Star Wars we want. He should have released both versions, "original" and "special" editions. If he wants to change stuff, change episode 1,2, and 3. They're not classics, there not even well liked by fans.

The comercial advertised this DVD set like it was going to be the Star Wars that we all remembered. It's still Star Wars, but it's not the version that a lot of people wanted to preserve on DVD. I bought it and I am not happy with it. I am out a few dollars, but at least I can hope that my review will save a few people from having to see there favorite movie and childhood memories butchered like this. Buy at your own risk!

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exceptional customer service. I would recommend them to any one. Read more
Published 6 months ago by dennis
The best triology around
It took me ages to see what the hype was about and I wasn't disappointed. It would have been nice to see what it was like before it was remastered so I don't know if it made it... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ben Nicholson
Great service!
Item in great shape and shipping was very fast. Would definitely buy from this seller again :-)
Published 23 months ago by A. Smith
Thank you!
To all those out there complaining of this re-release, I'm am glad. I have the original pre-special editions. Read more
Published on Nov 25 2007 by Morris
"Great,More Changes"
Why did George Lucas made those "special editions" of the original Star Wars trilogy?The films were good as they were,but Lucas first made changes to them with the "special... Read more
Published on Sep 2 2007 by Tommy Morais
great great movies. bad bad dvd transfers!
I got this for my birthday last year and only discs one and three actually play without skipping/pausing. Read more
Published on Mar 4 2007 by Bob
Why would I not recommend this? It's Star Wars.
While I consider The Lord of the Rings to be the highest quality Trilogy ever, I nearly prefer Star Wars. It's just so enjoyable. Take the Original Star Wars for instance. Read more
Published on Feb 28 2007 by Billy Bill
amazing dvds
I am a huge star wars fan and wanted the old star wars movies on dvd instead of having them on vhs. when i watched the dvds it was like a whole new experience for me. Read more
Published on Nov 6 2005 by darknight
Theatrical versions please!!!!
I just rented the OT of A New Hope today, solely for comparing the special effects. Aftr all, I had seen the Special Edition about 1,000 times. Read more
Published on July 2 2005 by Nathan Redmond
Side of Deceit versus Side of Disclosure
If the mighty Sith Lord Lucash would openly and honestly state that the DVD box set version is in fact different from both the original (theatrical) and even the special edition... Read more
Published on Jun 9 2005 by N Joungyuob B Ohh
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