What you may need to know:
1. The Star Wars saga is now available for *cough* legal download for the first time.
2. Should go nicely with the 2011 Blu-ray box set, the 2008 re-packaged DVDs, the 2006 limited editions with the unaltered original trilogy, the original 2006 DVD box set and the first widescreen releases from 1994 on VHS (which I still have somewhere, although I can’t play them on anything).
3. The download figures for IV-VI versus I-III should be interesting. The best thing about those prequels was Mr. Plinkett’s reviews.
4. It’s a shame that George Lucas was never schooled in the delicate art of respecting your work. Once it’s out there George, it’s not yours anymore.
5. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out in 253 days. So in 254 days we’ll all be b*tching about how it wasn’t as good as Phantom Menace (1999).
6. Broadsheet Prognosis: Enough already. Just release the unaltered originals.
Release Date: Today.
(Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)
Star Wars : The most over rated Sci Fi film(s) of all time., a glorified western set in space
Pales when compared to:
2001
Blade Runner ( any cut!)
Star Trek II
Alien
Aliens
Death star me hole………
I actually think Blade Runner is pretty overrated too.
Thank you! Never understood the obsession even though I love sci-fi
The ‘western set in space’ is hardly a stick to beat it with, seeing as that’s how it was described by Lucas from day one.
it’s based on the works of Joseph Campbell. it’s basically the tale contained in every religious text but in space. chosen ones, mystical forces, predestination, temptation, all that jazz.
Star Trek II ? Aliens?
Get the boat son.
@ Rotide , Both better than Star Wars ” I will take “KHANNNNNNN” over “Luke I am your FAAAAAAAAAAAAA ther”
While Stallone’s Dredd was crap overall… I still love the scenes with the Angel Family :)
The new Dredd was just The Raid with shiny helmets.
I thought the new Dredd was awesome.
The old is actually okay for as a cheesy 90s film, but I’d rather watch Demolition Man.
There’s nothing wrong with a good formula either, but for what’s it’s worth I’m pretty certain most of Dredd was filmed before the Raid was.
Ah here…. Deep Space Nine…. was like Home & Away in space. I’ve tried to watch it…. and gave up on it every time.
My personal fav…. if you like cheap as sh*t b-movies / sfifi has to be ‘Oversexed Rugsuckers From Mars’
“Rugsuckers” …it is what it is… aliens disguised as vaccuum cleaners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9wR39Ha44E
Force download lol
@ Jeremy, the director’s cut is a better offering than the regular cut.
Han Shot First!
Use a rubber Luke !
Saying Han shot first suggests Greedo got one off too. Han shot, Greedo didn’t.
Note that you’ll be stuck watching these on whatever system you originally downloaded them. So if you decide to download on an Xbox, well you can only watch on Xboxes. And maybe the next generation of Xboxes won’t let you play them…
Studios don’t want us buying movies anymore. We’re continuously renting.
I too own the first widescreen releases from 1994 on VHS, still in absolute mint and hiding in a box in the attic to someday be found by someone on an episode of Storage Wars Dublin who’ll no doubt get “50 bucks all day for these”
LOL.
I shudder when I think of ‘Storage Wars Dublin’ and what it’ll throw up.
Mattress Mick will no doubt make an appearance as the cocky Northsider with his big transit van and loads of bedroom apparel dosh to splurge
YUUUUUUUUUUUP! = G’WAAAAAAAAAAAN!
And here’s what the start of the movies now look like without the familiar 20th Century Fox fanfare (except for Episode 4 which they still own)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWSuCxqBBqk
Chough… google Harmy’s DeSpecialized Editions … cough…