No original versions of IV, V, and VI? NO SALE. Lucas may have built the Empire, but we paid for it! Give us what we want! "Star Wars" is officially dead to me. Eat shit, Lucas!

I just want the OT to be given the Blade Runner treatment. Give me a gorgeous transfer, clean a few things up, and release the films unmolested and with a plethora of special features. I know that's too much to ask from you Lucas, but I'm going to ask anyway.

Pretty sure Lucas told NYT that its the S.E. that too do the CLASSIC VERSIONS,which he calls them now, would take alot of time and resources, to remaster them.
So, Maybe expect the Classics on Blu-ray at a later date. But for now the Special Edition is the Blu-ray …

Too bad about all the xtra features, wish some were incorporated….

Dogshit

I got absolutely sick of Star Wars not long after buying the DVDs of the original trilogy that included the untouched versions. I've still got them, and it's sure as hell the last damn Star Wars anything I'll ever buy.

Any negative thing I might have ever said about Nick, I immediately take back. His opinion on this subject couldn't possibly be any closer to my own. Remastering the original films and giving them a proper Blu Ray presentation is the only the could possibly lessen my hatred of George Lucas at this point.

Over on Bluray.com they have a quote from Lucus, as well as on Collider.com, that says he's only going to release the Special Editions. Something about how it would be a bit of any oxymoron to clean up the originals because they wouldn't look good in HD and how it would be too expensive. Sounds like complete bull**** if you ask me. But it's probably only a ruse to get fans to double dip at a later point. Since Lucus seems to like the idea of doing twice the business by always by screwing the fans over.

It is the dogshit prequels and special editions.

I thought there was suppose to be an Uber DVD edition with everything imaginable. What happened to that?
Hasn't George Lucas made enough money by now? I have bought multiple versions on VHS, then Laserdisc, and then DVD. I think I've paid my dues. Just once, why can't he release a version just for the fans?

LOL have a cry about it still. This is awesome news.

Shit. @Star Wars: Why won't you just DIE ALREADY??!!

Lucas ruined the franchise with the new trilogy. I never furrowed my brow at the special editions in the late nineties, (Han not shooting first aside), but I glance over at my IV – VI DVD box and sigh – because the only DVD discs I actually go through are Xbox 360 games. I will buy this when it releases next year – and if I remember correctly, the extended editions of LotR will be out by then, too. So guess what Amazon – you're gonna be bringing one helluva box to my doorstep in fourteen months…

The news of what edition it is sucks, but that deleted scene of Luke constructing his lightsaber was pretty damn cool.

All I need are the laserdisc transfers of the original trilogy on those DVDs from a couple years back. I'm never buying another version.

I'm done with star wars. the continued milking of the prequels is beyond ridiculous. Clone wars cartoon? how the hell am I supposed to follow it when I know from episode 3 it's all bullshit?

The fandom also ruined the originals for me too. can't watch the special editions cause they're different. can't watch the dvds of the unaltered versions because they are TOO unaltered. Can't even enjoy watching the movies for what they are (somewhat dated but enjoyable sci fi action romps) because every other geek in the universe blew their importance all out of proportion. You can just tell that Kevin Smith And Seth Macfarlane revere these films like they're the coming of God almighty.

so, jesus, just fuck this franchise and be done with it.

I laugh because the same thing is going to happen in 5 years when 4k Discs have already been around for a year or two. We can stop this, STOP BUYING MOVIES, rent them, and watch LEGAL streaming as much as possible

Star Wars is awesome, any new OT is good news. I hope the Fixer and Biggs scenes make the deleted scenes cut so to speak.

I just dont feel my life still needs Star Wars anymore. I'm no longer 12. Or 28. Wake me if there is a Blu-ray version of The BLue Iguana. That's some life changing shit-

Imagine how cool a new Star Wars film could be if given the artistic license of the new Tron. Or even just the vision and love of Abrams Star Trek. I think George Lucas could advise…nah, he wouldn't be able to help himself. Seeing that deleted scene gave me an appetite to see new Star Wars set in the world of the OT.

Maybe some enterprising individual could produce an edit of the original trilogy with the deleted scenes re-inserted and all the special-edition BS removed..

No sale is right. Not touching these, i'll gladly rewatch my VHS or DVD feat. the REAL OT. I will not have the prequels or the SE's polluting my dvd shelves. Oh, and according to blu-ray.com, Lucas DID officially confirm that it will only be the 97 AND 04 SEs, NOT the OT, big surprise.

from Blu-Ray.com –
Lucas also clarified that the original trilogy movies will be included as they were shown theatrically in 1997 and released on DVD in 2004 – i.e., the original versions will not be included. "You have to go through and do a whole restoration on it, and you have to do that digitally," he said. "It's a very, very expensive process to do it. So when we did the transfer to digital, we only transferred really the upgraded version."

My god, some of you folks need counseling.

Seriously Nick, did you even read the NYT article? It says right there (complete with bullshit excuse) that the originals won't be on the BD release.

"Perhaps bracing for the reactions of fans who decried some of the changes made to the special-edition films – like, say, an exchange of gunfire between Han Solo and a certain green-skinned bounty hunter – Mr. Lucas said that to release the original versions of these films on Blu-ray was “kind of an oxymoron because the quality of the original is not very good.”

“You have to go through and do a whole restoration on it, and you have to do that digitally,” he added. “It’s a very, very expensive process to do it. So when we did the transfer to digital, we only transferred really the upgraded version.”"

The prequels didn't "ruin the franchise" as a whole. If you truly believe this, you're a moron worthy of nothing but contempt. The OT is still awesome, and if you get rid of the dance scene in Jabba's palace from the Special Edition Run, those versions aren't bad. You just let yourselves get taken over by your unsubstantiated hate. And if you think George Lucas is a greedy piece of shit, don't forget that he just donated half of his money (along with the likes of Warren Buffet, etc…) to charity. Tax write off? Probably. But he's done more good for people than any of you ever have. But go ahead, keep crying about how Uncle George ruined the childhood he gave you.

Maybe some enterprising individual could produce an edit of the original trilogy with the deleted scenes re-inserted and all the special-edition BS removed…

Give me some better quality materials, (those DVDs of the OT are horrible) and I'm game to do it.

Hey numbnuts (#24), if you don't know what makes the OT:SE's bad, then you don't know what makes Star Wars good.

The Special Editions allowed a LOT of people to see Star Wars on the big screen for the first time. The additions were something to hang the re-release on – the extra Jabba scene and (Jabba again) the dance in his palace are a little much, but for the most part the FX clean up was damn good and exciting for fans at the time. Did they need it? No, not really, although just a few of the original FX would've looked a little creaky on the big screen in '97. The fact is that the original trilogy is soooo damned good that no matter what your opinion of what has come since (and the current Clone Wars cartoon is a darn sight better than any SW cartoon we got in the 80s) the original films are still truly something special. I looked forward to owning this Blu-Ray next year – hopefully brimming with fantastic unseen extras and gubbins. I know it's not 'cool' to like Star Wars at the moment (just like the late 80s/early 90s) but you cannot deny the power of THAT theme and the snap-hiss of a lightsaber.