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Title: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: DSJ™ on June 6, 2005, 08:38 PM
Saw this posted at the theforce.net

6 Star Wars DVDs in the Fall (http://theforce.net/episode3/story/6_Star_Wars_DVDs_in_the_Fall_93105.asp)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Darth Broem on June 7, 2005, 10:00 AM
Interesting news.  I doubt he has had time to do a definitive 6 dics set that we are thinking of.  If he plans to do one at all that is.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Darth_Anton on June 7, 2005, 04:10 PM
He better do the definitive set. If he doesn't, I'll blame the Star Wars community at large for making him release the other prequels before he was ready. >:(
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: amarsella on June 8, 2005, 12:59 AM
I really want a 6-disc definitive saga but I doubt this is it. I don't think they've had time to do it and it's too soon after the OT DVD release. Lucas knows we'll buy the thing again, but not this soon.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Jagdohh_Fett on June 8, 2005, 02:50 AM
I'll buy ROTS, but I'll hold off on the sets.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Famine on June 9, 2005, 05:28 PM
Same here.

No way I'll buy 5 other movies I already have.

Kevin
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Dressel Rebel on June 10, 2005, 07:32 PM
"It looks like you can buy the final movie separately, buy the prequels together or buy all six films in a complete set."

Now imagine ROTS isn't released separately from the other 5, and that you have to buy a set of 6 movies to get it  :o
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Darth Broem on June 13, 2005, 10:29 AM
Yeah, that would suck.  I will go for ROTS in Nov.  Hopefully in a few years the "definitive" version will be released and I can plunk a hundred down for that :)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: DSJ™ on July 26, 2005, 12:53 AM
Nov 1: Experience Episode III on DVD (http://starwars.com/episode-iii/release/video/news20050725.html)

(http://starwars.com/episode-iii/release/video/img/20050725_2_bg.jpg)

(http://starwars.com/episode-iii/release/video/img/20050725_1_bg.jpg)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Famine on July 26, 2005, 01:04 AM
 :o I love it when you post pictures Dale. :-*

Kevin
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: DSJ™ on July 26, 2005, 01:17 AM
:o I love it when you post pictures Dale. :-*

Kevin

Yeah, I get that sometimes in the hotties thread.  ;)   ;D
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: iFett on July 26, 2005, 10:39 AM
"A two-level playable demo of Star Wars Battlefront II is also included on the DVD."  - That's a nifty lil bonus that I wasn't expecting!

It will be nice to know which deleted scenes will be on the discs when they finally get around to announcing more details.




Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: JesseVader08 on July 26, 2005, 12:12 PM
I'm also curious to see what the (expected) prequel trilogy boxset and 6-part saga boxset look like...
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Nathan on July 26, 2005, 07:22 PM
Sweet!

Probably like most people, I suspect the boxsets will be bare bones rereleases of the existing DVDs put in outer boxes, like the LOTR non-extended boxset. Probably a slightly tweaked version of the OT box design. And thus the Sooper Ultra Definitive version would be coming in a year or so.

I guess this means the Clone Wars Volume 2 DVD will not be coming out the same time as ROTS, as some have theorized. :-\

Incidentally, does anyone even buy fullscreen DVDs anymore? Does anyone here buy them?
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: JesseVader08 on July 26, 2005, 07:40 PM
And thus the Sooper Ultra Definitive version would be coming in a year or so.

You may be right.  But is there a really a lot more they could add for "features" to a new set?  Anything in particular you guys might be hoping for?

Incidentally, does anyone even buy fullscreen DVDs anymore? Does anyone here buy them?

Hell no!

When I was younger, sure I preferred the fullscreen movies because I didn't realize what I was missing.

Of course, now I'm not missing anything with our 50" widescreen DLP TV.  Tee hee.

Hmm... I think I gotta go home and watch Star Wars tonight.   :)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Nathan on July 26, 2005, 07:54 PM
And thus the Sooper Ultra Definitive version would be coming in a year or so.

You may be right.  But is there a really a lot more they could add for "features" to a new set?  Anything in particular you guys might be hoping for?

I can't speak for the others, but I was referring to the oft-rumored "Prequel Special Editions" with CGI Yoda in TPM, Dooku inserted/mentioned in TPM, reinserted deleted scenes, et cetera. What those changes may be is up for debate obviously, but I'd be more surprised if George didn't tweak something, even if the changes end up being quite minor.

But I don't envision him altering the OT beyond the 2004 version ... after all, he's had two chances to make all the changes his heart desired.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Brian on July 27, 2005, 10:35 AM
Glad to get the confirmation on the DVDs, and I'm definitely looking forward to it.  This was by far my favorite of the prequels, and seems more inline with the OT...at least with me.  It will be nice to have the entire Saga, in clear DVD form, at home to watch all together now if we want to.  Definitely looking forward to picking it up.  I think if we see any box sets it will be like Valin Kenobi mentioned, basically the existing DVDs put in a spiffy new outer box or something.  We'll see the super duper ultra uber spectacular fantabulous editions sometime in the future though, with just enough tweaks and changes that we'll all be wanting to buy them.....again. :)

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Incidentally, does anyone even buy fullscreen DVDs anymore? Does anyone here buy them?

I personally avoid the fullscreen DVDs like the plague, whenever possible.  My wife and I do have a heck of a time explaining why widescreen is better to the rest of our families though.  "How do I get rid of those black bars?"  Arrrgh.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Diddly on July 27, 2005, 10:49 AM
I'm glad we're getting ROTS, but I'll hold out on the sets for now. I just wish Clone Wars Volume 2 was coming out with ROTS though.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: MetalJedi on July 27, 2005, 12:26 PM
I just wish Clone Wars Volume 2 was coming out with ROTS though.

Me too. I wonder why they aren't being released then?

As for the widescreen/fullscreen thing. I cannot stand fullscreen. Which is probably why I don't really watch TV. Explaining the difference to my mom is how mosnab put it.  ;D

Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: DoctorPadawan on July 27, 2005, 01:01 PM
The thing that always irritates me is the terminology they use for it:  "Full Screen."  In actuality, it's not "Full Screen" for everyone, so it shouldn't be used in that manner.  The term that I use is "Pan and Scan" or, more appropriately, "Butchered."

For anyone that wants a really easy way to explain the difference to people who are hellbent on their pan-and-scan hackjobs, on disc 2 of the "Die Hard" 5-star Edition, there is a small feature where they show just how much P/S destroys the composition of a film.  In fact, SW.com, around the time AOTC came out on DVD, had their own little photographic demonstration of the process, and how anyone could look at that and still want P/S blows my mind.

Every now and then, Turner Classic Movies (who show classic movies, instead of AMC's approach of "Independence Day" being a classic) shows a between-films explanation with Martin Scorsese and other directors (I'm fairly certain that Sydney Pollack is one of them) about the history of widescreen formats and why P/S destroys filmmaking.  Very good stuff.

"I don't like them thar black bars, hurrr."  Well, when the US switches over to a fully digital broadcast spectrum and the old 4:3 TVs begin to phase out at retail, I hope the "foolscreen" people have fun saying, "Why are these dang black bars on the sides of the picture now, hurr?"   ::)

As for the ROTS DVD itself, I really hope that the documentary on the bonus features disc isn't another "Look at what my computer can do" type of thing.  I loved the "Beginning" doc from the TPM DVD, but the "Puppets to Pixels" doc on the AOTC disc was boring after about ten minutes.  Yes, you can do amazing things with the computer, Rob Coleman, but the character of Yoda is why people like him, not because Sun Microsystems makes him out of ones and zeroes.   :P

Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Nathan on July 27, 2005, 08:03 PM
Something else I just noticed: the StarWars.com article says nothing about VHS. I wonder if they're not even bothering with a VHS release this time?
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Nathan on July 27, 2005, 08:04 PM
(http://www.clonewarz.com/news/images/moviedvds.jpg)

Miscellaneous observations, apropos of nothing:

-- Episode IV is the only one without an Anakin/Vader. Then again, III has both Anakin and Vader, so I guess it balances out.

-- All three prequels only show blue sabers, while the OT has one of each (except purple, which never appeared in the OT anyway).

-- Episode III is the first to show an actual lightsaber battle, and indeed the first with more than one saber.

-- Episode III is the first prequel to show Palpatine on the cover, thus mirroring VI's which is the only OT to show him. And furthermore, III and VI are the only ones to show hooded characters -- Palpy & Padme, and Palpy. (Now I'm really reaching. ;D)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: SpudTrooper on August 1, 2005, 06:08 PM
WIW i cant wait till NOvember!! i wonder why Darth Maul is not on the cover of EP1 or is he?
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Brian on August 2, 2005, 04:06 PM
I see you can now order the Revenge of the Sith DVD (http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=104008;category_id=;pcid1=;pcid2=) at SWShop.com, for the "special" price of $29.98 ::).  Yeah, I think I'll wait for Wal-Mart, Target, or BestBuy.  For some reason, I think they'll beat that price ;).
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: dafoo on August 2, 2005, 09:28 PM
Heh, Yeah AMC has gone nuts with their definition of "Classics."

Widescreen is definitely the way to go.  Make the people you know that 'don't like the bars' watch a widevision film, show them just how fast you just stop noticing them.  Remember when they were call letterbox?

I imagine we'll see all 6 films, and probably two MAKING OF's in one set, in the next few years; but all 3D.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Diddly on August 3, 2005, 12:59 AM
I see you can now order the Revenge of the Sith DVD (http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=104008;category_id=;pcid1=;pcid2=) at SWShop.com, for the "special" price of $29.98 ::).  Yeah, I think I'll wait for Wal-Mart, Target, or BestBuy.  For some reason, I think they'll beat that price ;).

Notice also that it SHIPS on 11/1, meaning that you'll have to wait a few days for it to arrive.

Plus, I think WM, Target, and Best Buy will all have the $10 price match war they had when AOTC was released. :)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Darth Broem on August 4, 2005, 11:14 PM
Well to defend SWshop.com they have to be politically correct by using the word "special" there.  They can't actually type the words "retarded" price.   That would be offensive.  So, instead they call it a "special" price.  LOL!
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Diddly on August 4, 2005, 11:19 PM
Ha! Someone should mention to them that BestBuy.com has the DVD available for preorder for $19.99.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Tracy on August 5, 2005, 01:18 PM
I read in an entertainment mag. (sorry I don't have the exact publication :-[) that there probably won't be a "definative" edition until GL dies -- that he'll keep tweaking and tweaking......Editor and Sound Designer Ben Burtt said he has nightmares of being in his 80's and having GL calling him at home and asking him "Do you know where the original for such-and-such is?"
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Morgbug on August 5, 2005, 02:38 PM
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Incidentally, does anyone even buy fullscreen DVDs anymore? Does anyone here buy them?

I don't buy them, but they sell like crazy at Walmart up here.  For ROTK they sold out of the foolscreen and had widescreen left over.  I'm forever amazed people buy them, but oh well.  I can't remember whether it was here or at RS where the difference was shown in a single photo, but that was all it took to convince me.  I'd originally thought they just filled the screen in some mysterious way rather than cut stuff out.  Oops, wrong I was. 
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Nathan on August 29, 2005, 05:14 PM
I was right: ROTS will be on DVD only.

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6251599.html

"Star Wars will be the first major new release to skip VHS, some say a move that is unsurprising because of its heavy DVD audience.

Distribution sources said recent Star Wars releases have seen heavy VHS returns from retailers unable to sell off the tapes. LucasFilm and Fox declined to comment other than to confirm that there would be no VHS version."


Follow the link for more.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: TheBlackDog65 on August 29, 2005, 11:35 PM
I can't say that it doesn't surprise me that ROTS will be only on DVD.  I really don't think that it will hurt their sales that much.
I also have to say that of everything coming out the DVD is the one thing I am the most excited about getting! That will be an awesome day!
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Reid on September 17, 2005, 12:14 PM
I'll definatly have to pick this up, along with BF2. Anyone know of any BestBuy promos for the DVD?
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Firebat on September 17, 2005, 03:08 PM
Cool!
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: DoctorPadawan on October 7, 2005, 04:56 PM
I didn't know if this would be the right thread for it, but while in Target today, there was an television ad on the "internal" system advertising the ROTS DVD.  It was a brief commercial spot, with clips from the film and various critic quotes about how great the movie was, and ended with a shot of the DVD cover and the November 1st street date.

The coolest thing was that Target was playing this on a new selection of widescreen LCD televisions, and boy it looked beautiful.  I can't wait to get the DVD home that day.  It's going to look amazing.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: ruiner on October 7, 2005, 05:24 PM
Target kicks ass!   ;)

Seriously though, I was going to wait til Christmas to get the DVD, but who can wait that long?

Who's going to buy it at Wallyworld just to get the bonus disc?

(http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/02/45/43/91/0002454391034_500X500.jpg)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: SilverZ on October 7, 2005, 06:20 PM
I've been told my order will be shipping at the end of next week (a US disc via the UK), so I'm locked into a copy of the disc already and will probably have to pick the disc up again at Walmart just for the bonus. Which isn't pleasant, but I need to be there on DVD anyway to grab the 3 3-pack sets. 
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Morgbug on October 7, 2005, 09:15 PM
I'll be opting for the bonus at Wallyworld.  They've been doing it with other discs like Robots and Cinderella as well.  Best price and a bonus disc, the devil has drawn me in.

Incidentally, today was the last day that ROTS played at the cheap theater so it's officially out of play at the moment.  Not a bad run, ending just three weeks prior to the DVD being out.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Darth Broem on October 7, 2005, 09:59 PM
Yeah, it really did last a long time as far as movies run nowadays.  Yes, I think Wal-Mart so far has the best DVD extra going. 
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: DoctorPadawan on October 7, 2005, 11:37 PM
So what do we have so far outside of Wal-Mart for DVD bonuses?  The only other thing I've seen mentioned is the Unleashed Vader at Best Buy.   ???

I'm debating on whether or not I will buy it at Wal-Mart.  The more I think about it, the more I think that the disc will be an edited-together version of the Threepio/Artoo shorts I mentioned earlier, with maybe some other film clips mixed in, interviews with the actors, and so forth.  Since the movie is the most important thing to me, I'll buy it wherever I see it first, bonus item or not.

I think the bonus situation stands the risk of getting out of hand, not just with SW, but with other DVDs too.  I'm dreading the day when studios start to intentionally hold material back from the DVD itself to include on a retailer exclusive bonus disc, and every retailer has their own individual disc as a bonus.  I mean, what if when Episode I came out, it was only a single disc, and Target had a bonus disc with the trailers and TV spots; Wal-Mart had a bonus disc with the web docs; and Best Buy had a disc with the "Beginning" documentary?

Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: ruiner on October 10, 2005, 01:43 PM
I think you're right DP. 

You know the bonus disc at WM will be cheesy - nothing but edited shots of Luke / Anakin from both the PT and OT with some shots of R2 and 3PO (doing the commentary) thrown in for good measure.

Is the Unleashed Vader free at Best Buy?  I doubt that it is - that'd be one helluva deal!

 :o

I think I'll pass on the three figure sets (minus the clonies of course).  I bought the OT sets just because the packaging kicked ass - if memory serves me correctly, this time around the figures are blister carded.

Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Darth Broem on October 12, 2005, 09:02 PM
Well that is the thing for me.  I do not have an allegiance to a particular store when it comes to buying the movie.  It's the same movie wherever you buy it.  Ultimately I will try to find the lowest price.  However, a little goodie with it depending on what it is could sway me to that particular store.  If nobody else is going to offer anything extra with the DVD except Wal-Mart's item then I may as well go to Wal-Mart and pick the DVD up with that freebie.  It's not hurting me any since they will likely have one of the lowest prices as well if not the lowest.  If the item turns out to be crap than so what?  It was free anyway. 
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: ruiner on October 13, 2005, 02:10 PM
Well, the WM bonus disc isn't really a freebie.

ROTS with the bonus disc is $23 at Wal-Mart.  But you can buy the movie only at Wal-Mart for $16.

I think I'm going to save $7....
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Ben on October 14, 2005, 02:08 AM
I'm going to have to be at WM to get those 3-packs (since I'm a sucker like that, plus I don't want to wait for Target or Best Buy to open in the morning) and I figure I might just go for broke and get the exclusive set.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Brian on October 21, 2005, 02:34 PM
If you have Hyperspace, the Official Site (http://www.starwars.com/hyperspace/member/video/35.html) now has a trailer up for the DVD.  Kind of neat, and definitely makes me want to see it again.  It seems so long ago now, I think the middle of July was the last time I saw it.  Looking forward to the 1st.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Darth Broem on October 21, 2005, 09:42 PM
Well, the WM bonus disc isn't really a freebie.

ROTS with the bonus disc is $23 at Wal-Mart.  But you can buy the movie only at Wal-Mart for $16.

I think I'm going to save $7....

Ohhhhhhh, I see.   I did not know that. 
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Xander on October 26, 2005, 09:23 AM
Any word yet on Nov. 1 prices at Best Buy, Target, and Toys R Us?
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Phrubruh on October 26, 2005, 11:00 AM
Does anyone know if the 11 3 8 easter egg code will work on the rots DVD?
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: jokabofe on October 28, 2005, 09:41 PM
Does anyone know if the 11 3 8 easter egg code will work on the rots DVD?

Yeah it does. And the Easter Egg is hysterical, well worth finding and watching.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Tracy on October 30, 2005, 09:54 AM
I noticed that in the Sunday paper today everybody is advertising the DVD but nobody is advertising their price ???  I've never seen that before.  Ususally everyone posts their price and guarantees it to be the lowest :P
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: JesseVader08 on October 31, 2005, 02:45 AM
Less than 24 hours left until the big release!

Does anyone have any plans for a massive 6 movie marathon? 

At the very least, I'm going to have to watch AOTC to watch the Battle of Genosis as it leads into ROTS.   8)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Diddly on October 31, 2005, 06:34 PM
No, I think I have to wait until Friday to watch it. >:(

******* schoolwork. :(
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Ben on October 31, 2005, 10:49 PM
I'm not sure if I'll watch it after I get it tonight or not. I might just wait until tomorrow night after work to watch the movie, but I'll soak in some of the special features tonight.  ;D
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Ryan on November 1, 2005, 02:42 AM
No, I think I have to wait until Friday to watch it. >:(

******* schoolwork. :(

I'm taking the day off tomorrow, I have one class and I'm not going to be there, because I seem to have got sick all of the sudden...

I picked up my DVD at Wally tonight, I hate to give them business but they are open 24hrs and I can't wake up early to save my life so I had too.

While I was there some guy right next to me picked up a fullscreen version, and only a full screen version and I politely asked him if he realized his error, he told me he wanted fullscreen. At which point I gave him a funny look and then did my best not to nerd out and start tell him how retarded he was. ::) :P
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Brian on November 1, 2005, 09:11 AM
Stopped by Wal-Mart this morning before work too and picked up the DVD.  Not sure if I'll be able to watch the movie tonight, but I hope to go through some of the special features.  I got the DVD (widescreen of course) with the "bonus" Story of Star Wars DVD for $19.96.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Tracy on November 1, 2005, 10:18 AM
Got the kids up early and went to WM before preschool.  Got the WS w/Bonus for $19.83.  Been through the deleted scenes and some of the bonus features already.  Will watch the rest during nap time and watch the whole movie again tonite with the hubby after the kids are in bed.  I understand the time constraints but why, oh why did they delete all 3 of the scenes with Padme showing the seeds of the Rebellion?   Besides doing a disservice to her character --- basically leaving her barefoot and pregnant during EP III --  it did a disservice to the Rebellion in a sense.  Would liked to have had those scenes in the film. 
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: TheBlackDog65 on November 1, 2005, 11:08 AM
I have not opened mine yet, but have seen this floating around. Are you happy with the Bonus DVD from Walmart, or do you wish you had bought the Target with the Coin? If you bought at Target are you happy with the coin or do you have the desire to have the bonus?

Finally what are your thoughts on the bonus DVD?
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Angry Ewok on November 1, 2005, 11:17 AM
I went to Wal-Mart at midnight to pick up ROTS and Battlefront 2, and to see if Office Space was there... Naturally, only ROTS was there - and the ROTS toys were not restocked for the movie's release. I looked all over for Battlefront 2, and all I could find were big signs that said it would be there.

Guess there's never as big a rush to fill the videogames on time?

Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: JesseVader08 on November 1, 2005, 11:50 AM
For any of you guys and gals trying to decide which place to pick up your copy, Jeff compiled a list of the freebies and bonuses available at WM, Target and Best Buy (http://www.jedidefender.com/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1130376312,99373,).

Just keep in mind that the bonus disc at WM is not free, but an extra $5 or so.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Diddly on November 1, 2005, 05:16 PM
Got my disc at Best Buy, along with the Lithograph. It's decent, I can take pics later if you guys want.

I'm taking the day off tomorrow, I have one class and I'm not going to be there, because I seem to have got sick all of the sudden...

Yeah, I've decided the schoolwork can be held off for a while. :)
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Matt_Fury on November 1, 2005, 08:27 PM
Did anyone notice in one of the documentaries, the one about the evolution of Darth Vader, that they show the scene of Yoda in Episode I where he gives his speech about fear being a path to the darkside, but Yoda is pure CG and not the puppet?

Is that a hint for an extended edition of the films that MaCullum pointed out in the Delete Scenes intros?
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Greg on November 1, 2005, 09:01 PM
I would try to watch that, but my Special Features disc came with a lot of bonus scratches on the bottom.  :'(  Wal-Mart kwality.  :P
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: jokabofe on November 1, 2005, 09:38 PM
I went to three different Wal*Marts today after work, looking for the DVD w/Bonus Disc and BattleFront 2. I got ****. Nothing. All 3 Wal*Marts were sold out of the bonus disc, and BF2, and not one of them even had the figure packs.

**** WAL*MART.

YOU SUCK.

 
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Ryan on November 1, 2005, 09:56 PM
Did anyone notice in one of the documentaries, the one about the evolution of Darth Vader, that they show the scene of Yoda in Episode I where he gives his speech about fear being a path to the darkside, but Yoda is pure CG and not the puppet?

Is that a hint for an extended edition of the films that MaCullum pointed out in the Delete Scenes intros?

I saw that too. It took a second to sink in after I saw it, I recognized the lines from TPM but the scene was different. That is one change I'm glad they made, I wasn't a fan of the EP1 Yoda puppet.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: SpudTrooper on November 1, 2005, 11:21 PM
finished the watching the film, now time for Disc 2  :o
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Hemish on November 2, 2005, 07:37 AM
Picked up mine today, thankfully Target were having a 15% off sale so i nabbed it for $28aussie.
Question did u guys in the US get the slip cases we got?
I dont remember hearing about it for the previous releases
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/darthhemish/slip002.jpg)
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/darthhemish/slip001.jpg)
The dvd covers are the same , its just that the first batches from Target and Kmart here came with those cool cases.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Bobafett77 on November 2, 2005, 10:40 AM
Those cases are cool! We just got the standard cases  :-\.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: JesseVader08 on November 2, 2005, 11:38 AM
Very nice, Hemish.  I haven't heard of or seen those in Canada though.  You've got a very unique set there.
Title: Re: ROTS DVD Nov 1st
Post by: Nathan on November 2, 2005, 12:39 PM
Awesome cases! Too bad we never got those. :'(

I picked it up last nite at Best Buy, just the plain set (WS of course). The litho was almost enough to make me break down and sign up for Rewards Zone ... if I'd had an extra $10 to throw around I probably would've caved. I also thought about getting the Target version for the bonus coin, but I realized the last thing I need is another extra piece of collectible crap lying around. ::)

Last night I watched the movie and about half the bonus features. I'm holding off on the Saga mega-marathon until Clone Wars Volume II comes out and I can throw both of those in there. Sometime during Christmas break sounds like a good time to set aside an entire day for it....
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Post by: JesseVader08 on November 2, 2005, 03:18 PM
Last night I sat on the couch, watched ROTS and opened a dozen or so ROTS figures.  Does it really get any better?   ;)
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Post by: Matt_Fury on November 2, 2005, 05:06 PM
I watched the movie and played some Battlefront II....so yes Jesse, it can get better!   ;D
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Post by: Reid on November 2, 2005, 06:53 PM
I got this on 11/1 at Target with the bonus coin.  :)
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Post by: SpudTrooper on November 2, 2005, 09:55 PM
damn i really like those DVD covers from Hemish, i only wish it was packed like that here in the states.. :-\
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Post by: TheBlackDog65 on November 3, 2005, 09:14 AM
Watched the DVD last night and I was amazed that I had never seen when Palp's shuttle is returning to what I assume is Kamino that it is accompied by initial tie fighters! Man, I would like to see those up close.
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Post by: Nathan on November 3, 2005, 12:26 PM
That's not Kamino; it's just Coruscant in the rain.
http://starwars.com/databank/location/imperialrehabilitationcenter/index.html

And they're not actually TIE fighters--they're V-wings, which are sort of like a cross between the Jedi starfighters and TIEs.
http://starwars.com/databank/starship/vwingstarfighter/index.html
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Post by: TheBlackDog65 on November 3, 2005, 02:52 PM
Valin, thanks for correcting me .  . . it was late last night so I was tired. I know they are V wings so I guess what I should say is that the V Wing appears  to be the forerunner for the tie fighter.
I also think it is ironic that Grevious ship is a single seater with hyperdrive capability while the Jedi Starfighter does not have hyperdrive capabiliity on board the ship. Then in the OT it is the Rebel's single seat fighters that are hyperdrive capable, while the Ties of the Empire remain only a regional fighter.
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Post by: Darth Broem on November 3, 2005, 03:48 PM
Off today with a cold and watched it and loved it of course.  You always pick up stuff you did not the other times watching it.  It's good to have all the films now sitting in the collection.  The deleted scene with Yoda was really nice I thought.  I would like to have seen that one stuck in the end there somehwere.  Although I can understand why Lucas left it out.  Cool stuff all in all. 
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Post by: JohnH on November 3, 2005, 08:50 PM
About the deleted scenes:

I would have liked seeing the "seeds of the rebellion" scenes implemented into the movie except for one thing...the acting was horrendous.  The delivery in those lines were awful for the most part, especially Jimmy Smits'

The Yoda arrival scene was probably incredibly powerful in the context of the movie, but as a stand-alone scene it didn't do much for me.  Too bad they left it out though.

I liked Shaak Ti's death and the descent into the water (especially the chemistry between Obi & Anakin with their signals), but I think including that whole bit into the movie might have made it drag a bit much. 

The discussion about the plot to kill the Jedi was just fine the way they ultimately did it.  No great loss.

John
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Post by: Jesse James on November 4, 2005, 04:46 AM
Agreed on the Rebellion bit John...  That actually has a LOT of importance.  First, it establishes some "scale" to Star Wars...  The petition of 2000 kind of shows the viewer that the Alliance is a "pitiful little band" compared to the Empire...  On the grand scale of things though, the Alliance is F'n huge itself.  It would rival the CIS as far as its ultimate threat to the Empire and it gives some real "meaning" behind the Empire wanting a Death Star.  To me it even reinforces a 2nd DS as being something worth investing in for the Empire as the Alliance is an already large, and supposedly growing body.

The acting was a little eh...  I didn't mind Smits and felt his acting was intentionally "coy" more than "bad".  The worst dialogue delivered in the sequence was Lucas's older daughter...  Good lord must his kids get their usual cameos like this?  Her stupid look at the screen in AOTC, and now her asinine acting job.  One line and it sounded forced!  That's almost worth giving her her own award for.

Yoda's scene is kinda cool.  That's the most deluxe escape pod in history it seems. 

Shaak's scene could've been edited down a bit and reinserted.  It really, to me, is the scene out of them all that is necessary to improve ROTS whereas the others could be missing and not have any major impact...  I like the Rebellion scenes but ultimately they don't really change much that's important overall, however Grievous' character is established as a little more of a badass in his executing Shaak sequence, and that's something his character desperately needed.
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Post by: Nathan on November 4, 2005, 12:33 PM
The Rebellion scenes should have been left in. Obviously they're very important setup for later on, plus they give Padme something else to do besides being basically a walking uterus. ::)

I'm still pissed they left out the Dagobah bit--that was one of the scenes I was most looking forward to in the prequels. >:(

The Shaak Ti/dunk tank scenes were cool and all (and you're right JJ, it does "up" GG's badass factor), but I'm glad they were cut, since that whole opening sequence, in the space battle and on the flagship, was far too long already IMO.
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Post by: Tracy on November 4, 2005, 08:57 PM
I noticed when I play my ROTS DVD the title reads "Charlotte Disc I" as opposed to "Revenge of the Sith Disc I".   Has anyone else noticed any odd titles? :-\
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Post by: Ook on November 5, 2005, 01:03 AM
Did anyone notice in one of the documentaries, the one about the evolution of Darth Vader, that they show the scene of Yoda in Episode I where he gives his speech about fear being a path to the darkside, but Yoda is pure CG and not the puppet?

Is that a hint for an extended edition of the films that MaCullum pointed out in the Delete Scenes intros?

McCallum has confirmed the Ep I puppet has been replaced with the CG Yoda. I assume it'll be in an anniversary box set in 2007. Has anyone bought the Ep I discs that are in stores now? I don't think the reworked TPM is out yet...
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Post by: Famine on November 5, 2005, 10:01 AM
I noticed when I play my ROTS DVD the title reads "Charlotte Disc I" as opposed to "Revenge of the Sith Disc I".   Has anyone else noticed any odd titles? :-\

Check the mainpage for that one! :)

Kevin
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Post by: Darth Broem on November 5, 2005, 11:30 AM
I gotta jump in with my take on the rebellion scenes.  I thought they all sucked badly.  No wonder they were left out.  Mon Mothma's actress was decent and so was Portman and Ian, but just about everyone else's "performance" was lame and wooden IMO.  The audience would have been snoozing for sure.  That Fang Zar sounded horrible and yeah Lucas daughter's line and outfit were bad.  OH, I am just glad these were not in the film.  I know the concept was ok but the delivery looked poor. 

The signals between Anakin and Kenobi were kind of corny IMO.  Not to bad but they took too long doing them IMO.  But yeah seeing Shaak Ti killed that way by Grievous should have been in the film IMO.  Just to let everyone fear Grievous a bit more. 

The only scene I would like to have absolutely seen in the film is the Yoda arrival on Dagobah.  Again I can understand why it was taken out but in the future I think it would be fine to leave it in there. 
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Post by: rishakra on November 5, 2005, 05:36 PM
Did you see how much Shop.starwars.com was selling the EPIII DVD for?  "Our Price: $29.98"!!!  Oh great, let me pay twice as much plus shipping...  Hello McFly!!!!!!

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Post by: TheBlackDog65 on November 5, 2005, 11:01 PM
Anyone else disappointed in the extra's provided on the second disk (in the DVD, not Walmart's "extra" disk)?  Love the movie but the extra's seem to be somewhat lacking. Guess I need to compare them to Ep. I and II and find out what is missing.
As far as Yoda's dance as an easter egg, stupid. Sorry, I did not like it and I can tell Lucasfilm is trying to appeal to a different auidence then an old fart like me, but I would have prefered more bloopers  OR like they did with LOTR, I would have loved to have seen footage on the concept art more in detail.
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Post by: SpudTrooper on November 6, 2005, 02:28 AM
that segment "Within a Minute" was completely useless, i fell asleep after watching it for like 5 mins, wut a waste
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Post by: Taminar on November 6, 2005, 03:06 AM
I picked up the Ep3 DVD just after midnight on the 1st and spent the whole day (my birthday) watching the trilogy.  What a great way to spend the day! 

I enjoyed seeing the deleted scenes.  I think they should have kept the formation of the Alliance in the movie -- after all, Leia follows in her mother's footsteps.   I agree that the "Within a Minute" piece went on far too long.  I haven't watched the webumentaries or listened to the commentaries yet. 

Watching the whole saga at once like that, I was struck for the first time how like her father Leia is.  Just as Anakin makes cracks at Grievous, she smarts off to Tarkin in Ep4.  Whereas Luke's more like mom, ready for adventure, but a little more serious in nature, I think. 

I sure wish they'd have an all-day movie marathon -- I'd love to see all six in theatres back-to-back.  Awesome!



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Post by: MetalJedi on November 6, 2005, 08:23 PM
I think they should of put the Qui Gon/ Yoda discussion scene in the deleted scenes.
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Post by: Nathan on November 8, 2005, 11:22 AM
^ Definitely! I suspect for most of us, that goes without saying.
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Post by: rishakra on November 8, 2005, 12:39 PM
I was so stoaked to see Qui Gon!  I even had my holo Qui Gon action figure from that old WalMart exclusive ready to go as the Spirit of Qui Gon.  And then I was denied!  Not even in a deleted scene! 
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Post by: Dressel Rebel on November 9, 2005, 06:31 AM
But yeah seeing Shaak Ti killed that way by Grievous should have been in the film IMO.  Just to let everyone fear Grievous a bit more. 


I agree 100%.  Grievous is supposed to be this feared Jedi killer, but forget about what we're supposed to think about him, what did we see in the film?  He was involved in 2 fights total: He ran away in the first one, and was killed in the 2nd.  Not too fearsome from where I stand.

I really wonder if the reason why the Shaak Ti slaying was cut from the film was the emergence of those hostage tapes by terrorists in the Middle East.  There were a whole series of them when the film was being made, where 5 masked gunmen would stand around a weak pathetic looking hostage on the floor, then eventually they'd cut his head off.  As Obi Wan and Anakin approached Shaak Ti, that was my first reaction the first time I saw the scene.  It brought me right back to when I saw the Nick Berg execution video, something I wish I had never seen.
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Post by: Xander on November 9, 2005, 10:01 AM
I suppose it was a way to cut time and tighten up the action, but I agree that leaving out that scene took away from Grievous' characterization. If we hadn't watched the Clone Wars cartoons, we'd just think he was a weezy coward that wouldn't command too much respect.  I had to explain him to people that had not seen the cartoon.

I'd rather see the Shaak Ti than the first elevator scene, if we're talking about editing the movie down. Its more a matter of taste, but that scene didn't add the excitement I think it was supposed to.  R2 could have kicked ass on his own.
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Post by: Nathan on November 9, 2005, 03:26 PM
IMO that entire opening sequence (up until our victorious heroes land on the Senate platform) drags like an AT-AT in cement. The key part is the Dooku saber duel, and the rest is just filler that frankly bores the hell out of me. (http://cheesebuerger.de/images/midi/muede/b012.gif)

I would have
--cut the buzzdroid sequence to get them onto the flagship much faster,
--cut every shred of battledroid dialogue (man, that was stupid)
--and all the elevator hijinks
--and the R2 fighting sequence (it's amusing but pretty irrelevant and silly),
--added back in the Shaak Ti/dunk tank series for the aforementioned reasons
--and cut the protracted crashing sequence to a much shorter length.

This would get us into the main story faster and free up 10-15 minutes for the Birth of the Rebellion scenes and so forth.

Thoughts? Am I alone in thinking the present cut is the boring-est opening 20 minutes in any SW film?
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Post by: Darby on November 9, 2005, 10:24 PM
I thought it was one of the best openings of any of the films.  It had more in common with the adventure serial type openings like Raiders had than the previous PT films, anyways.
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Post by: Reid on November 17, 2005, 06:23 PM
Can anyone tell me if JEJ did the voice of Vader in ROTS?
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Post by: Diddly on November 17, 2005, 06:33 PM
Yes he did, but he's uncredited.