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Originally Posted by krastian

I'm glad the originals are coming out on dvd, but I think I'll stick to my VHS tapes. The new trilogy is something that I don't really plan on ever buying unless they are dirt cheap. Some of the things they were added were pretty great, but for the most part they kind of made the movie worse and a joke. To me the biggest offense is in Jedi where the band in Jabba's palace do that horrible R&B puke fest. That realllly pissed me off. Mainly because when I was a little kid I really loved the original song that they play. You know the one with the fat white alien guy that is getting down on that clarinet/saxophone thing. Damn you George Lucas.

Ha ha hah a, preach it!:fuckyou:

Did any of you Rebel Scum get the blu ray box? I just got blasted and watched them all in a row over the past a week and a half or whatever. All in all it was pretty great even though he slaughtered Jedi and the other cheesy offenses in the Prequels. Watching it was def. the most awesome "home theater" experience I've ever had though. It's crazy how good the old movies look.

Anyway, hope everyone is doing good.

Yeah there was a big movement on twitter last week where people were saying they didn't want the "special edition" Star Wars. with all the shitty CGI. They wanted the movies that they saw growing up. When the special editions first came out in theatres I was excited to see them but looking back on it now I think I preffer the original versions as well. Sure its dated but they have a unique look to them. Hell I bought "The Dark Crystal" on Blu-Ray awhile back, its a Jim Henson classic. Could you imagine if someone said, 'Hey, you know what would be great, using CGI to make "The Dark Crystal" look more updated and shiny. No fucking way. On one hand I say, hey "Star Wars" is Lucus' movies, he can do whatever the fuck he wants, but yes, give fans the option of choosing which versions they want, the original cut or the special editions.

Since I last posted in this thread, I've purchased all six movies on dvd from a local pawn shop at a total cost of 20.00 + tax.

I've no plans to get the blu-ray discs as I have no blu-ray player.

exciting post haha
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An interesting note about this (Marvel comics) issue (pictured below): it features a vehicle designed by toy company Kenner - the Imperial Troop Transporter! At this stage in the game (late 1979), Kenner had pretty much made all the toys they could think of in relation to the movie and had started coming up with their own designs never featured in the film. There was obviously some kind of deal between Kenner and Marvel here as this is pure product placement!

^^^ at that time, Lucas was less convinced of the longevity if his IP and wasn't the canon-fascist he is today.

see the "sequel" to SW//A New Hope: Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster.

Yeah, remember that book...

as a footnote to the above about the Imperial Troop Transporter, I'm fairly certain that the Kenner toy was made available as a Sears Wish Book exclusive, so Sears was in on it too in that respect...

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the Sears version was modified and didn't have the "authentic Star Wars sounds". they had exclusives on several figures (such as a blue snaggletooth), Mos Eisley Cantina and "make your own droid" factory.

Yep, had all those...the droid factory had a little third middle leg insert for R2D2...liked that

wild...that was the best Kenner toy of them all...certainly the best vehicle anyway