{"id":1291,"date":"2011-09-30T11:43:13","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T10:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.odrakir.com\/blog\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2011-09-30T11:56:09","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T10:56:09","slug":"star-wars-blu-ray-rants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.odrakir.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/30\/star-wars-blu-ray-rants\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Blu-Ray Rants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So George… here we are again. One more release. This time, the entire saga. Of course you took my money, but this time, I offered some resistance.<\/p>\n

First of all, let me put this straight: I’m not a Star Wars purist. While I prefer the original trilogy, I can watch any of the first 3 episodes without pulling my hair out. Having said that, here’s my 2 cents on this new Star Wars compilation on Blu-ray.<\/p>\n

Image quality is astonishing, like it was expected, but Ep. I shows a bit of aging in the CGI… the textures seem somehow low res compared to the rest. Ep II and III are great, still they could have used a bit more quality control on the color correction.<\/p>\n

The original trilogy is where this pack shines, image quality wise. It’s more crisp than ever, but it’s normal since we’re getting a transfer from the remaster made in 1080p for the previous DVD release. If you had the chance to watch the HDTV versions, you won’t notice too much differences… except for the obvious changes GL did… again…<\/p>\n

As I said before, I’m not a purist, but I grew up watching the original trilogy, untouched. I watched Return of the Jedi when it came out… it was probably one of the first movies I watched in a movie theater. Later, I watched the tv versions, the Beta versions, the VHS versions, and only in the 90’s I would get the chance to watch Star Wars again in a movie theater, with the Special Edition release. Seeing some of those changes was odd back then as it is now, but I accepted the minor tweaks, some of them actually improved the story telling. I even digged Jabba’s appearance in Ep. IV! But Han shooting first! WTF?! Censuring blaster wounds in Imperials! That stupid musical act in RotJ and in the end, again, cutting off Yub Nub Ewok celebration for an entire new scene!? Jeez!<\/p>\n

A new release, this time in DVD, and we got more changes… Hayden Christensen’s force ghost in the end of RotJ was the nail in the coffin for me… or so I thought before seeing how George Lucas screw one of the best scenes of the entire saga.<\/p>\n


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