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UK Mall 1 - Star Wars Trilogy [1977]
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Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness
Directed By: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
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Audience Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5039036004213
Format: PAL
Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Number Of Discs: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: 2002-11-11
Running Time: 372
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1980-05-21
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Summary: **Somewhat of a Spoiler** But it needs to be said
Comment: What seems as if it were "in a galaxy... far far away", I first viewed Star War IV at the theater. I own the VHS Trilogy, which is very good, but it can not compare to the newly released DVD 4-Disc WideScreen. There are many added scenes, highly digitilized video and sound and a wonderful "new" ending to StarWars VI. So much so, it brought a warm tear. George Lucas, the genious he is, thought ahead. I can and will recommend this Trilogy for the old fans and for the new ones, as well.
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Summary: Why? Why not!
Comment: was five years old when Star Wars first came out. I know I have earlier memories - isolated snapshots of school, of holidays, of little moments in time. But it's odd to realise that some of my earliest coherent memories are of a cultural event which ushered in a new era of marketing to children just like I was then.
I remember standing in the a queue which stretched around the building and down the street, people standing in Star Wars t-shirts, advertising a film which they could not possibly have seen yet - and I remember wanting one myself. I remember my mother distracting a group of fractious, excited children by getting us to go and count how many people were in the queue. I remember my plastic container of bright orange, tartrazine-laden Kia-ora. I remember my heart in my mouth as the Star Destroyer rumbled across the top of the screen. I remember, at the moment when Darth Vader first made his entrance, knowing exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up.
And I remember believing.
I didn't see blue lines around spaceships, stormtroopers hitting their heads, and Alec Guinness waving round a stick. I saw aliens and faraway worlds and robots and adventure amongst the stars. I saw just exactly what George Lucas wanted me to see. I saw bravery and honesty and excitement. I cheered with everyone else when the Millennium Falcon returned at just the right moment.
I remember owning an inordinate amount of Star Wars tat. My prized Darth Vader and R2-D2 action figures were the envy of my five-year-old classmates. I remember how my classmates and I would boast about how many times we'd seen the film. I remember Star Wars lollies on a hot summer day in Park Road playground.I was reminded of all of this by watching the DVD on the big screen in Virgin on Saturday. For all that time and cynicism have overtaken me, for all that I now find suspension of disbelief impossible and I expect a knowing, post-modern wink to the audience from my media, there was something oddly comforting about watching a film I probably haven't seen in a decade or more. There's a part of my childhood there - a big part, from a time when I didn't have to worry about going bankrupt next week. It's an escape to a time when I could just sit and believe, wide-eyed, because everything was going to be all right. I know that when I'm eighty and my cloned cyber-grandkids think I'm a drooling old imbecile fit only to be rendered into cat food and glue, something of this will remain. Because I remember. Because the force will be with me, always. And I remember Han Solo shooting first. So there. I think I have to buy the DVD release.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Star Wars 'Special Edition' Trilogy
Comment: As far as I can remember I have always had a copy of the Star Wars movies in the house, My Parents (mum especially) are avid fans and I was bought up on the Star Wars Phenomenon. Try and imagine that when 'a New hope' (Star Wars IV) was seen for the first time at the cinema, people were blown away by the sheer size of the movie, it's Special FX, sound and Music. WOW. Still today we we can marvel at the work that George Lucas, Rick McCallum and the entire cast and crew put in to make these three masterpieces. Some of the cast have carried and had successful careers in the Film industry thank to starring these movies.
Although I feel a little let down by the last two movies (Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones), this due to a few reasons, I can'y turn my back on what is a 'magical' experience when I watch these three movies. If you've never watched Star Wars before, WHY NOT? do yourself the favor and do it today.
Some people might criticise Lucas for 're-making' the Trilogy, call it what you want, but it was his way of finishing the project and adding just a little more to an already amazing Trilogy. Plus it gave many people my age (who were too young at the time) a chance to see these movies on the Big Screen for the first time.
My favorite Movies of all time.........
Customer Rating:
Summary: Star Wars...what else can i say?
Comment: Star Wars...excellent...groundbraking effects...great characters...fantastic music...realistic aliens...vavavoom ships...blah..blah..blah. sums it up nicely donchathink?
not quite. widescreen or no this baby brought sci-fi and fantasy catapulting forward soo fast, it made every1's head spin. visionary but not quite original(well we all know GL got his vision from fairytales and history anyway. dont forget the resemblance of a Jedi to 'olde english' knights), there are some people who wants to compare it to the LoTR trilogy, but lets face it who came in first and smashed preconceptions of fantasy films. even if this is just one of the bearded-wonder's money making schemes(lets admit it, we buy it anyway and he gets more dosh in his overflowing caskets)dont u just want to be him!?
honestly this boxset gives us a chance to own the best-trilogy-made-ever, especially the younger generations(im 16) hooked on this franchise. just one thing, i want Lucas to release the classic trilogy and the prequels, ALL in DVD by the end of 2006...well, will it happen if i say PLEASE???
Customer Rating:
Summary: Incredible, Brilliant, Amazing, Superb!
Comment: The original Star Wars trilogy is the best trilogy of films ever made. They have good versus evil, the underdog winning against all the odds, love, hate and finally reconciliation. Darth Vader is pure evil. Luke Skywalker is pure good. The droids are the simple innocents and Han Solo is the lovable rogue. These films are old now but they still look as good as the day they were originally made which is a complement indeed. Very few science fiction films stand the test of time, but this trilogy has and probably will for the next twenty years also. To have kids and not own these films is a crime against humanity. To not have kids and not own these films is a crime against yourself. Buy them now!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: **Somewhat of a Spoiler** But it needs to be said
Comment: What seems as if it were "in a galaxy... far far away", I first viewed Star War IV at the theater. I own the VHS Trilogy, which is very good, but it can not compare to the newly released DVD 4-Disc WideScreen. There are many added scenes, highly digitilized video and sound and a wonderful "new" ending to StarWars VI. So much so, it brought a warm tear. George Lucas, the genious he is, thought ahead. I can and will recommend this Trilogy for the old fans and for the new ones, as well.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Why? Why not!
Comment: was five years old when Star Wars first came out. I know I have earlier memories - isolated snapshots of school, of holidays, of little moments in time. But it's odd to realise that some of my earliest coherent memories are of a cultural event which ushered in a new era of marketing to children just like I was then.
I remember standing in the a queue which stretched around the building and down the street, people standing in Star Wars t-shirts, advertising a film which they could not possibly have seen yet - and I remember wanting one myself. I remember my mother distracting a group of fractious, excited children by getting us to go and count how many people were in the queue. I remember my plastic container of bright orange, tartrazine-laden Kia-ora. I remember my heart in my mouth as the Star Destroyer rumbled across the top of the screen. I remember, at the moment when Darth Vader first made his entrance, knowing exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up.
And I remember believing.
I didn't see blue lines around spaceships, stormtroopers hitting their heads, and Alec Guinness waving round a stick. I saw aliens and faraway worlds and robots and adventure amongst the stars. I saw just exactly what George Lucas wanted me to see. I saw bravery and honesty and excitement. I cheered with everyone else when the Millennium Falcon returned at just the right moment.
I remember owning an inordinate amount of Star Wars tat. My prized Darth Vader and R2-D2 action figures were the envy of my five-year-old classmates. I remember how my classmates and I would boast about how many times we'd seen the film. I remember Star Wars lollies on a hot summer day in Park Road playground.I was reminded of all of this by watching the DVD on the big screen in Virgin on Saturday. For all that time and cynicism have overtaken me, for all that I now find suspension of disbelief impossible and I expect a knowing, post-modern wink to the audience from my media, there was something oddly comforting about watching a film I probably haven't seen in a decade or more. There's a part of my childhood there - a big part, from a time when I didn't have to worry about going bankrupt next week. It's an escape to a time when I could just sit and believe, wide-eyed, because everything was going to be all right. I know that when I'm eighty and my cloned cyber-grandkids think I'm a drooling old imbecile fit only to be rendered into cat food and glue, something of this will remain. Because I remember. Because the force will be with me, always. And I remember Han Solo shooting first. So there. I think I have to buy the DVD release.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Star Wars 'Special Edition' Trilogy
Comment: As far as I can remember I have always had a copy of the Star Wars movies in the house, My Parents (mum especially) are avid fans and I was bought up on the Star Wars Phenomenon. Try and imagine that when 'a New hope' (Star Wars IV) was seen for the first time at the cinema, people were blown away by the sheer size of the movie, it's Special FX, sound and Music. WOW. Still today we we can marvel at the work that George Lucas, Rick McCallum and the entire cast and crew put in to make these three masterpieces. Some of the cast have carried and had successful careers in the Film industry thank to starring these movies.
Although I feel a little let down by the last two movies (Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones), this due to a few reasons, I can'y turn my back on what is a 'magical' experience when I watch these three movies. If you've never watched Star Wars before, WHY NOT? do yourself the favor and do it today.
Some people might criticise Lucas for 're-making' the Trilogy, call it what you want, but it was his way of finishing the project and adding just a little more to an already amazing Trilogy. Plus it gave many people my age (who were too young at the time) a chance to see these movies on the Big Screen for the first time.
My favorite Movies of all time.........
Customer Rating:
Summary: Star Wars...what else can i say?
Comment: Star Wars...excellent...groundbraking effects...great characters...fantastic music...realistic aliens...vavavoom ships...blah..blah..blah. sums it up nicely donchathink?
not quite. widescreen or no this baby brought sci-fi and fantasy catapulting forward soo fast, it made every1's head spin. visionary but not quite original(well we all know GL got his vision from fairytales and history anyway. dont forget the resemblance of a Jedi to 'olde english' knights), there are some people who wants to compare it to the LoTR trilogy, but lets face it who came in first and smashed preconceptions of fantasy films. even if this is just one of the bearded-wonder's money making schemes(lets admit it, we buy it anyway and he gets more dosh in his overflowing caskets)dont u just want to be him!?
honestly this boxset gives us a chance to own the best-trilogy-made-ever, especially the younger generations(im 16) hooked on this franchise. just one thing, i want Lucas to release the classic trilogy and the prequels, ALL in DVD by the end of 2006...well, will it happen if i say PLEASE???
Customer Rating:
Summary: Incredible, Brilliant, Amazing, Superb!
Comment: The original Star Wars trilogy is the best trilogy of films ever made. They have good versus evil, the underdog winning against all the odds, love, hate and finally reconciliation. Darth Vader is pure evil. Luke Skywalker is pure good. The droids are the simple innocents and Han Solo is the lovable rogue. These films are old now but they still look as good as the day they were originally made which is a complement indeed. Very few science fiction films stand the test of time, but this trilogy has and probably will for the next twenty years also. To have kids and not own these films is a crime against humanity. To not have kids and not own these films is a crime against yourself. Buy them now!
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