Original Trilogy Blueray Changes

[mojo]

are you talking about the special release of the newer editions which INCLUDED the original release? because that's what i was complaining about. if there has been some new release of the original films i'd like to know, because the ones i have are 4:3, and not only are they 4:3, they are a direct rip of the laserdisc versions which are FUCKING LETTERBOXED. there are no words to describe how much this baffles me. when displayed at it's native resolution on my 16:9 television, i have the big black bars on both sides of the picture because it is 4:3, and then i have black bars above and below the picture, because the 4:3 image is letterboxed as there were no 16:9 televisions when the laserdisc versions were released. what i get is a movie playing in a window in the middle of my tv. this is unsatisfactory.
and of course if you just zoom it to fill the screen, you end up with a picture so blurry i might as well just go back to my ancient vhs tapes. if i still had a vcr.

[mojo]

i am CONVINCED george lucas did this on purpose.

[Praeothmin]

i am CONVINCED george lucas did this on purpose.

Of course he did, mojo...
He knew there would be people stupid enough to by the OT on VHS, then buy them again on VHS, only 16:9 with enhanced colors, and then the Widescreen Special Edition OT on DVD, and then the PT on DVD, TCW on DVD, and eventually the entire saga on BlueRay...
But I am much more intelligent than that...




I don't have the BlueRay saga...










Yet... :(

[mojo]

i bought a dvd player to watch star wars. right now i am in the process of explaining to my wife why i need to buy a blu-ray player to again watch star wars. it is a sad cycle.

on the other hand, it doesn't really bother me to buy star wars over and over again. i won't buy the pt though. i'll buy the $45 blu-ray ot rather than the $90 complete saga. i made the mistake of buying the pt on dvd and i've never watched it. it's actually still in the cellophane.

[mojo]