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Author Topic: Today I rented the Episode 1 DVD Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-30-2003 09:10 PM                     Sorry, people. I would not have that damn thing in my collection.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-30-2003 11:39 PM                        Thanks Daryl From what I have been reading and hearing, Episodes IV, V and VI will be worked over so much with all kinds of digital corrections when they are eventually released on DVD that it will take away a lot of charm that made these three films great. I love all three when the were first released and so far Episodes I and II have not been able to measure up to the earlier films. Do you suppose Lucas has lost his touch as a filmmaker? In all fairness, while I did not enjoy Episode II in the theatre because the image on film printed from digital files was terrible, I did enjoy the movie when I watched the DVD. Episode One was a loser both in the theater and on DVD. The DVD picture and sound however is outstanding and I am not ashamed of having it in my collection. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 01-31-2003 03:27 AM                        My run of EpII was technical hell due to some problems with our DTS unit. So I haven't actually seen the entire thing... well not linearly anyway.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 02-01-2003 03:01 AM                        Strengthened by the experience, and somewhat reconciled by the wealth of background info and bonus material, I went out and rented Ep 2 next. Surprise! There was no bonus material other than the audio commentary, no deleted scenes, no documentaries, featurettes, storyboards, nothing! It is only one DVD. Is the US edition the same?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-01-2003 03:42 AM                        The US edition has lots of documentaries and crap like that.  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 02-01-2003 03:58 AM                        Michael, The Region One edition of Episode Two is a two disc set and features all kinds of extra material. I was under the impression that all DVD edition of this movie in every region will have exactly the same program content and was very surprised to learn that the copy you rented in Germany was 'Bare Bone" with no extras. Some of the features found in the Region One version includes commentary by George Lucas and others, Anamorphic 16 X 9 widescreen, deleted scenes, a documentary on the production of the fim, a music video featuring John Williams, theatrical teaser, trailers and TV spots among many other extra features. I have had my copy since it first went on sale almost three months ago and I still did not get to watch all of the extra stuff. -Claude  |  IP: Logged Lionel Fouillen Expert Film Handler Posts: 230 From: Belgium Registered: Nov 2002 posted 02-02-2003 01:46 PM                     Michael, the Zone 2 edition I bought here in Belgium is the 2-disc set featuring everything that was described above. Maybe the rntal edition is different than the sale edition. The only thing I regret with Ep2 DVD is the absence of a 50-minute or so "real" making-of covering all aspects of the making, from pre-production to post-production, as they did with Ep1 DVD. Ep2 DVD bonus focuses too much on the aspect of using digital technology to make this film (SFX, sound design, editing).  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 02-02-2003 05:09 PM                        The DVD listed on Amazon Germany also has all the bonus material. But I am not going to buy this anyway. What I got obviously was a rental version. By the way, is there an episode 2 jump-and-run game ? The factory scene looked as if it had been primarily created to promote a game. Episode 1 was the video for the pod racer game which sucked enormously.  |  IP: Logged

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