Star Wars Deleted Scenes From Blu Ray set

[bizzaro megomauler]

Just got finished watching the ANH and Empire scenes, and was dissappointed by the fact that these were NOT restored.

the coolest parts? finally seeing the Biggs stuff as intended, and the often discussed wampa attacks! Han in the original Mos Eisley cuts with a lady, and there is a scene where Luke starts to express his feelings for Leia wich is AWKWARD!!! lol

all in all great to see what had been discussed for years acessible to the masses!
your thoughts?

[Bruce Banner]

Yeah, would have been nice if they'd restored them a little... the quality isn't too much different from their first appearance on the old Behind the Magic CDROM.

But still great to see the Anchorhead scenes and the alternate cantina cut again.

And finally seeing the full ROTJ Sandstorm scene and the ESB Wampa attack fragments is amazing. Been waiting a long time for those.

And the Boba Fett animated segment from the Holiday Special was a cool surprise.

[MIB41]

I have a question... Did Lucas keep that scene he installed years ago where you see that really bad CGI Jabba the Hutt talking to Han Solo? I believe Han steps on his tail. If they kept it, did they improve the CGI? I can't imagine how bad that CGI insert would look in high def now.

[Jason73]

I have a question... Did Lucas keep that scene he installed years ago where you see that really bad CGI Jabba the Hutt talking to Han Solo? I believe Han steps on his tail. If they kept it, did they improve the CGI? I can't imagine how bad that CGI insert would look in high def now.

The Jabba CGI model was slightly updated for the 2004 DVD release. It looks a little better bun not much.

[boynightwing]

Yeah, the Jabba scene is still there. I took that time to go to the fridge for a snack.

For the most part I really like how they cleaned it all up. The only movie where I really don't like Special Edition stuff is Return of the Jedi but whatever at this point.

I've only watched A New Hope out of the Blue Rays so far.

[bizzaro megomauler]

Yeah, the Jabba scene is still there. I took that time to go to the fridge for a snack.

For the most part I really like how they cleaned it all up. The only movie where I really don't like Special Edition stuff is Return of the Jedi but whatever at this point.

I've only watched A New Hope out of the Blue Rays so far.

Look at it again, you notice the out of sync mouth and general crappiness in HD even more. the CGI looks even more out of place now. only way this will ever look good is from a restoration from film.

[boynightwing]

I did notice the out of sync mouths at the beginning of the movie but by the end I had forgotten/ignored it.

[MIB41]

I bought just the three pack of the original trilogy on Blu Ray last night because it was so dirt cheap for $39.99 at Target. I watched ANH and thought it looked really good. Yeah, that Jabba scene wasn't a great sell in High Def. But the overall look of the film was so good, it didn't hurt anything for me. I LOVE the first scene where the Tie-Fighters are lining up in formation to attack the Deathstar. That put goose bumps on me. Reminded me of how I felt when I saw the movie in '77. And is it just me or did some of the aerial shots of the ships diving towards the Deathstar feel almost 3-D? This has given me renewed interest in seeing the originals in 3-D. They can throw away the prequels. I have absolutely no interest.

[Bruce Banner]

Pretty much all the deleted scenes from the Blu Ray are now up on YouTube.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Yeah, would have been nice if they'd restored them a little... the quality isn't too much different from their first appearance

Maybe they weren't cleaned up to try and prevent someone from making their own version with those scenes cut back into place?

I don't have a blu ray, so I'll have to wait to see them.