Star Wars - The Complete Saga [Blu-ray] [1977] [Region Free]

Well, my review will be a mix of my own thoughts and responses to this extremely detailed review at the top (the only one I have read so far). I must say there were some things said with which I strongly disagree.This guys obviously knows more techanical language in terms of picture quality and sound quality. One of the main reasons I spent the money on the complete saga was I knew if one wants some ultimate blu ray quality, Star Wars is obviously a place to look. ALL the movies look amazing!!! Star Wars will most likely be the best 1970s blu ray movie you will ever see. The only movie I hadn't seen before I got this collection was Attack of the Clones. This movie has the best scenery of any Star Wars movie!! That chase scene through the city after Obi jumps out of the window. The detail, and structure and lights AND everything about the imagery of that background is great. In terms of sound quality, I have no surround sound. But they all sound very similar and they are all great.I'm not real into romantice movies but I disagree with the remarks about the dialouge between Anakin and Padme. The story does a great job of showing the development of love between the two. Its a great story. Its dramatic. Drama is the key to any great film. The intensity of his love is part of what drives him to the darkside!!! Its an essential aspect of the prequels part in the saga.I'm sorry but....the two best movies in the whole saga are Revenge of the Sith and RETURN OF THE JEDI!!!!! The main reason for this being that they both represent the intense, climactic endings of their respective series!! First of all, lol.....how can u rush anything in a story divided into six long movies. How is that possible. The average dramatic movie is what, about 2 and a half hrs lol. I havnt added the total number of hrs of all the movies but I assume its longer then 2 hrs. The transformation of Anakin (who's anger actually appears to be somewhat angry towards the beginning when he said, "I'm not a slave, I'm a person, my names Anakin.") is documented throughout the first three movies. It isn't rushed in anyway (let alone only being present in Revenge of the Sith...).I can't believe I heard someone call Return of the Jedi the worst film....WHAT. If this is a common sentiment among hardcore Star Wars fans then I can just add this to the list of criticisms I have about their opinions and complaints. (Mainly referring to the some of the excessive complaints about insignificant changes in the original trilogy). 1. I don't think it was rushed. Palpatine had more time to groom Anakin because he was trusted senator. In Jedi he's the Emperor of the Galactic Empire and figured he had a one shot deal. Sometimes you just have to make sense of it with your own ideas. Maybe the Emperor was over confident in his ablilities at that point. Maybe he figured Darth being Lukes father woule help influence. Maybe he thought a tendency towards the dark side existed in the Skywalker bloodline. 2. The Ewoks are a great contribution to the story. Who can imagin Star Wars without the lovable Ewoks??!! First off, they didn't bring down the Empire. They played a minor role. It was done for the most part by the killing of the Emperor and Han and the gang deactivating the shield. Second, he says a small, less advanced force can't overwhelm a more sophisticated army. Have you heard of the Viet Cong? Lastly, I think its a great ending to the saga. Part of the saga ends on a little, forest moon called Endor. Its magical and mystical. Isnt this part of what Star Wars is about??!?!?Return of the Jedi did come out when I was three or four. But my peference for this movie is not based on "child blinders." Basically, I had seen the ending about five years ago when I was 30 and it was at this point I developed a deeper appreciation for the ending. When the empire is killing Luke, its a great movie moment. If I had to pick a least fav, it would be between Phantom Menace and yes....A NEW HOPE. I know I will be shunned for that. I know its the film that started it all. But if you think about it, its the least exciting and has the least exciting plot points. The story just needed to be started somewhere and the Star Wars phenomonom set in motion. As far as the Phantom Menace, Liam Neeson.... and that's all ill say about that one haha.Now for my short review ( excluding stuff I've already said). I liked Star Wars but getting this collection made me a huge fan. I realized how great the story is and its so cool having all the movies together. The case the movies are in is great in and of itself. I refer to it as a book. I love the artwork. Each movie has specific artwork dedicated to it next to its sleeve (the best ones being REVENGE OF THE SITH AND RETURN IF THE JEDI. And one of the special feature discs with a drawing of Han Solo and the Ewoks!). I havnt watched the special features. I'm not just not much of a special feature guy. I just love movies. In conclusion, its worth the money!!!

It's that easy to recommend this set. My original "review" is below. Well, like most of the "reviews" on here it wasn't actually a review, it was a criticism of decisions made by these films' creator and a wholly-unfair rating based on prejudices, but I threw in my two cents and affected this INCREDIBLE set's rating just as they did.All controversy aside, this is the best addition to my BD collection since I started collecting 19 months ago (maybe the Alien Anthology beats it). The movies themselves look BRILLIANT (aside from some issues that pop up here and there, but we're not necessarily looking for "reference" quality we're looking for EXTREME WATCHABILITY), the sound is absolutely FANTASTIC and there are more special features than I can go through in a month. Well, it'd take a lot less time were I not living in a world of such HORRIBLE distractions, such as a JOB and a WIFE (and football!!) but everything I've seen so far makes me happy. It's probably due to the fact that my home theater set up is the best I've been able to experience since I saw these movies in the theaters, a lot better than I used to watch the DVDs on, but with a decent-sized HDTV and even a passable 5.1 surround system you'll know firsthand how great this COMPLETE SAGA is. It demolishes the visual and audio quality of the DVD set in every imaginable way, and is most definitely well worth the upgrade if you love these films as much as I do, or just love films in general.I'm just so happy I want as many people as possible to watch these so we can talk about em! There's a lot of changes, a LOT less so than those made for the special editions in '97 and the original DVD release in 2004, but they're all in a package that's so much more fantastically put together I don't look forward to ever having to give up this set.Star Wars is such an integral part of our popular culture, and it will certainly outlive naysayers and bandwagoning Lucas negativists. We can be as particular as we like, but when that supplants the sheer joy and innocence of experiencing fun movies like these, hasn't the point been lost?Highly recommended! ]]]