You are here: Re: Hitchcock and other newly digitally remastered old movies - wait for high-def? « Video DVD Forum « DVD MP3 AVI MP4 players codecs conversion help
Re: Hitchcock and other newly digitally remastered old movies - wait for high-def?

Posted by Black Locust on 10/07/05 01:34

In article <9rKdndx0Jb9q0djeRVn-pg@comcast.com>,
"One-Shot Scot" <SonOf@Bitch.com> wrote:

> Speaking of sucking the consumer dry, I find it interesting that _Star Wars
> Episode III_ is not going to be available on any dead video formats. It is
> unlike George Lucas to do anything so rational, because in April of 2000 he
> released _Star Wars Episode I_ on Japanese LaserDisc -- but the DVD did not
> come out until October 2001. (Of course, this movie was available on VHS.)
>
> If I recall correctly, the imported Japanese LaserDisc was available in the
> US for around $125, but George Lucas later made it available on his Star
> Wars website for a modest $80.
>
> And didn't George Lucas also make the undefiled versions of _Star Wars_
> Episodes IV, V, and VI available only on VHS and LaserDisc?

Not only that, but look at how long it took him to get the original
trilogy on DVD. Still, I applaud Lucas for getting Fox Home Video to
forgo a VHS release of Revenge of the Sith. This is something the movie
studios should have started doing years ago.
--
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people,
and neither do we." - George Dumbya Bush

 

Navigation:

[Reply to this message]


Удаленная работа для программистов  •  Как заработать на Google AdSense  •  статьи на английском  •  England, UK  •  PHP MySQL CMS Apache Oscommerce  •  Online Business Knowledge Base  •  IT news, forums, messages
Home  •  Search  •  Site Map  •  Set as Homepage  •  Add to Favourites
Разработано в студии "Webous"