Posted by Gerry Zaninovich on 05/05/06 00:05

Justin wrote:
>
> From
> http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/release/video/news20060503.html
>
> Fans can look forward to a September filled with classic Star Wars
> nostalgia, led by the premiere of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original
> Trilogy video game and the long-awaited DVD release of the original
> theatrical incarnations of the classic Star Wars trilogy.
>
> In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century
> Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual
> two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of
> the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of
> the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film.
> That means you'll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in
> 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.

We won't be seeing the 1977 SW, we will be seeing the 1978/79 SW. The
difference is that the 1977 did not have the "Chapter IV: A New Hope".
I am looking forward to the release of their theatrical versions of all
3 SW movies. I still remember when I saw the previews of SW in a Harrods
store with my brother (yes, eons ago they showed some movies previews
inside big stores for store/movie promotions), and we couldn't wait for
the movie to come out so we could go and see it (that was almost 30
years ago, man, I'm getting old).

Gerry

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