Posted by James on 05/06/06 11:57

"Gerry Zaninovich" <zanino@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:445A9716.80D11229@worldnet.att.net...
> 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".

"See the title crawl to Star Wars before it was known as Episode IV; see the
pioneering, if dated, motion control model work on the attack on the Death
Star; groove to Lapti Nek or the Ewok Celebration song like you did when you
were a kid; and yes, see Han Solo shoot first."

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