30th Anniversary - And Nothing Happened??

It's now 2008.
The 30th Anniversary came and went - and nothing happened, really.

Not like the 20th Anniversary, when all three came back to theatres, remastered, and still did huge business. And the prequels finally started up filming.

I thought we were going to see all six films return to theatres - wasn't IMAX 3-D the plan?
I thought we would finally see the DVD box set of all six films released - didn't happen. I WANT to see the improved Yoda for TPM. 😒

One large convention in May, and that's all? I can't believe it.

Yeah, I must agree...I thought there would be more, besides a Darth Vader stand-up at my local Athena, there was nothing really here.

An ultimate DVD box.. that's what should happen.

That is what should HAVE happened...2007 has come and gone.

I don't mind it if it comes out next month.

I think it was because Lucas was waiting for the debut of a new format, that would end the battle between HD-DVD & Blu-ray. That's when the sextet box would come out. But the format battle continues, and he chose to continue sitting on the fence rather than choose a format.

It's not like he hasn't released the films in multiple versions before and raked in millions - what's one more release? 🙄

It's actually helped me to sit on the sidelines, too. Whatever format STAR WARS gets released in, will be the one I buy into.

Me too. I think GL is right in a way about waiting for the winning format. I do the same and am very annoyed about these companies going head to head again. We finally had an international standard, and now they're at it again.

It will be a constant battle. But Blue-ray is quite expensive and I know nobody with a blue-ray player...but I am unsure of its popularity in other areas.

And I gues the theatrical rerelease hasn't happened because Lucas & Rick McCallum have failed to get the total overall of projectors - from film to digital - in the theatre chains thus far. It's still a future some years away.

The theatrical release IS there. It's on DVD. It's just not remastered and restored digitally.

Actually, marking the 30th there was a massive book released with tonnes of SW memorabilia enclosed in the pages called "The Star Wars vault" by Steve Sansweet.
It was £40 ($80) and I got it for xmas.

It has 2 Cds too.

Here it is on SW.com
http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=414574

Not a DVD box set, I know but a damned good cheerer-upper in lieu of said boxset loveliness.

Yeah, I wanna have that one too.

And there was the Making of Star Wars.

Yeah, I have been debating on that one...still burns holes in wallets...

The Making of was good...$10 off 😉

And you definately closed that thread because you knew I was right.

No, because it was off topic.

And still right.

Yes, I was still right.

No, me.

"Me, me, meee... Look at me... "

You should rename yourself as General Chick Hicks.

Good news. 🙂

Play.com are doing it for £20. Thats like $40.

"Begin landing your troops...."

Meanwhile Im setting my sights on "The making of".
🙂

Really? The Vault thing?