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Argh. You got here first with the news.

Link for anyone: http://www.indianajones.com/site/index.html

And I "suppose I'll have to get them."

Nice, would have loved audio commentary on the films

Am I to understand from this that there will be no DTS....?

Pic's found here: http://www.starwars.com/community/news/films/news20080222.html

So what's so different from the previous box set?? It seems there very little really additional except from some small features. Most of the topics seem to be addressed in de long Making of... doc on the previous box set...

Originally posted by Darth Venom
Nice, would have loved audio commentary on the films

Spielberg doesn't do audio commentary - I think he believes it distracts from the viewing pleasure, and he wants people in the moment of watching. He makes up for it with extensive interviews in the special features section; his storytelling skills are great. Lucas doesn't mind doing commentary, but since he's not the director he'd respect Spielberg's wishes.

There really doesn't seem to be alot of difference between these and the original DVD release (which was fantastic by the way), but who knows, might be worth a spin.

And I do agree there roughrider, even if you are noting his storytelling in the film medium (which I don't think you are, but best make sure), the guy has a great way of telling tales in an interview. Honestly, if I was to have a pick of any director I would want to have an in depth conversation with, Spielberg would be right near the top, if not the top.

hell, i'd love that opportunity

You'd be listening a lot. Spielberg strikes me more as a talker than a listener. Hehehe

Fine by me.

Should have been out on HD

Maybe it will be that as well.

Originally posted by roughrider
Spielberg doesn't do audio commentary - I think he believes it distracts from the viewing pleasure, and he wants people in the moment of watching. He makes up for it with extensive interviews in the special features section; his storytelling skills are great. Lucas doesn't mind doing commentary, but since he's not the director he'd respect Spielberg's wishes.

Thats bullshit from Speilberg.

His argument would hold up if there wasn't the option to NOT listen to the commentary track. What a lousy excuse.

Between WOTW and hiring Michael Bay for TFs lately, now no DTS or commentary on this and a bullshit excuse given, Im really worrying about Speilberg's cred. I think it died after Schindlers list in the mid-early nineties.

And Queeq is right about the extras too. Sounds like a last DVDcash-gathering-exercise to help pay for Indy IV before he charges for the blue ray editions.

Hell no. Spielberg is one of the few directors that just what he wants. He's not the only one not to do commentary. David Lynch for instance or the Coen Brothers.
Personally I can understand it: a filmmaker makes a film to say what he wants, why elobarote on it.

I listened to Ridley Scott's commentary on Blade Runner: Final Cut. It was boring and hardly talked about the scenes, just about how they came up with stuff. But that was already in the docs. So... I understand. Not everyone is that interesting to listen to.

Fair enough, but then he shouldn't be surprised when I (and I suspect, many others) dont re-buy what is already had then.

DTS and commentary are two big incentives in the "I want to re-sell you the same shit you already got" stakes.

Oh I agree... I had the same felling when I saw what they are trying to sell us with these 'new' DVD's.

And there's no DTS in Lucasfilm films... Lucas has THX... So he don't want no DTS.

Ah.

Shame. Cause my "Alien" (and many others) which is already THX sounds twice as good in DTS in terms of size of sound, resolution of sound and the dynamic range and EQ.

Damn their oilly hides.

DTS rules.

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is the best then it goes down hill

Maybe with KotCS it goes up again.

Heres hoping.

Although I suspect Raiders will always be my Fav, I still love the next two...downhill from such high places is still way above most others, imho.

Hay i thought Steven Spielberg made these movies ? so why does it say GL ?? Anyway i am buying raiders of the lost ark

GL came up with the stories, he produced it, they do it together. Speilberg just makes the difference between something like Raiders and say... AOTC...

Originally posted by coolmovies
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is the best then it goes down hill

Bah !

They're all good films and hopefully this new one is also

And as for these new dvds of the films stuff them i'm happy with what i have.

Speilberg should have made SW too

Hmm... I always wondered if that'd worked.

too late now

Yup.

this has nothing to do with the SE, but it's a nice resin case for your boxset i need reminding, when does the SE set actually come out?

I think they are out,.... but not sure.

Why would you get a special edition box set now...? It's like the people who bought Rambo trilogy Special edition. It's pointless, why would you when a fourth movie is about to come out and then you'll have to buy another special edition box set.

i might just stick with the 2003 boxset for now. I dont think there is enough extra material to entice me

Originally posted by queeq
Why would you get Rambo at all?

But I do agree with you....
Yeah, I liked the 1st rambo and the last. The rest kind of sucked.

The last???? You actually watched it???

Originally posted by queeq
The last???? You actually watched it???
And loved it. Blood, gore. The works, everything essential for a growing boy.

in a morbid way i did enjoy the last Rambo - personally i think Stallone just got away with this one.

Too bad... now he'll make another one.

Originally posted by queeq
Too bad... now he'll make another one.
They ended it in a way that you know it's over for good, unless they have a red dawn scenario...

I'm sure Stallone has.

Originally posted by Stun
great, i'm gonna have to sell my boxset now!

I wouldn't. Personally, I don't enjoy making-of features. I've seen a few making-of Star Wars programs, but I avoid most shows of the sort. When I watch a movie, I want to watch the movie, not think "that's a potato; they cut it in half and threw it across the room and then played it back in reverse and slow motion, that's how they did that." or some such thing.

I don't even like the audio commentary feature, though. For most of my movies, I've never even turned it on. (especially since my roomate's dvd player in the living room seems to think it always needs to be on. Once you turn it on, it pretty much decides for itself when it wants to turn the feature off) I listened to the commentary on X3, and it just made the movie even worse for me. I had hoped it might provide some story insight and improve on the film for me, but it was 2 hours of Brett Ratner verbally masturbating himself and making it obvious how craptastic a director he really is and it just sucked out the few moments of enjoyment I actually got out of that movie.

And I don't want any of that to happen with Indy. It's been, up to this point, the only franchise that's been pretty much perfect for me. I'm seriously thinking of not even seeing the next one, as Lucas, Speilburg AND Ford have all gone down hill considerably in the last decade.(I'm not just talking about getting older) And from what I see in the trailer, there's way too much cgi in it for my liking. At this point, I can't even watch any of the Star Wars PT. And I'm very slowly beginning to forget things about it. (until I suddenly remember) So, hopefully in a few years I'll be well on the way to rendering those disasters moot in my SW mindset.

Apparantly it's pacing is similar to the other three and CGI is reduced to a minimum. TLC had some CGI but that looked like crap. It's bound to be about as much and much better.

it's a nice little addition to have, but nothing on the 2003 boxset (no i wont be selling it afterall ) the best bit by far was the 'melting face doc' which i enjoyed to the point where i wanted to remake the scene myself and it also did show (very little) behind the scenes footage from Indy IV which i hadnt seen before. If they combined this with the orginal set, it would be a little bit more...complete, but hardly noticeable if you know what i mean. I'm just starting off my Indy collection, so buying the SE set means i'm one more step towards rivalling my SW collection

`is it worth it?

melting face doc aside (which you could prolly see on youtube)?

Naaa..i wouldnt say it was worth it

THen I better wait for the the 4-film boxset.

Just to let you know queeq stallon is working on a script for the 5th rambo movie .

Wait for the 5 disk set thats what i say in 2010. I seen the new rambo too great film go watch it queeq

I can't even bear to watch 4... or any other again, apart from the original.