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Lucas apparently tinkered with the originals AGAIN. Vader now shouts "NOOOOOO!!" before offing the emperor.

I just scored a great deal on the complete saga
Futureshop has a promotion when you trade in 2 video games and you get the saga free.
Blockbuster is closing all their stores in Canada and are having 40% off on everything. So I went and was able to snatch 2 of the cheapest used games that were on FS's list. 2 x $34.99 - 40% = $41.98 + tax.
I went to FS and traded them no problem so got the set for a grand total of $47.44 all in
Watching episode 1 as I'm writing

Yeah, I could see how that would help make it watchable.

Ok, I’m pissed, happy, pissed and happy again. I think I got that in the right order.

I’m pissed because yesterday I got an email from Amazon saying my Star Wars BDs had shipped and would arrive on the 20th. Every pre-order I’ve had before arrived on the release date.

I’m happy because today I got an email saying the refunded me $10 because the price changed.

I’m pissed because when I checked my mail today (expecting something else) there was the Star Wars BDs. Which probably did arrive yesterday but I didn’t check because the email said next week.

I’m happy because I still got them in time to marathon watch all of them this weekend. 

P.S. maybe I need the doc to put me on some meds to smooth out these mood swings.

P.P.S. I better not have to do a firmware upgrade or I’ll be pissed again.

I still haven't decided if I want to buy them or not. I always told myself that I was going to skip over the DVD releases and get them in HD (Blu-Ray of course, but back then, who knew)... Now, the reviews are too mixed for my liking.

Of course, the longer I wait, the more changing George will put in to them.

So, I am going to deal with more cheesy versions no matter what, but if video quality is sub-par, then is seems silly to get them... Then again, it IS Star Wars... What to do???

I just watched the original “Star Wars” and all I’ll say here is if you plan to get a projector/screen get the BDs.

I was reading that episodes III-VI look great, but Ep I and II look sub-par... Hmmm. Maybe I should just pay now and deal with it.

Bah. I just ordered it from Amazon. No sense in fighting the force...

I'm going to pick them up today. I also skipped the DVD releases and am going straight from the VHS to the BRD releases. I loved the over the top description of the audio on blu-ray.com website:

Yes, yes, and yes again. I don't even need to write up separate audio reviews for each of the films. You know why? Because these lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1 surround tracks are perfect. Not perfect like, "Yeah, they seem generally true-to-source and, no, there's no muffling or anything," but perfect like, "Yes. Hell yes. This is what sci-fi should sound like." Perfect as in completely exemplary in all the ways you'd hope they'd be. Superlative. Grade-A. Certified Gold.

Like I said, over the top but it's gotta be way better than my VHS copies!!! They'll be fun to watch cranked up with my son.

Watched Episodes 1 and 2 this weekend with my son (10 years old).

I can't believe how bad Ep.1 is (acting, Jar Jar, effects, story). Gets worse every time I see it. The only good part is the pod race. After the movie we replayed this bit with the volume cranked way up. Nice workout for the Axioms.

Ep.2 has great visuals and sound throughout. I still say some of the big ships move too nimbly for their size. Momentum is momentum no matter how powerful your engines are. The scene where Jango Fett pursues Obi-Wan through the asteroids around Geonosis has some powerful deep sound effects and I am sure I need to add a sub-woofer to my M80s to really appreciate it.