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George Lucas Now Insisting Han Never Shot First In ‘Star Wars’; The Internet’s Collective Head Explodes

traviswoods — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:40:22 +0000

Let’s be honest—just about all of the nips, tucks, tweaks, and changes that George Lucas has made to the original Star Wars trilogy over the past 15 or years hasn’t exactly endeared the man to Star Wars die hards. And the scene that has become the metaphor for how Lucas’ revisions fundamentally change/ worsen the tone of the films is when Han Solo goes from shooting the bounty hunter Greedo first and without warning to simply shooting Greedo in self defense. But now, Lucas says Star Wars fans are “confused,” and that Han never shot first, despite the original film showing him, well, shoot first.

It was a classic scene in the original film, setting Han up as a morally ambiguous character in need of redemption. Thanks to Lucas’ tweaks, however, the character of Han is made a rough-around-the-edges hero from the get-go, which is far less interesting. But in a recent interview, Lucas points out that the millions upon millions of people who saw the original version of Star Wars are “confused,” and that Han never shot first:

The controversy over who shot first, Greedo or Han Solo, in Episode IV, what I did was try to clean up the confusion, but obviously it upset people because they wanted Solo to be a cold-blooded killer, but he actually isn’t. It had been done in all close-ups and it was confusing about who did what to whom. I put a little wider shot in there that made it clear that Greedo is the one who shot first, but everyone wanted to think that Han shot first, because they wanted to think that he actually just gunned him down.

So there you have it, internet and Star Wars fans. You were obviously wrong from the beginning, and Lucas is just doing you a favor and making things more clear for you.

So I Guess Jar Jar Binks Was Solely Designed To Point Out The Dangers Of Racial Stereotypes, Right George?

Source: The AV Club

Box Office Predictions: How Did February Get So Competitive?

Damon Houx — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:18:17 +0000

Last weekend, we saw two new picture do much more business than expected on a Super Bowl weekend. This weekend we’re looking at four pictures that could all do over $20 Million. Safe House, The Vow, The Phantom Menace 3-D, and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island all have name players, and target audience appeal. Who wins? Take a look…

The reissue of The Phantom Menace brings out a sense of nostalgia for the simpler times of 1999. The economy was good, the internet was growing, there had been no terrorist attack on New York, and we didn’t know how bad the Prequel trilogy could get. I remember watching the film – which had been parsed a little before it hit theaters so things like Jar-Jar Binks or Midichlorians were not surprising – and finding it mostly pleasant. I guess my main feeling was that though it wasn’t a great story, it felt like Star Wars, and it didn’t mess anything up too bad. It was the later films that I couldn’t stand, partly because important things (like characters falling in love, or choosing to be on the side of evil) were done so poorly. Others had much more violent reactions to the film either positive or negative, positions still debated today. That said, the world has cooled on these films, their cultural touchstone status has more to do with obligation and our new blockbuster culture. When people quote the original trilogy, it’s usually out of affection, when people quote the prequel trilogy, it’s usually as a goof. The internet has pockets of hard core fans of the six film series, but they are now in the position Star Trek fans were in when that franchise became geek-only culture.

George Lucas has made it clear, he’s selling this reissue to the children, so it’ll be interesting to see how the people who experienced this first react. As such, if there is a surprise this weekend, it’ll be this.

Safe House is Denzel Washington doing a thriller. These films tend to open to $20 Million or so. It co-stars Ryan Reynolds. He’s negligible. Word isn’t good but that doesn’t matter, a base audience is a base audience and there’s nothing else out that is going to appeal from these new films. Which means the film should do the numbers of an Unstoppable or a Book of Eli -somewhere between $20 – $30 Million. This should be on the lower side of that spectrum, but still respectable.

I doubt anyone who wants to see Safe House is going to see The Vow, except the most dedicated of film fans. Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams star in the only romance picture out before Valentine’s Day. That should be enough to get it to the number one spot. I don’t think audiences have warmed to Tatum as much as studios would like at this point, but it seems they’re going to have to at the rate he makes movies. Arguably, McAdams was close to generating a fanbase a couple years back, but then she didn’t do anything for three years. it was a curious decision that may have hurt her branding, but may have kept her sane. It’s possible people will turn up for this in the hopes of getting that The Notebook feeling and timing is everything. Timing should help the picture get over $25 Million

Journey 2 might get some boost from Dwayne Johnson. The first film surprisingly made over $100 at the box office. Brendan Fraser deigned not to appear in this one, though it’s likely Johnson signed on for this before Fast Five, which was his first huge hit in a good long while. Or, that is to say, they probably got him for cheap. This is something of an obligatory sequel, and reviews have skewed negative, but the spots sell the film well enough that it should at least open.

The crazy thing is that means that four films should or could do around $20 Million this weekend, with two new pictures last weekend also doing $20. If they all hit the top six should do over $100 Million, which – for what’s supposed to be cinema’s quiet season – is striking.

So let’s make some magic:

The Vow – $27.3 Million
Safe House – $22.7 Million
Star Wars 4 (or Star Wars 1) – $22.5 Million
Journey 2 – $13.9 Million
Chronicle – $11 Million

The Vow could go higher, it’s been doing well in tracking and advanced ticket sales. Then again, so could Journey or Star Wars – it all depends on the younger kids who are harder to track.

What’s your favorite Star Wars memory?

Phantom Menace 3-D Featurette Says “We Know You’re Coming Anyway, Fanboys”

Damon Houx — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:59:11 +0000

When Star Wars was reissued in 1997, it became one of the top top ten grossing films of that year. That is the lasting cultural impact of the Star Wars franchise, but also paints a picture of how much the world and the Star Wars fan base has changed in fifteen years. On February 10, George Lucas‘s The Phantom Menace will be reissued in 3-D, and the latest marketing suggests they’re not selling it to everyone. Take a look…

Okay, this is just one piece of a puzzle, but it’s basically selling this to little, little children. On one hand Lucas has said that’s always been his intention with these films, and this film would be the most childish. On the other, fans – even those fans who hate Lucas – will probably see this anyway, so why sell it to the base?

Disney had a huge hit with The Lion King 3-D, which was about to reissued on Blu-ray when it hit theaters. It made $94 million in its run. Beauty and Beast hit a couple weeks ago, and is currently at $41 Million. The difference is that the Blu-ray of that was already out. With the Blu-ray box sets of Star Wars having come out recently, the question with this release is: will it be the theatrical experience or 3-D that brings them in? Will they come at all? Fandom feels possessive of certain things, but Star Wars was never just a nerd favorite, and The Phantom Menace made over $400 Million domestically. It’s possible that “normal” people liked this movie and want to take their kids. We shall see.

Is the force with this reissue?

George Takei Asks Star Trek And Star Wars Fans To Hate Twilight

Damon Houx — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:03:24 +0000

For years, there has been a rift in the science fiction and fantasy community. There are some who love Star Trek, and there are those who love Star Wars, and for many it’s a one or the other sort of deal. Unfortunately, this divide has been escalated recently when William Shatner took some shots at the George Lucas-owned franchise, and Carrie Fisher responded in kind. But now George Takei made a video to broker the peace by offering a new target: Twilight.

Will this satisfy fans? Hard to say. Though Twilight is imminently hateable by people who like the idea that Star Trek is filled with ideas, and those who prefer escapist fantasies that are more about Joseph Campbell than vampire marriage, the conflict between Trekkers and Star Wars fans has more to do with them being similar. Here’s George:

Can these two worlds ever find peace enough to hate Teams Edward and Jacob? Doubtful. But it’s good to see Takei act as an ambassador for the goodwill and forward thinking that comes through in the Trek universe. But it is likely that the crossover audiences between all three fanbases is minimal at best. Perhaps they could all go to a mixer and find that hard core fandom is very similar no matter what team you’re on.

What’s the worst Science Fiction or Fantasy franchise?

Top 10 Robots in Movies

traviswoods — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:00:31 +0000

Robots! Despite cinema telling us over and over that once we build them, they’ll become our mechanized overlords, hell-bent on wiping out humanity — we can’t shake them. It’d still be really cool to have them around to do the dishes, our homework, vacuum, and pay our bills now and again. Right? Our fascination with robots have long been a subject of film, and here at ScreenCrave, we’ve decided to put together a list of our 10 favorite machines. From murderously insane cyborgs, to robotic friends, to well…more murderously insane cyborgs, it’s a grouping of our favorite humanoid creatures.

Note to nitpickers: Before you complain about certain absences, please note that Hal 9000 is a computer, not a robot; Data is primarily a TV show character; and the Transformers…well, those movies are terrible. They won’t be on here.

Check out our list below… (Warning, movie spoilers ahead!)

10. Ash (Alien, 1979)

It takes an amazing and threatening performance to be memorable in an Alien film, when you’re not playing an alien. That’s exactly what Ian Holm did in the science fiction classic. He created a character who at first seems like an ineffectual snob that later reveals himself as a murderous android! He was determined to sacrifice his human crew members in order to bring a dangerous alien species to Earth for study. Aside from his psycho methods, he also bleeds a milky white goo, and that’s just spooky.

9. WALL-E (WALL-E, 2008)

This is a robot that’s designed to make your eyes wet, forcing you to shout there’s just something wrong with your contact lens. WALL-E is the star of the 2008 Pixar animated film of the same name. He’s a garbage disposal robot left behind on an abandoned and uninhabitable future Earth. Within the 98 minute feature, we discover that WALL-E’s developed sentience, a heart of gold (no, not literally), falls in love with another robot, and pretty much saves humanity. Not bad for a guy whose look rips off the bot from Short Circuit.

8. Robocop (Robocop – Robocop 3, 1987 – 1993)

OK, it’s a cop who was killed, then had his face and memories grafted to robot body that stomps around, taking a bite out of Detroit crime. He also finds time to wipe out the greedy corporate overlords who created him. Do I really need to say anything else to justify Robocop’s placement on this list?

7. T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991)

The T-1000 is a cold killing machine sent from the future to murder a boy. The year’s 1991, and the kid will grow up to become the leader a resistance against the machines. Therefore, the T-1000 would have made it onto this list by that fact alone. Director James Cameron came up with the idea of a machine comprised solely of liquid metal (meaning it’s a big pile of shiny goo that can replicate anyone/anything it touches) and made it totally believable. However, it’s Robert Patrick’s hyper-precise, blankly menacing performance that truly makes this robot memorable.

6. The Iron Giant (The Iron Giant, 1999)

A 50 foot metal eating robot, the Iron Giant is without doubt the greatest animated robot of all time. A tribute to the metal machines of Cold War-era cinema, the Iron Giant is a walking destroyer of words, who with the help of a young boy’s friendship and some Superman comics, learns the value of heroism over destruction.

5. Robby the Robot (Forbidden Plant, 1956)

Remember Shakespeare’s The Tempest? It’s about a deposed Duke/magician who lives on a deserted island with his daughter, a monster, and an angelic spirit. Now imagine that story being retold as a 1950s sci-fi film, set on a distant planet, and Ariel the spirit is now Robby the Robot. Seriously. Guided by Asimov’s Three Law’s of Robotics (don’t injure a human through action/inaction, obey all human orders that don’t lead to human harm, and protect its own existence as long as humans are not harmed), Robby has appeared in numerous sci-fi films and TV shows, remaining one of the most strangely memorable bots in pop culture.

4. Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still, 1951)

As a 7” tall robot sent by aliens to wipe out humanity (if we don’t start behaving ourselves), Gort may be the most instantly recognizable of all “classic” film robots. Also gals, he is the reason sci-fi nerds will whisper “Klaatu barada nikto” to you and hope that it has an effect.

3. Roy Batty (Blade Runner, 1982)

One of the most powerful, intelligent and dangerous replicants (androids built to serve humanity) in the future of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is Roy Batty. He rebels against his human masters after he discovers his built in life span of only a few years. Wholly sentient, he returns to Los Angeles to find the man who created him and demand, simply, more time. When he discovers that he cannot extend his life, he elects to “revel in his own time.” And that’s when the madness really begins.

2. The Terminator (The Terminator – Terminator: Salvation, 1984 – 2009)

Built by SkyNet, a self-aware missile defense system of the future convinced that the destruction of humanity is the way to go, The Terminator is a mass-produced cyborg designed for one thing: killing us. In the first Terminator film, one model is sent back in time to kill Sarah Conner, whose son John, will one day lead a resistance against the machines. Portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Terminator is a brutal killer, who’ll stop at nothing to find and kill its target. However, in the first sequel, a Terminator model is reprogrammed by John in the future, and sent back to save him as a child. Now programmed to protect and learn, the Terminator not only rescues John, but over the course of a few days, learns the value of human life. (And then two more sequels showed up that sucked. The less said of those, the better).

1. R2-D2 (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope – Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, 1977 – 2005)

Come on, how could R2 not be number one? Somehow managing to talk to everyone in the Star Wars franchise by saying “bee boo baah buuh beee booo bee” or screaming “whaaaaaaaaaa!” whenever something goes wrong, R2 somehow manages not be annoying; rather, in the increasingly ridiculous films, it eventually becomes one of the most likeable, and surrounded by wooden performances — human characters in the entire franchise.

What are your favorite cinematic robots?

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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3-D Trailer

Damon Houx — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:59:42 +0000

For a couple generations of film goers, it’s impossible to say that they don’t care deeply about the Star Wars franchise. George Lucas‘s masterwork still provokes discussion, especially when George decides to tinker with the franchise further. Well, he’s tinkered again, and on February 10, 2012, we’ll see how well The Phantom Menace stands up to third dimensional scrutiny. Here’s the trailer, check it out…

It seems drawn from the same blueprint as the Star Wars reissues done in 1997, when Lucas included digital effects into the original trilogy, and fans turned out for the first film in such numbers that the reissue made $138 Million dollars. But where that trailer was arguing you could only watch the film’s on crappy television (with the picture expanding to the full screen), this seems slightly more disingenuous – these films look great at home on DVD and Blu-ray – and it doesn’t seem to be selling the 3-D in the same sort of way.

Of course it’s worth noting what this does not sell from The Phantom Menace: Jar-Jar or the dialogue – then again, why would you? Though at the time the film was breaking box office records (though couldn’t top Titanic, which is also due for a 3-D reissue), it has a reputation as the worst Star Wars film. But when the box set of the films breaks sales records, Lucas has shown this fanbase will often show up and spend money, even if they know they won’t like it. The Phantom Menace hits theaters February 10, and this discussion will surely continue until then.

Will you go anyway?

‘Star Wars’ Blu-Ray Set Becomes Bestselling Blu-Ray Of All Time… In Just One Week

traviswoods — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:55:32 +0000

Wow. Despite the fact that the giant goiter with a man growing out of it (or, as you might know it, George Lucas), continued to meddle with his original vision, tossing in even more cheesy CGI additions and horrible Darth Vadar “NOOOOOOOO!” exclamations, the Star Wars complete saga Blu-Ray set has, within just one week, become the highest selling Blu-Ray of all time.

Let me say that again– the Star Wars complete saga Blu-Ray set, released on September 16^th, has, within just one week, become the highest selling Blu-Ray of all time, according to Deadline. This means that people actually paid money to see Lucas defile his classic series (ok, classic original trilogy and mind-bendingly horrible prequel trilogy) even further, as the box set sold over one million units, which equals about $84 million in sales, 515,000 of those being sold right her e in the U.S. of A.

So, there you go, America—never underestimate the need of the fanboys to see Greedo shooting first in high definition; meanwhile, somewhere in a mansion far, far away, an almost comically out of touch filmmaker sits in a pair of blue jeans and a red flannel shirt, twirling his beard and laughing, as his wallet and neck waddle continue to swell in parallel proportion to the Dark Side of the Force, which forces us all to keep watching a series of kid’s movies about glowing swords and talking robots.

What do you think of the Star Wars news?

New DVD Releases: Thor, Glee, Star Wars

Andrew Payne — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:00:39 +0000

DVD is on overdrive this week with new feature releases, droves of TV on DVD and a couple of special editions too big to ignore.

Yes, Star Wars is here on Blu-Ray, so rev up your comments engines for an assault on George Lucas filled with more vitriol than Jabba had for Han. Yes, even the DVD picks column isn’t safe from the Lucas-hating Trolls!

Check it all out below…

Feature Films

Thor

Why does it always have to start at the beginning?

Thor, by unofficial measures, is the 4,897th comic book super hero movie to come out in the last 6 months. These movies have a variety of directors, storylines, tones, takes and ways of approaching the genre but they all have one thing in common: they all start at the origin story of the superhero.

While that seems like the logical place to begin, it’s often the least entertaining. For the first third of the movie we’re loaded with nothing but exposition, backstory and simply watching a “normal” person. Where’s the fun in that? Not to mention the fact that just about everybody who’s going to see the movie knows the origin of the superheroes anyway – so it’s not even something we need to know.

The other problem with every superhero movie functioning as an origin story is that they become very formulaic. These films aren’t repetitive because they’re about superheroes, they’re repetitive because they’re about the origins of superheroes. There’s only so much new you can do with a structure that’s been repeated so often.

My suggestion: Start in the middle. Once we get to the inevitable Dr. Strange movie, Flash movie or a Hawkman movie, let’s start in the middle. Let’s present the hero as already established as see what happens? It will certainly at least be different.

But if you still like Superhero origin stories, you can buy Thor on DVD.

Or you could check out an awesome Superhero origin story that I missed last week due to labor day – X-Men: First Class on DVD.

Also:

Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop – Buy Now
Hesher – Buy Now
Meek’s Cutoff – Buy Now

TV on DVD

“Glee”: Season 2

Much has been written about ‘Glee’s’ Jumping the Shark in season 2, about how it’s lost its way, and how it isn’t fun anymore. But nobody seems to be able to point to the reason for its decline.

I think the reason is very simple: it got away from its core philosophy.

When this show premiered, it was a story about outcasts and underdogs. The “Losers” of the posters. The main characters were all outsiders (with the exception of Finn) and the story was about how they banded together to overcome their being pushed to the fringes.

A lot of fun right? Well, that, I suppose, became unpalatable for somebody involved in the show as those outcast characters were quickly pushed aside to make room for storylines about the cheerleaders, the new hunky football players on the team and to beef up villain Sue Sylvester’s role.

In other words, the show decided it was time to ignore the outsiders so the prettier people could shine. The exact opposite of the intent of the show, and a cruel reminder that the original theme behind the show doesn’t work in the real world, as the creators choose to focus on the characters who are most popular, not with fans, but with the other people at the fictional high school.

All that, and Matthew Morrison continues to be the lead on this show.

But if you liked the show’s second season, you can buy Season 2 of ‘Glee’ on DVD.

Also:

“The Big Bang Theory”: Season 4 – Buy Now
“Blue Bloods”: Season 1 – Buy Now
“Camelot”: Season 1 – Buy Now
“Grey’s Anatomy”: Season 7 – Buy Now
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”: Season 6 – Buy Now
“Outsourced”: Complete Series – Buy Now
“Private Practice”: Season 4 – Buy Now
“Rescue Me”: Season 6 – Buy Now
“Spartacus: Gods of the Arena”: Complete Series – Buy Now
“Supernatural”: Season 6 – Buy Now

Special Edition of the Week

Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-Ray

Oh, Star Wars, fanboys. Will you ever learn? Your little boycott of this DVD set won’t faze George Lucas in any way at all.

Do you understand that there are millions of fans of Star Wars who couldn’t care less that these aren’t the original theatrical versions? Are you aware that there are millions of people who don’t even really know the difference between the Special Editions and the Theatrical Editions?

See, some people just really really like these movies. They don’t care about the money grabbing, the “affront to fans” and everything else that convention attendees discuss. They’ll just rush out to get three of their favorite (and three they put up with) movies on DVD.

And let’s face it, you’re going to Buy the Star Wars Complete Saga on Blu-Ray even with your animus toward Lucas.

Though I suspect many of you will just buy the Original Trilogy on Blu-Ray.

If not, feel free to disagree in the comments.

Also:

Citizen Kane: 70th Anniversary Blu-Ray – Buy Now

And Just So You Know, This DVD Exists…

Keep in mind, Mandy Moore got Because I Said So and License to Wed released in theaters and this went straight-to-DVD. (shudder)

George Lucas Has Reedited The Original Star Wars Trilogy… Again

traviswoods — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:17:22 +0000

Wow. It seems that George Lucas, once the cinematic wizard who gave our childhood dreams shape and form through the whiz-bang popcorn entertainment of the original Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies, continues to morph into the flabby-necked monstrosity hell-bent on turning those once-cherished dreams into nightmare drudgery. I’m talking, of course, about how Lucas has, once again, reedited and revised his classic Star Wars trilogy, this time for the Blu-Ray premiere of the franchise.

It turns out that the new Indiana Jones film wasn’t torturous enough for movie fans, so, as he prepared his original Star Wars trilogy for its first Blu-Ray release, George, sigh, tinkered with them once again. As broken by Devin Faraci over at Badass Digest, now, for instance, the Ewoks blink and it’s really creepy. Not a big deal? Well, try on Obi Wan Kenobi’s new garbled scream from A New Hope:

That not stupid enough for you? Ok, try this on for size: remember the end of Revenge of the Sith, when the Darth Vader let out that really cheesy “NOOOOOOOOOO!”? You do? Great! Remember how insipid and stupid it was? Even better! No, guess what? Lucas has him scream in the exact same way when he kills the Emperor at the end of Return of the Jedi!

So there you go folks—he’s done it once again, taking a once cherished cinematic memory and scribbling all over it. No, George. NOOOOOOOOO!

What do you think of the Star Wars changes?

George Lucas Has Completed 50 Scripted Episodes Of ‘Star Wars’ TV Show

traviswoods — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:53:14 +0000

Remember back to about a million years ago (ok, maybe it was four years), when George Lucas decided he was going to take a break from ruining his original films with constant updates and make a Star Wars TV show that would bridge the gap between the original trilogy and the dreaded prequels? Well, after taking a break to utterly and brutally destroy everything that was great about Indiana Jones, Lucas has quietly amassed fifty hours of scripted episodes for the new series.

Now, before your fanboy or fangirl head explodes, keep in mind that at this stage, only the 50 one-hour scripts been completed, according to the AV Club—George still has to shoot the thing. Why the delay?

“It’s just that, in typical Lucas fashion, he’s looking to develop an entirely new type of production technology first before he feels comfortable putting it on the air. Calling that development “a very difficult process” when he spoke to G4, Lucas was reluctant to provide a timeline for when the series might move forward again, only saying that he wanted to wait until this breakthrough, more cost-efficient technology was invented in order to make the new show ‘credible.’”

Hang just a sec—I just need to duck down behind my desk here, as the words “George Lucas” and “credible were just used in the same paragraph, and so the resultant matter/ anti-matter explosion should happen any minute now…

Anyway, what this means is that fans of the Star Wars saga can look forward to at least 50 more hours of stilted, wooden dialogue that describes a great and mystic force that binds us all, and that eventually gets buried beneath an avalanche of CGI and characters designed to instigate mass suicides.

What do you think of the Star Wars news?

Liam Neeson Returning to Star Wars as Qui-Gon Jinn

Krystal Clark — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:52:49 +0000

Liam Neeson was the lead actor in the first installment of George Lucas’ Star Wars prequel series. He played a Jedi Master named Qui-Gon Jinn, who was a mentor to Ewan McGregor’s young Obi-Wan Kenobi. If you haven’t seen the film, and have been living under a rock, this post will be a bit spoilery so continue reading at your on risk.

In Stars Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, Neeson’s character died after a battle with Darth Maul (Ray Park), but thanks to the magic of animation, he’s back! Qui-Gon Jinn will reappear on the Cartoon Network series, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” People were already excited about the show, but this is just icing on the cake. Neeson will voice the character on the January 28th and February 11th episodes.

When asked about his dramatic return to the Star Wars universe Neeson said that he feels that “these characters resonate…even after all these years.” He continued “Growing up, my heroes were cowboys; they were strong and mysterious, and it seemed like they always rode off into the sunset. For kids today, Star Wars has that same kind of magic. I really wanted to be a part of that.”

You can watch a video sneak peek of Neeson over on EW.

What do you think of Neeson’s return? Are you excited?

Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray in September, Preorder Now!

Krystal Clark — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:12:49 +0000

For all of you Star Wars fanatics we’ve got some good news to share. The complete six part film saga will be available on Blu-ray this September, and you can preorder your copy now! Lucasfilm has just announced the big news today, revealing that you can choose three different box sets including one with all six films. Find out more and the ordering info below…

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Star Wars in three distinct sets to meet the needs of every Star Wars fan:

Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray will feature all six live-action Star Wars feature films utilizing the highest possible picture and audio presentation, along with three additional discs and more than 30 hours of extensive special features including never-before-seen deleted and alternate scenes, an exploration of the exclusive Star Wars archives, and much more.

“The Star Wars franchise has been the most anticipated Blu-ray release by Amazon’s customers,” said Bill Carr, Vice President of Music and Video at Amazon.com. “We think that Star Wars will be incredibly popular with our customers, and we expect pre-orders to be very strong.”

Like we previously stated, the Blu-rays will be released in September 2011.

Are you interested in buying the Star Wars saga on blu-ray?

Source: Coming Soon

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10. Ash (Alien, 1979)

9. WALL-E (WALL-E, 2008)

8. Robocop (Robocop – Robocop 3, 1987 – 1993)

7. T-1000 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991)

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