Star Wars Trilogy (DVD)
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The Star Wars Trilogy was the first release of the Original Trilogy in DVD.
The collection was released in September 2004 co-inciding with the release of Star Wars: Battlefront. It is believed that the particular time was chosen in order to prepare the public to the release of Revenge of the Sith some months later, the last Star Wars movie ever before the entire Star Wars franchise moves from the movies to television.
The set included:
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (WS, FS)
- Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (WS, FS)
- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (WS, FS)
- Star Wars Original Trilogy Bonus Disc (WS)
The movies in the DVDs, to the dismay of many purist fans, were not the original theatrical versions, but the 1997 Special Edition versions with additional changes. However a few changes which had been made for the 1997 Special Editions were removed.
In addition to an extensive and comprehensive hi-definition digital cleanup and restoration job by Lowry Digital, several major image adjustments designed to make the films visually resemble the Prequel Trilogy. With this release, Lucasfilm created a new high-definition master of the films, which will be used in future releases as well.
The most prominent and controversial change which angered several fans, was the placing of Hayden Christensen's head over Sebastian Shaw's during the appearance of Anakin's Force ghost.
The fans' ire was originally increased by the impossibility of legally obtaining DVDs of the original theatrical unaltered releases, and strengthened the Lucas Bashing phenomenon; however, the unaltered trilogy was finally released on DVD in 2006.
[edit] Trivia
There is a hidden blooper reel on the bonus material DVD of this boxset. To access it, go to "Video Games and Still Galleries", highlight "Exclusive Production Photos", and enter on your remote: 11, enter, 3, enter, 8, enter.
