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Original Star Wars Trilogy Theatrical Cuts To Be Released On Blu-Ray

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday February 26 2017, @08:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-about-time dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

The original, unaltered Star Wars trilogy is rumored to be re-released this year to mark the 40th anniversary of A New Hope. While fans have speculated for years that George Lucas will finally release the first edits of the iconic 1977, 1980 and 1983 films to the public in a variety of formats, a concrete announcement appears imminent. Numerous industry sources have informed fan site Making Star Wars that the original edits are on their way. This is a big deal for diehard fans, many of whom argue the versions they saw in cinemas during the late 70s and early 80s are far superior to the versions later released to the public.

[...] The 40th anniversary of A New Hope occurs on May 22.

Source: http://thathashtagshow.com/2017/02/unaltered-original-star-wars-trilogy-released-year/

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  • (Score: 2) by MadTinfoilHatter on Sunday February 26 2017, @07:08PM

    by MadTinfoilHatter (4635) on Sunday February 26 2017, @07:08PM (#471963)

    I guess I will just have to wait until someone puts a torrent on TPB the day after they're released.

    FTFY.

    So it's a good thing to finally get a good quality release, as Team Negative 1 [soylentnews.org] has only released Episode IV yet. Do use a VPN when torrenting, though. Disney has a reputation for aggressively going after file sharers.

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  • (Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Monday February 27 2017, @08:35AM

    by Scruffy Beard 2 (6030) on Monday February 27 2017, @08:35AM (#472169)

    Disney has a reputation for aggressively going after file sharers.

    Should not be a problem, since even if renewed after 14 years, the copyright should have expired by now.