ManchestrMorgue |
09-15-2006 05:27 AM |
Star Wars (original theatrical version on DVD)
It was good to see it again the way it appeared originally. However it is disappointing that it wasn't an anamorphic transfer - it could have looked so much better. Not to mention, the subtitles when Greedo speaks would have been visible on the screen (they appear in the black bars, some of which are off frame when the image is stretched vertically to get the right ratio on a widescreen TV)
I did prefer the 2.0 stereo soundtrack to the 5.1 remastered track, so no complaints there.
It is disappointing that such an important film isn't given the care in presentation that it deserves. Sure, Lucas says that his efforts are concentrated on the remastered releases, but these can't have the same significance as the original (historical) versions.
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