Star Wars Gold Box Set

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The Star Wars Trilogy was the first release of the original trilogy on DVD.

The drove was released in September 2004, coinciding with the release of Star Wars: Battlefront.

Contents [ ]

The set included:

Star Wars: Episode Four A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode Half-dozen Return of the Jedi
Documentary and Featurettes
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
- The Characters of Star Wars
- The Birth of the Lightsaber
- The Forcefulness Is With Them: The Legacy of Star Wars
Episode III Backside the Scenes Preview: The Return of Darth Vader
Star Wars Battlefront Trailer and Playable Demo
Star Wars: Episode III Making the Game Preview
Production Gallery
Posters and Print Campaigns
Trailers and TV Spots

The movies on the DVDs were based on the 1997 Special Edition versions, including additional changes and revisions.

In addition to an extensive and comprehensive high-definition restoration and remaster job by Lowry Digital,^[ane] several adjustments were made in order to make the films consistent with the prequel trilogy. For this release, Lucasfilm created new high-definition masters of the 3 films.

Reception [ ]

Many reviews praised the DVDs for the infrequent sharpness and clarity of epitome that resulted from Lowry's cleanup work.^[2]

Nonetheless other reviewers were more than disquisitional, and criticized some aspects of the A New Hope DVD such as:

The new color pass, with saturated blueish tones and crushed blacks.^[three]
Audio issues in the new five.1 mix, including music reversed in the rear channels and the dialling out of important sections of John Williams' score.^[iv]
The clay removal algorithm adversely affecting subtle detail, such as starfields and laserblast glows.^[5]

Upon release, many fans were upset by the lack of the original theatrical versions. Even so, they were later released on DVD in 2006.

Behind the scenes [ ]

In a CNN interview, George Lucas stated that he had originally planned to release the DVDs in 2007, merely brought the date forwards due to concerns that piracy was affecting market sales.

There is a hidden boner reel on the bonus textile DVD of this boxset. To admission it, get to "Video Games and Still Galleries", highlight "Sectional Production Photos", and enter on your remote: 11, enter, three, enter, eight, enter.

Sources [ ]

Notes and references [ ]

↑ John Lowry: Restoring Films to the Galaxy on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
↑ DVD Review - The Star Wars Trilogy. thedigitalbits.com. (fill-in link not verified! )
↑ American Cinematographer: DVD Playback. theasc.com. (fill-in link non verified! )
↑ Star Wars Music Altered for the New DVD Release. jwfan.com. (fill-in link not verified! )
↑ The DVD Restoration - What went wrong?. starwarslegacy.com. (fill-in link non verified! )