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Had laserdiscs for a long time. The TV's and projectors had a zoom mode to get the right aspect ratio and not squeezed vertically. That was not needed once I moved onto anamorphic DVD's. I still remember some DVD's still needed the zoom mode such as 2001 and The Abyss (which I still have).

I wonder if we’ll be talking about laserdisc in another 20-50 years. We’re at 8k resolution and this format still gives a select group of people, “something.” Maybe in 20’years I’ll actually have an X0. Like the doc says in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, “I have to see it at full power.”

Love the audio on laserdisc, the supplements. The cover art. It is probably my favorite way to watch anime.

I have this version and the colors are washed out . I have Empire and Jedi THX remastered which are far superior in color ,contrast ...I never got around to getting the THX remaster. I did see it before and it was great . I was never sold on the SE versions . I do have the despecialized editions which are masterful

Wish I had scream on laser disc it's the only format it's ever been released on directors cut even to this day. I saw it on paper view once when it first came out.

Hell the huge unique record size cases alone are worth collecting. Should be a no brainer. I only have one laser disc. T2. Wish I had a player

Enjoy the content. It encouraged me to purchase a player and hunt for the movies I enjoyed.

i saw this theatrically in 95 at age 25. I loved the 1960 original and the Wyndham book. Very disappointing. In DTS. Didn't help much.

Was in high school when this came out...we all loved it because it was totally against the Cabbage Patch Kids.

Oh, man. I was 25 when this came out and saw it in the cinema...enjoyable, trashy time.

Great review, and very nostalgic for me. I saw this on TV in middle school in the early 80's and loved it. When the Blu Ray came out I was first on the list. The sound seems a mystery; it sure sounds like real 4-track mag but I'm not sure. If it's a stereo remix it's very well done. Here's to french horns and and graveyards.

This scared the hell out of me when I saw it on VHS in late 82/early 83 when I was in 8th grade. I'd never seen anything like it. I love it now, and there's STILL nothing quite like it.

AWEsome, to see some1 else has the same Boxset as I..... Long live LD...

Sam, you should do another of these videos now, and have it turn into The Blair Witch Project

Wow! very informative!

My tv has a direct setting, it plays everything at the exact ratio its supposed to be. Problem solved

There’s even some UA-cam content that sounds good in Dolby Pro Logic II when encoded properly

How much did this cost?

If you have the 1997 set is paying the extreme price for the 2000 set worth it? Because from what I can tell its identical except for the Episode II featurette. The cheapest I can find is a hundred bucks no OBI and a box beat to hell.

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Incredibly useful video. I have considered buying the definitive collection several times and I'm glad I waited because I had no idea there were so many versions. I'm a LD novice and only have the US special edition box set. Price will be the deciding factor for the one I get, but I'm glad I can now make an informed decision. Thank you so much!

Man, I have 2 Definitive US box sets. Now I have to check if they different all thanks to you! Thanks for all the info, good vidi.

I have unearthed a cool stream from a forgotten world.😅 Oh yeah, I cancelled the few streaming services I had too.

Thanks for refreshing my memory with the US Definitive Collection issues. I plan to order a set eventually & most likely woulda forgot to try & track down the 2nd pressing instead of the 1st. (Despite the potential rot) Next box set I'm planning is The Godfather Trilogy then Star Wars. Almost bought a decent looking Godfather set on Ebay the other day, then I realized the listing said it was missing the bonus disc 😠😠

Awesome to see

Thanks for this video. A rabbit hole for sure with many winding paths to a galaxy far ..far.....far away!

Hi Sam, great video, over the years I've enjoyed many of the stars Wars box sets you have shown. I've noticed on your podcasts with the rest of the wolfpack, and here in this upload, a sense of intrigue around PAL laserdiscs, i'm thinking it would be great if you guys did a 'PAL' special video. Go deeper than the usual '4% speed up, no AC3' comments that are thrown around losely. Would be great to see. Here in the Uk and I suspect across Europe and worldwide PAL areas, PAL and NTSC discs have sat side by side for decades, complementing each others characteristics, working in perfect harmony. An idea perhaps, love the work you and the guys produce. Keep them coming.

I now strictly watch 4K77

My sole box set is the 1997 SE US release. I traded in a bunch of stuff for it and walked out paying $12 for it! I waited around for about an hour for them to get all my stuff priced out, and they gave me a little extra for my patience. Can’t beat that! I have the VHS & DVD versions of the THX Definitive Collection masters. So, I’ve never been dogged about picking those LDs up. I have the original CBS FOX Widescreen US LDs and the Technidisc of Star Wars ANH.

Thanks for another new video! I know it must of taken a lot of time to prepare for a video like this. Awesome as always.

I've only been collecting a couple years so all I have currently is the 1995 "faces" release. At least for now I'm happy to just have the non special editions.

Awesome collection. I have one question. Since you got the UK PAL Laserdisc for the Star Wars Special Edition im kind of curious how you're going to play it, only because PAL laserdiscs are not compatible with NTSC players unless the discs are duel format. I'm just wondering.

I’ve had mine since new. If you think this was expensive back in the day go check out pricing for the original Star Trek TOS. I think it was $1,900-$2,200.

The PAL VHS special editions had gold coloured Vader boxes for p&s, and silver for widescreen. Kinda weird how the German LD box is coloured like the worse version.

the definitive with making of trilogy is my jam. Too bad about the Leia welding scene partially being missing.

stereo surrounds on AC-3 is dreadful , switch the LCR off and listen to star wars , the dvd seems to have fixed it in the mix , AC-3 seems like a test mix that sounds incomplete , plus i don't play those versions anymore , just the cbs/fox editions which seems , Dolby Stereo 4.2.4 near close to a flashback , especially return of the jedi when played on a real , lucasfilm ltd THX sound system , JBL professional cinema , bass and sub bass extension , wow , what a flashback so this must be what it like at the first , texas THX cinema

i got the NTSC Definitive edition in 1994, US imported from France, awesome !

The 2000 Japan set is so shiny. I love it

_"There's Skywalker Ranch! Don't get banned..."_ 😅

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Loved your most recent podcast on Episode 1, despite being a fan of it. Im still looking for one of these sets at a good price. One of these days....

40:18 For this release, was there any uptake in Picture Quality? As the last release and with THX approval. Or was it just the '97 versions with the added Episode II Materials

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25:02 oh wow. So strange seeing this release turn up. These were the first discs i ever bought and had them months before i could save enough money for my player. Picture on this PAL set from Encore and the Indiana Jones sets are disappointing compared to their NTSC release cousins. The Pal colour bleeds quite badly on Star Wars, with Jedi holding up the best. when i switched them and began watching the NTSC Counterparts they appear far more naturally. So ive hardly ever gone back to the pal sets, sometimes i watched them. I picked up a cheap PAL copy of TITANIC as that was a very late PAL THX Pioneer release and that looks much better for Picture quality. I guess Pioneer pulled all the stops for that one. Still its very cool to own this Star Wars set as it started my Laserdisc rabbit hole.

This was a welcome surprise. I just woke up and feel awful as am falling down with a cold and now my morning has perked up with a new CD release and a Star Wars one no less!! Thank you Sam for this 😀

Hey culture how's it going?

Has had them all at one point but kept 3. Japanese White collector’s set, 1997 US special edition and Japanese 2000 special edition.

I remember as a teenager in the mnid 2010s my dad had a 2008 RCA HDTV, I think it's 27'' and he would always put in cinema mode, which zooms the picture in. It would drive me crazy cause it would cut off an entire part of the picture in all directions, people looked half decapitated. I'ts funny, my grandmother bought it new, she got a discount on it cause the built in DVD player didn't work, but nearly 20 years later the TV part works like new.

I am a fan this movie, yes theres goofy and stupid stuff and some bad dialog but I love it (and no I'm not joking). Then again, I'm younger (I'm in my early 20s). Oddly as a kid I found it boring but like it now, and am a huge prequel defender. I grew up with these so Im biased. The sequels are OK. However this was still fun to hear from a different side of the coin and love the podcast!

Lower left guy - who are the Gun-Guns?