Glen gets to grips with the release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray.
Is it worth your time and money?
Here’s his review…
Being asked if you want to reviewStar Wars: The Complete Sagaon Blu-ray isnt a difficult question to answer.
The catch being that it involved an incredibly tight deadline, and not much sleep for a few days.
And, of course, the original theatrical versions arent included.
But, countering that, how could younotwant to seeStar Warson Blu-ray?
all you like, I wont be drawn into it here!
Its certainly not going to be a deciding factor for anyone looking to buy this set.
Im pleased to say that the picture and sound quality throughout the set is fantastic.
I had high expectations going in, but I wasnt prepared for just how good it ended up being.
The opening scene is incredibly impressive in terms of picture and sound quality.
Such is the case with the originalStar Warstrilogy.
There are times when the overt use of green screen is so noticeable that it becomes quite jarring.
But there was a tangibility to the original trilogy thats sadly lacking in the prequels.
The original trilogy certainly gives the best transfers of catalogue titles a run for their money.
The prequels fare less well, but still have breathtaking moments that more than justify the upgrade.
Each film disc does contain two commentary tracks, with one for each film previously available.
But theres also a new commentary track for each film, comprising archival interviews with the cast and crew.
Both discs are fantastic, and contain a hell of a lot of material on each respective film.
Each film then has a number of subcategories named after locations in the respective films.
Each subcategory has identical feature sets, which makes navigation throughout the discs incredibly easy.
It enables you to pick and choose the features that are of most interest to you with ease.
Ill go through each of the documentaries that are exclusive to the set one by one now.
This is one of the many interesting areas covered in the documentary.
I think thatStar Warsspoofs are far away from being the height of comedy, but clearly have their place.
Theres no order to anything here, its just spoof after spoof with no context or commentary.
Even if some of the extras arent that great, theres plenty here thats of interest.
Star Wars: The Complete Saga arrives on Blu-ray in the UK today.
you could rent or buy it atBlockbuster.co.uk.
Rating:
2 out of 5
