The original on laser disc!
"Star Wars". No "Episode IV", No "A New Hope". Star Wars. The film didn't have "Episode IV" attached to the crawl until the 1981 re-release. Even after that, the first film was still referred to as "Star Wars" until the Special Editions came out in '97. That's when the DVDs had "Episode..." on the case spines. Then, when the prequels came out, the first three began being referred to by their episode numbers.
Chapter notes for ESB.
The commentary tracks on the laser discs are great-much better than the later dvd audio tracks. However, when no one is speaking, there is silence; unlike their dvd counterparts which replaces the audio with the actual soundtrack during the commentary lulls. The discussion of the effects during the end battle on Star Wars is great!
The player. Pretty hefty! Thanks Dave McDowell!
The laaaaaarge discs. Star Wars alone is three, two sided discs.
One of my favorite shots...excised from the Special Edition.
More cut shots.
The player in the studio.
Next on order, the original version of THX-1138!
