|
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy | 
 enlarge | Actors: Ewan Mcgregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian Mcdiarmid, George Lucas
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
Buy New: $29.98
You Save: $20.00 (40%)
New (46) Used (11) Collectible (1) from $29.98
Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 193
Format: Ac-3, Box Set, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Thx, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 6
Running Time: 418
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1
MPN: FOXD2256006D
UPC: 024543560067
EAN: 0024543560067
ASIN: B001EN71DQ
Release Date: November 4, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This box set contains the 2 disc special editions of: episode 1 - the phantom menace episode 2 - attack of the clones episode 3 - revenge of the sith Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 11/04/2008 Starring: Natalie Portman Hayden Christiansen Rating: Pg Director: George Lucas
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Three solid films at a decent price. August 24, 2008
18 out of 22 found this review helpful
A good opportunity to get all three films at slightly less than buying them separately. There's nothing new here, so it's only good for those who don't own any of the three films already.
Great set, if you don't own them already August 25, 2008
18 out of 22 found this review helpful
For all the flaws that the Prequels may have, they're still highly enjoyable films, with just as many memorable scenes and quotes as the Original Trilogy. I think it's great that they're keeping the movies out there for any new generation to purchase (not that DVDs are that hard to come by of course), and really it's nice to have a convenient box set. So it's a good deal, if, you don't have the movies already. Otherwise, it's just another stepping stone in the journey towards the much wanted "Ultimate" box set with all six films. We can only hope!
Finally! November 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Finally they released a box set for the Prequel Trilogy! I had not purchased the Episodes I, II and III because I felt that if they released a box set for IV, V and VI, they had to do it with the first ones as well.
Well, the wait was worth it, finally they released a box set for the new movies. Good quality of the video and the boxes are awesome.
Buy these if you are a SW fan!!!
It's about THE PRODUCT!! (duh) January 1, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am baffled by some of these reviewers who are climbing a soapbox about the industry and Lucas. For those of us who are patient, a box set with cost saving and a SPECIAL BONUS!! Slim cases so shelf space is minimized!
EXCELLENT!!
About a rush to market, snatching up media related to STAR WARS as soon as it hits the shelf. If you don't like the movies themselves or the packaging or the recording quality that is one thing. Whining about your own gullibility is quite another. Let me clue you in. If Lucas makes or includes special features, enhancements and the like ... he will not fail to promote that. Investigate the product before you buy. And to those of you who didn't even buy any products but are just looking for places to gripe, this is not the appropriate place.
This is the excellent product that I anticipated to the point of not buying any of the movies when they first released to video. It is as much as it promises to be. (I expect the same to be true of the other volume containing ep. 4-6.) If you like space saving box set bundles without a lot of extra bells and whistles, this is for you.
These sci-fi movie fantasy adventures, though a bit juvenile in their scripts and exhibitions, have become family classic adventure movies that inspire the imagination and adequately entertain a growing audience. A series of perennial favorites well on there way to becoming "timeless" classics.
Packaged Prequel: Exactly what I've been waiting for November 5, 2008
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is exactly what I've been waiting for: a low-priced collection of the "first" three Star Wars movies for my modest DVD collection. I actually caught a deal yesterday that allowed me to buy both collections (the Trilogy and the Prequel Trilogy) for $34.99 combined, so this set will work great. The Trilogy will replace my old VHS set, and now I'll finally have the Prequel Trilogy. Yes, I hated Jar-Jar, and these movies aren't my favorite ever made; however, it'll give some closure to my OCD-driven need to complete a movie series. In that respect, this release is perfect for me.
Why all the hate from the Star Wars geeks? As you've relentlessly pointed out, these are the same movies that Lucas has been releasing for the last few centuries; why does one more offend you so? It's targeted to me, not you. This particular packaging works great for folks like me who just want the basic collection at an affordable cost.
Just wait a few more months for the "Super Jedi Apprentice Textbook Remastered Restored Empire Standard Version" (which will undoubtedly be on Blu-Ray). Then you can have the movies you so love to hate in all their mediocre glory.
--------------------
EDIT: After watching all 6 episodes all the way through, I realized that Lucas actually changed the very end of "Return of the Jedi" to include Hayden Christensen as the ghostly Anakin Skywalker standing with Obi Wan and Yoda, as opposed to the unfamiliar actor in the original film. While I personally think this ties the films together and makes for a better ending, I'm sure a lot of hard core fans will suffer strokes when they see it.
Oh, and they inserted a couple of other scenes at this point, too. While the Ewoks are celebrating with fireworks on Endor, random locations throughout the now-leaderless "Empire" are shown celebrating, as well; this includes a brief shot of Naboo, where you can hear the oh-so-loved voice of Jar Jar Binks shouting for joy ("Weesa FREE!", I think). Yeah, I could have lived without that, too.
I have to say that going from "Revenge of the Sith" (Episode 3) to "A New Hope" (Episode 4) was a jarring transition. We're supposed to believe that the timeline has now jumped around 20 years into the future, yet the in-story technology and the film's special effects have taken a giant leap back in time. It actually made me wish (HERESY ALERT!) that Lucas would remake the older films altogether. Imagine what those films could be like with today's effects and more realistic acting. Oh, well. I guess I'll just have to make do with "Revenge of the Sith," by far the best of the series.
|
|
|
|
| |
