EFL: In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you'll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983. | This is the "Han Solo shoots first" edition |
This release will only be available for the entire Christmas shopping season a limited time: from September 12th to December 31st. International release will follow on or about the same day. Each original theatrical version will feature Dolby 2.0 Surround sound, close-captioning, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish for their U.S. release. International sound and subtitling vary by territory.
"Over the years, a truly countless number of fans have told us that they would not buy the altered crap love to see and own the original version that they remember experiencing in theaters," said Jim Ward, President of LucasArts and Senior Vice President of Lucasfilm Ltd. "We returned to the Lucasfilm Archives to cash in one more time search exhaustively for source material that could be presented on DVD. This is something that we're very excited to be able to give to drooling idiots fans in response to their blind devotion continuing enthusiasm for Star Wars. Topping it off with a new interactive adventure makes September 12 a red-letter day for our bottom line Star Wars fans." | "This is the disc you've been looking for" |
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