[WhiteRanger]

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Originally Posted by Thessair

Interesting. Last I heard this was a difficult proposition since Fox still has the distribution rights for the films. I'm guessing Disney just threw money at them until they agreed. Works for me and count me in for a set.

yea i think disney made sure they got every thing star wars back

[Thessair]

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Originally Posted by WhiteRanger

yea i think disney made sure they got every thing star wars back

Disney didn't get a say in the matter. The contracts were in place prior to the IP sale. Fox retains ANH, I think, indefinitely and the rest of the pre-Disney films for another five or six years as I recall.

[ElConvoy]

I will soooo buy them. I dont by Blu-Ray anymore but for those I will make an exception

[thunderstrike541]

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Originally Posted by Thessair

Interesting. Last I heard this was a difficult proposition since Fox still has the distribution rights for the films. I'm guessing Disney just threw money at them until they agreed. Works for me and count me in for a set.

Now if only they could do that for the movie rights to the X-Men and Fantastic 4 characters.

[WhiteRanger]

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Originally Posted by thunderstrike541

Now if only they could do that for the movie rights to the X-Men and Fantastic 4 characters.

no fox an keep xmen i think there doing a good job with them but disney can have FF back

[ComicGuy89]

Whoa, that sounds awesome. I knew from day one this is something Disney would want to do. The question now is, which version is the canonical one?

[Den-O]

I gotta be honest, I may dislike some of what's in the Special Editions, but I own them. I got them as Christmas gifts on Blu-Ray last year. While there's definitely stuff in there I don't like, I also grew up in the 90's when the special editions were originally released in theaters. So I kind of get the feels for them even with all the added stuff. I really can't say I'd be that interested owning the non-special versions.

(ducks for cover)

[ElConvoy]

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Originally Posted by ComicGuy89

which version is the canonical one?

The better one

[Thessair]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

I gotta be honest, I may dislike some of what's in the Special Editions, but I own them. I got them as Christmas gifts on Blu-Ray last year. While there's definitely stuff in there I don't like, I also grew up in the 90's when the special editions were originally released in theaters. So I kind of get the feels for them even with all the added stuff. I really can't say I'd be that interested owning the non-special versions.

(ducks for cover)

Understandable. It's all what you're used to. I grew up seeing the OT in theatres and lived through the cultural explosion it caused as it happened. Flawed though they may be, those untweaked films are the core of what Star Wars is for folks of my generation.

I had the gorgeous Definitive Editions on LD up until six years ago when I had to get rid of everything I owned. I never picked up any of the changed editions on DVD or BluRay, so these will be welcome if the story is legit.

[Young Optimus14]

I own the only slightly edited versions. Its mainly little stuff like some background bits so really I'm fine with what I have. Granted i also don't own a blu ray player so yeah.