Phantom Menace Goes DVD

By Acheron June 20, 2001 7:51 AM

(E!) Much to the liking of Star Wars fans everywhere, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Fox announced Tuesday that Episode I will be released on DVD this fall.  This will mark the first of the Star Wars saga to be released digitally.

"We're very excited about the added-value material," says Lucasfilm spokeswoman Lynn Hale. "We've got scenes newly created just for the DVD which were never completed for the film."

The two-disc Phantom set is packed with six hours of bonus material, including several exclusive documentaries and never-before-seen-footage, as well as a running commentary--a first for a Lucas movie.

The second disc will contain behind-the-scenes info on the making of Phantom, with mini-featurettes containing storyboards, animatics, the original theatrical trailers, TV spots and details on the movie's storyline, production design, costumes, visual effects and fight scenes.

We have a date! On October 16, TPM will be on shelves with a price tag just under $30.

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Posted by 100% AMERICAN (hellskitchen_@hotmail.com) on June 20, 2001 8:58 AM

It's the only one I don't really want on DVD, but I'd be interested in renting it to hear his take on the dialog. In the meantime: does anyone know how to get the pirate edited version that's been selling in LA, I live in NYC. Thanks.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 20, 2001 1:25 PM

I wonder if one of the bonus scenes will be the slow painful death of Jar Jar Binks?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 20, 2001 1:44 PM

yeah i was watching TPM last night and decided the only really horrible thing about the movie was the dialog.  it just plain sucks.

-Acheron - on a public terminal in the dallas library because he can't get high speed internet access at his new apartment.  argh....

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Posted by Pumpkin Boy (pumpkin_pie_studios@hotmail.com) on June 20, 2001 1:45 PM

We can only hope (and pray).

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 20, 2001 3:39 PM

what edited version are you talking about?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 20, 2001 3:42 PM

A version that was created by an unknown film studio re-did PM, in a more dignified version, its supposed to be awesome!

           jd

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 21, 2001 7:06 AM

If you have access to a decent news server, someone has kindly posted Star Wars Episode 1.1: The Phantom Edit to alt.binaries.starwars in mpeg format.

The resolution isn't too great, so it didn't transfer to VCD very well for me, but it's certainly more enjoyable than the original.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 21, 2001 8:25 AM

Will the money go toward hiring better writers for the next two films?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 21, 2001 1:36 PM

How can you argue with the second biggest grossing movie of all time?

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Posted by Pumpkin Boy (pumpkin_pie_studios@hotmail.com) on June 21, 2001 10:06 PM

Easy: the two biggest grossing films of all time both stunk.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 24, 2001 6:16 AM

What can you say about the mentality of your average citizen in this country when you consider that some of your most popular shows these days are pure crap!Jerry Springer, the reality shows, When Animals Attack, etc...
Lets face it, your average citizen is a dolt. Some of the better movies that have come out in the past are the sleepers that do terribly in the box office. Runaway Train, The Usual Suspects, Richard the Third to name a few. You tell me what the hell box office returns have to do with whether or not a movie is really worth the film it is printed  on!

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Posted by Pumpkin Boy (pumpkin_pie_studios@hotmail.com) on June 25, 2001 8:20 PM

I have found that the amount of money a movie makes is inversely proportionate to the average IQ required to understand it.
The less thought required, the higher the box office returns.
Hence, Hollywood's affinity for blowing sh*t up.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 26, 2001 5:19 PM

They edit him out of the entire film
According to a story I read.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 15, 2001 10:20 PM

Finally, a Star Wars film on DVD!  Even though I don't have a DVD player yet, being a poor boy, I'll get it anyway.  Can always watch it over a friend's house or something.  I dunno what people thought was bad about this movie.  I just think it was hyped too much 'cause it was the prequel to the original trilogy, and there really is no way to top a 3 movie set with just one movie.  That, and people have no sense of humor anymore.  Jar Jar was my second favorite character behind Qui-Gon Jinn, and he was actually funny.  Funnier than the idiotic "potty humor" found in Scary Movie 1/2, and about EVERY other comedy made in the last 5-10 years.  Relax, don't hold expectations, and let yourself actually ENJOY movies.  The greatest words I think I've ever heard were: "Don't analyze it, just enjoy it."
Oh, just in case you think I'm some dumb kid, I'm not, 19yr old (depending on your age, that could be considered "kid") in college, and avid Star Wars fan since being taken to see ROTJ when it was out in theatres the first time.