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Old 08-21-2003, 04:35 AM   #1 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa
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Star Wars Original Trilogy on DVD

I know it's not out yet, but my father just came to visit and brought it to me. They're the Special Editions, Widescreen, region 1, apparently made in Asia somewhere. He got them on eBay.

They have English, Chinese, Malay, and Thai subtitles. The English is not anywhere near a word for word translation and character's names are all capitalized, like OBI WAN KENOBI. The special features are just the trailer for the Special Edition. There are scene selections, and interactive menus.

Here's the thing. I know these are unauthorized, but the audio, video, and package details are too good to have come from a Hong Kong chopshop, even though the actual art is just obviously color-copied poster art. It has "for distribution only in the United States" on the package artwork. The video itself may have been ripped from a Laser Disc, but I don't know if the trilogy ever came out on Laser Disc.

Here are some pictures of them. Has anybody else seen these?




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