Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope [Blu-ray] [Steelbook] [1977]

While I can't in good conscience rate this movie any lower than a 3, I am absolutely LIVID that these are not properly labeled as the Special Edition cuts. I was sold on this under the impression that they were finally releasing blurays of the original, unaltered editions of the movies, and while the added elements do look better than on the DVDs, they still effectively ruin the movie for me. DO NOT BUY THIS if you want to see the original theatrical version of the movie.

I got so caught up with the release of the new steel books and awesome covers that I rushed to Best Buy to purchase the original trilogy (episodes 4-6). To my surprise after watching A New Hope, there were no "Making of", "behind the scenes" extras! I did the math, if I were to buy the complete saga in blu ray it would've came out to 89.99 plus tax the same price for all six steel books together. Had I read (ugh I'm so dumb but you would think bonus features would be the standard) carefully, I would've bought the blu ray bundle with bonus content.

The classic film in a crisp, beautiful Blu-Ray format with the best sound to date. The steel box is very nice for collectors as well. I had to give it 4 stars as it's the updated version, and certain scenes are very distracting, especially the Tatooine additions. They look very out of place and too much CGI, and I wish they had the original , untouched version.

even though it's not the original, it has all the updated cgi, it's still enjoyable and the case makes for a great addition to the collection

The quality of the packaging is top-notch. However, the only version of the movie included on the Blu-Ray is the super-Lucas "special edition" revamp. If Greedo shooting first or cartoonish conversations with CGI Jabbas bother you, this isn't the version for you.

*No digital copy. *No special features. The front looks ok. The back is kind of blurry and not as crisp of a poster shot as hoped. Price is ok if you have not already purchased Star Wars on blu ray. I paid $14.99 each.

This release strikes me as being better for the casual Star Wars fan, one who knows the original, but won't be too picky about the details or enhancements to the film. The claim that the aspect ratio is enhanced for widescreen is inaccurate for lack of a better term. Other DVDs with that specification fill out the widescreen format screen I use more efficiently. This one presents a "letterbox" look even in widescreen mode, which is something of a distraction for me. Another problem with this release that I had was playback of the "original theatrical" release on Disc 2. It plays fine in stand-alone DVD players, but when trying to run the disc on a media computer (which is where my widescreen format screen is located), the disc will not play, even after all the troubleshooting steps and fixes are tried. Not the best release for more hard core Star Wars fans, but casual fans will get something out of it.

Just wish it included the original versions of the film