(C) 2011 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm Ltd. The Packaging The 2011 Star Wars: The Complete Saga nine-disc box set was 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm’s first Blu-ray release of the live-action Star Wars movies. They took the basic DigiBook/slipcover idea and, as Han Solo might say, added some special modifications to make The Skywalker Saga a must-have addition to a Star Wars movie library. That 2011 offering (which Fox later reissued in 2015 with different packaging) presented what Star Wars’ creator Lucas then considered to be the complete six-film Tragedy of Darth Vader on six individual BDs and three bonus features discs in a beautifully designed DigiBook package with a matching slipcover.īVHE and Lucasfilm, which are now (along with 20 th Century Fox) wholly owned subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company, apparently took their cues from the 2011 Star Wars: The Complete Saga box set when they designed this deluxe collector’s edition set. Released on the same “drop” date for the physical disc of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (the digital edition was released two weeks earlier), Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a descendant of 20 th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s nine-Blu-ray disc (BD) box set, Star Wars: The Complete Saga. – from the promotional insert, Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga box set Offered exclusively through Best Buy, Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga presents the complete nine-part story of the beloved franchise created in the 1970s by George Lucas in one set for the first time.įrom young Anakin Skywalker’s descent to the dark side, to the rise of the Resistance and the struggle to restore peace to the galaxy, the story of a generation comes to a riveting conclusion. released Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, a 27-disc “Collector’s Edition” box set of the nine Star Wars Episodes centered on the triumphs and tragedies of the Skywalker family “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” presented on 4K ultra-high definition (UHD) and 1080p high-definition (HD) Blu-rays. On March 31, Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE) and Lucasfilm Ltd. (C) 2020 Buena Vista Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd. Besides two sets of audio commentary for each film, the 40 hours of other special features including vintage and current documentaries and "90 minutes of spoofs," including Weird Al's music video based on "The Phantom Menace."Īre you planning on buying the $79.99 set of "Star Wars" Blu-rays, or have you had enough? Sound off below.Promotional photo of the Star Wars The Skywalker Saga 27-disc box set. In case you're curious, the extras list is daunting indeed. Is this enough for a "Star Wars" fan? Or, do you appreciate the surprisingly restrained design? I like the design, and it creates a feeling of tying all the films together into a unified cycle: something that the actual movies succeed far less adeptly at. A single, small pamphlet of each disc's contents is tucked into the final back page. The thick card pages give the whole package a very attractive look, although I'd prefer plastic trays over cardboard sleeves for the discs. The book unfolds to reveal one disc per two-page fold, nestled among production art from the films. A clean-looking sleeve featuring Anakin from "The Phantom Menace" houses a book of all nine discs, like a little art volume. 'Star Wars' changes original trilogy again So, what sort of packaging comes with such high aspirations? It'll be a reference set for many, and undoubtedly a must-have Blu-ray. Since the box set doesn't include versions of the untouched original theatrical releases, if you want to enjoy any of the "Star Wars" movies in full HD, this is the set you'll turn to.
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