Dec 02, 2016 the star wars released in 1977 no longer exists. It was produced by lucasfilm and distributed by 20th century fox, and consists of the original star wars film 1977, the empire strikes back 1980 and return of the jedi 1983. The despecialized edition removes all the additions and tweaks slathered onto the. Star wars despecialized edition hd by harmy after all of lucas tinkering, this version is an absolute joy to watch. He calls it the despecialized edition, and its the version of star wars weve all been clamoring for the last 20 years. How to download star wars despecialized editions youtube. An original film print of star wars has been restored.
This is the best version of star wars and watching it is. It is a high quality replica of the outofprint theatrical versions created by a team of star wars fans, with the intention of preserving the films. A comparison gallery of all the changes can be found here. Furthermore, harmy shared his development plans for eventual v3. All links are dead original trilogy star wars, film. The star wars revisited project is a series of fanedits of the star wars movies, freely available on the internet. Though changes were also made to the prequel trilogy, the original trilogy saw the most alteration.
But now, at least, a restored version of the first star wars is available online. In may 2020 empirerotj and the prequels rights all go back to lucasfilm. Read about harmys despecialized version of star wars. Honestly i have grown tired of star wars since before abrams moved into the scene, i may play some star wars games once in a while but that is it, i pretty much moved on to star trek since then but im already done with most of the older series from the 80s and 90s tng ds9 voy and care less for the new ones. Fox has distribution rights for the original star wars ep4a new hope in perpetuity. Today i give you star wars despecialized edition on bluray.
The despecialized edition, is a fancreated film preservation of the original star wars trilogy films star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980 and return of the jedi 1983. Star wars trilogy despecialized edition posts facebook. Venturesome luke skywalker and dashing captain han solo team together with the loveable robot duo r2d2 and c3po to rescue the beautiful princess and restore. Every new releasein theaters, on dvd, and on bluraycomes with more added garbage than the last. Dec 11, 2014 the only setback of his despecialized anh edition is sometimes the unfortunate lack of original source material resulting in a lower image resolution which i felt during the yavin iv alliance hangar matte painting shot and the alliance snubfighters approaching the death star. Til that fans have spent countless hours to make a star. A group of film restoration wonks got together in the forums of and set out to meticulously restore star wars, the empire strikes back, and return of the jedi to as near to their original states as possible. Star wars the despecialized edition offtopic discussion. Star wars and the history of transmedia storytelling oapen. May 25, 2017 ever since may 25, 1977, people have wanted to recapture that star wars magic like it was the first time. Since 1997, george lucas has been hell bent on ruining the original star wars trilogy.
Honestly i have grown tired of star wars since before abrams moved into the scene, i may play some star wars games once in a while but that is it, i pretty much moved on to star trek since then but im already done with most of the older series from. Downloads are online again for harmys star wars trilogy despecialized editions. Star wars despecialized editions boba fett costume and. Dec 15, 2015 since 1997, george lucas has been hell bent on ruining the original star wars trilogy. Despecialized edition a true sign of fans unyielding devotion, but its an impressive effort in film preservation and history. Transmedia play and the death star trench run in star wars video. In june, a mono mix print of the film was released, with significant changes in audio lines and sound effects. Star wars empire strikes back despecialized edition ita 8.
You can also hit the net looking for the despecialised editions. You can still get the definitive edition of the original star wars on laserdisc. This is the best version of star wars and watching it is a. Read about harmys despecialized version of star wars read george lucas talking about altering films listen to rob st. Til that fans have spent countless hours to make a star wars.
In my opinion, skip the prequels altogether, or try out the machete order if you must watch them. The star wars trilogy, often colloquially referred to as the original trilogy or the classic trilogy, is the first set of three films produced in the star wars franchise, an american space opera created by george lucas. It is not for sale, and no one can ever make money on it. I do not claim ownership of these movies or of the despecialized editions if you dont want to use torrents to get.
Every new release in theatres, on dvd and on bluray comes with more added garbage than the last. However, the first time id ever watched a star wars film was not until 2002. Fans restore original star wars theatrical print the mary sue. Move over harmys despecialized star wars, it looks like we have a new contender. To the people at disney and 20th century fox, who still hold some star wars rights, we suggest a new strategy. Why 720p for revisited is enough star wars revisited news. Star wars despecialized editions boba fett costume and prop.
Harmys despecialized edition is a highdefinition, colorcorrected, recut of the original version of star wars. Handuet jan 5th, 2014 edited 195,233 never not a member of pastebin yet. Fans restore original star wars theatrical print the. The despecialized edition is the yearslong work of a diverse group of people who have taken elements from many different sources and created the ultimate version of the first star wars film. Star wars despecialized edition gets a remastered release. Heres the empire strikes back despecialized editions new. How to download harmys star wars despecialized pastebin. So a group of fans made the star wars despecialized edition, a painstaking project thats still in progress. Why an unaltered star wars wont be released screen rant.
In april 2011, a dedicated star wars fan named harmy released a landmark film edit called the star wars despecialized edition. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away princess leia is captured and held hostage by the evil imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic empire. Star wars fans feel the force calling them back to. Move over harmys despecialized star wars, it looks like. Changes in star wars rereleases vary from minor differences in color timing, audio mixing, and take choices to major insertions of new visual effects, additions of characters and dialogue, scene expansions, and replacement of original cast members with newer ones. Watch the original star wars trilogy as it was before george lucas. I became aware of the star wars despecialized edition deed a while ago, but the whole process of downloading a 20 gb file was a bit too daunting when i heard of them a couple of years ago. There are lots of essays and open letters, telling j. Aug 18, 2014 the despecialized edition is the yearslong work of a diverse group of people who have taken elements from many different sources and created the ultimate version of the first star wars film. We ask that you own a copy of the official dvds before downloading.
A new hope enjoyed an 18 month run and numerous rereleases in the late 70s and early 80s before its eventual home media release on vhs, betamax, laserdisc, and all those other crazy, nowextinct 80s formats. As of december 2015, the despecialized edition of star wars was remastered at version 2. His unadulterated version of the original star wars trilogy is called the despecialized editionfan preservation films that piece together. The only setback of his despecialized anh edition is sometimes the unfortunate lack of original source material resulting in a lower image resolution which i felt during the yavin iv alliance hangar matte painting shot and the alliance snubfighters approaching the death star. A custom bluray set, dedicated to the despecialized trilogy, complete with menus, a variety of audio options, and special features. Cant watch rogue ones deleted scenes, io9, march 14, 2017, accessed may 15, 2017. Posttfa and with my newly rekindled obsession, with boba fett, i finally decided to download the deed this weekend and play them on my blu ray via usb. Despecialized edition which is the original, unaltered trillogy in hd. Jan 29, 2017 i became aware of the star wars despecialized edition deed a while ago, but the whole process of downloading a 20 gb file was a bit too daunting when i heard of them a couple of years ago. The despecialized edition is a fan preservation, aiming not to create a new version of the movie, but to restore the original trilogy exactly as it was in the 70s and 80s little flaws and. This major revision of the guide and supplemental references replaced all obsolete content, provides access to to active download sources, and includes many other improvements. Star wars despecialized edition but the next best thing might be the star wars despecialized edition.
I was watching star wars with my son and i had to constantly point out all the stuff that was not in. Where most fan edits seek to build new stories out of existing footage or fix films by cutting out unpopular scenes like the majority of attack of the clones, for example, the despecialized edition did something novel. Move over harmys despecialized star wars, it looks like we. Great remake of the originals its wonderful to have these remakes of the original theatrical releases. Attack of the clones in theaters, on opening night. Of course that may all be moot if the disneyfox merger goes through. Featured restoration star wars trilogy despecialized. Star wars fans feel the force calling them back to original. I do think though that there might be precautions the despecialized trilogy people can take to avoid lawsuits. Star wars trilogy despecialized edition home facebook. Are you celebrating star wars day by watching the films. Harmy has given his personal approval of this project.
Is the star wars despecialized edition worth the torrent. Similarly, nathan barry of wired praised the films as an absolute joy to watch, while gizmodo described them as very, very good. Harmys despecialized edition, also known as star wars. The despecialized edition is a fan preservation, aiming not to create a new version of the movie, but to restore the original trilogy exactly as it. The seventh star wars movie comes out this week seventh. Very clean product, with a menu and extras content.
I was literally just about to download harmys despecialized versions and just finished downloading my other fan edits, when i saw this thread. Read more about roger christians black angel on io9. This isnt a despecialized edition like many other fan attempts to revert lucas changes. Ever since may 25, 1977, people have wanted to recapture that star wars magic like it was the first time. The same is true for the sequel, empire strikes back. Its the closest thing youll get to the original film. I was watching star wars with my son and i had to constantly point out all the stuff that was not in the original as well as han shot first argh. Watch the original star wars trilogy as it was before george.
May 12, 2015 harmys despecialized edition is a highdefinition, colorcorrected, recut of the original version of star wars. Needless to say, it didnt make much sense to me and i didnt really understand the appeal. One of the best ways to see star wars and looks amazing. Thank you for these two despecialized editions i have every edition of the movies that have come out since vhs except for dvd and the latest bundle of mess on bluray. You can watch an unaltered version of star wars in hd. Later that year, among others, a silent, englishsubtitled super 8 reel version of the film was released by ken films. An original film print of star wars has been restored and. Download link from urldecrypt, direct link under maintenance. Apparently, through a painstaking process a man named petr harmy has created a highquality, digital version of the original cut of star wars cheekily referred to as the despecialized. Its the frame by frame digital reproduction of the film, with thx sound, but not with the special additions. But to some hardcore fans of the force, the biggest star wars.
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