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DVD fans everywhere have much to celebrate --
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment have announced
the release date for Episode I The Phantom Menace, the first Star
Wars movie to be released to DVD, for October 16. This highly
anticipated release comes as a 2-disc set that features over six hours of
bonus material.
Specifications
The DVD will be THX digitally mastered for superior sound
and picture quality, though nothing else is formally announced yet with
regards to the video and audio transfer. We do expect the video
transfer to be anamorphic
widescreen, and hope that the audio will include a THX
Surround EX soundtrack. After all, it is one of the first theatrical
releases to feature Dolby Digital EX (the cinematic version of THX Surround
EX). Stay tuned...
Bonus Features
Promising to "transport the viewer deeper into the
Star Wars universe than ever before", bonus features include:
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an audio commentary by George Lucas, a first-ever for
the director
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an exclusive deleted
scenes documentary featuring seven new sequences completed just for this
DVD
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an extraordinary hour-long documentary film culled from over 600
hours of behind-the-scenes footage
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interactive
featurette with a glimpse into the process of creating scenes from
storyboards to animatics to final film composites
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five featurettes that provide an insider's look at
The Phantom Menace's storyline, design, costumes, visual effects and fight
scenes
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a gallery of
never-before-seen cast and crew photos
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an award-winning twelve-part web
documentary series
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original theatrical trailers
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TV spots
Pricing & Pre-Order Information
Suggested retail is $29.98. You can pre-order this
2-disc set now at Buy.com
for $18.95 or 800.com
for $19.94.
For more details on this title, read the full press
release.
Keep in mind that the release date, disc specifications,
and content are subject to change by the studio.
Visit the Fox
movies web site.
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