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The movie itself is great. I watched this with my 4 year old daughter, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. It has a good storyline, with plenty of humor for kids, and more sophisticated humor and references for adults. The blu ray presentation is, of course, superb. My only complaint is the relative lack of bonus features. I don't know whether there was an animated short preceding the movie at the theater, but there are no shorts included on the disk. Likewise, I would have liked a commentary, or other such features, but there are primarily just deleted scenes. Hence, I took a star off an otherwise 5 star review.
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I've always enjoyed this movie, and it has become an annual Halloween tradition to watch it. The presentation is a definite step up from the DVD, though it's still kind of murky and grainy. Though that's most likely simply due to the way it was shot, and not necessarily a flaw in the transfer. Lots of good bonus features.
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The animation was top notch, but I found this film to be just "odd", for lack of a better word. I was entertained enough while watching, and enjoyed the nods to some classic westerns, as well as "Fear and Loathing..." and even "Mad Max". But overall, it's just sort of all over the place. And Johnny Depp's performance seemed to be channeling his previous portrayal of Hunter Thompson just a bit too much for me to be able to connect with the main (albeit animated) character. Recommended with reservations, only if you enjoy Depp's more peculiar characters.
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The STAR WARS saga concludes with STAR WARS EPISODE IV - a NEW HOPE, STAR WARS EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and STAR WARS EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, aided by an unforgettable assortment of courageous characters, lead the Rebellion to bring balance back to the Force!
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The blu rays are very high quality, and it's great to get the original trilogy in high def. Unfortunately, Lucasfilm/Disney has not seen fit to release the untampered versions of the films, and it doesn't appear it will be happening any time in the foreseeable future. So for now, this is the best quality, best version of the original trilogy we're going to get.