Tag: The Empire Strikes Back

  • New Star Wars Original Trilogy SteelBooks

    New Star Wars Original Trilogy SteelBooks

    You know, once the dawn of the digital download age began, everyone predicted physical media was going to die. And then once streaming services started up, a lot of people thought that would be the final nail in the coffin. Well, look at the mess we’re in now. All your favorite movies spread out amongst 15 different streaming services. And the movie you want to watch may not even be in rotation. Or it could jump from one service to another. You could just buy a digital version and skip the streaming service directly, but even then there aren’t any guarantees that it won’t be yanked out of your library or have some altered version uploaded in place of the original release. Look at Star Wars. The one you can stream from Disney+ right now is the Maclunkey edit.

    All this to say that I doubt physical media is really going anywhere. Sales might be declining I don’t know, but people still like looking at bookshelves of entertainment. If you’re a physical media kind of person and a Star Wars fan, then this exclusive offer from Best Buy might be up your alley. They are offering new SteelBook editions of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. They are all priced at $29.99 but are seeing a modest $2 discount right now and can be had for $27.99 each. Each 4k UHD Blu-ray SteelBook is in metallic silver and features a different Star Wars character on the front. The design is part of the Disney 100th anniversary collection. Other Disney 100th anniversary SteelBooks feature the same design motif so all of them will match nicely should you splurge on other movies.

    There’s no digital copy included unfortunately. No word yet if the version you get is the Maclunkey edit or some entirely new cut.

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  • StarWars.com Reveals Details of the Upcoming Bespin Duel Set

    StarWars.com Reveals Details of the Upcoming Bespin Duel Set

    Earlier today, StarWars.com posted photos and a short interview with the set’s design director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen for the upcoming, adult-targeted 75294 Bespin Duel set. Because it’s the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, LEGO and Lucas wanted to create a special set with THE most iconic scene from the film.

    How do I know it’s adult-targeted? Well for one it’s for 18+, and two, because it’s in the fancy packaging like the UCS A-wing was. It’s clearly meant to be a desktop or shelf piece because of the fancy 40th anniversary plate.

    The pricing is a bit of a joke though because for the 295 pieces you get in the box, you’ll have to shell out $39.99. But this will probably be the cheapest to get an arm-printed Vader so it’s got that going for it, which is nice. That theory I had about sets getting cheaper the higher the age group they target went completely out the window.

    The choice for Luke’s hair element really bothers me.

    The article states that it will be exclusively at Target.com. The release date is September 1, but the site itself says available on 8/26. Hopefully it won’t be another 501st situation and that it will actually be available to order from there.

    I won’t argue that it is the most iconic scene in the movie, heck, I’d even argue it’s the best scene in the entire franchise. And for that, it’s almost worth it. But I can easily wait for a sale on this, and you should too.

    Images lifted from StarWars.com

  • Mind Games: Interview with Brandon Griffith

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    Even if you don’t know who Brandon Griffith is you are probably well aware of his work, especially since we just posted his Return of the Jedi chess set last night. As icgetaway he’s created the extremely well recieved Star Wars Chess Board Trilogy among many other builds and the recently successful STUDS collectible trading cards Kickstarter campaign. As a quarter of OneLug he’s participated in building what is possibly the biggest and best loved of the Lord of the Rings MOC’s to date, so who is the man in the beaver’d hat and where does he get those wonderful toys?
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  • Floating Away With The Rest Of The Garbage

    "You do have your moments."

    Blockaderunner shows off his photographic prowess once again with this cat and mouse escape scene from ESB. It’s not his first time in the FBTB spotlight and if he keeps this up I highly doubt it’ll be his last. Do yourself a favour and take a peek at his photostream, I guarantee* you won’t be disappointed.

    *NOT a guarantee.

  • Brandon Griffith’s The Empire Strikes Back Chess Set

    Brandon Griffith’s The Empire Strikes Back Chess Set

    Previewed at Star Wars Days at LEGOLand, CA a few weeks back, Brandon Griffith (icgetaway) has taken some high quality photos of his incredible The Empire Strikes Back chess set. Check out the full set of photos on flickr. This set was a follow up to his A New Hope chess set.