From the Star Wars Home Video Library Intermission #10: More Bootlegs to Avoid
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- This episode of From the Star Wars Home Video Library is designed to warn viewers away from other common Star Wars bootleg "home video" items.
The Sequel we didn't know was coming, but was most certainly needed.
Just not quite as salty as the original. :)
I remember A huge Star Wars fan I went to school with had the dvd complete saga set. Another kid that was very wealthy had the blu-ray set and knew that it wasn’t real and traded it with him. Nicest thing I’ve ever seen someone with money do in my whole life. When then burned them. Smelled horrible.
Kind of shocked amazon would do this. When Lucasfilm finds out their lawyers will have a field day.
It's not so much that Amazon themselves sell it as they are allowing their self-publishing platform to be the wild west so that third parties can bootleg under the guise of being an Amazon product. Lucasfilm probably has either no knowledge of the situation, or it's such a small issue that they don't do anything about it for fear of the publicity backlash that would ensue (even if it would be asinine for there to be backlash).
@@ChronoRadio well either way, I hope Lucasfilm does something about this. Not cool that fans are getting ripped off. Also maybe Lucasfilm needs to realize fans want access to these films and should try to meet that demand.
I'm surprised Disney/Lucasfilm hasn't shut down that Bootleg Ewoks DVD from Amazon yet. Speaking of which, would we ever get a blu-ray release of those movies or would they go straight to Disney+? Also, the only good thing these bootlegs got going for them is the cases, because sometimes even official releases (not necessarily Star Wars ones) have the worst type of cases and the discs are organized miserably.
I would think these would be more likely to go to Disney+, as I'm not sure if they would have access to masters for rescans to allow them to be released on HD formats. I guess it would depend on the existing scans of the original masters.
It's always funny to see these bootleg version, shocked that Amazon sells it!
It's not so much that Amazon themselves sell it as they are allowing their self-publishing platform to be the wild west so that third parties can bootleg under the guise of being an Amazon product.
There was even that Chinese Bootleg DVD version of Revenge of the Sith that was sourced from the workprint that was leaked on the same day as the film was released. (3:10)
That's the bootleg that included the badly translated English subtitles and the one that caused Darth Vader's NOOOO to be rendered as "Do Not Want".
I know this is so random, however the case for the dvd complete saga is almost identical to the beavis and butthead complete collection case. The disc holders comes out of the case as well.
Interesting. Thanks.
I have the 2015 bootleg....I find it funny ... I’m surprised you didn’t mentioned the de special edition blu rays in this video ... as cool as they are they are a bootleg...
If you mean the Despecialized Editions, that's already addressed in a separate episode long ago,.
I just saw one on eBay that said Star Wars SEASON 1-9 which was a dead giveaway
I have a bootleg Star Wars the laser disc edition on a dvd
I have seen a few Star Wars bootlegs from Indonesia and Vietnam on DVD and of the last Jedi and force awakens and others including revenge of the sith and attack of the clones I also heard of some new DVD versions of the complete Star Wars skywalker saga coming out on DVD soon in the uk and Australia of 2020 versions are the legit versions
Well there’s a video by Ashens where he looks at bootleg DVDs (one of them is a Star Wars dvd of Episode 2 (aka “Attack of The Clones”) is in that video) here’s the link ua-cam.com/video/M6KMGfmI5UA/v-deo.html
Some companies actually use AZO DVDs for their movies, so it isn't always a dead giveaway.
I'll be picking up some of these bootlegs (at least for me), time to go ebay hunting.
I will just mention, the fact that the disc holder comes out isn't as big of a red flag as you might think. While Fox or Disney have never done it from what I can recall, Paramount will do this a lot for sets with 15 through 20 or so discs, such as their official Twilight Zone and Spongebob box sets. It's very upsetting that bootleggers are getting better at their craft of deception, and it's a good thing we have you to help debunk them.
Interesting. Thanks.
I like your STAR WARS shirt
Since you mentioned that the Five Star Collection bootleg DVDs of the original trilogy were also in silver packaging, I can only assume that those versions of it would be fullscreen since gold was for widescreen at the time. On that note, I’m actually quite curious on what THX trailer was on them even though they weren’t legitimate DVDs.
They were non anamorphic letterbox. With no trailer and no making of featurette. They were bootlegged off the 1997 Special Edition. There was a factory pressed version and a burned copy version. A single layer version and dual layer version.
@@matthewgaudet4064 That’s quite a lot if you ask me.
I own all the legit Prequel DVDs thank god
Thanks for this. I was looking to purchase the DVD set off eBay - & with this video - was able to avoid a bootleg version. I own all the seasons on Blu-ray & seasons 1 & 2 came in nice digibook packaging - but I mainly want the set for the art book. Also, the official version has Cad Bane on the opposite spine.
Thanks again for this video & may the force be with you
Nice. Were you able to find a legitimate one or just nearly got stuck with a bootleg one?
@@ChronoRadio I found a legit copy. Seasons 1 thru 5 in the good case with the magnetic flap & season 6 as well. Ran me around $68. All the bootlegs after going for around 40 to 45
The twelve-disc DVD saga set is the equivalent of the bootleg disc versions of the Half-Life 2 leak of 2003 (from Russia), being bootleg (and unauthorized) reprints of the 2008 original & prequel trilogy DVD sets made by somebody other than the filmmakers. (0:24)
Hi there, Nathan! I have a question about bootlegs. Let's say if Christian Black, a friend of mine who is a fan of the series, made "extended editions" of the prequel trilogy with a custom dvd menu and cover art, and if they were THX certified with a fan made THX trailer? Would they be considered bootlegs or fan made projects? Also, he's looking forward to the second edition A Saga on Home Video when it comes out. Thanks, and may the force be with you.
The way I tend to use the terminology, it's not so much two different categories as a broad category with a subcategory. By definition, if you are distributing existing material you don't own, such as the Star Wars films, even with alterations (unless it's limited enough to fall under fair use law, which wouldn't be the case for full film restorations and such), what you are distributing is a bootleg. However, within the category of bootlegs, you have smaller subcategories like digital bootlegs online, factory pressed or "home" pressed bootlegs, etc. Fan projects that rely on a bootleg copy of the film at their core would be the subcategory of fan edits, fan restorations, etc. Still technically bootlegs but with a significantly different purpose, hence a different subcategory from other bootlegs of more profit-driven nature.
@@ChronoRadio I know this video talks more about video releases that are bootlegs, but tricking people happens a lot, and not just with releasing products to think they’re real. This is probably not the best example, but someone found a supposed audience reaction of the Empire Strikes Back when Vader tells Luke that he is his father. Apparently the reaction that was in that video turned out to be from something else, and the shocking thing is, a lot of people fell for it. In a way, it's like getting a bootleg of something and you wouldn't even know it until you looked or listened to it really closely. Again, not the best example or comparison, but I hope you understand. Like you said, don’t get suckered or swindled.
Sometimes single layer can be good quality, but if they didn't properly compact the files, the quality will be absolute shit!
I bought a 1-9 set. I bought it on purpose.
can you do a intermission episode of the book leg definitive collection laser disc rips
I have no idea what you're referring to.
Ewok Adventures DVD (MGM/Lucasfilm/Fox)
We need you to cover the bootleg clone wars final season dvd
I don't plan to pick it up, and, frankly, that one is pretty obvious. There's no need to debunk something that no one legitimately believes is a real, official release.
Hey Nathan when you said that the region code thing was not there because it was a bootleg well I got a bootleg copy of season 7 of Star Wars the clone wars and episode 3 revenge of the sith extended with the siege of Mandalore arc combined on blu ray and both of those bootlegs on blu ray actually have the region code thing but saying region all
I haven't rewatched the video, but I'm assuming the point I was making was that region coding is not a thing on bootlegs, as they are almost never region-locked due to how they are produced.
official annoucment from disney rise of skywalker will be on disney plus on may the 4ht
Strange Complete Saga DVD bootleg.
No thanks, bootleggers, sticking with my lovely blu ray originals.
i recently bought a Bluray lot of all the star wars movies that included the complete saga set u showed but on bluray.wish i had seen your video before i bought it but the rest of them seemed legit of the newer ones and they appear to be legit but the black backs on the blurays was a dead give away.
If you have a drive to check, you can use file size as an indicator of whether the other discs are legitimate.
@@ChronoRadio i did check them they are not single layer and are pressed but the first 6 eith the 3 bonus discs where fakes for sure
I recall on the previous "debunking the saga bootleg" intermission episode that you mentioned some copies of those fake twelve disc saga DVD sets are in fact the legit 2001/2002/2005 two disc releases of the prequels and '06 Limited Edition original trilogy sets repackaged into that same case with the recycled Darth Vader cover from the 2015 BD reissue, though it seems the straight up single layer bootlegged versions you show in each of the sets here seem to be the more common ones out there being posted and sold by these people.
Yup. I've only ever seen a handful of the old stock ones, only two in person and probably less than 10 over the years through acquaintences online (assuming none were lying about the file sizes to save face).
And speaking of bootlegs, there is a video about the “Sequel Trilogy” that we’re put out on VHS. These are not official releases, these were completely bootleg including “The Force Awakens”, “The Last Jedi” and “Rise of the Skywalker”, and the titles are in Russia. These VHS tapes doesn’t exist, because VHS tapes completely died back in 2016 after 40 years since it began in Japan in 1976, and in the US the following year in 1977. The video is linked below.
ua-cam.com/video/Dtz1qIRdUzA/v-deo.html
Late to this video but I am wondering if you have heard of any bootlegged copies of the 2011 complete saga blu ray. I imagine it’s hard to replicate the booklet style case.
Not only is the DVD version bootlegged, but the blu ray version as well, I got scammed a month ago on it
I'm not too surprised. I've actually just acquired what appears to be a bootleg version of just the regular BD/DVD/Digital (but without digital) copy of TFA in its regular slipcover. It's just bizarre which non-rare items bootleggers will reproduce.
Glad I got The Clone Wars set a couple years ago for a decent price. Any idea if the season 5 replacement disc is still being offered?
No idea. Worth a try, though: www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=12859
There's the useful Star Wars On Video website - www.swonvideo.com/ - were there are other DVD & VCD bootlegs that have very little information.
Yup. That was a big help when I first started collecting. Sadly, he had stopped updating by that time. I've given a thanks/nod to the site in my book on the subject, but I've yet to be able to ever get a response (nor has anyone else who has tried from the Facebook group) when reaching out to see about figuring out the webmaster's name to be able to acknowledge the creator by name instead of just by site name.
Why the hell would you buy a Star Wars complete saga with captain phasma on it??? The most pointless character!
I'm assuming the "you" is used in a general sense here. If it's specially referring to me, you've missed the entire point of the episode.
I just received one :(
GPChivo 105Spank Out of curiosity, what was it?
Are the bootleg video quality is just as good as the genuine article?
Retro Force Typically no because they are compressing files originally on a dual layer DVD to fit into a single layer DVD.
@@ChronoRadio Gotcha, I've ripped blu rays to my HDD uncompressed it's 1 to 1 looks and sounds good. I could only imagine if they were to get hold of 50 gigs blank disc it could be 1 to 1 😉👍