the force is less disturbed

It’s about goddamn time! Thanks to my favorite DVD site for bringing it to my attention, and a giant HELLS YEAH for the official word. Those bastards at Lucasfilm are slightly less bastard-y as of today. It’s official, the original Star Wars trilogy will be released on September 12 (in “limited release” a la Disney vault) on DVD in their original theatrical format. No stupid added special effects, no digital Jabba, no Hayden Whineyson ghost with the Ewoks, just Star Wars like it was originally presented.

In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie, as well as the original theatrical edition of the film. That means you’ll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.

See the title crawl to Star Wars before it was known as Episode IV; see the pioneering, if dated, motion control model work on the attack on the Death Star; groove to Lapti Nek or the Ewok Celebration song like you did when you were a kid; and yes, see Han Solo shoot first.

Oh yes. Oh yes.