A lot of you would have this week spent the best part of £70 on a new set of the STAR WARS movies, all six of them, plus a bunch of bonus stuff, on the HD Blu-Ray format. Personally I haven’t purchased them as yet, but despite the wide spread word of new tinkering by Mr George Lucas, I probably still will… I hate to say. Still, the reason we do this is because, no matter what, we all love the series, and will always come back for more. After all, aren;t we going to have to shell out again in a short while for the 3D versions?
I’m not getting into that debate in this post. I’m just here to report the news, and here’s some news of a bunch of Stormtroopers and Lord Vader himself invading London on Monday!
This ‘special’ week commenced with a rude awakening from the Dark Side, as Darth Vader and a sinister fleet of Stormtroopers took to the streets in an Imperial March that sent shivers down the spines of Londoners. The march began at St. James’ Park where they joined Changing of the Guards activities, before proceeding to HMV on Oxford Street to meet shoppers as they queued to get their hands on the highly anticipated Blu-ray release.
Just yesterday Anthony Daniels (C-3PO in all six episodes) appeared at the grand opening of the HMV at the new Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford, signing copies of the Blu-Ray. Then tomorrow (15th Septmber), from inside the exclusive star-studded launch party at the top of the BT Tower, Daniels will press a button lighting up the London skyline for one night only as it morphs into a Jedi Knight’s elegant weapon of choice, projecting a giant ‘blue ray’ of light from the top of the tower.
Here’s some images that appeared earlier today.
