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Star Wars Original, Prequel Trilogy Movies Now on Hotstar — Except the Very First One

Star Wars Original, Prequel Trilogy Movies Now on Hotstar — Except the Very First One 475k6j

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 23 November 2018 14:51 IST

Highlights

All classic ones, except A New Hope, now on Hotstar
Available in pan-and-scan 16:9 aspect ratio, unfortunately
JioCinema already had all five, as well

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Hotstar has secured streaming rights for all films from Star Wars' original and prequel trilogies, except the very first one, 1977's Star Wars, also known by its retronym Episode IV – A New Hope. Every other instalment — 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, 1983's Return of the Jedi, 1999's The Phantom Menace, 2002's Attack of the Clones, and 2005's Revenge of the Sith — is now available on the Star India-owned streaming service under Hotstar . Unfortunately, Hotstar is back to one of its old sins with the new additions: pan-and-scan formatting issues, which means you can't see the movies for how the filmmakers intended them to be. 13f5z

Additionally, two standalone Solo: A Star Wars Story — are only available for purchase or rental on Google Play and iTunes, as is the case for A New Hope.

The old Star Wars films had been famously missing from streaming for the longest time, despite JioCinema had them before Hotstar. Earlier this year, Reliance Jio quietly unveiled a dedicated Disney section on its JioCinema app, which can only be accessed by Jio subscribers. A New Hope is also missing on JioCinema, while the other five episodes have the same pan-and-scan problems as on Hotstar. They are also a little inferior in quality.

If you want to watch the classic Star Wars films in their original 2:35 aspect ratio, your best bet is to buy them on Google Play or iTunes. And if you want to watch the original theatrical versions, which do not feature George Lucas' controversial changes made over the decades, good luck finding those.

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