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Interesting that we don’t have more documentation on this sort of thing, especially concerning the OT.

For what it’s worth, here’s the contents of the “UK cinema intro reconstruction” projects:

UK cinema intro reconstruction: Star Wars (1977)

This project attempts to recreate the experience of viewing Star Wars at a UK cinema in 1977.

While it’s very hard to say exactly which ads and trailers were screened before the main movie, 39 years ago, the material presented here is approximately the right vintage, and I’ve assembled the programme based on my own memories of analogue cinema. So it’s probably not exactly the way it was, but should be quite close in spirit (and I’m always pleased to hear specific memories that might make this more accurate).

00:00 - Entrance music
04:24 - Ads
11:15 - Previews: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, Airport 77, Smokey and the Bandit, Damnation Alley, Sorcerer, The Spy Who Loved Me
26:43 - Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century
33:58 - Changeover music
34:51 - Trailer: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
40:50 - Dolby Stereo snipe and BBFC certificate

UK cinema intro reconstruction: Star Wars (Odeon 1978 edition)

As usual, I’ve compiled a package of ads and trailers you would have seen in those months, along with a vintage supporting feature. The wider release was accompanied by Fast Company, a short documentary on the UK motorcycle scene, which sadly hasn’t survived in good quality (you can find it on YT if you’re curious). Some regions showed the Movietone short Cross Country Go instead, which is included here in all its 25-minute glory.

00:00 Welcome
01:04 Opening logos
01:19 Supporting feature: Cross-Country Go
27:50 Trailers: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, Revenge of the Pink Panther, Damnation Alley, The Deep
37:48 RSA ads
42:41 Sales ads
44:15 Intermission
45:18 Trailer: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
51:17 Dolby Stereo, BBFC logos

UK cinema intro reconstruction: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The reel also includes Black Angel, which played as a supporting feature during that initial release.

00:00 - Entrance music
03:29 - Ads
11:29 - Trailers: Airplane, Hawk the Slayer, Saturn 3, Superman II
22:08 - Black Angel
46:56 - Intermission - Raise the Titanic trailer
52:26 - Dolby Stereo snipe and BBFC certificate

UK cinema intro reconstruction: Return of the Jedi (1983)

The reel also includes Dilemma, which played as a supporting feature during that initial release.

00:00 - Entrance music
02:49 - Ads
08:50 - Trailers: The Right Stuff, WarGames, Superman III, Krull
21:15 - Dilemma
32:52 - Intermission - Octopussy and The Star Chamber trailers
38:23 - Dolby Stereo snipe and BBFC certificate

UK cinema intro reconstruction: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

00:00 - intro music
04:15 - ads
11:39 - trailers: Austin Powers - The Spy Who Shagged Me, The Beach, Anna and the King, Wild Wild West
19:56 - changeover music
22:11 - Titan A.E. trailer
24:38 - Odeon and BBFC logos

On a related note, I found this thread started Halloween 2009: https://forum.reelsociety.com/viewtopic.php?t=87
307 pages thus far, so I’m sure it’s chock full of nostalgia. Even though 2009 still feels like yesterday to me >_<

There’s some more info on trailers and shorts at the other Star Wars forum, but I don’t know if that needs to be duplicated here or not.

Has anyone started any sort of archive to back up WB DVD discs that are prone to rotting? (pressed at the Olyphant, Pennsylvania Cinram plant)
If not, should we start one?
I might ask if The 'Spleen is okay with it, but I’m not sure that they would be.

I’ve got at least two discs now that are completely worthless, THAT I KNOW OF…it seems like this is a problem that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later. I want to at least back up some of my Bond films.

More detail here, in the description: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufALjleweoA

It sounds like WB will replace titles that are available in their MOD program, but what about others? I will have to email them and find out.

MattMahdi said:

Many special features even subtitles in Wookie !

So does it just say “[WOOKIEE NOISES]” every ten seconds?

Well hey! We get to do BOTH this year! DOUBLE LIFE DAY

Friday, November 17th, 2023!

Six more days!!!

Happy Life Day, all!

Happy Life Day Everyone!
(or a happy belated one if you celebrate on the 17th!)

PeteOfDawn said:

The DVD subtitles don’t line up with what is being said numerous times throughout the movie. For example in the air conditioner scene when Kirby says “Oh yeah? Did you talk to him recently or something?” the subtitles just say “Did you talk to him?”. I’m guessing they’re like this because the subtitles may have been a based off the films script instead of going off what the characters are saying in the final version of the film or it might have just been a half-assed subtitle implementation for the DVD release but regardless of the reason it doesn’t line up.

Nah, that’s just a thing subtitles and CC do sometimes =/ They don’t want to fill up the screen with too much text, or they don’t think deaf people will know the difference, or who knows what. I hate it, I always have to turn them off when they do that.

Google is not my friend, you take that back! 😠

spoRv said:

This is just a proof of concept, first because I’m not sure if there is any similar project in progress, and second because with my current gear setup (19" 1680x1050 TN monitor and lack of HDD space) I can’t make it now, and frankly I don’t know when I eventually could - so please, don’t hold your breath! 😄

Oof, that sucks.

Not sure if any one else is working on it, you’d have to ask =)

Sorry if there’s already a thread on this, I can’t figure out where the “search” button went.

Are there any clips out there of The Hobbit in 48 FPS? I’ve always been curious to see.

I found a few old trailers on YouTube, but to my eyes, they look like they’ve been faked with interpolation. I could be wrong, though.

Wow, this is crazy.

I haven’t seen this movie since I was a kid. I tried to watch the DVD once, but I couldn’t get past the wobble.

lol, I didn’t even know you could do 8 hour tapes.

At that recording quality, you could probably compress them a bit more and not really lose anything. Single-layer DVD size, or maybe even MKV? (or whatever people use these days)

trekorama said:

I (same person as TrekSE1998, don’t have that account handy) posted what I have on YT for the last 40 of the 80 episodes, with Insights and Shatner or Nimoy introductions (80 videos total).

Do you think you could post full episodes somewhere? I’d love to watch these, commercials and all.

Did nothing ever come of this?

Looks like there are two full episodes at the Spleen, otherwise it’s just the old clips at YT.

There’s a Facebook group, but I skimmed it quickly and it looks like it’s just the same clips.

SilverWook said:

I don’t think anyone has preserved the 25th anniversary special yet.

There are two copies on YouTube right now (obviously uploaded after this post), both are low-res and heavily compressed.
I’ve got a copy of the official tape, but my capture card isn’t fantastic.

Life Day is soon approaching, and there’s a question that’s been on my mind.
I don’t think this forum allows you to make polls, so I made one on an external website:

https://poll-maker.com/poll4013454x939e4a6F-127

When do you celebrate Life Day?
November 17th – the absolute date it was originally aired
the Friday before Thanksgiving – the relative date it was originally aired
on Thanksgiving – so friends and family can “enjoy” the Holiday Special with me!
on Christmas – because it’s a…Christmas movie??
any time I like – the Earth calendar does not apply
Other

oojason said:

If Pablo is inferring there is a ‘high quality’ version of the Holiday Special in their archives… then hopefully one day we’ll see it up on Disney+. After all, there is not much point in such a version being kept in there and remaining unseen by the fans…

We already have a master tape copy, I don’t think it gets much higher quality than that.
Your average Joe is probably used to seeing 7th generation copies.

Alright, thanks.

Just a quick question I can’t find: in the fullscreen boxed set, was the bonus disc (Empire of Dreams, etc.) presented in fullscreen as well, or is the case art just gold to match the rest of the box?

And if it did come in fullscreen, is it open matte?

SKot said:

I’d sure like to know who did that upscale and YouTube upload, to get hold of the source. It really does a great thing for the material.

The first time I watched the WHIO version, it was 60fps like that. It actually made me a little nauseous.

It might have been because I had installed a 60fps plugin on the computer and forgot about it, but it literally hasn’t worked on any other video I’ve watched.

HAPPY LIFE DAY, FOLKS!

leftshoe18 said:

Cutting chapters four and six are mostly due to redundancy between chapters 4-6. They’re all pretty much: Mando takes job, child becomes endangered, Mando saves child.

Don’t forget:
Chapter 4: Mando learns not to trust anyone.
and:
Chapter 5: Mando learns not to trust anyone.

I’ve never made a fan-edit before, but here’s my first attempt, let me know what you think:

Don’t watch episodes 5 or 6.

I’ve got it streaming at Disney+ at the moment, at least until the powers-that-be take it down.

kaarma33 said:

Are you talking about the Uncut Total Recall- The Mind-Bending edition USA Region 1 BD, director approved version?

That one’s not unrated, it’s still the R-rated cut.

It’s funny because this is the version I’ve never seen.

Whoops…I donated to this, but haven’t been checking on progress…

I just downloaded Mavimao’s grindhouse, can’t wait to finally see this movie 😄