Bewy

Hey, here’s a video from a guy who makes very interesting videos about how CG was done in movies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N5SpsD71FI

It’s in French but there are English subs.

I really like what he does, he always interviews people involved in creating the effects he’s talking about! And there’s also a video about the Special Edition trilogy on his channel (in which he might talk about the CG trench effect) :3

Hi,
I happened to have watched the final episode of the series last night (I had never watched Friends before, I started doing it last September), and I’ve loved it!
So I guess a longer, high quality version would be something interesting in order to revisit the series in the future, would you please send me the link? 😄

Sideburns of BoShek said:

Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Story Book and Cassette - from 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0rxQIiblzA - 13 minute video, at Star Wars Radio

more information: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back_(book-and-record)
 

a flick through the actual book 13 minute video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZDwLnMXg4k

I don’t have the cassette (found the book without it in a bric-à-brac shop in France), awesome, now I can listen to it, thanks! 😄

A lossless version of TROS FYC album has been available online since last May! 😄

darth-gary said:

Return to Forever - The Romantic Warrior (1976)
I used to play Nintendo/SNES games listening to this album in my youth. It’s considered jazz/fusion in some circles but I’ve always seen it as prog-rock. I’m pretty sure the entire album is still up on youtube, I’ve owned the album 4 times on vinyl (people keep stealing it!)

I love its album cover (and the album also) 😄

I’ve recently discovered the band Caravan (the first two albums I really like in particular), but you may know them already 😉 Or Rick Wakeman, whom I discovered with The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (but you also may know him) 😄

By “wax looks” I think you’re referring to the latest Blu-ray edition from 2017, whici was overly DNRed (for the 3D conversion), and only the theatrical cut was restored. It also contains the extended versions, whose footage was ported from the previous Blu-ray editions which, while not having the 2017 transfer waxxy look, are not really demo-worthy material (but still watchable I guess).
And I think you can start with the theatrical cut, just as Slavicuss said 😃

I confirm that, as I was checking out yesterday if this was indeed the 19SE. But first the colors looked horribly like the 2004/2011 version and no Maclunkey! Just Han and Greedo shooting at the same time…

Broom Kid said:

Looks like the buy 2 get 1 free deals on the 4K discs started… this weekend. At Target.

Here too: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-steelbook-2019-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray
I bought TROS, R1 and TFA (and now I have to wait for them to arrive in my mailbox, in France).

Until 2 days ago, I had never noticed Obi-Wan hanging to the edge of the walkway in the wide shot of Qui-Gon fighting Darth Maul after the latter kicked Obi out of his way.

As for bits of dialogues from the movies you can find here stuff from the late Star Wars Soundboards website section. I guess there won’t be everything but hey, it’s a start 😄

Bluto said:

Is your VHS missing Jango Fett’s headbutts in the fight with Obi-Wan? I seem to remember buying the Australian DVD rather than the UK DVD in circa 2003 for that very reason.

Out of interest, is the UK Blu-Ray of AOTC cut, too? I have never watched the prequels on Blu-Ray.

Bluto

Nope.

JEDIT: Replied a bit late 😛

Until recently I’d never noticed that when Luke enters the Falcon cockpit after his rescue and says “It’s Vader”, Lando goes past and touches him on the arm like “You all right buddy?” and Luke nods briefly to confirm it. Now that I’ve seen it I like it very much, I don’t think there are many of these interactions in the movies.

RogueLeader said:

A pirate film based off the Monkey Island games? Or something totally new.

Well I guess we already have (and I’m not sarcastic in any way, as I really enjoy them (the first three mainly)) the Pirates of the Caribbean for that, especially the first one, but I’d love to see a Monkey Island movie 😄

It’s also been out for several years in France (I have it), from StudioCanal.

I remember that TPM and the SE trilogy were broadcast on Canal+ in late 2001 in France. That was the occasion for me to have the movies undubbed (and with subtitles) recorded on VHS (I only had the dubbed VHS set), that was sweeeeeeeeeet :3

benduwan said:

Bewy said:

I might be wrong, but at first glance the second pic could come from Empire of Dreams (if I recall correctly this shot reveals us that the X-wing we see on the left is only its nose).

i don´t find it in empire of dreams.watched it several times.

Rats! But I still think it might come from the OT special features DVD (or again I could be just wrong 😄). I don’t have the disc with me so I can’t check that.

I might be wrong, but at first glance the second pic could come from Empire of Dreams (if I recall correctly this shot reveals us that the X-wing we see on the left is only its nose).

My sister called me last night just to check if I was alive (I moved in Strasbourg a month ago), but I didn’t understand why at first. Then I read the news… As the killer was in my neighbourdhood, we all had to stay home. Not to mention the people in bars and restaurants who were allowed to go home at 2:00 AM! Who knows where the creep is now, but I don’t think I’m gonna meet him on my way to work (that is, in a few minutes) 😉

Citroën 2CV, so awesome (I would give up my current Peugeot for one without hesitation, well one can still dream 😄). When I was a kid, my parents have had all 3 or 4 2CVs over the years, I was so damn proud. It’s a collector car now, so it ain’t exactly cheap…

Count me in to (do my best to) make French subs (I’ve already made them for your Despecialized documentary) 😄

Anjohan said:

Bewy said:

That’s really promising! And I love the music you’ve added, where does it come from?

Cheers, brother!

It’s a beautiful soundtrack; “Arn Andersson - Annihilation”.

Thanks a lot, I’m gonna check this out 😄

That’s really promising! And I love the music you’ve added, where does it come from?

DominicCobb said:

If I remember correctly, the R2 mockumentary is on the episode II bonus disc.

There’s only a preview of that on the Episode 2 bonus disc IIRC. But I know that a DVD with the full mockumentary was released in the US in 2001 or 2002 (read about it at the time in the French official magazine).

What about in the movie? It sounded the same recording to me (which I found a bit disappointing, as it was lazy and reminded me of the prequels).