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Join date: 26-May-2005
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Post: #119113
Topic: A revised opinion of George Lucas
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119113/action/topic#119113
Time: 27-Jun-2005 9:17 PM

I'm aware of the laserdisc transfers, but one problem.... My DVD burner... in fact, my whole computer.... is extremely unreliable. If someone was willing to send me a DVD, that'd fix the problem...

Post: #119106
Topic: Order 66
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119106/action/topic#119106
Time: 27-Jun-2005 8:55 PM

Riiiight. At any rate, in AOTC, that Kaminoan guy said the clones will take any order without question. And the Chancellor would have the ultimate authority in the republic. If the big guy gives the order, who outranks everyone else, the army created for the republic would follow the order without question.

Post: #119103
Topic: Most Powerful Quote in all the Star Wars films.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119103/action/topic#119103
Time: 27-Jun-2005 8:43 PM

There are waaaaay too many to choose from. Off the top of my head, I'd go with "So this is how liberty dies... to thunderous applause".

Edit: Well, that and anything said by Yoda in ESB.

Post: #119102
Topic: A revised opinion of George Lucas
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119102/action/topic#119102
Time: 27-Jun-2005 8:42 PM

A very good point. But the real point of my Coke analogy is that if given a choice between a full screen release of the original (a wearing-down VHS with half the screen cut out, not to mention an interview that you need to fast-forward through) and the widescreen SE (A DVD in perfect condition that looks beautiful but has questionable changes), I'd choose the widescreen SE. Since that's all I have, and a reasonably priced laserdisc and player is nowhere to be found, that's the choice I'd make.

Post: #119098
Topic: A revised opinion of George Lucas
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/119098/action/topic#119098
Time: 27-Jun-2005 8:21 PM

Here's my two cents...

As a filmmaker, I stand by Lucas now that I have encountered a very similar experience myself. I made a spoof of A Christmas Carol. People loved it. If you really want to get what I'm going at here, you can find my film at recstudios.net. You probably liked it, right? I know it's my best work, but there's something that keeps bothering me, more and more each time I watch it. Scrooge's shop was badly lit. The Marley ghost effect was too cheap. Fezziwig's costume "magically" changes. A techno dance party, where Scrooge was supposed to meet Belle, was never filmed. The ending with the three ghosts, a tribute to Return of the Jedi, was horribly botched, where a simple music cue would tip people off that that's what I'm referencing. I could go on for hundreds of pages....

Right now, I am working on a "special edition" of An REC Christmas Carol, with proper lighting, better effects, a more proper tribute to ROTJ... and when done, I will want that version to go on display, not the original. I'll still keep the original archived, but my artistic vision for it will finally be fully realized. You see... I feel almost embarassed to have what I consider to be an incomplete version of An REC Christmas Carol out there for everyone to see, and I imagine Lucas feels the same way about the OOT. All the same, I'd feel bad if the fans hated the new version. But would you want a version that bugs you to no end displayed for the entire world to see? Of course not! I bet Lucas sympathizes with people who want the OOT back, but for that very reason he doesn't want it released.

I'm sure people can live with the Special Editions. I'll compare the OT to coke. Coke is a great soft drink. Virtually everybody loves it. I used to hate Diet Coke, but now I see that they're the same. Slightly watered down, only slightly. It's not New Coke, it's Diet Coke. You'd never notice the difference unless you tasted the original.

Now consider this: Somebody takes a can of Coke, opens it, drinks half the contents, then puts it down on a table. Then he opens up a cooler, takes out an ice-cold, full, unopened can of Diet Coke and puts it on the table and says you can pick one. Which do you choose? I'd choose the Diet Coke any day. It's not that I like Diet Coke better, it's just the fact that there's a greater amount of the Diet Coke, and the quality/quantity ratio is greater than the Coke.

That's how I feel about the original version video releases. Because they're full screen, cutting out half of the picture, I don't feel like watching half a movie. I could get a laserdisc, but I don't have a player and frankly I don't want to spend the time, effort, and money chasing one down. I understand suggesting the guy get Coke, because most prefer it to Diet Coke, but I wouldn't hate him and call him names like LucASS just because he doesn't want to get you non-diet Coke, because that's pretty damn ungrateful. He's at least offering you Coke, and diet or not, Coke is a great drink.

So before you go insult/bash Lucas again, remember.... He's offering you Diet Coke, and here's your choice: Do you accept the Diet Coke and thank him, or do you whine about the fact that it's diet?

Post: #118017
Topic: Episode 3: Fan Editing Ideas Discussion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/118017/action/topic#118017
Time: 24-Jun-2005 3:32 AM

This may have been answered already, but I'm not up to the daunting task of scrolling through 12 pages to find it... What does MagnoliaFan plan to do about Grievous' voice and cough?

Post: #112181
Topic: MagnoliaFan Edits: Ep I "Balance Of The Force", and Ep II "The Clone War" (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/112181/action/topic#112181
Time: 5-Jun-2005 6:49 PM

Hey, MF, can you send me a copy of your edits?

Post: #109959
Topic: ROTS, upon second thought
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109959/action/topic#109959
Time: 29-May-2005 5:35 AM

I saw ROTS in theaters again yesterday, and I must say the flaws really stuck out this time. I wanted to kill Grievous myself, and every one of those stupid battle droids. I suppose the following scene took place in the short time gap between Clone Wars and ROTS:

General Grievous: Change of plans, everybody! My voice is too cool to be shown in any movie. I reminded people too much of Bender, maybe....

Battle Droid: But General.... that makes no sense!

Grievous: Silence! For your defiance, you shall have your fuel cells switched to helium tanks!

Every Battle Droid In the Separatist Army: But-

Grievous: That goes for you too!

Anyway... here's another revealing scene....

George: Hmmm... we need to do something about your fall, Hayden. It's too believable.

Hayden: I could say "What have I done." That would render the scene totally unbelievable.

George: Excellent!

Stilll... I loved this movie and I still rate it as #3, but I didn't like the flaws and love to make fun of them. Point out more flaws, and I might write more production skits.

Post: #109489
Topic: Which of the 6 films is your favorite?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109489/action/topic#109489
Time: 27-May-2005 2:11 AM

Empire, of course! ANH is in close second. After that is a near-tie between ROTJ and ROTS with ROTS coming out the victor, and then way down there are AOTC and TPM.

Post: #109315
Topic: How do you rate EpIII?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109315/action/topic#109315
Time: 26-May-2005 11:31 AM

I thought it was great. Sure, there are problems such as the big gaping Leia plot hole, and General Grievous' favorite line seemed to be "cough, cough" but the good points far outweigh the flaws. My order, from greatest to worst:

Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Episode IV: A New Hope
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Post: #109310
Topic: REC supports you!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109310/action/topic#109310
Time: 26-May-2005 11:27 AM

My film site, REC Studios, is supporting the rebellion against the Lucasfilm empire. REC can be found at www.recstudios.net and is strongly pro-OOT.