Rick2525

So, for those out there who don't have a blu-ray drive, I can confidently say that this laserdisc mono track can be just as easily integrated into the earlier DVD or even a rip from elsewhere ... mind you, it has to be the NTSC version to be natively muxed in, otherwise one would have to pitch it to PAL etc.

In my case, I went with an nicely encoded mp4 video file, which meant that I had to re-encode the (dual)-mono .wav into .aac (or can go with .mp3 etc).  This had muxed in properly and perfectly sync's up without any modification.  I also retained the existing 5.1 track so I could toss between the two for immediate comparison and gratification.

I haven't been through the entire movie yet, but I did notice a very brief silent glitch when Mr T-800 enters Tech Noir (before Mr Wonderful grabs his shoulder I think).  But if you're not looking for this, which you are now, then you'll hardly notice it, which you will now.

I am ecstatic with this mono track.  I was once an advocate for the earlier 5.1 remix when it came out because I could finally be "immersed" in surround so as to be more the participant than the viewer of this experience.  However, when you swap between the two mixes on-the-fly, you immediately understand that the 5.1 remix just doesn't have any "viceral" impact and is rather tamed down with compression galore.  This is maybe because I've only listened to it all on headphones instead of my home theatre amplifier, but I'll let you know how that one goes later.

Finally, it's obvious that there is a right way and a wrong way to master the audio from old movies, such as the disappointing one on Evil Dead II.  However, the Looney Toons DVDs does provide a full-bodied and still a not-brittle aural experience that I could only wish was do-able with other films of this vintage and initial production values.

Thank you again for your contribution to this seminal piece of celluloid history.

muddyknees2000 said:

DominicCobb said:

muddyknees2000 said:

Dude, you know theres a story being told during this film right? Its right in the foreground, more or less right in front of all those tiny little lights in the background. If you squint real hard you can just make it out...

I might be mistaken but I'm pretty sure that ESBR is essentially ESB with updated visuals. Fixing these inconsistencies is kind of the point.

 Seems some folks missed the post in which I mentioned that I was being flippant.......and as someone working with Ady on ESB:R I'm guessing the details mean a little something to myself as well. It was just a joke people. Deal with it.

For me, comedy is at its best when there are multiple layers to the joke in question where you have to dig through the deeper meangingfuls to get at the glorious squishy centre underneath ...

Although of course, you kinda have to realise that there may actually be a joke in there from the start, or at the very least try to take in anything that you see, hear or read with a warped sense of humour ... although the best laughs usually come from something unintentional, or when its intentions are hidden as in this case.

(On a personal note, I hate Seinfeld, since all he does is demand that you automatically laugh at all his silver-platter deliveries without you even having to work for it, aka "lazy mirth" ... well, enough about me, and apologies if I offended anyone there, but still ... :) ).

Anyway ...

the first 10 pics had presented a good argument for the validity of cleaning up the poor mattes and missing light bulbs etc

by the 15th pic my brain was now tuning into the background rather than the actual story (just like any good Zucker film ala Naked Gun)

by the 25th pic I was afraid that this guy has an abnormally high OCD

by the 30th pic I figured that my own desire for the pursuit of perfection pales in comparison to this guy (hehe, I was actually going to make this comment BEFORE I mentioned the OCD above)

by the 35th pic I just succumbed to the realisation that this guy just has WAAAYYY too much time on his hands ... either that, or he subscribes to the "Sam Raimi" style of story-telling where eventually it's all so over-the-top that it actually creates its own wicked vein of humour within ... check out Evil Dead to know what I mean here

I'm sure we all got the joke by the end (as mk2k had figured out, I think *grin*).  But it's lucky you didn't stop at the 30th pic, else we may have thought you were being totally serious here! ... (or is he?)

Yeah, its like they thought the desert looked too red and tried to dial it down.

I work in the Australian outback and, believe me, it really does look like the dirt came from Mars.

Also, Mr Max would almost definitely be sunburnt by the time he got to the wastelands ... either that or he'd be caked in the Mars dirt itself.

I could be wrong about this, but I heard ages ago that another cut of Mad Max 2 exists with one recognisable trait ...

The "sped up" scenes that make the action look somewhat "Benny Hill" (but still suit the movie!) are actually shown at regular speed in a particular cut that was maybe originally screened on first release or preview etc.

But since I haven't ever seen the R-Rated VHS and any "old versions" of MM2, I can't know if this claim is actually true.  Can someone clarify this myth for me?

Also, does anyone have (or has seen) the making-of documentaries for all three MM films?  I've heard that the MM1&2 docs have been available on US/Japan releases, and MM3 is more or less bootleg.  I can only imagine they'd be worth watching for at least nostalgic reasons (like the vintage Star Wars and Indiana Jones stuff).

And finally ... MM2 was actually broadcast on Australia's Channel GO! (essentially Channel 9) last week in glorious 1.78:1 ratio.  This version seemed to be the "uncut MA" version with all gore/blood and "naked couple in the tent" scenes intact.

Many thanks.

Me wantum links on PM ... Me Tarzan!  Thanks.

I have the CAV LD of Ghostbusters, and just to rub it in I also have the Evil Dead II Blood Red laserdisc.

I have the Pioneer CLD-D515 player (composite-only), which by itself looks terrible now on my big LCD.

If someone could recommend a reasonably-priced and better-than-usual-quality capture card, I will get it for all my other archiving as well.

Hi people. I came across faneditdotorg the other day which lists the many SW video captures available among other things, and they have a list of possible locations for grabbing these online. I’ve been in the process of getting this particular one but it seems that, despite the claim of 2-4 seeders for this torrent, I and everyone else here is stuck on 99.7% of the entire thing. Does anyone know how I can complete this … it is missing .2-.4% of each .vob, so basically none of them work yet. Thanks.

G’day from Australia. Since you have been doing the Star Wars Trilogy of Storybook LPs, I suddenly realised that I friend had some, if not all, of the Indiana Jones Storybook LPs, some of which I know I recorded onto tape (I remember distinctly having taped IJ2-ToD because I couldn’t get that annoying blonde screaming her dialog all the time out of my head etc). This would mean that IJ1 should also be there too, however I’m not sure if they ever did one for IJ3. So, until I physically hunt through my tape collection, I will risk everything by saying that I probably have all three of these Storybook LP recordings.

So, pending my confirmation of the existence of these recordings in my possession, I am wondering if you would like to take on the challenge of creating your famous video montages based on these 45 minute voice-over laden audio productions of the Indiana Jones Trilogy (bar one) in the vein of your spectacular (suck suck) Star Wars efforts. I’m sure a few fans out there would be keen on these.

btw, the tapes I used to record the original LPs were actually specialised computer-data Phillips cassettes (which were specifically designed to be the best available purely for the purposes of backing up data from mainframes), so the usually inherent problems of warble, wow and flutter are substantially minimised. I can’t be sure if I used Dolby NR to record them at the time, but I will undoubtably turn this feature on the tapedeck when transferring them to PC. If you any other suggestions as to how I can further improve the analog-to-digital transfer (hardware or software) then please let me know. I will let you know in a couple of days which ones I indeed have in my possession once I visit my parents house where I left these tapes in their trust. Take it easy. WG.

I was wondering whether there was any attempt made in the past to create a clip-compilation of the Star Wars Trilogy to the parody song Star Wars Cantina? If I had the skills I would create one myself which I have memorised shot-for-shot inside my head so far, however I honestly don’t know if this sort of thing could be pulled off in the creative and humorous sense - I guess the power of editing can make or break any multimedia production.

In a way, I’m surprised that there is no mention of this ever happening before, but then I’d guess the novelty of such a production would have died long before the capacity for home-based digital-video-editing was a common practice. I apologise if this is something that some people would prefer not to give much attention to, but then there are still many people who are obsessed with the infamous Christmas Special!