Wolfman

...So there I was, in my local HMV shop and they had the blu ray of ESB playing on the wall television.

The assistant comes over and asks if he can help me. I say no, I'm just watching the film for a moment as I am a huge Star Wars fan. "In that case" he says "These blu rays are for you....yadda, yadda..."

I say that actually, I am not a fan of these particular versions but a fan of the original versions.

"Wha.."?

The original versions of the original trilogy before George altered them, says I.

"Wha ? You mean you want to see them with cardboard lightsabers and no effects"?

No,says me.The original theatrical versions of the films that were released in the 70s and 80s.

............"?"

Then I had to walk away. WTF ??

I like it. Full of atmosphere, foggy streets and a dank old castle.

Eveything you expect from a Roger Corman/Vincent Price film.

The beautiful Debra Paget and the legend that is Lon Chaney Jr are an added bonus.

Recommended.

The Pit And The Pendulum (1961)

The Masque Of The Red Death (1964)

The Haunted Palace (1963)

I really feel sorry for Dave. In the past he said that Return Of The Jedi was the worst filming experience he ever had. Thats sad.

Hah, that's good.

I too, am on the verge of changing over to blu ray.

I have looked at different brands and Sony does seem to be the most expensive.

I have seen some good looking Toshiba tv's that are 200htz picture refresh rate, and also a Toshiba multi region blu-ray[A,B,C] and dvd player[1,2,3,4,5,6]. I am looking at a 40+ size tv screen.

I think my main worry as well, is what my dvds are going to look like upscaled on a 40+ tv. What is the GOUT going to look like ??

I have the money to buy now, I just want to get what's right and not jump in too quick.

Carlo Rambaldi

Italian make-up effects artist. Worked on King Kong (1976), Alien and  E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.  He was 86.

Won a special achievement award for King Kong.

Awesome !

Can't find any news for this showing yet.

Friday The 13th (1980)

Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981)

"You're all doomed. It has a death curse. You're doomed if you stay".

SilverWook said:

lpd said:

I reckon this sums up how a lot of us feel on here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJlbPXZEpRE&feature=player_embedded#!

Wow! That ought to be our theme song!

 That is awesome. Everything in the lyrics is true.

These lines by George stood out for me...

"But Star Wars will be done my way
I don’t care what you have to say
I think that they should let it go
And they’ll never get the Blu-Ray of the Star Wars that you used to know"..

The Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires (1974)

Another nail in the coffin of Hammer Films, as they tried to mix horror with kung fu in a bid to keep interest in the studios films alive.

greenpenguino said:

Wolfman said:

Odeon Guildford in Surrey, U.K.

Wow! That looks a lot nicer than the one they have now. Were the screens bigger or smaller than the ones in the current odeon? I saw Tintin and a bunch of other films there and they were pitifully small.

 There were three screens. Screen 1 was the biggest and had a balcony. I would say screen 1 was bigger than anything the new multiplex has to offer.

Check out this website. Although the pictures are more vintage, it gives a good idea of what the cinema was like on the inside. Guildford Odeon from pics #918-930. Awesome !

http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/search/reference.aspx?uid=107735&index=912&mainQuery=odeon&searchType=all&form=home

I found this awful picture of Guildford Odeon (post#1) after it's closure in the 90's.

The site as it is today.

Odeon Guildford in Surrey, U.K.

Now demolished for housing.

I saw all original trilogy films here, right up to the triple bill.

Great memories of this place.

I was in at the Gary Kurtz talk at Elstree Studios last month and after sharing some likes/dislikes of the SE, he also said that George should release the OOT on blu ray.

It certainly does what it says on the tin, that's for sure.

The nun dressed up with all the weapons looked great.

This is real crazy shit that surprisingly is available to watch in full on youtube (at the moment) !

NUDE NUNS WITH BIG GUNS (2010)

What the ...........??

JAWS

On general release again at the cinema. It was great to see this again on the big screen. It looked good and the sound was excellent..

I am in the process of re-carding all of my original figures.

I still have all the original weapons which is most excellent !

That is a great piece of footage.

Some of it was used in the Returning To Jedi documentary. Leia using a weapon on a guard is good to see, so could George still have a deleted scene on this buried in his vaults ?

That looks great. Well done guys.

I like this posed shot...

I like the moment in AOTC when the Federation ship is brought down and the Clone Troopers are fighting in the dust cloud. Looks great.

Sexy Jedi Bubble Bath !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B64aihw3kco&feature=youtu.be