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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released) — Page 663

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Harmy said:

Maclunky 😕

Although that is sad, we should at least acknowledge that Mr. Abrams has seen the despecialized edition!! That’s kinda crazy right?

(Previously Pickle2503)

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Honestly, I’m not surprised he’s seen it - Simon Pegg is a good friend of his and he tweeted about it a couple of years ago. But I’m surprised he’d mention it in an interview.

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Harmy said:

Honestly, I’m not surprised he’s seen it - Simon Pegg is a good friend of his and he tweeted about it a couple of years ago. But I’m surprised he’d mention it in an interview.

Ooh I wasn’t aware of that actually! Sooo how does it feel to be famous? Hahaha

(Previously Pickle2503)

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Harmy said:

Honestly, I’m not surprised he’s seen it - Simon Pegg is a good friend of his and he tweeted about it a couple of years ago. But I’m surprised he’d mention it in an interview.

And for J.J. to also question why the unaltered versions are not officially available too! 😃

Well done, Harmy.

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This is fantastic news, even though it’s not exactly what we hoped for.

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It is sad to get confirmation that we won’t see a commercial release of the theatrical versions.

I can rest easy knowing all the hard work that has and is going into making these available to the fans.

Thanks to everyone who has helped with that work. It is greatly appreciated by a lot of people.

“You know, when you think about it, the Ewoks probably just crap over the sides of their tree-huts.”

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Hal 9000 said:

I suppose it’s good to have this clarification, in that these projects don’t have a sword dangling over their heads of an official release.

Right… because it would be terrible to have to lose these projects to something better.

… or something…

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Harmy said:

Maclunky 😕

Hey there, everyone, I don’t believe this has been discussed, I see Harmy only quoted it. If it has, just ignore me.

Apparently in the Disney+ release of Star Wars, which I hear looks excellent because of a new 4K scan or something, they once again altered the scene with Han and Greedo. Greedo still shoots first but now they added the line “Maclunky” that Greedo shouts right before he dies.

I can’t confirm this, though, since I’m not from the US and Disney + isn’t available over here, I thought it was a joke at first. This is why I thought I would discuss it here.

Why, in the name of the force, would they do that? Unbelievable.

On a lighter note, I’d like to thank you, Harmy, for all the hard work. I’ve had the privilege to watch the Despecialized Editions once again this year in preparation for The Rise of Skywalker. I will watch it tomorrow at midnight, I’m quite excited. Hope you and everyone have a great time when you see it. MTFBWY.

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ADR14NAT1ON said:

Harmy said:

Maclunky 😕

Hey there, everyone, I don’t believe this has been discussed, I see Harmy only quoted it. If it has, just ignore me.

Apparently in the Disney+ release of Star Wars, which I hear looks excellent because of a new 4K scan or something, they once again altered the scene with Han and Greedo. Greedo still shoots first but now they added the line “Maclunky” that Greedo shouts right before he dies.

This is the discussion thread for that:

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Official-All-Star-Wars-films-released-in-4K-HDR-on-Disney-Plus-4KSE-with-more-changes/id/70590/page/1

Why, in the name of the force, would they do that? Unbelievable.

Apparently it’s supposedly for greater tie-in with the prequels. Supposedly some prequel character says “Maclunkey” and if you’re cool and in the know about crappy prequels you too can know the meaning of Greedo’s dying words. Or like everyone else you can just pretend it never happened.

All of these changes are from the Reliance 4K project, which was done under Lucasfilm/Lucas for a 3D release that never materialized, so that sort of thing mattered to them. Disney just used the films they bought.

Project Threepio (Star Wars OOT subtitles)

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ADR14NAT1ON said:

Harmy said:

Maclunky 😕

Hey there, everyone, I don’t believe this has been discussed, I see Harmy only quoted it. If it has, just ignore me.

Apparently in the Disney+ release of Star Wars, which I hear looks excellent because of a new 4K scan or something, they once again altered the scene with Han and Greedo. Greedo still shoots first but now they added the line “Maclunky” that Greedo shouts right before he dies.

I can’t confirm this, though, since I’m not from the US and Disney + isn’t available over here, I thought it was a joke at first. This is why I thought I would discuss it here.

Why, in the name of the force, would they do that? Unbelievable.

On a lighter note, I’d like to thank you, Harmy, for all the hard work. I’ve had the privilege to watch the Despecialized Editions once again this year in preparation for The Rise of Skywalker. I will watch it tomorrow at midnight, I’m quite excited. Hope you and everyone have a great time when you see it. MTFBWY.

CatBus has nailed it on the head mate.
 

There are more discussions on the change(s) here:-

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/4K-restoration-on-Star-Wars/id/16857/page/281 - and onwards

and also here:-

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Complete-Comparison-of-Special-Edition-Visual-Changes/id/11927/page/54

 

doubleofive also did a comprehensive article for The Digital Bits here:-

https://thedigitalbits.com/featured/articles/sw-new-hope-disneyplus-4k-2019 (ESB & ROTJ to come)

and his https://twitter.com/StarWarsVisComp is well worth following (or bookmarking if you’re not on twitter)

His site - https://starwarsviscomp.wordpress.com

And Blog too - https://doubleofive.wordpress.com/swsevc
 

(I don’t know where he finds the time! 😃)
 

A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…

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How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com

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It’s sort of nice to get an officialish acknowledgment in any case. Part of the frustration is in feeling like our desires are being totally ignored. Even though the answer isnt what we want, its better than the stonewalling imho

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The free rapid downloading software won’t let me download the files from Pastebin.

Drew Bell

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Try jdownloader??
Or you can try the links manually in your browser?

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Sorry I’m more than a little confused. Where do I actually find the necessary files to make the despecialized editions? I only seem to find links to comparison pictures/videos.

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The first post in this thread has a link to “The Ultimate Introductory Guide”. This has details of how to obtain the Despecialized Editions of all 3 movies.

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Bluto said:

The first post in this thread has a link to “The Ultimate Introductory Guide”. This has details of how to obtain the Despecialized Editions of all 3 movies.

Ahhh, now I see it, kept looking for actual download links instead of the unique MKV format, thanks man.

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See the first post and click on “The Ultimate Introductory Guide”.

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So the latest versions are 720p right? I see somebody is selling them online.

<i>TCBOO</i>

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All the versions are 720p – please report people selling them.

Project Threepio (Star Wars OOT subtitles)

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Are there any plans for a 1981 re-release Despecialized? I’d like to be able to see that version someday.