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Post #505432

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canofhumdingers
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Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released)
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Date created
10-Jun-2011, 7:44 PM

I just popped this in my PS3 & spot checked it (will have to watch it in full later when I have time).  All I can say is WOW!  I really can't belive how good this is.  & I was stunned at how well the non HD material was blended in.  I mean, yeah you can spot it if you're looking for it, but it's done so well that it doesn't jump out & scream "I'm not in HD!!!" like I feared it might.

If we are providing constructive criticism, there's a few things I'd mention.  The thing that bugs me the most is the SE lightsabers remaining.  They just look SO different than the original ones and I'm a big nerd about lightsabers, so anything "off" about them jumps out at me instantly.  But I'd imagine it would be quite difficult to put the old sabers into the HD footage (then again, based on some of the other amazing stuff you did, maybe not?).  Also, some of the smoke in the explosions/laser flashes on the Blockade Runner are still pretty bright pink.

But those are really the only significant things that "jumped out" at me, if you will.

Overall I'm just overwhelmed with the awesomeness here.  Like someone else said, this is really the first preservation I've seen that will actually replace the GOUT for me (not that I won't still watch that on occasion, but this will now be my "go to" copy of Star Wars).  Really great work! 

On a final note, it's work like this that makes me confident that within the next 5 or 10 years we'll see a fan preservation of the OOT that is absolutely on par in every way with what an official release should be.