Private Screening of Return of the Jedi 1983 35MM - USA July 2015

A private screening of Return of the Jedi was held in a private residence July 19th. The workprint was a combination of several prints, with different reels from different parts put together.

This was basically a Grindhouse version, but in fact, most of it was very clean, with very little artifacts.

A large number of videos and screenshots were taken, and will be posted to give you an idea of what it was like.

5 people watched it, and enjoyed it very much.

Team Negative1

Jason73 said:

How cool.  Any chance of releaseing a grindhouse version of ROTJ?

 They've said no before, but it would be great to hold us over, since a number of things are in queue before Jedi.

Here are some images from throughout the film:

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The colors had a blue tint in many of the reels.

Team Negative1

Why were no other teams invited?

Here are some of the videos of the screening:

NOTE : Darker than the actual print

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Rebel fleet:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5t8eI72bMtiDdcbY1i

Hyperspace:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k72LrBu4LKPn4dcbY1j

At the bunker, and Luke and Darth Vader:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k2zIIiro4mowXncbY1l

Its a trap:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k3ZRZDGHfLL0eycbY1p

Team Negative1

Continuing the clips of the preview:

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Battle at the Bunker:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1heHf3RBwF5iGcbY1r

Rebels attack Death Star 2:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k2QgWXTvabCvX3cbY1t

Death Star 2 fires:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k5QfF1TqZAzO1hcbY1v

Luke battles Darth Vader:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1LHrA67MwrDgtcbY1x

Luke defeats Vader:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4evLjNiQGU4iecbY1z

R2D2 and C3P0 with Jabba:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4AGdN4Ip02yTmcbY1k

Luke about to be thrown into pit:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k2eYrpw6F3tU37cbY1m

Team Negative1

Continuing with the previews,

(NOT IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER):

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Boba Fett at Sarlacc Pit:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7lk9N0AFlSvqOcbY1o

Slave Leia kills Jabba:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7rzo2nzv16WvdcbY1q

Slave Leia kills Jabba 2:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7fEMylvOSlqFjcbY1s

Slave Leia and Luke:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k37Rwa4CinBT9icbY1u

General Akhbar details the plan:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k6lyUsvdMQXBmycbY1w

Han and Leia discuss the Falcon:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/kbM8o98DdOCY8CcbY1y

Darth Vader inspects Lukes lightsaber:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7yh8PrmVc1XE5cbY1A

At the Bunker on Endor:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k160BOZJWA3BhRcbY1B

Team Negative1

team_negative1 said:

(NOT IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER):

 That's too bad.  We're big fans of chronology.

Team Olie

The final set of clips:

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Luke and the Emperor:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k4o9tekFclkzXqcc6IW

Emperor battles Luke, Darth Vader is silent:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k6V5jqM5qDiRfccc6Uf

Luke takes off Darth Vaders Helmet (Eyebrows):

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/kR3IUxAtwjPlIHcc6Ug

Blowing up the Death Star 2:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1dcU1ThUekkHOcc6Uh

The original Force Ghosts:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1REAadsy2TwHmcc6Ui

Team Negative1

Again, as far as Grindhouse goes, the only things about the film like that, was that the headers and footers were there for each reel.

The only major damage was at the heads and tails of each Reel, other than that it was fairly clean. Don't think that qualifies it as a Grindhouse.

Team Negative1

For some actual screenshots from the new Reel 2, check here:

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http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Team-Negative1-Return-of-the-Jedi-1983-35mm-Theatrical-Version-Release-Details-and-Updates/post/782593/#TopicPost782593

Team Negative1

There will be another screening of this in a few weeks, with an improved hybrid version of the print. More details and impressions will follow once its screened.

Team Negative1