OT Special Editions to have USA Roadshow Summer '16 — Page 8

suspiciouscoffee said:

TV’s Frink said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

crissrudd4554 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I always assumed that the suit and Slave 1 were inherited by Boba, but Lucas got the colors wrong because he forgot to watch the original trilogy before filming the prequels.

I used to think perhaps it was Jango’s suit but the colors were starting to fade or something

I never cared. Not even back when I was younger, dumber, and enjoyed the prequels.

SOMEONE PLEASE PHOTOSHOP A PICTURE OF ME WITH I CARE ON MY SCREEN SO I CAN POST IT INSTEAD OF THE LUKE ONE

YOU ARE MY NEW FAVORITE HUMAN

I was going back and forth on YouTube today with someone about the Hayden change. He says its logical because Anakin didnt know what he looked like when he died because he was scarred and hence his appearing younger made sense. I told him it doesn’t make sense since in most cases ghosts can take whatever form they want but I think in Anakin’s cases he would still project himself as an old man since that’ll likely be more familiar to Luke. He wrote back again that Anakin didnt know what he looked like old and neither did Luke cause Anakin’s scarred. My last post to him was we will agree to disagree. I give myself credit. I was going back and forth with him for a bit and not once did I bring up the nostalgia/OUT vs SE factor into it. Hopefully that conversations done but considering my luck these days probably not.

imperialscum said:

Well it is pointless to make any such arguments in the first place. This may sound condescending but someone who merely likes the Hayden change (let alone tries to justify it) is not worth my time.

QFT

moviefreakedmind said:

crissrudd4554 said:

I was going back and forth on YouTube

Can’t win there.

Never. That’s why I try to avoid commenting on SW videos as much as possible. I failed this time though granted this was something I commented on like a month ago and only in the last few days has it been going again.

Ain’t it the truth.

I JUST PRETEND TO BE HUMAN

THAT USUALLY ENDS IT

TV’s Frink said:

I JUST PRETEND TO BE HUMAN

THAT USUALLY ENDS IT

I can barely be human enough to pretend to be human

Not gonna lie. I would pay to see that!

dahmage said:

Tomland Flash said:

dahmage said:

I emailed my local (well, most local) Alamo and this was the response i got:

[…]
It has definitely NOT been cancelled. Our corporate offices are currently preparing web posts with updated information about the show. […] Due to slightly bizarre screening legalities, the STAR WARS films cannot be played at primary movie-screening venues like the Alamo so that’s why we are forced to think a bit outside the box on this one.

Tickets will go on sale sometime on May 4; we don’t have an exact time pinned down for that quite yet.

When we know more specifics, we’ll be sure to let everyone know. But it’s still moving forward, so fear not! For that is the path to the Dark Side. 😉

Did I miss a post this was responding to, saying the screenings are cancelled?
Because that is what I found out today.

I was going to post in this thread earlier because I work for a (non-Alamo) theater, and we were set to screen all of the films.
The story is Lucasfilm said no when they heard Fox has ok’d these screenings (apparently without consent from Lucasfilm).
How it is even possible to make a “mistake” at that level, no one knows.
Again, my theater isn’t part of Alamo. However, we absolutely obtained the right to screen the films through the appropriate channels (the only channel). Only they didn’t check first with Lucasfilm??

Sorry to be bearer of bad news, but I doubt anyone - including Alamo chain - is going to be screening the films.

Well i think there is way too much “i think” type of commenting going on, thats why i contacted Alamo directly. (I guess you may have a better insight than some as you work at a movie theater, but you are still just reporting hearsay) Until i hear otherwise, i am going to assume that they are still trying to find a way to screen this. That is why they are picking non-movie theater locations.

I’m reporting hearsay, and you’re thinking the Alamo Drafthouse CINEMA chain represents a “non-movie theater location”?
When a theater is denied permission to screen a film - having used the ONLY LEGITIMATE avenue to secure the rights - it’s hardly hearsay, it’s the official answer. There’s a lot more “hearsay” involved in a rumor that there is some sort of loophole for non-theaters, like the Alamo Drafthouse CINEMA chain. For the record, the theater I work for has more non-film events than the Alamo Drafthouse CINEMA chain.

What you’re correct about: 1. way too much “I think” type of commenting - on your part, because you want to see the films; 2. Assuming Alamo is still trying to find a way to screen them. Like the other theaters that were denied the chance. Big refund hassle + loss of revenue + wasted time/money in promotion.

Countdown until Alamo refunds: well underway.

Tomland Flash said:

dahmage said:

Tomland Flash said:

dahmage said:

I emailed my local (well, most local) Alamo and this was the response i got:

[…]
It has definitely NOT been cancelled. Our corporate offices are currently preparing web posts with updated information about the show. […] Due to slightly bizarre screening legalities, the STAR WARS films cannot be played at primary movie-screening venues like the Alamo so that’s why we are forced to think a bit outside the box on this one.

Tickets will go on sale sometime on May 4; we don’t have an exact time pinned down for that quite yet.

When we know more specifics, we’ll be sure to let everyone know. But it’s still moving forward, so fear not! For that is the path to the Dark Side. 😉

Did I miss a post this was responding to, saying the screenings are cancelled?
Because that is what I found out today.

I was going to post in this thread earlier because I work for a (non-Alamo) theater, and we were set to screen all of the films.
The story is Lucasfilm said no when they heard Fox has ok’d these screenings (apparently without consent from Lucasfilm).
How it is even possible to make a “mistake” at that level, no one knows.
Again, my theater isn’t part of Alamo. However, we absolutely obtained the right to screen the films through the appropriate channels (the only channel). Only they didn’t check first with Lucasfilm??

Sorry to be bearer of bad news, but I doubt anyone - including Alamo chain - is going to be screening the films.

Well i think there is way too much “i think” type of commenting going on, thats why i contacted Alamo directly. (I guess you may have a better insight than some as you work at a movie theater, but you are still just reporting hearsay) Until i hear otherwise, i am going to assume that they are still trying to find a way to screen this. That is why they are picking non-movie theater locations.

I’m reporting hearsay, and you’re thinking the Alamo Drafthouse CINEMA chain represents a “non-movie theater location”?
When a theater is denied permission to screen a film - having used the ONLY LEGITIMATE avenue to secure the rights - it’s hardly hearsay, it’s the official answer. There’s a lot more “hearsay” involved in a rumor that there is some sort of loophole for non-theaters, like the Alamo Drafthouse CINEMA chain. For the record, the theater I work for has more non-film events than the Alamo Drafthouse CINEMA chain.

What you’re correct about: 1. way too much “I think” type of commenting - on your part, because you want to see the films; 2. Assuming Alamo is still trying to find a way to screen them. Like the other theaters that were denied the chance. Big refund hassle + loss of revenue + wasted time/money in promotion.

Countdown until Alamo refunds: well underway.

OK?

The Alamo updated their event website with a bit more text!

http://returnofthetrilogy.com
https://drafthouse.com/event/star-wars

ABOUT

“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…"

It’s been 39 years since audiences first heard read those words on movie screens. Thirty nine years since we first learned of the Force, of Jedi, lightsabers, X-wings and the Death Star. But as we all saw when ticketing sites across the world crashed after the tickets for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS went on sale
last fall, the Force is still strong with us all.

This August, the Alamo Drafthouse will celebrate our love for the movie trilogy that changed so many of our lives for the better, with incredibly rare screenings of the original 1997 special edition versions of A NEW HOPE, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and THE RETURN OF THE JEDI.

Working with iconic performing arts venues in 16 U.S. cities, we’re hosting fan screenings of all three movies back to back to back (don’t worry, we’ll have room for bathroom breaks between features), so fans will be able to watch these classic adventures in rooms filled with thousands of other devoted STAR WARS enthusiasts!

We’re hoping to see crowds of people dressed in their finest Jedi robes or Galactic Empire uniforms, so start working on your costumes now (or just dust off your favorite from your collection). Live emcees at each event will host costume contests and trivia games, and we’ll have photographers on hand to capture all the excitement.

We are still working feverishly with all of the venues to set up all the final details we need in order to get tickets on sale, and expect to be announcing a new on sale date soon. When we announce that date we will give everyone ample notice to set aside time to get tickets, so don’t feel like you have to be obsessively checking every social media post between now and then.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

I guess it’s nice that someone’s screening it and actually bothers to note which of the many versions it is rather than just calling it the OT as if that’s actually what they’re showing.

moviefreakedmind said:

with incredibly rare screenings of the original 1997 special edition versions of A NEW HOPE, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and THE RETURN OF THE JEDI.

yawn

Yeah, i dunno. One one had this is pretty cool, It is what i would say is probably the most original version of these films you could expect to see at decent quality. Knowing how faded many of the OT films are, i can’t imagine there would be any success trying to screen those if they had access. (but what do i know). But it is hard to get overly excited about this, when it is the SE, and what we REALLY want to see is the OT.

I am still on the fence if i am going to try to make it to one of these showings with an old college friend (He was the one who first explained to me that there was an OT - when comparing my SE vhs set to his pre SE vhs set). It would probably be a fun event.

original
special edition

So which one is it then