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I've heard that the SE of THX1138 wasn't bad. He didn't change the characters, just added visual enhancements.

Of course that movie interests me about as much as watching paint dry, so either way I lose.

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The only revisions Lucas made were some scope increases. For example, trains and people added in the subway and a massive expansion in the number of people in THX and SRT's escape sequence, the "swimming upstream" scene.

There is also a much clearer idea of what is going on when the engineers mindlock THX while he's at work, i.e. that a nuclear cell THX is trying to install in a robot almost hits the floor and blows everything to hell. This isn't quite as clear in the original version. Some pretty cool little tweaks in this, too, like the nuclear cell melting the table as it rolls toward the edge.
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The only revisions Lucas made were some scope increases. For example, trains and people added in the subway and a massive expansion in the number of people in THX and SRT's escape sequence, the "swimming upstream" scene.

There is also a much clearer idea of what is going on when the engineers mindlock THX while he's at work, i.e. that a nuclear cell THX is trying to install in a robot almost hits the floor and blows everything to hell. This isn't quite as clear in the original version. Some pretty cool little tweaks in this, too, like the nuclear cell melting the table as it rolls toward the edge.



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Off-topic question: Was the original widescreen version of THX-1138 ever released on VHS or LD?

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the original version of THX-1138 was available in the UK on widescreen VHS......i still have a copy lurking around....

the directors version marks it's debut on dvd
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I think Lucas is just as bad with his actors as he was back in the day (and think about this: if you knew you were being filmed for a doc, wouldn't you take the opportunity to dispell the myth that you can't communicate with actors?).

Despite Lucas, the original cast had a chemistry which this new cast lacks. I think it's because the original cast had sets, props, locations, etc. to "get them in the mood." This new cast spends 90% of its time shadowboxing in front of blue/green screens. The actors are never brought into the Star Wars world, so how are they expected to act like they're really in the world?
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good point asha. Do you guys all pretty much agree that the movies would be better if he'd of used reall locations like say.... New Zealand...
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If George Lucas's directing style has changed, it's changed only for the worst.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

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