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Check the very first post of this thread.
Harmy's RETURN OF THE JEDI - Grindhouse 35mm LPP (Released) — Page 13
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Found it Bluto, appreciate it
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Thanks to Harmy, to Poita, and to all team of heroes for their great results! For me this version is the best of ROTJ theatrical cut preservation projects. Natural unrestored film scan, very pleasant color correction, wonderful atmosphere… A lot of positive emotions!
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The download links don’t work anymore. FreeRapid Downloader (I’m using the latest version with the latest plugin update) says “ERROR - File is not available anymore”. I’m getting that message for all the file links in all three formats (MKV, NTSC DVD9, and NTSC DVD5). I the copied the download links directly from the download page using the “Download URLs” link posted on the Google Docs page titled “Harmy’s SW Projects, Download Sources”. The MKV download links for the Despecialized Editions of SW, ESB, and ROTJ all worked.
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Yes, they’re down for ROTJ Grindhouse and SW Respecialized. Despecialized are still fine (for now).
I noticed this yesterday and am trying to find @HanDuet to get him to update the links.
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Please forgive my ignorance, but not being a film and theater aficionado, I don’t understand what a grindhouse version of Star Wars means. According to Wikipedia, grindhouse are horror, splatter and exploitation films. I also don’t know what the LLP version is, and googling it didn’t reveal any suitable answers other than Limited Liability Partnership. Also, what is a silverscreen version?
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Please forgive my ignorance, but not being a film and theater aficionado, I don’t understand what a grindhouse version of Star Wars means. According to Wikipedia, grindhouse are horror, splatter and exploitation films. I also don’t know what the LLP version is, and googling it didn’t reveal any suitable answers other than Limited Liability Partnership. Also, what is a silverscreen version?
IIRC “grindhouse” versions of star wars are when the film print isn’t cleaned up THAT much
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Grindhouse doesn’t attempt to do the cleanup and stabilization that would be done to more involved restorations. The color correction is usually pretty basic. Missing frames are common, although this one is fully GOUT-synced. Basically, watching it is like watching the film at the end of its run in a cheap second-run theatre. A bit banged up, but watchable. It’s an informal term for this sort of preservation, not an official term.
LPP just says what sort of 35mm filmstock it was (Lowfade Positive Print), because especially when you’re dealing with old faded prints, that is sometimes relevant (low-fade doesn’t mean no-fade, especially after decades of non-ideal storage conditions). Some filmstock fades differently or worse than other filmstock. This could be relevant if you’re trying to fill in missing frames using another film scan – mixing filmstocks could give you different color or grain characteristics.