adywan said:
Octorox said:
JohnGreenArt said:
negative1 said:
by the way, if you can't tell, i'm a purist, i prefer the 77 star wars, and the 81 ep V, and 83 ep VI, but i don't mind watching the SE versions ('from time to time'), but i don't consider them as a replacement.............more like a fan edit..
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The 1981 version of ESB? I didn't know there was an '81 version different than the '80 version. What are the changes?
I myself don't mind the Star Wars re-release with "A New Hope" added.
As for Sith eyes, they're not needed. The story is told just fine without them.
Well was the planet under the Death Star needed? Was the new death star reveal and battle of the heroes along with Obi and Vader's fight needed? Where the million news Ties and fighters in the yavin battle needed? Not really. My point is that Sith eyes look cool, and this would be the perfect place to put them in. I don't mean to whiny or anything but really only Ady can decide what's needed and what's not.
benefits of Sith eyes-
They look cool
They communicate the purpose of the scene more clearly, especially to younger viewers (showing what Luke could become if he chooses the wrong path)
They create another visual link to the PT without ruining the integrity of OT
Well was the planet under the Death Star needed? well yes. the death star was still under construction. In ROTJ it orbits a planet with a protective shield and is a base of operations. It made sense to mirror this fact in ANH
Where the million news Ties and fighters in the yavin battle needed? Not really. again, yes. It was a battle and all the Empire sent out to destroy 30 ships was 5 TIE fighters? There weren't millions either there were only 40. Something that was added to flesh out the battle and have it more of a struggle for the Rebels
benefits of Sith eyes-
They look cool - And thats a HUGE reason not to add them. I don't add stuff in just because it will look cool. That's post SE GL territory and i'm never going down that dark path
They communicate the purpose of the scene more clearly, especially to younger viewers (showing what Luke could become if he chooses the wrong path)
They create another visual link to the PT without ruining the integrity of OT - Well i saw ESB when it first came out in 1980. I was 13 and i went with my brother who was only 9 and some of his friends and they all got it. I think you underestimate the intelligence of the younger viewer. Some things do not need to be explained. it up to the viewer to interpret a scenes meaning. If everything is added to explain everything then it takes away the magic of movies and becomes pretty boring.
There will be no Sith eyes in the OT:Revisited. The Emperor was the only one who ever had the so called Sith eyes until ROTS. If they are supposed to depict that someone is evil & that someone has turned to the dark side then why the hell didn't Dooku have them? Another thing GL added to screw things up without actually thinking about it just because it would look cool. I have said numerous times that i will NOT be adding anything from the PT to the OT. The problems the PT brought up with continuity will be dealt with when i get to the PT.
On another not i have to say a big thank you to everyone who contributed. I have now ordered the quad core and it comes tomorrow. So after tomorrow is down to restarting the colour correction and fixes that i have already done and work at 720p now. :)
Okay, I won't bring it up anymore. It's your edit and I have no right to argue. I guess it's just that I grew up with the PT and the KOTOR game so to me sith eyes=dark side. However you DID add things from the PT in ANH Revisited (The AOTC Death Star Schematics, a Battle Droid in the junkpile and the Battle of the Heroes music, all additions that I loved) and you did say that one of your primary concerns with these edits was to bridge the PT and the OT. Also I would hate to see the Sith eyes removed in ROTS...and btw Dooku was a conflicted character, he never really drew from the Dark Side as heavily as the others, I honestly like edits where he gets a yellow lightsaber and he would only need Sith eyes in parts of the fight scene with Yoda...but I digress
Anyway here's a more important concern. The red lighting from the Executor's engines look incredibly fake in many shots, like the back part of the Exercutor was just tinted red, there's no real lighting and it almost looks like static flames or something are sprouting out of the back. I'm talking about side shots of the Executor like this one

Looks nothing like

Also to echo my suggestion again about the lack of green in the surface of Dagobah as viewed from Outer Space.
Lastly I really would have liked 1080p so that the project is essentially future-proof (for a while anyway) but beggers cant be choosers