What did you like.......about the '97 Special Editions? — Page 3

Author: captainsolo
Time: 15-Aug-2011 10:58 PM
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Did I mention at about the 54 second mark in that trailer you can see the new and improved Blu-ray lightsabers? They've addressed every complaint and problem and now they look perfect!

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Author: The Aluminum Falcon
Time: 15-Aug-2011 11:02 PM (Edited)
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skyjedi2005 said:

same trailer in German. I believe from a German vhs tape.

Certainly looks like a VHS. The footage is not faded, but it seems the title cards are in German...

captainsolo said:

Did I mention at about the 54 second mark in that trailer you can see the new and improved Blu-ray lightsabers? They've addressed every complaint and problem and now they look perfect?

LOL. Is this a joke or are you in the wrong thread? It actually would be odd to have non-colored lightsabers.

Author: captainsolo
Time: 16-Aug-2011 12:17 PM
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Yep I was kidding. Still the rough white sabers are better than magenta blobs.

Author: TK-949
Time: 16-Aug-2011 12:21 PM
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skyjedi2005 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtqnCc_forQ

same trailer in German. I believe from a German vhs tape.

Fuck that. Take mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jfHfPr8nY0 ;-)

Author: theprequelsrule
Time: 16-Aug-2011 12:43 PM
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LexX said:

ROTJ:

...Wedge & Luke scene was nice.

Forgot this one. Thanks LexX!

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Author: The Aluminum Falcon
Time: 16-Aug-2011 2:15 PM
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TK-949 said:

Fuck that. Take mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jfHfPr8nY0 ;-)

Looks nice, but it's a reconstruction right?

Author: Gaffer Tape
Time: 16-Aug-2011 2:48 PM
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In '97, I liked pretty much all of it, especially the chance to get to see the movies in theatres for the first time. As an alternate take to the movies, they were fun and fine. Hell, I even... oh, and I can't believe I'm admitting this, but at 11 years old, I even enjoyed "Jedi Rocks." So much so that I used to run my ROTJ tape back and watch it over and over and over again. Aaaaand I hate myself.

Looking back now, what do I think was an actual improvement?

I like the added Luke/Biggs scene.

I actually prefer the new celebration music over Yub Nub and the inclusion of the shot of Luke and Wedge, although I don't like the CG planet celebration additions.

The restoration of the mono mix's "Close the blast doors" was an improvement that makes that joke work.

Aaaand I think that's about it. I still think the most offensive change is bringing ESB to a dead stop during a tension filled chase scene so that we can see that Vader made it back to his ship alright. Seriously?!

But in a general sense I agree with doubleKO. The whole thing is offensive to me now, much more so than the prequels. They've done much more harm than good and should never have been made.

There is no lingerie in space…

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Author: xhonzi
Time: 16-Aug-2011 2:56 PM
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Gaffer Tape said:

Hell, I even... oh, and I can't believe I'm admitting this, but at 11 years old, I even enjoyed "Jedi Rocks." So much so that I used to run my ROTJ tape back and watch it over and over and over again. Aaaaand I hate myself.

It's okay. Girls can get away with those kind of flaws when they're young. And now that you're older and wiser and still a big geek, it's just sort of cute.

I'm actually quite jealous- I could never get away revealing something like that. As a guy, I'd get torn to pieces and ridiculed incessantly.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

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"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

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Author: TK-949
Time: 16-Aug-2011 3:01 PM (Edited)
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The Aluminum Falcon said:

TK-949 said:

Fuck that. Take mine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jfHfPr8nY0 ;-)

Looks nice, but it's a reconstruction right?

Yep, it is. I took Ady`s version, and learned about a week how to use After Effects...

Author: Gaffer Tape
Time: 16-Aug-2011 4:05 PM
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xhonzi said:

Gaffer Tape said:

Hell, I even... oh, and I can't believe I'm admitting this, but at 11 years old, I even enjoyed "Jedi Rocks." So much so that I used to run my ROTJ tape back and watch it over and over and over again. Aaaaand I hate myself.

It's okay. Girls can get away with those kind of flaws when they're young. And now that you're older and wiser and still a big geek, it's just sort of cute.

I'm actually quite jealous- I could never get away revealing something like that. As a guy, I'd get torn to pieces and ridiculed incessantly.

Well, in that case, glad I'm not a guy. Apparently girls get to have more fun... at least with terrible musical numbers.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

Author: bkev
Time: 16-Aug-2011 4:19 PM
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Gaffer Tape said:

I actually prefer the new celebration music over Yub Nub and the inclusion of the shot of Luke and Wedge, although I don't like the CG planet celebration additions.

This about summarizes my opinion. I prefer the Teddy Bear Parade in that it's a victory but not a concrete one; they have a hell of a lot more to do before the whole galaxy can get to celebrate!

ANH:
-Some of the CG shots, like the first line-up of the ships
-New Falcon leaving Mos Eisley
-Biggs scene, but it would make more sense if they'd reinserted the first scenes - which thank God they didn't!

ESB:
-Halfsies on the Cloud City expansion. The flyby in looked cool, but we didn't need it. Likewise, some of the random windows were pretty shoddy looking and out of place. However, the shot where they're supposed to be on that deck is really well done (save, of course, the railings being so low.)

ROTJ:
-The idea to put a better musical sequence in... shame Jedi Rocks was the final product.

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Author: xhonzi
Time: 16-Aug-2011 4:34 PM
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Gaffer Tape said:

Well, in that case, glad I'm not a guy. Apparently girls get to have more fun... at least with terrible musical numbers. Tee hee!

Now get back to Random Thoughts in Off Topic and tell us about your affair.

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"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

Author: Gaffer Tape
Time: 16-Aug-2011 4:53 PM
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A lady doesn't kiss and tell. And neither do I (although I already did post about it, but it got buried underneath some other randomness).

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

Author: Mielr
Time: 17-Aug-2011 1:14 AM (Edited)
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skyjedi2005 said:

I did like the extra Bigg's scene but not the way they edited out Red Leader's remembering Luke's Jedi pilot father.

Jabba scene unnecessary but was nice to see more of Harrison Ford.

Same here.

I liked nothing about ESB SE.

In ROTJ SE I liked the extra shot of Luke hugging Wedge in the finale. I hated the way the rest of the scene was re-edited, the cgi shots and I hated the new music.

LexX said:

Bingowings said:

LexX said: Wedge & Luke scene was nice.

Sorry if I've missed something but which scene are you referring to?

During the celebration where they shake hands, if I remember correctly.

I think they hugged, iirc. I don't watch it that often because of everything that surrounds it.

Author: TK-949
Time: 17-Aug-2011 1:32 AM
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They shake hands, and then they hug...

...and then they kiss (off screen of course)

Author: TV's Frink
Time: 17-Aug-2011 9:15 AM
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xhonzi said:

Gaffer Tape said:

Hell, I even... oh, and I can't believe I'm admitting this, but at 11 years old, I even enjoyed "Jedi Rocks." So much so that I used to run my ROTJ tape back and watch it over and over and over again. Aaaaand I hate myself.

It's okay. Girls can get away with those kind of flaws when they're young. And now that you're older and wiser and still a big geek, it's just sort of cute.

I'm actually quite jealous- I could never get away revealing something like that. As a guy, I'd get torn to pieces and ridiculed incessantly.

We wouldn't be as hard on you as we will be on bkev for using "halfsies" a couple of posts later.

Author: xhonzi
Time: 17-Aug-2011 6:06 PM
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TV's Frink said:

xhonzi said:

Gaffer Tape said:

Hell, I even... oh, and I can't believe I'm admitting this, but at 11 years old, I even enjoyed "Jedi Rocks." So much so that I used to run my ROTJ tape back and watch it over and over and over again. Aaaaand I hate myself.

It's okay. Girls can get away with those kind of flaws when they're young. And now that you're older and wiser and still a big geek, it's just sort of cute.

I'm actually quite jealous- I could never get away revealing something like that. As a guy, I'd get torn to pieces and ridiculed incessantly.

We wouldn't be as hard on you as we will be on bkev for using "halfsies" a couple of posts later.

I know, right? Ooops... I'm late for my Mani-pedi.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

Author: LexX
Time: 18-Aug-2011 4:47 AM
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SEs also gave the best trailers for the trilogy IMHO (if you don't count the new surprises) and a very nice poster set.

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Author: TK-949
Time: 18-Aug-2011 6:05 AM
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LexX said:
and a very nice poster set.

Movieposters by Drew Struzan can't be anything but EPIC!