I try not to
I try not to
I try not to
Harmy
Harmy
Harmy
BlurayCorrect answers.
I get watching the prequels, but for goodness sakes people, find a decent edit for them. Do not watch the Blu-rays or DVDs. And what are you doing bothering with a theatrical reconstruction of them anyway?
I want to watch the original versions of the movies.
Why? They’re terrible.
The Phantom Menace:
Theatrical 1080p RecreationAttack of the Clones:
Official Blu-RayRevenge of the Sith:
Official Blu-RayA New Hope:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionThe Empire Strikes Back:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionReturn of the Jedi:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionThe Force Awakens:
Official Blu-Ray
Who has done a 1080p version of TPM theatrical version?
The Phantom Menace:
Theatrical 1080p RecreationAttack of the Clones:
Official Blu-RayRevenge of the Sith:
Official Blu-RayA New Hope:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionThe Empire Strikes Back:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionReturn of the Jedi:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionThe Force Awakens:
Official Blu-RayWho has done a 1080p version of TPM theatrical version?
I don’t know, I got it long time ago from PirateBay.
The Phantom Menace:
Theatrical 1080p RecreationAttack of the Clones:
Official Blu-RayRevenge of the Sith:
Official Blu-RayA New Hope:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionThe Empire Strikes Back:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionReturn of the Jedi:
Harmy’s Despecialized EditionThe Force Awakens:
Official Blu-RayWho has done a 1080p version of TPM theatrical version?
I don’t know, I got it long time ago from PirateBay.
Huh. It might be the 2004 HDTV one. Puppet Yoda is probably enough for most people to think it’s the theatrical. I think Adywan’s was only 480p, and Valeyard’s isn’t out yet. But I guess there could be ‘another’.
I prefer the pan and scan 80s tapes. I would love for Harmy to make an HD Despecialized edit but retain the pan and scan. There’s nothing better about watching the movie than having half of the picture cut out.
The Person in Question
I mean if you really care about the theatrical TPM, I think adywan made one.
But still, yuck.
The only version I know Adywan made was 480i and not 100% theatrical - it had the added bridge and maybe some other leftovers from the DVD.
Sometimes you have to wonder if Lucas predicted that within a few years that VHS would be obsolete and thus the unavailability of the OUT would become a reality, at least until he gave into studio pressure in 2006. You have to remember DVD didnt exist yet when the ‘Faces’ sets were released.
DVD was developed around 1995. Lucas must have been at least aware a new optical disc format was coming. I had an odd conversation with a video/music shop employee around 1996, who defended the Laserdisc section being cleared out because DVD was coming.
Where were you in '77?
SilverWook said:
DVD was developed around 1995. Lucas must have been at least aware a new optical disc format was coming. I had an odd conversation with a video/music shop employee around 1996, who defended the Laserdisc section being cleared out because DVD was coming.
Interesting
Star Wars - Harmy’s Despecialized v2.7 (thank you, towne32!)
The Empire Strikes Back - Harmy’s Despecialized v2.0
Return of the Jedi - Harmy’s Despecialized v2.5
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Official Blu-Ray
Prequels - I don’t.
“You don’t really mean you’ll kill me, do you?” - Juror 8
“Silence, Earthling! My name is Darth Vader. I am an extra-terrestrial from the planet Vulcan!” - Calvin “Marty” Klein
Star Wars - Harmy’s Despecialized v2.7 (thank you, towne32!)
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The Person in Question
Star Wars - Harmy’s Despecialized v2.7 (thank you, towne32!)
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What? 2.7 was released late last night (or early this morning depending on time zone). It’s Harmy’s Despecialized v2.7. It was made from Harmy’s source project 2.5 files by towne32.
“You don’t really mean you’ll kill me, do you?” - Juror 8
“Silence, Earthling! My name is Darth Vader. I am an extra-terrestrial from the planet Vulcan!” - Calvin “Marty” Klein
Thanks, I guess I was just out of the loop.
The Person in Question
Thanks, I guess I was just out of the loop.
No worries!
“You don’t really mean you’ll kill me, do you?” - Juror 8
“Silence, Earthling! My name is Darth Vader. I am an extra-terrestrial from the planet Vulcan!” - Calvin “Marty” Klein
Sometimes you have to wonder if Lucas predicted that within a few years that VHS would be obsolete and thus the unavailability of the OUT would become a reality, at least until he gave into studio pressure in 2006. You have to remember DVD didnt exist yet when the ‘Faces’ sets were released.
DVD was developed around 1995. Lucas must have been at least aware a new optical disc format was coming. I had an odd conversation with a video/music shop employee around 1996, who defended the Laserdisc section being cleared out because DVD was coming.
I’m just surprised he didn’t release the 97SE on DVD when the VHS and Laserdisc versions came out. He kept saying how these were now the “definitive” version of the films, and that would have been the perfect way to cement that. Most likely he wanted the prequels out on the format first, then the OT.
Thanks, I guess I was just out of the loop.
No worries!
News to me as well. Gotta check it out. Thanks again.
I always suspected that Lucas fell behind on technology, which is very sad given how innovative he was. It took years for the OT to arrive on DVD in its heavily altered form, and then Lucas was way behind on blu-ray.
Didn’t he at one point have a Prince-esque reaction to online piracy also, and was using it as an excuse for not releasing the OT on blu ray? Was that a dream?
The Person in Question
For reasons that have never been clear, (at least to me) Lucas didn’t even allow TPM a Laserdisc release in the U.S., and the fan club had to retract it’s plan to sell the Japanese version. Early DVD adopters were paying obscene prices on Ebay for the Video CD.
Where were you in '77?
To be fair though, the DVD was pretty damn great for the time as far as special features and video quality goes. It does suffer from horrendous EE, but most DVDs at the time did.
Depends on the mood but these are the ones I usually go to.
I have many, many different versions of each film but these are the ones I watch most:The Phantom Menace:
VHS or BD.Attack of the Clones:
VHS, ADigitalMan’s Extended Version or BDRevenge of the Sith:
VHS (yes, really) or BDA New Hope:
'92 VHS release (OOT), '97 Laserdisc or '06 Limited Edition releaseThe Empire Strikes Back:
'92 VHS release (OOT) or '11 BDReturn of the Jedi:
'92 VHS release (OOT) or '06 Limited Edition releaseThe Force Awakens:
BD, if I have to…I very rarely meddle in fan edits or preservations, the only ones I regularly go to in that regard are the ADM Extended versions, but that’s it. Part of being a massive SW home video collector also includes an annoying tendency to not want to watch any of the films in a format other than official releases, for reasons that make very little sense.
Nothing about this post makes sense…
I’ve stayed away from prequel edits for two reasons:
I don’t feel strongly enough about them as stories to sift through the many different options to find the ones that work best for me. I decided to experiment four or five months ago and watched HAL’s TPM, but I haven’t cared enough yet to watch the other two, partly because I know once I’ve seen all of those there’s four or five other versions I need to see to make an informed decision and I just find that daunting.
Most of the entertainment value I get from the prequels comes from their very badness. The only times they’re ever any fun to watch is when you’re with a room full of people making fun of them, and any edit that aims to salvage them as sincerely good films that isn’t a complete failure necessarily sacrifices much of that so-bad-it’s-good value.
Depends on the mood but these are the ones I usually go to.
I have many, many different versions of each film but these are the ones I watch most:The Phantom Menace:
VHS or BD.Attack of the Clones:
VHS, ADigitalMan’s Extended Version or BDRevenge of the Sith:
VHS (yes, really) or BDA New Hope:
'92 VHS release (OOT), '97 Laserdisc or '06 Limited Edition releaseThe Empire Strikes Back:
'92 VHS release (OOT) or '11 BDReturn of the Jedi:
'92 VHS release (OOT) or '06 Limited Edition releaseThe Force Awakens:
BD, if I have to…I very rarely meddle in fan edits or preservations, the only ones I regularly go to in that regard are the ADM Extended versions, but that’s it. Part of being a massive SW home video collector also includes an annoying tendency to not want to watch any of the films in a format other than official releases, for reasons that make very little sense.
Nothing about this post makes sense…
And to me making fan edits that chop out half a movie make no sense, but I pay no notice because everyone has their own preferences.
My preferences are weird and aren’t supposed to make sense, I just watch those ones because that’s what I like.
I love the feel of VHS which is why I use it so often, but I also sometimes want to sit down and watch a film in the best quality possible on my home theater set-up, which is why I then go for the BD or highest quality OOT I have available at the time.
In regards to TFA, I’m just not a huge fan.
I initially liked it but became more and more sour about it after every viewing; instead of getting a new Star Wars movie we got something that was both lazy and unoriginal with nothing going for it but nostalgia beats and the odd glimmer of something that could have been much better. That’s just my opinion anyway, I know a lot of people like TFA and that’s cool, not gonna lose sleep over it 😉
Also to add to the 2004 DVD discussion, I remember the influx of laserdisc > DVD bootleg transfers, my Star Wars crap shelf is a constant reminder.
1995 vhs
1990 vhs
despecialized harmy and friends v.2.5
1997 vhs
2000 vhs
2004 dvd
2011 bluray\dvd
I’ve stayed away from prequel edits for two reasons:
- Most of the entertainment value I get from the prequels comes from their very badness. The only times they’re ever any fun to watch is when you’re with a room full of people making fun of them, and any edit that aims to salvage them as sincerely good films that isn’t a complete failure necessarily sacrifices much of that so-bad-it’s-good value.
You should try Frink’s, his edits are nothing but nonsense.