ADigitalMan

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Post: #297072
Topic: Potter eclipses Star Wars and Bond
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297072/action/topic#297072
Time: 11-Sep-2007 3:37 PM

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/070911b.php

Of course, I'd like to see all these numbers adjusted for inflation. HP is great, but I doubt it has been viewed as many times or by as many people as the Original Trilogy, or Goldfinger or Thunderball.

Post: #297070
Topic: Indiana Jones IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297070/action/topic#297070
Time: 11-Sep-2007 3:32 PM

Time-tested characters like Bond and all the superheroes not withstanding, we've only seen three new franchises in the past decade with really great characters. Harry Potter, The Matrix, and Pirates of the Carribean. While the latter two both spawned flawed sequels, the originals had characters and situations that most of the population just couldn't get enough of. And of course, HP was based on written material that was already immensely popular. I can't make any other "new" franchise come to mind. Pathetic. But who needs character when you can make movies based on 80s toys, right?

Post: #297061
Topic: General Harry Potter Discussion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297061/action/topic#297061
Time: 11-Sep-2007 12:17 PM

Maybe this is semantics, but I would say Lucas is a GREAT storyteller but a horribly BAD writer. Had he turned his final scripts for the prequels over to Kasdan or even Darabont for a re-write, I guarantee the story would have remained intact while the dialogue, pacing, and entire feel would have been stronger, more believable, and just all-around better.

Post: #297058
Topic: Indiana Jones IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297058/action/topic#297058
Time: 11-Sep-2007 12:11 PM

IJ and the KOCS. It's much easier and much, MUCH funnier.

Chalk it to more of Lucas' hit-you-over-the-head exposition. If the Lucas of today made the original three, they would have been titled:

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark of the Covenant
Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Sankara Stone-Worshipping Khali Cult
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade to Recover The Holy Grail of Christ's Last Supper

Consider how much cooler the following two titles could be for the new film:
Indiana Jones and the Lost Kingdom
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull

Either one flows better, is more concise, and doesn't smack of a bloated old hack fucking up his best work.

Post: #297009
Topic: Indiana Jones IV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297009/action/topic#297009
Time: 10-Sep-2007 6:31 PM

Say it out loud over and over: "Indiana Jones and the KOCS." Neil S. Bulk, you are great at finding the devil in the details.

Post: #297008
Topic: Recycled Prequel Music!?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297008/action/topic#297008
Time: 10-Sep-2007 6:29 PM

I actually loved that "The Arena" finally got screen time in ROTS. While I hate 99% of Ben Burtt's musical decisions, he did two things in ROTS that I really did like:
1) The "War Drum" opening to the film.
2) "The Arena" when Vader and the Clonetroopers march on the Jedi Temple. The first moment I heard that cue during the midnight showing I thought (as I do now) THAT moment was worth saving the cue for. Too bad he had to butcher the end of it. I'd have liked the full cue to be played over an extended attack sequence in the temple.

Otherwise, yes, he recycled WAY too much music in the last two films. Everything on Geonosis is utterly unforgivable. Conveyor belt? The actual Attack of the Clones? Ugh!

Post: #296975
Topic: The Music of Star Wars: 30 Anniversary Collection
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296975/action/topic#296975
Time: 9-Sep-2007 9:19 PM

I should have put this post in this thread instead of GM's thread. Follow the link to save me cross-posting.

Post: #296942
Topic: Star Wars Prequels/Original Trilogy: The Complete Scores (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296942/action/topic#296942
Time: 8-Sep-2007 11:49 PM

An idea ...

In the vein of Jericho and the whole NUTS! Campaign, we ask the whole OT.com subscriber base to:

1) Print out two copies of the following:
Hi-res, print-ready PDF HERE

2) Snail-Mail to:
Howard Roffman
President, Lucas Licensing
Lucasfilm Ltd.
P.O. Box 29901
San Francisco, CA 94129

and

Sony Classical
550 Madison Ave, 24th Fl
New York, NY 10022-3211

The more professional-looking you can make the envelope, the more likely they will be to open it if bombarded by letters. Flooding them with something that is simply just this organized will get the message through. Knowing that most of us are strapped for time, probably only a few dozen people can take the time to write out an actual letter. But this should take no time at all, and costs $0.82 in stamps. Heck, send in several copies if you're feeling rich. Hundreds, maybe thousands of you can take this much time for the cause, and that should be far more effective.

Post: #296940
Topic: <strong>The "ADigitalMan Special Editions" DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296940/action/topic#296940
Time: 8-Sep-2007 11:38 PM

They do exist. They're pretty hard to find, but that's largely due to the lack of demand. Still, if somebody here has them, try to hook this brotha up.

Post: #296934
Topic: The Music of Star Wars: 30 Anniversary Collection
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296934/action/topic#296934
Time: 8-Sep-2007 10:57 PM

new sig ...

Post: #296905
Topic: Jericho
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296905/action/topic#296905
Time: 8-Sep-2007 12:04 PM

Re-runs are on Friday night ... last night's was one of my favorites from the season.

Post: #296865
Topic: Jericho
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296865/action/topic#296865
Time: 7-Sep-2007 4:02 PM

Seriously, go check it out at CBS.com (use the link in my first post) ... they have the whole Season 1 there for download. It's positively awesome. I'm a total convert to this show.

Post: #296864
Topic: General Harry Potter Discussion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296864/action/topic#296864
Time: 7-Sep-2007 3:53 PM

Does anybody here have the Region 1 DVD of HP and the PHILOSOPHER'S Stone? I'm curious if the deleted scenes also used the term "philosopher" or not. I seem to recall the "Neville Leglocked" scene made mention of it but I could be mistaken and am currently too lazy to pull out my disc and go through the scenes.

Region 1 = NTSC, correct? If it's R1, it WON'T be PAL format ... am I right?

Post: #296860
Topic: Jericho
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296860/action/topic#296860
Time: 7-Sep-2007 2:36 PM

It's why I love this show. The premise on how this happened and what might happen afterward is just as prescient today as it was in the 80s. Have you been watching?

Post: #296854
Topic: George Lucas jealous of Irvin Kershner's Star Wars?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296854/action/topic#296854
Time: 7-Sep-2007 1:21 PM

Originally posted by: CO

Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Can'tcha just see George Lucas storming around Skywalker Ranch at the time of the SEs yelling "It's all Irvin Kershner's Fault. He's jealous. He's holding me back!!!" and then throwing a prop?

"I killed them all, the OOT fans, they're savages......even the women and the children. I slaughtered those non-anamorphic versions of the DVD too, I slaughtered them like animals!"

I HATE THEM!

(enter Padme): That's okay that you slaughtered everybody. We all get mad sometimes. It's only human.

Post: #296851
Topic: George Lucas jealous of Irvin Kershner's Star Wars?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296851/action/topic#296851
Time: 7-Sep-2007 12:11 PM

Can'tcha just see George Lucas storming around Skywalker Ranch at the time of the SEs yelling "It's all Irvin Kershner's Fault. He's jealous. He's holding me back!!!" and then throwing a prop?

Post: #296738
Topic: Jericho
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296738/action/topic#296738
Time: 5-Sep-2007 1:06 PM

If you think the show is just fiction ... if you think it couldn't happen ... consider this.

Reassuring, huh?

Post: #296737
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296737/action/topic#296737
Time: 5-Sep-2007 12:48 PM

My day just got a WHOLE lot better. Glad you dropped in Laserman.

Post: #296655
Topic: Help: looking for... "Looking Back at the Future" documentary
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296655/action/topic#296655
Time: 3-Sep-2007 1:16 PM

Doc Brown is in the DirectTV commercial too.

Post: #296621
Topic: Jokes thread : Reloaded
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296621/action/topic#296621
Time: 2-Sep-2007 11:22 PM

Penned by Yours Truly.

Excerpts from the next great prison drama, The Shawshank Retraction.

Inmates: "Fresh Fish! Fresh Fish!"
Sen. Larry Craig: You don't understand, I'm not supposed to be here!
Captain Hadley: I'm not gonna to count to three. I'm not even gonna count to one. You will shut the FUCK up or I'll sing you a lullaby!

Sen. Larry Craig: I have no enemies here.
Red: Yeah? Wait a while. Word gets around. The Sisters have taken quite a likin' to you. Especially Boggs.
Sen. Larry Craig: I don't suppose it would help if I told them that I'm not homosexual.

Sen. Larry Craig: We'll fight this like hell!
Boggs: Yeah, you fight. It's better that way.

Tommy Williams: What are you in for?
Sen. Larry Craig: Me? I'm innocent. My lawyer fucked me.

Red: You gonna open it, or stand there with your thumb up your butt?
Sen. Larry Craig: Thumb up my butt sounds better.

Sen. Larry Craig: Hey, boss ... bathroom break?

Post: #296620
Topic: Star Wars Prequels/Original Trilogy: The Complete Scores (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296620/action/topic#296620
Time: 2-Sep-2007 11:00 PM

So, when can we expect some type of expanded AOTC release?

Post: #296619
Topic: Star Wars prequel film noir (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296619/action/topic#296619
Time: 2-Sep-2007 10:43 PM

Originally posted by: Trooperman

-No contradiction when Obi-Wan says, "That boy is our last hope" in Empire

There's no contradiction; Obi-Wan is a sexist, misogynist dinosaur ... a relic of the Clone War.

Post: #296534
Topic: Star Wars Prequels/Original Trilogy: The Complete Scores (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296534/action/topic#296534
Time: 1-Sep-2007 2:06 PM

Maybe Lucasfilm or Sony Classical is creating a denial of service attack on him.

Post: #296468
Topic: Mr. McGregor hated SW?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296468/action/topic#296468
Time: 31-Aug-2007 1:56 PM

One Day, Jett Lucas will remake the PT, and will put good filmmakers in charge to get it right.

Post: #296380
Topic: The Music of Star Wars: 30 Anniversary Collection
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/296380/action/topic#296380
Time: 30-Aug-2007 10:12 AM

If this doesn't sell (like last years shoddy O-OT on DVD) Lucas will probably take away the message that nobody cares about the OT music any more and not bother fixing them.

Moron.