ADigitalMan

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Post: #247237
Topic: Raul2106
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/247237/action/topic#247237
Time: 22-Sep-2006 1:38 PM

Ah ... I get it ... he's the man behind the man ... behind the man.

Post: #247232
Topic: Info Wanted: Chamber of Secrets deleted scene - for an edit
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/247232/action/topic#247232
Time: 22-Sep-2006 12:56 PM

Can somebody describe the scene?

Post: #246738
Topic: 2007 Banner Year for DVDs! GO TIGER!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246738/action/topic#246738
Time: 21-Sep-2006 1:22 PM

It's all speculation, but over at Superman Cinema, they have the most inside information, and it's currently not all that hot.

"New ending" meaning "new when compared to the original version of SII."

Plus, Lex and Miss Tessmacher's extra scenes are not being restored. Nor the Arctic Patrol scene not being restored, which could leave the SR sequels open to Zod, powerless but certainly still alive on Earth, waiting to be restored.

I'm gonna be in the editing room on this, I can tell already. Sheesh.

Post: #246734
Topic: Official Indiana Jones DVD Release
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246734/action/topic#246734
Time: 21-Sep-2006 1:15 PM

It's all about alphebetizing on the storeroom shelves.

Meanwhile, I keep looking both under "I" and under "Y" for "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" but nothing. Lucas is sitting on 22 more Indy films (or 45 TV episodes for the purists) and I for one want to see them for the first time. The way I see it, the IJ boxed set is FAR from complete.

Meanwhile, we're twiddling our thumbs waiting for a screenplay for a new Harrison Ford Action Film: Indiana Jones and the Magical Hand of Plot Device.

Edit: Oh, and to actually answer your question, I think the release is stellar. Lowry did a much better job on IJ than on SW. The only bone of contention with some fans that I'm aware of is the digital removal of the cobra's reflection. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. Greedo shooting first, it ain't.

Post: #246731
Topic: 2007 Banner Year for DVDs! GO TIGER!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246731/action/topic#246731
Time: 21-Sep-2006 1:06 PM

I can hear Comic Book Guy now ... "Worst ... Ending ... Ever!"

You know, since they didn't have the "new" ending worked out after moving it to S:TM, I would have liked to see them tie into SR better ... especially given how much Donner loves SR.

Instead, by turning back time we're going to have Lois somehow de-pregnated, and some bully at Rocky's Diner not know why the hell this four-eyed nerd came from out of nowhere to beat him up. Blowing up the fortress will serve no point as it would have been re-built. And, whatever, the villains will have their powers back.

I'm excited as hell about this release, but turning back time at the end of SII to help Lois forget is not a good resolution to the plot.

Post: #246730
Topic: Proud to be "Gay for Lucas" gushing thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246730/action/topic#246730
Time: 21-Sep-2006 1:00 PM

Originally posted by: Stinky-Dinkins

His gobbler follows him everywhere and as far as I know it's queerer than a three dollar bill and hornier than a ten-peckered owl.

You're talking about McCallum, right?

Post: #246729
Topic: Movie Ratings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246729/action/topic#246729
Time: 21-Sep-2006 12:58 PM

Don't see it. You'll kill Charleton Heston if you do!!!

Post: #246387
Topic: Sean's issues
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246387/action/topic#246387
Time: 20-Sep-2006 2:10 PM

Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
Smoking illegal substances is illegal but bongs themselves are not.

Tell that to Tommy Chong, recently arrested for selling bongs. Drug paraphernalia is certainly illegal in the U.S. Visit the DEA Web Site for details on what is and what isn't illegal.

Edit: Here is the actual US Title Code on the subject

Post: #246278
Topic: The X-Files - Worth Watching?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246278/action/topic#246278
Time: 20-Sep-2006 10:12 AM

You can condense season 8 and 9 into one season by sticking to the mythology eps. The standalones were pretty weak IIRC.

Post: #246144
Topic: MOVED THREAD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246144/action/topic#246144
Time: 19-Sep-2006 11:27 PM

And he shouldn't have to apologize for it.

There was a great quote on Studio 60 the other night that's somewhat germane to the conversation. "Living where there's free speech means sometimes you get offended." Brilliant writing. I'm glad Aaron Sorkin is back on TV doing what he does best ... writing good stuff like that.

Post: #245997
Topic: How Do You Tell If the disk is anamorphic? (not what you think)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245997/action/topic#245997
Time: 19-Sep-2006 4:53 PM

Originally posted by: THX-1977
Wow, I didn't think it was possible to be more confused than I was, but I was wrong.

Anyway, the outer box says it's widescreen and letterbox 2:35:1 ratio

The 2.35 confuses the issue futher. The anamorphic image continues to be letterboxed, because the actual film was wider than 16x9. 2.35's fractional equivalent is 47x20. Of course, displays are not made in this aspect ratio, so the image is matted and reduced to fit either the anamorphic 16x9 or "full screen" 4x3 displays. There is less letterboxing to make a 16:9 image anamorphic than is required to make a 4:3 image anamorphic, but the end result on a 4:3 display is the same. The desire for anamorphic encoding is to ensure the maximum resolution for a 16x9 display is offered.

If such a 47x20 display did exist, it would look like this (again, for comparison's sake, I've kept the same height of 480):

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/5302/47x20aq0.jpg

Post: #245989
Topic: How Do You Tell If the disk is anamorphic? (not what you think)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245989/action/topic#245989
Time: 19-Sep-2006 4:38 PM

Originally posted by: THX-1977
How can you tell if the dimensions "look" 4:3 or 16:9? What exactly are you looking for?

You'll get used to it with practice, but essentially it's all about recognising the basic geometry of the shape.

4 units wide by 3 units tall is not as wide as 16 units wide by 9 units tall.

Or, you can divide the width by the height and get the numerical ratio:

1.33 is not as big (read: wide) as 1.78.

Here are two images with the same height, but different width.

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8093/4x3tm4.jpg

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/1472/16x9ud1.jpg

Post: #245974
Topic: Seriously, what is so special about PAL? I mean I can only understand if that's the standard where you live, but..
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245974/action/topic#245974
Time: 19-Sep-2006 4:23 PM

Originally posted by: Darth Editous

and when all people in there seemed to care about was PAL, I got upset.

There's no point crying over spilt milk, especially when you don't know how milk works.

*snarf*

Post: #245819
Topic: What is GOUT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245819/action/topic#245819
Time: 19-Sep-2006 1:24 AM

double entendre
Pronunciation[duhb-uhl ahn-tahn-druh, -tahnd; Fr. doo-blahn-tahn-druh]
1. a double meaning.
2. a word or expression used in a given context so that it can be understood in two ways, esp. when one meaning is risqué.
[Origin: 1665–75; < obs. F; see double, intend]
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Post: #245816
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245816/action/topic#245816
Time: 19-Sep-2006 1:19 AM

I asked for a decent transfer of the Original Trilogy and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt!

Post: #245814
Topic: Scruffy, Continuation of Iraq Debate...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245814/action/topic#245814
Time: 19-Sep-2006 1:14 AM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Um, no. The deposing of Hussein has opened up the region to a staggering number of new possiblities.

Especially for Al Qaeda.

Post: #245812
Topic: Forgotten Films
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245812/action/topic#245812
Time: 19-Sep-2006 1:12 AM

Escape to Witch Mountain. I remember it being cool as all get out when I was a kid.

Rented it last year. It wasn't as good as I remember. In fact, it was pretty bad. Then I rented its sequel. It's so bad it's not even so bad it's good -- it's just bad.

(If that sentence confused you, I succeeded.)

Post: #245807
Topic: MOVED THREAD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245807/action/topic#245807
Time: 19-Sep-2006 1:06 AM

The only thing that annoys me about the Pope is the backpedaling in the name of Political Correctness. While I pretty much disagree with the entire role of the Pope going back to the Great Schism, he's perhaps the one person on earth who doesn't need to apologize for being a Christian to a bunch of muslim hotheads. Apologize for the Inquisition before you apologize for stating the truth about Islam. Cause guess what... Islam and Catholicism have a nasty, nasty history of bloodshed. Just ask the Irish. Or the Slavs.

But that doesn't mean he wasn't right. When your solution to a visual depiction of your prophet results in taking 130 innocent people hostage, clearly your religion is fucked up. When your solution to national independence for your muslim state is to shoot up a school full of children, clearly your religion is fucked up. And when your solution to eradicating the influence of western culture in your geographical area is to sucker-punch 3000 innocent civilians (with the hope of ten times that number) who are just trying to get through their day, clearly your religion is fucked up.

Personally, I've known many muslims over the years. They were all good people in my judgment. But I never heard one of them actually denounce terrorism. Until more muslims start speaking out against the violent extremism with a loud enough microphone that they're heard all the way to Mecca, then they are just being part of the problem and not the solution. When the same kind of violent terror was tearing apart Ireland, at least the Irish people were bold enough to do something about it. And at least the Irish leaders were willing to compromise with the British. We aren't seeing the same thing in the Middle East.

Post: #245794
Topic: Things that piss me off when opening new DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245794/action/topic#245794
Time: 19-Sep-2006 12:48 AM

The people who used to be in charge of airport security before they federalized it are now in charge of manning the shoplifting beepers in stores, I swear. I have NEVER had a package checked when I've beeped it. Granted, I've never stolen, but the anti-theft technology has become little more than white noise. Meanwhile, I just want to open a package with ease.

I'm surprised they haven't started packaging DVD cases inside those annoying plastic bubbles that you have to use a box-cutter to get into. You know, the stuff they use to package $5 cables and whatnot ... I'm going to slice my hand opening one of those things one day and then I'll have my day in court.

Post: #245791
Topic: ***The ADigitalMan non-Star Wars DVD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245791/action/topic#245791
Time: 19-Sep-2006 12:41 AM

Those fades were always there. I assume they weren't intended to be there, but it's how they dealt with cutting out those 2-3 paragraphs in-between. Fade, cut, fade back in. Rather than giving us the full take, they just faded her lines in. Weird, for sure.

Post: #245416
Topic: How Do You Tell If the disk is anamorphic? (not what you think)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245416/action/topic#245416
Time: 18-Sep-2006 10:48 AM

Play the film in PowerDVD without maximizing the screen width to full screen mode. If the dimensions look 4:3 then so is the source. If the dimensions look 16:9, then so is the source. Sometimes menus are encoded differently than the film and you'll even see the player window change its dimensions.

Post: #245414
Topic: ***The ADigitalMan non-Star Wars DVD Info and Feedback Thread***
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245414/action/topic#245414
Time: 18-Sep-2006 10:46 AM

Excellent. Glad it works for you. I wish I could have put some other stuff in, but the audio cuts would have been just too jarring. When the audio is smooth, you can more easily forgive the crummy video quality on those scenes.

Post: #245410
Topic: Letterboxed to anamorphic video conversion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245410/action/topic#245410
Time: 18-Sep-2006 10:43 AM

I've been using DVDLab Pro for some time, but have always had to re-create my subtitles from scratch (or go through a lengthy OCR process with SubRip and Subtitle Workshop). Is there a way it can now import the subtitle stream from the ripped subtitle files, muxing the official stream?

Post: #245406
Topic: The Trekkies Are Unbelievable
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245406/action/topic#245406
Time: 18-Sep-2006 10:35 AM

I hope they add a new CG dance number called "Sulu Rocks!"

Post: #245405
Topic: Superman - Where Did These Scenes Come From??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245405/action/topic#245405
Time: 18-Sep-2006 10:29 AM

Superman Cinema (the link you provided) will explain each of the different versions of the film in exhaustive detail. Use the links in the left-hand menu to access the notes on each film to explore all the individual scenes and which versions they show up in. It's a site well-worth bookmarking.

These scenes were never seen in wide theatrical release, though there have been limited showings of the 2001 Expanded Edition (the official title of the so-called "Director's Cut.")

The so-called KCOP version is the ultimate expanded edition, with the most cut footage restored. It is EXTREMELY hard to come by (I don't have it).