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#213273
Topic
The Official Lucasfilm Response
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213273/action/topic#213273
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Originally posted by: iamstillhiro1112

3000+ Posts eh? Looks like someone doesn't have a job. Probably no girlfriend neither.

Sorry, MeBe isn't here right now. He's busy running his own business (video conversion wouldn'tcha know) and taking care of his wife and kids. You probably won't experience in your lifetime what he's been through in the first third of his. But don't worry, he'll be back shortly. 'Cause he actually means something to this community.

You, on the other hand, need to actually use the other hand once in a while. Might give you a different perspective on life.

P.S. I just ran the math and MeBe averages 3.4 posts a day. Yours is more than five times that. If post count = nerdiness, you win, hands down.
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#213234
Topic
Lucasfilm lunch hour
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213234/action/topic#213234
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Jenny, you're doing the right thing. Just because LFL does the wrong thing doesn't mean we all should to. And just like the official SE, the official O-OT will sit untouched in my collection while I watch my own SE edit or while I watch the X0 project. If they try to sue, I can say "for what? I bought it, and I'm not pirating it."
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#212987
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Bond, James Bond
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212987/action/topic#212987
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Originally posted by: Warbler
I am curious, how would you have tied it together?

The outgoing James Bond 007 recruits his replacement, who takes on the name to further his image of invincibility and ever-present youthfulness.

And in a bit of fan boy gushing, it actually had each of the previous James Bonds return to teach him something about his character. My favorite was actually Lazenby, teaching him the art of changing his voice. It also got into the fact that he prematurely left after making the mistake of falling in love and getting married, which, upon her death, forced the "original" James Bond to return to clean up the mess.

Connery and his skill at cards (esp. Baccarat) was going to play in significantly into the plot of Casino Royale, which would have been his first assignment as the rest of the film plays out.

It was all written a bit Remo Williams-ish, with the new recruit being obtained in a black-ops type maneuver by Brosnan and taken to an undisclosed facility to begin his training. It also smacked of Andy Garcia's recruitment in The Untouchables. But even my wife bought into it and supported me trying to solicit the idea to EON. If any of my silly notions ever convince her to be positive, then the material must have legs, because she's argumentative by nature about just about anything.

Even if nobody else returned, these skills and the 007 history could have been passed down by the "recruiter" explaining his 40-year longevity.
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#212976
Topic
Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212976/action/topic#212976
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I am recommending this thread for the posting of email, snail-mail, and other contact information for media outlets to write to directly or to cc when . I recommend this thread not be used for discussion, as plenty of threads are discussing the DVD release already. Rather, this thread should be kept as a one-stop shopping mall for all the media contacts we can gather. Jay, if you think this merits a sticky, please do.

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FOX
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#212957
Topic
The Official Lucasfilm Response
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212957/action/topic#212957
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Originally posted by: iamstillhiro1112
Ha ha, that's funny. The originals were not anamporphic but people want Lucas to alter it to be Anamorphic. Don't f*** with my Original star wars. I want them to be in the real perspective and nothing more or less.

Know what you're talking about before you start typing. Anamorphic is not an alteration, it is a video presentation method. It analogous to the difference between scanning a picture at web resolution vs. scanning it at print resolution. The image is the same, just with sharper detail for more modern equipment. No alteration or enhancement. Just a more detailed scan. But if you like, I suppose you can have your frames printed out on a dot-matrix printer to take advantage of 1983 resolution.

Lynne's response shows, just as the "Deliberate Creative Decision" debacle of 2004, that LFL isn't even taking the time to familiarize itself with the issue. She keeps talking about what would be involved in a restoration, and doesn't actually address the issue of an anamorphic presentation. Either they are stupid, or they think we are.

I think it is wonderfully ironic that THX is responsible for creating these legions of videophiles across the globe.
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#212760
Topic
The Da Vinci Code Movie
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212760/action/topic#212760
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Wouldn't there be an uproar if there was a movie depicting Mohammad at all, since, like that comic uproar a few months ago, it is against their law to represent Mohammad in any way?


Google a movie called The Message and you'll learn a very sordid history about what happens when you try to make a movie about Mohammed. Muslims protested the depiction of Mohammed in this film and he wasn't actually depicted in it. You'll never see The Passion of Mohammed. Therein lies the great difference ... you cannot depict Mohammed even in a positive light. As an American protected by the First Amendment, I will support any Muslim's right not to see such a depiction just as I will salute any artist's desire to create such a depiction. Neither has the right to shed blod over the issue. That is the ultimate affront to God.

On a different subject, I think it is interesting how many more people raised Catholic have developed a negative taste for all organized religion when compared to those raised Protestant. I think it is indicative of how the Catholic Church conducts itself. Its inflexibility and monarchial structure and is causing it to snap apart. The structure is beyond passe, it is damn near despotism in today's enlightened, democratic world. On the flip side of the coin, you have the Baptist approach, which like The Ol' South from which it was born, thinks that whenever you disagree on something, you just break off and start your own new system of governance. Jefferson Davis would be proud.

I'm quite particular to the core Protestants: The Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans and Episopalians, who engage in theological debate and apply democratic process to the administration of their respective denominations. But the democratic process was established way, way back at the Council of Nicea. The Great Schism between Catholicism and Orthodoxy (predating the Protestant Reformation by roughly nine hundred years) was caused largely on the Pope's assertion that -- (insert Jack Nicholson voice here) he ... was the #1 ... guyyyyy -- and not one voice among many bishops. Every attempt at reconciliation failed upon the Pope's unwillingness to relinquish absolute power over the church and recognize a reversion that all bishops had an equal voice in affairs of the church. They had a constitution, the Pope chose to ignore it, and set up an absolute monarchy over the Western world. Wasn't the first time in history, wasn't the last.

Now, all religions have been and continue to be abused, but don't discount the good that it has brought to those who actually "get it" when it comes to religious enlightenment. Whenever I feel cynical about organized religion, I look at the mission work that smaller churches do both in their communities and globally. I admire average people who give up not just their money in the offering plate, but their time and energy, either to feed the homeless, or to build a roof in an Appalachian home, or who take a week's vacation to pour concrete floors for impoverished villages in the third world.

Those are whom I choose to align myself and support. They are everywhere, doing good every day. But they are neither boastful nor do they give of themselves to be seen doing so. Those are the REAL Christians.
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#212631
Topic
Star Wars - The Sound
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212631/action/topic#212631
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Here is some information taken from this thread that may help. I know this has been answered in detail somewhere.
Originally posted by: BadAsh71
What are the differences between the so-called '85 audio mix and the sound mix used for the Faces/DC set?

The DavisDVD site includes information about the changes to ANH but nothing about ESB or ROTJ. I know in the old "bootlegs" thread there was a big discussion about the audio differences, specifically about ANH. Someone mentioned that ESB had some different sound effects.

The '85 audio mix was first made available on a VHS remastered set and later came out on LaserDisc between '89 and '90 with an ANH reissue/correction in '92.

I know that the '85 ANH audio mix has significant changes that would warrant an inclusion on a fan-based DVD transfer but what about ESB and ROTJ. Is it worth it?

MeBeJedi, you had discussed some ESB sound effects only found on the '89 LaserDisc. What are your thoughts on this?

For those of you who think you might have the '85 mix, here are some links to help you out:

Blam Entertainment - '89 ANH Release

Blam Entertainment - '89 ESB Release

Blam Entertainment - '90 ROTJ Release

You can check out more information on all Star Wars releases in any format at the DavisDVD Site:

DavisDVD

And for everything LaserDisc specific, check out Blam Entertainment:

Blam Entertainment Group


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#212617
Topic
Bond, James Bond
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212617/action/topic#212617
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I tried to contact Eon for ages on a plot that would have tied together all five incarnations of Bond over the 40 years and made the entire franchise make sense. But of course, without a lawyer, they wouldn't even take my call or open my letter. Returned unopened. Funny how they knew it was creative input in the letter though. Hmmmmmm.

Whatever, they've screwed themselves.
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#212314
Topic
Original Trilogy Novelizations
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212314/action/topic#212314
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According to my tattered first edition, sixteenth printing dated November 1977:
Solo sat down slowly. Jabba's minions were apt to be cursed with nervous trigger fingers. The alien took the seat across from him, the muzzle of the ugly little pistol never straying from Solo's Chest.

"I haven't got it here with me. Tell Jabba --"

"It's too late, I think. Jabba would rather have your ship."

"Over My Dead Body," Solo said unamiably.

The alien was not impressed. "If you insist. Will you come outside with me, or must I finish it here?"

"I don't think they'd like another killing in here." Solo pointed out.

Soemthing which might have been a laugh came from the creature's translator. "They'd hardly notice. Get up, Solo. I've been looking forward to this for a long time. You've embarrassed me in front of Jabba with your pious excuses for the last time."

"I think you're right."

Light and noise fille dhte little corner of the cantina, and when it had faded, all that remained of the unctuous alien was a smoking, slimy spot on the stone floor.

Solo brought his hand and the smoking weapon it held out from beneath the table, drawing bemused stares from several of the cantina's patrons and clucking sounds from its more knowledgeable ones. They had known the creature had committed its fatal mistake in allowing Solo the chance to get his hands under cover.

"It'll take a lot more than the likes of you to finish me off. Jabba the Hut [sic] always did skimp when it came to hiring his hands."

Leaving the booth, Solo flipped the bartender a handful of coins as he and Chewbacca moved off. "Sorry for the mess. I always was a rotten host."


Draw your own conclusions.

Edit: Jabba the "Hut"'s scene is in this book, as is the Biggs material.
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#212306
Topic
$36 pre-order (AR) for all 3 titles...anyone found it cheaper??
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212306/action/topic#212306
Time
Originally posted by: Jay
With some of the posts I'm seeing around here, I'm almost convinced this release really is exactly what the majority of Star Wars fans truly deserve.

Kind of sad how people are ready to accept whatever Lucas throws at them in the hopes that he'll bless us with a copy of the holy trilogy that finally meets industry standards.

Count me out.

I hear you, Jay. It's that attitude that I keep trying to correct, reminding people this isn't a gift it's a product for which we're being asked to fork over our hard-earned cash. If Lucas were giving this out free to everybody who bought the 2004 set, then it would be a gift that we would have less room to bitch about. But that is not the case. He's essentially selling us the same crappy movies in 2004 and charging full-price for new "bonus material" in his words. $90 for Bonus Material. The balls on this guy must be bigger than his goiter.

Difference is, yes, I'll buy it -- but not before selling my 2004 set. I'm going to buy it for one main reason: To preserve my license to possess the X0 project. Especially given that both of these discs will have come from the same master, posessing the official Unaltered Trilogy will give Lucasfilm no legal ground to stand on.

Edit: I thought this quote was applicable. I'm not sure if Gandhi actually said it, or if it was just from the movie, but it's a good one:
They may torture my body, break my bones, even kill me, then they will have my dead body. NOT MY OBEDIENCE!
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#212302
Topic
New DVDs NOT 16x9
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/212302/action/topic#212302
Time
For starters: Entertainment Weekly. letters@ew.com.

This is a widely read magazine published by Time Warner, and they pay attention to important stuff like this. Even before all of this "bad news" they were ho-hum about another Star Wars DVD release. You can bet they're watching this debate right now. The more letters they get, the better.