AdmiralWasabi10191

Since this forum doesn’t have a search function, I’ve been pondering if anyone has made Extended Editions of STAR WARS, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, RETURN OF THE JEDI, THE PHANTOM MENACE, ATTACK OF THE CLONES, and REVENGE OF THE SITH.
Would be fairly much the deleted scenes for each film in the proper placements. Of course original cinema release versions being extended and not the Special Edition alterations, 200 4DVD alterations, the 2011 BD alterations, nor the 2018 Disney+/2019 4K+BD alterations.
I figure someone already has, are restoring the deleted scenes from sources available, and there are quite a few threads about this.

No, I don’t care about any projects regarding the Sequel Trilogy.

How about a version with different Japanese audio tracks, no dubs, and all subtitles? Can it be done?

DoomBot said:

You know he has nothing to do with the JP film scanning project, right?

He better not…
Thanks for this project, TGR97! Will be nice additions to my ever growing official releases I own of this series.

I have the Australian Blu-ray disc too. The mono track isn’t missing cues. http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=18450#2
Only interested in the US Theatrical version since it was last on DVD. No idea what cut is on the US BD, which I also have.

Would be an interesting undertaking if someone found a 35mm of this version, can even be DCP maybe?, then scan it for an extra disc in an official release from Universal. Not as crazy as http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=2002#4 of course.
Would be better than an HDTV find.

RU.08 said:

Just curious, but in these situations, do scanners at least return your film? I’m worried the answer is no, which is awful.

In this case the film is owned by a friend of the scanner.

Join my Discord channel and send me a direct message I’ll be happy to tell you more about “bad” scanners and the kind of things that can happen.

No. I own both the HD DVD and Blu-ray disc of this. Do you need images of both so I won’t be flagged for piracy on your server?

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SpacemanDoug said:

The top fan choice for GBU can now be the 4K from Kino Lorber

With the exception of the opening producer credit (altered in 1998 for legal reasons) it is 100% the original US theatrical version, thankfully it also fixes the issue from the 1993 LD where a shot of an exploding wall was missing

Kino went as far as to use a 4K scan of a 1967 print and use the mono track from the laserdisc to restore the audio and missing shots (I’m sure they used a different source for the missing shot though)

Agreed.

A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More 4Ks are great too. The included BDs are new, and aren’t the same BDs from 2018, and 2019, respectively.

Well, well, well…
https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=30728

Better to use the stronger resolution of the BD compared to an older DVD.

This needs a newer project, it seems.

There’s https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Last-of-the-Mohicans-Blu-ray/244532/ which was released September 4th, 2019.
No idea how it compared to this fan BD. Butte, a 35mm 4K scan of the film print would be very nice indeed.

I’d like to see a localization in Japanese for interesting purposes.

As you mentioned, would be nice if someone got a nice print and did an excellent 4K scan including 4K file. With subtitles, of course.

Void.

SpacemanDoug said:

The 4K is a significant upgrade over the old BD

Ayup.
Still keeping the BD set since the current 4K releases don’t have newer BDs derived from the 4K set. Would like the bonus features not on any current formats to be properly preserved too.

No content.

I’ve the Vista Series 2-Disc DVD release, the Blu-ray+DVD release, and most recently the 4K+BD release.
Wouldn’t mind having a very high quality mkv, 22GB perhaps, of the original cinema cut with original audio, TBH.

The GKIDS/Shout Factory BD+DVD release, I own this one with slipcover, of SPIRITED AWAY is vastly superior to the Buena Vista one. I’ve only watched this in the original Japanese audio and never dubbed.

Is there a CD quality, WAV 1411 kbps, version available or CD ISOs with the link? No thank you MP3.
Yes, I’m interested!

ElectricTriangle said:

Based on every indication from the producers of the DE, from like 2007 to present, the deleted scenes will almost certainly be included (including the rediscovered ADR!) and there’s a decent shot they include the full SLV as an extra.

Would be nice if it received its own 4K+BD with the TDE 4K+BD. Or at least as you mentioned as an extra, hopefully in 1080p. Really glad this time Paramount let the restoration/TDE team have full access to The Motion Picture archives for the 2022 4K TDE. Paramount didn’t when the same team released TDE in 2001 on DVD.
If the Special Longer Version scenes are fully remastered and in the best quality possible, someone should have another go at restoration if it’s not included as an extra. Zero DNR, of course. The 2001 TDE 2-Disc DVD, and 2009 BD are obsolete. The remastered Theatrical 4K+BD released in 2021 is vastly superior compared to the 2009 BD.
I’d even be more than happy if Paramount releases an Ultimate Edition for TMP on 4K+BD. Completely new encode and disc for Theatrical which would hopefully include Special Longer Version via seamless branching (disc 1 for both 4K & BD and commentary). Disc 2, for both 4K+BD with commentary, would be the 2022 TDE. Disc 3, maybe, would be BD with both legacy and new features. Would be 5 discs total. I’d certainly purchase it. Or I’d get a however many disc case for my own custom thing.
tl;dr: Really hoping Paramount Home Entertainment does a BLADE RUNNER with STAR TREK: The Motion Picture and offer all officially released versions in a nice set. (I don’t see why the 2001 DVD version of TDE would need to be included because of the low DVD resolution.)

INFORMATION DUMP BELOW:
Theatrical Cuts for The Motion Picture, II: The Wrath of Khan, III: The Search for Spock, and IV: The Voyage Home received new 4K remasters. Those remasters were released on 4K+BD physical release formats last year, 2021, and are vastly superior to the discs released in 2009. (I’ve already sold the 2009 BDs of TMP, TWOK, TSS, and TVH. Kept the 2016 BD of TWOK.)
STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan - Director’s Cut was also part of the 4K remaster re-releases, but unsure if the audio is different from the 2016 BD regarding the dialogue. The 2016 BD uses 24-bit audio for its main track, whilst the 2021 4K+BD remastered release utilizes 16-bit audio. Personally, I haven’t done an A/B comparison regarding both discs. ABC Cut is still its own thing and still hasn’t been officially released.
STAR TREK: The Motion Picture - The Director’s Edition has a brand new iteration for this year in 4K. Will be released physically on 4K+BD in Septermber with legacy and all new bonus features. So yes, this 2022 TDE is different compared to the 2001 TDE. The same exact team who worked on the older iteration of the 2001 TDE, made for and released on DVD in that resolution, also worked on the 2022 (released) TDE which was made with 4K in mind. Just MAYBE, the SLV scenes, and all deleted scenes which were included on the 2-Disc TDE DVD, will be remastered and presented in 1080p quality. Theatrical Cut received a 4K remaster and released 4K+BD in 2021, which is vastly superior to the 2009 BD. (Repeating information for specific film.)
So, all that’s being waited on for STAR TREK VI: The Undiscovered Country to receive a full 4K remaster, i.e. TMP-TVH which includes a physical 4K+BD release, and have all main cuts. Most assuredly the Theatrical will be presented in 2.35:1~2.40:1 aspect ratio, while the original DVD and 2-Disc DVD iteration of the Longer aka Home Video cut, would be presented in 2.00:1 or whichever aspect ratio it was. Since the Theatrical Cut is in a different aspect ratio compared to the LD/DVD Longer Cut, two separate discs would need to be used when taking into account for the 4K remaster. Since the LD/DVD cuts are the same aspect ratio, the disc can have seamless branching. Again, when this remaster is released physically, the 2009 BD will be obsolete.

Pauln6 said:

It seems that they found better sound quality for the SLV scenes included in the DE. Not only that, the scene with Scotty and Ilia in engineering has been restored and will be in the outtakes. They didn’t just join up the dialogue, they went to the trouble to add background special effects too!

If they found ADR for all the SLV scenes, we can hope that they added the improved audio to all the outtake scenes. I have no idea if that is a vain hope.

I was really hoping that they might also have found some more of the rough footage of the Memory Wall. That would be my holy grail. I guess if it not in the September release, we will never see it.

Really hoping all the Special Longer Version scenes will be remastered on the BD with the newer 2022 4K+BD of The Director’s Edition this September. (Similar to how the deleted scenes were on the 2-Disc DVD of the 2001 release/iteration of the DE, except full quality.) That way someone could restore the SLV scenes into the remastered Theatrical Cut BD from last year. Zero DNR, of course.
Paramount Home Entertainment could have at least put the Special Longer Version via seamless branching through the menu or as an Easter Egg on the 4K+BD release last year. All official versions should have been released on the two most current formats. Special Longer Version is still relegated to VHS and Laserdisc, possibly even Betamax.

Nice! Can’t wait for the Zero-DNR version!

Is there a version of this which doesn’t use any DNR regarding the 4K83 source? I loathe DNR, but I am interested in the officially released iterations of the films, 1997 Special Edition, in the best quality possible. i.e. film grain retained.