Akwat Kbrana

^I'm in the same boat as Gaffer, presently.

Crap. Does that mean the Medo-Persians are coming?

Bump!

I'll only watch it if it uses DTS for the audio. DTS > Dolby

I know, that's why I made THIS site years ago ;)

Wow, that's your site? I downloaded all your soundtracks ages ago, and still listen to them. Extremely impressive work.

^What he said. Very, very impressive work. Short of a full-on symphonic recording of the score, I can't imagine it sounding any better (or any more Star Wars-y) than this.

:(

LexX, I'm not sure whether or not Laserschwert has remastered or augmented these, but I do know that they sound waaaay better than the .midis played back on my crappy sound card. I've never heard the soundtrack sound this good; highly recommended.

BTW, if anyone finds the prospect of downloading each track individually somewhat daunting, it looks like you can use JDownloader to queue up a batch-download.

Kato said:

125 views and we still haven't solved the mystery yet.

I figured that I'd get my answer in minutes on a Star Wars forum.

I find this bizarre .... and perhaps abit disturbing.

Before getting too disturbed, keep in mind that this is "originaltrilogy.com," not "prequeltrilogy.com." We're a bit more knowledgeable about one end of the saga than the other, around here. ;)

Oh, man, seriously? You have no idea how much this thrills me. Thanks, man!

Sweet! I'll try my best to be there.

^Nice! I have the SW theatrical poster artwork on a necktie, but I'm too lazy to take a picture.

Oh man, I used to play RPGs all the time. Mostly Star Wars (West End D6 system, of course; not that crappy Wizards of the Coast knock-off) and Hackmaster, but also D&D, Babylon5, Pendragon, Call of Cthulu, Shadowrun, Spycraft, and Villains & Vigilantes on occasion. Usually played, rarely GM'd.

Those were good times. Haven't played in years; these days I just don't have the time, nor do I know any interested parties anymore.

Zing!

If you still have GK1 and are interested in replaying it to its conclusion, I would recommend using the custom installer at SierraHelp.com. It should take care of any pesky bugs (most of which are likely to result from compatibility issues with newer machines).

I also strongly suggest playing through GK2, but be warned that the interface is way more restrictive than that of GK1. IMO, this is the game's biggest weakness, as the storyline is extremely good. FMV, in hindsight, was really one of those ideas that worked better on paper than in execution.

Obiwan Kenobi arrested for hit-and-run in California

generalfrevious said:

Ugh. I guess you like The Happening and The Last Airbender as well.

Nope. Never saw either of 'em.

If M. Night's performance was handled well, I would be all right with the director giving a vital clue to the main character.

Uh...ok. Again, it sorta seems like you're going out of your way to manufacture things to gripe about. Do you ever just, y'know...relax?

EDIT: Having glanced over the cracked article you linked to, I'd have to say the same observation applies to Jonathan Kimak as well: it's like he's just manufacturing stuff to gripe about. So apparently if you cast an actor in your movie who happens to be well-known known for a disparate role in another franchise, that constitutes a "cameo?" And it also "ruins the film?" I guess he'd rather just have all actors play the same fundamental roles in every project in which they appear. No, then he'd probably gripe about typecasting.

(I will say his analysis of the Ocean's 12 cameo is pretty accurate, but it didn't "just about ruin the movie." That particular movie was ruined long before Bruce Willis appeared on-screen...)

So if the director makes himself the star of the show, that's okay, but if the director's cameo imparts a vital clue to the main character, that's narcissistic?

Does it also bother you when directors star in their own movies?

When I found out that this wasn't going to be a grindhouse edit, I very nearly didn't bother to download and watch it. I really liked the grindhouse treatment in part 1, and just felt that another ESB/ROTJ fanedit using higher-quality sources was sorta pointless.

Man, am I ever happy that I changed my mind and gave part 2 a chance. This was one of the most enjoyable fanedits I've ever seen. Together with part 1, these are "must see" edits for fanedit aficionados in my opinion. As someone said (don't remember who), you can conceive of part 1 as a low-budget grindhouse flick that enjoys unexpected success, leading to a higher budget and mainstream distribution for the sequel.

Kudos, TMBTM; you've outdone yourself. Truly an entertaining edit, and one that I'm sure I'll watch again.

it turns out to be the present day, but they pretend to be in the 19th century for some asinine reason

It's not asinine. The village founders were operating under the "golden age syndrome," and felt that the violence and evil inherent in modern society could only be overcome by turning back the clock to a purer, simpler time. The point of the movie is essentially that they were wrong, or at least that their main aspiration (to keep evil and violence out) was (and is) unachievable.

Pretty good story, actually.

And don't forget the self-indulgent cameos in every movie- hell, even shyamalan himself told the main character in Signs how to defeat the aliens!

Why is this a problem? And why would it "ruin" his movies? Alfred Hitchcock gave himself cameos in most (or all?) of his movies. Does anyone think that that "ruined" them? Peter Jackson gave himself cameos in all three LOTR films. Does that detract from your enjoyment of them?

Seriously, dude, sometimes it seems like you're just looking for things to gripe about...

Most likely. Which one, though, I wonder...