Asaki

I wonder if the ESRB would rate this game Mature because it promotes phone sex lines.

Ha. After GTA:SA and That Elder Scrolls game (I forget which one) got re-rated, I wouldn't be surprised =|

SilverWook said:

That phone number could have been just about anything back in 1988.

Of course.

Same thing happens to websites all the time. We used to have a cool Quake modding community back in the day, a website called MDQNet...it wasn't long before it got bought and rebranded to "Major D*** Quotient" @_@ You can imagine what the content was.

16:9, I presume?

The laserdisc commentary is different from the DVD commentary?

TServo2049 said:

My guess is that they showed the 151-minute extended restored version from 2001, which had a few of the additional scenes put back in. Thus, you'd remember things like Superman going through Luthor's gauntlet.

 Yeah, Idunno...I watched all of the deleted scenes clips from their website, and I'm pretty sure I remember seeing them all on TV.

But I could be wrong. Or maybe they were just slightly longer in the clips.

TServo2049 said:

For one thing, it would have only had 22 minutes of commercials for a 3 1/2 hour timeslot.

 Yeah, I guess that makes sense. I wasn't sure though, and I couldn't find any actual information on it.

Is the blog okay?

I just tried going to it, and I catch a very brief glimpse of some picture of Darth Vader before it immediately redirects me to savestarwars.com.

digitalfreaknyc said:

I've heard nothing about this supposed AMC showing.

 

I posted about it on the previous page, a while back: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Superman-The-Movie-The-KCOP-cut/post/513441/#TopicPost513441

They were showing a marathon, with what appears to have been this "KCOP" extended cut of Superman in letterbox widescreen, then the Donner cut of Superman 2, Superman Returns, and then Superman 3.

I was half-heartedly thinking of doing a mockup inside of a game engine, but if I wanted to do it correctly, I'd need some decent blueprints/reference photos.

...and also, I can't really do 2D art very well, or animated 3D models =) But at the very least, I could see if there's shader support for video files.

I've got the old LD rip burned to DVD, and the picture quality is watchable, but the sound quality sounds like they recorded it by holding a microphone up to their TV.

Edit: That YouTube video sounds like the same LD rip that I'm talking about, give it a listen. Unless it's supposed to sound weird like that...

Chewtobacca said:

I'd be happy with any version just so I could see the film.

 It's not Mann's best film by any means, but it's neat in its own way...and a little bad in places (in a good way).

Also, this movie accurately predicts what Ian McKellen was going to look like in old age. Totally creepy and probably worth watching for that reason alone.

AntcuFaalb said:

I'm planning to TooT.

dvdmike said:

I think expectations should be kept in line, most of these discs would not pass for HD in 2013, so bar a few exceptions I think costs should be kept low

I was expecting maybe, maybe somewhere closer to DVD quality, but I really don't know a single thing about the format =)

For all I know, it could just be similar to Superbit.

I've never heard of MUSE before, curious to see how this turns out.

There might be a widescreen release, just not in the US.

That hardly looks HD, but awesome none-the-less.

...except that nobody will capture it ¬_¬ But at least I can watch it before they take it away.

Didn't know Death Becomes Her didn't have a good DVD.

Which reminds me, Drop Dead Fred is only fullscreen in the US, also, and is currently on Netflix streaming. Haven't checked it yet to see if it's widescreen, but I'm betting it is.

Spaced Ranger said:

But we have to give Oldfan, and all of us for that matter, the original experience of 2001. To that end, I was thinking of additional theatre-centric ambience (no popcorn):

 But of course, I didn't think I needed to mention all of the tiny details, those would all be included.

I think the hardest part would be finding all of the period-accurate trailers and posters to go with whichever film you're watching (obviously this "simulation" would ideally be used for more than just 2001).

We could even go so far as to have Star Wars screenings (possibly on a standard flat screen) with audience recordings synced up!

The more I think about it, the more I think that this seriously would be something that people would be interested in, and not just a joke. All of the characters could have period-specific hairstyles and clothing, vintage cars driving past outside...could really put you in the virtual time machine film-going mood @_@

And it certainly would be unique, I don't know if I can think of anything similar...maybe some of those Namco Museum games where you could walk through a virtual arcade (albiet, not a very cool one) before playing the game.

poita said:

...a current sensor and light source like I am using has no trouble.

 What kind of setup have you got, anyway? If you don't mind me asking.

Spaced Ranger said:
But let's not stop there. I say, as the Cinerama screen of necessity reduces the movie's size, fill in all that new black space with (for example) ... the Vinterpalatset Cinerama (Stockholm) or some other opulent cinema of your choice, viewing from the seat of your choice:

You know, it wouldn't be very difficult to make an interactive program for the PC where you can actually walk/turn around in a 3D rendered theatre with the movie being "projected" in real-time. Could even make it support stereo glasses!

Heck, while you're at it, you can turn it into a real game, where you have to perform missions around town to save up enough money to go see it, and some super-awesome concession stand minigames, to get the best snacks and still have enough time to find a good seat. Throw in an arcade for while you wait (bonus points)...maybe even turn it into one of those social media debacles that everyone loves so much!

Imagine the multiplayer possibilities, as you and your friends debate the best plan of action against the "noobs" behind you, kicking your seat and throwing popcorn...

...maybe I've gone too far @_@

poita said:

and I'll put money it didn't look much like the bluray release....

You mean to tell me that audiences in 1977 didn't laugh their socks off when Han Solo stepped on Jabba's tail!?!?

Just out of curiosity, reel 1 ends at Threepio's oil bath, right?

dvdmike said:

I seriously think we should do a kickstarter or the like, I think between us we can make that and if we get an uncompressed file for fast connections and a BD 50 it would be with the investment

 

That would be a great idea.........if Kickstarter wasn't a guaranteed way to immediately attract unwanted attention =|

Maybe we could just have a TeamNegativeOne style private blog donation page like you-know-who did for The Thief and the Cobbler.

Wouldn't the SE DVD look better than the BD?

Actually, now that I re-read, you only said "DNR riddled master" and nothing about Blus.

dvdmike said:

It does, I checked it, the HDTV version is still the best

 I didn't know there was an HDTV rip that wasn't the cropped UE version.