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team_negative1 said:
It's not worth getting a token Subpar barebones release of the OOT, because it deserves much more comprehensive treatment. In the end, it would be better to get nothing from them
Uh, no.
This is pretty interesting, does your dad know if those prints went to Fox or up to Lucasfilm when the transfer was done? I always wondered where they ended up.
captainsolo said:
But he did say that both the claims of no negatives existing, or that they were conformed to the SE were pretty much bogus.
Nice to have some confirmation for a change isn't it? ;)
http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/star-wars-the-digital-movie-collection.427154/page-8#post-12232532
This seems like a pretty big deal to me, to have it stated unequivocally that the negative was not physically recut.
Awesome. Chills.
Is it possible the new OT twitter account could be used to (nicely) attempt to get a clear answer from Warner Archive about the status of the original version of THX (the rights and actual film elements)? They seem pretty accessible these days. thanks!
Faraci's sources are quite good these days, so this is pretty good news, since it means the 2011 version isn't locked in forever.
It was always George's vision that you would watch this on your phone while on the crapper. I expect 3 fawning handjob articles on Shiny Robot about how lucky we are for the privilege of buying these digital copies that usually come free with blu-rays.
Wazzles said:
Actually, what's interesting is that the Star Wars trailer has the Fox logo, which confirms who the home video rights to each belongs- Fox has Star Wars, Disney has the rest. It's also worth noting that they are willing to work out a deal to release them in some form.
Yeah I don't know why so many people considered the Fox thing some kind of roadblock all of a sudden.
Yeah this is a whole new cash stream to get from the 2011 box without doing anything. (and for all the yammering about Fox, the Disney logo is all over this)
That website seems like a real dud, he's just trying to drum up some needed clicks.
Those "commemorative" toys are for this, (probably just commemorating the glorious right to buy what you already bought in 2011, but on your phone)
Star Wars: The Digital Movie Collection Coming to Vudu? | Yakface.com
It's been suggested that for certain shots in the original version, the original camera negative of those shots is genuinely gone for good (through some combination of wear and tear, that defective composite stock, or just not surviving the '97 cleaning process). If that's true and they attempted to do a full OCN restoration of the original cut, would something like this project be the best source to plug the holes? Or would they use another method?
Ha, yes, you have to be such an "integralist" to think it's goofy to paste a guy from 2005 into an 80s movie.
SilverWook said:
This app will probably only appeal to people who want the world sanitized for their protection. (And those who like to control what others read.) If you can't handle a few swear words in print, you might want to rethink why you're reading certain things.
It's as dumb as those video stores and companies that censored the movies they sold.
People have tried to remove books from library shelves because of language, no matter the context in which it's used. Now you don't even have to engage in the tiring chore of finding naughty words, a computer can do it for you!
This. I can't even believe this is a real thing.
I'm kind of impressed they're selling this souvenir for the convention:
http://www.rebelscum.com/story/front/Celebration_Anaheim_2015_Anakin_Pin_Shipping_163243.asp
There's some kind of digital/streaming release coming soon (they already have the toys promoting it), so distribution (whatever the spilt with Fox actually is) isn't an issue.
During the old Making Of documentary, you can see them blowing up Tie Fighters and they're always using fishing line-type wire to hold the model when it's just for blowing up. (as opposed to being on a blue pylon for motion control shots with a flying move).
Very cool video. And it's especially valuable to really articulate what was unique and worth preserving about the '77 space battle, since it's generally the part of the special edition that is least criticized, and often praised as the most worthwhile aspect of the new version. (I haven't seen GALACTICA in a while, there might be a few shots in there that have that feel. Although I remember Dykstra or somebody else pointing out that those stars had to be much bigger since the majority of people would be watching on fairly small 70s televisions.)
Fang Zei said:
Speaking of the "purity test," wasn't Rian Johnson pretty outspoken about the SE's?
Yeah occasionally stuff like this, probably worth repeating
It will be cool to read the really in-depth, behind the scenes dirt on this period. Some articles out there have mentioned a big power struggle between JJ Abrams (who wanted Bad Robot to steer the ship for all these sequels and spinoffs) and the Disney/Lucasfilm side of things, with Abrams losing.
In the meantime I'm weirdly fascinated by the different reactions out there, especially my favorite crackpot blog, the Prequel Appreciation Society, rejecting the spinoff because the writers didn't pass the Star Wars purity test (they said mean things about the prequels).
mverta said:
Hmm...
"Harrison Ellenshaw One of MY favorites! Mike Verta, again you have done an amazing job. Great credit goes to Ralph McQuarrie for his beautiful production illustration that was the inspiration for this shot."
See, I get nervous about going against the artist's feelings, and he's been quick to give direction on shots in the past. Still, let's give it another run, shall we?
Whoa, awesome. I saw him talk at a screening of TRON, he was really cool.
I thought this was interesting, over at Hoffman Forums, one of the regulars was talking about a Robert Wise "final cut"of MOTION PICTURE that was actually completed way back then, (and shorter than any other cut) but never saw the light of day. Do we know anything more about this? They're discussing the movie on HTF now but I don't have my email to log in there anymore. (scroll down to comment from "Vidiot")
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Lucas isn't always clear when he talks, he may have meant some kind of intermediate IN or IP that yielded foreign subtitled prints in that part of the world, not that actual theater prints were used in 1997. I don't think they would have been able to integrate that back then.
Always loved that painting. I was recently dumb enough to get sucked into an argument about how replacing "the cardboard cutout soldiers" (the rebels on the side at the start of the final throne room scene) was one of the best things about the special edition and you have to be blinded by nostalgia to want that restored. I said they aren't cutouts, it's a painting (an Ellenshaw I think?) that looked perfectly swell theatrically on a good print, but they don't want to hear it.
That doesn't look like a Bantha Tracks page to me, more like that poster magazine series. (The one with a fold out poster on one side, articles on the other).