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#1494157
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The Random <em>Star Wars</em> Pics &amp; GIFs Thread
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Servii said:

BedeHistory731 said:

scums

The Mauler subreddit also works for this.

SaltierThanKrayt is worse, though.

I think it, StarWarsCantina, and MawInstallation are the only worthwhile places to talk Star Wars on reddit. STK is good for how much it tries to call out all the jerks who have ruined the Star Wars fandom and is a safe space for people to like the sequels without being yelled at or belittled.

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#1493830
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ILM - Disney+ 6 part documentary series
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digitalfreaknyc said:

Re: 1/2 - why would they scan that instead of something internally at Lucasfilm? Is it possible it’s a print from one of the ILM people?

I would presume that #2 would be in the archives of Lucasfilm, along with the IB Tech print. IIRC, it’s that fabled IB Tech print that is the source for the '77 scroll in the GOUT and OOT footage for Empire of Dreams.

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#1493816
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ILM - Disney+ 6 part documentary series
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digitalfreaknyc said:

adywan said:

digitalfreaknyc said:

adywan said:

OK, i have just found proof that they are using footage of the OT from trailers.

I guess the other question is: does that Han *yahoo" shot show up in any trailer with the same blemishes in the print on his face? That would confirm everything.

I don’t think all the footage is from trailers.

Right. So then where does that Han shot come from? None of this makes much sense.

Here are a few ideas I have:

  1. The Lucas-owned IB Technicolor print
  2. A surviving interpositive or a CRI-sourced print (like 4K78) that has damage unique to it - there’s too much detail for it to be a release print, even an AI-enhanced one
  3. Trailers for some, other print sources for Han
  4. IIRC, the shot of Han appeared in From Star Wars to Jedi, so maybe a scan of that?
  5. Press kit materials

Topaz was definitely used to process these scans, which makes me think something about them didn’t warrant a full 2K or 4K scan.

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#1493791
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ILM - Disney+ 6 part documentary series
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My guess is that it’s trailer, damaged interpositive footage, or press kit footage, scanned in 1080p. The fact that the footage has damage we’ve not seen in any of the period release prints (including 4K77 or 4K78) or on 1985 IP-derived transfers (e.g., GOUT and JSC) leads me to believe it’s an additional source.

I know it doesn’t have the slight color fringing present on IB techs of the time, but could the source be the mythical Lucas-owned IB Tech?

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#1492472
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The Unpopular Film, TV, Music, Art, Books, Comics, Games, &amp; Technology Opinion Thread (for all you contrarians!)
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If you just look at The 1st Album by Modern Talking and a “best of” for Blue System, Dieter Bohlen isn’t that terrible of a pop composer. It’s just that the guy valued quantity over quality so much that he decided to produce the same kinds of songs over and over again.

He’s still a terrible lyricist, no matter what you look at (both in English and German versions).

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#1492161
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The Kenobi <s>Movie</s> Show (Spoilers)
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Kaweebo said:

BedeHistory731 said:

henzINNIT said:

I have contributed to the tangent so my bad if I have derailed things somewhat. I think it did originally tie in to this show, how the last duel in OWK ended, and whether Obi-Wan walking away after defeating Vader makes sense. I don’t believe it does, but that is no doubt influenced by my reading of Ben’s intentions in the OT. If I was to buy in to the notion that killing Vader is just not a jedi thing to do, the resolution in OWK works I guess, but that leaves me wondering if perhaps this was also the prefered outcome in Ben’s mind for ROTJ too: Luke messes up Vader’s suit, says ‘goodbye Darth’ and walks away with a moral victory, leaving Vader free to oppress the galaxy for another decade.

Well, the Death Star explosion would’ve blown Vader up, so I guess he was just hoping the Rebels would do the job for Luke?

That assumption of death why I kind of wanted Vader to shut down his suit/cut himself off from the force temporarily to make Ben think he was dead this time. Just wait until Kenobi is a few light years away before he re-activates and heads back to Mustafar. I would’ve appreciated that trick, to show that Vader is learning more control.

At the same time though, I think it’s out of character for Vader to play dead. I think he’d think it’s beneath him. He’d rather go down fighting as a true warrior and Sith than pretend to die just to live another day.

That’s totally fair and more reasonable within canon. Vader, at this point in the canon, really doesn’t have much of a self-preservation instinct. If he can do something, he will try to do it in the here and now.

If anything, he chilled out a lot by the time R1 and ANH happened. I guess working for an additional decade in the Empire’s equivalent of upper management dulled his madness a bit. Management jobs do tend to soul-suck you a little. It’s my head canon that Vader is so utterly bored and complacent with his life by R1 than he relishes in all the chaos of Scarif, Ben’s return, and Yavin. He feels truly alive again.

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#1492131
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Original Trilogy vs Kenobi: inconsistencies and stretches between | Plus in-series issues
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Even if yotsuya is being 100% legit, I love that they’re riling up the people here so much. Sometimes the best trolls are the ones who are entirely honest.

At least yotsuya is less predictable than Stardust1138 and doesn’t spam a crap ton of YouTube links. Stardust was under the faulty impression that watching YouTube video essays makes you extra-intelligent. Trolls shouldn’t make you do homework.

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#1492113
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The Kenobi <s>Movie</s> Show (Spoilers)
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henzINNIT said:

I have contributed to the tangent so my bad if I have derailed things somewhat. I think it did originally tie in to this show, how the last duel in OWK ended, and whether Obi-Wan walking away after defeating Vader makes sense. I don’t believe it does, but that is no doubt influenced by my reading of Ben’s intentions in the OT. If I was to buy in to the notion that killing Vader is just not a jedi thing to do, the resolution in OWK works I guess, but that leaves me wondering if perhaps this was also the prefered outcome in Ben’s mind for ROTJ too: Luke messes up Vader’s suit, says ‘goodbye Darth’ and walks away with a moral victory, leaving Vader free to oppress the galaxy for another decade.

Well, the Death Star explosion would’ve blown Vader up, so I guess he was just hoping the Rebels would do the job for Luke?

That assumption of death why I kind of wanted Vader to shut down his suit/cut himself off from the force temporarily to make Ben think he was dead this time. Just wait until Kenobi is a few light years away before he re-activates and heads back to Mustafar. I would’ve appreciated that trick, to show that Vader is learning more control.

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#1492101
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The Kenobi <s>Movie</s> Show (Spoilers)
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ADR14NAT1ON said:

Very interesting discussion. But why is it taking place in this thread?

Natural form of conversation and moderators not wanting to interrupt it? That’s good, BTW - I hate when moderators step in and try to kill productive and insightful conversations for the sake of “staying on topic.”

Really, I tend to like how loose the moderator team is here. Nobody too strict or too obsessed with rules, while also taking care of any potential issues. I also don’t see a lot of blatant favoritism, which was very much blatant on other boards I’ve visited.

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#1492089
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Did G. Lucas ever intend to portray the Jedi as a flawed institution in the prequels? Or was it added later in the EU?
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I wish an anti-theist was the franchise creator, one who very clearly saw the flaws of faith/belief as a concept and realized that people would better off without any of it.

The Force would just be a genetic abnormality that some humanoids can use for foresight and telekinesis. The Jedi and Sith both ascribed religious power to it and abused said power for millennia. Luke, being the first to divorce religion from this power, leads in a new enlightened age of discovery.

Nah, that sounds really pretentious and cold.

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#1491890
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General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
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NeverarGreat said:

Servii said:

Realistically, Anakin should have been fully on the Dark Side after the Tusken massacre. The Dark Side is supposed to be like a drug that takes hold of you once you tap into it. The act of hate-fueled murder should have been more than enough to push him over the edge. It should have been a more damning moment for Anakin, since him hesitantly killing Dooku or attacking Mace is much less severe by comparison.

Exactly. It also robs all power from Luke’s confrontation with Vader in ROTJ because Luke could have done a full genocidal rampage across the Death Star Stormtrooper and Officer Daycare Center and it would have been just a little whoopsie doodle that everyone would instantly forgive because he’s dealing with a lot right now and who hasn’t killed an entire village in a rage before, you sanctimonious hypocrites.

That reminds me, Warhammer 40K is Star Wars on buckets of meth.

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#1491885
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The Kenobi <s>Movie</s> Show (Spoilers)
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SomethingStarWarsRelated said:

Ewan McGregor Replaced with Alec Guinness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocL1Q0aPdOg

warning: it’s pretty strange looking

It’s barely noticeable in a decent chunk of the shots, which is both good and bad. It confirms that Ewan was perfect casting, but also could be a sign that the beard threw the software off a bit. In shots where it is noticeable, it looked good-to-a little odd.