Blackjack

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Join date: 2-Jan-2006
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Post: #303890
Topic: This Pretty Much Sums the PT Up :)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303890/action/topic#303890
Time: 14-Dec-2007 5:57 PM

Originally posted by: Fang Zei
Well, remove the word "game" from the angry insert-console-name-here nerd's rant and it's totally applicable.

specifically, replace:

"game" with "trilogy"

"shredders" with "Vaders"

"splinters" with "Lightsabers"

and "cowa-fucking- piece of dog shit" with "may the force be with you. may the fucking peice of dog shit be with you!"

Post: #303815
Topic: This Pretty Much Sums the PT Up :)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303815/action/topic#303815
Time: 13-Dec-2007 11:10 PM

no, THIS sums up the PT:

http://tmntnesrant.ytmnd.com/

Post: #300023
Topic: Would you give up ESB in exchange for...?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300023/action/topic#300023
Time: 26-Oct-2007 11:50 PM

in my opinion, the Undestroyed trilogy, especially RotJ, is absolutely essential for the complete and satisfying experiance.

If it was just Star Wars, the deeper, spiritual meaning of the films (Family, redemption, forgiveness, love) would be non-existant and Star Wars would be just another brainless sci-fi shoot em up.

had push come to shove and the Undestroyed versions had never been released, at least we'd still have Luke's reunion with Han and Leia at the end of RotJ left reletively intact (admittingly, the most heartwarming part of the ending) although having to close your eyes afterwards still would detract from it.

Post: #298059
Topic: Prequelize the OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/298059/action/topic#298059
Time: 29-Sep-2007 8:29 PM

Leia: Hold Me. , like you did on the falcon in the asteroid
Han: I've never liked asteroids....

Post: #297314
Topic: Why the hell did the lazy Emperor even think Luke would join the dark side and become his new apprentice?!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/297314/action/topic#297314
Time: 15-Sep-2007 12:43 PM

because Anakin was an idiot, so Palpatine thought the same thing would apply to his son.

Post: #292710
Topic: Theatrical Version of StarWars ANH at Celebration Europe?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292710/action/topic#292710
Time: 16-Jul-2007 11:19 PM

Originally posted by: Mike O

Originally posted by: Blackjack
to quote a movie george borrowed from but barely gives credit,

"That'll be the day."

Which one? And screening it would mean that they did in fact have prints, which they won't admit.

That would be "The Searchers" with John Wayne.

Post: #292362
Topic: Theatrical Version of StarWars ANH at Celebration Europe?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292362/action/topic#292362
Time: 11-Jul-2007 8:05 PM

to quote a movie george borrowed from but barely gives credit,

"That'll be the day."

Post: #291912
Topic: ROTS: Vader noo
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291912/action/topic#291912
Time: 4-Jul-2007 11:59 AM

see my signature. this is what I thought the scene felt like:

Post: #291678
Topic: What is the most distressing aspect of the PT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291678/action/topic#291678
Time: 30-Jun-2007 6:42 PM

Originally posted by: Crygor64
Anakin's "virgin" birth.

Suddenly he's Space Jesus now.

Jesus? Not even close. It's like he couldn't WAIT to slaughter children.

Post: #290744
Topic: 2006 DVD OOT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290744/action/topic#290744
Time: 19-Jun-2007 12:32 PM

Progressive scan can make it look like a modern transfer in 16:9 zoom mode.

(at least with RotJ, I haven't watches Star wars on my 51 inch HD yet)

Post: #290379
Topic: Time to get assertive
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/290379/action/topic#290379
Time: 14-Jun-2007 11:23 PM

Originally posted by: generalfrevious
OK, I have another problem, in case you didn't know: I have a widescreen TV. Is there any hope in enjoying the GOUT there? I doubt it

I watch the undestroyed version of RotJ on a 51 HD TV in 16:9 zoom mode and it looked so good, at times I still fear that I had put the destroyed version in instead. even if it didn't look good, well, I'd rather eat out the rotten asshole of a roadkill skunk than see hayden Christensen's evil leer pasted on Sebastian Shaw's body.

Post: #289887
Topic: Your first words of reaction after watching one of the PT movies for the first time.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289887/action/topic#289887
Time: 10-Jun-2007 3:19 PM

Episode I and II

M'eh, not bad, but not spctacular, either.

Episode III:

Fuck you, Lucas.

Post: #289885
Topic: What is the most distressing aspect of the PT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289885/action/topic#289885
Time: 10-Jun-2007 3:18 PM

basically that they made Anakin an Idiot and Padme a selfish emotional wuss. How the hell could people like that spawn Luke and Leia?

Post: #288156
Topic: Info: My latest eBay purchase
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/288156/action/topic#288156
Time: 26-May-2007 11:56 PM

the real treasure about those games is that they're based off of the Original theatrical versions.

the games were hard. Personally, I always played them using the Debug codes that gave you invincability. however, I still found the 3D stages to be a little too hard, particularly the ones from ESB, because you couldn't change speed and the animation was too choppy.

being a Castlevania Fan, I liked the stage where Slave Leia Takes on Jabba the best as she controls like a Belmont! (complete with a "Whip")

Post: #280556
Topic: To those who own the OOT Sept Release & an HDTV
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/280556/action/topic#280556
Time: 3-Apr-2007 11:55 AM

to quote the Angry Nintendo Nerd, I'd rather have a fucking buffalo take a diarreah dump in my ear than watch the destroyed 2004 edition of return of the Jedi.

plus, I recently watched the undestroyed version on a 51 inch HDTV and at times I actually feared I had put the destroyed edition in instead because it looked so good.

Post: #280467
Topic: Anyone else totally disregard Leia being Luke's sister?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/280467/action/topic#280467
Time: 2-Apr-2007 11:40 PM

All i have to say is that it adds some extra emotional punch to the ending (Luke and Leia's reunion is my favorite part of the RotJ ending, yes, even over Sebastian Shaw as Anakin's ghost, although he is still essential to the uplifting effect).

but I think on some levels it works and others it doesn't. for example, I believe Leia should have been the one who lead the final attack on the sheild generator; have Han get shot in the shoulder instead.

Post: #272417
Topic: What if the OOT was made Public Domain?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/272417/action/topic#272417
Time: 17-Feb-2007 10:44 AM

I think the DVD release of the OOT shows that Lucasfilm Does care about it. it's just LUCAS himself who hates it (and us)
so maybe once he's gone to his reward, Lucasfilm will properly restore it. so maybe it should remain in their hands for now.

Post: #267455
Topic: What do you love about Star Wars?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267455/action/topic#267455
Time: 23-Jan-2007 11:43 AM

Originally posted by: C3PX
"I feel the trilogy has more in common with American Graffiti than I-III"

Yeah, so true.

"I love star wars for it's christian themes: Family, Forgiveness, redemption and Salvation.

(an effect which is totally lost with the destroyed 2004 RotJ Ending)"

Yes, great Christian themes like family, forgiveness, redemtion, salvation and WAR!!! J/K!

I don't know. As much as I loved those movies in my youth, I always found ROTJs original ending a little... gay. I liked the more somber music at the end. After all, it was the end of a great war, and much was lost. It is perhaps the one change made in the SE that I always felt was appropriate. Maybe it would have been better with less CG. Oh, but since you said 2004 instead of 97, then I guess you meant the whole "horny sailor" Hayden head pasted over Anakin Skywalker's head, not the Ewoks singing.

In reality, the only reason I prefer the original theatrical ending over the '97 one is because footage with the main characters is longer.

(Luke and Leia's embrace and Luke's wink to the spirits are the most obvious examples)

Post: #267167
Topic: What do you love about Star Wars?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/267167/action/topic#267167
Time: 21-Jan-2007 10:35 PM

I love star wars for it's christian themes: Family, Forgiveness, redemption and Salvation.

(an effect which is totally lost with the destroyed 2004 RotJ Ending)

Post: #260854
Topic: Help Wanted: Request - Star Wars episodes IV, V, VI & 1997 Special Editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/260854/action/topic#260854
Time: 9-Dec-2006 11:15 AM

Originally posted by: Marvolo
What would be the difference between the 97 special editions and the 2004 special editions?

you get "Victory Celebration" AND Sebastian Shaw at the end.

Post: #257941
Topic: PS3 or Wii?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/257941/action/topic#257941
Time: 21-Nov-2006 4:42 PM

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab

Originally posted by: Nanner Split
My friend got a Wii last night, and after a healthy dose of Zelda and Wii Sports, I must say this.

Wii wins. Period. This console is going to dominate the market for this generation. This is quite possibly the greatest console...ever. I don't think I've ever been this blown away by a new console. It's just....WOW!

I must have one.

....I need to see if WalMart or Rhino has a Kiosk where I can play it...

If not I might have to drive to Johnson City.

you might want to wait a week on that. apparetly a Nintendo representative has to visit the store and autherize it in order to activate it. I went to gamespot today and they had the kiosk set up, but it wasn't active and there were no Wii-motes.

Post: #257395
Topic: Idea: for... Custom Made DVD Sets
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/257395/action/topic#257395
Time: 18-Nov-2006 3:55 PM

for Now, I have OCP's classic editions grouped in the silver box that came with the 2004 release of the trilogy, with Walt Disney's "Fantasia" taking the spot of the OT bonus disc. I call it my "victory" set, as Fantasia's ending is my second favorite movie ending next to the Original RotJ.

(I watch the entire Saga in the week leading up to the anniversay of the day in which 3 very mean former teachers of mine got fired, finishing with RotJ and Fantasia on the day itself)

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n226/bJ8_2006/P1010132.jpg

I'll place the offical 2004 version of empire into the set, once I re-do the ESB case to reflect it, as that is the one 2004 version I prefer over the original.

Post: #257019
Topic: What versions of the SW saga do you own (OT, PT, preservations, etc)?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/257019/action/topic#257019
Time: 15-Nov-2006 8:43 PM

That pretty much sums it up. Disney's "Fantasia" I keep in the DVD box because it features my second favorite movie ending next to the Original RotJ. Those are OCP's Classic editions in there.
the gold spined RotJ is the offical 2006 release with the OOt "Bonus Disc". to the right, of course, is the offical first releases of all the films.

I also have the 1995 THX widescreen and '97 pan and scan VHS in storage.

Post: #255760
Topic: Info Wanted: on this Force Ghost fan-vid for ROTJ...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/255760/action/topic#255760
Time: 8-Nov-2006 11:28 PM

Originally posted by: lordjedi
I hate it. I don't want to see Hayden as a ghost at all. That and I think having it this way makes the scene even more confusing. It should be Shaw as the ghost...period.

at least the evil leer would be gone(the #1 thing that I hated about the change), and the defining moment of the scene is there: shaw and Obi-wan sharing a look

Post: #255737
Topic: Info Wanted: on this Force Ghost fan-vid for ROTJ...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/255737/action/topic#255737
Time: 8-Nov-2006 8:51 PM

one thing it needs: delete some shots of the Ewoks in order to restore Luke and Leia's embrace to it's full length as well as Luke's wink and nod to the spirits (in order to keep "Victory Celebration" in sync). then it would be the ultimate ending.