Blackjack

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Join date: 2-Jan-2006
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Post: #255402
Topic: NON-Star Wars Fan Edit and Alternate DVD Covers SHOWCASE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/255402/action/topic#255402
Time: 7-Nov-2006 7:36 PM

I redesigned the cover of Walt Disney's Fantasia for a school project. I re-did it in the style of it's sequel, Fantasia 2000:

(scaled down because I'm not sure about copyright issues yet)

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

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

The Violin Bow is actually Mine, digitally altered with a "colored foil" effect.
(for fellow Musicians, there is a hidden meaning to the Stars (taken from the Tocatta and fugue segment) in my original design.

Post: #253253
Topic: POLL: Which version of the OT do you own?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/253253/action/topic#253253
Time: 24-Oct-2006 9:36 PM

I have the official RotJ set with the OOT. but I also have OCP's classic editions- the classic editions are for viewing on a Widescreen HD TV when I have access to it, and the official RotJ disc is for my standard 4:3 TV.

Post: #252344
Topic: Star Wars concert in Memphis TN
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/252344/action/topic#252344
Time: 19-Oct-2006 5:56 PM

Milwaulkee? sure you must have known John Williams was in Chicago last thanksgiving.

I saw him that Saturday night with the CSO.

Post: #251604
Topic: How do you watch the Star Wars Saga?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251604/action/topic#251604
Time: 16-Oct-2006 4:31 PM

to celebrate the anniversary of the firing of three very mean former teachers of mine every may 17th, here's how I do it:

5 days before: The Phantom Menace
4 days before: Attack of the Clones
3 days before: Revenge of the SITH (one of the ONLY times the prequels are watched streight through)
2 days before: A New Hope (OCP's Classic edition)
1 day before: The Empire strikes back (2004 official version)
the day itself: Return of the Jedi (OCP's classic edition), followed immediately by the "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria" segment of Walt Disney's "Fantasia"

Post: #250119
Topic: any plans here for the 30th anniversary?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/250119/action/topic#250119
Time: 6-Oct-2006 11:41 PM

it will likely be be no differant than the celebration I hold every year in may, commemorating the anniversary of the firing of three very mean former teachers of mine:

5 days before: TPM
4 days: AOTC
3 days: ROTS
2 days: ANH (OCp's classic edition)
1 day: ESB (2004)
the day itself: ROTJ (OCP) followed immediately by the "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria" segment of Walt Disney's "Fantasia"

Post: #249651
Topic: I've given this a lot of thought, and I've decided this makes no sense. (Qui-Gon and Anakin's ghosts.)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/249651/action/topic#249651
Time: 4-Oct-2006 11:43 PM

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Post: #248854
Topic: Will those who hate the SE OT and bought the OOT DVD's..
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248854/action/topic#248854
Time: 1-Oct-2006 12:54 AM

I bought the Pan and scan version of return of the Jedi (with the OOT disc still Widescreen) so I Wasn't buying the same disc twice, plus allowing me to take high-res stills of undestroyed scenes- now I've got a high quality full screen picture of Han and Leia's embrace during the ending celebration, as well as a few other good stills (when the ewoks set them free and all of them are on screen withen the 1.33:1 frame, for example)

plus, it makes the OOT disc clearly the better choice for watching the movie:

destroyed version:
full screen format Modified to fit your screen

Original version:
2.35 Widescreen preserving theatrical presentation

Post: #247323
Topic: Your first reaction to Hayden is ROTJ
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/247323/action/topic#247323
Time: 22-Sep-2006 7:49 PM

This was my first reaction when I saw the leaked video
"that can't be the final version."
but when it was, my new reaction was "LUCAS, YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

Post: #245227
Topic: POLL: So Who Bought Them & Who Didn't? (the 2006 GOUT DVD release)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245227/action/topic#245227
Time: 17-Sep-2006 4:33 PM

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Once again, I agree. And another thing I just realized I'm glad about is how the presentation of the menus does not scream bonus disc. It doesn't have the Star Wars logo with a huge roman numeral behind it and a tiny, tiny title underneath. They have the REAL TITLES with no episode numbers in sight! It doesn't refer to itself as a bonus disc. It has Play Movie, Chapters, Options, and Special Features, just like a regular DVD would. They're clean and simple and not redundant and half as long as the movie like the SE discs. If not for the cover art of the disc referring to it as a bonus disc and having the new logos, it would be perfect. But just watching the actual disc, you'd never know it was supposed to be supplementary material, and I'm glad someone had the balls to make it like that.

i think that proves the Lucasfilm employees have a passion for the OOT and they promoted it as much as Lucas would let them.
in fact, if it weren't for Lucas's iron fist in keeping the OOT inferior, the OOT might not have even been labled "Bonus Feature" at all.

Post: #245157
Topic: Do you REALLY think there will be remastered versions of the OOT or whatever? I don't.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245157/action/topic#245157
Time: 17-Sep-2006 12:38 PM

I believe the OOT will come out in high quality when Lucasfilm is turned over to the employees, as this release clearly shows that they have a passion for it.

Post: #244903
Topic: Info: What is your dream fan edit if you could get the rare footage?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/244903/action/topic#244903
Time: 16-Sep-2006 12:37 PM

I'd do what I HOPE disney is planning to do with the platinum relase of "Fantasia":

1. 5Oth anniversary theatrical edition of Fantasia, with the Original voice of Deems Taylor giving the shortened narrations that don't spoil the whole segments before you watch them, but with an uncut Pastoral segment (black centaurs and all) and with the remastered audio of the DVD, plus Rachel Field's Lyrics for Schubert's "Ave Maria"(which is my second favorite movie ending of all time next to the OOT RotJ) so I could put them in subtitles.

2. the 1982 version with the re-recorded Irwin Kostal score (for comparison)

Post: #244746
Topic: POLL: So Who Bought Them & Who Didn't? (the 2006 GOUT DVD release)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/244746/action/topic#244746
Time: 15-Sep-2006 6:12 PM

I only got return of the Jedi, because I Can't STAND the destroyed 2004 ending.

I also got the full screen version so the destroyed edition is inferior without question:
Destroyed version: 1.33:1 Pan and scan
Original version: 2.35:1 widescreen

plus, i too suspect there will be a high quality release of the OUT eventually. as this release clearly shows that Lucasfilm employees care about it. so if it doesn't come next year, then it will come when the company is in their hands.

Post: #243646
Topic: 2006 OT DVD: Well today's the day...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243646/action/topic#243646
Time: 13-Sep-2006 12:15 PM

endor looks just fine on my disc. as for tatooine: the grain gives the appearance of shifting sands in the desert, adding to the atmosohere

Post: #243413
Topic: 2006 OT DVD: Well today's the day...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/243413/action/topic#243413
Time: 12-Sep-2006 8:45 PM

got return of the Jedi today. it looked great on the TV I'm likely to have for a while.

I bought the full screen version so I could take higher-res stills of the undestroyed 2004 scenes (with the OOT version thankfully still widescreen) and switched the disc positions in the case. the "Bonus disc" is now front and on top.

don't plan to go lego.

Post: #242535
Topic: My store just got the new DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242535/action/topic#242535
Time: 9-Sep-2006 5:43 PM

at least if thos comparison shots from the Original version are from the "Bonus disc" we'll be able to see Sebastian Shaw clearly

Post: #242530
Topic: My store just got the new DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242530/action/topic#242530
Time: 9-Sep-2006 4:48 PM

http://www.starwars.com/episode-vi/release/video/f20060908/20060908_picview/img/91.jpg

Fuck off.

truer words were never spoken.

Post: #242529
Topic: My store just got the new DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242529/action/topic#242529
Time: 9-Sep-2006 4:47 PM

Originally posted by: ESHBG

Originally posted by: Fuser
yes - it was recomposited due to Fett being half-missing. What amuses me to great extent is the amount of shots that have been recomposited - which to my mind obviously means they have all the original film elements. Which they deny strenuously.
E X A C T L Y!!!!!

Daft buggers.

I cant name another company that actually tries to piss off its most loyal fanbase.......

Yeah, I ponder this fact too...a lot...

possibly Disney, or more accurately, the Eisner company, the way they edit their classics and pass it off as the "Original theatrical version"
i.e. Fantasia and Lion King

Post: #241889
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241889/action/topic#241889
Time: 6-Sep-2006 10:45 PM

Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
^^^ What on earth is that .sig about? ROTFLMAO!

you mean, where did I get it?

it's a parody of "The 'Burbs" with Tom Hanks. fitting, since it features Carrie Fisher.

Post: #241872
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241872/action/topic#241872
Time: 6-Sep-2006 9:12 PM

Originally posted by: Marvolo
A person over at Rebelscum.com got ahold of the DVD's early and posted a bunch of Hi-Res images of the Packaging, Discs, paper inserts and the covers.

Here is the link to the images: Hi-Res DVD Packaging Images

Also, notice that the bonus disc of "Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope" says "Star Wars Episode IV A new Hope" instead of just "Star Wars".

maybe the lucasfilm employees only did that to get them past Lucas.

because what's on the Disc is pure retro: No Roman Numeral or "Bonus feature" subtitle in sight!

I think the menus reflect the respect the Lucasfilm employees have for the OOT-or as far as lucas will let them express it.

Post: #241685
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241685/action/topic#241685
Time: 6-Sep-2006 10:11 AM

That is an excellent post! Just goes to show that some people in Lucas' camp are getting sick of his antics. Maybe, just maybe, they will be able to put the pressure on him even more and a proper restoration will happen....some day....

lets hope plenty of college grad OOT fans join lucasfilm so they'll still be there when Lucas isn't.

and you know what, since this is a limited release and the films will be off the market by 2007, I say the defense "this DVD restores a version of the film that is no longer commercially available..." (as quoted by Garrett Gilcrest at the end of RotJ classic edition) will still be quite valid. I say continue with the fan edits.

Post: #240238
Topic: What movies do you consider canon?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240238/action/topic#240238
Time: 31-Aug-2006 11:24 PM

this is canon for me:

A New Hope (Original version)
Empire Strikes back: (2004 version)
Return of the Jedi (Original version)
also, the N64 Shadows of the empire game is also canon.

as for the prequels, two things are dropped:

Medichlorines
Padme dying

Post: #239037
Topic: 2006 OT DVD: Poll: So What are You Going to Do?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239037/action/topic#239037
Time: 27-Aug-2006 11:49 PM

Originally posted by: CO
I am buying them and I have been steadfast since day one, even after the non-anamorphic BS Lucas pulled on us all. I still say I would rather watch a non-anamorphic Sebastian Shaw then a pristine transfer with Hayden in ROTJ.

Bulls-eye- in my opinion, pristine picture quality means diddaly squat when the uplifting effect is destroyed.

That will be a nice comprimise- I'm only getting RotJ- the full screen version if the OOT is Widescreen either way, as I plan to use it to take hi(gher)-res stills of my favorite undestroyed scenes.

Post: #238983
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238983/action/topic#238983
Time: 27-Aug-2006 7:34 PM

"All of the OOT DVDs will be widescreen/letterboxed- even the ones included with the fullscreen SE discs."

is that confirmed? because I like to use the 2004 editions to take screencaps of my favorite un-destroyed scenes, and having the full screen 2004 versions will allow for higher-res stills. that would make the 2004 discs worth buying again (but only if the OOT discs weres still widescreen)

Post: #235369
Topic: The definitive list: changes you can and can't stand...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235369/action/topic#235369
Time: 15-Aug-2006 1:02 PM

I can stand most of it, but what i CAN"T stand are biggies, big enough to label the 2004 editions of ANH and ROTJ as completely Destroyed:

I can't stand the botched audio and missing Music in ANH.

I can't stand the blatently obvious error when the lightsabers cross infront of the emporer's face in RotJ.

and most of all, I HATE Hayden Christensen at the end. completely destroyed the uplifting effect.

Post: #233752
Topic: Expecting too much of George Lucas?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/233752/action/topic#233752
Time: 9-Aug-2006 8:00 PM

I don't think we've been hard on lucas at all. I've come to the conclusion that he hates us OOT fans, so it is O.K. to hate him right back.
otherwise he wouldn't treat the unaltered version like a disease to wipe out of existance. There is no other reason for his anamosity towards the OOt and its fans.