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#34623
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We should've protested years ago
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34623/action/topic#34623
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DivX was a video format that used digital discs that were the same size as DVDs. However, your DivX player had to have a dedicated phone line connected to it because, when you placed a DivX disc in the player, it called through to a service that would then record the first time you played the disc and you were then given a grace period of something like a week in which you could watch the movie. Then, your "subscription" to this particular movie would expire and the disc would be effectively null and void. You were given an option to purchase a permanent permission to watch the movie, however, you could only use the disc then on that particular player. Couldn't loan to friends or even play it on a player in another room. Yes, the discs were cheaper than DVDs (something like US$5 per disc), but if you went to watch it once and never finished and your time expired, you were screwed. At least at Blockbuster, you can just pay a late fee. Not with DivX.
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#34614
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MY COMPUTER HAS A FIRST NAME. IT'S...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34614/action/topic#34614
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Originally posted by: Switch Radic
DUDE!! Chicago-style hotdogs are the best!

Hmmm... sorry. Gonna have to disagree with you there.

Sounds like you have a nice iBook going there, Radic. I reformatted my boss' old iBook (non flavored variety) with Photoshop 7, Illustrator 10, ImageReady (whatever the new one is), QuarkXPress 6, Office X, Macromedia MX Suite (with Dreamweaver, Freehand, Fireworks, et al.). Now I just need to upgrade the RAM. It's only at 128 which operates everything, but not at it's best level. May have to buy a 256 MB chip.
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#34608
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NFL
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34608/action/topic#34608
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Originally posted by: Warbler
Do you mean that or were being sarcastic? If so sorry for boring you.

I'm serious. I had no idea. I guess it would make sense geographically speaking. I just never really thought about it until you said it. Sorry if my comment hurt your feelings. It wasn't meant to. I really did not realize that.

The Dallas Sucks chant doesn't offend me. Five or six years ago, I would have joined you in a chorus of the same chant. Now that Aikman/Smith/Irvin are gone, I don't quite hate them as much.
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#34606
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Daredevil 2
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34606/action/topic#34606
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Affleck is kinda hit or miss for me. I loved Chasing Amy and thought he was great in it. He was even pretty decent in Dogma and Good Will Hunting. However, it's the movies where he's not closely collaborating with Damon that he seems to suck in. Damon seems to bring out the best in him. I will amend this statement because I did enjoy Affleck in Changing Lanes and even thought Sum of All Fears was decent.

I did not like Daredevil and, sad to say, it was because of Affleck. I was in many forum discussions on newsaskew.com about Daredevil and we were discussing who would have made a great DD. Affleck was not on our list. This was back in preproduction before Affleck was actually cast. I wanted Damon to do it. So did many other people.

I liked much of the rest of the cast, though. Favreau as Foggy was brilliant. Farrell as Bullseye was a good choice but they did nothing with the character. The writers actually ruined him in my opinion. Garner as Elektra... no complaints here except there was not enough time spent in the black leather.

And I liked Duncan as Kingpin. I know he's black. God forbid. But on MovieMistakes.com, people tried to argue that the casting of Tommy Lee Jones as Harvey Dent/Two Face in Batman: Forever was a mistake since Dent was played by Billy Dee Williams in the first Batman flick. However, the webmaster said that all this represented was a change of casting like any other (read: Jack Ryan being played by Alec Baldwin then Harrison Ford then Ben Affleck). He believed that people need to see past color and realize that this was just a change of cast. Anyone that couldn't see past the difference in the color of their skin has severe issues. This thought made it easy for me to accept Duncan as a traditionally white character. Besides, I can't think of a single white actor that can look and play the part better than Duncan. He's a massive guy in terms of sheer size, and it would be easy to underestimate him as a fat, slow moron. However, he can hurt you just as well as the next guy if not more. And that's how Kingpin was supposed to be in the comics. He's a fat man that you wouldn't believe could be so strong and fast, but he is.
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#34604
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Whats your dream DVD?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34604/action/topic#34604
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Luke, I loved Cloak and Dagger. That was a great movie. Dabney Coleman was so cool in it.

Okay, my dream DVD would be a Special Edition of Billy Crystal's 61*. I would love to see archival footage of baseball games that may have been taped from the era. I would love radio recordings of the season. Maybe a way to view copies of newspaper articles from the era. I would love to have commentary from the Maris family about the movie. There was so much that I'm sure Crystal had to leave out of that film for sake of time that there must be deleted scenes. Maybe even a virtual tour of the area of the Baseball Hall of Fame that deals with Maris and Mantle.

Also, I would like the sixth season of Sex and the City to have all three versions of the final episode that were filmed. Saw the final episode last night and it was great.
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#34600
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Why doesn't Lucus just release both versions?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34600/action/topic#34600
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Originally posted by: starkiller
I still have about 99% of my Star Wars stuff. The only things missing are some action figure weapons and other random parts (missing most of my Ewok glider, and 1 knob off the side of my Han Solo Blaster).

I've got all of my original figures. I was only missing five to have the collection in its entirety. However, when the POTF series came out in 1985, I was pretty firmly entrenched in collecting G.I. Joe. So, most of the POTF series were purchased well after the fact from collectors stores.

I, too, am missing some weapons from figures. But I do have three carded figs still and a few smaller vehicles and beasts. My mom donated the rest of my vehicles thinking that they had broken when we moved from Kentucky to Connecticut. I wanted to cry. I did, now that I think about it.
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#34599
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It's just marketing... wait a while.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34599/action/topic#34599
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I realize that DivX did not stand a snowball's chance in hell. However, there was still question as to whether all the major studios would adopt DVD, dare the DivX waters, or try to come up with a whole new format.

I still stand by my belief that it wasn't released because of Lucas' involvement in TPM. Yes, he could've released a movie-only version. But, as we all now know, that to Lucas would be a half assed attempt. He wants to be involved. He would never let his films be prepped by someone else without him there. Even if they are his hand selected ILM and Skywalker Ranch folks. Should happen, but never will. Even this year's DVD version will have Lucas' hand in the creation.
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#34341
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Has anyone tried to re edit the SE yet? like the "phantom edit" but with the original trilogy?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34341/action/topic#34341
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Originally posted by: jimbo
Seeing Yoda jump around was the best scene of any movie ever. The theater was chearing when was fighting. It showed why he is the Jedi Master. Just seeing him fight is worth buying the DVD. How can you possibly not love that scene to death?

Yeah, as much as I respect your opinions, Scumb (and I do, believe me), I gotta say that I still do love the Yoda/Dooku fight scene. I can't help myself.
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#34322
Topic
What was your first experience with Star Wars?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/34322/action/topic#34322
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My first set was Pan & Scan. I never knew what Widescreen was till much later. I think around the time the Faces edition came out. I just kinda assumed that when the Hoth trooper looked through his binoculars at the AT-ATs, that the binoculars made them look really tall and thin. Never realized that it was because the entire screen was squeezed in from the sides to 4:3 aspect ratio to keep from cutting off anything on the side. Silly, young me.