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LuckyGungan2001 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

LuckyGungan2001 said:

Whenever I watch the Star Wars movies, I usually include ROTS, mostly because it is not boring like TPM, and to a lesser extent AOTC, and also because of the nostalgia I have for it (apart from TFA, it is the only Star Wars film that I remember the hype for).

That seems so strange to me. Your generation does not remember the hype of the Phantom Menace, or its flop.

As a child I remember lumping TPM and the OT into the “old Star Wars” category, just because they were the ones released before I was born.

I was old enough that I remember the hype, but too young to register that it was a flop or to realize the masses considered it a flop. I was just like, Darth Maul’s lightsaber is so cool. Ah, to be young and clueless.

I’ve wondered if this Verta stuff has something to do particularly with Star Wars. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Star Wars worse for wear, even relative to the other two? Maybe they already have restorations of Empire and Jedi and are unhappy with what they have for SW given the source material and talent available to them.

SilverWook said:

I should look around and see if the Targets here carry as much. I suppose it would come in handy if Marty McFly and Doc Brown need a couple more VHS-C tapes. 😉

Or for converting your TFA Blu Ray to D-theater.

Darth Lucas said:

I do agree that summer 2017 would be nearly the perfect time to do some kind of theatrical release of the OOT.

I think before/alongside Rogue One would be the perfect time. A re-release won’t steal any of RO’s thunder, but it could perhaps draw some skeptical older fans into the theaters. In particular, a RO/STAR WARS marathon could be awesome.

Rob Ford, perpetually drunk mayor of Toronto.

To answer the original question:

I’d be surprised if Lucasfilm made a special pan and scan edition just for Delta. They could have played around with the 4:3 format and used the variable aspect ratio IMAX version though 😃

SilverWook said:

That’s a good question! Clearly there’s still a VHS duplication setup out there somewhere, or the airline tape wouldn’t exist. There could still be a warehouse full of blanks out there somewhere.

Who was still making audio cassettes in 2014 for that matter?

Come to think of it, I remember reading last year that Sony had finally ended production of blank Betamax tapes. Blank VHS aren’t hard to come by to this day. There must still be lines open, probably manufactured in waves and put in warehouses and not made again until they need more like various industries do for spare parts. If this is true, then a major VHS release would only mean opening the lines for an extended period to fill temporarily high demand.

SilverWook said:

Given the long history of Star Wars on home video, I could see some sort of limited edition VHS set coming out for the 40th anniversary. Some small indie horror video companies have done VHS releases in the past couple years.

If Marvel could make the Guardians Of The Galaxy awesome mix tape cassette a reality…

Are VHS tapes being manufactured in large enough quantities for that to be possible?

SilverWook said:

It was first used in a tv spot for Episode III, believe it or not!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLz1mYzoLVI

That commercial is literally (as in actually literally) better than the movie.

Lol never heard of this. Just assumed it was a convenient misspelling.

SilverWook said:

a sithhole planet

I think the point of hiding her there is it wasn’t a “sithhole.”

towne32 said:

So what are you saying the source is on that one? The recent digital release?

I took it from Star Wars’ original (correction: official) Facebook. Don’t know where they took the frame from.

Changed again. This scene is not this blue on the Blu-Ray, am I right? Ackbar looks so vibrantly RED on the Blu-Rays.

Spielberg has talked in interviews about how personal a story E.T. was for him. He’s called it his most personal movie, and Elliott is based on 10-year-old Stephen. Probably has a lot to do with the absence of sequels.

DominicCobb said:

Not that you deserve a reply, but ET is definitely the most remembered film of 1982.

I picked that up on blu ray last week, it was a $9.99 deal. Hadn’t seen it since I was a child. Literally bawled.

Spielberg could also tell Lucasfilm something about preservation. The blu ray is a beautiful presentation of the theatrical version.

TV’s Frink said:

heisenberg348 said:

Hey everyone,

So I just downloaded the AVCHD files of the Despecialized Editions. How would I go about burning them onto DVDs?

I’d really appreciate the help.

We’d really appreciate you posting in a more appropriate thread.

Or Googleing “how to burn AVCHD to a DVD on my Mac/PC”

http://www.starwars.com/databank/x-wing-starfighter

A cropped version of the Facebook image is also used in the header of the SW database page for the X-Wing, along with this SE shot which appears to also be color-corrected:

moviefreakedmind said:

Not really any changes to my knowledge. Apparently one shot is shortened because it was impossible to pan & scan properly. I still am not even sure about that though.

I’ve never understood why some folks have a soft spot for pan and scan. I mean, I grew up on them, even into the early DVD era, but now I can’t bear to watch them. Even 2.45:1 cropped to 16x9 for cable eeks me.

moviefreakedmind said:

Seriously though, I am curious where that image came from, regardless of whether or not the OUT is on its way. Why use images from a source other than the official blu ray?

Perhaps because the social media dude thought it looked like shit.

DuracellEnergizer said:

Assuming its authentic and indicative of what the final film will look like, then it appears that Rogue One's gonna have some pretty damn breathtaking cinematography.

Two words: Panavision 70

Wazzles said:

Or make a commentary track out of it 😃

Lol, that would be phenomenal. And I don’t even like commentary tracks.

About a week ago Star Wars changed their Facebook cover photo. Colors are quite different from the Blu Ray, though I’m certainly not experienced enough to tell if they’re accurate to OUT grading, but to my eye this also looks ‘off’.

versus blu ray:

Edit: There also appears to be a lot more detail in the above picture. Zoom in the cockpits. Especially in the far fighter, the pilot is practically indistinguishable in the dark blu-ray picture but clear as day in the top photo.

David Prowse posted this on twitter today. Pretty cool:

Lord Haseo said:

moviefreakedmind said:

DuracellEnergizer said:
It’d just end up being a second set of prequels I’d end up ignoring.

What if they were really good?

But…but…it’s not the OT.

This website is called OT .com