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There’s ‘Clerks’ cartoon series!?!?

HA!

OutboundFlight said:

TCW has a lot of episodes similar to that scene, if you like the ROTS opening I recommend the show.

Probably looks exactly the same too!

paja said:

^ Act your age

By calling strangers and asking for their zip codes?

Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds, School of Rock, and The Matrix (UHD combo) are in the mail.

While I’m still uncertain about the merits of HDR, the remastered Blu is supposed to be a major improvement above the supposedly too green original release. So I’m glad I sprung, and I got a good deal on a eBay.

I remember Collin Trevawhatever had said he was going to shoot IX in 65mm. Has Abrams kept this decision in place?

Hal 9000 said:

+1 for Jedi Rocks. Almost all other changes I can at least understand why someone may want to make them, but that one is just awful.

To enhance a grungy dive scoundrel bar with a couple of sexy cartoon topless aliens. Why else?

https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarsspeculation/comments/a12nte/star_wars_ivii_4k_release_next_year/

I know it’s an anonymous Redditer, but a 4K release is an eventuality, and a release leading into Christmas and IX makes sense.

One can dream it will contain the theatrical when it happens, whether this year or later. There really is no excuse from a technical/financial perspective not to release the original cut when SW hits the format.

Our Man in Havana

Very witty and funny. A great movie. Glad I sprung for it from Twilight Time.

Rain Man

★★★★☆

Why hasn’t anyone said Spiderman 3 yet? Gotta love angsty goth Toby Maguire.

SWOTFAN25 said:

How did Anakin become a force ghost?

If you ignore the prequels, you don’t need to worry about this.

Read the last page of the thread. A little depressing.

At least my pocket book is now safer. There were a couple titles that I was considering upgrading for HDR. But knowing this, and firmly believing that 1080p resolution is plenty for home viewing, I’m less inclined to upgrade anything.

I plan to upgrade my hardware in a couple years. OLED and a quality 4K player for proper upscaling. Replacing my LED backlit LCD and entry level BDP with that will do a lot to improve my viewing experience even for regular blu rays.

Here’s the forum where Harris was quoted saying the above. His first post on the linked page notes that some titles have shipped with two options on the disc, akin to aspect ratio options in the early DVD era.

https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/a-few-words-about-™-hdr-in-4k-uhd-blu-ray.347934/page-2

paja said:

Playin’ my music in the sun
I’m a joker
I’m a smoker
I’m a mid-night toker
I get my lovin’ on the run

Ooooo oo oooo ooo oo
Ooooo oo Oooo ooo oo

This quote from Harris suggests it’s the latter:

There seems to be a misunderstanding, at least in online discussions, as to what HDR (High Dynamic Range) actually is… and might not be.

It is NOT an inherent part of the 4K UHD package.

It is in no way necessary toward the enjoyment of 4K, either in the home, or elsewhere.

HDR is an option, much like ordering a different kind of leather of fabric for your new car’s interior.

It’s nothing new – been around for years.

If generally NOT a part of the design of a film, with most HDR entering the picture, no pun intended, during post., e.g. “Wouldn’t it look neat if those flames were really bright orange…”

It’s added the same way that 3D is added in post, to the majority of 3D productions.

It has no relevance to production photography.

It should not be included as a function for classic films, unless the filmmakers have a desire to re-visit, and create a new version, a re-imagining.

It will not work well with most classic films, and can be problematic to those that have needed restoration based upon fade.

Want to see 2001, or Lawrence, Ben-Hur, The Godfather, The Magnificent Seven, or Elvira Madigan in 4K?

No problem.

We’re ready for it, and there’s no reason why those films can’t be released, except those which don’t fit on the current sized discs.

And NONE of them should be released with HDR.

Every UHD release does NOT need HDR, nor should they have it.

If we can clear the airwaves of mis and dis-information regarding HDR, things would be easier.

From https://www.avforums.com/article/forum-topic-should-old-movies-get-hdr-releases.13707

Burning question I’ve had about 4K BD, in particular, film transfers to the format:

Does HDR better represent the colors in the source material? Or does the HDR process add information that is not in the original film? I.e., is the innovation that the full range of color projected in theaters years ago can finally be captured and presented digitally? Or are we adding information to older films that wasn’t there?

If the latter, I’m inclined to think there is something unsavory, revisionist about the format.

SilverWook said:

Star Wars is a buffet, enjoy the stuff you want, and leave the rest. 😃

Now now. We’re talking about Star Wars, not Catholicism.

chyron8472 said:

Just picked up the Our Man in Havana BD from Twilight Time. Looking forward to giving it a spin!

Dat_SW_Guy said:

Out of all the moon missions, the Apollo 16 mission is the only mission to hear an astronaut swear infront of mission control (and probably thousands of people)

And the swears were in reference to Tang-induced flatulence!

dahmage said:

^^ what an absurd pose she has. I am trying to stand that way and it makes no sense.

Pics or it didn’t happen.

trondmm said:

rodneyfaile said:

I didn’t think this place would ever go away, even if they officially released the Unaltered Original Trilogy. How about just having a private Facebook group?

Fortunately Facebook is utterly useless for this kind of forum.

FTFY

NeverarGreat said:

So that’s a no on my western war musical concept?

Depends on how thrilling it is.

Didn’t he need to produce a birth certificate to become Chancellor? That should have raised a few flags!