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LordZerome1080 said:

I wonder if there will ever be a sequel to Iron Giant.

I hope not. It’s perfect the way it is.

Does anyone know what year black and white was overtaken by color in Hollywood? I.e., what was the first year there were more color flicks than B&W?

DominicCobb said:

Reading the making of TPM book, this is a direct quote:

Stuart Freeborn’s original design was modified only slightly to make Yoda appear appropriately younger.

Um… sure.

Seriously, what were they thinking??? Not that the CGI version looks particularly good.

SilverWook said:

SomethingStarWarsRelated said:

I think we can all agree AOTC probably has the most issues. And while it’s hard to pick THE worst scene, the one that drives me crazy is Padme (NOT a Jedi but a regular human-type character) drops from who knows how many feet in the air, lands on her…um…crotch…and without missing a beat, gives her new boyfriend a peck on the cheek.

Anakin subconciously cushioned her crotch with the Force

Racy. Can’t believe George was able to sneek that past the MPAA censors.

2009 is still a reasonable timeframe for film on this type of production, I would think.

According to IMDB, it was shot on 35mm and finished at a 2K DI.

I assume that means there is no “original negative” in the classic sense, since the DI serves the role of the assembled o-neg. Rather just rolls of disjointed camera negative in a box.

Correct me if I’m wrong.

It’s a 2K DI. Common practice would be to upscale. They’d have to reassemble the camera negative and scan at 4K to go native. Plus the effects are all 2K anyway. The drab (not a criticism) color palette probably won’t get that much of a boost from HDR.

Twilight Time just published their list of May limited edition titles. I’m intrigued by Morituri (1965) and Warlock (1959). Are either of these worth picking up?

I would guess an upscale so probably not worth the upgrade price.

I’m happy with my $4 ebay Blu

ChainsawAsh said:

I don’t see how you can’t see it

That’s what she said

DominicCobb said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

The contention is dialogue in a Star Wars movie shouldn’t feel dated by earth standards. It took place in a galaxy far far away.

I understand that concept I just don’t understand how this dialogue is especially contemporary.

Probably because you’re young and don’t remember a time before it was normal to tell someone you were willing to hold.

The contention is dialogue in a Star Wars movie shouldn’t feel dated by earth standards. It took place in a galaxy far far away.

Feather was not GL’s original vision. Put there by accident.

Mocata said:

Sy Snootles OOT design too.

what’s the difference?

regularjoe said:

3 way tie
“who talks first me you who” line stolen from Lost
yo mama joke
any scene with General Grevious

I actually like in indeference of the “who talks first” bit.

Re: Grevious: even the bit where Obi Wan shoots him in the lungs and they catch fire and the fire spreads to his eyes which explode? That’s so cool, man.

Mocata said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Why would LF give that footage to CNN unless… UNLESS! ? ! ? !

Could it be?! Could they … be transferring the GOUT… to a Blu-ray set …as a bonus feature…

Lol. I doubt they would premier a new restoration of Star Wars on CNN! But why choose any transfer of the original cut over the SE if LF really believes in locking the OUT in the Disney Vault next to Song of the South for all eternity?

Sometimes I get the sense that some folks at LF are embarrassed by aspects of the SEs. This clip without the goofy dinos, that weird Frankenstein clip that was on SW.com for awhile that excised the 2011 version of Ben’s dragon call but kept the rest the same. It seems in PR focused areas they want to put their best foot forward and not have casual onlookers look and think it looks dumb.

Why would LF give that footage to CNN unless… UNLESS! ? ! ? !

I think it’s the soundtrack version. I’ve read that there is no isolated version of the film recording in existence. There’s a goofy recreation/remix of the film version on youtube that’s kind of fun though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCp1npRY8wM

Go to 30s mark. Is that OUT footage? Is it Despecialized or a Lucasfilm source?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCp1npRY8wM

go to 30 sec mark. Is that OUT footage?

I wonder what percentage Lucasfilm employees have Despecialized.

SilverWook said:

It’s a sign!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqu132vTl5Y&t=0m18s

SilverWook said:

Very interesting! How did the animators sneak an OOT version past the Mouse? 😛

They certainly had a lot of incentive. If you had made a film, would you want Jedi Rocks to play over the whole thing?

And one possible implication is the Mouse doesn’t care because they’re releasing the OUT anyway.

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

https://youtu.be/fmm9_lBEnOk

I normally don’t watch SW animated shorts, but when I do I prefer Dos Equis.