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DuracellEnergizer said:

DeltaAlphaOscar said:

New to this forum obviously and one thing that I feel like an idiot about is the search button. Does it exist?

Nope.

It used to exist on this site, but they outsourced it to Google. On the bright side, search works better the new way (going to Google).

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I’d keep trying a little longer using oojason’s links – the DeEds are very much worth it.

Ketamine.

BedeHistory731 said:

DrDre said:

marsthgodofwar said:

The biggest change in ESB was the color grading. Where Hoth was originally white, in the SE it is blue. I am torn on the change, because I grew up with the SE color grade and I never hated it.

This is actually not true. The Hoth sequences were originally blue theatrically, but then turned white for the subsequent home video releases.

The “home video” colors are a real sin of a lot of OOT preservations.

Couldn’t agree more. That THX look with its flushed skintones is a cautionary tale, not a reference frame!

I am very much looking forward to this, Dre. It’s been a long wait, but for the right colors, it’ll be worth it.

Finnius said:

At least it exists. And if we are lucky someday we future generations of fans will get a copy to cherish.

T,FTFY

2072 at the earliest, assuming the copyright isn’t extended again before then.

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Hey, it’s the return of DE!

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PM sent. Project Threepio contains subtitles only for the main feature, not for commentary. I’m sure they exist, I just don’t know where to look for them.

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At least right now, 4k83 is still a bit lacking in the color correction department, so if you’re looking for “that projection print look” this one can look better in that regard. But yeah, I get where you’re coming from. Color aside, 4k83 is the Cadillac of projection print preservations. This is kindof a VW Microbus with an awesome paint job. It may not be king of the road but it’s still pretty nice.

But also there’s just people who like to have all the versions, or who want to compare and judge for themselves.

Man behind desk [shouting]: WHAT DO YOU WANT?

Customer: Well… well, I was told outside that…

Man behind desk [shouting]: DON’T GIVE ME THAT, YOU SNOTTY-FACED HEAP OF PARROT DROPPINGS!

Customer: What?

Man behind desk [shouting]: SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE MAKES ME PUKE! YOU VACUOUS TOFFEE-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT!

Customer: Yes, but I came here for an argument!

Man behind desk: Oh! Oh! I’m sorry! This is abuse!

Customer: Oh! Oh, I see!

Man behind desk: Aha! No, you want room 12A, next door.

Customer: Oh… Sorry…

Man behind desk: Not at all!

Man behind desk [under his breath]: Stupid git.

Why wait for Harmy’s reconstruction of the 81 crawl and flyover when you can have it now!

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/HD-reconstruction-preservation-of-Episode-IV-A-New-Hope-opening-crawl/id/16065/page/1#669089

The link is over six years old and still works. I take back everything bad I’ve ever said about Uloz.

Certain restrictions may apply. You may need to download video from a Czech language website and edit the video into the rest of the film yourself. Viewers may experience dizziness, dry mouth, fatigue, and a vague sense that an entire planet missed its musical cue by several seconds. If the lightsaber duel lasts longer than four hours, call your doctor immediately.

EDIT: Dangit, nevermind. It’s just the crawl with no flyover. And I made a dick joke and everything 😦

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I think I’ve mentioned this before, but if anyone understands both Japanese and English very well, I have a question. I have two sets of Japanese subtitles. Right now, I’m using what I believe are the original theatrical subtitles. The second set I believe is the home video translation. I suspect that the theatrical translations were rushed and not as good as the later home video translations, but I have no way to verify this on my own.

So if you happen to know both Japanese and English well enough to compare two Japanese translations and tell me which one best captures the meaning of the original English, I have a job for you! Let me know if you’re interested.

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There aren’t a lot of UHD releases I’d call simply unwatchable (hello there, Terminator 2). But at least for the original trilogy, I’d say these UHD’s will be simultaneously unwatchable AND leaps and bounds better than the existing Blu-rays, which is a combination I’m not sure I’ve ever seen, and hopefully won’t see again.

crissrudd4554 said:

Benjjedi said:

hairy_hen said:

Those beeping sounds are in the mono mix, but were never used in any of the others until the special edition came along.

It’s also worth noting that the beeps are mixed at a relatively low volume in the mono version, but are much louder in the SE, which is completely typical of all the audio changes made to the soundtracks from 1997 on (everything is loud and in your face rather than leaving any room for subtlety).

Really? Were they not even present in any pre-Special Edition VHS releases?

None of the pre-1997 video releases used the mono mix.

Some content from the mono mix was mixed into the 85 and 93 audio. For example, Threepio’s tractor beam lines and such. But apparently they didn’t do the targeting computer noises until 97.

Rodney-2187 said:

What if this is the last time they release these on physical media? After this it’s just Disney+ and Movies Anywhere from now on. Makes me want to get the set just in case.

How would everyone feel if they only released the unaltered versions on streaming?

It’d be riptastic. I mean fantastic.

Star Wars is a great adventure film, and does a great job introducing the viewer to a new universe. Empire is a great installment in an adventure serial, and builds on the former. Normally that distinction alone would put me in the Star Wars camp, but boy do I like Empire. The split narrative was risky but it works great (weird, now it’s reminding me of Godfather II in that respect). Empire all the way, the story development and action are top notch.

Jedi? Well, it ends the story in a more-or-less adequate way, so that’s something I suppose. I’ll admit it took guts to bring a moneymaking series like Star Wars to a close, even if it was in the form of an action figure sales vehicle. Well, it was gutsy for a while at least 😉