ChainsawAsh

It was neat, but they were clearly streaming it live. Some framerate stutters, and once or twice in Part 1 (they stitched both parts together with just a title card for Part 2, no recap or opening title sequence) the screen pixelated significantly. I also suspect they were streaming it in 720p, the image wasn’t particularly sharp. This was likely because they had a live Q&A with the cast (minus Graham) after the episodes.

I did the same thing for the Series 6 premiere (but for that one, they did it the day Part 1 premiered, so I had to wait 2 weeks to get new content, but hey, I saw Part 2 a week early!), but that definitely wasn’t live streamed, picture quality was crystal clear all the way through - and it was fucking packed. The show has definitely fallen off in popularity in the US since Smith/Moffat…

Honestly, seeing Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon for the first time in a theater packed with other Whovians who were all also seeing it for the first time was such an incredible experience. This sadly paled in comparison, but it was still cool.

The sound options are pretty much the same on 4K77/83, except that they use newer versions of hairy_hen’s 5.1 mixes, and 4K83 has the optical stereo mix recorded from the print itself included, too.

ChainsawAsh said:

Anyone going to the theater screening of this and part 2? Got my ticket for Sunday!

In the theater now, and it’s depressingly empty. I’m one of 4 people here…

stevepaynter said:

I personally like the radio broadcast and see no reason the Kylo and Rey force connection can’t stay. I think the scene works well.

+1

You’re buying a projector screen to perfectly fit one movie…? That seems kind of absurd to me, sorry.

Also, not every release of the same movie will have the exact same dimensions due to the nature of how it was scanned and restored. So, for example, the new 4K box set coming out in a few months might be slightly wider than the 2011 Blu-Ray, which might be slightly wider than Despecialized, which might be slightly wider than 4K77… etc. etc.

Not to mention when you pop in another “scope” movie, it won’t be exactly the same dimensions either.

And what about 1.78:1 content? 1.85:1? 2.00:1? 2.76:1? Good old fashioned 1.33:1?

That seems completely outside the scope of what DigMod was trying to do.

Maybe make your own extended cut instead?

4K80 doesn’t exist yet.

And you do realize that the difference between 2.35:1 and 2.39:1 is basically unnoticeable, right?

That does happen, but it varies, and often when something is released open matte, effects shots and others are cropped anyway. The original aspect ratio is the way the director and cinematographer designed their images, regardless of whether an open matte version is available, and in my opinion it’s always best to respect the intentions of those who made the movie or show you’re watching.

If you mean you purchased a copy from iTunes and downloaded that copy, then I think that counts.

If you mean you have a Netflix or Disney+ subscription and it’s available for streaming on there, then NO, that DOES NOT count.

Nevermind, thread’s back in business. 😆

Yep. Easily in my top 5 all time TV series thanks to that excellent ending.

surroundsound99 said:

Is this author referring to the Despecialized Editions, or is he referring to something else?

“But if you want to see high-quality versions of the original Star Wars trilogy as it appeared to audiences in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some visual effects mistakes from the old versions fixed without anything else being changed, then they are out there.” https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2019/03/disney-acquired-fox-star-wars-meaning.html

That or any number of other similar fan projects.

And to what is this author referring to?

“Unaltered versions of the original trilogy are available — but, because they’re out of production, they’re not available through official channels.” https://www.inverse.com/article/3942-why-finding-the-original-1977-star-wars-verges-on-the-impossible

Same, or any of the out of print official releases (VHS, Laserdisc, 2006 “GOUT” DVD).

surroundsound99 said:

Just found this quote from George: “…The other movie, it’s on VHS, if anybody wants it.” By “other”, he means the original, but what version of the videotape did he mean? https://ew.com/article/2016/02/16/star-wars-restore-1977/

Literally any VHS of the movies released before 1997.

I like the sequels, but I get your point about the cynicism. I feel like Herbert saw the reaction to the first book and was like, “Oh great, they missed the whole point. Better write a follow up to hammer it home in the most depressing way possible,” and then kept going.

I believe the general rule is you need to own an official product that’s the same perceived quality (that is, resolution) as the project you’re downloading, or the highest-quality official product available.

I may be conflating FE’s rules with OT’s on that one, but if the project you’re getting uses the Blu-Ray as a source, you definitely need to own the Blu-Ray.

Wanderer_ said:

ray_afraid said:

Wanderer_ said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Wanderer_ said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Marjorie Eaton with chimp eyes looks like “a guy in a cheap mask”, whilst Ian McDiarmid in cheap ROTS makeup looks “remastered”.

I don’t share that opinion, either.

Both have make up effects applied, the original holds up poorly whereas Ians make up looks a lot more organic and believable. In fact while watching the original version i always felt the emperors face was about to melt off at any stage of the movie.
https://images.app.goo.gl/kVczqCH7ggaiEoDM9

Well, if you compare Revisited Palpatine to OUT Palpatine, of course the former’s gonna look superior to the latter.

I assumed that was the comparison :p
Unless there is yet another change i haven’t seen.

We’re discussing the 2004 change where George replaced the original ESB Emperor with the horrible RotS monster face Emperor. Not Adywan’s excellent fanedit.

I honestly never noticed the difference, in my mind the emperor was always Ian.

You don’t seem to get what we’re saying - the comparison you posted was 1980 monkeylady Emperor and Adywan’s fan edit alteration of the 2004 Emperor, which is vastly superior to the official 2004 Emperor because he literally cut and pasted images of McDiarmid’s ROTJ makeup on top of it.

THIS is the official 2004 one, which is just McDiarmid in his ROTS makeup and it looks like absolute trash.

benduwan said:

yotsuya said:

I don’t see that I’ve commented on this before.

Ep VII Blu-ray/DVD/Digital
Ep VIII blu-ray/DVD/Digital
Rogue One Blu-ray/DVD/Digital
Solo Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital

And I expect
Ep IX Blu-ray/DVD/Digital
18 disc Blu-ray saga set

why do you buy this 3 times as bluray,dvd and download??
weird…

Weird that you’ve apparently never come across a Blu-Ray bundled with a DVD and a digital download code…they’re extremely common (though including a DVD is becoming significantly less common).

You have to buy them again to be in compliance with forum rules. Members have been permanently banned for downloading fan projects while openly admitting to not owning official copies.

Hal 9000 has uploaded a collection of PT deleted scenes that are upscaled and color corrected, but I don’t think it’s all of them. And some members here have done some timecode removal work on some of the TFA deleted scenes, but I’m not sure who all has done which scenes.

Per forum rules, you must own the official release nearest in quality to the fan project you’re seeking before you can download said fan project.

For example, if you’re trying to download a standard definition DVD release of a fan project, you only need to own the official DVD first. But if you’re trying to download an HD project, you need to own the official Blu-Ray first.

Well, they also thought starting TFA with a shot of Luke’s severed hand holding Anakin’s lightsaber drifting in space for a not insignificant amount of time, so…

I actually think he’s talking about replacing Yub Nub in the theatrical cut with the Victory Celebration track, but without any other SE elements?

I might be interested in that, actually.

Well. I certainly wasn’t expecting that.

I didn’t hate Series 11, but I didn’t think it was particularly good. This was better than anything in S11, easily.

Anyone going to the theater screening of this and part 2? Got my ticket for Sunday!

/thread

I think the imagery is too good to lose, personally. Plus it’s the perfect place for the Fortnite Emperor audio.

NeverarGreat said:

I just saw this film again and one thing stood out to me this time - at least three times in the first half of the film a character says something along the lines of ‘if we fail, it was all for nothing’. It gets rather tiresome, and the final time this happens is with C-3PO before he is mind wiped. I think a far stronger version of the scene would be to simply mute his dialogue, so he would walk away from the group in silence. Poe would ask what he was doing, and only then would he reveal his decision.

I really like this idea.