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Post: #318199
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/318199/action/topic#318199
Time: 18-May-2008 10:11 PM

adywan said:

After doing ANH and now ESB i'm even more convinced that the blue tint was added to hide the restoration problems where some scenes are devoid of almost all colouring. Look at this shot on the Executor bridge. All colouring apart from blue is missing. No skin tones and no red lights anywhere can be seen on the 2004 DVD shot.

I remember hearing about Robert A. Harris' restoration of "Vertigo," where some scenes' color information had been lost entirely, so using other prints as a guide, he colorized the negative to as close as was humanly possible recreate the original colors. Looks like Lowry decided to go the less-intensive route on similar shots in the OT.

Post: #318122
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/318122/action/topic#318122
Time: 17-May-2008 10:25 PM

That's your problem - you're using Memorex.

Post: #317853
Topic: Robert Harris Godfather Restoration WHY cannot lucas restore the oot ?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317853/action/topic#317853
Time: 15-May-2008 3:16 AM — Edited 15-May-2008 3:17 AM

Canon depends entirely on who's watching. My canon for Star Wars is the 77, 80, and 83 OT and the Thrawn trilogy of novels by Timothy Zahn. Nothing else. I might enjoy fan edits and such, but they aren't in my canon.

Your canon might be the PT, SE and entire EU. Someone else's might be PT and OOT.

It depends on how you look at it. The creators might have their own canon, but you *can* choose to ignore it if you wish.

To get this BACK ON TOPIC:

Has anyone gotten the new 'Lawrence of Arabia' 2-disc CE? Is it the inferior transfer from the old LE release, or the Superbit transfer supervised by Robert A. Harris, or a new one entirely? And when the hell will we get a Blu-Ray of this?

Post: #317802
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317802/action/topic#317802
Time: 14-May-2008 3:43 PM

I think Erikstormtrooper's post-credits idea is PERFECT - use a bit of ROTS footage and remove that bit from ROTS when you get there (I hated the shitty-ass Tarkin makeup in that scene, and the timeframe seems WAAAY off as well).

Post: #317734
Topic: The Prisoner
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317734/action/topic#317734
Time: 13-May-2008 11:03 PM

At the library today, I saw the DVD boxset of "The Prisoner," a show I've heard great things about but never seen. So, now that I borrowed the set, before I started watching I noticed it mentioned "fan-preferred viewing order" and "original versions" of two episodes.

My questions are:

1) What order should I watch the episodes in? I've found at least 5 or 6 different variations preferred by different people.

2) Should I watch the aired versions of "The Arrival" and "The Chimes of Big Ben," or the "original versions" of said episodes? The set I got from the library has both for each.

Any help would be appreciated - I want to get into this show, but I want to watch it properly.

Post: #317732
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317732/action/topic#317732
Time: 13-May-2008 10:37 PM

Thanks - I liked the new Death Star reveal and extended DS battle, so I was hoping it was the non-Purist edition (though I would've gone without the reedited hut sequence and new duel music).

Again, if anyone would be willing to send a copy of the DVD-9 my way I'd be glad to PIF to anyone else who wants it.

Post: #317723
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317723/action/topic#317723
Time: 13-May-2008 8:39 PM

Because I really don't want to wade through the last 200-odd pages, I have to know: What exactly IS this new DVD-9? Is it a less compressed version of the DVD-5 on Demonoid? Is it the "Purist Edition"? What's different about it from the DVD-5 on Demonoid and the "Purist Edition" DVD-5, other than the fact that it's less compressed (which is certainly good)?

Post: #317706
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317706/action/topic#317706
Time: 13-May-2008 12:51 PM

It's not up on a torrent yet (which is what you're referring to). If you want the older DVD-5, you can find that on Demonoid, along with the DVD-5 of the "Purist Edition."

PAL is the TV format for the UK and most of Europe - it's 25 frames per second and a little bigger image size-wise than the American standard, which is NTSC and is 29.97 frames per second (though NTSC DVDs are usually 23.976 fps, which is 0.1% slower than film's 24 fps, for TVs that can display progressive scan rather than interlaced).

Basically, if you didn't understand anything in that last paragraph, if you live in the US, download NTSC. If you live in the UK or Australia etc, you really can download either one, but you probably should download the PAL version.

Post: #317637
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317637/action/topic#317637
Time: 12-May-2008 6:56 PM

Finally finished Rapidshare downloading of the Xvid, and I'm watching it now. The *only* - and let me stress ONLY - thing I didn't like was the music in the lightsaber duel. It didn't fit and ruined the emotional content of the scene. I think it could have been inserted subtly when Obi-Wan and Vader first meet, but after that it doesn't really work for me - the lightsabers themselves have always been music enough for me.

What you did in the cantina, though, is absolutely astounding. Wonderful work here. But be careful - I don't think this needs to be done for Yoda in ESB/ROTJ at *all*. If you do, please have restraint.

Post: #317606
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317606/action/topic#317606
Time: 12-May-2008 2:25 PM

I agree that it should stay in ROTJ only, it was just my suggestion for a non-intrusive way to do it that wouldn't detract from EMPIRE as a viewing experience at all.

Post: #317538
Topic: Info & Ideas: ESB and ROTJ Wishlist
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317538/action/topic#317538
Time: 11-May-2008 11:54 PM — Edited 12-May-2008 3:27 AM

I'd vote for removing Fett from ROTJ entirely - he does NOTHING for the whole damn movie except die in the most pussy-assed way possible. Leave him the badass he was in ESB.

I'd also vote for either keeping Shaw as a ghost at the end, or a meld of Hayden and Shaw like someone suggested (but more Shaw-like than Hayden-like). I could go either way on the eyebrows/eye recoloring in Anakin's death scene.

--edit--

I've been reading the 1981 rough draft of JEDI tonight, and I came across the description of the Sarlacc:

"The prisoners look down into the pit and see a disgusting mucus lined hole at the vortex of sand. Around the edge of the cavity are thousands of needle sharp teeth and four thin, ten foot long feelers that sweep across the sand looking for victims."

If you could revert the Sarlacc back to the pre-SE version, but make the four tentacles move around as described in the '81 script as if they're looking for prey, that would make the pit come to life in a decidedly non-campy way (that beak was atrocious).

I've also noted that the '81 script does NOT include Boba Fett anywhere in the script, which helps the case for cutting Fett out of JEDI entirely. There's also no musical number in Jabba's palace either - perhaps this could be cut to improve pacing as well? The Oolah falling into the pit scene (a pissed-off smuggler in the script) could still be intact - Jabba's watching dancers as music plays in the background (not the huge number that is in the movie now), and one tries to take advantage of his levity and chokes him, at which point he drops her in the pit (cut the added SE shots in the pit as well).

Post: #317528
Topic: STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 REVISITED ADYWAN *1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317528/action/topic#317528
Time: 11-May-2008 3:42 PM — Edited 11-May-2008 3:44 PM

Is there anyone who'd be willing to send me a DVD-9 of the NTSC original (non-Purist) edition? I'd be more than happy to send anyone else a copy (on Verbatim DVD+DL discs) if they like.

If you can mail one out, shoot me a PM, I'd be willing to pay for shipping and the cost of the DVD+DL if necessary, and many thanks in advance.

Post: #317527
Topic: STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"ADYWAN - 12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317527/action/topic#317527
Time: 11-May-2008 3:37 PM

I think the best place for a DSII construction shot would be in the background of the Imperial Fleet reveal before they leave for Hoth. It doesn't need to be intrusive at all, just there in the background - the fleet's gathered near Endor, getting information back from their probe droids while protecting the weak new Death Star until Vader gets the information about Hoth and they leave for the ice planet.

My two cents on that one, anyway.

Post: #317423
Topic: Robert Harris Godfather Restoration WHY cannot lucas restore the oot ?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317423/action/topic#317423
Time: 10-May-2008 1:08 AM

IIRC, Robert A. Harris has publicly stated that he has an open offer to Lucas to restore all of the original 'Star Wars' movies, provided that they are the ORIGINAL versions and not the SEs, either for free or for a substantially discounted cost. Lucas has not responded.

(I may be a bit fuzzy on the facts there, but that's how I remembered it)

Post: #317346
Topic: Young Indiana Jones... a preservation (* unfinished project *) - a mass of info & ideas
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317346/action/topic#317346
Time: 8-May-2008 12:55 AM

Anywhere I can find the original episodes torrented, preferably in sets of DVD-5 or DVD-9 (VIDEO_TS) files? I can't seem to find them anywhere, just rips of the new reedited DVDs.

Post: #317218
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317218/action/topic#317218
Time: 6-May-2008 2:21 AM

Not write and produce 20 but air 13, produce 13-episode seasons from the start a la Sopranos or other cable TV shows - season one had no real "filler" episodes, and only one episode I didn't like (six degrees). Two had about four bad ones, three had about six or seven. This season's much better so far, but there are still too many filler episodes like last week's.

Post: #317191
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317191/action/topic#317191
Time: 5-May-2008 7:23 PM

My problem with the last episode was that I felt like they'd showed EVERYTHING in the previews for it, which sucks quite a bit.

I think they should have stuck with 13-episode seasons, like the first. Five 13-episode seasons would probably have been more consistent than one 13 and three 20-episode ones. Eight less episodes total, but that's about how many bad/subpar ones there have been throughout the run of the show IMO.

Post: #317182
Topic: LOST
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/317182/action/topic#317182
Time: 5-May-2008 5:29 PM

I watch it in HD Streaming on a shitty-ass 'net connection in my dorm running Firefox on Mac OS X - and it looks great. Try watching it under OS X instead of XP, that might help.

Post: #316649
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316649/action/topic#316649
Time: 26-Apr-2008 12:58 AM

Wow - what a shitty place to end this week's episode. I seem to be in the minority though, as I'm loving this season so far - 100% serialized, no pointless standalone episodes, truly one story spread over a season - it's what BSG should have been the whole way through, not random B.S. like "Black Market" and "Dirty Hands."

Although it is only episode 4 of the season. I may be jumping the gun a bit.

Post: #316546
Topic: New "Dark Knight" Viral Marketing: Operation Slipknot
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316546/action/topic#316546
Time: 24-Apr-2008 7:04 PM

It's cool and it gets people more excited and more involved ... but why do it for a movie every other person on the planet ALREADY wants to see? This stuff worked wonders for Cloverfield - why not apply it to movies that won't otherwise get much attention?

Post: #316426
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316426/action/topic#316426
Time: 22-Apr-2008 7:41 PM

It's cool.

Anyway, what's the deal with the podcast commentaries this season? I used to listen to them when I got antsy waiting for the next episode, but so far nothing this time. RDM hasn't given up on them, has he?

Post: #316367
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316367/action/topic#316367
Time: 22-Apr-2008 12:43 AM

I know we've seen him, he just seems the most underused of all the models.

Post: #316292
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316292/action/topic#316292
Time: 21-Apr-2008 12:20 PM

I seem to be the only one who think the show's just as great as it ever was - I've has no problems with any of the episodes this season. I did call Cally's death when they showed the preview last week, but I was still hooked.

By the way, the Cylon numbers are as such (the last few became known in the first episode of this season):

Number 1 = Cavil
Number 2 = Leoben
Number 3 = D'Anna [boxed]
Number 4 = Simon [who we NEVER see]
Number 5 = Doral
Number 6 = Six [obvious]
Number 8 = Sharon

Numbers 7 and 9-12 are the Final Five. I'm guessing Tigh, Anders, Tyrol and Tory are 9-12, and the final cylon is 7, since the number 7 often has special meaning in religion and fiction.

Although I'm sure the real reason for the last of the "significant 7" being number 8 is that when they mentioned Sharon's number back in season 2, they hadn't had the whole "Significant Seven/Final Five" thing planned out to the degree they do now.

Post: #316113
Topic: Alternative Star Wars OT MovieThon
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316113/action/topic#316113
Time: 17-Apr-2008 1:37 PM

If I lived on the West Coast, I would, but alas I live in Chicago.

By the way, where did you get this "Ewok-less" ROTJ? I'm very curious about it ...

Post: #316112
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/316112/action/topic#316112
Time: 17-Apr-2008 1:36 PM

The extended "Unfinished Business" is overall much better, but the pacing does fluctuate a bit. It actually explains Starbuck/Tigh's relationship in early Season 3, too.