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The scenes when Threepio and Artoo are wandering in the deserts of Tatooine after the pod has landed are among my favorites. I like the bones of the dragon and the music playing and find those scenes relaxing for some reason.
It's nice to simply talk about Star Wars without having arguments. :-)
Harmy said: Could you actually tell when the audio is one frame out of sync? Because I definitely couldn’t.
No; usually a frame or two doesn’t make any difference. You should be fine.
EDIT: I was wrong about this. Quality control is important.
He appears to mean a non-anamorphic widescreen DVD. Converting to 1080p is a waste of time. For the GOUT, your best bet is to download one of the conversions that have already been done or wait for dark_jedi's new releases. Search the Star Wars Preservations forum.
To answer your question though, the easiest way to do what you ask is to download the free version of DVD Rebuilder, load in your DVD and choose HC mode for your encoder. Then go to
Settings --> Options --> AVS Options --> AVS Expert Options --> Convert LB 4:3 to 16:9
TheBoost said:
Yeah but ESB and ROTJ were good. The PT was suck.
I don't want my kid to grow up to be a researcher. I want him to like "Star Wars" and not think Vader is a whiny teenager.
I can understand that. I wasn't thinking about quality: ESB and ROTJ were, of course, just examples of recontextualising. Maybe they weren't especially good ones given the topic! I do see your point though. :-)
Some or all of the links appear to have been deleted. That's probably why he's been having trouble with jdownloader.
Cantina Scene said:At this rate within five days I'll have the whole movie, but I don't know if I can bear to go through with it.
PM sent.
TV's Frink said:
They took away the cigs in both pics too!
That's terrible!
Bingowings said: Pooh, pooh, I said it was in a similar vein not the same vein, not even in the same arm.
lol!
fishmanlee said:notice i put up the quote box for protection
You can't stay in there for ever. You'll have to come out at some point.
TheBoost said: I see your point, but 50 Cent's new album doesn't affect how we view "Revolver" or "Sgt. Peppers." The PT actively recontextualizes how the OT is viewed.
Yep, but one can of course say that ESB and ROTJ do that to SW. Many sequels do that when they reveal details about the prevous films that were previously left to the imagination. Despite growing up with the OOT, I can still act on what I have subsequently learnt about SW, forget the two following films, watch it as a stand alone film and appreciate it on that level. It takes an effort, but I can do it. The same is true of other films.
If children love Star Wars enough to research its origins and development when they grow up, they can do the same. If they don't, then it won't matter. I'm with Puggo on this one.
Kenobius Prime said: Sounds like an obituary. Kind of fitting.
LOL! I had similar thoughts.
ImperialFighter said:'STAR WARS Remembered'
Love it! Simple but effective.
+1 to all of those. I would particularly like BR and Lawrence.
captainsolo said:I've got the basic Criterion North by Northwest which looks remarkably good.
Lucky! The Criterion has the mono. I wish that was on the BD...
I'm not as good as Johnny Ringo and Sir Bingowings, but I'll have a go too if you'd like.
Moth3r said:
Pfft, you kids...
Johnny Morris on my Decca albums pwns all.
lol You've just made me feel old. I completely agree.
Good luck with this preservation though, Krakatoa!
That sounds excellent. Will you be making PCM stereo versions of these new mixes available too?
I'm interested in having a look too. :-)
Bingowings said:
The 97 Jabba model is awful beyond words but the colours are pretty close,
Yeah; I think the colors are a big part of why I prefer the old Jabba.
Harmy said: Also, I wanted to ask, would it be ok to create an x264 MKV with the correct speed (23,97 fps) and PAL resolution
Pupil used to make those, and I've made them myself. They played back fine in two different media players, but there will always be some players that ignore the DAR and display the video incorrectly.
If you do decide to use 1:1 instead, I would squash the video, rather than stretch it. Playback problems are far more likely when you stretch it to 1024 or whatever, in my experience.
Harmy said:I know. That's why I said: "and isn't the type to watch supplements"
I actually know a lot of people who don't give a rat's ass about watching documentaries and deleted scenes. I must say that with very few exceptions, that would be anyone over 40 from my surroundings.
I agree with you. I too know plenty of people who don't like the prequels but don't mind the Special Editions and don't care about supplements. The option to buy both trilogies isn't a bad one for many people.
Seamless branching of the 1997 SE would be nice, but I doubt it will happen. Strange as it seems, I prefer the old CG Jabba too. I couldn't tell you why; I just do.
ChainsawAsh said:DJ, those V3 caps look awesome, by the way.
They certainly do!
zombie84 said: Although it does resemble the SE, which shows that the SE isn't as "wrong" as people may think in this respect.
Is it possible to tweak the SE then? Perhaps another attempt to mix SE footage with GOUT footage could be made. I know the results were largely unsatisfactory in the past, but G-Force's scripts now make the GOUT look much better than before, and the colors could be made to be somewhere in the middle.
Bingowings said: You clearly haven't been to any of my family Christmas dinners.
ROTF LMAO!
TheBoost said:But this ROTS review, especially part three, actually crosses the line where it's practically a textbook on filmmaking. I feel I'd be a better filmmaker after I watched this.
Funnily enough, I was thinking the same when I watched the third part. Mental note: don't do this! :D
Some of the comparisons Plinkett made with Citizen Kane were interesting. Whether it really was what was going through Lucas' mind, I don't know, but it was interesting to see someone attempt to find method in the madness.
TheBoost said:For discussions sake, I do disagree that the long opening shot is somehow not impressive just because CGI imagery is now ubiquitous in cinema. I think the opening shot, starting with the two fighters and the slow reveal of just how HUGE that battle is one of the better action sequences in the film and some of the best CGI in the PT.
I agree on both counts. Nonetheless, by this stage in the trilogy one is so sick of CGI that dismissing the sequence as just more of the same is an understandable response, even if it's perhaps not quite a fair one.
But I'll use this opportunity to say, I'd love to see Rick McCallum watch this.
I'd really like to see that.
I really liked the new Star Trek. When I saw it in the cinema, I thought: Wow, this film was more STAR WARS than any of the STAR WARS prequels!!!
You might well be right. :-)
Glad you liked the new Star Trek film. I didn't, but I agree with Plinkett's assessment of why it was successful/popular.
HotRod said: I watched his Star Trek Generations and Nemesis reviews in bed this morning. Man, he hates that shit almost as much as the PT.
It is funny tho!!
Yeah; I know! I actually like Generations, even though I agree with many of his criticisms of it. I don't like any of the other TNG movies though. I love the fact that he hates First Contact even though most people rave about it.
ray_afraid said:
I've considered watching the Star Trek review, but I haven't seen the film and I have zero interest in it. I've watched the first couple Trek films and hated them and I've seen some episodes of the various TV series over the years and hated all of that too. It's probably best if I just stay away from the Trek.
If that's true, you're probably right to stay away from it. The reviews of Baby's Day Out and Avatar are good.
ray_afraid said:
ray_afraid said:
Anybody know if he has plans to do more Star Wars reviews? The story line with the kidnapped woman is unresolved so I would guess yes? I'd like to see him do the OT as well. Would be interesting to hear him review movies he likes.
Just bringing this back up before it gets lost. Any thoughts?
I don't think he will, because he has talked about them so much in the prequel reviews, but you never know. Plinkett likes Star Trek (2009) though, so if you haven't seen that review, give it a go. :-)