Here’s my collection of copies of Casablanca (1942)
I also have the making-of book titled Round Up the Usual Suspects. I also had an HD-DVD copy of the film but it was rotted to the point it wouldn’t load.
Added An American In Paris (1951) CAV Laserdisc & Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Ultra HD Blu-Ray. Plan on giving the DVD of the latter to a friend of mine.
I felt that 12 Angry Men isn’t a good film.
Added the TCM 16 Greatest Classic Film Collection Vol. 2 to my DVD collection. It has some great films like Casablanca (1942), Bringing Up Baby (1938) and some ones I have heard good things about like Rebel Without a Cause (1955). Also ordered a Classic Hollywood Mystery Box from LaserQueen Maxeene, which contained the analog only version of Gone With the Wind (1939), Magnetic Video release of The African Queen (1951, which I already had on LD), Pan & Scan version Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) which is letterboxed on the aforementioned DVD set, and letterboxed versions of An Affair to Remember (1957) and Designing Woman (1957).
Added the Criterion Laserdiscs of From Russia With Love (1963), King Kong (1933) and Swing Time (1936). Also added Japanese Laserdiscs of From Russia With Love and Goldfinger.
Han must shoot first in any edition I watch.
Question: Does Han or Greedo shoot first in this edit?
Added the Arrow release of The Thing (1982) to celebrate going Region Free on Blu-Ray. Also got The Man Who Laughs (1928) and The African Queen (1951) Masters of Cinema editions.
Are there any plans for a full-on rescoring? I felt that the music was a letdown compared to Gorannson’s Mandalorian and especially Williams’ Skywalker Saga.
Added 49th Parallel Criterion Laserdisc. Weeded Snow White VHS (upgraded that film to Japanese Bilingual Laserdisc last year), Bridge to Terabithia Fullscreen DVD, Lawrence of Arabia Widescreen VHS and Captain America: First Avenger DVD.
I liked how Adywan extended the Alderaan explosion in the SD version of Revisited.
Book of Boba Fett Spoilers
For a similar expansion, I would suggest using digitally altered clips from Book of Boba Fett Episode 5’s destruction of Mandalore scene before cutting to Jar-Jar and Bail then cutting to the planet exploding from space. Thus you don’t have what is obviously Earth from the SD version’s Star Trek: Enterprise footage.
If you wanted to do an updated version of this edit, there’s a 35mm scan of the Theatrical Cut that could be used to improve picture quality and remove the shimmering on the opening scene.
I feel that the audio for the OT should be based on the Laserdisc mixes, which have far more dynamic range than the Disney+/SE DVD/Blu-Ray mixes despite being stereo.
Don’t the Laserdisc versions gradually speed up over the course of the movie, though?
Only some Pan & Scan versions of Star Wars & Empire are sped up. All LDs of Jedi, The Pan & Scan CAV editions of Star Wars & Empire and all letterboxed versions of the trilogy are proper NTSC speed.
As for me, I mostly use the JSC Laserdisc whenever I watch the OT.
I feel that the audio for the OT should be based on the Laserdisc mixes, which have far more dynamic range than the Disney+/SE DVD/Blu-Ray mixes despite being stereo.
I would like the prequel edits to maintain a consistent aesthetic with the theatrical cuts of the OT (the monitor displays should be less advanced than the OUT’s, not more.)
Book of Boba Fett Spoilers
Would it be possible to use brief footage of the destruction of Mandalore flashback from EP5 in an updated Alderaan explosion?
You could use some of the flashback of Mandalore being destroyed for an expanded Alderaan explosion in a custom SE.
My first movie purchases of 2022 were The Red Shoes (1948) Criterion Laserdisc and The Exorcist (1973) Fullscreen Laserdisc. I also sold the 4K UHD of The Shining (1980).
If you’re willing to go for an SD release, the 1997 Snapcase DVD of T2 has the original CDS 5.1 mix encoded as Dolby Digital 5.1, and sounds better than any of the Blu-Rays.
My last haul of 2021 got me the Criterion Laserdisc of Bad Day at Black Rock (1955).
For Christmas I got The Red Shoes (1948) 4K and Queen: Live in Budapest DVD.
Got the Star Wars Trilogy Faces Fullscreen VHS set for free. I’m not sure what to do with it.
Added the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection DVD set. It has several exclusive commentaries and shorts.
JEDIT: The third disc cracked. I’m looking for a replacement copy.
I have a Cinema DTS disc for Mulan. I would like to digitize it for you if you need it.
Jaws (1975)'s 5.1 mix heard on all streaming versions uses a different recording of Man Against Beast from the one in the theatrical mono.