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Here’s a list of the Criterion LDs in my collection:

The 39 Steps (#3)
Black Orpheus (#13A)
Singin’ in the Rain (#52)
The Wizard of Oz (#59)
2001: A Space Odyssey (#60)
West Side Story (#72A)
Casablanca (#73)
Ghostbusters (#75)
Rebecca (#98A)
Notorious (#100)
Taxi Driver (#109A)
Ikiru (#114)
Wages of Fear (#127)
Citizen Kane (#142)
Spartacus (#155)
The Tales of Hoffmann (#157)
Jason and the Argonauts (#160)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail {#168)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (#169)
The 400 Blows (#173)
Great Expectations (#262)
The Blood of a Poet (#289)

De-Aged Alec Guinness deepfake AIs can learn from the David Lean epics he was in to have a more OT-Consistent Obi-Wan.

I went back to the same Barnes & Noble, and picked up the Criterion edition of Leave Her to Heaven (1945). I also weeded Attack of the Clones & Revenge of the Sith DVDs.

Does it have HAL’s Labyrinth of Evil ending, which adds consistency with the OT?

My first trip to the Criterion sale at Barnes & Noble netted me The Killers (1946/1964), Nightmare Alley (1947) and Irma Vep (1996)

Roger Ebert’s essay on Jedi from 1983 would be a nice addition. “Everybody loves somebody.”

Are there any megacuts of ROTS and Clone Wars Finale that use Labyrinth of Evil’s ending where Padme lives? I felt this ending was far better than Padme dying.

A case could be made for any of the three prequels being the absolute worst film in the Skywalker Saga. Lucas never learned from his mistakes from Phantom Menace, and made Anakin unlikeable in Attack of the Clones and outright irredeemable in Revenge of the Sith. This undermines Vader’s redemption, the key moment of the OT.

Earlier in the month, I got the JSC Laserdisc of Star Wars (1977). Sold the Phantom Menace JP, A New Hope SWE and Empire Strikes Back Fullscreen Time Compressed & Return of the Jedi Fullscreen Laserdiscs.

Added the Super35 Laserdisc of The Abyss (1989), which replaces a scratched Special Edition DVD of the film.

The 1994 VHS and Laserdisc of Jurassic Park is the theatrical Dolby Stereo mix. The scene where you see the T.Rex for the first time moves the theater even in the Laserdisc’s PCM stereo.

Sold the Beta editions of Let it Be and Return of the Jedi. Weeded the Beta of Sleeping Beauty.

In DCAU canon, Batgirl never gets crippled (as Batman Beyond shows Commissioner Barbara walking without a wheelchair).

Have you tried using 35mm theatrical cut prints to undo changes made in 2004 or later, such as the Emperor scene? This would result in higher PQ than SDTV version of the 97SE.

The THX WOW Laserdisc has isolated sound effects for several ROTJ explosions.

JadedSkywalker said:

I’ve been looking for the mono mix for Help!, but cannot find a home video release that has it. They did finally release the mono for a hard days night on the blu-ray released by Criterion.

This Laserdisc of Help! claims to have the mono mix. https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/10263/CLV1342/Help!:-The-Beatles

It’s likely objectively true that Williams’ music for the Skywalker Saga is better than Giacchino’s Rogue One score.

Spuffure said:

DVDs are superior to online streaming for a number of reasons:

1. You own it in a way.

2. If you have a region free player you don’t have to worry about geo-blocking.

3. You don’t have to worry about the film being removed from the streaming library.

4. You get special features on DVDs.

5. It’s offline, so you don’t need to be reliant on the internet.

I have over 600 physical movie/TV releases across 6 formats (8mm/VHS/Laserdisc/DVD/Blu-Ray/4K) and 103 years of cinema history (ranging from 1916’s Intolerance to 2019’s Doctor Sleep) because I don’t trust the studios to keep original versions of films or controversial titles on streaming services.

JadedSkywalker said:

I always wanted to see Jaws III 3D just for kicks but i could never get a hold of the VHD, a player and the equipment. I’m only seen the standard 35mm version.

The Blu-Ray includes a hidden 3D option.

It should be possible to have Dooku and Sidious meet on Exegol at the end of an AOTC edit. This would enhance continuity with the ST.

fmalover said:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think the extended editions were never released theatrically.

Actually, 35mm prints of the extended Fellowship and Two Towers exist, but not Return of the King.

Jaws 3D- it’s a so bad, it’s hilarious film with laughable effects, a ridiculous storyline set at SeaWorld, and an underwhelming score compared to the first two Jaws films.

I would have preferred an HDR version of 4K77 and 4K83, but what you have done is nice.

Added Criterion Laserdiscs of The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Rebecca (1940) and Great Expectations (1946) to my collection. All are the CLV versions.

I added Terminator 2: Special Edition Laserdisc Boxset (Bronze edition), which had a THX Laserdisc copy of The Terminator inside it.