AvP is right. There are active torrents on Demonoid right now. About half a dozen seeders for each.
I'm trying my hand at some disc art for the three films.
focuspuller said:
This cover should please. Again, done in a style that completments a Criterion dvd.
Utterly amazing!
I just hope Ady keeps the SE scene of Boba flirting with the chick. Seriously, that was cool.
Hey, even bounty hunters get horny.
What really needs to be fixed is Boba's range finder on the wrong side of his helmet in Jabba's palace. It annoys me beyond belief.
As for his death, I think I agree with ImperialFighter:
No ridiculous screaming Less 'flailing' arms and legs when his jetpack is set off by Han Solo on the skiff. No No 'burping' Sarlacc
Do this and I think a large majority will finally accept the scene.
I see we'll still arguing about the Hoth battle.
Personally, I've always liked the idea of more going on in orbit and on the planet surface.
It didn't seem like the rebel losses were substantial enough. I've always felt it needed more snowspeeders taken out along more rebels being shot down in the snow.
But what bothers me the most is no X-Wings or Rebel Transports shot down in space. That was ridiculous.
Add up the dead snowspeeder pilots and the few dead ground troops and it seems like the rebels lost ten guys - maximum. Now I know we don't see everything going on, but for a movie like this, well, that's a copout. One of the main tenets of filmmaking is show, don't tell.
Now I know we see Adywan's talent and we hope for more, but the truth is that he has already succeeded by leaps and bounds. We just have to accept that there is only so much a dedicated fan can do. He doesn't have a limitless budget or ILM's equipment behind him.
Personally, I'm coming close to total acceptance that there are things that perhaps a majority of us can agree on which we'll never get.
Believe me when I say that I don't want to go on a negative Lucas rant, but since I've been here, and since I've seen Adywan's work on ANH-R, well, I just wish Lucas cared 1/1,000,000,000th as much.
Perhaps then....
Did anyone ever make a DVD cover and disc art for Adywan's PURIST edition?
I see chapter inserts for it on Adywan's page over on Fanedit.com, but no cover or disc art.
My personal feeling on the Wampa scene is that the SE footage should remain. I do feel as though there should be some editing done to the scene, but I think that the new scenes with the Wampa actually look good. So many of the CGI creatures in the new trilogy look terribly fake. The Wampa actually looks frightening, especially seeing it covered in blood and eating. In general, I am not a fan of most of the new footage that Lucas added, but the Wampa was one scene that I enjoyed seeing. I always thought the original shot of the Wampa's hand hitting Luke looked phony, so there is certainly room for improvement, but I always wanted to see more of the Wampa. It would be a shame to see it go. A man after my own heart.Oldfan said:
On a less serious note, has anyone ever wondered how the wampa got Luke's feet frozen to the cave ceiling like this? LOL.
4. Shortened Wampa scene
Honestly, I don't understand the dislike for the new wampa scene. I know the argument for less is more being scarier, but come on, it's Star Wars, not SAW.
And Lucas would've had it in there in 1980 if he could. Ironically, the bad wampa shot is when we first see it hit Luke and kill the tauntaun.
That's the shot that should be removed.
Show just the claw hitting Luke and killing the tauntaun. Wait till the cave to actually see the creature.
If one looks at it logically, the wampa would definitely take both the tauntaun and Luke. There's no way a large meal like that would be passed up in such a frozen wasteland.
So, seeing the wampa eating the tauntaun makes perfect sense.
The only bad shot in that scene is when the wampa starts to slower lumber toward Luke after it stands up from its crouch. In the next shot from the OUT, it has claws raised and is moving very fast.
That makes no sense. Lose that one shot and the scene is perfect, especially if you add burn marks to the wampa's fur, add a little smoke to the wound, and correct the timing of Luke's lightsaber deactivating.
Definitely would be cool. I wouldn't mind it at all. But speaking for myself, I think that scene's real priority is putting more distance between the Millennium Falcon and the Slave I.
A cool suggestion though.
Seven's post makes me think we should come together to work on the suggestion list, not just separating it by subject like Hoth, Asteroid or Dagobah, but by tier of importance/value based on our collective opinions/consensus.
For example, even though Seven's suggestion is good, it is the addition of something new and therefore maybe not as important as say fixing the light on R2-D2 that shadowman99 spotted.
Gemini said:We hear Luke's lightsaber going off but it's still on when he leaves the Wampa's cave and when he's outside it's now off.
That's been spotted already, Gemini.
Read the first post on page one of this thread. That's the list compiled by GoodMusician. Any original ideas made will be added to that list by him.
This is to prevent repetition and make it easier for Adywan.
Don't add suggestions here. Put them in this thread.
STAR-WARS-EP-V-REVISITED-EDITION-ADYWAN
This thread here is just for consolidation.
Does anyone know where I can find working links to ADigitalMan's Halloween: Hell and Horror in Haddonfield?
I can't find an active torrent anywhere.
I'll take anything. Rapidshare, megaupload, etc. It doesn't matter.
Thanks.
Doctor M said:Again I ask the question: is there a good source for ADM cover art? I'm looking for Aladdin Restored Edition specifically.
There is some on this page.
http://fanedit.org/adigitalman/
Click the little pictures on the left and scroll down. Unfortunately, not all of them have art and there isn't one for Aladdin.
I just checked the list here. Post one.
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Adywans-ESB-edit-Suggestion-Terminal/topic/9477/
Call me crazy, but that’s a lot issues that appear to need fixing. We not even talking additions for the most part here, merely fixes.
There seems to be quite a number of fans who appear to have issues with this so-called "perfect film."
Now don't get me wrong, I love it. But to say it doesn't need the same kind of polish Adywan gave to A New Hope is downright ludicrous.
With the changes Adywan make to the introduction of the Death Star scene, the Falcon vs. Tie battle, and the battle of Yavin IV, I think the guy is more than capable of adding a few rebel transports and a few one man ships (like X-wings and Y-wings) getting taken out on and above Hoth.
Yes, ESB is near perfect. However, one has to admit that it looks like a total of five or six rebels die in the battle.
It just isn't realistic. IMO, Adywan definitely seems to want consistency, continuity and dare I say it, a sense of realism.
I base this on his stellar work on ANH. If changes beyond the basics aren't made here, all that was for naught.
There are some really great suggestions here and in the other two threads.
The fleet bombarding Hoth after the shield is down and fixing Obi-Wan's Jedi ghost for starters.
I hope they don't fall by the wayside. There are too many posts scattered around in the three threads.
STAR WARS: EP V "REVISITED EDITION"**ADYWAN**
Adywan's ESB edit: Suggestion Terminal
We definitely need to see more rebels die on Hoth. It should really be a one-sided battle with the rebels getting their butts kicked.
I'm not for seeing Veers die. I know it's in the script, but I don't like the idea.
I think one or two rebel transports should be destroyed in space by Star Destroyers. Maybe pick off an X-Wing escort here and there as well.
As much as I love ESB (it is my favorite film), I've always felt that the rebels never suffered enough during the Hoth battle.
As we supposed to believe every transport got away?
I see a lot of pro-rebel shots being suggested like bringing down more AT-ATs. It should be the exact opposite.
More fleeing rebels soldiers being picked off on the ground
A few fleeing transports taken out
A few X-Wings going down etc.
Man, I hope he doesn't give up.
Sluggo said:He has decided to remove it already, IIRC. Welcome aboard, Hade!
Thanks, Sluggo.
I just watched this thing for the fifth time in three days. It is truly unbelievable.
Has Adywan already made the choice to remove it? If he already has, well, it would be silly of me to bring it up.
As a new member, I'm trying to read this whole thread. I'm on page 17 (lol).
Heck, I still haven't finished reading the whole A New Hope thread. As for his edit, I only have the XVID one. I'm still downloading the DVD-9.
So I'm seriously behind with all this.
I can't agree, Ziz.
ADYWAN seemlessly added ROTS music to the Obi/Vader duel and didn't miss a beat.
It flowed great.
As far as pacing goes, we're talking three scenes (platform, view of shuttle approaching Star Destroyer, and landing/Vader exit). At most, it's fifteen to twenty seconds total.
I still say the dislike comes from losing the "Bring my shuttle" line. It's misdirected anger.
Removed SE elements of Vaders shuttle leaving Bespin & docking with the Stardestroyer.
Isn't there a way to put back the "Bring my shuttle line" and keep Vader' s shuttle?
I think a lot of fans hate that addition because we lose the line. Isn't possible to have the best of both worlds?
The first rule of a director is show, don't just tell. Yeah, we know how Vader got back to the Executor, but shouldn't we see it?
Just my two cents.
Adywan,
I can't say enough good things about what you've done here.
It is truly amazing. Kudos to you, sir. Kudos.
I am looking forward to your ESB revision with great anticipation.
