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#247334
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Lucas donates $175 million to CA University
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That's cool of Lucas to do that. I'm surprised he would recognize anyone giving him any help on anything though, he's always saying that Star Wars was (and is) his in every way, and to an extent, he even basically says that he did everything on them. Watch Empire of Dreams. People like Lawrence Kasdan are never even mentioned. It's just "when I was writing the script to Empire Strikes Back..." or something like that. They say he had a lot more jobs on the films than he actually had.

But anyway, that's a nice thing to do.
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#246963
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obi wans name in ANH
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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
As for ObiWan's piss poor alias, I have no explanation. Personally, I believe that Ben was his real name and ObiWan was a name given to him by the Jedi. Of course, that idea has been destroyed by the prequels, but I don't watch the prequels so it's ok.


Yeah, I would have always assumed that too. Those wierd names couldn't have been birth names. In the OT, everyone has normal names, the only explanation would be that Jedi are given "Jedi" names.
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#246104
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First Impressions of the OOT ...
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
The truth is that Star Wars will be what it turns out to be.

Perfection is what you shoot for, good enough is what you always get in the end.

At the end of the day Star Wars will be what Star Wars will be.

You can either enjoy it for what it is, or lament it for what it's not.

I choose the former.

If I'm ignorantly enjoying it more than I should, then that's sort of like cheating life out of sucking as much as it could have.


Great. Now he's a plilosaphizer.
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#246102
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Do you REALLY think there will be remastered versions of the OOT or whatever? I don't.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246102/action/topic#246102
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Originally posted by: Mike O
I bought the V2 BTFF discs in the store, so no need. Great flicks!

if you just come and say "We made a mistake," people will forgive you.


Think Kennedy and Nixon.


I wasn't exactly talking about things in terms that extravagant. I mean, if you release flesh eating nanites into a population and say "Sorry, we made a mistake," no one's going to forgive you. But on a smaller scale, like DVD releases, I think my statement was perfectly justified.
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#246043
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Do you REALLY think there will be remastered versions of the OOT or whatever? I don't.
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Originally posted by: Mike O
Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Originally posted by: Knightmessenger

Back to the Future trilogy (1985, 89, 90) listen to the Q & A audio on film one near the end, it's asked if any visibly wires were erased.


Which is what I love about that set. No attempt to digitally alter anything. Wires are all there. Original miniatures are still used. "To Be Continued..." taken out. Trailer for Part III in there. There is nothing about that set that isn't perfect! And there is nothing about that set that reeks of revisionist history. Those are the movies. The end. And when Universal misframed them, they didn't claim it was a deliberate creative decision. They did a free recall and replacement. It might have been a bit expensive and troublesome for them, but it sure made me respect them a lot more than I respect Lucas and Fox.


They made a really, really big mistake, but at least the honed up to and did something about it other than send out a form response.


Yup, and that's what makes me respect them. A company can make as many mistakes as they want, but if you just come and say "We made a mistake," people will forgive you. The truth will set you free. Lucasfilm doesn't understand this. If they'd fixed the colorization problems on the 2004 discs and replaced them, we wouldn't be mad at them for it. But when they lie and say "It was always that way," we just get angrier at them.
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#246031
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Waiting for Episode VII during the lean years (1984-1998)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246031/action/topic#246031
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Originally posted by: cador

I'm not a Lucas hater per se, I take the good with the bad. I think that he redeemed himself with "Sith", showing some of the flashes of brilliance he displayed in eps 4-5. A case can be made that ep 3 is a better film than ROTJ, actually. If you think about it, ROTJ is closer to TPM and AOTC in terms of quality except that it has Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Alec Guinness and Darth Vader in it, thus preventing it from being hated as much as the first two films of the prequels.


I wish people would stop bashing Return of the Jedi. What was wrong with it? The Ewoks weren't that annoying, in fact, they had a big and important role in the film, and I didn't find them nearly as annoying as the jawas in Star Wars. I think it was a very good endnig to the saga, except that Boba Fett didn't exactly get the kind of send off that was proper.

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#245711
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Do you REALLY think there will be remastered versions of the OOT or whatever? I don't.
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245711/action/topic#245711
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Originally posted by: Knightmessenger

Back to the Future trilogy (1985, 89, 90) listen to the Q & A audio on film one near the end, it's asked if any visibly wires were erased.


Which is what I love about that set. No attempt to digitally alter anything. Wires are all there. Original miniatures are still used. "To Be Continued..." taken out. Trailer for Part III in there. There is nothing about that set that isn't perfect! And there is nothing about that set that reeks of revisionist history. Those are the movies. The end. And when Universal misframed them, they didn't claim it was a deliberate creative decision. They did a free recall and replacement. It might have been a bit expensive and troublesome for them, but it sure made me respect them a lot more than I respect Lucas and Fox.


MISFRAMED THEM??? What does that mean? I got the set shortly after its release, and I want to know if anything might be worng with them. Someone please explain it so I can check.
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#245710
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Waiting for Episode VII during the lean years (1984-1998)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245710/action/topic#245710
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These probably aren't even your real opinions. You're just trolling these boards and pissing people off by saying the same things repeatedly.

Lucas changed. Can you HONESTLY say that a charecter like Jar-Jar would have appeared in the OT? And Lucas making movies out of little more than CGI was not somethings he did in the eighties. I haven't changed. HE has.
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#245707
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2004 DVD crap-o-la
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245707/action/topic#245707
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Although I've stated I prefer the new music, after watching it again, I think I have to change my position. The Ewok song reinforces the whole theme of Return of the Jedi, which is that if you have the will, nothing is impossible. The Ewoks had no technology or sophistication, but they had the will to bring down the empire's troops, and they did. Luke was horribly mismatched against the empire and Darth Vader, but overcame the challenge and made Vader see the light simply because of his willpower. The rebels did not have the army nor the supplies that would seem neccesary to beat the empire, but they were strong willed and defeated the empire nonetheless.

The Ewok song gives us one last reinforcment of this theme. The Ewoks song and thier celebration is low-key, just as thier assault was on the empire. But they overcome that and manage to have a great celebration.

And on a less metaphorical note, how would word have reached all those other star system's so fast. No one even witnissed the emporer's demise except Luke and the dead Vader.
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#245698
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Waiting for Episode VII during the lean years (1984-1998)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245698/action/topic#245698
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Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
Darth_Evil: Yeah, I was just watching "Empire of Dreams" and you can see the group effort that went into it. Lucas is a fine filmmaker, but like all good filmmakers, you need help in making a great movie. Without a group effort, you might as well never make it. There was no "group effort" on the PT. Lucas did almost everything, and then a handful of people went and made everything with CGI. So because you saw one doccumentary about the classic trilogy, you assume Lucas made the prequels in a creative vacuum? Lucas has always surrounded himself with people who have their own artistic backbones. He tried to get some of the same people to help him polish up TPM's script. Lawrence Kasdan wouldn't do it, because he felt he would only "dillute" Lucas' vision. He tried to get Frank Darabont to help polish the script, but he wouldn't do it because it was a non-guild production. In the end he had some uncredited help from Carrie Fisher.
Darth_Evil: Now, this may be off topic, but I've also noticed that in Empire of Dreams, when you look at George Lucas on the set, he looks like the kind of guy who makes great films. But when you look at him in interviews from today, he looks like a big idiot who doesn't know what he's doing. Steve Speilberg has always looked like the kind of guy who makes great films. Nothing's changed. But what changed with George? I think I know the answer. So Speilberg looked the the kind of guy who makes great movies while he was working on Hook? Or the Flintstones?Darth_Evil: When the 20th anniversary of Star Wars came up, Lucas realized he never had moved on to other things, and that made him feel "insecure." His other friends he'd gratuated with (Speilberg, DePalma, Scorcese, Coppola) had all made dozens of great films, and still were. This insecurity made him change his films and re-release them to make sure people remembered who he was and that he made great films.
And it worked. Darth_Evil: He made the PT for the same reason, and you can see the insecurity in the special editions and the PT, especially in the PT. It never has a focus, it's just a lot of stuff that tries to impress us because he was insecure. He wanted to prove he was as good as his friends, but the truth is, to do that, you can't define yourself by one film or one series.
Just because you don't see the point to them doesn't neccesarily mean the -films- are lacking focus. I can see your insecurty regarding the SE/Prequels, but I really don't see Lucas'. He by all appearances seems to think they turned out as he wanted them to.



Oh boy. Another fucking troll. They're appearing more and more now.

TextSo Speilberg looked the the kind of guy who makes great movies while he was working on Hook?

Hey, don't diss Hook. It was really good. And even if it wasn't in most people's eyes, I understand that Spielberg has made some bad movies. But his good movies far outweigh his bad, and he wouldn't be a good filmmaker if he didn't have some bad films. That humbles him. Makes him human.

And BTW, I know you're going to say "I'm not a troll, yadda blah yadda," but anyone who comes on these boards, and picks apart someones entire statement and tries to debunk it is a TEXTBOOK TROLL. There was one here a few months ago named Chrisdo who was probably the biggest troll I've ever seen, and you seem to be his offspring.
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#245673
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What is GOUT?
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Originally posted by: Mielr
Originally posted by: Darth_Evil
GOUT? It's something older people get that herts a lot.

And all these acronyms are crazy. OOT or OUT are the only ones that should be used. They make sense to everyone.

It's an inflammation of the joints, most often in the big toe.

I think it's silly as well - OUT or OOT are just fine.


Yeah, my dad gets it a lot, and I laugh whenever I hear people referring to the new releases as GOUT. I first thought it wasn't an acronym, but a way to poke fun at the releases by comparing them to inflamation of the joints.
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#245672
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First Impressions of the OOT ...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245672/action/topic#245672
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Originally posted by: seventiesfilmnut
Why didn't Lucas play the same 'trick' with the Indiana Jones franchise then? i.e. release a sub-par edition to keep the revenue rolling in until they released another 'improved' edition? Was there ever going to be an Indiana Jones special edition or did Spielberg talk him out of it?
- John


Lucas WANTED to do one, but I don't think Spielberg did. PLUS, a few months before the Indy DVD release, South Park had an episode where the town revolted against a fictional Lucas and Spielberg going back and revamping Raiders of the Lost Ark. This probably made Lucas and Spielberg realize if they changed the films they'd be playing all the fans expectations and become laughing stocks. Lucas probably didn't care, his reputation is shot, but I'm betting Spielberg wouldn't risk his rep. over a pointless revamp of his films.

And I've got to say, I love that Indiana Jones set. Lacking in the bonus features department, but at least the films are there, in tact, with really good remastering, and ANAMORPHIC!!!

Nothing will match the Back to the Future boxset though...
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#245666
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Waiting for Episode VII during the lean years (1984-1998)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245666/action/topic#245666
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Originally posted by: Cable-X1


The PT isn't all bad though. It does have the magic in parts, but overall they fail on many levels. That leads me to believe that Star Wars was never all Lucas. It was him, Kurtz, Kirschner, Kasdan, the actors, etc.


Yeah, I was just watching "Empire of Dreams" and you can see the group effort that went into it. Lucas is a fine filmmaker, but like all good filmmakers, you need help in making a great movie. Without a group effort, you might as well never make it. There was no "group effort" on the PT. Lucas did almost everything, and then a handful of people went and made everything with CGI.

Now, this may be off topic, but I've also noticed that in Empire of Dreams, when you look at George Lucas on the set, he looks like the kind of guy who makes great films. But when you look at him in interviews from today, he looks like a big idiot who doesn't know what he's doing. Steve Speilberg has always looked like the kind of guy who makes great films. Nothing's changed. But what changed with George? I think I know the answer.

When the 20th anniversary of Star Wars came up, Lucas realized he never had moved on to other things, and that made him feel "insecure." His other friends he'd gratuated with (Speilberg, DePalma, Scorcese, Coppola) had all made dozens of great films, and still were. This insecurity made him change his films and re-release them to make sure people remembered who he was and that he made great films. He made the PT for the same reason, and you can see the insecurity in the special editions and the PT, especially in the PT. It never has a focus, it's just a lot of stuff that tries to impress us because he was insecure. He wanted to prove he was as good as his friends, but the truth is, to do that, you can't define yourself by one film or one series.
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#245289
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Info: What is your dream fan edit if you could get the rare footage?
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Originally posted by: Blackjack
I'd do what I HOPE disney is planning to do with the platinum relase of "Fantasia":

1. 5Oth anniversary theatrical edition of Fantasia, with the Original voice of Deems Taylor giving the shortened narrations that don't spoil the whole segments before you watch them, but with an uncut Pastoral segment (black centaurs and all) and with the remastered audio of the DVD, plus Rachel Field's Lyrics for Schubert's "Ave Maria" so I could put them in subtitles.

2. the 1982 version with the re-recorded Irwin Kostal score (for comparison)


That'd be cool. But I'd go without the 1982 version for them to put in the 60th anniversary edition, just to get a feel for the original narration.

Actually, they could do the original narration segments as bonus features. I'd love to have disc 2 be everything pertaining to Fantasia from the anthology set, and a shitload of new stuff. That'd be cool.

It also needs some better remastering on the picture. "Platinum" style remastering. Even though the platinum editions have faultered in bonus features ever since "Aladdin" the remastering has been top notch. I'd love them to have the bonus features experiance Snow White had on the DVD's again though. That was a great DVD.
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#245287
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Ideas for the inevitable Super-Mega-Special-Ultimate 2007 Boxset
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/245287/action/topic#245287
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MY DREAM BOXSET:

Disc 1-Star Wars (1977)
Anamorphic Widescreen Remastered.
Mono Track, 2.0 stereo track, and new 5.1 mix

Disc 2-The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Anamorphic Widescreen Remastered.
Mono Track, 2.0 stereo track, and new 5.1 mix

Disc 3-Return of the Jedi (1983)
Anamorphic Widescreen Remastered.
Mono Track, 2.0 stereo track, and new 5.1 mix

Disc 4-Empire of Dreams: Making of the Star Wars Trilogy
Also includes trailer gallery and featuretts from 2004 disc.

Disc 5-Plethora of Bonus Features
Includes every documentary/featurette on the trilogy ever made

Disc 6-Plethora Continues
Also includes Holiday Special

Disc 7-Star Wars-A Musical Journey

Disc 8-Prequels
Non-anamorphic, all compressed onto one disc, horrible image quality, and disc art says "DRINK COASTER"

And if you've ever bought a Star Wars DVD, it's free. Now THAT'S A SET!!!