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The Empire’s Wetwork

Jp4195 said:

I’ve been hearing things about Jurassic Park having color timing issues due to DNR, the 3D release was from the 35mm and is supposed to reflect its original color, im a little disappointed because I love Jurassic park and think it looks great on blu ray, but knowing now that the new one is a better transfer pisses me off because universal should have made that 4k master the go to print for the standard blu ray as well maybe they’ll release a new edition

I think you’re getting the wrong impression about color-timing. Both were originally taken from the film negative. Films are digitally color-timed for home video. This sometimes reflects the original colors, but usually doesn’t. In the case of Jurassic Park, neither release fully retains the original color timing, though the 3D is technically closer (still way off). If you want to watch JP in the best way (IMO), watch the 35mm theatrical print version that’s on the 'Spleen. That is, if you’re on there.

EDIT: And DNR has nothing to do with color-timing. DNR stands for Digital Noise Reduction, which refers to the removal off noise (or grain) of the image, and does not have any direct impact on the colors.

SilverWook said:

Do we need to go there? It’s just a really horrible sculpt. I can only imagine what Harrison Ford thought of it.

I didn’t mean to “go there”, I was pretty much alluding to what you just said. It’s a bad sculpt, but I know what the physical signs of DNS look like, and I don’t know how this figure enacted that thought. I guess we should just forget about it; for now, at least.

Ghibili said:

Looks like Han Solo if he had down syndrome.

Aside from the previously mentioned problems with this post, in what way does this action figure resemble someone with Down Syndrome, anyway?

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

DuracellEnergizer said:

Johnny English (2003) – C

I’d give this a B. I’d also give the sequel a B.

To digitally view the full potential detail in 35mm film, it would need to be in ~8K resolution. As for your question, JP4195, I’m not sure I’m understanding it correctly.

Lord Haseo said:

Remember that Star Wars is bigger than the films…

Haha… sure it is…

I have an example to add. I don’t particularly care for Michael Jackson’s music, but I recognize the musical talent that he has.

^I thought he was complimenting me, because your humor is so great, and I matched your quality, so likewise a compliment for you too.

^Same. Only I wouldn’t say Star Trek '09 or Nemesis are even “okay”. Just bad.

^Nope. You forgot to capitalize the P in 😛.
😉

^Yeah, getting the BD would be a waste of money. VHS is the way to go 😛.

Some people have zero complaints with the SE trilogy once they get used to them 😉. Even when Win 10 is fully fixed (settings-wise), it still looks rather ugly, and requires a classic skin to be visually pleasing at all. IMO XP was the best OS, and alongside being the best functionally, it looked the best too.

towne32 said:

Although this is kind of off topic to bring up, your post suggests that Williarob is going to use Poita’s scan for more than just the light-leak shots. That’s great news, as far as image quality is concerned, but it’s a ton more work involved than the former.

I thought that was already established (especially since almost every shot had some light leak), but whatever.

Why can’t Microsoft make a good OS?! I mean, a really good OS! I mean, like an XP-2. Windows XP was the greatest PC OS in history as far as I’m concerned, and they stop supporting updates back in like, 2011. I want a new Windows XP! WIndows 8 makes me angry, and Windows 10 makes me angrier. Windows Vista made me angry first, though.

joefavs said:

…the more I think about Jurassic World, the more I think I prefer The Lost World.

Well, duh. Jurassic World makes me prefer vomit. My ranking for that will go up later when I’ve rewatched it.

Ghostbusters II is definitely a C.

SS4DarthPayne said:

And honestly?

Is this an actual question? 😉

The Prequels:

To start with, I don’t dislike them nearly as much as people here. They were the Star Wars that I grew up with. Everyone who got to grow up with the originals, that’s awesome and I’m jealous, but being a kid and growing up with the prequels was pretty damn awesome too. That nostalgia runs DEEP (like in my blood deep), and it makes me a little sad to see all the vitriol directed at such an integral part of my childhood. Yes, they are flawed, but damn, they’re not as bad as this collective forum would lead you to believe. Blasphemous opinion coming in hot: They are more Star Wars to me than TFA is.

I know where you’re coming from, as I too grew up with the PT. The one thing that I have to disagree with, is that even though I have glorious nostalgia for TPM, and almost as much nostalgia for AOTC, I still really hate them, because they are terrible films. I also grew up (mostly) with the 2004 DVD versions of the OT, and I probably enjoyed the prequels more than those as a young-en too. I have zero nostalgia for ROTS, because I didn’t see it until I was like 10 years old, and I was really disappointed in it. When I got older, and continued watching TPM and AOTC, I felt less of a connection as more time went on. I also began discovering a new love for the original versions of the OT (which I first watched on a Faces VHS set that’s still on my shelf), and I began disliking a lot more things about the PT. Then, I began to lose a little bit of my liking for ROTJ too, but not enough to matter a great deal. All in all, I’m not sure I would say they’re “more Star Wars” to me, but I definitely would rather rewatch TPM for nostalgia than rewatch TFA for nothing.

Well, that was a long paragraph 😄.

It was your destiny.

Scott109 said:

4. Retain Han Solo’s line, “But you could tell Luke? Is that who you could tell?” It is his most memorable line in this film.

No, it’s not. Or, I guess it might be for the people who hate it being there, but that doesn’t help your statement.

^Good to hear! I hope it continues getting better! GOD bless! 😄

Bumping to ask for updates. What’s new, everyone?

^I can’t count the number of times this has been pointed out.

Just rewatched Jurassic Park III, and it’s just as bad as I remembered it. Probably worse actually. And this one is even more of a cash-in-sequel than The Lost World, because this wasn’t even based on a sequel novel. It just cash-grabbed, living off of the popularity of the first film. Again, no real cinematic value. I think the pros and cons add together to make it equal with The Lost World, despite my enjoying The Lost World more. Tomorrow I’ll watch Jurassic World and complete the ranks.

Jurassic Park III – C-