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Dek Rollins

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#987897
Topic
Raiders of the Lost Ark HDTV 35mm LPP regrade
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litemakr said:

Dek Rollins said:

Darth Lucas said:

Maybe a thread should be made to discuss the color timing of Raiders.

There is this thread.

Ugh. Lol. That thread is pretty much obsolete at this point. It has been firmly established that the blu-ray is incorrect. The color is fundamentally changed using inconsistent application of orange and teal in an attempt to “modernize” the look of the film. We can debate minor degrees of warmth, but that color scheme simply does not exist in the theatrical version.

You’re right, but DL was suggesting: “Maybe a thread should be made to discuss the color timing of Raiders.”

That thread is pretty much just discussion about Raiders’ color timing. Though it was obviously centered around whether or not the BD timing was correct, a lot of discussion (especially in later pages) was just about the color timing in general, and figuring out the original and such. I was just saying that a thread on the subject already existed, rather than start another thread about the color in Raiders.

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#987881
Topic
Last movie seen
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Lord Haseo said:

Dek Rollins said:

Lord Haseo said:

…but I think they did a great job at developing the Bruce/Selina Kyle relationship.

Lol. There was hardly a relationship at all.

Whatever you say man. Just please don’t tell me that Vicky Vale and Bruce’s relationship in Batman 89 is better. I don’t want to hear that shit lol

That’s not what I was saying. Though at least a romantic relationship was existent in the story in '89. In TDKR it just seemed like they pretty much said:

“Oh, yeah, if you didn’t notice, they have a relationship goin’ on outside of just speaking with each other. Y’know, because Batman and Catwoman have to be involved with each other, regardless of whether or not it was properly written into the story.”

And however you want to compare it with '89, I don’t care. In my head I was actually comparing it to the relationship between the same two characters in Batman Returns, which also actually existed, and made sense as a part of the story and character development.

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#987634
Topic
MAC or PC
Time

Neglify said:

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

TV’s Frink said:

Neglify said:

Why does yhwx yhwx?

Someday we’ll cut him open and find out.

Not in my will.

Nor was it in the frog’s will I cut open in school. But that didn’t save it.

Did you really cut open a frog in school? I never got to do that and I always wanted to.

I cut open a frog in the 7th grade, and I cut open a rat last year.

What kind of school did you go to that they didn’t let you mutilate dead animals?

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#987622
Topic
MAC or PC
Time

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

TV’s Frink said:

Neglify said:

Why does yhwx yhwx?

Someday we’ll cut him open and find out.

Not in my will.

Nor was it in the frog’s will I cut open in school. But that didn’t save it.

A frog isn’t intelligent.

(preemptive WRONG PICTURE)

Huh, that makes me think. . . .

yhwx said:

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

TV’s Frink said:

Neglify said:

Why does yhwx yhwx?

Someday we’ll cut him open and find out.

Not in my will.

Nor was it in the frog’s will I cut open in school. But that didn’t save it.

A frog isn’t intelligent.

WISHS

amd

Probably the best thread to see this typo in.

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#987535
Topic
Last Album Listened To
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TV’s Frink said:

Presumably Dek will enjoy this album art.

No, not really. I find it kind of ugly.

I enjoy hard rock / metal covers of video game music.

How “metal-ish” would you describe the music in this album as?
(It looks like it could be an interesting listen, but I don’t want to waste my time with metal covers of songs I like that I will hate and regret listening to.)

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#987489
Topic
The Random <em>Star Wars</em> Pics &amp; GIFs Thread
Time

Tyrphanax said:

Dek Rollins said:

Tyrphanax said:

TV’s Frink said:

The BB8 one, not so much.

The reason they have Finn give the thumbs up so prominently is so that it’s obvious that BB-8 is mimicking it.

I just find the idea that “LOL IT’S A MIDDLE FINGER” is dumb.

I know. I posted it because I was surprised that someone actually pictured it that way.

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#987241
Topic
Help Wanted: '2001: A Space Odyssey' - 35mm Preservation (original 1968 prints obtained) (* unfinished project *)
Time

ww12345 said:

Sorry for the delay - things are happening, even though they are more “behind the scenes” at this point.

We’re still waiting on that VS R1, and seeing if there is anything we can do to save it. We did scan the second print - audio as well as video - so that part is done. The scanner just finished rebuilding and calibrating the mag machine to get the best scan possible out of the second print (the complete print) so I have full faith that we will do it justice.

I’m glad to hear things are going nicely! 😄

As far as accuracy, that’s correct - there were a few visual problems with the BD (mostly compositing issues), as well as the lack of 4 track audio. By completing this, I hope to release a version which will right a few wrongs as well as preserve an original “original” print. I know I’m a bit of a purist that way, but to know that this version was struck for the first run elevates its status a little in my opinion, and I’m a fan of the way prints look, rather than the sometimes overdetailed negatives.

I agree wholeheartedly.

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#987139
Topic
The Say Something Nice About Another Poster Thread
Time

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

TV’s Frink said:

yhwx said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Wikipedia isn’t reputable.

I’m 50/50 on that one.


What I meant was that Wikipedia strives to cite reputable sources, possibly to the detriment of Wikipedia.

What I meant was that the things you say are…argh, why do I try?

You mean that what I say isn’t reputable. I know.


I was just trying to add another joke on top of it

Source?

This isn’t Wikipedia. You know, because Jay doesn’t ask for donations to the site so he can buy a new yacht.