skyjedi2005 said:
I am so fed up with Lucash and his yes men allowing this travesty.
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the title of Indiana Jones V: Indiana Jones and the Travesty of Yes Men.
pittrek said:
'Star Wars' Getting "Improvements" For Blu-Ray Release
Just about every review I've seen of the blurays mentions the lack of the theatrical versions.
Is this really such a niche perspective?
Is this something LucasFilm is playing to, in order to create demand for the theatricals later?
none said:
The films which grabbed the public’s attention is fading from...
This should be changed to either of the following:
The films which grabbed the public’s attention are fading from...
OR
The film which grabbed the public’s attention is fading from...
Otherwise, looks good.
none,
I think you need to tweak the E just a bit. If you look at anchorhead's version, the lower "notch" in the E is longer. It makes the E look less wide at the bottom if you do that.
Anchorhead said:
That's called a spur - and good catch, by the way. Looks better.
This gets my vote. Strong and simple.
I would love to have a white version (maybe 5 inches across) that I could apply to my rear car window. I'm talking about the kind where the letters are basically each independent stickers. I'd pay $15 for that.
Harmy,
I haven't had a chance to watch this in detail, but I gave it a casual viewing while doing some other things at the same time, only focusing on the changes. I must say, the added smoke to hide the GOUT Jabba looks even better than in the workprint.
One small thing I did notice:
Erikstormtrooper said:
1:29:37, 1:29:40 - moving garbage matte around Death Star
I noticed this in the workprint, and it is still in the final (the time will be different due to the PAL to NTSC difference). Not sure if this is something that can be fixed.
The old rating card added at the end of the credits seemed new. Was that in any of the other Despecialized Editions?
I see I made the special credits again. Yay! And thank you!
Mielr said:
Before you head to the comments to ask, yes, Greedo still shoots first in this version (although you may still see an original version of that scene in the set – hint, hint).
Am I crazy for hoping they may include all the OOT scenes as bonus deleted features? Someone slap me before I get out of control...:-/
SLAP!
You're welcome.
Don't feel bad. I had the same foolish hope for a few minutes too.
Having the original version of the Han and Greedo scene doesn't really help us anyway, since the scene can be "despecialized" by just removing new elements.
It's part of his AI.
hairy_hen said:
I've given some vague contemplation to making another version that would correct this and a few other minor errors, but I'm not sure if it would actually be worth it.
I can't decide if it would be worth it for you, but I know plenty of us would appreciate it!
I think we need a "LOLKen" meme.
IM IN UR SITE
COMMENTIN ON UR STARWARS
COLARS FIXD!!
I KEN HAS SAGA?
CEILING KEN IS WATCHING YOU HATE LUCAS
Bingowings, I'm not quite following what you mean. Are you saying we should create some kind of fake mail-away reminiscent of the one in the pic? Something that we could mail in to Lucasfilm to show our demand?
I think any efforts that try to dampen the sales of the blurays are a bad idea. This includes standing in front of stores, putting stickers on cases, or placing fliers next to cases. This will attract the wrong kind of attention to our cause.
Stickers, fliers, and t-shirts are all fine, as long as the point is to promote the OOT, not de-promote the blurays. Heck, a bumper sticker that just says SAVESTARWARS.COM would probably be the simplest and best solution.
In the early days of the 2004 DVD release, was there a recall on discs related to some kind of player incompatibility issue?
I was recently having a conversation with some fellow Star Wars nerds, and someone mentioned this disc recall to me. I don't remember anything about this. Is there some other Star Wars DVD event they might be confusing this with?
DJ, if one of the people that you sent the Bluray disks to WANTED to take it upon themselves to upload the discs somewhere, would that be cool?
I understand that you aren't asking anyone to do that, and you don't want anyone else to bother them about it. But if they wanted to, just to spread the awesomeness around for others that don't have them yet, I bet that would take a lot of the pressure off you to worry about uploading them.
The review at the Digital Bits is encouraging. I trust Bill Hunt's opinions, but I know not everyone's a fan of his. It's interesting that he mentioned new changes to the movies; I had feeling George wouldn't be able to help himself.
He mentioned that Yoda in Episode I was not shown. So that's probably one of their last-minute surprises to get people to buy it.
Also, he mentioned that most deleted scenes are in HD, except for those shot on analog video. Which deleted scenes could possibly be analog video? Why would they even shoot in analog in the first place?
At this point when it comes to the Bluray release, I'm more interested in seeing the collective reaction of Star Wars fans than I in seeing the Blurays themselves.
And I cant wait to see if Ken Kraly keeps posting after the Blurays are released (option A: real person) or if he'll suddenly disappear (option B: PR gimmick).
Do they sell the blu-ray cases in stores?
dark_jedi said:
Erikstormtrooper said:
DVD-BOY, thanks for posting that info. I know everyone has a job to do. It sucks if someone works in a culture of "yes men", but I don't buy that as an excuse. Ultimately a poor release is still a poor release.
Like Frink said, the problems were a "deliberate creative decision". As you pointed out, this means they were aware of them, but let the discs pass anyway. "Ahh, good enough. It's just Star Wars." Everyone who saw those faults, realized them, and let them pass, is responsible.
It sounds like you're well aware of these problems in QC and the way the industry works. But you blame us for not being able to accept them. Curious.
So by you not accepting them is doing what exactly? is this going to make the powers that be change things? or are you getting a different Blu-ray Edition? Curious.
Voting with my wallet. If I don't want them, I don't have to get them. And I'm not going to be a yes man about it.
I envy those that are happy with it. I just can't be.
And I have Harmy's despecialized versions to hold me over for now (which you contributed to with your Project Blu).
DVD-BOY, thanks for posting that info. I know everyone has a job to do. It sucks if someone works in a culture of "yes men", but I don't buy that as an excuse. Ultimately a poor release is still a poor release.
Like Frink said, the problems were a "deliberate creative decision". As you pointed out, this means they were aware of them, but let the discs pass anyway. "Ahh, good enough. It's just Star Wars." Everyone who saw those faults, realized them, and let them pass, is responsible.
It sounds like you're well aware of these problems in QC and the way the industry works. But you blame us for not being able to accept them. Curious.
Puggo, are you causing trouble with your weird memories again?
(I believe you)
Cool! Thanks for your effort!
Harmy, have fun on your vacation and leave your computer at home!
The Aluminum Falcon said:
Is it just me or does Vader's newfound purple saber remind you of this shot of Mace? More PT-conforming... :-(
I can at least be grateful that they didn't make the OT sabers pointy.
Bingowings said:
I haven't seen it but here is the thread relating to the project and the meltdown that followed.
Wow. I'd forgotten what a troll I was. I'm getting rusty.
Aside from his ego issues, I'm still interested in checking out his edit. Do you think he'd send me a DVD if I mailed him a check?
;) <------
I think so. I believe he posted the same thing in another forum with his usual username.
KenKraly2007,
Imagine it's September 16, and you're sitting at home finally watching the saga on blu-ray. Is there anything that would be a "deal breaker" for you? Is there anything that, if it weren't fixed or included, would ruin the box set for you?
