EyeShotFirst

I have to join!!!

rockin said:

Damn, that looks gorgeous! :O

The saber alone would make a fan's pants tight. ROTJ hasn't looked this pretty in my lifetime.

Had to update my list, because lack of Braveheart.

Here's some stuff I can't get enough of lately, when I'm not listening to classical.

Around The Bend - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

Adios - Rammstein

You've Seen The Butcher - Deftones

House Beat - Spencer & Hill

Scarface - The Geto Boys

Wednesday Morning 3 A.M. - Simon & Garfunkel

Seen It All - KoRn

Lazy - Deep Purple

The Man's Too Strong - Dire Straits

Final Days - Jonathan Davis & The Simply Fucking Amazings

She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals

I am very excited for this. Excellent work Harmy!!

I always take in a bottle of water, and they don't say anything. I buy a big 35 pack case of bottled water for a little more than what a large soda costs at the theater.

If my tap water didn't taste so chlorinated, I wouldn't buy water.

They ought to at least make that unhealthy shit cheaper, if they are gonna charge $8 a ticket. I used to think it was murder to have to pay $3 dollars per ticket.

That's why I'm not quick to go to the theater. I get fucked twice if the movie sucks. Deathly Hallows pt. 1 was my last movie theater experience, and I haven't felt much need to go since then. I might see Super 8, because I love Spielberg and like J.J. Abrams fairly well.

I think we should at least get our money's worth. Maybe a price change, based on critical analysis?

Good movies can be $8

Shitty ones should be $2

For me the list goes:

1970 - M*A*S*H.

1971 - The French Connection

1972 - The Poseidon Adventure

1973 - American Graffiti

1974 - Young Frankenstein

1975 - Jaws

1976 - Rocky

1977 - Star Wars

1978 - The Deer Hunter

1979 - Alien (though Apocalypse Now is a better film)

1980 - The Empire Strikes Back

1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

1982 - Blade Runner

1983 - Return Of The Jedi

1984 - Amadeus

1985 - Witness

1986 - Crocodile Dundee (You call that a knife?)

1987 - Raising Arizona

1988 - Beetlejuice

1989 - Lethal Weapon 2

1990 - Home Alone

1991 - The Silence of the Lambs

1992 - Aladdin

1993 - Jurassic Park

1994 - Immortal Beloved

1995 - Braveheart (Was Jumanji, but Jumanji didn't make me cry.)

1996 - Ransom

1997 - As Good As It Gets

1998 - Saving Private Ryan

1999 - The Sixth Sense

2000 - Meet The Parents

2001 - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone

2002 - Catch Me If You Can

2003 - Mystic River

2004 - The Aviator

2005 - War Of The Worlds

2006 - Silent Hill

2007 - No Country For Old Men

2008 - How To Lose Friends and Alienate People

2009 - Orphan

2010 - Shutter Island

2011 - ?

I could've gone way back into the 20's, but I didn't want to bog the thread.

Every now and then, somebody comes on here with big ideas. Promising an amazing restoration, and occasionally it happens.

Harmy came on here with plenty of great ideas, of which I thought "Yeah right, I've heard that before."

Yet he showed us previews of his work. I would see it, and think "Star Wars hasn't ever looked like that on home video."

When he finished his project, I took a chance with it. I said "I've got a bunch of DVD 9s lying around, I'll give it a shot."

It took a few days of failed downloads and slow internet, but I finally was able to burn it last night. This morning in my groggiest state, I grabbed the coffee, closed the curtains and the blinds, turned off the lamps, and fired up the Blu-Ray player.

The moment the camera panned down on Tatooine and revealed a beautiful punch of orange, I haven't ever had the pleasure of seeing on my screen. I said "This is what I've been waiting for."

Every scene after just kept getting better. The colours, the sounds, the editing. Very few scenes jumped out at me as lower quality. I don't have the eyes most folks have on here, but I gotta say I never grimaced at my 42'' television. I didn't think I would ever see Star Wars look this good

My only gripe about your and many others' hard work, was the fact that it was necessary.

I've gotta pick up my old DVD cover making hobby, because a blank CD case doesn't do your work justice. It's going on the top shelf.

EyeShotFirst was my gay porn name.

Get off my lawn!!!

greenpenguino said:

TV's Frink said:

From where I'm sitting...

We don't keep any in the bathroom! :P

Ew...

Are you on the bog typing that?

I hope you washed your hands...

Who needs toilet paper?

I'm gonna follow the BloodnoseThePirate "From where I'm sitting" formula.

Star Wars 2004 Box Set

Blade Runner Director's Cut

Alien

Home Alone 1 & 2

Popeye The Sailor 1933 - 1938 collection

Indy Box Set

Pantera 3 Vulgar Videos From Hell

Steve Vai Live In Astoria

Rammstein Live aus Berlin, Lichtspielhaus, and Völkerball (yes I like Rammstein)

Amadeus

I've got a bunch scattered about the house, but I don't like running inventory.

It never bothered me. I always thought it was kinda cool.

Weight is a hard thing to deal with. I've fought it hard, and even became Anorexic at one point. Luckily, I got knocked on my ass and realized what I was doing to myself. I've developed better eating habits, and I try to get a decent amount of exercise each day. I'm in the same pant size I was in during the 8th grade.

Rachel Weisz sums it up for me.

A: Klaatu Barada NcOUUGHcOUGH

Q: What has 2 thumbs and needs a beer?

Well, I wish I could see it, but my internet is wonky. So the download is taking forever.

Yeah, George isn't the biggest he's been. It looks that way because of his neck, but come on. Some people get big bellies, some people get big thighs, George just happened to get a big neck.

I'm still downloading. Anticipation is killing me, and I know I won't be disappointed, because Harmy's work blew my mind on YouTube.

I have diabetes from both sides of my family. Coupled with Heart disease, my chances at a healthy life are slim, so I try to take care of my self the best I can. Luckily, I haven't been diagnosed with diabetes, hopefully I never will.

TV's Frink said:

EyeShotFirst said:

I can has PM?

Little Ani said:

Oops!

See new thread title.

My bad. Harmy's such an awesome fellow that I has PMs anyways!!

I can has PM?

skyjedi2005 said:

zombie84 said:

Has Steve Perry ever written anything really well? He's all over these franchise EU material, but all his stuff reads the way a fourteen-year-old would expect, although maybe he simply knows his audience in that regard.

The only thing i can think of is his Shadows of the Empire novelization, and the best parts of that merely echoed things from empire strikes back and foreshadowed return of the jedi.

His indiana jones crystal skull prequel with Mac and Indiana Jones, and Zombies.Is one of the very worst things to ever come out of the indy franchise, and i am including Crystal skull in this.

I read that whole book hoping it would get better. It almost wanted to be likeable, yet right when it would get interesting it would veer off. Because Steve Perry likes using 4 different perspectives, taking place miles away from each other. Then Indy kept talking about getting his hat fixed, which didn't seem very Indyish.

I wish they would've made a film that focused more on his archeology. I would've loved to have seen Indy fight the elements instead of Nazis, Indians, or Russians for once. My favorite moments of Raiders are when he is getting the head-piece translated, then he goes to the map room to discover the well of souls. Those were moments of true discovery that were missing in TOD, TLC, and KOTCS.

Like Anchorhead mentioned, the novels provide true Indy characteristics. He hardly fights in the McGregor novels. Instead it's a lot of discovery. Of course McGregor fails to capture Indy's traits well. That's one reason I opt for the Max McCoy novels. They are the closest thing to Raiders you could ever find. Just avoid Martin Cadin and Steve Perry's Indy novels if you can.

Some men take things the way they are, some men complain, some men look for something to complain about.

CGI is ultimately no good because it is done in a computer. There are things I see in Star Wars that make me cringe, but the fact that they are executed well, make it okay. Hell, just sit with me during Star Wars 77, and I can give you several examples.  CGI is a fine tool, people just don't use it with respect.

Like Tim said, Avatar and LOTOR used CGI with great results, that actually age well. Avatar and LOTOR work well, because they aren't trying to re-create something, but instead making something new. We accept the Na'vi and Gollum, because we haven't seen them in real life.

I can watch Toy Story as aged as it is, because it doesn't try to come off as real either.

CGI comes off as horrible when they are recreate living things we see everyday.

Even if we don't know what Arnold looks like, we know what a person looks like, and this just doesn't look right. [See Uncanny Valley]

Now take into consideration how far behind technology was here, compared to today. Gollum looks pretty damn good, because our eyes haven't seen him before in real life, so our brain accepts it.

Looks like Jeff Bridges, Sounds like Jeff Bridges, but something isn't right.  Without even seeing it in motion, it comes off as synthetic, and this is good CGI.