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#59239
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Pot calling the kettle black?? George Lucas talks 'The Three Stooges' - remade in color?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59239/action/topic#59239
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It really is, Sammy, but unfortunately, too many people are addicted to the format, and I think there would be a greater chance of phasing it out if it was simply...provided as an option for a while and then pulled completely, rather than continuing to have full and widescreen versions of so many films. I went in to buy The Last Samurai used at my video store the other day, and after I picked up one of the widescreen boxes that had the buy it sticker on it, I had to go on a wild search for a widescreen disc to go with it, since all the widescreen boxes had fullscreen copies of the movies beneath them. A nuisance, but I did get widescreen, and wouldn't have bought it if I couldn't have found it.

Wal-Mart really pisses me off, though. After the first few weeks of a title's release, the widescreen version disappears entirely from the store, and fullscreen is all that's left. Such crap.
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#59229
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General DVD Talk
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59229/action/topic#59229
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Originally posted by: Mackey256
As for Mohicans the version shown in theatres was completely different than anything ever put onto video or DVD. I'm not sure about laserdisc.


That's what I've heard, and it's a shame because the movie is so damned good. The fact that we're currently stuck with the 'Director's Expanded Edition' of the movie makes it a 'mini Star Wars.' Who knows if we'll ever see another version on DVD, especially since it's not a film with a massive fanbase.
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#59220
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HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59220/action/topic#59220
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Originally posted by: Hal 9000
DVD is good enough for me.

My TV isn't digital anyway. Commonfolk like me won't see a need to upgrade at all.


Nice new thread, bad_karma! I am in agreement with you and Hal. I don't feel a need to upgrade, even with added digital improvements, because it's only been about three years since I first got a DVD player. We don't need to have new formats replacing slightly older formats every few years, because that has the potential of flooding the market. But I think these new formats are going to remain fringe markets, at least for awhile longer, just based on trends in the past decade or two. The mini-disc had many advantages over CDs (like no skipping problems), and yet never took off. The same goes with laserdisc; multiple advantages, but somehow couldn't upset VHS. Maybe it's just that DVD and VHS formats are more consumer friendly than their higher-tech counterparts.
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#59193
Topic
Pot calling the kettle black?? George Lucas talks 'The Three Stooges' - remade in color?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59193/action/topic#59193
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Right. I feel I'm a film purist to a certain extent, but I'm finding the more I think about it that I have no real qualm with the Stooges release because, as you said Sweyland, they are giving us a choice of which version to watch. It's like those DVDs that offer both wide- and fullscreen versions of the film; I hate fullscreen, and feel it's a waste for the fullscreen to be a separate release, but if it's on the same release as the widescreen (Shrek, Glory, Secondhand Lions, and a number of other releases), I have no problem with it.

Choice is the issue here, I think, and one of the main reasons this site is still up (i.e. that Lucas is giving us no choice).
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#59192
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You might not believe Lucas said this...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59192/action/topic#59192
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Granted that the executives have no creative control over the Stooges, but it's not like the executives are forcing one version on consumers over another version. Lucas is only releasing one version; now he may be the creator of Star Wars, but why shouldn't he release both? That's the whole point of my argument. The color in the Stooges shorts is entirely optional; seeing the changes in the Trilogy on an official DVD release is not.
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#59177
Topic
1997 SE officially bootleg fodder?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59177/action/topic#59177
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I agree they should classify for 'bootleg fodder' (would that be 'booteg poodoo' in Huttese? ), since they're as obselete as the original cuts (or at least will be on 21 September), but Jay hasn't come out and said anything yet. Hopefully he will soon, or perhaps he's just waiting for the DVDs to come out before condoning them, since they still are technically the 'official' versions of the trilogy.
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#59176
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General DVD Talk
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59176/action/topic#59176
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Yeah, I loved the extended footage in TTT as well, especially the Boromir/Faramir/Denthor scenes. It added all new depth to Boromir, and greatly added to the understanding of the particular plot thread that it focused on, though I'm sure many would've complained at its inclusion in theatres (unfortunately).

As for Mohicans...I picked up my copy last summer for $15. I'm glad to have it on DVD, but I find myself quoting the missing lines every time I watch it. The added scenes are nice, but the already existing material was chopped up enough that the extended edition just doesn't work very well. If they release the theatrical version, I'll be going out to buy it, and they should release a special edition of it, because if Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves can get a two-disc release, Last of the Mohicans definitely should get it.
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#59169
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DVD labels art
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59169/action/topic#59169
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Welcome to the nightmare that afflicts everyone on this site. The provider of the webspace for the forum for some reason won't allow us to upload our own avatars, causing a lot of trouble for our friendly neigborhood webmaster (Jay), who has to be e-mailed our avatars before they can be used. Quite unfortunate. But I have to say you have good taste in avatars.
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#59148
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DVD labels art
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59148/action/topic#59148
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I've heard of the ill effects of stick-on labels on DVD-Rs, but I was wondering if labeling them with a Sharpie (like I do for all of my burned CDs) hurts the DVD-Rs as well, because I have yet to label my O-OT copies and my Clone Wars and Holiday Special DVDs because of it. If using a Sharpie on them doesn't hurt them, then I'll definitely have to label them.

BTW, welcome Obi_Skywalker! I see you liked my avatar (not my creation, but one I use on TFN and submitted to Jay for using here).
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#59133
Topic
General DVD Talk
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59133/action/topic#59133
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Glad to hear you were able to hold off for the Extended Editions of LOTR. It took them long enough to release the theatricals, in my opinion, and I loved the movies so much that I simply couldn't wait any longer. I'm not much of a Special Features person anyway. I would've been content if they had simply released a three-disc set for each movie that contained both theatrical and extended cuts, along with the theatrical trailers and previews for TTT and ROTK. As much as I think commentary tracks are a great thing, I can't bring myself to sit down and listen to them for some reason. Anyone else have the same problem?

Now, I know I just said I'm not big on Special Features, but the DVD release of Last of the Mohicans really pissed me off. It's one of my all-time favorites, and to see it shoddily produced with no extras (except a single-page cast listing and a double-sided chapter insert), a 'Director's Expanded Edition' of the film that removed most of the best one-liners from the movie ('Someday, I think you and I are going to have a serious disagreement') and made the movie seem rough and disjointed, and to mention overpriced...well, it's the most frustrating DVD release I've ever seen (not even the DTS audio track could make it worth the $35.00 retail price it had when it first came out--and no, it wasn't Criterion, either). Michael Mann's a talented director, but I think he needs to stay away from the DVD format.
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#59131
Topic
Cringe Factor
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59131/action/topic#59131
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Originally posted by: Bossk
galahad, you also have to remember that when Yoda said that about Luke's age, he was saying it as a copout. He was looking for excuses to not train him. Remember the tone of voice he used when he said it? Very indicative of a copout. Yoda was holding on to old Jedi ideals from the days of the Council and seemingly not facing the fact that Luke was the last one and that he needed to be trained regardless.


True, Bossk. I do remember his tone of voice in that scene. I was just pointing out that he said it.
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#59124
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Does anyone have this mammoth release!?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/59124/action/topic#59124
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None of the documentaries are on the Definitive Collection set, just the interviews, trailers, a few featurettes, still galleries, and the godawful Lapti Nek music video (which I don't even want to attempt to watch). Too bad, really, but I still have my Making of Star Wars mail-in VHS (compliments of Corn Pops), so I can live. I really want to see From Star Wars to Jedi, though.