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#213780
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Time to accept what we are given and be grateful?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213780/action/topic#213780
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I just will not be able to pass up the offer of the OOT on legtimate DVD.

However, I am trying (along with all of you here) to contact them about it and try to get them to make it at least anamorphic.
In the end, I still plan to buy them.

It's the OOT on DVD.

(Correct me if I'm wrong, but can a widescreen TV zoom in enough so there's no black bars on the sides? Or only to a point?)
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#213089
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Just Saw The Unaltered Trilogy For The First Time...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213089/action/topic#213089
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I grew up on Star Wars.

It started with the Special Edition re-release. Loved them, rented them over and over, and loved watching the prequels unfold. (I was very little when the SE came out, about 7. And when episode I came out, I was 9. I loved them both a lot.)
My elementary teacher had to tell me to stop talking about Star Wars because I never got any work done.
Episode II was all right, but I didn't like it as much because it simply did NOT have rewatchability.
And Episode III came out recently, which I loved.

And I edited the prequels to my personal liking, and I'm proud to have them on my shelf. I've always been an OOT person ever since I rented them to compare them to my SE set. No contest.

And here I am. Consider the torch passed.
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#213085
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$36 pre-order (AR) for all 3 titles...anyone found it cheaper??
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213085/action/topic#213085
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Now Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis are quality filmakers who truley do respect their fim trilogy's release on DVD. (I'm talking, of course, about Back to the Future.)

They made absolutley sure that NO alterations were made, and that the flims were exactly as seen in theatres in 1985, '89, and '90. (With one exception in Part II: the Part III trailer is still present, however the "Coming summer 1990" is gone.)

There was a quote on the commentary where Gale, when asked, said that he didn't understand directors going back and changing their flims. He said if they did that to BTTF, "That's not Back to the Future!" So things they very well could have gone back and fixed (like wires holding actors and stuff) were left alone for the sake of presenting them exactly the way they originally were.

The "To Be Continued ---->" title card at the end of the first Back to the Future was added for the home video release, because they didn't intend on making a sequel when they released it in theatres. So the DVD does not have this title card.
The end of Back to the Future II even has the teaser trailer for Part III as shown in theatres, even though I personally wouldn't mind it if they would have removed it. Kind of ruins it for a first-time watcher of the DVD set. (No problem, I just made my own DVDr with the trailer snipped out.)

I respect them a lot, and it's a sharp contrast to George Lucas.
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#213080
Topic
I am losing sleep over this!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/213080/action/topic#213080
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Please, friends, don't give up on Star Wars yet.

The opposite of love is not hate, it's apathy. I can tell by your comments that all of you who say you're through with Star Wars really do care deep down.

Please don't loose hope. We need you guys in the fight. If you drop out, our chances of winning drop too.
We are all here because we love the original Star Wars Trilogy. Don't give up on her, she's only a detention block away. Don't let the moronic guards stop you.

"Boring conversation anyway..."
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#211841
Topic
Convert letterbox -----> anamorphic
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211841/action/topic#211841
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What exactly does it take to convert a letterbox video file, somewhat losslessly, to anamorphic?

*If* the new DVDs turn out to be lame 4X3 letterbox after all, it would be useful to convert it to anamorphic 16X9 widescreen. First of all to watch, and also for use in 'Classic Edition' style editing of the new DVDs.

Can it be done without re-encoding or loosing quality?
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#211641
Topic
Info: a Big bust at the Motor City Comic Con - bootleg sellers
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211641/action/topic#211641
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Oh, my! Could this be one of the main ideas behind the upcoming DVD release? And it serves them right, if they all were selling copies of Deleted Magic.

EDIT: I would hate it if they gave us an utterly crappy OOT release, for the sole purpose of shutting down fan preservation attempts that could turn out BETTER than their damn product could in the first place!
GOODNIGHT!
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#211254
Topic
Make your voices heard! (again) - re the 2006 GOUT DVD being in letterbox format
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/211254/action/topic#211254
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Will mail tomorrow:

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Dear Lucasfilm,

My name is Kirk Shelton, a long-time Star Wars fanatic. I am 16 years old and a sophomore in high school. I was very excited when I heard that the original versions of the classic trilogy was coming to DVD. Thank you very much for finally deciding to put them out again. But I was sourly dissappointed to hear that these new discs would be mastered from a D2 source and would be in 4X3 letterbox, rather than 16X9 anamorphic midescreen.
With all the respect in the world, I just ask that if there is anything to be done to improve the quality of the original versions before September, please do it. I love the original films, and am delighted they are coming back again. But please do something, and prove the rumors of a 4X3 letterbox release wrong.
This may sound silly as a request from a young fan, but could you relay my deep thanks to Mr. Lucas for releasing the originals? I grew up with the Special Edition, but I am glad to have them they way they were originally seen and adored. Thank you, Mr. Lucas! Please preserve them in the best way possible.
I'm sad to say that if the final product is merely letterbox and sub-par, I will more likely not purchase them. It breaks my heart to say that. I urge you all to preserve the original Star Wars Trilogy on DVD.
I leave you with my thanks and my sincere hopes that these rumors of a sub-par DVD release are false.

Fellow Enthusiast,
Kirk Shelton