ROTJ V3 featuring Temeura Morrison yelling and grunting as Boba Fett, on its way up now.
Here’s my attempt (16 min), based on trying to minimise cognitive load whilst balancing flow and narrative energy levels. (Key highlights in bold.)
Fuck’s sake, you guys! I said I didn’t want to revisit my prequel edits!
It’s a given that there will be plenty to genuinely enjoy about the show that will make it a net positive for having existed. I just hope that by the end of it there feels like a… message?
“It seems the show is carrying a message from an Obi-Wan Kenobi. Does that series mean anything to you?”
It’s a highly anticipated “too big to fail” type of production, but I’d have been content if it had a budget only about double Ewan’s salary and took place on the gritty Tatooine surface. He has PTSD nightmares, goes on spice benders, and is a stoic drunk. Qui-Gon gets real with him from time to time and his lightsaber collects dust on his nightstand next to broken beer bottles. Maybe he comes to hate himself he tries to see how long he can stare into the Suns. Maybe have a scene in which he hurls Anakin’s lightsaber into a canyon, then after calming down takes an afternoon to climb down to retrieve it. Maybe he helps the Jawas fix their car, or cheats at gambling with Cantina regulars to cover his tab. And of course helps needy strangers by mind-tricking the well-to-do into giving pittance. No one refers to him by “Obi-Wan” ever, and he leads a quiet life filled with little adventures.
I just wanted Obi-Wan to do drugs and get drunk while having PTSD symptoms.
Jump in an X-Wing and blow something up?
Thank you for taking the time to give me some feedback, even if the project is finished.
One thought about Obi-Wan finding Kamino: he already knew where it was from Dex, which he pointed out to the librarian. So I figure he had the idea on his own that he used to get from Yoda: just go there yourself.
You make a good case for keeping the interrupted kiss, I’ll give you that.
Fell asleep trying to watch Nosferatu for its hundredth anniversary yesterday and will try to finish it tonight. Didn’t get scared yet.
^ The Seventh Seal is one of the most moving cinematic experiences of my life.
Don’t Look Up, on the other hand, was not. I enjoyed watching it and it was nice to have the time to, but it isn’t film of the year material.
Add a heart monitor to Greedo’s neck throughout the scene, with a recognizable and prominent heartbeat pattern of beeps during the whole conversation. After he is shot and Han starts to walk away, the beeps resume.
I think I even know the day I saw it the first time. This had not come to mind since I was a child, but I remembered that my grandmother gave that VHS tape to me on Valentine’s Day. I remembered associating the purple-pinkish color of the vacuum on the cover with that because of the holiday. And given landmark events in my family, it had to have been 1995. So V-day 1995 it must’ve been. I then, out of boredom and curiosity, found a list of VHS releases and videos from YouTube of the openings. The “V2” 1994 reissue put out in November’s commercials felt very familiar, so that was the VHC I had a copy of. The memories I have of watching that tape at her house have a specific range of time, all being when I was age 5. So this movie takes me way back! I’d only seen it probably five times or less after that point until recently, though two of those were as an adult.
I think it’s the one-two punch of Oxtorox’ recent efforts that have it looking better than ever and seeing it with my own kids.
It’s a reflection of the rising sun through the window on the face of a toaster. It’s from the opening scene of The Brave Little Toaster, which I’ve recently enjoyed from Octorox’ restoration efforts. It’s one my first movies as a small child and one that certainly left a formative mark.
Wonderful.
Of Restructured, not Starlight.
I forgot to mention in the notes that I used that LUT, applied at 60%. Dang it, forgot about that. I can’t even remember for sure who supplied it….
Seems like an inordinate amount of effort for something I don’t really see a benefit to.
If anyone wants to help disrupt this bootlegger, go for it.
https://www.ecrater.com/p/40783571/star-wars-episode-ix-the
Luke Skywalker has, understandably, been the center of my interest in Star Wars. So, from the moment the sequel trilogy was announced I was very interested in seeing how things have gone for him since ROTJ.
I was saddened not to get much of him in TFA, but was super excited about the promise of TLJ. Even though Luke turned out not to have successfully capitalized on his new purpose at the end of ROTJ, I’m glad his journey was mythically resonant in TLJ and found he had something to teach me in his journey. I feel TROS basically said about Luke, “You failed but taught a lesson in the process, and Rey will recapitulate your journey and incorporate this to carry it out later.”
I’m glad TLJ gave Luke a journey to go on, and one I’ve found personally very significant, even as evidenced by taking a bit of time and wrestling for me to reach that point.
I blocked off a half day on Friday to just have to myself on the down low from the family, but a kid got sick and so I need to take tomorrow off and open that Friday time back up. 🙄
V6 going up now, updated changelist in the OP.
TFA said, “The prequels were stupid.”
TLJ said, “No, you’re stupid.”
TROS said, “I’ll show you stupid!”
Not for that one yet. Hoping to do one other minor thing first, since 4K83 has scratches during the DSII explosion shot.
Version 4.1 of Empire now available through the usual venues. Only change is these four Boba Fett lines. No visual changes, just that audio change.
I really like how R2’s lights look there. Perfect. That darkening as it switches really helps.
Anybody who would like a copy of this project can PM me, as I have started to host it at Nev’s request to unburden him.
So let me know, and I’ll getcha a copy.