JacDan

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Join date: 25-May-2006
Last activity: 14-Jun-2010
Posts: 32

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Post: #261095
Topic: Will those who hate the SE OT and bought the OOT DVD's..
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/261095/action/topic#261095
Time: 11-Dec-2006 8:35 PM

I kept the SE discs for the commentary which I listen to once in a long while. Otherwise they sit lonely and ignored in their cases.

Post: #261091
Topic: What Special Edition changes (if any) did people like?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/261091/action/topic#261091
Time: 11-Dec-2006 8:30 PM

None of them really. A couple of Death Star battle shots from Ep. IV but the quality of those shots were so inconsistent with the original footage that it was more annoying to watch than anything else. Also scenes in Ep. IV that SHOULD'VE been changed weren't, e.g., Ties chasing Rebs in the trenches. One moment Ties but no Rebs, next moment Ties fire and Rebs just ahead explode to kingdom come. I also hate the remastered look of the SEs. They look nothing like the films from their runs during the late 70s - early 80s. The contrast levels are nice but overall it's just so damn revisionist.

Post: #261083
Topic: The Star Wars Original Trilogy on RCA's CED Format
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/261083/action/topic#261083
Time: 11-Dec-2006 7:51 PM

I used to have the CED Star Wars and from what I remember of it, you're not missing much if you don't have them. I'll be surprised if you can view the discs in their entirety without the discs skipping like old vinyl LPs would. That's pretty much what killed off CED. Also I believe that TESB disc would be the time compressed version which they did with the early videodisc releases to fit the movie on one disc (EDIT: Like Spock said

Post: #244563
Topic: Lowest Priced OOT DVD Search.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/244563/action/topic#244563
Time: 15-Sep-2006 2:29 AM

I wanted to get them from Circuit City as they advertised them for $14.99 each on the net and would pick them up locally but the lazies handn't laid out a single SW DVD. So I trekked over to Best Buy which had the shelves full of 'em and were selling them for $16.99 each.

Post: #241905
Topic: Lowest Priced OOT DVD Search.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241905/action/topic#241905
Time: 7-Sep-2006 12:02 AM

Invader Jenny & Darth Mallwalker:

Have the two of you printed out your rebate forms? If so did the text print out properly? Maybe it is something on my end.

Post: #241778
Topic: Lowest Priced OOT DVD Search.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241778/action/topic#241778
Time: 6-Sep-2006 5:17 PM

Originally posted by: Sluggo
You should be able to adjust your printer settings so it prints out only black text.

Can't seem to for this pdf doc. My printer color settings are on Black & White.

Post: #241757
Topic: Lowest Priced OOT DVD Search.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241757/action/topic#241757
Time: 6-Sep-2006 3:40 PM

Funny thing about that rebate slip. I printed it out but because all the text is in red, it prints out in a very light shade of gray, making it unreadable. I emailed FYE about it, asking them to fix it but no response so far.

Post: #241546
Topic: Lowest Priced OOT DVD Search.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241546/action/topic#241546
Time: 5-Sep-2006 9:29 PM

I can't remember, but wasn't there supposed to be a thread on here that would keep folks up to date for finding the lowest priced OOT DVDs on the net? I'm looking to pay $10 or less for each of them simply because I don't want to pay for the 2004 "add-ons" and a price thread would be helpful.

Post: #241542
Topic: X-Wing or Y-Wing, which ship would you prefer?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/241542/action/topic#241542
Time: 5-Sep-2006 9:13 PM

Y-Wing, hands down.

Heavy assault, recon, 2-seater, ion cannons (rearward firing), thick hull. That baby has everything. It's the P-47 of Star Wars. Plus I always loved the sound of the Koensayr R200s from the cockpit. Very soothing.

Post: #223292
Topic: Remember when everyone hated Return of the Jedi?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223292/action/topic#223292
Time: 29-Jun-2006 9:36 PM

Originally posted by: Tiptup
Perhaps Empire simply had a better producer and director?

Maybe. ESB may have just had the right karma at the right time.

Post: #223068
Topic: Remember when everyone hated Return of the Jedi?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223068/action/topic#223068
Time: 29-Jun-2006 11:08 AM

Originally posted by: Guy Caballero
Nothing Leigh Brackett wrote was used in Empire at all. She did one draft before she died. She got a credit out of respect.

I dunno, ESB seemed too good for either Lucas or Kasdan to write, especially in comparison to ROTJ. Unless someone heads over to the Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico and reads the draft, I guess we'll never really know who's responsible for what.

Post: #222879
Topic: John Williams' Music
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222879/action/topic#222879
Time: 29-Jun-2006 1:01 AM

ROTJ had to have been my first huge dissapointment with JWs music. Much of it sounded like he composed it while watching TV or something. Too much discord and less of the melodic themes he was so well known for during the 70s to early 80s.

ESB sounded almost Mozartian.

Post: #222877
Topic: John Williams' Music
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222877/action/topic#222877
Time: 29-Jun-2006 12:56 AM

Originally posted by: Harlock415

Originally posted by: grifter

Originally posted by: Harlock415

It just makes me wonder how Goldsmith wrote great scores for bad movies, though, like First Knight.

Goldsmith used those kind of movies to experiment new things.

Or it could be he said, screw this movie. I'm just gonna ignore it and write a good score.

Goldsmith (RIP) must've been on another planet when he wrote his wonderful The Final Conflict.

Post: #222874
Topic: Sets
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222874/action/topic#222874
Time: 29-Jun-2006 12:52 AM

I vote for real sets with lots of grime (except on the snooty Imperial sets cause they have the money to keep everything in tip top shape). It wasn't just that the sets were real but many of them were dirty and worn. Many other Sci-Fi flicks before and during the OT runs used real sets but didn't truly convey realism to the viewer. Why? Because they were too clean to make us dirty humans feel a connection with them.

Post: #222872
Topic: Should Wedge have been tried for cowardice?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222872/action/topic#222872
Time: 29-Jun-2006 12:47 AM

What I don't understand is why didn't Wedge loop back around the TIEs and at least provide supressive fire on them while Luke finishes his run? His propulsion systems seemed to be working just fine and I assume that the problem was with his rear deflector shield.

Post: #222869
Topic: Remember when everyone hated Return of the Jedi?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222869/action/topic#222869
Time: 29-Jun-2006 12:38 AM

Let's not forget Leigh Brackett's contribution to ESB. Being a professional writer she was probably the highest quality writer to work with the SW saga. A shame she didn't live to write ROTJ. If she did, Ewok would only exist as the sound someone makes when puking.

Post: #219011
Topic: Remember when everyone hated Return of the Jedi?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219011/action/topic#219011
Time: 16-Jun-2006 12:28 AM

If there's one thing I remember about 1983 as if it happened yesterday is asking myself one question 20 minutes into ROTJ: What the hell happened?

Over the years though I've softened towards ROTJ somewhat. It's better than the prequels, has the original cast, but still sucks when compared to SW and ESB.

Post: #216972
Topic: Star Wars Original Trilogy had 'it', but 'it' is hard to explain.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/216972/action/topic#216972
Time: 7-Jun-2006 5:59 PM

Let's not forget the worn-out look of the sets/technology in 4-6. To me that had a huge impact in helping me to "feel" the movies. Notice in the prequels, with the exception more or less of the pod racers, all the technology had a band spanking new look to it? That's one of the reasons, besides the wooden acting, why the preqs felt so hollow IMO.

Post: #215508
Topic: Another way Lucas is screwing us! (re the 2006 GOUT DVD release)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/215508/action/topic#215508
Time: 1-Jun-2006 6:58 PM

Originally posted by: Tiptup

Originally posted by: THX
Once again, the DVDs are made from Digital Tape masters, which were used to make Laserdiscs (and VHS tapes). They are not made from Laserdiscs (or VHS tapes). They will thus not contain any "Laserdisc deficiencies" (or "VHS deficiencies").

Really? But according to "Lynne Hale" for "publicity" at Lucasfilm:

"The 1993 Laserdisc masters represented the best source for providing the original versions as DVD bonus material. Although these are non-anamorphic versions, they do preserve the original widescreen composition of the movies."

If we take what she said to be strictly accurate, then they will be using "Laserdisc masters." Again, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but a Laserdisc master would technically be a parent Laserdisc whose data is copied onto all the other Laserdiscs sent out to for purchase. Otherwise "Lynne" would have said "Digital Tape Masters" used to make the Laserdisc masters.

She may have meant the digital masters used for the Laserdiscs. Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't use a vintage, well-worn 1982 VHS copy as the DVD master.

Post: #214559
Topic: The level of acceptability for an "O-OT"
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214559/action/topic#214559
Time: 29-May-2006 7:24 AM

The Superman DVD always bugged me because of the extra footage. There's too much "special" this and that going on with classic movies on DVD and is one of the shortcomings of the format. I don't mind an extra release for the special thingy but when it replaces the original, it becomes too revisionist for my taste. Even the Star Trek: The Motion Picture special edition annoys me, though it did tighten up the editing but screwed up the score in some places. With all this "revisionism" I'm beginning to feel like a replicant and wonder if I actually saw any of these original films at all.

Post: #214558
Topic: Lucasfilm lunch hour
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214558/action/topic#214558
Time: 29-May-2006 7:14 AM

This may be a really dumb question but...

is it possible that the reason Lucas hates the OOT so much is because of a messy divorce? I haven't followed what's been going on with Lucas' life but maybe the ex-wife might be getting a chunk of the profits for any release of the OOT on video whereas the SE versions are free and clear of this issue.

I ask this because I've never seen a filmmaker (to my knowledge) display such vehement hatred for such profitable works.

Post: #214555
Topic: Help Wanted: 1995 OT LD Request
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214555/action/topic#214555
Time: 29-May-2006 6:58 AM

Originally posted by: Scruffy
The comments on MySpleen indicate this is the Farsight set.

And, if I understand correctly, laserdisc video has to be captured from an analog stream and digitized. You can't losslessly rip the data right off the disc. So these are from captures, not rips.

My bad, I should've said captures instead of rips . The time before digital is becoming a haze for me.

Post: #214401
Topic: Help Wanted: 1995 OT LD Request
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214401/action/topic#214401
Time: 28-May-2006 3:31 PM

Ah ha. Yes I was referring to .avi lite (DivX) and yes there are times (not as often these days) that a wheelchair would be handy after a JD session

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So far I'm downloading these uploaded by Farsight on myspleen.net:

Star Wars.Original.Anamorphic.AC3.torrent
Empire Strikes Back - Definitive Original Edition - Anamorphic AC3
Return of the Jedi - Definitive Original Edition DVDR - Anamorphic AC3

Anyone know what rips they're based off of? TIA.

Post: #214354
Topic: Help Wanted: 1995 OT LD Request
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214354/action/topic#214354
Time: 28-May-2006 3:49 AM

Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
For download? Do you realize how large the AVI capture files are going to be?

I figure between 750mb - 1.5gb for each flick but I'm on cable so it's not that bad unless the other end is dialup

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I'm working on downloading the films from myspleen.net, even though it's taking forever. They're in VOB format, so I guess I can try to convert them to avi or just leave them as is if I ever get my hands on a DVD burner

Post: #214287
Topic: Help Wanted: 1995 OT LD Request
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/214287/action/topic#214287
Time: 27-May-2006 10:49 PM — Edited 4-Jul-2020 10:30 AM

I was wondering if anyone knows where to find .avi files of the '95 Laserdiscs for download. Thanks.