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Whisper of the Heart is in Ac3 in the Ghibli Ga Ippai boxed set, so is on your mark. And Mononoke Hime was released separately in Ac3, all on laserdisc, not to derail the thread. Mononoke is 1998. and the big box set is 1996.

The only other AC3 is the English Dub on Kiki from Disney in 1998 also. Just talking laserdisc, not dvd or blu-ray.

Howls was Dolby 6.1 EX. And Spirited Away was DTS ES. 6.1 I no longer have those DVD. on the first Japanese DVD.

Bill Moyers dead at 91. The man who interviewed both Joseph Campbell for the Power of Myth, and George Lucas on the mythology of Star Wars.

It will all be down to tone, the screenplay. The actor chosen. And the score and cinematography, and editing, yes the director is of importance but not chiefly. In fact, i think far too much is made of the influence of a director. Auteur theory says they run everything, well that doesn’t exist in the studio system, and certainly never existed ever on Eon productions.
I don’t think Amazon will be of much difference. There is bound to be even more corporate interference.

It’s why I said Christopher Nolan was never directing Bond because they would never cede control to him. They hire you to shoot the script they want, no question.

You’re just a hired person to shoot a movie with no real love for the craft or story, its to make a product. Like how JJ was hired for Star Trek or Star Wars.

Denis is going to find that Warners gave him more carte Blanche for Dune then James Bond will afford him. Films in the studio hierarchy become art, through mostly happy accident, as well as tenaciousness.

But the Disney cookie cutter MCU by committee, doesn’t allow art or anything resembling Cinema. And that goes for 70% of the corporate wasteland. Stagnant and long dead IP, the shambling undead.

Its only if makes money not if its good, to paraphrase Mark Hamill.

it is being claimed in news reports that Denis Villeneuve is directing the next Bond.

I like the cast and was cautiously optimistic and i even liked the behind the scenes stuff, but i’m not feeling the trailers or the music or the editing.

I’ll have to see it before I make a judgement, but my gut says Corenswet and Hoult were miscast.

The trailers have a marked lack of energy in their performances.

I hope the comic book flavor of the film outweighs the weak moments in the previews.

If you are going to use the John Williams theme use it properly. Even Superman Returns did that. Though I’d sooner see this film have its own musical identity.

While that is true, i’m sure they are talking about the redone roll up and starfield. And the film being retitled Episode IV a New Hope. They are not talking about unnoticed visual effects changes or changes to the credits. Or getting into the weeds on audio mixes.

They simply know all the radical changes happened in 1997.

Thankfully while Lucas can call Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost art is hasn’t been changed in the film. I refuse to call it that. Just like to me Star Wars, is well Star Wars.

I’ve already seen it, but there is no download option unless you have youtube premium.

For me unless there is telltale sign its hard to tell if something was shot separately as a different element, unless it draws attention to itself.

I have no way to know if Amy was shot separately from Ewan, but sure looks like it.

May all your guesses be right.

People get angry when you laugh at George’s vision and say yeah which one. the 1977, the 1981. The 1997. 2004, 2011, 2019 for streaming and 2020 for physical for maclunky.

People have every right to like what they like. I also can prefer the original film.

I’ve never disputed Lucas right to change his film and have authorial control over it, at least when it to comes Star Wars 1977. What has been argued is preserving the original.

Empire and Jedi he didn’t direct them. Now Kersh may have been fine with handing his film over to George, to draw over it with cgi crayons. But Richard Marquand was not around to object to Return of the Jedi’s many changes over the years.

And still, both go against promising those directors final cut over their film.

They’ve shelved and cancelled far too many projects.

Where is the Lando movie.

What about Rian Johnson’s trilogy.

They must pretend Rogue Squadron never was a thing as well.

Years spinning the wheels with nothing to show for it.

Zero films.

I know someone will say Mando and Grogu well I’m not interested in Mando and Grogu.

First a trailer with Patty Jenkins for a fake movie, now Daisy Ridley brought out on stage to announce a fake movie.

Man, Disney Lucasfilm sure knows to announce films that never go anywhere.

I should be upset because I looked forward to that film but now all I can do laugh.

Star Trek VI I was disappointed to find that they chose to do 2:39:1 ratio for both cuts of the film seamless branched on the 4K. And the previous 2:00:1 HD transfer was not included as a bonus Blu-Ray. The color timing is also identical, looks like other than the extended scenes they favor the framing and color timing of theatrical cut.
I was hoping they could open the matte for the 4K.

Also, still disappointed in the 7.1 mix and no original audio.

Would it have been impossible to include either the 6 track 70mm mix, or the original Dolby Stereo mix on the film as an option. Instead of the previous Blu-Ray mix.

Others will complain about the lack of Atmos except for TMP directors cut. I want the original 35mm mixes.

Drew Struzan did a good job on those. Really nice covers.

I think the Gatefold CLV from Japan is also Pan and Scan and not open matte. It’s also easily the worst transfer I’ve ever seen of Back to the Future. Though to be honest I like rare and early things, I’d love to have a rip of the CED for instance. Or someday for someone to figure out how to rip the muse discs.

“It’s incredible folklore,” Kennedy said. “Even when I came into the company, there was endless conversation about where everything was, and what was in fact the first print? And it’s quite remarkable, what you’re going to see is in fact the first print, and I’m not even sure there’s another one quite like it. It’s that rare. There’s so much tinkering that’s gone on over the years, and things that George [Lucas] decided, ‘I’m gonna change this, I’m gonna try that.’ And then, everybody kind of lost track of what it was.”

That was mystifying to me that they don’t know what prints or negatives are in the Lucasfilm archive. How can the company that made the film be so clueless. It’s a foregone conclusion the original is never getting released on home video again or widely for theatrical exhibition.

Strange New Worlds got renewed for a final 5th season of 6 episodes and is being cancelled. And they haven’t even aired season 3 yet or finished season 4. I guess Pike got his sort of 5 year mission.

Edit: someone spent over 300 dollars to acquire the Super VHS tapes for Star Trek II, and IV. VI. That is wild.

Ebay is crazy. Collectors of old Analog media spend inordinate amounts on things.

The novelization is spectacular at least if a bit overrated. I’m saying that a diehard fan of Stover. After a while everyone tells you to read a tie in book, acts like it the best thing since sliced bread. Then you read it and you go Meh like Plagueis from Luceno.

The 4K had a different problem the first release had the 70mm mix although in a lossy format and the redone Atmos mix. Then the reissue had the 35mm mix and Atmos and left off the 70mm completely. Because both were in lossless.

I have the first release with the 70mm and i’m not rebuying for the 35mm mix. It’s crazy you have to own both to get the 3 mixes and neither has correct color timing. Though like Damn Fool will say Warner never gets anything right, or they seldom do.

DNR on The Fleischer blu-ray and ruined. DNR on Batman the animated series. Messed up colors on Superman, no extended cut for Superman II and III. No Supergirl or Superman Returns 4K.

Now lets see if the blu-ray collection of Lois and Clark has the proper audio mix and finished effects and isn’t just the screwed-up HD masters lazily thrown on disc.

I reread every available screenplay for Attack of the Clones. and the dialog is so bad, shockingly bad and inept. And no one talks like that. What happened to the somewhat better dialog of the original trilogy. Characters talk much more naturally. If have to read my lady one more time. The stilted insipid dialog. Even Palpatine’s speeches are enough to make you want to either vomit or fall asleep. Boring politics. If anything, the actors are to be commended the screenplay is worse than the movie.

There is no gravitas to anything on the page. Christopher Lee makes much of very little or nothing given to him. And poor Frank Oz, he had to pretty much create a performance from nothing. The script is no more than a guide.

It’s worse written than Phantom Menace.

I wonder what i would think of reread the Revenge of the Sith screenplay, it has to be better right?

The films from what I gather are completely driven by their visuals and John Williams score. The soundtrack is what gives the films any sense of drama or life. Because nothing works on the page.

This is where the prequels have to be appreciated as a silent film comes from.

Which is the source music that plays when Threepio says he is surprised to see Artoo serving drinks.

I don’t think that has ever been officially released.

Dark Empire supposedly ruining the chosen one story and Saga of Darth Vader doesn’t bother me, because neither of those things existed before the prequels.

For me the easier critique it’s out of character for Luke, he faced his trial in Return of the Jedi and did not go over to the Dark Side. Veitch, on the other hand probably thought well Luke got a taste of the Dark Side in ROTJ why he wouldn’t go over.

A lot of EU has to do certain things like the Rebellion can’t be victorious on Endor we can’t have a happy ending. We need to have decades of further conflict, Sith and Jedi wars, Vong. A second Galactic Civil war.

I do like the unaltered trilogy in that is has a beginning, a middle and an end. and yeah they celebrate with Teddy Bears. So what. It’s a simple fairy tale. And good triumphs over evil. I’m saying that and do like Dark Empire over ROTJ.

What would a post 1998 EU look like I often wonder if the prequels were wiped from the timeline and Dave’s clone wars never happened.

Bantam solution for everything was Superweapon of the week. What would have happened if Del Rey did not get the book license for everything except the Han Solo trilogy by Daley, The Lando books and the novelizations of SW, TESB and RotJ.

I’ll give them fair play. There is an article on succession wars in Hollywood. But its mere rumor mongering on Kennedy’s status and replacement. They see Carrie Beck and Filoni as the people who will rule jointly the Lucasfilm empire.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hollywood-succession-war-1236236327/

It’s a bunch of tabloid crap and it’s not factual based its following trends and making guesses.

I do find the term protege of Filoni to be misleading he never was George’s protege, he was a cartoon showrunner.

If Lucas has a protege there are many choices, Steven Spielberg, or Ron Howard, or even Joe Johnston.

If that is the future of Star Wars a bunch of lame videogame deepfakes and cartoon Luke Skywalker you can count me out. Filoni and Favreau Mandoverse is the Marvelizing of SW and I’m not on board.

Andor showed a different side of Star Wars it’s possible to do something new.

I know people will laugh but at this point they have nothing. you might as well make Rian’s trilogy at least it will be unexpected and different. No mystery boxes or fanboy checklists.

That is definitely an IB print. They are unmistakable when you see them. It’s astounding the 1981 new crawl is on a separate reel and was not spliced into this print. Making this possible the most valuable print of Star Wars in the entire world for having the original crawl and rollup and starfield.

Brian Wilson. dead at 82. I grew up listening to the Beach Boys on my father’s radio from General Electric.

It may even have been my first exposure to pop music.

Pierce Brosnan saying Tom Hardy should be Bond. No. Too old. And he is Bane in Batman the Dark Knight Rises. And an awful Mad Max.

You can’t start your first film at age 47 when they want to lock you down with a 5 to 8 picture deal.

Ironically, I could buy him as Batman, but not Bond.

None of the actors proposed remotely have the suave demeanor or the sex appeal to be James Bond. I’m sure whomever Amazon chooses is going to go over like a barrel over Niagara Falls.