Knightmessenger

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Post: #236977
Topic: POLL: WORST ACTOR OR ACTRESS IN THE PT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236977/action/topic#236977
Time: 20-Aug-2006 9:14 AM

I think it was good to show Darth Maul very little. It added to the mystique of his character and any explanations Lucas came up with would probably be developed along the lines of Jango Fett or Count Dooku. We would have found out Darth Plagius was Maul's father and that Maul was conceived by Dark Midiclorians which also created another... his good twin.

Post: #236975
Topic: Remember what Lucas said about the OOT not existing....?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236975/action/topic#236975
Time: 20-Aug-2006 8:59 AM

Good point about the avid system. Didn't Lucas try to talk Spielberg into editing Last Crusade digitally rather than by cutting the film? Another thing to remember is that if part of a scene was cg "enhanced," LFL still had to scan and restore the whole frame. And we know they did scan the whole film, how would they have known which parts would be changed and not needed? There was an article posted here about the Death Star run where they mentioned "fixing" one part and then Lucas wanted to redo the next shot that was most dated.

Post: #236941
Topic: Good capture card?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236941/action/topic#236941
Time: 20-Aug-2006 2:44 AM

I actually have that capture device and I think it gives a very good capture from analog video. The only problem I have is dropped frames but I'm not sure of the cause of that, it could be the computer or the card. Other than that, I get great captures, even from vhs. I think it's very hard to tell the difference between playing the Hi8 tape directly to my tv and the dvd made from the captures. I have some screen caps but I don't know how to post them online.

Post: #236747
Topic: What is the rarest video in your collection?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236747/action/topic#236747
Time: 19-Aug-2006 2:11 AM

Tombstone, have you gotten a chance to see the any of the dvd versions of Song of the South. I'm wondering how it compares to your laserdisc.

Post: #236033
Topic: POLL: WORST ACTOR OR ACTRESS IN THE PT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236033/action/topic#236033
Time: 16-Aug-2006 11:28 PM

Lucas is to blame. It's not like there wouldn't have been people willing to write or direct for Lucas if he had stepped back and just admitted "I can't do this effectively alone." Jake Lloyd took a lot of crap for Ani but I thought he did a good job of portraying the character the way Lucas wanted it. By the way, I think his awkward line "It's working, it's working" was another E. T. reference, the scene in the forest after Elliot's midnight Halloween ride.
Hayden I thought sounded terrible. I've heard he was actually very good in "Life as a house" and "Shattered Glass." But when you're told to talk in stilted iambic pantameter like Shakespeare, (My heart is beating, praying this kiss does not become a star) what do you expect.
I thought Neeson, Portman and McGregor did a good job.

Edit: praying this kiss does not become a scar.

Post: #236019
Topic: Remember the mass advertising of TPM?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236019/action/topic#236019
Time: 16-Aug-2006 11:01 PM

Rowman put one of the underoos commercials on his ESB bonus disc.

Post: #236013
Topic: Remember what Lucas said about the OOT not existing....?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236013/action/topic#236013
Time: 16-Aug-2006 10:53 PM

I don't see how we can win this, I mean, a stacked deck is designed to make the outcome predetermined.

Post: #236006
Topic: Star Wars isn't the only one...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/236006/action/topic#236006
Time: 16-Aug-2006 10:48 PM

Another game that comes to mind, the other OoT.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998 Nintendo 64)
In my opinion, this is the greatest video game of all time.
But there are three different versions of the game. The original version was on the gold cartridge. The Fire Temple music had Islamic chanting and Ganondorf spit out red blood near the end of the game. These were replaced for the standard grey cartridges with a bland music and green phlegm.
When it was rereleased on the gamecube, the resolution was much better resulting in a cleaner image and no dot crawl. However, the color seems to have been "enhanced" like the star wars dvds with darkened midtones. Additionally, the Muslim crescent which was on the mirror shield and other places was changed to some lame clover design. In my opinion, these changes water down the game and lessen the emotional impact it has.

Are there any ways to preserve an N64 game in the high resolution today's consoles are capable of?
And does anyone know where to find an isolated music track of the original Fire Temple music? It's hackneyed on the official soundtrack.

Post: #235964
Topic: I actually have something intelligent to say.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235964/action/topic#235964
Time: 16-Aug-2006 9:56 PM

You wouldn't get rich even if you won. The trial lawyers would walk away with a huge chunk for themselves. If it was a class action suit, the remaining money would be split up among star wars fans (the plaintiffs) who had been "harmed." It would probably amount to a coupon for the new dvd's at half price so long as you filled out a bunch of confusing paperwork.
The only good that could come of it would be raising awareness. But I think that would be mostly negative publicity.
Not worth it!

Post: #234436
Topic: Expecting too much of George Lucas?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/234436/action/topic#234436
Time: 12-Aug-2006 3:02 PM

Exactly why was there no lingerie in space? What is the picture of Carrie Fisher from?

Post: #234429
Topic: Help: looking for... AOTC - Centropy 3-disc SVCD telesync?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/234429/action/topic#234429
Time: 12-Aug-2006 2:12 PM

A hotspotting filter, do you mean something designed to fix whited out overexposed areas?

Post: #233346
Topic: Star Wars DVD Covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/233346/action/topic#233346
Time: 8-Aug-2006 5:22 PM

You should probably remove "A New Hope" from the second disc cover. I love the FAN logo.

Post: #232549
Topic: Original Trilogy DVD Article in Total Film
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/232549/action/topic#232549
Time: 5-Aug-2006 1:32 PM

McCallum was very annoying on the RotS commentary but this just shows how out of touch he is. Are they just sick of the fans. Because they sure are acting like it. I've made my own videos and I would be estatic if so many people fell in love with something I did and gladly would pay for a copy. I made a highlight dvd for my high school hockey team. I was just learning to use my editing/dvd software and I only had a week to do it in time for the awards banquet. I didn't have much time to carefully scan through all the games and I thought the video ended up being too short with a lot of great footage not present.
It ended up selling like crazy at $25 a copy. Everyone loved it. I think the pressure I felt to finish it and the fact that it wasn't too long gave it a real intensity. The fight that broke out during the handshake line was also a big draw.
I think my struggle to just make something that I thought was half decent and ultimate success was similar to Lucas' struggle to make Star Wars (on a much smaller scale of course). The difficulties turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Later, I did get a chance to go through all the tapes and capture the other interesting plays. But you know what. I didn't try to add new scenes or extend it. I just made a separate video of additional scenes.

I'm reminded of what Terry Gilliam said on the Criterion dvd of Brazil. He was willing to include the "Love conquers all version" despite having fought so hard for his cut to be shown. He said something like how he saw plenty of things wrong with his film today but he wasn't going to touch it because that's the way he made it.

Post: #231296
Topic: Song Of The South - many projects, much info & discussion thread (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231296/action/topic#231296
Time: 1-Aug-2006 4:00 PM

Ok I am confused. Is some one creating a new preservation or are we talking exsisting preservations?

I'm a bit unsure too. Who should I PM to find out more information and how to obtain it.

Post: #231286
Topic: Fascinating article about Star Wars and George Lucas from 1997
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231286/action/topic#231286
Time: 1-Aug-2006 3:37 PM

Sherak claims, “we’ve restored our Star Wars negative, which is 10 times more important than what it winds up grossing.”

How literally do you think he meant that?

Post: #231283
Topic: **It has happened, Original films on DVD!!**
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231283/action/topic#231283
Time: 1-Aug-2006 3:19 PM

Who are those "supporters of the second version?" It seems everyone hates Greedo shooting. Even before I knew it was altered I thought the revised version made the film look more cheesy and less credible. The bad guys always miss no matter how close they are, how lame.

Post: #231005
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231005/action/topic#231005
Time: 31-Jul-2006 6:24 PM

Both Citizen and Moth3r used Pal THX laserdiscs for their captures so the info in italics is not correct. The '95 covers in Europe and Japan were different than the Faces art in the US so the person might have assumed no Faces art meant no THX release.
The X0 site explained the difference between CLV and CAV.

Post: #230997
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230997/action/topic#230997
Time: 31-Jul-2006 6:10 PM

Regarding the question of Superbit.
"No I think he means: Will it be an overpriced recycled transfer marketed for know-nothing idiots?"

That would be Lucasfilm's upcoming release.

Is there a way to have replys go earlier in the thread where you want them to.

Post: #230992
Topic: Original trilogy DVD reverse covers
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230992/action/topic#230992
Time: 31-Jul-2006 5:50 PM

I notice they used a lot less space for the heading at the top.

Post: #230986
Topic: Lucas' real reasons for changing the OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230986/action/topic#230986
Time: 31-Jul-2006 5:44 PM

I believe Dennis Muren on the '04 commentary admitted some of the Mos Eisley cg work was testing for the prequels. And Lucas said on the '97 interviews that he had the idea of "improving" the films in the back of his mind for a long time.

Post: #230112
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230112/action/topic#230112
Time: 28-Jul-2006 3:33 AM

"The problem with Anakin is that he just can't let things go..."
-George Lucas: Return of Darth Vader from bonus dvd
Hmmm.

Post: #230107
Topic: Info: The LID Project: Laserdisc is dead.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230107/action/topic#230107
Time: 28-Jul-2006 3:08 AM

The above quote was made before the bad news of the release was announced.

Post: #230105
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230105/action/topic#230105
Time: 28-Jul-2006 2:48 AM

Could you tell us whether you thought it looked better than laserdisc or (God forbid) vhs?
Good point about calibration. Makes me wonder if the person color correcting the 2004 dvd's had too much red in their overbrightened monitor. "Wow, sure had to add a lot of blue just to make the stormtroopers look white.
Another thought.
"Lucas cut apart the original negative to make the special edition." I thought Lucas was a longtime big supporter of digital editing and tried to get Spielberg to edit Last Crusade on a computer.

Post: #230101
Topic: Info: Some thoughts on this community.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230101/action/topic#230101
Time: 28-Jul-2006 2:36 AM

This bickering is pointless...

Anyways, the fact that it is even debateable whether the official dvd will be better than the X0 or not is telling. It really woudn't be hard for Lucas to release a good quality transfer. And I don't see how the Indiana Jones dvd set is like film coloring. That would be the 2004 Star Wars dvds. If the colors had not been so screwed up, I would have been happy with them. That has to be the worst film "restoration" ever. (at least for a home video release)

Post: #229717
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229717/action/topic#229717
Time: 27-Jul-2006 2:04 AM

I'm just curious. Did you say you had videos you wanted to upload or that you hadn't made any new videos yet. I know video is still very taxing for a computer but what about screen captures. That's what I'd be most interested in seeing, fixed or untouched. Those examples of the timecoded print looked great and I can't wait to see more.