LexX

In Finland TPM 3D has pretty much flopped. In 1999 it was the most watched movie with 439 496 viewers. Now in two weeks it has been seen by 6 936 viewers. In its first week it finished at 7th place and on second week it isn't even in the top 10. For example the latest Mission: Impossible movie had 13 928 viewers last week (from the total of 106 601, it was released 3 weeks ago) to give you some perspective.

Edit: maybe a better example would be Lion King 3D which has now been seen by over 15 000 people here. I guess 3D releases of old movies aren't that popular here, but to be fair, both were just released on BD just last year.

I have to agree with others. I'm not that good at any technical stuff so I can't comment on those. Also the project has still a long way to become finished, so if you want that people come there to say "looks cool" about the clips and pics then I'll do that. Now, when the project is closer to being finished and after it's finished, I'll definately will comment and share my thoughts. I appreciate and support the project but not liking the forcing part. I also had made comments before, and still I was disabled from there.

And I don't like blog stuff at all, I'd be more like home if it was in a forum or here or something, but that's my problem.

Might I suggest checking the lines questioned from the scripts? That's what I do. You really can't rely on the DVD subs at all.

Woohoo!

Finnish subtitles are pretty bad, they originate from 1995 VHS release and some of the lines are too vague. For example, 3PO says he found that negative axis had been polarized or something like that, and it was translated to that there was a wrong connection.

I've been waiting for doing good subtitles for myself but it's pretty hard doing them using the software I have. Maybe there are better subtitle programs for BDs, any suggestions?

Wow, Lorne Peterson here? That's just too awesome.

I also liked that poster before AOTC came. Among other things I was disappointed that Anakin didn't have a red blade in the movie.

Leonardo said:

look at Yoda in that poster... his face looks like he wants to say "here we go again....look at me, I'm on the poster and I'm already disappointed"

Well, at least he doesn't look like angry to be cooler like in every other picture.

Excellent!

MaximRecoil said:

Video Collector sent me an ROTJ image that he worked up using msycamore's "Style B.bmp" scan and various LD cover scans from his own collection; and he did a hell of a job. We now have everything that's showing on the VHS cover, plus a little more on the top and a lot more on the sides (more than enough to fit the DVD cover aspect ratio). We have small Lando, more of the Death Star, the entire lightsaber blade, and Leia's stomach:

Any chance for sharing that? I've been looking for something like this for years now.

I know what you mean and I respect it. I did mine in the mind of how would they have done DVD covers if it was in the 80's. Otherwise they are identical.

MaximRecoil said:

LexX said:

You're doing exactly what I did!! And that's why I like it. ;)

P.S. that ROTJ LD cover scan would be awesome... A high quality scan of that would solve all my ROTJ cover problems, LOL.

Very nice. It looks like you had your work cut out for you on the TESB sleeve; that's quite a bit of text (when you have to match kerning rather than just type it out). Additionally, that text is squared up on both sides of each column, which means the original typesetter had his work cut out for him too. That's the kind of typesetting that they do for e.g. newspapers and bibles. Whoever did the typesetting for the original U.S. VHS releases didn't go as far as squaring the text on both sides of the column. 

Indeed, that was pure pain to always continue doing the text right.

I took a few liberties, though. I replaced all mentions of video cassettes to video recordings and all VHS logos to DVD logos. Otherwise I avoided all mentions to DVDs or discs so they would feel more old school. Since the cases still hold DVDs and not videos, you could think about that.

You're doing exactly what I did!! And that's why I like it. ;)

P.S. that ROTJ LD cover scan would be awesome... A high quality scan of that would solve all my ROTJ cover problems, LOL.

Msycamore didn't have any ROTJ posters as far as I know. I'm also looking for a good textless and uncropped ROTJ poster art since the art used in the US poster had been cropped from all sides.

CatBus said:

OK got all my answers.  FWIW all languages except French are okay to use leading ellipses as far as I can tell, so I'll follow that rule regardless of what the burned-in subs did in those languages.  And all languages including French can italicize ship names.

Depends on what are "all languages".

MaximRecoil said:

Another question: on the spine after the big "THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" text, is that another "®*"?

It is on my covers. But like I said, they weren't in English but the copyright stuff should be the same. I have ®* next to both TESB logos on the spine and on the front.

MaximRecoil said:

Can someone who owns the VHS releases tell me what the first few characters of the following text is from the lower back of the TESB box (I could only find low resolution scans for TESB and ROTJ)?

It looks like maybe:

®™ & ©

Is that correct?

Edit: I could use a readable scan of the bottom of the front of the TESB box too (the credits section). Does anyone have one?

It's ®*

I did exactly this to my covers (which are not in English) so I know where you're coming at. It's a pretty huge task to make them match exactly, good luck.

Looking good!

doubleofive said:

 

timdiggerm said:

Although the alternate cut of the original cantinia scene does clearly show a flipper laying on the ground.

Indeed. Which really begs the question presented in the title: Whose arm is that in the final version?

 

I think they first wanted the flipper, then decided it looked too weird/impossible to hold a gun. Then they decided to change the hand but didn't notice that you could see the original flipper before the fight.

Sure, why not. And if anyone else has them in hires, please share. :)

Do you have those original lightsaber art in hires?

Sounds cool. More interesting event to me was that happening on Elstree studios, was it in May, where Kurtz will be also among other guests. Would be cool to be where they shot the movies.

You're right, he's wrong. :)

Those look the best to me, too. Nice job.