Not sure if this differs from the other thread, LOL, but I'd say again the Executor box.
Looking good...
I've always loved the Executor VHS box set. Huge metal box with hours of bonus material and all kinds of paper work... And it was in 1995!
Yeah, I'm not believing it either, but that's the only one I've heard, not any fish or hand theories.
I've heard the story about an olive next to a hamburger = Falcon.
Gungankiller said:
Lucasfilm has launched the Blu-Ray site with images!:
http://www.starwars.com/movies/saga/
That cover art... It's just bad. So bad. That probably is the worst I've seen on BD yet.
That Y-Wing could be Leia's as she used it in the early EU stories as well. Also if Chewie and Lando came in the Falcon and Luke by X-Wing. But since it's deleted, we can assume Leia came with Falcon, too. :)
There seems to be pretty good action that could've fitted in the movies. For example, less Ewoks, more bunker battle and B-Wings!
Also, it would be kinda boring see PT deleted scenes as is, one or two persons wandering in green rooms. :P
TK-949 said:
Yeah, sure.
The PT deleted scenes were all remasered and pimped up with special effects, soundeffects and music and the OT deleted scenes are treated like the bad step child. That's just f*cking great. With our luck they're also in SD.
You want bad CGI, new sound effects and music that doesn't belong to the scenes for the OT, too? I'm happy if they're going to leave them alone.
But there seems to a lot of dirt in there.
TV's Frink said:
Lexx = no sense of humor
Actually I have a good sense of humor, but you don't.
Edit: also you two are the only ones on my list.
Could somebody give the measurements for BD box size covers in pixels, with thin spine and with fat spine, thanks!
msycamore said:
I must admit that I think I'm so obsessed and purist in my mind when it comes to the first two films that I wouldn't be able to watch your edits without looking at how good you accomplished and de-specialised certain shots or not instead of loosing myself in the "original" so I gave up the thought. It's amazing but I can still lose myself in these films when I watch some of the original versions out there even though I know these films by frame, I really thought that would be impossible especially after the frame by frame obsessiveness in 005's thread. ;)
The biggest reason I cannot watch anything sourced from the 2004 transfer, is the completely destroyed cinematography, I even choose the DVNR of GOUT and low res before that shit. I also know that I am in minority in this thinking.
But you're not alone... ;)
Any progress? Can't wait! :)
It's good they have that little booklet so you won't forget the real main characters.
Not sure if there's a little lighting problem when Chewie starts to press the garbage walls, the bottom of the frame is lighter for some reason.
Maybe add quotes from Spielberg and Cameron, too..?
captainsolo said:
TV's Frink said:
I really mean it. I hate Gump. Dear lord, I hate it so much...it makes me feel like skyjedi for a moment.
Agree.
Me too, I can't believe the status it seems to have. We even had to watch it in school 10 years ago.
Woah, I thought I was done with v3 but damn, it looks like I'll have to wait project blu to be uploaded! Nice job!
xhonzi said:
LexX said:
All others have been sold. BD collection is still starting so I'm missing a lot. I'm in no hurry so just waiting the prices go down.
- Back to the Future Collector's Set
Er... is $15 not low enough for you? Target, Best Buy and Amazon all have had the 25th Anniversary BD Set for $15 this week.
Not sure if there are any left at this point... but they've had them.
Huh? I already have it. And it's the DeLorean edition, got it actually for Xmas. And yeah, I don't live in the US. Also I like collecting movies with domestic covers so I don't do Amazon stuff, either.
DVDs:
And those that are for sale:
All others have been sold. BD collection is still starting so I'm missing a lot. I'm in no hurry so just waiting the prices go down.
Was the atmosphere added in the SEs? Can't see it in the original. Otherwise looks good.
RU.08 said:
The correction is as non-invasive as I can make it. It should look 500% better than the pink version when done.
Too bad this image has a lot of clone stamp used on the bottom since it's a restoration, not original.
xhonzi said:
LexX said:
I have to disagree a little.
Well, then. I'll have to disagree A LOT! :)
POTC 2 was way worse than 3. It was just boring right from the start. The worst of all POTC films. Third one may have made less sense but at least there was something new and it didn't revolve around Depp that much since his character has always worked better in the backround in POTC films.
Wrong! Actually, it sounds like it comes down to taste. In this instance, and the several following... I'm on the verge of rewatching the PotC trilogy, but right now I think I think PotC2 is right up there with the 1st. Moody, focused (complex, but consistent), expectation upsetting, funny, adventuresome, charming, etc. The third one, in my opinion and I would guess also in common opinion, was an unfocused mess that just didn't work or make sense. It also brought in too many new elements that were poorly handled. Calypso? Insanse Jack? Davy Jones can be on land as long as his feet are wet? A wedding in the midst of a ship battle circling the drain? Really?
I also like BTTF III, because it's all fun and cool like a modern western. In my opinion it's better than II although I like them all because of different reasons. All of them have things I don't like, too. Hard to put them in any order, to me it's like a one big movie.
It's possible I haven't seen BTTF III since theatres. I just remember being very disappointed by it. Instead of having the thought provoking elements from the first two- about time travel, yes, but more importantly about how our parents and our kids would be at our same age... Instead of exploring the complexities of time travel... it was more, I think, an excuse to let the primary cast do a western. Which was what MJF had been wanting to do.
However, their scores on imdb are close (2=7.5 3=7.1) so maybe it was just me.
Matrix Reloaded is one of the worst films I've seen. Third one may not make any more sense but still, at least you can watch it through somehow.
Now these I have just recently watched. I've always been a fan of all 3. I know there are a lot of bad bits in them, and I know I've given those bad bits a pass whereas I wasn't willing to overlook the bad bits in the prequels... But watching them recently was like watching them with fresh eyes. And the one thought I had after watching Reloaded was: Why doesn't everybody love this movie?!?!? Yes, the rave/sex scene is long and dumb. I skipped that part, actually. But everything else? A very good movie in my opinion. Revolutions- I still like it, but I think it needs a lot more good will to give it a pass. The new Oracle is a fundamental problem, the action scene in the club is a little tired, the freaks in the club are disturbing, the "bring me the eyes of the Oracle" part is brought up and then completely dimissed, the Train section is weird, the "Love is a Word, Neil" part is pretentious, etc. The tunnel scenes, battle scenes in Zion are really good, except for the kid=I believe, Neo! parts. Neo and Trinity go to 01 is decent. The Neo vs Smith battle seems to be a little off in places, but has some good stuff to it. The rainbow finale is bizarre. As I said, I still like the movie... it's just incredibly uneven to me.
(IMDB: 2=7.1 3=6.5)
I've always kinda liked Batman Forever, maybe it's just nostalgic for me. Of course it's more a kiddie film but still. I don't like Batman Returns that much so Forever is more fun to watch. The first one is the best of these 4.
Edit: forgot Indy. I'm one of those people who don't like TOD at all so TLC is better.
A lot of this just comes down to personal preference. Therefore I wouldn't have listed the examples if I thought I could have asked the question without offering them.
But do you agree generally? Is there something about Part 3's that's often more broken that Part 2?
Maybe I should have asked it this way:
What trilogies (quadrilogies) have satisfactory endings?
POTC 2 is almost an hour too long. The whole island thing doesn't relate to anything and it's very boring and takes a huge amount of time. I don't know what they we're thinking. I've seen it a couple of times and decided not to watch it that often anymore. I agree on all your points on POTC 3 but still it's watchable to me.
Almost the same goes for Matrix films. Reloaded is way too long, it drags so much. All the nonsense about speaking a whole lot and saying nothing. And that comic pilot is just awful. Revolutions is bad too, but it has more happening so you don't get as bored. Neither of them are good movies IMHO, only like the first one a little.
Not sure if I agree even on general level. I think sequels are usually worse than the first one, hard to think a third part that's better than the first. Indy maybe, in my opinion, never liked Raiders that much, either. How about this: is there a fourth movie that's any good? Now that I agree on.
xhonzi said:
Why is that Part 3 of Anything is almost always a letdown at best and a complete disaster at worst???
Notable inclusions:
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Back to the Future III
Matrix Revolutions
Batman Forever
Notable exclusions:
The Last Crusade (Though it's not perfect)
I have to disagree a little. POTC 2 was way worse than 3. It was just boring right from the start. The worst of all POTC films. Third one may have made less sense but at least there was something new and it didn't revolve around Depp that much since his character has always worked better in the backround in POTC films.
I also like BTTF III, because it's all fun and cool like a modern western. In my opinion it's better than II although I like them all because of different reasons. All of them have things I don't like, too. Hard to put them in any order, to me it's like a one big movie.
Matrix Reloaded is one of the worst films I've seen. Third one may not make any more sense but still, at least you can watch it through somehow.
I've always kinda liked Batman Forever, maybe it's just nostalgic for me. Of course it's more a kiddie film but still. I don't like Batman Returns that much so Forever is more fun to watch. The first one is the best of these 4.
Edit: forgot Indy. I'm one of those people who don't like TOD at all so TLC is better.
