QuoteHey, thanks for the advice. I hope the SE soundtracks are still available, I'll see to it that I buy all three of them (just in case I need more SE music scores).
Originally posted by: Hardcore Legend
Not bad at all. The way to fix your drop off problem is to either use the ambient noise from the Original ESB mixes or isolate the channel for the ambient noise from the new mix. Have this play the entire time, not edited. Then the sound will not fall off. Also, if you could get access to the ESB: SE soundtracks on CD, they prove a great asset as I was able to do about the first 10 minutes of the film with Williams original score.
QuoteI agree that the performance of Ian McDiarmid and the folks who did his makeup could have been a lot better, however I still wanted to experiment with the scene to see if it can be brought up to a standard that will be enjoyable even for the average oot hardliner. Another further going idea was to photoshoply pull the emeperor's hood deeper into his face (much like in the prequels or in the beginning of RotJ) but considering the opacity problem and my lack of owning the background matte painting, this will be almost non-achievable for an amateur like me. What I could do is perhaps (like someone else suggested in another thread) darken the shadows on his face so you don't see his eyes (thus covering up the 'stoned look'), yet even that is one hell of a job to do, so we will see if I'm capable of getting this to work.
Originally posted by: Regicidal_Maniac
WOW good job Sifo-Dyas. That does bring the exchange back to how it should have been done.
However after seeing that scene it appears that McDiarmid was asleep or on heavy doses of pain killers when he recorded that scene.
Also that the make-up crew, probably unuccustomed to ACTUALLY having to do latex work after years of being shunted aside in favour of the CGI crews, have completely forgotten how to do their jobs.
Gee, I don't know why GL just didn't use a CGI Emperor considering that he has stated that he hated the limitations of Latex and puppets and that CG 'just seems more real' to him.
Give me the Clive Monkey-Woman Reville Emperor over this stilted crap any day. It's amazing but the Reville-voiced composite actually does a more convincing job than McDiarmid. That's not really fair I guess as McDiarmind did a fantastic job matching the OOT TESB Reville-monkey-woman with his wonderful performance in ROTJ.
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Originally posted by: ricarleiteQuoteI can't belive I'm hearing this from someone who opposes the Star Wars SEs! It's not a question of improving the movie or not, it's about preserving the original films... While I am able to watch the original SW, and I did, I will never watch THX1138 in its original form, and I never did.
Originally posted by: Master Sifo-Dyas
I agree RTO, the THX-1138 SE rocks. I can't imagine how great the SW SEs would have been if George Lucas would have applied the same sensibility while considering and applying changes to the films.
QuoteSource: AICN
"What was 2 great films and a flawed, but triumphant 3rd have been transformed by their Dr Moreau into amalgamated monstrosities filled with “Where’s Waldos” and visual whiz-bangs that were and are entirely unnecessary. Lucas’ vain struggle to find perfection has resulted in refining his diamond to dust. I love this series dearly, but his continual meddling is not resulting in “better” films or finer “art”. Instead, they represent change for changes’ sake and what is lost is the context and time in which they were conceived and made. That being said, I recommend buying this simply for “Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy” though even that is transformed by its conclusion into a corporate infomercial regarding the corporate structure of LucasArts, which is rather sad. However, that documentary’s look at the original Star Wars film is priceless. I’m still hoping for Irvin Kershner to fight for his right to a Director’s Cut and release his original vision for HIS movie. “Weeza Free” indeed…"
QuoteQuote from George Lucas:
"The result is as if a veil has been lifted: The annoying hail of visible noise is gone, and colors are richer. The footage seems to shine, as if brand-new. "We have given it the kind of sharpness which doesn't create ugly edges," Lowry says.
Beyond a stellar DVD, Lucasfilm now has a high-definition master stored in its vaults that won't degrade as celluloid does. The master can be used to make new film prints and high-definition DVDs. "
QuoteMillions of dollars my rectum -- you can charge extra for it George, you always do (bear in mind that this is a quote of a man who spends 'millions of dollars' to manufacture silly yoda ties in desperation for more money).
"I'm not going to spend the, we're talking millions of dollars here, the money and the time to refurbish that, because to me, it doesn't really exist anymore."
QuoteYes, but don't you think the prequels would better work as a trilogy that does not take away any of the surprises of the 'sequels'? I mean, on one hand they did not include the 'Hyperspace Lines' when prequel ships jump to hyperspace as 'to not spoil the surprise in the original films', yet they have no problems spoiling the Vader/Anakin surprise. To me that's highly contradicting, and leaves the impression the storyline is a lot less important than the SFX.
Originally posted by: jimbo
If you never saw the original trilogy you could never guess that he could grow up to be so evil. No doubt the prequal trilogy removes some of the original trilogys surprises when watched all at once. Still it gives the saga a complete storyline. Just as watching the originals first removes most of the prequals surprises. If you watch all six movies in a row it will have its surprises.
QuoteAh, ok. So basically you can still watch the '2oo4 editions' as a first-time-viewer and be shocked about Vader being Luke's father. That's good to know.
Originally posted by: jimbo
Technically he says "I know he is the spawn of Anakin Skywalker" technically if you have never seen Revenge of the Sith or any part of modern pop culture you won't know Vader and Anakin Skywalker are the same person.