MeBeJedi

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Post: #92405
Topic: The Matrix/ Terminator written by a woman?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92405/action/topic#92405
Time: 7-Feb-2005 7:48 PM

Nevermind. It's not worth it...

Post: #92397
Topic: Tie-Tanic
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92397/action/topic#92397
Time: 7-Feb-2005 6:19 PM

My apologies if this was already mentioned, but my sister just pointed it out to me, and it's pretty damn funny. This site has a low-res and high-res version.

http://www.slobsquad.co.uk/files/

I love how Vader keeps mumbling after Tarkin orders him to stop.

Post: #91641
Topic: The Theatrical Differences
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91641/action/topic#91641
Time: 3-Feb-2005 12:48 AM

Man, even SW geeks would call you guys SW geeks.

Post: #91642
Topic: Riddles
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91642/action/topic#91642
Time: 2-Feb-2005 6:54 PM

[Monty Python] "This parrot is dead!" [/Monty Python]

What gets bigger as you take more away from it?

Post: #91467
Topic: Star Wars - The Edits and DVDr releases thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91467/action/topic#91467
Time: 2-Feb-2005 1:29 PM

"DrGonzo (and he can correct me if I'm wrong here) apparently wanted to prove he was using the original DE LD's and so the short clip is missing."

Where on Earth did you get that reasoning?

Post: #91541
Topic: Who has caved?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91541/action/topic#91541
Time: 2-Feb-2005 11:14 AM

"I think, from now on, whenever someone questions this debate, we just send them here to this thread."

He should probably put in his sig.

Post: #91416
Topic: Another Q for you audio experts - Stereo vs. Dolby Surround
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91416/action/topic#91416
Time: 2-Feb-2005 9:26 AM

"Recent low price Universal DVDs do not have menus. My Cloak & Dagger DVD is one of them."

That was a cool movie. Universal is dropping menus now? LOL! That's pretty damn cheap of them, considering it takes maybe twenty minutes to do. Are there chapter stops?

Post: #91418
Topic: Why Hayden's acting in ROTJ was bad...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91418/action/topic#91418
Time: 2-Feb-2005 3:29 AM

I think this thread is losing its focus...

Post: #91356
Topic: Another Q for you audio experts - Stereo vs. Dolby Surround
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91356/action/topic#91356
Time: 2-Feb-2005 12:03 AM

"but a DVD will play without a menu."

While this is technically true, I'd love to see you count how many DVDs you know of that DON'T have menus. (Personally, I can't think of any). A DVD without menus is the rare exception, not the norm. Your point is not incorrect, but it misses the reality of the situation: DVD manufacturers continue to list it alongside such things as director commentaries and deleted scenes, as if it's a real biggie, and it really isn't.

Now, if I recall, there was a DVD without chapter stops, but that was at the specific request of the director. I think it was a David Lynch film.

Post: #91247
Topic: Idea -- Original Theatrical Prequels
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91247/action/topic#91247
Time: 1-Feb-2005 5:17 PM

"The Dolby Digital track on the LD is superior to the DVD."

Because it was designed for playback specifically in a 5.1 environment, rather than dumbed down for home theaters that may only have stereo systems.

Post: #91200
Topic: Another Q for you audio experts - Stereo vs. Dolby Surround
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91200/action/topic#91200
Time: 1-Feb-2005 2:29 PM

"So how come some videos say HiFi stereo, and some say Dolby Surround?"

Advertising, pure and simple. Terms are just being used interchangeably, just like different DVD companies use "Anamorphic", "Widescreen", "16x9" and "Enhanced for widescreen" to describe the same thing (and occasionally inaccurately.)

I love how many current DVDs refer to "menus" as a "feature" on the back of the case. It's not a feature...it's the standard. It's like saying "Buy our car, it's got TIRES!" LOL

Post: #91197
Topic: <strong>The "EditDroid" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91197/action/topic#91197
Time: 1-Feb-2005 2:24 PM

Is there any way to make PMs on by default?

Post: #91196
Topic: Idea -- Original Theatrical Prequels
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91196/action/topic#91196
Time: 1-Feb-2005 2:21 PM

"Rikter has a LD rip of TPM I got from him and apart from the soundtrack it is inferior to the vhs in picture quality."

If the LD rip looks worse than the VHS, then it wasn't a very good LD rip.

Post: #91213
Topic: Why Hayden's acting in ROTJ was bad...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91213/action/topic#91213
Time: 1-Feb-2005 9:28 AM

I think the general consensus here is that it wasn't his fault, but that's only recently come to light because of these quotes.

(Or, maybe he's heard all the bitching and lying about Lucas.

)

Post: #91201
Topic: Who has caved?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91201/action/topic#91201
Time: 1-Feb-2005 8:33 AM

"Well why not make it that way in the first place?"

Actually, he claims he did, but it just wasn't as clear as it is now. (Yeah, right.)

"It was mostly due to changing public attitude about violence."

See above. BTW, if you've been keeping up with spoilers, ROTS is going to have far more graphic violence than any of the other films had. Are you saying the public attitude has changed back now? Doesn't mean Lucas should restore the original scene?

Post: #90991
Topic: Who has caved?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90991/action/topic#90991
Time: 31-Jan-2005 11:45 AM

"and one stupid Rodian shooting his gun makes something go from great to horrible."

And apparently Lucas felt the opposite was true with Han. Obviously, it was important enough to him to change it, regardless of its importance to you.

Post: #90764
Topic: Prototype Mono Pre-ANH "XP77:4EB" Edit (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90764/action/topic#90764
Time: 30-Jan-2005 1:34 PM

I suggest DVDLab. Easy to use, and very powerful.

Post: #90722
Topic: Why Hayden's acting in ROTJ was bad...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90722/action/topic#90722
Time: 29-Jan-2005 6:07 PM

But you've since been inserted, in place of Shaw, at the end of the Return of the Jedi DVD.

HC:I got a real kick out of that. They told me, "By the way, you're in Return of the Jedi and sent me a copy and there I was! It was neat - there I am next to Alec Guinness and Yoda. LINK

Post: #90713
Topic: MGM's DVD Class Action Settlement
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90713/action/topic#90713
Time: 29-Jan-2005 4:57 PM

^^^

True, dat!

Post: #90705
Topic: Possible ROTS storyline
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90705/action/topic#90705
Time: 29-Jan-2005 4:01 PM

Make of it what you will.

http://img123.exs.cx/img123/8885/checklist8he.jpg

Post: #90625
Topic: Ratings creep and the rhodian who flunked out of the stormtrooper academy.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90625/action/topic#90625
Time: 29-Jan-2005 2:52 AM

Yeah, hate to say it, but it doesn't stick. Lucas and Spielberg both wanted to make their films more kiddie-proof, which is ironic, since ROTS may be heading into PG-13 territory. FBI agents holding guns in ET wasn't going to affect the rating, and shorter burns in the detention center wasn't going to do it either.

Lucas simply wanted these changes. No one was going to change the rating.

Post: #90481
Topic: Riddles
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90481/action/topic#90481
Time: 27-Jan-2005 5:13 PM

Walk him and pitch to the rhinocerous.

Post: #90470
Topic: Riddles
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90470/action/topic#90470
Time: 27-Jan-2005 4:19 PM

Here's one for you, sean. What do you do with an elephant with 3 balls?

Post: #90468
Topic: Firefly
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90468/action/topic#90468
Time: 27-Jan-2005 4:17 PM

This series absolutely rocked. A shame it didn't continue.

Post: #90296
Topic: Info: Special Edition - the 'Making Of' Specials
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/90296/action/topic#90296
Time: 27-Jan-2005 9:35 AM

"Apparently, his machine can even pull an image from a tape that wouldn't even play back in comsumer decks."

Didn't you watch "The Ring"?

Actually, these tapes would be really cool to see, in a kind of "recreation of the crime" kind of way. Changes notwithstanding, the work that went into these changes and the restoration was tremendous.