Since it's Oscar night:
http://youtu.be/eMAAzS4brDc
(Mark Hamill, C3P0 and R2D2 presenting special sound awards)
and
http://youtu.be/fcbakj2AbxI
("Winner of 7 Academy Awards" trailer)
SilverWook said:
http://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/starwars/post/2013/02/07/Star-Wars-and-other-Galactic-Funk
http://www.depthoffieldmagazine.com/2012/07/29/starwarsploitation-sounds-star-wars-on-record-1977-1979/
Joel said:
I remember reading somewhere that there were several Disco versions of the Star Wars theme in the late 70s, but the only one the internet seems to acknowledge is the Meco version. Admittedly, that's the version that I seem to remember as well, but this video clip presents another that may or may not have been in wide release:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMQt9LUP5I
Do you know of any other Disco versions (from the Star Wars era, 1977-1983)? I'd be interested in tracking them down.
I didn't know they used DNR for the '97 LDs. I think this is the first I'm hearing of it (though, since I'm not much of a SE fan, it's possible I read about it before and I just forgot).
With the dirt-concealment smearing on the DC/Faces/Gout releases being so notorious, I'm surprised DNR was used at all on the '97 LDs.
Well...not really all that surprised. :-/
Thanks, it makes a lot more sense now. I love the Anthology boxed set, I remember the day I bought it at a Coconuts in NYC circa 1995. I had to order the set from them because the only one they had in stock had a slice in the box top where an employee had been careless with a box-cutter.
I like the RCA sets only for the additional unreleased tracks they provide, but the Anthology set will always be my favorite of the CD releases.
My sister saw ESB at a drive-in in Las Vegas in 1980 (I didn't go) but I doubt if it exists anymore, as so many drive-ins are gone. I didn't see SW or ESB until '82 in Florida, but I have no idea what the theaters were called or if they still exist. Same for ROTJ in '83.
This is where I saw many movies as a child. I didn't see SW there in '77 but it played there (see the 9th comment from the top):
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3183
The 2 b&w photos they show are actually interior shots, the lighted marquee being at the entrance of one of the screening rooms (pretty sure I saw The Muppet Movie in that very screening room in '79). That part of the theater was designed to look like an exterior street scene, complete with real shops and lampposts. It was quite a place. I understand it was demolished in 2002. Bummer. I remember it being a huge place, and apparently, it was one of the largest movie theaters at the time, having an impressive 11 screening rooms in 1973:
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/3183/photos
Easterhay said:
Because the disc on which Yub Nub appears is a disc of extras, combining cues from all three films. The ESB take is the one from the film, not the one released on the album, hence its inclusion on disc four.
skyjedi2005 said:
Yeah variety is great and all but other than the main themes Spy Who Love Me and For Your Eyes only were pretty big misses in my book.
Its all opinion of course. I have met people who prefer Hamlich over Barry.
Wolfman said:
I think that cover art may be for a fan made soundtrack. The soundtrack includes Jabba Sail barge music, the different celebration ending music etc....
The abrupt end of Ewok celebration sounds like a fan edit.
The same is found in the choral version. An edit has been made to have the Return Of The Jedi end title music. The original version of this track was on the Star Wars Anthology CD box set, but for some reason they decided to put the end titles of The Empire Strikes Back afterward.
EyeShotFirst said:
I could argue that John Barry destroys everybody, but in the end I love all above mentioned composers.
timdiggerm said:
imperialscum said:
Ryan McAvoy said:
As a writer of film scores Williams is overrated IMO.
That is your opinion.
Yes, which is why he said "IMO", which stands for "In My Opinion".
Wolfman said:
The Ewok Celebration (Album Version) with Ewoks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEi9WB18vwE
deepanddark20 said:
I don't have a reasoned-out counter argument for many of the criticisms people level against Jedi. All I know is this: when I sit down to watch it, I have as good an experience as I can expect from a movie. If I read people's criticisms and feel one way, but then watch the movie and feel another way, I think I'll go with the way I feel from actually watching the movie.
I don't appreciate people feeling the need to "explain away" how I feel about Jedi by assuming that I must just be blinded by nostalgia or some other factor, as though the critical opinion of Jedi is the "correct" one and mine is the "biased" one. If we're honest, we can admit that all of our opinions are subjective.
And for those who insist that it makes no sense to love Jedi but hate the prequels, get ready for this: I think the prequels are a suckfest from episode I all the way through episode 3.
fishmanlee said:
Mielr said:
it FELT like a real duel might.
Huge presumption.
skyjedi2005 said:
Would people have paid tons of cash in 1997 to see non restored not cgi versions of the films.
ElectricTriangle said:
Crapple said:
Also does the 97 have digital smearing
Yes.
Ryan McAvoy said:
RicOlie_2 said:
How did that merit a double facepalm?
Fast LS duels are one of the many flaws with the PT, slow and talky LS duels are exactly what is right with the OT.
You should be able to find the original-original soundtrack CD (or LP) on ebay.
skyjedi2005 said:
Mielr said:
Just curious, Sky....how do you interpret the "I know" line? Funny, wistful, or...???? :-/
He is trying to be a pain in the ass even though he knows he may very well die here on Cloud City. I find it totally flippant and at the same time equally true to Han Solo's character as well as Harrison Ford.
First time i saw the movie i thought the line was funny and unscripted.
ray_afraid said:
Most people seem to think it's played for laughs.
Hope everyone here at OT.com had a nice Holiday. Merry Christmas and happy new year! :-)
imperialscum said:
Mielr said:
That's interesting. In the interviews I've seen w/ Kirshner, he says that the line was changed to take advantage of Han's character more than the line that was originally intended. I took that to mean that they wanted to take advantage of the self-centered aspect of Han's personality, and honestly the line never struck me as anything other than humorous.
Maybe it's more of a regional/cultural interpretation. :-?
Nothing personal, but why are there so many people misspelling Kershner's name.
Mavericks said:
Again, this is a personal preference. Obvious reply could be that but it would be a commonplace. This classic echoing is an established tradition, cliche that doesn't always work (sometimes it's necessary though depending on the plot, development and so on). I personally don't like such "obvious" things. To have him say "I know" was smth extraordinary, not seen before. One doesn't have to mirror other's "I love you" to express his/her feelings.
skyjedi2005 said:
Is it true Kasdan was irritated when they changed the line from "just remember that cause I'll be back" To " I Know" ?
That's interesting. In the interviews I've seen w/ Kershner, he says that the line was changed to take advantage of Han's character more than the line that was originally intended. I took that to mean that they wanted to take advantage of the self-centered aspect of Han's personality, and honestly the line never struck me as anything other than humorous.
Maybe it's more of a regional/cultural interpretation. :-?
Mavericks said:
And one more thing: why "I love you - I know" was "a comic relief"? There wasn't any "laugh-out-loud" feeling about the whole scene.
Here's another take....
The romance aspect of the carbon freezing scene was needed because it provided an opportunity for the "I know" line. Although the line was improvised (brilliantly) by Ford and Kershner, it was needed as a tension-breaker. It was one of the few laugh-out-loud moments in the film, during what was easily the film's most tense scene.
So, for that reason, it was needed.
Plays and movies have historically used "comic relief" to ease the audiences' anxiety (as well as dissipating any sense of heavy-handed melodrama).
The line also reinforced the narcissistic nature of Han's character, buffering any feeling that he was getting too selfless in his relationship to Leia.
A lot was accomplished with those two little words.
imperialscum said:
Mielr said:
It's arguably the best scene in the movie. So...yes. ;-)
The film has many far better scenes.