Mielr

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Post: #230987
Topic: POLL: Are you buying the Star Wars DVDs released on September 12, 2006?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230987/action/topic#230987
Time: 31-Jul-2006 5:45 PM

I know you don't want us to post here but....

You should put "POLL" in the thread title so people know. Otherwise, they're just going to think it's yet another thread about the OOT DVDs.

Post: #230983
Topic: Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230983/action/topic#230983
Time: 31-Jul-2006 5:43 PM

Well, I even if Jay doesn't want to do this (he's probably busy with other things- and who can blame him) there's no reason why we can't do it ourselves.

Any suggestions as to what organization we should start with?

Post: #230960
Topic: Help Wanted: an MP3 of the 1.0 mono mix from the pre-ANH projects?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230960/action/topic#230960
Time: 31-Jul-2006 4:00 PM

Are there any sites that still have an mp3 version of the mono soundtrack available to download?

Post: #230951
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230951/action/topic#230951
Time: 31-Jul-2006 3:40 PM

Originally posted by: boba feta
I'm no expert DE, but if I remember correctly I think Zion said that it was because an LD player comparable to the NTSC X0 for PAL was just not available.

Isn't it also true that a LD set equivalent in quality to the NTSC "Definitive" or "Faces" sets, was never released in the PAL format?

Post: #230950
Topic: 1977 70mm Soundtrack Recording (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230950/action/topic#230950
Time: 31-Jul-2006 3:33 PM

Ah, ok. Thanks.

I wonder why that is- isn't the 70mm version the one that was rushed out to theaters?

Post: #230859
Topic: 1977 70mm Soundtrack Recording (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230859/action/topic#230859
Time: 31-Jul-2006 4:26 AM

These recordings are very interesting- thanks!

One thing- I thought Aunt Beru's voice was supposed to be different on the 70mm version? It sounded the same to me.

Post: #230858
Topic: www.dvdempire.com O-OT pre-orders rankings (updated)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230858/action/topic#230858
Time: 31-Jul-2006 4:18 AM

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
I find it weird that ROTJ is a little bit higher than ESB!

Maybe people find the SE changes more objectionable in ROTJ than in ESB- I know I do!

Post: #230857
Topic: Anyone got the original 'theatrical' release of TPM or AOTC?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230857/action/topic#230857
Time: 31-Jul-2006 4:14 AM

On Mentasm's site it said that Warwick's cameo was cut from the DVD- (I don't have the DVD so I can't check). Maybe there's still another shot with him.

Post: #230856
Topic: Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230856/action/topic#230856
Time: 31-Jul-2006 4:10 AM

You're welcome!

I sent duplicates of my emails out to the Lucasfilm people, but I still haven't received a response. I got an email from Leonard Maltin, but it wasn't very encouraging.

I have an idea- how about if we pick one place to send an email out to every week- we can start a thread for it, and ask everyone here that week to send their email to that particular place. Everyone can confirm in the thread that they've sent their email, and even paste the text of their email into the thread (if they wish). Next week, same thing only a different place. That way, we can be sure that the emails will all be going to the same place that week, and it will have more impact that way.

I worried that we may be falling into that "all talk-no action" trap here- it doesn't do any good to just complain to each other. I agree that need to get organized.

Post: #230762
Topic: Lucas' real reasons for changing the OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230762/action/topic#230762
Time: 30-Jul-2006 10:39 PM

He should have saved his money on all the new FX- we would have STILL gone to see them again in the theaters, even without changes. A good revival with new prints would have been perfect with me. I went to see them in '97, in SPITE of the changes, most of which made me ill after I saw them

Post: #230751
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230751/action/topic#230751
Time: 30-Jul-2006 10:17 PM

Originally posted by: andy_k_250
I really wish we could all just legally claim perpetual license to own any future SW releases free of charge since the majority of us all have purchased enough copies to effectively own stock in the franchise. Who else agrees?

I definitely agree. It's ridiculous- how many other films have been released this many times- and still not given a proper DVD release. I personally have owned 8 different sets of the trilogy over the years.

Post: #230749
Topic: Anyone got the original 'theatrical' release of TPM or AOTC?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230749/action/topic#230749
Time: 30-Jul-2006 10:05 PM

That's very interesting- thanks! I can't believe they cut Warwick Davis out of TPM.

Post: #230674
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230674/action/topic#230674
Time: 30-Jul-2006 5:15 PM

I'd be shocked if there weren't any TV ads.

Post: #230672
Topic: www.dvdempire.com O-OT pre-orders rankings (updated)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230672/action/topic#230672
Time: 30-Jul-2006 5:02 PM

I think very few people know about this release yet. If I didn't have a subscription to Star Wars Insider, I wouldn't have known about it either. Once the TV ads start, the pre-orders will start to pick up.

Post: #230558
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230558/action/topic#230558
Time: 30-Jul-2006 2:54 AM

I guess the TV ads should be starting soon. I wonder if they'll use the same trailer?

Post: #230551
Topic: I got a response from Leonard Maltin.....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230551/action/topic#230551
Time: 30-Jul-2006 2:14 AM

I wish Criterion could convince Lucas to let them do new transfers of the Trilogy. He wouldn't have to pony up any money/effort for it, and we'd get a great set of DVDs. It might be worth it for us to start bugging them- maybe they could work something out with the Dark Lord.

Post: #230549
Topic: Ok, straight up... is this the last time we will ever see the OOT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230549/action/topic#230549
Time: 30-Jul-2006 2:07 AM

You know- maybe I'm nuts- but I'm looking at Wicket's face and there's a slight resemblance to George Lucas! LOL !

Post: #230547
Topic: This guy claims he has never heard of Episodes 4,5, and 6.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230547/action/topic#230547
Time: 30-Jul-2006 2:04 AM

Originally posted by: SpecialEditionSaboteur

Originally posted by: ShiftyEyes
Do the Amish know about Star Wars?

Do they know about indoor plumbing?

LOL! I think they know about it- they just don't have it.

Post: #230543
Topic: The "original crawl" on the new DVD is NOT the original crawl! Screenshot inside!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230543/action/topic#230543
Time: 30-Jul-2006 1:55 AM

I see those frames come from a 35mm scope (anamorphic) print. Seeing those might be an education for those on TF.net, etc. who say things like: "Why are you complaining about these DVDs being non-anamorphic? Star Wars wasn't anamorphic in the theaters in 1977" LOL!

Originally posted by: THX
I think we need to see the SE LD crawl to know more.

I have the SE LDs- I don't know if there's any way for me to put captures up, though.

Post: #230536
Topic: Lucas Announces Plans for Prequel Special Editions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230536/action/topic#230536
Time: 30-Jul-2006 1:42 AM

For me, Liam Neeson was the few redeeming qualities in TPM. It's too bad his talent was wasted so.

Post: #230441
Topic: OOT DVDs - interlaced or progressive?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230441/action/topic#230441
Time: 29-Jul-2006 5:34 PM

We don't know for sure if these DVDs are going to be interlaced or on single-layer discs, so let's not jump to conclusions just yet.

Post: #230440
Topic: David Gilmour: "No George Lucas Syndrome"
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230440/action/topic#230440
Time: 29-Jul-2006 5:24 PM

Americans can be plenty sarcastic- but yes, it's true that sarcasm doesn't come across in print very well and can be easily misinterpreted.

Post: #230439
Topic: The "original crawl" on the new DVD is NOT the original crawl! Screenshot inside!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230439/action/topic#230439
Time: 29-Jul-2006 5:14 PM

I never got the impression that they were going to be the "theatrical" versions, just the pre-SE versions like any of the other home-video versions that have been released.

Quite frankly, they could have left the 'episode IV- a new hope' in the crawl and I wouldn't have cared. I've never seen the film without that in the crawl (aside from a bootleg version that a friend of mine had in '77 or '78), so that's the version I'm most familiar with. But, I know that for the people who DID see it in the theater in '77, it may be nostalgic to see the crawl without it.

Post: #230367
Topic: Ok, straight up... is this the last time we will ever see the OOT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230367/action/topic#230367
Time: 29-Jul-2006 4:20 AM

I really think of SW, ESB and Jedi as one film, divided into 3 parts. Maybe Jedi isn't as strong a film as the other 2, but I loved it when I saw it in the theater in '83 and I still do. There are so many parts of it that are so wonderful- Jabba's palace, the Rancor, Yoda's death scene, Threepio's 'bedtime story', the Luke and Leia bridge scene, the speederbike chase, the death star attack, the duel, the funeral pyre scene with the fireworks- all of those things make up for any weaknesses the film has. (IMO)

Post: #230301
Topic: Jay?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230301/action/topic#230301
Time: 28-Jul-2006 9:03 PM

I love looking at the cover of the Weekly World News when I'm standing in the check-out line. The writers for that paper must have a blast making all that crap up!