Mielr

Originally posted by: RickWJ324
I believe I've seen most of the ones that are out there. They range from very BAD quality to very GOOD quality. As I stated in my last post, there have been some that have done amazing work, considering the source material they work with. However, I don't feel that any of them are as good as what Fox will be releasing. Could Fox release a better set than what they are releasing? YES. But I have to believe that their STUDIO PRODUCED dvd is going to be way beyond what we've seen from the fan-made dvd's. How could they not?! They are working with far better sources and FAR SUPERIOR equipment than any of us could hope to use (including the top-of-the-line X0 LD player). I don't say this to knock the X0 project or any other LD transferred dvd, I'm just stating the truth.

I've bought 2 laserdisc players over the last few years (including a top notch Pioneer CLD-97 player) and also have bought no less than 4 copies of the laserdiscs (including a FACTORY SEALED copy of the DEFINITIVE COLLECTION). I've made what I consider to be excellent dvd's and most of my friends and family think they are great. However, there's no way it could compare to what FOX is releasing!

Again, I'm just as disappointed as everyone else on this board that they are not ANAMORPHIC, however I'm not going to fool myself into thinking that I'm not buying these dvd's. I'm sure the money hungry Lucas (or FOX without Lucas being behind them) will release these films again. Probably anamorphic, probably BluRay/HD-DVD, and probably whatever format lies beyond that. In the meantime, I'm going to thoroughly enjoy these films when they are released in September! And so will most of you!!

--RickWJ324

Originally posted by: Darth_Evil
But remember, Lucas isn't doing any remastering, so the X0 project probably WILL end up looking better than the official releases.

Originally posted by: THX
Guys, that line is (famously) in the mono mix (along with Threepio's tractor beam lines et al).

Originally posted by: Mike O


Can you image how awesome that would have been?

Originally posted by: RickWJ324 I've downloaded various "fan made" discs and also purchased bootlegs online before (which has cost me as much as what I'll end up paying for the official releases when they come out). I'm sure many of you have done the same!
--RickWJ324

Originally posted by: SKot
Hands-down, there's no comparison. It's miles away from the other versions in terms of quality. I'll be surprised if we ever unearth another broadcast copy that's better than the KCCI.

--SKot

Originally posted by: Tiptup
GL woudn't purposely alienate a large part of his audience.

Originally posted by: Davis
What I heard is that Kershner not working on ROTJ was a mutual decision because Lucas wanted more control over the movies, and Kershner was displeased with the lack of freedom as a director on Empire.

And yes, I also heard Lucas was irritated with Kershner going over-budget.

Where is that quote where Lucas says something like, Kershner went in a different direction than I wanted, or that he ruined his movie. It's not really a well-known quote, but I remember it...

Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
It's called the making of Star wars episode IV: a new hope by jonathan rinzler.

my question is will it be more of mr. lucas revisionist history and not what actually happened with the original making of the film.

Back in the day they were supposed to release a book called the making of star wars written by Charles (Charlie) Lippincott and being the book collector i am i've found out that it never was released even though you can find it's isbn on amazon. I would rather see this published because he was there from the get go as the publicist, and was on the set as a spectator. Plus he was an avid flash gordon fan and really loved this movie because it brought back the nostalgia of a more innocent and fun time.

Just like the old documentaries were good honest making of specials not propaganda like empire of dreams although is has some nice tidbits.

I would like to read a book on star wars written by Gary Kurtz or empire by Irvin Kershner because at least they are honest in there account of how it came to be made.

Star wars went down hill on jedi because of the fact of the hiring of Kazanjian a yes man if there ever was one and a precurser to rick mcallum.

Yes people butted heads on the making of empire and it cost more money than star wars but that makes it a far better film. Kersh must have been so sick of it that's why he turned down jedi and this was before lucas left the dga.

Originally posted by: Sluggo


Do you know which version it was? Meaning what station was it broadcast from?

Originally posted by: ChainsawAsh

Not to derail the thread, but ... what exactly is wrong with the current discs' mastering? Pardon my ignorance, but I hear this a lot and it puzzles me - mind you that I've only ever heard the CD mixes and/or what's on the radio.

Originally posted by: Darth_Evil

And I think a true fan of Star War would say that Luke VS. Vader in ESB is much more exciting than Anakin VS ObiWan in ROTS, right? That was so over the top it was laughable.

Originally posted by: andy_k_250
I just got off the phone with Lucasfilm. The lady that I spoke to there told me that they had had other calls regarding the rumor that the French release would be anamorphic.

"It is 100 percent, completely not true" was her response.

Originally posted by: THX
Mike, please explain how "Even on a 4:3 set, anamorphic offers increased resolution" (AFAIK, there are some 4:3 sets that can squeeze their horizontal lines together in the center, thus taking advantage of anamorphic discs, but the majority cannot).

Originally posted by: ESHBG

Yeah right after I posted that I thought, "That was probably a bad example." LOL

Originally posted by: JediFlyer06
As time goes by, I care less and less about the 5.1 surround mix. More often than not, the surround mixes are used improperly and in more gimmicky ways than they probably should be. And with the OT discs, aural inconsistencies abound. The surround mixes on the SW DVDs aren't that great. In a few instances they are effective, but are mostly used to just hit you over the head. Surround sound should be used to create an atmosphere, to make the walls of the theater room disappear. To my ear, very few films use surround sound to proper artistic or dramatic effect. It's all just, "whoosh", "boom", "bigger boom", "vroom-vroom". It gets boring real fast, and this is coming from someone with a pretty fine HT set-up.

I care very little about the inclusion of surround mixes. Sonically, they don't mesh with the film and stand out in most cases as balatantly as the CG additions. Unless they make them acoustically match the quality of the original tracks, it takes me out of the experience. Spare us the amateurish surround mixes and focus entirely on getting the picture quality right...consistent color that isn't oversaturated would be nice, and fix the damn lightsabers! Give them back their cores for christ sake! Give a great picture with a 2.0 mix and I'll have all I need from the OT.

Originally posted by: Krycek87
I could care less about a 5.1 track, 2.0 sounds good enough for me! There is no need for that, as for just an anamorphic treatment, good! I could care less for a remaster, as long as it anamorphic, I can live in nostalgia. This is to be the way we remember them! The only thing that bugged me was the anamorphic thing. If this is all true, for me atleast, my bitching is over! I am getting what I want!

Originally posted by: hairy_hen
I'm considering doing the same thing . . . my best friend has been in Germany studying abroad for almost a year now, and he likes Star Wars plenty but doesn't mind the special editions. The '04 set might make a good welcome-back present, and I won't miss it because I'll just get them back in the September release anyway.

I do like the silver and black packaging it came in, though. Putting better, original version copies in that box might be the way to go, I can't decide. lol

Originally posted by: SpecialEditionSaboteur


What is everyone's problem with Yub Nub? IMO its a great song with a catchy chorus thats much more exciting than the other one.

Originally posted by: Mike O


We need to do something. This upcoming situation has escalated the battle to save the OOT. I think that a new petition is in order, but the send-back program is interesting as well. And even if Jay does not buy the September release, many will. Its just that everyone here is so passionate, that I only hope that we can do something. By the way, Mielr, thanks very much. You've been very welcoming to me.