Mielr

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Post: #548201
Topic: FACEBOOK PAGE & Sticker Campaign
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/548201/action/topic#548201
Time: 25-Oct-2011 12:12 AM

There's close to 600 now. There was another "boycott" page on FB that got there a couple weeks before I put this one up, and they have a couple hundred more members, last I checked.

Post: #547232
Topic: My SW Locations Book is coming Dec 1 - Please check it out!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/547232/action/topic#547232
Time: 19-Oct-2011 3:03 PM

Looks very interesting- I'll definitely check out your book when it's released.

SilverWook- those bunker-wall pics are great- thanks for posting. It never ceases to amaze me how much was discarded after the filming ended.

Post: #546847
Topic: FACEBOOK PAGE & Sticker Campaign
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/546847/action/topic#546847
Time: 17-Oct-2011 11:50 PM

Yes, after I posted the link, there were some comments about why the petition was still calling for "Star Wars on DVD."

Post: #545087
Topic: FACEBOOK PAGE & Sticker Campaign
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/545087/action/topic#545087
Time: 11-Oct-2011 2:37 PM

Will do.

Post: #544980
Topic: 1976 World Science Fiction Convention SW photos
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/544980/action/topic#544980
Time: 11-Oct-2011 12:38 AM

SilverWook said:

Spotted these on Ebay...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-STAR-WARS-1976-color-convention-photos-Mark-Hamill-/290258021875?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4394b9edf3

Mark looks great in that shirt doesn't he?

The top photo was in "The Star Wars Scrapbook: The Essential Collection" by Sansweet. The bottom pic I've seen before on various MH tribute sites. Great pics.

Post: #544677
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/544677/action/topic#544677
Time: 9-Oct-2011 5:45 PM

DuracellEnergizer said:

Mielr said:
Oh, wait, is this the KenKraly thread? ;-)

img src="http://theboxset.com/images/reviewcaptures/439capture_clones01.jpg"

I'm surprised GL didn't add a little digital braid to Luke's hair in ROTJ. ;-P

Post: #544263
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/544263/action/topic#544263
Time: 7-Oct-2011 1:03 PM

Master Sifo-Dyas said:

Mielr said:

So, I wonder how many of these BD sets have sold now? I wonder if the sales have dropped significantly since the first week of release.

When I was going through the flyers in this Sunday's newspaper, I didn't see one single ad for the set- not in Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc. You'd think they'd still be pushing it since it's only been out a couple of weeks.

Too lazy to do the math myself - not too lazy to dig up a few sources for the amount of dough LFL raked in so far:

deadline.com: <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/star-wars-complete-saga-on-blu-ray-breaks-global-sales-records/" target="_blank" title="deadline.com: ‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga’ On Blu-Ray Breaks Worldwide Sales Records">‘Star Wars: The Complete Saga’ On Blu-Ray Breaks Worldwide Sales Records</a>

movies.com: <a href="http://www.movies.com/movie-news/39star-wars39-blu-ray-sales-breaks-records-globally-despite-fan-outcry/4639" target="_blank" title="movies.com: 'Star Wars' Blu-ray Sales Breaks Records Globally Despite Fan Outcry">'Star Wars' Blu-ray Sales Breaks Records Globally Despite Fan Outcry</a>

movies.yahoo.com: <a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/the-projector/boycott-star-wars-blu-rays-worked-oh-wait-193019509.html" target="_blank" title="movies.yahoo.com: Your Boycott of the ‘Star Wars’ Blu-Rays Worked! Oh, Wait, No, It Didn’t at All">Your Boycott of the ‘Star Wars’ Blu-Rays Worked! Oh, Wait, No, It Didn’t at All</a>

I know that the BD sets sold very well the first week, I'm just wondering if they're still selling well or if the sales have dropped off significantly. The sales could actually end up being disappointing if the fanboys all bought it the first week, but if the more casual fans heard the internet chatter and decided not to buy, when they normally would have bought it a few weeks or months after the release.

Oh, wait, is this the KenKraly thread? ;-)

Post: #542879
Topic: OFFICIAL: Library of Congress had original prints replaced with 1997 SE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/542879/action/topic#542879
Time: 2-Oct-2011 3:57 AM — Edited 2-Oct-2011 4:00 AM

Then there's this:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/313950/the-official-star-wars-the-complete-saga-blu-ray-discussion-thread/1800#post_3856309

So, the LoC has TWO copies of SW '77 but they're not allowed to screen them?

Post: #542864
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/542864/action/topic#542864
Time: 2-Oct-2011 1:07 AM

So, I wonder how many of these BD sets have sold now? I wonder if the sales have dropped significantly since the first week of release.

When I was going through the flyers in this Sunday's newspaper, I didn't see one single ad for the set- not in Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc. You'd think they'd still be pushing it since it's only been out a couple of weeks.

Post: #542789
Topic: OFFICIAL: Library of Congress had original prints replaced with 1997 SE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/542789/action/topic#542789
Time: 1-Oct-2011 7:18 PM

Master Sifo-Dyas said:

Mielr said:

BTW-who's Mike Verta?

The man behind the <a href="http://www.starwarslegacy.com/" target="_blank" title="StarWars Legacy Edition">StarWars Legacy Edition project</a>.

That's great- thank you! ;-)

Post: #542767
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/542767/action/topic#542767
Time: 1-Oct-2011 6:04 PM — Edited 1-Oct-2011 6:05 PM

Erikstormtrooper said:
The DVDactive review for ROTJ is up:

<a href="http://www.dvdactive.com/reviews/dvd/star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi3.html</a>

I agree with much of his assessment of the film itself- it may be the "weakest" of the original 3, but still a very exciting and entertaining film.

Post: #542652
Topic: OFFICIAL: Library of Congress had original prints replaced with 1997 SE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/542652/action/topic#542652
Time: 1-Oct-2011 12:52 AM — Edited 1-Oct-2011 1:04 AM

captainsolo said:
Why am I not at all surprised??

Great work from everyone involved in getting this information out. Anything involved with copyright and archives can be a major pain to get through all the red tape.

Tech IB prints aren't like a regular print. They essentially have been finished photochemically so there's nothing that you can do with them after that besides screen the print or digitally scan it. They were made to last...and look brilliant. If scanned correctly, I don't think there's much to be done afterwards. Correct me if I'm wrong here.

As I understand it, Technicolor IB prints aren't like regular prints because they are NOT photochemical in nature. They are essentially made like lithographs, with multiple passes of dye supplying the various colors. That's why the colors don't fade like photochemical (e.g. - Kodak) prints, and why the blacks in Tech prints are known for being so inky black, and the colors so vibrant.

http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/oldcolor/technicolor1.htm

The problem is that because of this process, the prints are very "dense" with ink, making duplicating difficult.

The best prints for duplication I guess then are regular old Kodak/Eastmancolor prints, but those will all have color fading by this time. But, as Robert Harris and others have said, most color fading of 70's era prints can be corrected.

Remember- there ARE prints of all 3 films in private collections. As Bill Hunt said, someday, someone WILL find a way to transfer them properly, color-correct them and release them to the public.

I know it's discouraging, believe me, I feel sick over this too, but we can't give up!

BTW-who's Mike Verta?

Post: #542029
Topic: OFFICIAL: Library of Congress had original prints replaced with 1997 SE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/542029/action/topic#542029
Time: 29-Sep-2011 7:56 PM — Edited 29-Sep-2011 7:56 PM

I literally got sick to my stomach when I read this thread title. 8-O

Post: #541631
Topic: My Top 10 Reasons ROTJ sucks
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/541631/action/topic#541631
Time: 29-Sep-2011 1:02 AM

sonnyboo said:

Just finished the blu ray set. I wrote a blog about why ROTJ is the worst of the 6 movies.

There are SIX Star Wars movies?! ;-)

Post: #541474
Topic: John Williams vs. Prequel Trilogy
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/541474/action/topic#541474
Time: 28-Sep-2011 11:07 AM

skyjedi2005 said:

They finally found the first gen masters for jedi but Lucas is too poor to have them transferred, just like he is too poor to restore the oot.

Where did you hear about this, Sky?

Post: #541463
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/541463/action/topic#541463
Time: 28-Sep-2011 10:25 AM — Edited 28-Sep-2011 10:35 AM

Funny story-

I was at dinner last night with my family (it was my Birthday) and my Sister asked why I hadn't asked for the new Star Wars Blu-Ray set as a present (I guess she'd seen ads on TV). My Niece immediately said "DON'T BUY THOSE! I HEAR THEY'RE TERRIBLE- PEOPLE ARE BOYCOTTING THEM!" I told her I wasn't buying them and that I'd actually made a blu-ray- boycott page on facebook.

I asked my Niece where she heard about the boycotting and she said "probably your facebook page!" :-P

Post: #540462
Topic: Happy Birthday Mark Hamill - September 25th
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/540462/action/topic#540462
Time: 25-Sep-2011 4:30 PM

Wow! Happy 60th Birthday to Mark!!!! 8-O

Time flies!

Post: #539662
Topic: General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/539662/action/topic#539662
Time: 22-Sep-2011 7:18 PM

zombie84 said:

You know what's scary? George Lucas considered putting Young Han Solo in Episode III so seriously that he was featured in a draft of the script! And they did concept art!

WTF!! Somehow the retardedness of it all just dawned on me. What the hell went through his head? It says a lot about how Lucas thinks these days.

He put a spaceship in Indy IV, so hey, why not? :-P

Post: #538415
Topic: OT Deleted Scenes Discussion
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/538415/action/topic#538415
Time: 20-Sep-2011 2:16 AM — Edited 20-Sep-2011 2:17 AM

Ovan Marekal said:

So... the scenes are all gone, now; lovely. :-(

Crap! I hadn't watched all of them yet. :-(

Post: #537506
Topic: Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking" on DVD
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/537506/action/topic#537506
Time: 17-Sep-2011 6:08 PM

Carrie is now regretting the fact she didn't protect her "likeness":

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/sep/15/carrie-fisher-princess-leia-lucas

Post: #537421
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/537421/action/topic#537421
Time: 17-Sep-2011 2:32 PM — Edited 17-Sep-2011 2:34 PM

The Aluminum Falcon said:
Argh! I've always thought that I saw the extended Biggs scene and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRTqeqitT2M">this</a> is exactly as I remember it. Somehow, I think I've seen this seen before, complete with the additional dialogue. I'd hate to think that I'm suffering from a grappling hook-esque syndrome... :-(

I don't get that- it's got the person walking past the camera like in the SE, but it's also got Red Leader talking about Luke's father (which I have also seen somewhere before) which they edited from the SE. So, the guy walking past the camera was always there? I just thought they added it in '97 to hide the edit.

And what's with the awkward insert shot with the fake 3p0 voice?

Post: #537419
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/537419/action/topic#537419
Time: 17-Sep-2011 2:18 PM — Edited 17-Sep-2011 2:35 PM

Hoth-Nudist said:
Also here's a good link. Ive frequented this facebook page a few times and offered my support. some interesting articles as well.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-Star-Wars-Boycott-The-Blu-Rays/269110113114406?sk=wall

Glad you like it!

I put up that page- that's sort of our unofficial ot.com, savestarwars.com facebook page. :-)

Thanks!

Post: #537417
Topic: FACEBOOK PAGE & Sticker Campaign
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/537417/action/topic#537417
Time: 17-Sep-2011 2:10 PM

The facebook pg. has over 400 members now. :-)

Post: #537239
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/537239/action/topic#537239
Time: 16-Sep-2011 11:36 PM

none said:

G4 posts 'Attack of teh Show' online a week after broadcast, so sometime next week, the review will be on their site. Gore says GL is fan friendly because he allows the fan film thing to happen. (the fan film contest, etc) Gore then goes on to say that GL is basically no different then the fan editors at this point. Both sides playing in the same sandbox.

He said something else like fans are "arrogant" to tell Lucas what he can do with his films since he allows them to use his material to make fanfilms or whatever.

I mean, by that logic- I have never taken advantage of the "fanfilm" materials, so does that make me NOT arrogant to ask for the OOT? It's really ridiculous reasoning, and the guy seemed a bit flustered trying to come up with coherent justifications.

Post: #537198
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/537198/action/topic#537198
Time: 16-Sep-2011 9:13 PM — Edited 16-Sep-2011 9:15 PM

I watched Chris Gore's review on Attack Of The Show.

(you may want to do some deep breathing exercises and/or take a blood pressure pill before you read any further...)

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He said George Lucas is "FAN FRIENDLY"!! 8-O Apparently, because he "encourages fan-edits" etc. I can't find a video of the review to post, but if anyone can find it, it's a HOWLER!

^^My cat can't stop laughing, in fact! :-D