Mielr

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Post: #536789
Topic: General Star Wars <strong>Random Thoughts</strong> Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/536789/action/topic#536789
Time: 16-Sep-2011 2:24 AM

Good news! Tatooine exists! (sort of):

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/09/15/star-wars-come-true-tatooine-like-planet-discovered/

Post: #536722
Topic: what's the original format of star wars trilogy? 35mm or 70mm?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/536722/action/topic#536722
Time: 15-Sep-2011 10:40 PM — Edited 15-Sep-2011 10:42 PM

^^ I LOVE that site- that's where I send anybody who has questions about Technicolor.

I thought some of the fx shots were shot in a 70mm format on VistaVision cameras, which is why they looked so good compared to other sci-fi/fantasy films of the era?

Post: #536718
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/536718/action/topic#536718
Time: 15-Sep-2011 10:31 PM — Edited 15-Sep-2011 10:34 PM

I'm not going to criticize anyone who buys the blu-ray set, but before anyone criticizes those who are boycotting these discs or passing out stickers or flyers, let's remember where we are for a second: a site that got its start with a petition asking for George Lucas to release the OOT on DVD. That happened- sort of, but it's 2011 and we STILL don't have an official remastered, anamorphic OOT on DVD or Blu-Ray.

If that isn't a reason to boycott a video release, I don't know what is.

Windexed said:

I'm actually leaning towards buying the set. Not because I'm excited, but rather out of pure curiosity.

If it's just out of curiosity, why don't you rent it first?

Post: #536314
Topic: Any Star Wars TV stuff coming up?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/536314/action/topic#536314
Time: 15-Sep-2011 12:58 AM

If anyone cares, this Friday (09/16) the blu-ray set will be reviewed on G4's Attack Of The Show. The show's DVD reviewer, Chris Gore, said that his review "may surprise you..."

That could go either way. :-P

Post: #536312
Topic: FACEBOOK PAGE & Sticker Campaign
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/536312/action/topic#536312
Time: 15-Sep-2011 12:53 AM — Edited 15-Sep-2011 12:54 AM

auximenies said:
Tonight Jimmy Kimmel, during his monologue, mentioned the Blu-rays coming out tomorrow, and cited some fan discontent. He spoofed the Vader scene in ROTJ by showing a clip with his voice dubbed to be one which sounds like an angry black woman. Not really funny, but still nice to see the pub regarding ridiculous/unnecessary changes. Before he showed the clip, he mentioned that rocks were added in a scene with R2. "I can just see him sitting in his office thinking 'that scene needed more rocks!'."

I saw that too! :-P The woman's voice was saying something like "OH NO YOU DIT'ENT!!!" as Vader throws the emperor over the railing.

Post: #536289
Topic: How do others see the originaltrilogy.com community?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/536289/action/topic#536289
Time: 14-Sep-2011 11:38 PM — Edited 15-Sep-2011 12:08 AM

TheBoost said:

Mielr said:

Seriously, do we care what the people at TFN think of us?! LOL! Those people are beyond delusional- they have ZERO credibility so I hardly think they're in a position to judge us.

That someone dares to like the PT or the SE is delusional? I someone with less discenring tastes about color-seperation really crazy? Does liking the dug in Jabba's palace really cost someone their credibility?

Wow! Did I say "That someone dares to like the PT or the SE is delusional"? Strange...I don't remember typing that. I don't remember saying anyone was "crazy" either........

I guess SOMEONE must be having delusions!

Mrebo expressed my feelings accurately, so I won't bother, but I would have thought by now you'd be aware that OT.com is generally tolerant of ALL types of fans, if they believe the OOT should be properly restored and released (the original mission of this site). FYI, tolerance of such a broad spectrum of fandom does NOT exist on TFN.

Post: #536135
Topic: How do others see the originaltrilogy.com community?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/536135/action/topic#536135
Time: 14-Sep-2011 5:05 PM — Edited 14-Sep-2011 5:09 PM

Seriously, do we care what the people at TFN think of us?! LOL! Those people are beyond delusional- they have ZERO credibility so I hardly think they're in a position to judge us.

I frequent the HTF boards and the majority of SW fans there are sympathetic to our cause, more so now with new round of blu-ray alterations. Harmy popped in there the other day, and people were saying stuff like "I feel like I should get his autograph" and "wow! I didn't know he was a member here!"

HTF is a very respected forum, so I'm much more interested in what THEY think of us. Plus, George Lucas is the one who gives us credibility. ;-)

Post: #536133
Topic: Anyone still watch the LD releases?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/536133/action/topic#536133
Time: 14-Sep-2011 4:55 PM

ok- what happened to bigmonkey2382?

Post: #535787
Topic: Star Wars Blu Ray Impressions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/535787/action/topic#535787
Time: 14-Sep-2011 1:23 AM

Thanks, SiverWook. It looks like it's disc #8 for me then, if I can find one. I may rent first, if Netflix has it. All the Blockbusters near me closed.

Post: #535783
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/535783/action/topic#535783
Time: 14-Sep-2011 1:07 AM — Edited 14-Sep-2011 1:09 AM

rpvee said:
Guys, we did great bringing the box set down to two stars on Amazon, but the box set of only the OT is still rather high. Could we focus on bringing that down too? People who hate the prequels and (think) they like the OT might assume the whole box is so low because of the prequels, and thus only buy the OT and still get the crap.

I just tried to write a review for the OT blu-ray set and they told me I couldn't because I had already written a review (which was for the '04 DVD boxed set-LOL!!!) They really have to do something about that.

Anyway, I "edited" my review so now it's for the blu-rays instead.

Post: #535773
Topic: Anyone still watch the LD releases?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/535773/action/topic#535773
Time: 14-Sep-2011 12:42 AM — Edited 14-Sep-2011 12:43 AM

bigmonkey2382 said:

No I'm talking about getting rid of your ENTIRE LD collection, for simply getting the gout. There's still versions of movies, and shit you can't get on dvd or blu ray, no way I'd do that. (I'd get both the gout and keep the LD's if it were me.)

I don't really have an "entire" LD collection- LOL! Almost everything I have is (or soon will be) on DVD and/or blu-ray.

Aside from my various SW LDs, I only own Back To The Future, Blade Runner and Metropolis (Moroder version) on LD.

Post: #535737
Topic: If GL changed his mind about releasing OUT, but with a few tweaks.....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/535737/action/topic#535737
Time: 13-Sep-2011 10:53 PM

captainsolo said:

1. Use George's Tech IB print of SW.

I've heard that you can't really use IB Tech prints for film transfers- they are too dense. They really only serve as color-reference.

Post: #535734
Topic: Anyone still watch the LD releases?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/535734/action/topic#535734
Time: 13-Sep-2011 10:47 PM — Edited 13-Sep-2011 10:48 PM

bigmonkey2382 said:

Getting rid of your LD's because of the gout? Most illogical [/spock]

Not at all- it's true the LDs SOUND better (but dark_jedi has put the LD's PCM tracks on his GOUT versions).

The LDs look terrible to me compared to the GOUT. I thought at first it was my player (although my model was supposed to be one of the better ones for PQ), but when I saw the examples in the X0 project thread showing that the LDs looked inferior even on THAT machine, I think nearly everyone pretty much admits now that the GOUT is a better representation (at least visually) of the OT than the LDs.

Plus, the SW Gout disc has the original crawl. :-)

Post: #535732
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/535732/action/topic#535732
Time: 13-Sep-2011 10:39 PM

^^ Great pics of Sebastian Shaw, Promus! Never seen pics of him that young before.

Post: #535716
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/535716/action/topic#535716
Time: 13-Sep-2011 9:56 PM

doubleofive said:
adywan said:

If you are a fan of the OT and love deleted scenes and special features then this set is for you.
Don't say that! Now I want them! But I'm only going to buy them used!

There's no need to buy the whole set...SilverWook already ordered just the bonus discs from ebay, and I may do the same.

Post: #535712
Topic: Star Wars Blu Ray Impressions
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/535712/action/topic#535712
Time: 13-Sep-2011 9:49 PM — Edited 13-Sep-2011 9:50 PM

SilverWook said:
I got the bonus discs all by their lonesome, thanks to Ebay.

Will report on them soon as I receive them.

Already?! That was fast.

How many "bonus discs" are there? I'm a little confused about that.
Do the movie discs themselves contain any bonus features?

Post: #534949
Topic: Anyone still watch the LD releases?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534949/action/topic#534949
Time: 12-Sep-2011 2:02 AM — Edited 12-Sep-2011 2:05 AM

CO said:
Never had a lasedisc player, but for anyone who has the Star Wars LD Set and the GOUT, which version would you say is better on an HDTV?

The GOUT looks far better to me than any of the LDs- especially on HDTV. That's why I'm getting rid of my LDs and player.

This is good LD reference site, I bought my Pioneer cld-d703 based on his recommendation (in the FAQ section):

http://www.mindspring.com/~laserdisc-forever/

Post: #534941
Topic: FACEBOOK PAGE & Sticker Campaign
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534941/action/topic#534941
Time: 12-Sep-2011 1:07 AM

SilverWook said:

Did you see the first comment on there?

I just kind of skimmed it, some LFL fanboy (is it someone we know?) :-P

Post: #534940
Topic: Our latest victim/moderator: SilverWook
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534940/action/topic#534940
Time: 12-Sep-2011 1:02 AM

Congrats to you too, SilverWook! :-)

Post: #534794
Topic: FACEBOOK PAGE & Sticker Campaign
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534794/action/topic#534794
Time: 11-Sep-2011 6:18 PM

Amy Green contacted me via the Facebook page. She wrote this article, and there are many mentions of savestarwars.com on it:

http://livegeekordie.com/entertainment/movies/812-star-wars-blu-ray-and-a-boycott

Post: #534781
Topic: Anyone still watch the LD releases?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534781/action/topic#534781
Time: 11-Sep-2011 5:48 PM

Look for them on ebay in the near future...;-)

Post: #534779
Topic: Anyone still watch the LD releases?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534779/action/topic#534779
Time: 11-Sep-2011 5:46 PM

I have not watched any LDs since the Gout came out. I'm considering selling most of my LDs and my LD player now.

Post: #534773
Topic: If GL changed his mind about releasing OUT, but with a few tweaks.....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534773/action/topic#534773
Time: 11-Sep-2011 5:40 PM — Edited 11-Sep-2011 5:42 PM

Gaffer Tape said:

I know you're joking, but, geez, isn't it the exact opposite? Keeping the films as they are and just cleaning them is a lot simpler than recomping everything and "fixing" shit. So, really, I'm comparatively easy to please.

True, but that's not the title of this thread! (it would be toooo long, anyway) ;-P

Post: #534750
Topic: Star Wars coming to Blu Ray (UPDATE: August 30 2011, No! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534750/action/topic#534750
Time: 11-Sep-2011 4:37 PM

^^Wow, it's really gone mainstream now. :-) Thanks for the link- it's going up on the Facebook pg.

Post: #534746
Topic: FACEBOOK PAGE & Sticker Campaign
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/534746/action/topic#534746
Time: 11-Sep-2011 4:18 PM

I betcha they're not even going to correct it.