Mielr

I think the Jedi are patterned after celibate priests more than anything in bhuddist philosophy. I think the whole thing with catholic priests and nuns being celibate was the idea that no person should be more important than God.

How many eyes were visible on the creature in the Death Star's trash compactor? 1 POINT

One

Thanks! That's encouraging. :-)

Oldschooljedi said:

There's one scene in particular from SW that I'm curious about: in the scene where Luke and Han are walking down the steps during the medal ceremony, there's some odd aliasing in the area of Luke's mouth. I wonder how well the script handles that (?)

I looked at the scene and would say 'no'.

"No" meaning, it wouldn't help it at all, or, "no" meaning you've already looked at the processed version of that scene and it still looks bad?

Hunter6 said:

First Lucas said he recorded over the original star wars negatives 

Did he actually say that?! Was Star Wars originally shot on videotape?! LOL!!! :-P 

We could always do a hunger strike, people. But only as a last resort, and preferably after Halloween. ;-)

Oldschooljedi said:

Maybe the script needs to be changed for every movie individually, I don't know.

My thought was, that what improves ANH, improves ESB and ROTJ too and when the encodings were done I was satisfied with the result. Maybe the result would become even better with a individual script for every single movie, I don't know.

Yeah, except for the weird artifacts in the last one, the screenshots look good. 

There's one scene in particular from SW that I'm curious about: in the scene where Luke and Han are walking down the steps during the medal ceremony, there's some odd aliasing in the area of Luke's mouth. I wonder how well the script handles that (?)

Oldschooljedi said:

I'm sure the actual script 3.09 makes a good job with ESB and ROTJ too, because the quality of the unprocessed videos is a littlebit superior compared to the unprocessed ANH.

I encoded all three movies earlier this year with the script that was actual at this time and the result was really, really good, although I did not alter the script for every movie.

ROTJ looked the best with the script then.

Well, ROTJ looks the best of the three right out of the box, so that makes sense. 

What about the anti-aliasing part though? SW has the worst aliasing problem, and it's surprising that the anti-aliasing part of the script didn't negatively affect the other 2 films since they didn't have as bad a problem as SW did.

bkev said:

Hey guys, just wondering.  Would this script work on other projects as well, like, say EditDroid?

I was also wondering if it would work for GOUT ESB and ROTJ?

They seem to all have their own set of problems, though.

A progress report was never given, and that was intentional on their part. I don't think anyone besides Zion and Laserman know how much of the project was completed. 

skyjedi2005 said:

You know the most moving thing emotionally about Lucas and Spielberg's Films is John Williams Music.  I Don't think he gets nearly enough Credit what would Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Or Jurassic Park be without his music.

Not only does the music lend Humanity to the characters, but lends believability to them.  Under Williams you believed Superman could fly, and Elliot and ET could fly.  The Grandeur of Jurassic Park was almost completely in the score not the often mentioned cgi. Star Wars succeeds as well as it does because it is almost written as an opera without singing, space operas were never meant to be literal but Star Wars was indeed an epic space opera.

I find it in no way bizarre that almost all my favorite movies have had a Williams Score. 

Even some of my most hated movies as well, but i at least like the soundtrack for them Like Episodes 1-3.

In fact probably the biggest dissapointment to me in years was the Indiana Jones IV score as it seems like it was totally phoned in so i don't own that cd.

One of the greatest thrills of my Cinema going life was to hear a reprise of the superman theme in the Score for Superman Returns.  The movie stunk but that was quite exciting. 

I agree. 

One of the reasons I wanted to see Superman Returns was for the opening credits with the Williams theme. I never saw any of the original Superman films in the theater, so I was glad for the opportunity.

I was disappointed in the ROTS soundtrack, though, especially the end credits because they sounded very cobbled together and mishmoshy. I liked it very much when they used the throne room music in the end credits for Jedi, however. Jedi is probably the soundtrack I listen to most- the Luke & Leia theme is my favorite.

What star system is Dagobah located in? 2 POINTS

The Dagobah System? (I think- lol. Is that a trick question?)

My condolences to all those affected by the sarlaac incident. ;-)

astromech said:

Talking of Chewbacca, has anyone seen this pic?

http://www.movie-moron.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/star-wars/SW-Chewbacca.jpg

Yeah, I have that one. ;-) 

Somebody on the Home Theater Forum uses it for an avatar. :-P

Whose passage down the Sarlacc's throat caused the creature to emit a satisfied belch? 1 POINT

Boba Fett

Might as well use one of those Assist Trophies now. What do they do? :-P

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

GOUT reassessment...

I just recently got a widescreen plasma TV (a 58" Samsung).  Previously, I had only viewed the GOUT on a 4:3 TV.  This morning, for the first time, I tried watching the GOUT on the new plasma... and for the first time I appreciate just to what extent the GOUT truly is - to quote Luke - a piece of junk.  WOW.  They actually rendered it unwatchable on a modern display.  Now I'm beginning to realize why some posters are hoping that the Puggo Grande might turn out more watchable -- I'm beginning to wonder if it just might.  Amazing.

Crap- I hate hearing that. :-( I haven't had the "pleasure" of watching it on a large plasma or LCD screen yet.

Am I correct in assuming that SW looks worse than the other 2?

What is the only movie in which C3PO calls Chewbacca "Chewie"? 1 Assist Trophy

Empire

Can I activate my Sarlaac pit? I'm just curious as to what it does-LOL!

I think we are a tolerant bunch, for the most part. Certainly more tolerant than most of the other SW boards on the internet. The one thing I can't tolerate is people deliberately making inflammatory remarks, in order to incite arguments.

LordVader said:

LordVader said:

just fast forward through all the added scenes in the GOUT DVDs

My bad I meant 2004 SE

 

just fast forward through all the reworked stuff in the 2004 SE DVDs.

 

You'd be skipping through most of the film. :-/  I'd rather watch the GOUT, flaws and all.

skyjedi2005 said:

Personally this is how i watch star wars.

Star Wars 1977

Empire Strikes Back 1980

Return of the Jedi 1983

Me too. ;-) (unless you wanna wedge the Holiday Special in there between SW and ESB) 

Here are a couple more threads on the same subject:

What order would you show the SW movies to your kids?

Watching in order 1-6 screws it up for newcomers!

Sluggo said:

Mielr said:

Janskeet said:

Apparently there were message boards discussing the OT back in '83.

They were originally made of cork. ;-)

 

 More of Mielr's tacky humor.

"tacky".......*groan*!!!!! LOL!

I like this one:

"Winner. Perhaps not quite as crafty an ending as I had hoped, 
but a reasonably satisfying ending.  I felt very good leaving 
the theater (not because I was leaving, but because the movie 
was so good). 

I am afraid that the movie is possibly not suitable for very 
young children; parents may wish to check it out ahead of time. 
There are some scenes which are a little violent and possibly 
scary for young children. 

General consensus of 12 of us: 10 out of 10, possibly the 
best of the three.  We are all going to go see it again 
before making any critical analysis of plot or effects. 
The overall feeling was good, however.  The crowd for the first 
showing at Atlanta's Phipps theater (the only Atlanta 70mm 
print) applauded and cheered many scenes throughout the movie, 
and gave a standing ovation at the end. Of course, some of 
these folks were die-hards who camped out all night to be 
first in line. 

Bottom line: the film could have been a tremendous let-down 
after the first 2 and all the attendant speculation.  It was 
not a let-down -- it was a very pleasant experience. I would 
easily rate this a $6 or even $8 movie -- even the second 
time around!"   Gene Spafford 

Janskeet said:

Apparently there were message boards discussing the OT back in '83.

They were originally made of cork. ;-)

skyjedi2005 said:

Bring Back Star Wars.  they should do a show called "let it die" featuring Indiana Jones and Star Wars.

You'd like it, Sky. I mean, I'm like you in that I'm not interested in anything related to the PT, and I enjoyed it because it has to do only with the OT actors/characters. The interviews are some of the most candid I've ever seen.

LordVader said:

just fast forward through all the added scenes in the GOUT DVDs

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Who carried a long blaster rifle into Princess Leia's detention block prior to her rescue? 4 POINTS

Luke 

RRS-1980, where are you getting these great photos? :-D