Mielr

negative1 said:

so i  take it then, none of you will be happy with adywans 1080p version of the original trilogy either?

later

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If he de-SEs it like he says he's going to, them I'm sure to love it, even if he decides not to do any color-correction.

Knightmessenger said:

Are you telling me it's possible to make color labels on the actual discs themselves. Because I know about paper labels ruining dvd playback and I now have a lightscribe burner but are there other possibilities?

Yes, there are discs that have printable surfaces. They're plain white, and you just put the disc into the supplied disc tray that comes with the printer, and the image is printed directly onto the disc.

Here's an example of printable CD-Rs:

Memorex

Yeah, I don't think there's anything wrong with the "foul stench" line. It's a good zinger.

The other line always gets a laugh because of Mark Hamill's delivery- he sounds like a whiny kid. It's typical of something that a teenager would say to a parent, telling them that they're off to do something constructive (like go to a friend's house to study), when the parent knows damn well that they're gonna go goof off.  

Fang Zei said:

Well, that's irony for you. The very same people who accuse us of never being satisfied with how our oh-so-precious OOT is presented are the very same people who are constantly demanding more changes be made to the current SE because, ahem, they're not satisfied with it.

That's a good point. I was never bothered by the matte lines, or any of the other technical flaws in the OT. I'm not someone who really cares about the "original" soundtracks, either. The mixes they did for the THX laserdiscs are acceptable. I don't care whether or not it says "a new hope" at the beginning of the crawl, I don't care if that extra C3PO line is in there or not, none of that stuff is a deal-breaker for me.

I'm not a demanding person, all I want is the movies that I saw as a kid to be given video releases that are up to today's standards. THAT'S IT!!!

I'm going to say something else now that will be considered controversial, but just to show everyone how open-minded I am:

I don't even care that the colors in the '04 DVDs are screwed up.

Yes, that's right. It honestly doesn't bother me that much. For all I care, they could just leave them "black and blue" - as long as all of the SE footage was removed and all the pre-SE footage was restored, I'd be happy with them. That shows you just how undemanding I really am. 

I know that I'm in the minority there, but I'm sick and tired of people saying how SW fans will never be satisfied. 

A lot of people would say, "well, it's not the same place Babe Ruth played because it had a major overhaul in 1976", but it's still the same space, he played in, even if the structure around it is different. This new stadium is going to be built on another site altogether, and that's what upsets me.

Johnboy3434 said:

Mielr said:

The '04 DVDs sank the SEs to yet another depth by adding Hayden Christiansen to the finale of ROTJ, which to me, is one of the most inexcusable atrocities ever committed in the history of the moving image.

 

I know I'm going to regret asking, but here goes: why do you think it's such a crime? An unwanted change I can buy, but a crime? If it's because Shaw is dead, then I'm calling bullshit. In case you didn't notice, he's still in the unmasking scene. You know, the one appearance where he actually has to act. His entire performance is still in the movie, minus five seconds of standing and smiling. If anything, you should just count yourself lucky that Hayden didn't actually say anything. Seriously, of all the things to get riled up about, you choose this? What about Clive Revill? Not only was his entire performance cut out of the film, but he's still alive to see it. That's a much bigger insult than what happened to Shaw, and yet that's the one major change that most of the people around here seem to accept.

If you don't get it, then I really don't think there's any way I can explain it to you that would make you understand...........but I'll give it a shot.

Frank Morgan is dead, too, so I guess it would be OK to substitute his part as the Wizard in The Wizard Of Oz with Jim Carrey? But, if you still leave him in the film as the Fortune Teller, then it would be OK because after all, he's still in the film?

It has nothing to do with "insulting" Sebastian Shaw. The point is I DON'T WANT TO SEE FRIGGIN HAYDEN CHRISTAINSEN IN A FILM THAT I'VE BEEN WATCHING SINCE I'M 12 YEARS OLD, REMINDING ME OF THE CRAPTASTIC PREQUELS. 

Do you regret asking? LOL!

It it a big deal to tear down the stadium where Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gherig played? (albeit in renovated form), or the stadium where the '69 Mets won the World Series and the Beatles played in 1965? I think to most baseball fans and/or New Yorkers, it is.

You're just getting around to watching them now?! :-P

I agree that it ruins Jabba's "reveal" in ROTJ to show him in SW, and looking so poorly, to boot.

What else can I say about the SEs? This site exists because of them. The '04 DVDs sank the SEs to yet another depth by adding Hayden Christiansen to the finale of ROTJ, which to me, is one of the most inexcusable atrocities ever committed in the history of the moving image.

Other than that, I think they're GREAT! (just kidding).

George Lucas.......who knows. He's either a pod-person or he wasn't that talented to begin with.

Everything is disposable now. Very few things escape the wrecking ball. I thought things were getting better after the 1960s, when they started to realize what we were losing, and they started passing preservation laws. Yankee Stadium is eligible, and they could renovate it again like they did in 1976- but they don't want to bother. Just knock it down and start all over again someplace else. I think Shea Stadium is old enough to be eligible, too, but who cares. The Beatles played there- so what. It's sickening.

If only.....LOL! Thanks for the pics. 

I haven't been to NY for many years, and so I've been "out of the loop" about what's been going on there with the impending destruction of some of NY's historic sites. I couldn't even enjoy watching the All-Star game the other nite, because all I could think about is how they're going to tear down Yankee Stadium. Then, to my horror, I discovered that Shea Stadium is being torn down as well, and replaced by a stadium sponsored by "Citibank" which will be called "Citi Field". This is HORRIBLE! At least the new Yankee stadium is still going to be called "Yankee Stadium" and not "Wal-Mart Field", or something.

What the hell?!

I don't even want to get into what's going on (or not going on) at ground zero.......

Geez, I leave NY and this is what happens. It's extremely depressing. :-( 

Yeah, it's REALLY dead around here. :-( Where is everybody?

Thank you! LOL! :-D

negative1 said:

would that mean stuff like 'splinter of the minds eye' would be oK?
i liked that book....1978............

 

 

I like that book too. The problem with that book is Luke wanting to kiss his sister- 8-0

But I guess there's just as much of that in the films, as well. ;-)

To me, SW, ESB and ROTJ are the only 3 star wars movies. 

As far as the HS goes, I'm willing to accept it as canon as well because it doesn't screw up continuity or reveal any plot twists, thus ruining them for the OT.

OK Janskeet, please add an "e" to the end of "breath" in the title. I can't stand looking at it anymore!!! :-P LOL!

adywan said:

 I may replace the Emperor in ESB with the original and return the Anakin force ghost in ROTJ to that of Sebastian Shaw.

Oh and Han will be the only one to shoot.

That would be FANTASTIC! 

It has been very slow here lately, and I think that's because there's nothing down the pipeline to look forward to. I think we're in another period like the "dark years" of the mid-1980s thru the early-1990s.

There was so much wrong with the PT, it's hard to know where to begin. The writing, casting, acting, directing, editing, music (from what I understand, John Williams' heart wasn't in it, especially after TPM), and the FX (no, I didn't care for much of the FX). There were too many sequences when I felt like I was watching a cartoon. I also think that he WAY overused the bluescreen/greenscreen for creating cg environments. Sorry, George, nothing beats shooting on real sets/locations. You saved a ton of money, and it shows.

One of the few things that they got right with the PT was costume design and some of the art direction (especially in TPM).

BTW, I like your signature, Janskeet. I feel the same way. I love ROTJ (the OT version, that is).

I have a pair of red and blue glasses, and I must say I didn't really see a 3-D effect. :-/

This was just before he went bonkers. ;-)

I wish that exhibit would come to Atlanta. It would be worth going just to see the original Landspeeder and Yoda. I didn't get to see the Magic of Myth exhibit either. 

Thanks for that video- I hadn't seen it.

It's amazing - the guy from TF.N is the only one who didn't get it. He really sounds like he's on GL's payroll.

I love this movie! :-) What are the extras on the LD releases?

What kind of problems were you having with Safari?

I felt terrible when I heard of his passing. He was so optimistic and brave, I really thought he could beat this thing. :-(