Mielr

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Post: #231802
Topic: If Star Wars flopped....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231802/action/topic#231802
Time: 3-Aug-2006 12:48 AM

Originally posted by: Marvolo
What is "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" about?

The story takes place between SW and ESB. It was written by Alan Dean Foster, and the cover art was done by Ralph McQuarrie. I haven't read it for many years, but I remember it was pretty good:

"Luke Skywalker expected trouble when he volunteered to follow Princess Leia on her mission to Circarpous to enlist their Rebel underground in the battle against the empire. But the farm boy from Tatooine hadn't counted on an unscheduled landing in the swamplands of Mimban...hadn't counted on any of the things they would find on that strange planet.

Hidden on this planet was the Kaiburr crystal, a mysterious gem that would give the one who possessed it such powers over the Force that they would be all but invincible. In the wrong hands, the crystal could be deadly. So Luke had to find this treasure and find it fast.

Accompanied by R2-D2 and C-3PO - his faithful droids - Luke and the Princess set out for the Temple of Pomojema...and a confrontation deep beneath the surface of an alien world with the most fearsome villian in the galaxy!" (from the back cover)

Post: #231798
Topic: Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231798/action/topic#231798
Time: 3-Aug-2006 12:40 AM

That's great, Michael. You know, little by little, I think they're getting the message.

Post: #231604
Topic: www.dvdempire.com O-OT pre-orders rankings (updated)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231604/action/topic#231604
Time: 2-Aug-2006 3:45 PM

I don't know, I always thought that ESB was the favorite among die-hard fans.

In any case, all 3 will move up when the marketing starts, as you said.

Post: #231602
Topic: Finally Hocked the SE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231602/action/topic#231602
Time: 2-Aug-2006 3:41 PM

Good for you, Obiwampa! I have to admit that the thought of the SEs being under my roof makes me a little sick as well, and I've often thought of getting rid of them. But, being the Star Wars completist that I am, I've got to have a copy of the Luke/Biggs scene in SW, and the Luke hugging Wedge shot in ROTJ.

Post: #231482
Topic: Info Wanted: 70mm Film Cel Scans (good reference or pointless?)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231482/action/topic#231482
Time: 2-Aug-2006 2:31 AM

I have over a hundred of those cels myself (from all 3 films). I've been collecting them since Willitts Designs put them out in 1995. You can still find plenty of them on eBay- no two are alike. They were made from 70mm interpositives. The SW ones are pretty plentiful, followed by ESB. They made far fewer of the ROTJ ones, and good scenes from that film are harder to find. I think they're one of the best Star Wars collectibles that have ever been made. I had to stop collecting them because I was starting to get a little nuts with them...LOL!

They're probably the best color reference you're going to find, as far as what the original films looked like.

Post: #231481
Topic: **It has happened, Original films on DVD!!**
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231481/action/topic#231481
Time: 2-Aug-2006 2:25 AM

Yeah, I never thought twice about Han shooting Greedo either. Evidently GL was the only one who did. I just assumed Han was defending himself....

Post: #231478
Topic: Fascinating article about Star Wars and George Lucas from 1997
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231478/action/topic#231478
Time: 2-Aug-2006 2:07 AM

I was pretty disappointed with Natalie Portman's performance, especially in TPM, where she had that very odd accent (only while she was wearing the Kabuki makeup, of course!). I can't blame her totally, though. The material she had to work with was poor, and God knows she didn't get any help from GL's direction, though she does make Carrie Fisher's performances downright riveting in comparison.

Post: #231476
Topic: Is the lack of quality in art a kind of art form?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231476/action/topic#231476
Time: 2-Aug-2006 1:55 AM

Originally posted by: Tiptup
Hmm, I've never seen LA Confidential. It aways looked like it would be one of those slow or uninteresting movies.

It's definitely not uninteresting or slow! LOL!

It's the first movie I ever saw Russell Crowe in, Guy Pearce too. They're both fantastic as are Kim Basinger and Kevin Spacey.

Post: #231305
Topic: United States of Noooooooo! (Documentary)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231305/action/topic#231305
Time: 1-Aug-2006 4:30 PM

Originally posted by: SKot

All the scenes toward the end of AOTC with the digital Threepio really make me cringe. I love Threepio, but that was too much. The flying Artoo irritates me, too. Apart from this and the stilted love scenes, I enjoy most of that film.

Same here- I couldn't believe that whole scene. It was embarrassingly bad. That, and Yoda fighting Christopher Lee. AOTC is the worst of the PT, IMO.

Post: #231302
Topic: **It has happened, Original films on DVD!!**
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231302/action/topic#231302
Time: 1-Aug-2006 4:27 PM

Originally posted by: Knightmessenger
Who are those "supporters of the second version?"

Ha! Good question.

Post: #231301
Topic: Fascinating article about Star Wars and George Lucas from 1997
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231301/action/topic#231301
Time: 1-Aug-2006 4:25 PM

Originally posted by: Bissrok
Thanks a lot for that.

My favorite parts gotta be this line: "he says he’s a hostage to his perfectionism". Laughed for a good couple of minutes there.

Yeah, I guess his captor let him go for the PT. LOL!

Post: #231200
Topic: Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231200/action/topic#231200
Time: 1-Aug-2006 4:03 AM

That's what I'm thinking, too. It's too late to do anything about this DVD release- but we need to embarrass Lucasfilm, and inform the public.

We have to figure out what the best places would be. I wish the Sci-Fi channel still had that talk show- that was great.

I'd say USA Today, but didn't they already do a piece on this? Maybe CNN?

Post: #231198
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231198/action/topic#231198
Time: 1-Aug-2006 3:57 AM

Originally posted by: darkhelmet
Hey! I got a response from a Lucas Rep, John Singh! Jump to this thread to check it out! Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here

This is interesting:

"I hope you will have a chance to see these first versions of the movies on DVD when they come out. Those who have been communicating their opinions and beliefs online have not seen the DVDs."

Post: #231197
Topic: Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231197/action/topic#231197
Time: 1-Aug-2006 3:48 AM

I was thinking more of somebody outside Lucasfilm. There's nothing John Singh can do at this point, and I'm sure he's already gotten tons of emails.

Maybe a newspaper or magazine or TV station- somebody who might want to do a story on the whole controversy, or maybe the American Film Institute (AFI). Just browsing all of the contact info in this thread alone- there are tons of options.

Post: #231195
Topic: Lucas' real reasons for changing the OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231195/action/topic#231195
Time: 1-Aug-2006 3:39 AM

The matte lines around the Rancor's leg are still quite visible in ROTJ, and the square "garbage mattes" around the Tie-fighters can still be easily seen in SW. There are other examples, I'm sure, those are just the two I can think of right now...

Post: #231192
Topic: Addresses and contacts for various media outlets go in here
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231192/action/topic#231192
Time: 1-Aug-2006 3:33 AM

Excellent, darkhelmet!

I still haven't received a response from Lucasfilm.

Did you read my idea above? Do you have any suggestions as to whom we should contact first? I'd like for us to get our first round of emails out this week, if possible.

Post: #231152
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231152/action/topic#231152
Time: 1-Aug-2006 1:03 AM

Originally posted by: MeBeJedi

The DC and Faces are from the same transfer, but in addition to having many glitches and too much post-processing added, the DC is also an earlier transfer. Don't let the name fool you - the Faces set has the advantage of lessons learned from the DC set.

And both sets have the final battle in CAV.

Not on my SW "faces" LDs- ALL 3 sides are CLV (same for my ESB and ROTJ "faces" sets).

Now, my '97 SE LD set has a CAV/CLV mix, but my '95 "faces" LDs are definitely all CLV.

Originally posted by: Grinder
I don't think it's solely the fact that the Faces set is CLV, that is responsible for the lower image quality. Though I wouldn't know exactly what is. So you have them yourself, don't you notice any difference?

I can't say that I have seen any difference. However, I only have one LD player (a Pioneer CLD-D703), so I can't do an A/B comparision. Also, I prefer the "faces" set due to the fact that they only have 2 side breaks, and show no sign of laser-rot (which my DC set does- on ROTJ, and there are some suspicious speckles on the other 2 films as well), so I hardly watch the DC set except for the bonus features.

Post: #231148
Topic: Help Wanted: an MP3 of the 1.0 mono mix from the pre-ANH projects?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231148/action/topic#231148
Time: 1-Aug-2006 12:56 AM

I know, it's crap, but I have an old computer and a dial-up connection.

Post: #231143
Topic: Lucas' real reasons for changing the OT
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231143/action/topic#231143
Time: 1-Aug-2006 12:50 AM

I was actually excited when I first heard about the SEs around 1995 or so. I thought it was a great idea, to clean up some of the matte lines, etc. I had no idea they were going to add CGI crap, delete the Ewok Song, Lapti Nek, etc.

The irony is that you can still see matte lines.

Post: #231141
Topic: POLL: Quality Of The Star Wars Products
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231141/action/topic#231141
Time: 1-Aug-2006 12:45 AM

I really don't collect much new Star Wars stuff anymore. When I do buy some Star Wars-related item, it's usually a vintage item from eBay.

Post: #231138
Topic: POLL: Are you buying the Star Wars DVDs released on September 12, 2006?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231138/action/topic#231138
Time: 1-Aug-2006 12:42 AM

They're limited editions- I'm gonna get 'em while I can.

I can't wait to do an A/B comparison with the laserdiscs.

Post: #231135
Topic: **It has happened, Original films on DVD!!**
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231135/action/topic#231135
Time: 1-Aug-2006 12:40 AM

Did anyone else get their copy of SWI today? There's a 6-page article on the subject of the Sept. DVD release. LOL.

Post: #231131
Topic: Is the lack of quality in art a kind of art form?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231131/action/topic#231131
Time: 1-Aug-2006 12:32 AM

I agree totally. Titanic winning Best Picture (LA Confidential should have won), and the fact that the PTs did so well in the theater is just confirmation of the dumbing-down of our society.

Star Wars was great because it captured the fun of the 1930s serials- and at the same time managed to be a truly great film - a work of art.

Post: #231127
Topic: Fascinating article about Star Wars and George Lucas from 1997
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/231127/action/topic#231127
Time: 1-Aug-2006 12:24 AM

Originally posted by: SpecialEditionSaboteur

Without the support of the tatooine scene, that biggs/luke encounter in the hangar doesn't hold much weight. Its bugged me ever since, as I'm sure it does most people.

Not me- I love that scene. It's the only new scene from the SEs that I like. To me, it makes Biggs' death more meaningful. The scene is short enough to keep it from slowing down the pace of the film, but long enough to establish the fact that they were close friends. I don't think the Tatooine scenes need to be in the film to support it.

Post: #230993
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/230993/action/topic#230993
Time: 31-Jul-2006 5:54 PM

I thought the "faces" set had the same picture as the DC set. Are you talking about the fact that the "faces" set was CLV and the DC set was CAV? I know CAV is supposed to have a slightly better picture in some cases, but I have both sets and I honestly don't see a difference, aside from the fact that some of my DC discs are slowly starting to develop laser-rot (that particular set is notorious for that), which the "faces" discs aren't.

FWIW, I found this on the Laser Guru site:

Q:"I was hoping you could educate me a bit on PAL laserdiscs.

Was there a THX widescreen release of the original SW Trilogy in PAL, similar to the "faces" set here in the US? Or alternately the CAV Definitive Collection?

If so, what LD players can handle PAL format discs? Only those built for the UK/etc market, or is this latent capability present in US players (assuming you have a display that could handle the PAL output)? I have seen models like the D515, or CLD-959 that claim to do both NTSC and PAL. If US players can't do it, what UK model would be equivalent in PQ to at least a D703/704?"

A:" There were some PAL laserdisc releases for the Star Wars movies , including a Special Edition box set. Sadly, no Definitive Collection or "Faces" editions......

To play a PAL laserdisc, you need a European-model laserdisc player. Such a player will only output the signal as raw PAL, and will not convert to NTSC. US-model LD players will not recognize or play a PAL disc at all.

Unfortunately, the PAL laserdisc market was miniscule, even in comparison to the tiny US market for LDs. Even the best PAL laserdisc players only approach the quality of our mid-level models such as the CLD-D606. The discs themselves tended to be poorly mastered, often converted from NTSC video transfers. Even with the few extra lines of resolution that PAL affords, it is rare to find a PAL laserdisc that looks as good as its NTSC counterpart. As a rule, it's not worth the effort for someone in the US to acquire PAL laserdisc equipment."