Mike O

Originally posted by: SpecialEditionSaboteur
Rhapsody -- the best power metal band most people have never heard of.

Their newest album Symphony of Enchanted Lands II contains narration by none other than Chris "Saruman" Lee himself, who is a big fan of there's. He also performs an amazing duet with the lead singer on a single.





I also like the goth bands Lacrimosa and Illuminate (both are German)

I have a friend who into black metal and death metal (i.e., he thinks that Metallica are pretty soft [and in many ways they are; Zeppelin can be heavier]), so Rhapsody rings a sort of bell. Cristopher Lee, huh? No kidding.

Me? Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band (saw them in concery last, and even though Warren Haynes couldn't make it, Derek Trucks is the best guitarist they've had in a decade or two, although I miss Betts), Miles Davis, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the list goes on and on. I'm sucker for rootsy stuff.

The Seatbelts? Very diverse styles, they have.

Originally posted by: TheCassidy


Turnabout is fair play, I say. The guy owes his career and fortune to Star Wars, which, let's be honest here - is only profitable because of a fanbase like us.

To insult said fanbase is calous, ignorant, and indicative of one thing - McCallum doesn't care about us, or Star Wars, just making money off of it.

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
That's an insult to Wikipedia.

I'd never heard of Fisher scenes in ET, but maybe they do exist. I've never really cared much for that film.

The Batshit is strong with this one . . .

Let's get started with the email-writing campaign right now.

Physical letters are important too.



It is starting to look like, even if this release does not start flying off of the shelves, it will still sell reasonably well.

Let's make a point of that with factual evidence when we write.

Originally posted by: Tiptup
McCallum just isn't very bright. George Lucas on the other hand should actually know better.

Originally posted by: TheCassidy
And there you have it. That's what they think of us all.

What the hell would he care, anyway? No one had ever even heard of that pompous ass before the SE's in 1997.

Have you ever heard of someone so arrogant as to think they are above criticism? The SE's and Prequels are done - why does this mouthbreather still have a job at LFL?

Originally posted by: JediRandy
You all will watch it.

If the OOT has gotten a proper release before that show airs, then yes. Otherwise, probably no. I'm pretty much done with most of LFL's products until I see the one I want.

I ain't watching shit.......F*** the TV show. Hope it dies a quick ratings death and gets pre-empted by every sports game imaginable.

It may not be a lie from where Mr. Singh is sitting; consider the idea that Lucas has said that the LaserDisc source is the only one he is making available for the DVD. In that scenario, it is the best restoration available to the team that has pushed this idea this far. It seems that we have like-minded people within Lucasfilm but that they are being denied, too (even if they are only in it for the money, I'd see no reason that there wouldn't be people pushing for the best quality possible).

Ok, fine, but what they are saying is that this is the best that that they can do and Lucas is leaning on him. That doesn't change the fact that there are better prints, and saying that that the LD master are the best that they have is a lie, pure and simple.



True, but consider his MTV comments. He really doesn't think that there is anyone interested in the OOT. God willing, this release will prove him wrong.


Amen and amen. We can keep complaining here in the forum, or we can try to take this battle to Lucas by writing to the media.

"It's funny when people obsess over things like that - it' unbelievable. The person they adore and worship, who made the original film in the first place, says "This is the way it was meant to be..." And then they can't cope with it. The fans are strange, but in a delightfully damaged way."

I don't adore and worship him, Rick. I really don't care what was meant to be. I want a high quality version of the originals of my own. After that, Lucas can mess with the films "he made" (I'm sure that Irvin Kershner, Gary Kurtz, Lawrence Kasdan, Richard Marquand, and the millions of craftsman and technicians who worked their tails off to get the original versions made would apprecate that) all he wants to. You seem to have trouble grasping this concept Rick--we really don't care, good, bad, or indifferent about the SEs. We just want to watch copies of the originals that meet industry standards. Why is it that whenever OOT fans express a desire for the original version, we are attacking Lucas's vision? That's like saying that a critic who pans Brokemback Mountain is homophobic. Perhaps he simply didn't like the film? Perhaps we simply don't like the SEs, but have nothing against the man? Just release versions of the originals that don't suck and we will shut up. Otherwise, we will continue this fight. You can't win Rick. You can't. And sooner or later, you will give in. Its really not unbeiveable. Ah, well. At least they're advertising the OOT. Please God, let it sell well.



After Lucas passes away, I worry that Rick might still attempt to surpress the OOT. Of course, I also believe that the OOT will come out before Lucas dies anyway, and so the point will be moot. Really, George, Rick, I wish you guys long, happy, healthy lives. I really do. But release the versions of the movies that I want.

Rick McCockum

Originally posted by: JediRandy
Some DVD's ahead of the ANH OOT DVD:
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Poseidon (Widescreen)
Police Squad!

Some DVD's ahead of the final 2 films of the OT
Romancing The Stone / Jewel Of The Nile (2 Pack)
Remington Steele: Seasons 4 & 5

Phew. I guess the OOT DVD really were "In Demand".

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

I hope so. The interesting thing is this: they're answering. They may be answering with what amount to a backhandedness or at worst a big "!@#$ you," but they are answering.



No, clearly you don't.

I hope you will be able to understand that we want to both honor George Lucas's artistic intentions as well as provide those first versions for DVD viewers.

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

I hope so. When will the marketing start? You'd think that Lucasfilm would be marketing the hell out of these discs, just because they have the SW logo on them.

It takes more than die-hard fans to generate sales to make these kind of rankings. It takes lots of casual fans and viewers as well. These numbers are starting to make me feel better, because I think the only chance we have of ever getting a high-quality O-OT on DVD from Lucas is high sales on this one.