Mike O

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Post: #229592
Topic: The "original crawl" on the new DVD is NOT the original crawl! Screenshot inside!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229592/action/topic#229592
Time: 26-Jul-2006 7:26 PM

Originally posted by: JediRandy
OMG!!!! Luca$ is teh Sux!!

That's not what people said. But he has told a bald-faced lie and continues to mistreat his fans. This is just proof that what they have been advertising is a lie. No one said anything else. This release will not be anamorphic. Fact. It will be made from 15 year old masters, whcih LFL admits are of poor quality. Fact. People who saw the ComiCon presentation said that it looked bad. Fact. Lucasfilm has the ability to release a proper version. Fact. They have not. Fact. Therefore, criticism.

Its not your movie, never was, never will be.

I never said that it was, but thanks for reminding me for the 65th time.

After all, it's interesting to see the immensely-intellectual depths his viewpoint brings to all of this.

I assume that you are kidding?

Post: #229505
Topic: OOT DVDs - interlaced or progressive?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229505/action/topic#229505
Time: 26-Jul-2006 2:41 PM

Originally posted by: Marvolo

If I've ever had good reason to say "WTF?!", it's now.

Every day I find a new reason to hate George Lucas.

There's no reason to hate him. Just what he has done.

Post: #229499
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229499/action/topic#229499
Time: 26-Jul-2006 2:31 PM

How can a 13 year old transfer with de-interlacing artifacts and losuey digital noise-reduction muck on the screen possibly be considered an awsome transfer

It can't. But we are meant to think it can.

Post: #229498
Topic: The "original crawl" on the new DVD is NOT the original crawl! Screenshot inside!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229498/action/topic#229498
Time: 26-Jul-2006 2:30 PM

Who can trust anything Lucas/Lucasfilm says anymore?

Probably no one, but what they have been saying of late is also self-contradictory and doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense.

Post: #229495
Topic: I got a response from Leonard Maltin.....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229495/action/topic#229495
Time: 26-Jul-2006 2:27 PM

Originally posted by: JediRandy
"I'm sure the folks at LucasFilm are aware of the outcry from diehard fans, but if you know anything about George Lucas, then you know that he tends to do exactly as he pleases.

a.k.a.

Oh well.

No, a.k.a., there's nothing I can do.

Its not your movie, never was, never will be.

I never said it was. Thanks for reminding me for the 63rd time though.

I really didn't mean to depress you in what I said on the other thread.

I'm an optimist who sees pie in the sky. You just told the truth, and it was hard to hear. It's not your fault. But the battle is not over yet.

Post: #229418
Topic: Another Form Of Protest?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229418/action/topic#229418
Time: 26-Jul-2006 11:39 AM

Lucas is stubborn, inconsistent, and frustrating. But he's not stupid.

Like I mentioned before, I think the press is going to do a lot of our work for us and give us a head start, because any magazine reviewer or movie reviewer worth his/her salt is going to lambaste Lucasfilm for releasing these classic films in such an outdated fashion.

True, but they probably won't care, as they don't seem to care about anything else.

Post: #229417
Topic: I got a response from Leonard Maltin.....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229417/action/topic#229417
Time: 26-Jul-2006 11:35 AM

Originally posted by: Ozkeeper
Good of you to write to him.
Nice of him to respond.

..and still some people try to claim that George Lucas' attitude isn't known beyond these pages. Yeah. Right.

You yourself said that people just don't care and that we are a minority. Remember, in you depressingly honest "dead horse" post in the "first viewing of the OOT DVDs"

I think that if he were to gather up some help from other critics and Hollywoodites then he could have some clout, but what do I know?

Post: #229416
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229416/action/topic#229416
Time: 26-Jul-2006 11:33 AM

Originally posted by: Guy Caballero
You mean you expect The Empire Strikes Back to get the same level of attention as Halloween 4? You fans are never satisfied.

Or Hillside Cannibals?

Post: #229413
Topic: I know it's odd, but...werewolf movie question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229413/action/topic#229413
Time: 26-Jul-2006 11:30 AM

Possibly. I thought that it was an older film. Maybe you're right, though.

Post: #229411
Topic: SUPERMAN RETURNS REVIEW
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229411/action/topic#229411
Time: 26-Jul-2006 11:27 AM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones

Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
If the movie hadn't sucked, I think we might have forgiven the rubber nipples eventually.

According to most of the people I know, the rubber nipples are the reason that the movie sucked.

SR is currently up to $178 million dollars.

From IMDB 7/26/2006 -

Director Bryan Singer has acknowledged that the less-than-stellar performance of Superman Returns has made prospects for another Man of Steel sequel a bit "iffy." The Associated Press quotes him as saying, "We haven't concluded a deal," but if a sequel gets a green light from Warner Bros, "the intention is to do it for [release in] 2009." Separately, Singer told Britain's Empire magazine, "Now that the character is established, I'd like to take the opportunity to bring in a more threatening element, a more terrible, foreboding element." Superman Returns, starring Kevin Spacey, Brandon Routh, and Kate Bosworth, has taken in $178 million at the domestic box office, below such other summer hits as The Da Vinci Code, X-Men: The Last Stand, Cars, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

Domestically or worldwide? What about merchandising? It'd be a shame if Singer's Superman isn't given a chance to grow. As he proved with X2, when he's given something to build upon Singer can really run with it. Ah well. Such is life, I suppose.

Post: #229288
Topic: Another Form Of Protest?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229288/action/topic#229288
Time: 26-Jul-2006 1:54 AM

Originally posted by: Mielr

Originally posted by: Mike O

Originally posted by: Tiptup
Anything that screws George Lucas even in a tiny way is worth considering.

Yes, but at this point, what can we do? I'll keep fighting on principle, of course, but at the moment, it seems that we have lost the battle. Let's hope we can win the war. I just don't have an inspirational speech ready. Its thousand to one odds.

WE can't do anything more right now. However, I'm confident that there WILL be a significant backlash in the entertainment press about these non-anamorphic DVDs. As a result, GL will have to address the issue at some point in the future. I think he's underestimating the negative response that these DVDs will get.

It will be very interesting to watch all of this unfold. 48 days to go.

That long, huh. I just keep worring that the backlash will have the adverse effect of ticking off Lucas and making the situation even worse. I just hope that the light at the end of the tunnel is not the train. I guess that I should be patient and remember that good things come to those who wait. Who knows. Maybe some good will come of this. I certainly hope so. I should cheer up. Maybe, just maybe, all of this will turn out for the best. Thanks Mielr. Its good that have you on this board. I like you very much. Its great to have been welcomed by you. Maybe I should go watch The Shawshank Redemption.

Post: #229277
Topic: Another Form Of Protest?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229277/action/topic#229277
Time: 26-Jul-2006 1:31 AM

Originally posted by: Tiptup
Anything that screws George Lucas even in a tiny way is worth considering.

Post: #229276
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229276/action/topic#229276
Time: 26-Jul-2006 1:30 AM

How long must we wait for a proper OOT release? I am not a patient man.

Post: #229275
Topic: death of star wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229275/action/topic#229275
Time: 26-Jul-2006 1:28 AM

Maybe it will get treated well someday. But I won't hold my breath.

Post: #229242
Topic: HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229242/action/topic#229242
Time: 26-Jul-2006 12:32 AM

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Heh, yeah, I was thinking the same thing when I saw Superman Returns Sunday night.

They overuse Williams's theme more than he ever did. After the work he did on X2, I was a bit disappointed in Ottman's work. Noting reallt stood out.

Post: #229239
Topic: I know it's odd, but...werewolf movie question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229239/action/topic#229239
Time: 26-Jul-2006 12:29 AM

I recall a werewolf film once in which a single man was surrounded by many werewolves in what I believe was New York. There was an impressive shot of the werewolves attemting to break the glass of a building he wasn, and one of Wal Street completely deserted. Anyone have even the vagues idea what flick I might be thinking of?

Post: #229233
Topic: death of star wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229233/action/topic#229233
Time: 26-Jul-2006 12:18 AM

Perhaps Lucasfilm will do it for us at some point before hell freezes over.

Post: #229223
Topic: death of star wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229223/action/topic#229223
Time: 25-Jul-2006 11:43 PM

Originally posted by: JediFlyer06
For those in the know...how much would a restoration of the film cost, roughly? We know that there are prints in collectors' hands. How much of a grassroots movement from the fanbase would it take to generate money through donations and such in order to have a good print restored and trasnferred to dvd, and distributed not for profit? Pie in the sky...I know. But seriously, put a dollar amount on it. Could we (the fans) generate it?

Well, I seem to remember that Robert A. Harris (who very much wants to do the restoration and could be easily contacted as he often posts over at HTF) asked for something like $50,000 per film or somesuch. I really think that the fans could do it. But Lucas doesn't want these version restored, and would probably not let it happen.

Post: #229215
Topic: Please tell me I'm not the only one....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229215/action/topic#229215
Time: 25-Jul-2006 11:04 PM

Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
I like Star Trek. I'd like to see them do something with Christopher Pike, the Enterprise captain from the abandoned 1960s pilot "The Cage" played by the late Jeffrey Hunter. But it probably won't happen.

I didn't like how, as the Next Generation films went along, Picard seemed to morph into Kirk. I like Kirk, in fact I prefer Kirk Trek over TNG Trek, but if I'm going to sit down and watch a Picard Trek, I expect Picard to act like Picard and not like Kirk.

Oh boy; Trek talk! This should be interesting. Geek time! Just kidding. Hasn't Jeffery Hunter passed away?

Rick Berman should be jailed for cruelty to animals. Specifically: Beating a dead horse.

I take it you don't care much for post-Kirk Trek?

Post: #229214
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229214/action/topic#229214
Time: 25-Jul-2006 11:01 PM

That wasn't a flame thrown your way Mike just so there is no misunderstandings between us.

I meant no offense either. It's quite all right my Canadian friend (You know, near Detroit, you are to the south. Odd bit of triva)

! I was just saying that this release was either a really good sign or a really, really bad one. I guess we'll just have to wait. I hope that you're right about a good release coming out, and hopefully soon. Do you think that there's a chance of seeing it in the 30th boxed set, or no? just curious. Now if you'll exuse me, I'm going to go lift my spirits by watching The Shawshank Redemption.

Post: #229206
Topic: HELP! Trying to Extend Jay&SilentBobStrikeBack! HELP!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229206/action/topic#229206
Time: 25-Jul-2006 10:42 PM

Has there ever been an anamorphic version of JASBSB? Its such a recent release, that for it to be non-anamorphic, Miramax would have to have been really lazy?

Post: #229204
Topic: Rankings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229204/action/topic#229204
Time: 25-Jul-2006 10:41 PM

Who's #1 with a bullet right now?

Post: #229203
Topic: If George did release a high quality OOT DVD, what is the worst that would happen?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229203/action/topic#229203
Time: 25-Jul-2006 10:38 PM

If it included a remastered OOT, I'd probably buy it, that's the sad part. I was hoping that that would happen with the 30th anniversary boxed set next year, but now I really doubt it. Besides, if it did come out in a boxed set, it would eventually come out by itself in a few years.

Collectors Jar Jar Dildo
Altar to Baal (The Artist formerly known as George Lucas) Special Collectors Edition
The Definitive Baal Autobiography “How Art should be modified to suit the tastes of changing viewers” or “Nothing is timeless” by Baal (The Artist formerly known as George Lucas)
Gusher Edition Knee Pads for sucking Baal (George) Cock.

LOL!

Post: #229200
Topic: News on the TV Series if Anyone Cares.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229200/action/topic#229200
Time: 25-Jul-2006 10:35 PM

Its not your movie, never was, never will be.

I never said that it was, but thanks for reminding me for 62nd time.

Post: #229198
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/229198/action/topic#229198
Time: 25-Jul-2006 10:33 PM

Its not that hard Mike.

Take it easy!

Originally posted by: zombie84
They just want another excuse to sell you the SE. But people won't buy it without a very good reason to (as evidenced by the failure of the 2005 release) so they are slapping on a laserdisk transfer and marketing that. Sansweet himself admitted the initial purpose was to re-sell the SE films individually. That is why the OOT is bonus material--its the bonus on the SE films to get you to buy it. The marketing focusing ONLY on the OOT release is obviously because that is the sets selling point. A proper release of the OOT will come out eventually but if they say this is the last time it will be available then we buy it now instead of waiting.

I really think that we know much more about this than Sansweet does. He's proably just parroting what the higher-ups at LFL told him to. If there will be a quality release, then when? There is something more than meats the eye going on here. This just doesn't add up. What 2005 release? Why did it fail?