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Mocata

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#1074791
Topic
George Lucas - your opinions of him? a general discussion thread
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ray_afraid said:

IsanRido said:

Chlorine said:

Are the people here of the opinion that George was never talented, or do you guys think it’s more of a Francis Ford Coppola situation where he just lost his touch?

The second. Star Wars is a fine film. It is often said that it was saved in editing, and that the first cut was terrible, but I simply can’t picture the editors turning a really bad film into the one we know today. If anything, post-production enhanced material that was already in place.

You should take a look at what was chopped out of the original. There aren’t many deleted scenes to view right now, but just reading about what was cut… I’d say the film was saved by Marcia Lucas during editing.

Agreed. Any time you see the original film scenes that are outtakes or just longer than what is in the movie… people start saying George Lucas dialogue. It’s cut for a good reason, they knew what was up.

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#1074360
Topic
4K restoration on Star Wars
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JawsTDS said:

SilverWook said:

We don’t bemoan the Special Edition’s existence. It simply isn’t the version of the trilogy we fell in love with.

Emotional appeal is never wise, it comes off in a negative manner. I would highly recommend not using this sentence.

History is the important thing. LFL themselves are waving the whole anniversary banner. Awards don’t mean anything, but they are a cultural thing, and so are a part of the history. Would George have been able to spend so much money on this crap without all those statues? Who can say. But coming off like a small group of middle aged nostalgia fans is the wrong approach.

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#1073593
Topic
4K restoration on Star Wars
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SilverWook said:

Mocata said:

Maybe. Have they ever replied to past attempts?

I mean feedback from you guys. No idea if anyone has tried this via twitter before or got a response.

Oh yeah. I just mean do they ever give any kind of a sign they read these things.

Removing the “alternative methods” is a good change. I would include something that mentions cultural importance and cinema history, to make it clear that not only audiences (old and new) should be able to see this - but those involved in the 70s deserve to have their work preserved.

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#1073486
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4K restoration on Star Wars
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It’s time to take the stance of HelloGreedo and stop getting all worked up until they actually provide real news. This rumour mill has been turning for a laughably long time at this point.

Meanwhile eBay bootleggers have updated their page to say it’s had such a high demand that the discs are top item on the site and will now take longer to delivery. Sigh.