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DrDre said:

Hal 9000 said:

At this point I hope the tail doesn’t wag the dog; I hope they craft a fitting end to the trilogy as it is by this point, rather than moving away from their trajectory in paranoid reaction to perceived backlash.
I do wonder to what degree Palpatine is the sincere (potentially planned all along) conclusion of the story that’s developed, or corporate decision in reaction to what was done with TLJ.

Well considering the return of Palpatine would have been the ultimate cliffhanger for TLJ, and the first hint for his return was in a trailer for this film, which clearly indicates, they don’t consider it some big reveal in TROS, I would say it wasn’t planned at all.

His theme was in TLJ though, so if we presume John Williams has a say in all this he might have known.

DuracellEnergizer said:

So I rewatched that “SC 38 Reimagined” lightsaber duel for the first time since it was released, just to see if it was as bad as I remembered. Boy howdy, was it ever. And fans actually like this overwrought crap? And want it edited into the movie proper?

The same fans who think the Vader attack in Rogue One is the best scene in the franchise.

The Phantom Menace didn’t get color-correction supervised by James Cameron.

Although someone approved that DNR.

I guess they had more creative differences than RJ who I guess is still on board until we hear otherwise.

Really? I thought it was just since TFA, which like I said in the other Disney+ thread (and when TFA art first appeared) just looks like Evil Dead II to me. A weird bug but I can’t shake it.

44rh1n said:

JonathanArthur19 said:

I don’t think that Titanic would get a teal tint to it, it was mastered at 4K and Dolby Vision so I don’t think it’ll ever get a teal color grade

The standard 1080p Blu-ray already has a teal tint compared to the original DVD release. The colors were altered for the 3D release in 2012.

Uh yeah exactly it already happened.

SilverWook said:

Interesting that the Boris poster art got reused that way. Wonder if it was done with permission? How did they even alter the poster art in the pre digital era?

X-acto blades and an airbrush probably

Still looks like the Evil Dead II logo though…

nl0428 said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

nl0428 said:

Fang Zei said:

nl0428 said:

When the Original Trilogy makes its way to 4K, it will, without a doubt, be the 2011 Special Edition. However, do you think it’s possible that Disney and Lucasfilm will at least correct both the colors and sound mixes to match the theatrical presentations and sound far less compressed?

It’s going to be from an entirely newer scan of the negative, so they’ll have to redo the color-correction anyway.

As for the sound mix, your guess is as good as mine.

True, but I do believe they did a good clean up on the original negatives back when the first Special Edition in 1997 was done.

How is that relevant to color correcting the new xfer?

Because they could go back to the prints that were cleaned up for the 1997 re-releases as the main source for the 4K remaster, as well as the inclusion of the 2004/2011 changes. The only thing that I seriously hope does not happen is that a teal effect is added to the already incorrect color grading of the trilogy. I’ve noticed for 4K remasters of older films that an apparent teal effect is applied to the picture for unknown reasons. Some good examples include Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the older Batman movies.

Well T2 is a James Cameron effort the same as Aliens and inevitably The Abyss. All of them are now a teal nightmare he supervised personally.

DrDre said:

SilverWook said:

Unless there’s another version out there, the one I’ve seen is so fuzzy it’s hard to say if Palpy is in the flesh or not. The fakes of Kylo a year or so back at an unknown location looked better than this.

I think a lot of people here are refusing to see the obvious, and hoping for the moon. Both the trailer, and the leaked images of the last few days have confirmed many of the plot leaks, that have been going around for a while now. Palpatine is back in the flesh. He’s hooked up to some machine early in the film, as seen in the trailer, and foretold by the leaks months before the trailer was released:

A lot of people don’t want to believe Palpatine is back, because it doesn’t make much sense from the perspective of ROTJ, and I get it, but I think the nay sayers should be prepared for a dose of disappointment, and hope for a good explanation in the film for Palpatine’s return.

To be honest I wasn’t sure if this cloak belonged to Evil Rey or something, but I don’t know what the rumours were.

Taking away importance from the episode number and making it look like a seamless whole. Good idea for the branding.

I think we’re glossing over the important element here… there are 5 Ford Sierras up for grabs

Physical as a visible spirit/vision or actually just alive though? Hmm…

Episode I - Low cost version
https://youtu.be/kPTO2rbt7C0

Can we get a twitter account going called “Is Star Wars 1977 out yet?” You know, the kind where every day it’s a single post with a variation of “no” depending on the mood. You know like https://twitter.com/ismother3outyet

canofhumdingers said:
The cavalry charge across the surface of a Star Destroyer seems… …odd…

Does JJ know what outer space is. I get the feeling it’s just whatever he feels like…

“The prequels were tone poems they weren’t about acting or dialogue or logic” LOL

Well just look at the competition and think what else people have to do over the holidays. Watch Cats?

It makes sense … in a small way. Which is that to have these sequels it makes sense to have the threat linger on. But I get the feeling that it’s really just a ribbon to tie on this so they can say it really is 9 movies in one saga. Plus at the same time allowing JJ to bring in the things he likes. What could go wrong cough Khan

According to the leaks that should be the inside of Kylo’s Star Destroyer, but it’s true that the white color gives it a Rebel vibe.

The classic Death Star vertical strip lights give it away.

Is the secret Empire hidden inside an iceberg?

The skin is too dark and there’s slight change to the eyelids, nose and lower mouth. Which is why it looks best when lit by the fire and shown from a low angle.

oojason said:

‘STAR WARS CHANGES (Part 1 of 4) — A New Hope’:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn2eD-RI-dc - from the ‘Original Thrillogy’ youtube channel
 

I haven’t had a chance to watch all of it yet - though looks promising going on the first 4-5 minutes…

(Is it by one of us from here?)
 

This really needs more views.

…I hope it doesn’t get taken down though.

SomethingStarWarsRelated said:

https://youtu.be/ww12cx10T4c

Nice. I’ve seen a few different looks inside the studio but a full documentary should be pretty great.