Mr.Coffee

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Join date: 4-Jun-2003
Last activity: 6-Feb-2019
Posts: 256

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Post: #63672
Topic: ...from the Digital Bits review..
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/63672/action/topic#63672
Time: 12-Sep-2004 4:35 PM

It's nice to have dreams. I have the same one. Lets hope it comes true.

Post: #62974
Topic: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62974/action/topic#62974
Time: 8-Sep-2004 9:58 AM

Never mind. It is the same. Now you can save even more money and not have to rent the bonus disc.
Check out...

AandE.com

Post: #62971
Topic: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy.
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62971/action/topic#62971
Time: 8-Sep-2004 9:54 AM

This is the title of the feature length documentary on the up-coming DVD set. This Sunday on A&E, Star Wars: Empire of Dreams. Is this the same thing? Does anybody know?

Post: #62748
Topic: Attack of the Clones soundtrack
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62748/action/topic#62748
Time: 6-Sep-2004 2:38 PM

Ben Burt used to be a great sound designer. He is a terrible editor. Ever since the SE's, he has gotten lazy with the sound. Using recycled sounds, and the same sounds over and over. A great example of this is in Attack of the Clones. Zam Wessell's little blaster pistol has the same sound as the huge laser guns on the AT-AT's in ESB! What the hell is that all about? If he concentrated on what he used to do best and stop experimenting with things he obviously can't do, maybe we woud have a better PT!

Post: #62746
Topic: They have totally lost it now! (OT 2004 DVD)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62746/action/topic#62746
Time: 6-Sep-2004 2:32 PM

Looks like I just saved myself $60! Alright! Thanks rebel!

Post: #62438
Topic: Boycott Special Edition DVD's - I know you can do it
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62438/action/topic#62438
Time: 3-Sep-2004 1:25 PM

Don't give in to hate (DVD's) That leads to the Dark Side!

Post: #62432
Topic: Boycott Special Edition DVD's - I know you can do it
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62432/action/topic#62432
Time: 3-Sep-2004 1:12 PM

Sounds pretty good. May I use that?

Post: #62376
Topic: Boycott Special Edition DVD's - I know you can do it
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62376/action/topic#62376
Time: 3-Sep-2004 4:35 AM

Do you have any suggestions of what it might say?

Post: #62308
Topic: I'm thinking lawsuit...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62308/action/topic#62308
Time: 2-Sep-2004 11:41 AM

This is from Amazon.com...

DVD details
Includes:
Episode IV, A New Hope (Special Edition)
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
Easter egg: credit roll (2 min.)
Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition)
Commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
Easter egg: credit roll (2 min.)
Episode VI, Return of the Jedi (Special Edition)
Commentary by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher
Easter egg: credit roll (2 min.)

Notice it says, Special Edition. WRONG! Again, misrepresentation?

Post: #62305
Topic: Boycott Special Edition DVD's - I know you can do it
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/62305/action/topic#62305
Time: 2-Sep-2004 11:25 AM

Quote
this is the line i was thinking along, an intensive sticker campain in an attempt to dent sales a tiny bit, it would only have to be a bit, coupled with a massive boycott to get noticed. the txt could be worked out here so they all read the same, then we hit our home town stores starwars displays. they could say somthing like: George lucas changed these on glue. or WARNING contains scenes of extream modification, and list the problems in tiny print. then stick them on the shops display cutouts they always have. ie in the middle of Darth vaders face.

Here is what I have on my stickers...

W A R N I N G !
This DVD set is being miss-represented. It is NOT the original trilogy version. It is not even the 1997 special editions. It is a new ALTERED version. George Lucas has ruined it even more beyond belief. I think you should know what you are buying. Please visit originaltrilogy.com, and voice your concerns to Foxvideo/Lucasfilm Ltd.

Post: #61660
Topic: Here is what I wish...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61660/action/topic#61660
Time: 28-Aug-2004 6:48 AM

They saying goes,

There are no bad actors, only bad directors.

Originally I was reffering to Hayden Christensen.

Post: #61568
Topic: Here is what I wish...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61568/action/topic#61568
Time: 27-Aug-2004 8:50 AM

I wish Georgie boy would just re-make the original trilogy. But before he does, make the "original" original available on DVD. Then he can go out and hire all the crappy actors he wants, and just do the whole thing over again so he is happy. Then he can make a few billion more dollars, be happy with his crap and leave the originals alone. And then in a few years, when nobody cares about Star Wars enough to make George $mile, he can go and fuck up the already fuck-up re-makes! What do you all think? Sounds like a pretty damn good idea to me!

Post: #61363
Topic: "And these blast points,
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61363/action/topic#61363
Time: 26-Aug-2004 10:05 AM

What do you mean its not real?

Post: #61360
Topic: "And these blast points,
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61360/action/topic#61360
Time: 26-Aug-2004 9:51 AM

Why not? Maybe it has to do with pitch, velocity etc. Besides, my dog talks to me all the time. We have conversations. Oh wait, maybe thats the voices in my head again. Shit, I better go.

Post: #61284
Topic: "And these blast points,
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61284/action/topic#61284
Time: 25-Aug-2004 9:01 PM

Thats it! Makes perfect sense.

Post: #61186
Topic: "And these blast points,
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61186/action/topic#61186
Time: 25-Aug-2004 8:48 AM

Thats what I also thought. Perhaps they were ordered to capture them alive and they were not supposed to hit them, just make them surrender. At least thats my excuse for them never hitting anything. (except Leia's arm in RotJ)

Post: #61179
Topic: "And these blast points,
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/61179/action/topic#61179
Time: 25-Aug-2004 8:24 AM

too accurate for Sand People. Only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise." - Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Is this sarcasm? Because, from what I have seen, stormtroopers have a pretty lousy shot. And in The Phantom Menace, Sand People are pretty good at hitting those pod racers traveling 1000 mph. Any thoughts?

Post: #60940
Topic: Does anyone have any Deleted Scenes for the Original Trilogy?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60940/action/topic#60940
Time: 23-Aug-2004 12:18 PM

On the back of the card of the 1995 PotF 2 (Red/Orange card) Stormtrooper, it says that Stormtroopers are rumored to be clones, but nobody knows for sure. Thought you guys might find this interesting.

Post: #60841
Topic: Does anyone have any Deleted Scenes for the Original Trilogy?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60841/action/topic#60841
Time: 22-Aug-2004 1:03 PM

If you accually read the article, it is just a ruff cut of the film. Before being edited, like every film. Only Lucas kept the footage as he did everything. There is no big mystery as to what's on it. When I said it doesn't exist, I meant it is not circulating from pirated copies of it being in the theatre way back when. It is simply a pre-edit. I could easily edit the scenes back in if I wanted to. And it was never lost. I have copies of every 'lost cut' scenes mentioned. If it is lost, how come I have it?

Post: #60735
Topic: Boycott Special Edition DVD's - I know you can do it
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60735/action/topic#60735
Time: 21-Aug-2004 11:17 AM

I am thinking of covering the city with stickers. You the ones that you get as Staples, like 10 buck for a thousand? Just to notify people as to what they are buying. I'll do all the major record/DVD stores! HEHE!!

Post: #60647
Topic: Boycott Special Edition DVD's - I know you can do it
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60647/action/topic#60647
Time: 20-Aug-2004 8:19 PM

Here is what I plan on doing, and I hope a shit load of people do the same. Since the only video store anywhere around me is a crappy little Blockbuster, they won't have the DVD's for rent, at least not the extras disc, and my mailman is a total moron, so netflix or something similiar is totally out of the question, I will buy the DVD's. I will watch the extras first (as I always do) then the movies. After finding out that I was totally brainwashed into thinking I was getting the 'original trilogy', I will contact Foxvideo, and demand my money back. And believe me, I will put up a stink until I get it. And I will. This my friends is the only way to get anyone to listen to us!

Post: #60557
Topic: Does anyone have any Deleted Scenes for the Original Trilogy?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60557/action/topic#60557
Time: 20-Aug-2004 12:13 PM

I agree Lucas has been caught with his foot in his mouth a few times. But, originally, the story of the original trilogy was going to be told in one movie. Not the "Lost Cut", which DOES NOT exist! After writing the story, it was just way to big to do as one movie. So it was divided up into 3 parts. The first part (episode IV) was then fleshed out and re-scripted several times into a screenplay. The rest was put on the shelf, and if Star Wars was a hit, then he would continue the rest of the story. Thats how it became a trilogy. I believe the Special Editions were a test to see if the CGI worked and if the public still had interest in Star Wars, so he could go ahead and make the prequels. Lucas will never be able to top Star Wars, so he keeps fucking them up over and over so he can keep releasing them.

Post: #60548
Topic: Boycott Special Edition DVD's - I know you can do it
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60548/action/topic#60548
Time: 20-Aug-2004 11:36 AM

Great Idea! HERE'S THE PROBLEM...

Unless Lucasfilm gets a minimum of 1 million letters, there is no chance. Also, probably 95% of the general DVD buying public don't know it is NOT the original versions (see thread-I'm thinking lawsuit) or don't care. There was also talk of boycotting Episode III, but fat chance of that too.

Post: #60511
Topic: Does anyone have any Deleted Scenes for the Original Trilogy?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60511/action/topic#60511
Time: 20-Aug-2004 7:40 AM

amen obi!

Post: #60378
Topic: I'm thinking lawsuit...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/60378/action/topic#60378
Time: 19-Aug-2004 11:43 AM

Anyone read the new Homing Beacon? #17? It's is another prime example of misleading advertising. Here it is...

Though most fans would find it hard to believe, there was a time when Star Wars was a huge gamble. Gary Kurtz, the producer of the original Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, had to face a world of skeptical studios executives who couldn't fathom George Lucas' outer space fantasy ever becoming a crowd-pleaser. "The atmosphere in the studios was not very partial to sci-fi," recounts Kurtz. Even the most popular sci-fi film at the time had been a meager success in the eyes of Hollywood executives. "2001 had come out in 1968 and took six years to make its money back," he says. But Alan Ladd Jr. at 20th Century Fox had enough faith in Star Wars to greenlight the project. "It was the cheapest film that they had on their slate that year; everything else was more expensive, so even if they didn't make their money back and just broke even, it would be okay," says Kurtz. In the almost three-decades since the debut of Star Wars, the movie landscape has changed so radically that the quieter days of 1977 seem almost alien in comparison. "In the box office takings nowadays, the opening weekend is the key thing. In the '70s, the style of release was quite different," says Kurtz. "Most films were platformed, which means they were tried out in a few cinemas, and then expanded over time. In this case, we were stuck, as Star Wars was one of the first films with Dolby Surround sound and Dolby stereo mix. We only opened in cinemas which had Dolby stereo installed, and cinemas were so reluctant that Fox had to guarantee they would recoup the costs of the installation, and said they were willing to pay for the costs of removing the equipment if cinemas didn't want to keep it!" From the initial 32 theaters on May 25, 1977, Star Wars's release grew to encompass hundreds of theaters, but it was still just a fraction of the number of theaters most big films open nowadays. What contributed to its box office success was months, not weeks of steady business. "It was never in more than 600 cinemas at one time," says Kurtz, "but it played for a long time; some ran the films for six months! You'd never have that these days. A big film will open in 4,000 cinemas and be gone in three months." The dramatic uphill struggle to make Star Wars is extensively documented in Empire of Dreams, the feature-length documentary found on the Star Wars Trilogy DVD that debuts on September 21. Kurtz is one of the dozens of personalities interviewed in the film. In the coming weeks, keep checking starwars.com for a more extensive look at the making of this long-awaited DID set as the countdown continues to September 21.

I love how the entire article is about the opening in '77, then says, "oh ya, be sure to get the DVD's in September"