Neil S. Bulk

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Join date: 10-Mar-2003
Last activity: 7-Nov-2023
Posts: 316

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Post: #102031
Topic: Info: OT Bootleg DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102031/action/topic#102031
Time: 23-Apr-2005 12:25 AM

Originally posted by: Jedikev
sure, but i heard that (forgive me for saying this) some of the people at the Torrents are scams.

I don't think that's possible. It's the eBay folks that can be less than reputable. Consider that you may have bought the TR47 set and the person who did all the work isn't re-imbursed while some guy with a DVD burner is profitting from it.

Neil

Post: #101794
Topic: ROTS Soundtrack WALMART Bonus Track
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/101794/action/topic#101794
Time: 21-Apr-2005 6:13 AM

Wal*Marts bonus song is unknown at this time. It will be a download. What I'm worried about is that this may be just some cheap gimmick to give away a free song from Wal*Marts music store and may not even be ROTS related at all.

Neil

Post: #100462
Topic: Another Trilogy DVD Screw Up?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/100462/action/topic#100462
Time: 10-Apr-2005 6:55 PM

Okay, we all know that the sound is bad on Star Wars.

Check out this screen grab from The Empire Strikes Back comparing the new 2004 transfer (top) to the 1993 THX transfer (bottom).

I'm sure all that cropping is deliberate, right? It always happens on shots like that one, with the camera looking into the Falcon's cockpit. This photo is when they are escaping from Hoth. Later, during the asteroid field chase, the same cropping is present.

Neil

Post: #99169
Topic: Empire DVD credits
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/99169/action/topic#99169
Time: 30-Mar-2005 4:12 PM

None of the end credits were changed.

Neil

Post: #98514
Topic: Star Wars: Deleted Magic (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98514/action/topic#98514
Time: 27-Mar-2005 4:15 PM

Rent the 1954 A Star Is Born.

Neil

Post: #98513
Topic: BIG BIG question - Episode I; what was the trailer shown before the film at the cinema?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98513/action/topic#98513
Time: 27-Mar-2005 4:13 PM

Originally posted by: The Bizzle

Remember when TPM came out and Lucas said all the trailers in front of it had to be 30 seconds or less? What an ass!

No, the request was that no more than three trailers total could be attached. 20th Century Fox, realizing this, created a trailer that combined two different combination of 3 30 second ads: Titan AE, The Beach, and either Anna and the King, or Fight Club. So that way, they could get 3 times the trailer exposure than any other company that happened to get their trailers attached to the movie. The 30 second triple trailer idea was all 20th Century Fox, not Lucas.

Not that it really mattered. Lucas also requested that only THX theaters play his movie. Neither request was followed by all the chains. Many of them attached 5 or 6 trailers, and a lot of those screenings were in theaters NOT certified by THX. Although a lot of theaters scrambled to get their screens certified in time.

Then please explain to me the 30 second Austin Powers 2 trailer I have in my posession that played on TPM? Or The Generals Daughter? Or Wild Wild West? They all came in the cans for The Fandom Penance and had labels affixed that said they were only for TPM.

Neil

Post: #98107
Topic: BIG BIG question - Episode I; what was the trailer shown before the film at the cinema?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/98107/action/topic#98107
Time: 24-Mar-2005 12:31 AM

This is the short 30 second Titan A.E. trailer that played in front of TPM. Remember when TPM came out and Lucas said all the trailers in front of it had to be 30 seconds or less? What an ass! Funny thing is, most of the studios played along ad special short trailers were sent out just for TPM.

Neil

Post: #97672
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97672/action/topic#97672
Time: 21-Mar-2005 1:56 PM

The Marcia comment actually makes a lot of sense. It could be one of the reasons he took so long in getting the Prequels made, too.

Neil

Post: #97400
Topic: Lucas to rerelease Star Wars films in 3D
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/97400/action/topic#97400
Time: 19-Mar-2005 4:20 PM

This is not what I meant when I said Return of the Jedi needed multidimensional villains!

Neil

Post: #96952
Topic: Idea & Info: The Definitive Stereo Mix
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/96952/action/topic#96952
Time: 16-Mar-2005 7:30 PM

The lines that creeped into the 2004 mix were not heard in any previous mix, so I figure dump them! I'd rather not be reminded of that horrible disc when watching Star Wars. The Definitive mix is actually my least favorite of all of the Star Wars mixes, since a lot of the new sound effects stand out to me. I like the mix heard on the EditDroid disc (sourced from the 1989 LD) and the original Dolby Stereo mix (heard on the pan and scan CAV Star Wars LD) and the mono mix.

Neil

Post: #96871
Topic: Info Wanted: EditDroid music question
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/96871/action/topic#96871
Time: 16-Mar-2005 2:10 PM

It's just music on the isolated track. The films have not been tampered with.

Neil

Post: #96968
Topic: More unreleased ROTJ music
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/96968/action/topic#96968
Time: 16-Mar-2005 1:48 PM

The complete recording of Jabba the Hutt was probably recorded with the LSO in 1983 for inclusion on the album, but the whole thing has never surfaced. A portion of it was included on the original album and the Anthology as part of Han Solo Returns. That's the only part ever released though and it may be the only part that isn't lost.

The Sony Star Wars Trilogy album with John Williams conducting the Skywalker Symphony is a bust of an album. It's really tired sounding performances. If you want a better album, get The Star Wars Trilogy from Varese Sarabande Records with Varujan Kojian conducting the Utah Symphony Orchestra. That's a really great album! And if you want the best, seek out the Charles Gerhardt recordings of Star Wars, Empire and Jedi.

Neil

Post: #94289
Topic: The One Good Thing about the S.E.'s
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/94289/action/topic#94289
Time: 23-Feb-2005 3:58 AM

You are confusing issues and comparing apples to oranges. They are different transfers. You are comparing video transfers that were done 11 years apart. What you are seeing may have absolutely nothing to do with restoration and everything to do with advancements made in video technology, specifically getting better images off of the film. The playing field would be much more fair and level if we had newer video transfers of the original films to compare. At that point I don't think you'd see much of a difference.

Neil

Post: #93852
Topic: I'm sorry, but I must say this... screw this forum, and screw the entertainment industry
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93852/action/topic#93852
Time: 18-Feb-2005 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
The Starwars DVDs aren't perfect, but they hardly suck.

No, the boy is quite astute, they really do suck. Candy colored images, terrible sound mixing and more detrimental changes, the discs are a nightmare.

Neil

Post: #93587
Topic: Info: Interesting notes on Lucas' DVDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93587/action/topic#93587
Time: 16-Feb-2005 4:59 PM

When these came out Lowry specifically said these were not 4K transfers, that the films effects would not hold up to that resolution, since there were sometimes many elements re-photographed to make a final image. He said that they were 2k transfers.

Neil

Post: #93588
Topic: Who has caved?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93588/action/topic#93588
Time: 16-Feb-2005 11:04 AM

Yes, I visit that site quite often. That's what got me interested in finishing off my James Bond CED collection.

Neil

Post: #93510
Topic: The Theatrical Differences
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93510/action/topic#93510
Time: 15-Feb-2005 10:00 PM

The whining snow speeder engine sound effect is missing after it's shot and crashes after the line "One-Seven-Decimal-Two-Eight".

Neil

Post: #93504
Topic: STAR WARS: The Torrents thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93504/action/topic#93504
Time: 15-Feb-2005 9:38 PM

Not only are these backups for many of us, they are movies that have been publicly disowned by the creator. This isn't the version he ever intends to sell again.

I can see the MPAA being very concerned about people downloading new movies playing theatrically and actual DVD rips of items that are for sale, but when the owner says that a title doesn't exist anymore and it's been supplanted by something else, that creates a tremendous gray area.

Neil

Post: #93521
Topic: Who has caved?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93521/action/topic#93521
Time: 15-Feb-2005 5:04 PM

I still have my original stereo player. And a few years ago,while I was scouring eBay for James Bond CEDs, I bought a lot that had included a copy of Star Wars, so I now have two copies.

I also have the CEDs of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. I got those when they originally came out.

Neil

Post: #93249
Topic: Idea: Anakin footage in 16:9 for de-SEing the end of Return Of The Jedi
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93249/action/topic#93249
Time: 14-Feb-2005 9:43 AM

Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
The home video version is the extended version of the movie. THere are several changes including an additional lap added to the pod race.

Correction, the DVD has extra footage. The original VHS and LD releases were the theatrical cut.

Neil

Post: #93161
Topic: Who has caved?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93161/action/topic#93161
Time: 13-Feb-2005 9:27 AM

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Originally posted by: GundarkHunter
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Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
My 1983 CED disc is what is imprinted on me. It was time compressed, pan and scan and featured the original Dolby Stereo mix. I used to watch that disc every day after school when my family first got our CED player. This was even before ROTJ was released. Anytime anything deviates from my memory of that disc, it pulls me out of the film.

Neil

Neil, do you still have that disc? Just curious.

Yes.

Neil

Post: #93119
Topic: Idea: Anakin footage in 16:9 for de-SEing the end of Return Of The Jedi
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/93119/action/topic#93119
Time: 12-Feb-2005 9:25 PM

Why not grab the original shot of the X-Wings taking off from Star Wars while you're at it.

Hi Craig!

Neil

Post: #92011
Topic: Greetings from Wookie Groomer; Split Screen Project (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/92011/action/topic#92011
Time: 6-Feb-2005 1:21 PM

For the revised Star Wars disc you should download the mono track and put that on the disc.

Neil

Post: #91857
Topic: Usenet tutorial?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91857/action/topic#91857
Time: 4-Feb-2005 9:12 PM

Originally posted by: atodorovic
/cry I want a mac

That is wise.

Neil - proud Mac user

Post: #91821
Topic: <strong>The "EditDroid" Trilogy DVD Info and Feedback Thread</strong> (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/91821/action/topic#91821
Time: 4-Feb-2005 3:37 PM

I've been using Robert Anthony's covers found at Grisan's site.

Neil