NeverarGreat

scotchka said:

I’d report this guy too. He’s made thousands off these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAR-WARS-DESPECIALIZED-UNALTERED-ORIGINAL-TRILOGY-THEATRICAL-WIDESCREEN-HD-/142364514216?hash=item21259617a8:g:JCQAAOSw2gxY2Ah2

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Done and done.

This is a fascinating project. We will follow your progress with great interest.

It’s amazing how many commenters here respond in all seriousness to tongue-in-cheek suggestions.

Those look really good. The green lightsaber looks a little wide and goofy, but it was sort of like that in the original, just now the green draws the eye right to it.

It’s been over a year since the movie came out, so just about everyone’s given their review. All that’s left are the inevitable discursive posts investigating the minutia.

What’s she holding, a Noisy Cricket?

I feel like she’s gonna break that thing.

One issue with this extra scene is that if it is placed right before the Han/Kylo meetup, Leia should be telling them to evacuate the system immediately, since it’s too late for any backup to arrive in time. With that in mind, the official could head her off at the pass:

“This is Chancellor Lanever Villecham…”

“General, are you seeing this?”

“…I’m sorry General, but the Senate has decided to retain the fleet in case evacuations are deemed necessary.”

“Oh my, without the Republic Fleet we’re doomed!”

Any senator would do, but it might be neat to have the Chancellor of the New Republic speak before he’s incinerated.

JEDIT: Or perhaps, since we’re cutting several shots out of the Starkiller firing sequence, we could fill those gaps with the aforementioned receival of the Chancellor’s message. The sounds at the Resistance base could be muted and slowed down, as everyone listens to the last words from the Hosnian system. The speech could then overlap the shots of the system being destroyed, and be something particularly gut wrenching like ‘I have complete faith in your Resistance, and in you, your highness’.

bkev said:

Can’t speak for the reframing, but can’t compression cause changes in brightness? That doesn’t look like the sharpest stream and I’m guessing that’s an issue with the connection rather than the source file.

Compression can average the detail, making small sections of the image look brighter than normal, but there’s definitely extra brightening in the center of the image.

Done.

Why would that matter, if you don’t seem to care one way or another? Just leave it blank.

“Photo”

I guess I should read Bloodlines then 😛

However, even if half the senators secretly support the First Order, the fact that they are trying to incinerate them and the planet around them should make them reconsider their allegiance. They might have been the ones making the Senate drag their feet on getting back to Leia, so what if the dialogue goes like this:

“There is strong opposition your request, General, but give the Senate more time and I’m sure we can get you your fleet.”

Jeebus said:

Amano said:

Jeebus said:
He’s a Kaleesh that was transformed into a cyborg. Pretty much the only parts that remain of his original body are his eyes, brain, and the rest of his organs.

OK. Basically another Vader with more stuff damaged/replaced. Since the lung obviously doesn’t work properly either, I would have replaced that as well.

If the lung itself is the force bearer that might be the reason to keep it.

Silly, but… well.

He’s not force sensitive, so that’s a good point. It’s clear the lung wasn’t working correctly, so they should’ve replaced it.

After they got done operating on him the first time and wheeled him in front of a mirror, he probably decided then and there to avoid any more surgical procedures at all costs.

darth_ender said:

Bearing in mind that I voted third party and don’t regret that decision…

Are we willing to let Trump evolve?

It’s abundantly clear that the majority of Americans have no say as to what Trump can or cannot do.

I’m not sure how much better I can make this line, so for now this is where it stays:
https://vimeo.com/215060086
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Amano said:

I still cannot believe that Kennedy buries the original cut of Star Wars while celebrating the 40th anniversary of said cut.

That would be a sad anniversary (with the passing of the jubilarian), indeed.

(My first post btw, I am a very long time lurker in these forums and just found the motivation to register. Living in Austria, Europe. A big hello to everybody.)

Yes, welcome to our wretched hive of scum and villainy. In another forum, it was customary to offer new members the Fishy Stick, but for this forum a care package would be more appropriate 😉

All we would need to find is an official-sounding person to record the dialogue 😉

Perhaps something more like: “The Senate just voted, and you have our full support. However, it will take some time to ready the fleet.”

Most of the problems you observe have been addressed in version 2 😃

There is the problem of the Hosnian System falling off the map before it is destroyed, but any mention of it after the briefing scene would have to be completely manufactured. I’ve been thinking about how to make them into a sympathetic party, and the best I can think of is building a scene during the assault with various shots in the Resistance base:

Taslin Brance staring at a computer screen (seen in the deleted scenes)
"General, are you seeing this?"
Newly recorded dialogue of a Republic official saying something like "You have our full financial support, but it will take some time to scramble any ships to help you"
Voice of C-3PO (over Leia looking concerned): “Oh my, without the Republic Fleet we’re doomed!”

Harmy said:

No, seriously, I’ve got to admit I was playing a bit of a waiting game - I was half expecting them to announce an official release at celebration, so I thought I’d wait and see. And now, not only have they not announced anything at celebration, Kennedy actually specifically said they had no plans to release the originals.

This is where I was as well, and even though her answer was rather vague it is disheartening. Guess it’s back to work 😉

Dat_SW_Guy said:

Hakuna Mocata.

Lurker name suggestion? It’s a wonderful phrase.

Huh. I didn’t realize that the author of that blog had come up with the R2 blinking light long before I did. Perhaps I had read that blog and subsequently forgotten it, only to remember that suggestion again one day as my own?

-Cue twilight zone music-

TV’s Frink said:

NeverarGreat said:

TV Tropes goes into some detail as to why the term has lost its meaning, but the gist of it is that it was originally intended to describe perfect female avatars of authors writing fanfiction, since at that time many online fanfictions were written by women. The term could also be used for perfect male author avatars (Gary Stu), but this term never saw wide usage since there already existed a term for this character: Action Hero (James Bond, John Matrix)

LOL! This is a ridiculous attempt at equivalence. And that’s the last I’m saying on this subject.

That’s a shame, because I really don’t know what is ridiculous about comparing male and female versions of power fantasy characters. The fact that one version has expanded into a genre and established itself within popular culture whereas the other has acquired a pejorative usage doesn’t negate the fact that action heroes are often Gary Stus. Not all are, but quite a few. To take another comment on the BMD article, Vin Diesel is a Gary Stu in practically everything he makes. On the literature side, the Name of the Wind, a book that my brother is enamored with, centers around a classic Gary Stu. And I enjoy Vin Diesel’s movies (for the most part) and The Name of the Wind. My point is, I don’t think people should criticize Mary Sue or Gary Stu characters simply for being author avatar power fantasies, but I do think it’s enlightening to realize when a character is essentially that.

Also, as I’ve pointed out already, I DON’T THINK REY IS A MARY SUE, and even if she was, I would have no problem with that if her character appeared in an original work. I totally understand why people get defensive when the term gets thrown around, but female power fantasies are a genre, and I don’t think people should judge a genre to be wholly without merit. The problem is that due to insufficient backstory and unearned character moments, she feels like a Mary Sue in Star Wars, which has never been a power fantasy (despite what some people say). It’s a problem with many small elements of plot which are omitted throughout the film, culminating in a character that feels less than coherent.

https://vimeo.com/214950791
Password: ren

Enough Said.