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#485800
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asterisk8, rockin, twister111, Frink, Ziggy Stardust, join me for a chat.
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dark_jedi said:

So do any of you guys have Steelhorses? if so what is it?

I've got a 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan EN 500.  It may not be a big bad Harley, but hey I just graduated college last year and it's all I can afford, and it's my baby and I love it.  And I think it's pretty badass nonetheless. 

And here's adding some reall irony to this argument.  Since I joined here recently I've been trying to decide what restorations to get, and after reading through tons of threads and looking at all the edits available, I've decided to get Puggo's, Ady's, and your V3's :p   Each has its own different, and equally awesome approach, so why resign myself to just one?  Can't wait till either of you are finished!

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#485780
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Idea: Extended Original Trilogy Wishlist
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I recently saw for the first time Luke’s original intro (featuring Wall-E as “Treadwell” holy crap!) and an extended sequence at Anchorhead, and I was thinking how awesome it would be if there was an extended edition with all this stuff put back in (even though the quality of Luke's intro is particularly terrible). This seems like a much better introduction to Luke than what is given in the movie, can’t understand why they’d cut it.  Pacing, I guess...

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#485655
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STAR WARS: EP IV 2004 <strong>REVISITED</strong> ADYWAN *<em>1080p HD VERSION NOW IN PRODUCTION</em>
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asterisk8 said:

As many have noted, including myself, the DVD-9 on a large flat screen is unbelievably crisp. You have to see it to believe it. You could easily fool someone into believing it's HD.

The first time I watched it I played it on a Blu-ray player hooked to an HD projector that projects to something like a seven foot screen (awesome!) and my dad had a hard time believing it wasn't a blu-ray disc.  It looks amazing.

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#485549
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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As someone not so close with the source material, I never would have noticed.  Even now, having it pointed out to me, I don't see the big deal - it's like a half a second!  If anything it makes it seem like more is going on (more rebels at the base) which is a good thing.

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#485403
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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brash_stryker said:

I think it'd be a real shame if the highest quality release was denied a professional menu. Is there a way of reusing a menu from a DVD for authoring a Blu Ray in conjunction with the mkv?

I'm sure someone on here could figure it out without Ady having to worry about it himself.  Of course, I personally have no idea, so I could be talking out of my ass...

I agree about the new coloring, it looks like something future-y rather than just water with a red light under it now :)

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#485394
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Info Wanted: The many releases of Star Wars...
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Ok so the 2006 DVD's are actually the LD transfer, not the original theatrical editions. 

So what do you think the closest versions of the original are?  Adywan's and Harmy's reconstructions, or Dark Jedi's?  What's the difference between the two? 

I've also looked at Puggo's stuff, which is an actual transfer from old film reels, correct?  Wouldn't that make this version the closest to the original?

TV's Frink said:

dark_jedi is working on (nearly finished?) a 1997 SE set as well.

Awesome

adywan said:

I'm going to be doing ANH reconstruction after ESB:R is finished

Awesomer

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#485389
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New Blu Ray Special Editions
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doubleofive said:

RedFive said:


I guess that's all true. 

What about the 2006 DVD's?  I haven't actually seen them, and I understand the quality is pretty lame, but isn't it the OOT nonetheless? 
Yes, but let's say you bought Fox's 75th Anniversary DVD Set to get all of the best movies they've made. Guess which version of Star Wars that actually is?

That's just terrible.  Even more so than putting "Night at the Museum" in there - what the hell?

It is Fox after all...

msycamore said:

RedFive said:

What about the 2006 DVD's?  I haven't actually seen them, and I understand the quality is pretty lame, but isn't it the OOT nonetheless? 

Those 2006 bonus discs is what is called "GOUT - Georges' Original Unaltered Trilogy" around these parts. Made from an 18 years old Laserdisc master. Cheap pornos are treated better on video than one of the most popular and influental films ever made.

Hahaha.  What do you think his reasoning is for this?  Does he actually believe that his new versions that much better?  Is he just a stubborn old man with a giant ego who won't admit his mistakes?  Is he saving the cleaned-up remastered GOUT for... I don't even know what at this point, just trying to keep people buying different editions?

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#485253
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New Blu Ray Special Editions
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Hilarious!

I'll never understand why GL hates his originals so much. 

The way I see it, with all the versions available on the interwebz (namely Adywan's SE's and Dark Jedi's GOUT's) why do we still yearn for an official version?  We're clearly never going to get it, so be happy with what you have.  It's probably better than anything Lucas would give us anyway.

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#485249
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Info Wanted: The many releases of Star Wars...
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Hiya!  New here.

After being introduced to fan edits (via FanEdit.org, and directed here from there), and having my love of Star Wars reinvigorated by Ady’s ANH:R, I’ve been immersing myself completely into this site. And wow, it’s a lot to take in. But after a few days I feel like I have my bearings, and now that I do, I’d love to have on my shelf a complete collection of all the versions of Star Wars (fan edits aside). So, as I understand it, here are all the versions of the Original Trilogy. Please, correct me if I’m wrong…

The original theatrical releases - These can now be found on the 2006 DVD’s.<span> </span> I understand the quality leaves a lot to be desired, but that they are the preserved originals nonetheless – and canon. Plus, the quality kinda sends one back to ’77 so to speak. If there’s a better way to watch these, let me know.

  • If I want to watch the original theatrical releases in a cleaned up form (which sounds preferable to me), there’s the Dark_Jedi GOUT v3, which seems like its nearing completion. Any other versions I should consider, or will these be pretty definitive? If so, why?

  • I also realize there’s the ’81 release of Star Wars with the adjusted crawl, the laserdisc editions, the VHS versions, but I don’t think there’s enough of a difference from one to the other to really take into account here, right?

I saw these in the theaters as a kid. I know there are VHS versions out there, but I heard there’s a loss of quality, and what am I gonna do with a VHS anyway? I’d love to know where I can find a good version of them on here.

The 2004 special editions. These are hardly worth mentioning, but I guess if I’m trying to list the versions, it’s one of them. I have these DVD’s (unfortunately).

  • If I want a watchable version of these, it’s Adywan’s. ANH:R is my absolute favorite version of Star Wars.

The 2011 Blu-Ray releases - God help us all…

Again, if I’m missing anything important let me know, I’m new to all this.  Any/all comments welcome!

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#485243
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the reasons why episodes 7 8 and 9 will/should be made
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walkingdork said:

Ugh, can you imagine the horrible casting for a 3rd trilogy? I imagine Ben Affleck in a lightsaber battle against Shia Labeouf. I taste puke just thinking about it.

Maybe Shia Labeouf can get his fake fingers loped off in the opening scene of the first movie. (Too soon?)

So funny!

In my heart of hearts, I would LOVE to have a third trilogy that was done well and I could thoroughly enjoy.  However, I just know that walkingdork's predicion is probably pretty damn close to the truth.

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#485019
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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As great as a Blu-Ray disc sounds I don't really know too many people with Blu-Ray burners.  In fact, I doubt that I know any, so maybe that version could wait a few years till the entire trilogy is done.  I'm sure we'd all be happy with the regular DVDs and an mkv file for the 720p version.

I just rewatched my DVD5 version of ANH:R on a bluray player connected to an HD projector last night with my dad, and the quality was so good he couldn't believe it wasn't a bluray disc.  I'm just sayin. 

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#484524
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STAR WARS: EP V &quot;REVISITED EDITION&quot;<strong>ADYWAN</strong> - <strong>12GB 1080p MP4 VERSION AVAILABLE NOW</strong>
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Never ceases to amaze me... this is just unreal.

Just because I don't feel like going through hundreds of back pages to possibly find an answer, when is the projected release date for this, if any?

EDIT: I actually read the info under the video this time.. *blush*

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#483638
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Info Wanted: Best edits of Ep 2 and 3?
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Hey guys, new poster, long time creeper.

Just bumping this to see if I can get some more opinions on the subject.

Shadow of the Sith seems like the best EpI out there, I loved it.  Any contenders?

For EpII, from what I hear, I'm torn between Attack of the Phantom and Spence's AotC, and rather than watch them both and develop my own opinion, I'm going to be lazy and find out what you guys think.  Also, I'd much rather watch the better version right off the bat.  I also realize the L8wrtr’s Attack of the Separatists and Trooperman’s Shroud of the Dark Side will probably be awesome, but who knows how long those will take.

For EpIII, a lot of people seem to like Stankpac’s RotS:SE, but since Kerr’s Dark Force Rising is slightly new I wanted to see how they stacked up to each other (especially since kerr’s is pretty short).

Any opinions are appreciated, thanks.