ReverendBeastly

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Post: #116271
Topic: Info & Info Wanted: A tale of two Sy's... in the G'kar Jedi SE + a footage request
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/116271/action/topic#116271
Time: 17-Jun-2005 10:06 PM

I'd suggest either the EditDroid ROTJ or... poop, I can't remember the other right now. Perhaps you could pester the people working on the X0 Project to forward you those specific scenes.

Post: #116270
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/116270/action/topic#116270
Time: 17-Jun-2005 10:02 PM

I just got a copy of the Frighteners set that Garrett sent me and I must say that I'm extremely disappointed. Both the movie and the documentary seem to be made in quite a ridiculous way. It seems that whoever made these already had the two items on seperate DVDs, but didn't have a DVD burner. Rather, the person had a DVD burning deck (that acts like a VCR). So what did this person do? Hooked up their DVD player to the recording deck and duped it that way. This is apparent by the simple menus that these decks often empoy and the fact that if you skip to the end of each piece, you'll see the original menu (again, a menu from a deck rather than an actually authored DVD). What's worse, the 4.5hr documentary is on this disc as 5hrs. Know what the last half hour is? The playback DVD player's screensaver. Cyberhome, by the look of it. Of course, after all this, the image quality is nowhere near what it should be. The blacks are darkish grey at best. The fact that this laserdisc set hasn't been preserved in the proper way is a goddamn shame. So this is what I propose:

A few of us pool our money and buy a copy of the laserdisc box set. Recently, a copy has sold on eBay for $165, which is not too bad at all. If perhaps four of us went in and split the cost, then sent the set to someone who could encode it properly (this board is full of 'em), we would have exactly what we're looking for. Reply if you're interested and if there's enough interest, I'll make some sort of a seperate discussion place where the specifics can be figured out. If not... well, then, I suppose I might just have to plop down the $200 and get this set.

Post: #116034
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/116034/action/topic#116034
Time: 17-Jun-2005 4:05 AM

Originally posted by: Davidian

Also... Who says Frighteners is not out on DVD? I saw it just last week at the store.

No one said it wasn't out on DVD, because it is. But not the special edition that was issued on laserdisc with 12mins of extra footage plus a 4.5hr documentary.

Post: #115562
Topic: DVD: Return of the Ewok and Other Little Films (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115562/action/topic#115562
Time: 16-Jun-2005 1:02 AM

Originally posted by: andy_k_250

Three empty posts... just a little irritating when checking all the new stuff on the board.

Post: #115561
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115561/action/topic#115561
Time: 16-Jun-2005 1:01 AM

Originally posted by: Boomstick

Cool, I shall wait for news of this update. I'm assuming that I have the same set as Garrett's as his doesn't have the commentary either. Do you know where he got his?
Whilst searching for a decent cover for my set (the one I got with mine was shit) I found one for a 3 disc DVD set. Disc 1 was the movie with the commentary track, disc 2 is the 4 hour documentary and the third disc was deleted scenes, bloopers & trailers.

Are you planning to remaster the other extras? And what about the 5.1 audio track?

Cuz I'd kinda like as much of this movie as possible.

The deleted scenes, bloopers and trailers are included in the documentary. So in reality what that cover was for was one disc with the movie and the other two with the doc, which is how it should be split up. Where did you find that cover? Would it be possible to track down who posted it and bug them for a copy?

Also, I wouldn't be able to do the 5.1 sound without the original laserdisc.

Post: #115468
Topic: DVD: Return of the Ewok and Other Little Films (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115468/action/topic#115468
Time: 15-Jun-2005 7:12 PM

You're right, it's not really that bad. There were just one or two times where I instinctually went for my remote to turn on the subtitles when I couldn't understand something, but that didn't work this time. And it's totally understandable why you wouldn't want to take the time to do them in the first place.

Post: #115467
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115467/action/topic#115467
Time: 15-Jun-2005 7:11 PM

Originally posted by: Boomstick

Reading back through this thread it's only ReverendBeastly who has the commentary on VHS, could you rip the commentary from your VHS copies? And I'll mail you a copy of the movie, after which you merge the two together. Would this be possible?

Yes, that would be possible, and it's a project I'm already taking on from Garrett's (ocpmovie) DVDs. They're on their way to me and I plan to re-author the movie disc with the commentary as an alternate track.

Post: #115290
Topic: DVD: Return of the Ewok and Other Little Films (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115290/action/topic#115290
Time: 15-Jun-2005 3:54 AM

Quick question for Garrett. As Jed mentioned over in the Classic Edition thread, sometimes the dialogue in the film is a tad diffucult to understand. Did you consider adding subtitles to this disc to aid in that issue? And if you did, why did you decide against it?

Post: #114888
Topic: Info & Help Wanted: An Ewok Request - 2 Ewok theatrical films... isolated scores?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114888/action/topic#114888
Time: 14-Jun-2005 2:04 AM

About a year ago, I ran across a score for one of the Ewok flicks on Soulseek. I don't think I snagged it, though

But it is out there, so look hard and I suppose you'll find it.

Post: #114490
Topic: DVDcover art for Rowman Bonus Features
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114490/action/topic#114490
Time: 13-Jun-2005 2:21 AM

I did. They're variations on another set I found, which I just modified the back of a normal set to include the contents of the bonus discs. Except the SWHS one. I'll upload them to Grisan's site in a day or so, if you'd like.

Post: #114341
Topic: STAR WARS REVELATIONS - FAN FILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114341/action/topic#114341
Time: 11-Jun-2005 11:28 PM

The hi-q Quicktime version is about 220MB.

Post: #114177
Topic: DVD: Return of the Ewok and Other Little Films (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114177/action/topic#114177
Time: 11-Jun-2005 7:47 PM

The CD version has been out of print for a while, and it goes on eBay for way too much money. I bought my copy at the Star Wars exhibit at the Smithsonian in 1997(?). Overall, it's really amusing and I listen to it every holiday season, but some of it is pretty grating. I even saw one CD edition once that had no Star Wars artwork on it, I'm assuming so they didn't have to pay for the image rights to the characters.

I think the review of the album on allmusic.com sums it up best: "What is mostly wrong with this album is that George Lucas does not seem to understand that the Star Wars universe and the birth of Jesus have very little to do with one another."

Post: #114301
Topic: STAR WARS REVELATIONS - FAN FILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114301/action/topic#114301
Time: 11-Jun-2005 7:37 PM

@DAYV: I at least watch the SWHS because it's kind of part of the universe and, you gotta admit, it's a riot. And some of it is genuinely funny. This is not the case with Revelations. Just my opinion, of course.

@Seiji: Get Right is a good download manager.

Post: #114165
Topic: STAR WARS REVELATIONS - FAN FILM
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114165/action/topic#114165
Time: 11-Jun-2005 1:31 PM

I spent a couple days downloading the 2-DVD set and, I have to say, I was thoroughly disappointed. I mean, really. The story was interesting at its core, but the way it was executed was boring as all hell. Props for the SFX and costumes, which I really dug, but it's REALLY not worth the 45mins of your life. At least, not in my opinion.

Post: #113322
Topic: Help Wanted: Project To Collect All Star Wars Documentaries
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113322/action/topic#113322
Time: 8-Jun-2005 10:14 PM

Holy hell, Rik, looks like there's a bunch of new discs I've gotta get from you! I'll wait till you've got everything sorted out, though

Post: #113314
Topic: Help Wanted: Project To Collect All Star Wars Documentaries
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113314/action/topic#113314
Time: 8-Jun-2005 10:00 PM

Originally posted by: Indy3
Nice List!

Would you be willing to share them with the community?

Most of those are readily available via torrents or other means. Really, I pretty much listed the most common ones. Three of them are on Garrett Gilchrist's 'Special Edition Hype' DVD, which I supplied the tape for, so that's out there. Probably the only things I have that's on that list that not many others do are Episode I Unauthorized and the E! special, but sure, I'd be happy to share.

Post: #113309
Topic: Help Wanted: Project To Collect All Star Wars Documentaries
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113309/action/topic#113309
Time: 8-Jun-2005 9:42 PM

I'll start off with the ones I have in my collection and a few that I just know of:

Making of Star Wars (1977)
Making of Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of the Saga (1985)
The Magic & The Mystery (1997)
The Force Returns (1997)
Star Wars: An MTV Movie Special (1997)
Episode I: Unauthorized (2001)
Starwoids
Behind the Scenes: Episode I [An E! Special]
Talking to People about Star Wars [Garrett Gilchrist]
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The History of ILM
Clapperboard: The Empire Strikes Back
Horizon: How to Film the Impossible
The Mythology of Star Wars
that German thing that translates to "Behind the Masks"

...and there's plenty others.

Post: #113305
Topic: Help Wanted: Project To Collect All Star Wars Documentaries
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113305/action/topic#113305
Time: 8-Jun-2005 9:18 PM

Three Amigos.

Post: #113301
Topic: Help Wanted: Project To Collect All Star Wars Documentaries
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113301/action/topic#113301
Time: 8-Jun-2005 9:07 PM

Well, is what you say your exact goal? Do you really hope to compile every made-for-TV, supplemental and fan-made documentary out there into one giganto set?

Post: #113296
Topic: Help Wanted: Project To Collect All Star Wars Documentaries
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113296/action/topic#113296
Time: 8-Jun-2005 9:02 PM

Which documentaries do you mean, exactly? There's a plethora of made-for-TV special documentaries and other things of that sort, which would present quite a massive undertaking, especially regarding prequel-era specials (if you're counting those). This sounds like a really cool project either way, though.

Post: #113292
Topic: Info: A new edit <em>(The Lost Cut - it was a prank; but some good info in here)</em>
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113292/action/topic#113292
Time: 8-Jun-2005 8:52 PM

Originally posted by: Davis
Once I get my burner running, I could ask him to borrow it and then burn a copy and send it to you to identify it. The only problem being that the disc is probably dual-layer and I only have a single layer burner. Maybe I could put it on two discs in different parts.

If it is dual-layer, please split it up to two discs. If this is indeed the Lost Cut, there shouldn't be ANY quality degration.

Post: #113289
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113289/action/topic#113289
Time: 8-Jun-2005 8:50 PM

Please post here once you know the details. Garrett (ocpmovie) is sending me over his copy of the set. He has one disc that has the director's cut and another that has the documentary. His movie disc has no commentary, but I have the film with commentary on VHS. I was going to rip the audio from my tape and re-author the movie DVD to have a menu and the commentary, but if your set already has this, there may be no need. And even if it doesn't, maybe the transfer is a bit better.

Post: #113354
Topic: The Liam Neeson Mystery (spoilers within but questions answered)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113354/action/topic#113354
Time: 8-Jun-2005 5:27 PM

Next time I'm in B&N, I'll check. Or I'll probably buy the book. Either way, I'll post back when I know something more.

Post: #113348
Topic: The Liam Neeson Mystery (spoilers within but questions answered)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/113348/action/topic#113348
Time: 8-Jun-2005 5:15 PM

I looked in the "Making of Revenge of the Sith" book in Barnes & Noble the other day and it looks like both Shaak Ti scenes were shot. The scene where she is killed by Grievous was shot during principal "photography". It looks like they decided to scrap that scene in favor of the version where Anakin kills her, because there's a part about that in the section about post production. There were images from both scenes in the book.

Post: #112921
Topic: Info & Help: looking for... other ld-rips to dvd movies ex. blade runner int cut, songs of the south, frighteners dir cut - and much much more...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/112921/action/topic#112921
Time: 7-Jun-2005 9:20 PM

Originally posted by: System

I'm not sure if this is the one without the CGI or not but I came across this on Amazon.ca. Different cover and at first glance it doesn't appear to the the "Special Edition"

Right Here.

Did you notice that if you click the cover, it does indeed read "The George Lucas Special Edition"? That edition is also readily available in the US. It's simply a movie-only edition of the 2-disc version.