Ripplin

New updates from TMBTM himself:

I will watch a new worprint tomorrow.
I did not change radicaly the last one (sorry Jorge...).
- Edit is two minutes shorter
- Some scenes have been twisted
- More R2 subtitles, and some changed (font have been reduced, but not changed)
- Few new lines from other SW movies and one from Indy 2.
- Luke's "blast it Wedge!" line back in the movie (I use the 2004 DVD for the sound, but I finaly replaced that line from the 16 mm preservation for it fits the scene better.
- Two new Vader's lines
- few more special effects
- I also added a little joke today and found out one hour later that it was kind of the same in Family Guy's Blue Harvest... I usualy don't watch that show, but thought it would be fun to watch that episode. For few minutes I wanted to get that scene back to my previous workprint, but I like the way it is now, so it will stay.

I am to the point where there is rarely more than 3 or 4 minutes without a cut. I don't see what can be done more without starting to go way over the top.
I don't want to rush things, but on the other hand I don't want to spend 2 months more adding gags here and there loosing focus on what this edit is supposed to be (a cheap alternate version of Star Wars hopefuly fun for the fans who know the movie by heart). And frankely I know that even if I spend a lot more time on it, the overall edit will stay kind of the same. In short I'm to the point where there is no real radical turning back possible (and I personaly don't feel the need, so it's all good!)
If people like it, fine, if not (I can already hear "JAWS was better!") then so be it.

I will surely make some little changes more during this holiday, then work on the final render and the DVD itself.

"we can sort out a refund online"

That made me wince more than anything else. :p Sorry to hear about your irritations.

C3PX said:

Ripplin said:

Reminds me of a memory that came up last night. My mother used to have a catering business and when she made cakes, she'd usually cut off the edges. Instead of throwing them out, she'd cut them up, put them in a big bowl, then add whipped cream and a few cherries. Messy, but delicious!

There is a naked woman burried in several gallons of whipped cream... and it reminds you of your mom feeding you cake scraps with cherries?

No, we were talking about her catering business at the dinner table and how adding the whipped cream will prevent the cake "crusts" from getting stale. What are you, some kinda sicko? ;)

TV's Frink said:

Ripplin said:

...the excellent Yahoo fantasy game has made me take an interest again, mostly because I actually know the rosters again.

Hey, another potential recruit for our OT.com fantasy baseball league.  And you already play Yahoo, which is where I play.  Great!

Yep. Basketball, too.

Reminds me of a memory that came up last night. My mother used to have a catering business and when she made cakes, she'd usually cut off the edges. Instead of throwing them out, she'd cut them up, put them in a big bowl, then add whipped cream and a few cherries. Messy, but delicious!

Ow. But hey, at least the Phillies have won the World Series lately. The Jays do nothing but be mediocre, and have been most years since 1994.

In actuality, I've watched very little baseball since 1998 or so. Playing The Bigs and the excellent Yahoo fantasy game has made me take an interest again, mostly because I actually know the rosters again. I've always watched the home run derby, but that was about it, so I never knew the teams. Didn't even know some fo the contestants at times.

IT'S UP AND RUNNING AGAIN! :)

The massive popularity has caused a couple of outages in the past month or so, but overall, it runs quite smoothly, all things considered.

^Nice. :p

Moth3r said:

I long for the day when this forum software will let mods move off-topic posts into new threads.

I know I'm as guilty as anyone (and Adywan does it too!) but I did make a "Random Thoughts" thread in the off-topic section that I invite all to post in instead of making a thread for something that doesn't really need one. Just sayin'.

Now, um...oh, I think Ady was going to show us a picture of the fur. I'm curious to see any undertones of different colors in it. I figure it's not going to be pure white, but have some black and brown in it, if only a bit under the surface. Right?

Thou shalt not...hesitate!

Your double spacing before every new sentence is interesting. Haha. Anyway, it's well written overall. In the last paragraph, might it be better to put "the work Lucasfilm should have done already"?

My favorite Philly moment was when Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams gave up that homerun to Joe Carter.

But seriously, that was awesome. ;)

But seriously seriously, Philly is a great sports town! I mean, Dr. J?! That's enough of a legend right there!

Darth Chronus said:

EDIT: Brittany Murphy has died - cardiac arrest :(

Wow...not the nicest thing to come home to. She was my age, too. Cardiac arrest.

From yahoo: The LAPD confirmed to Access on Sunday that they have opened an investigation into the star's death. LA County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter told Access at a press conference on Sunday evening that her death appeared to be from natural causes.

Natural causes? Scary...

Davnes007 said:

I got a Star Wars LP set at Value Village a while back pretty cheap.

 

...BUT, disc 1 has a chunk missing from it. :( 

That's what I half expected with my set, but no. The covers are in very good shape for their age and normal usage, but the discs look like they were played maybe once? :p Same with a copy of the 2001: A Space Odyssey I got the same day, also for a quarter.

Next up will probably be some from my grandmother, including Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass' "Whipped Cream and Other Delights":

Delightful indeed. :)

Heh, sorry about that. ;)

One tip is, if you live in an area with a Goodwill or Value Village or anything like that, go check for vinyl. So far, other than a few on eBay (which were still cheap), I've never paid more than $1 a piece at thrift stores.

Kurgan said:

Ripplin said:

Kurgan said:

Would someone please PM me the download links for the rapidshare version?
Thanks.

PM'd!!

 

Still missing some files. :(

...and did you ask AvP about it like I said?

^That's horrible. I hope my tranny lasts as long as it's supposed to. :p

I bought 9 vinyl records at $1 a piece today, tax included. It's a fun new little hobby of mine. Best vinyl purchase so far was the original 2 LP set of "Star Wars"...for 25 cents! In very good, nigh unplayed shape!

ABC said:

Ripplin said:

Just click the "fight me!" link in my signature...

 I never dared ! We'll see.

It's just too bad the site is down right now. Oh well, it'll be fine later.

A close-up of the ion cannon would work pretty well too, I think.

^To what end?

skyjedi2005 said:

Or maybe they convinced him since they realized the guy they replaced him with on the new animated series sucks.

You mean Batman: The Brave and the Bold? I dunno if I've heard it yet. I thought they got a good actor for him on The Batman, though.

I observe that Ric is a Motorhead fan:

I went to Honda to inquire about a speed wobble the other day and left $600 later...

Bkev went to Level 4 today. Congrats!

One of my guys got the "thief" ability tonight, which means he can now run up to his opponent, steal their weapon, then use it against them

I enjoy certain sports (basketball, rally racing and strength athletics are my favorites), but realize they're all futile.