Rodney-2187

I’d mail someone a flash drive…

What will it take for you to purchase a new boxed set?

1. The Original Trilogy special editions in 4K.
2. 3D versions of the prequels and special editions.
3. A new updated version of the special editions with improved CGI.
4. Previously unreleased special features.
5. Completely restored Original Trilogy digital copy only.
6. Completely restored Original Trilogy on a bonus disc in 720p.
7. Completely restored Original Trilogy on a bonus disc in 1080p.
8. Completely restored Original Trilogy in 4K.

I can’t believe one of the most popular movie franchises of all time, now owned by one of the largest movie studios of all time, and the best option for viewing those movies is currently fan restorations.

ChainsawAsh said:

1080p Blu-Ray copies would certainly be doable, but I don’t know of anyone (including the members of the 4K77 forums) who is capable of authoring and burning a 4K Blu-Ray that is playable in a standalone player. I for one put my 4K copies on a flash drive to plug directly into my TV and watch them through my TV’s built in media player software. Most UHD BR players are capable of this as well.

May I borrow your flash drive? lol

Nien Nunb said:

Is there anyone who may possibly be able to assist me in acquiring disc copies of 4k77 and 4k83? I can provide whatever materials necessary, I just do not possess the means to obtain and burn these projects myself.

I need the same assistance, please. I just have a chromebook and an iPhone. I don’t know anything about torrents and such. Someone burned me copies of the Harmy Despecialized and I love them, but I really want to see the movies in 4K. Any help here would be greatly appreciated.

Things change.

Often they don’t, but sometimes they do.

Disney Plus: Every show and movie you’ll be able to stream – and when

https://www.cnet.com/news/disney-pl...ter-soldier-wandavision-loki-what-if-hawkeye/

Launch Day:

The Phantom Menace
Attack of the Clones
Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
The Force Awakens
Rogue One

*The Last Jedi, Solo and the Rise of Skywalker will be added over the course of the first year.

The Mandalorian

Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (New episodes in the first year.)

Cassian Andor Series (second year)

Cobra Kai said:

Rodney-2187 said:

joefavs said:

Digital Bits has TFA and R1 coming out in 4K at the end of this year, and everything else (both in a saga boxed set and as individual releases) in “the first half of 2020”.

https://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/the-4k-uhd-release-list/4k-uhd-list-01

How reliable is this source?

Digital Bits is very reliable.

Thanks.

I don’t plan on buying it if it’s not the unaltered version. If somehow the restoration was superb, I could possibly be convinced to buy the special editions again, but definitely not if Vader still has a pink lightsaber.

I’m most often excessively optimistic, but my expectations are low regarding this subject. No one in charge seems to care about it enough.

I don’t know, seeing CGI Jabba and Jedi rocks in 4K doesn’t sound pleasant. I really don’t want to see bad colors in HDR.

I’ll definitely get Rogue One and The Force Awakens.

Sounds like really great parenting to me.

Just curious, why go with the special edition version of Return of the Jedi?

joefavs said:

Digital Bits has TFA and R1 coming out in 4K at the end of this year, and everything else (both in a saga boxed set and as individual releases) in “the first half of 2020”.

https://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/the-4k-uhd-release-list/4k-uhd-list-01

How reliable is this source?

If it were me, every movie out there would have a multiple version release similar to the Blade Runner Final Cut 5-disc set, a little something for everyone.

“Why build one when you can have two at twice the price.” - S.R. Hadden

OHMSS is my favorite Bond movie. I didn’t even know about this print and now I can’t stop thinking about it.

I’m sure the special editions will be what they put up on Disney+ but will they be in 4K?

What would happen if they decided to release the unaltered versions but only on Disney+?

MikeWW said:

Are there people who don’t like that he opened up Cloud City and showed crowds and stuff?
Or is that change generally liked?

For me at least, it’s not about if the changes actually improve the movies or not. It’s about people not having the choice to see the original versions. This thread highlights how Lucas has suppressed the originals amongst his attempts to rewrite history.

Some of the changes I do find visually appealing, and perhaps I would regard the special editions more favorably if it were not for pretty much everything described in this thread. This thread should be printed and bound as one of the sacred Jedi texts. I think a documentary needs to be made.

Those groundbreaking original award winning movies were a cultural phenomenon and a significant piece of cinematic history. They should be preserved and made available for future generations. We should not let history be rewritten.

I begrudge no one who prefers the special editions. I just believe the original versions along with the people who made them and their history should be preserved along side.

This is my favorite thread in all the internet.

It belongs in a museum!

Is it correct to call this the GOUT? I thought that term referred specifically to those crappy DVDs George included in one of the boxed set releases. Do they just mean a 70mm print of the unaltered version?

The New Lego Star Wars Is Impressive And Surprisingly Different

https://kotaku.com/the-new-lego-star-wars-is-impressive-and-surprisingly-d-1835527239

The camera is closer in and behind-the back, with the character pushed in much closer than usual, similar to how you’d view you the action and the character you’re controlling in a Gears of War game. The camera is controlled freely with the analog stick. This angle will also be used in the game’s levels. He noted how deftly kids work with free cameras in Minecraft and Fortnite, among others.

Combat now involves light attacks, heavy attacks and force moves, allowing for more complex fighting and button combos, a depth attempted in few Lego games other than the recent Lego Ninjago Movie adaptation.

Looks more like it is composed of Lego bricks than any other game I’ve seen in the franchise.

there will be five levels for each film and that the developers are trying to focus as much as possible on sections of the movies that weren’t turned into levels in previous Lego games.

You can stop doing one sidequest before finishing it, start another and the game will remember your progress in the other quests.

We were shown a basic side quest—one of apparently 500 set up for the game—involving translating for and then helping a Gonk droid. Also teased some more interesting types of activities in the open world: bounty hunter missions in which you go to a planet to seek a character hidden on another planet and “smuggler’s runs” where you pick up cargo and have to fly it from system to system without being caught by the Empire.

SilverWook said:

Rodney-2187 said:

The Last Jedi and Solo are already available on UHD. I see the previous Marvel movies are being released on UHD. The Force Awakens and Rogue One can’t be far behind. I’d expect the Original Trilogy special editions to arrive on UHD eventually. I see nothing to cause expectations for the unaltered versions.

I’m fine with the versions of Rogue One and Solo we have. No need to muddy the waters with special editions of those movies as well.

I’d love to get The Force Awakens and Rogue One on UHD, but I will not by the special editions of The Original Trilogy again, ever. I think the prequels (AotC and RotS) would have to be upscaled from 1080p for release on UHD so also not interested.

The only reason I’d sit through the special editions again would be if they released them in 3D theatrically. I’d watch them just to see the trench run, walkers on Hoth, and speeder bikes all in 3D.

You don’t want to see any of the alternate footage shot that was scrapped? There’s practically two alternrate versions of these films.
With five versions of Blade Runner in existence I don’t see how alternate cuts of R1 and Solo is going to muddy anything.

I wouldn’t mind seeing a few deleted scenes, but I don’t need them edited into an alternate version.

When I see a Star Wars disc release anything like the Final Cut release of Blade Runner, I’ll be less hesitant of alternate versions from a company that hasn’t released a proper theatrical version of their film since the VHS/laserdisc days.

I think the HDR/Dolby Vision is a bigger reason to buy UHD discs than the 4K resolution. I hope we don’t get pink Sith lightsabers though.

Not everyone gets a heroic death scene, in real life or in the movies.

If only there was already a thread talking about this movie.

I’m sure there will be a HUGE amount of marketing and hype for Disney+ and naturally for The Mandalorian since it’s available day one.

I think Disney+ will be a bigger game changer than anyone realizes.

ChainsawAsh said:

Rodney-2187 said:

screams in the void said:

In my opinion , the documentary , From Star Wars To Jedi The Making Of A Saga is the Gold Standard of all official Star Wars documentaries to date.

What about Empire of Dreams?

I love Star Wars more, but Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner is my favorite making-of doc.

Check out Hearts of Darkness (making of Apocalypse Now) and Burden of Dreams (making of Fitzcarraldo). Probably the two best “making of” docs ever made, both arguably better than the movies they document.

I agree that Hearts of Darkness is better than Apocalypse Now, but I’d still give the edge to Dangerous Days. I’ll have to check out Burden of Dreams. I love Werner Herzog.