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#287483
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Ideas: 'Firefly - Season Two' (the Serenity film edited into a Firefly S2?)
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Wait, so was it just filmed Super 35 with more image on the top and bottom of the 2.35:1 area, or are you saying they filmed it in 2.35:1 and left a lot of dead space on the sides of the movie? I'm assuming it's the former, but I don't see how that's gonna allow for an easier cropping unless you have an unmatted/fullscreen version of the film.

EDIT: Didn't realize they released a fullscreen version on DVD, so I guess if that's what you're working with it might be okay.
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#287445
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Ideas: 'Firefly - Season Two' (the Serenity film edited into a Firefly S2?)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/287445/action/topic#287445
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Originally posted by: Mojo_LA
Cropping it to 1.85 will be fine, it was made with protection for 1.85, so you won't lose any important image information (much like cropping movies made with "open matte").
I don't understand how this applies. If Mitch is started with the 2.35:1 image, he'll still need to cut off the sides to get it to 1.85:1. Unless he's working from a fullscreen (unmatted) transfer of the film, everything in the 2.35 image he's using is considered "important". Or are you saying that the film was shot in 2.35 with extraneous information on the sides, which would be a relatively uncommon way of shooting a movie. If so, do you have any proof that it was shot this way?

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#285742
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"BRING BACK STAR WARS" Channel 4 UK documentary coming soon...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/285742/action/topic#285742
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Originally posted by: Darth Mallwalker
Can't cite my source cuz I don't recall, but I remember reading somewhere that AG's sequel cameos were both shot at the same time
before ESB production was in full swing, maybe only a short while after SW production wrapped.
Guinness came back for ESB and ROTJ on two separate shoots largely because back in the day (don't know if he still does this), Lucas was pretty generous and gave actors a small percentage of the film's profits. Guinness got 1% off of the original, which turned out to be a hefty sum, and felt indebted to Lucas and so he came back for the two sequels.

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#280484
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How does Star Wars compare?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/280484/action/topic#280484
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1. ESB is up there with some of my other favorites like Casablanca, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, Lawrence of Arabia, The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, The 400 Blows, Once Upon a Time in the West, etc.

2. Well, I really love the first two SW films. Beyond that, it's still a pretty entertaining bunch of films (even the prequels!). As far as comparisons to other film series go, LOTR and Indy are up there with SW for me. The Godfather is great as well (I even like Part 3). And Back to the Future is a great piece of entertainment too (though I think the original is by far the best of the bunch). James Bond is a bit tougher to classify since beyond the first few, they have very little to do with one another. Still, I'd say at least half of the Bond flicks are good. Harry Potter is fun too.

3. LOTR was pretty big for me. But maybe that has more to do with the fact that I was born after ROTJ and wasn't introduced to SW until I was about 8. The SW prequels were a little disappointing, so LOTR and other franchises helped fill the void. Probably the most excitement I get from SW nowadays is learning about how they were made, the development of the ideas, etc.
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#278925
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Idea: New KING KONG 2005 Extended Edition EDIT
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/278925/action/topic#278925
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Unfortunately, many of the deleted scenes are incomplete and just have shots of green or blue screen everywhere. Some of the stuff could be edited back into the film, but I don't recall anything really substantial enough to make it that worthwhile. I know Spence made a second version of Kong with some new material though I haven't gotten around to checking it out.
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#275797
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Info: The NEW 007 DVD's
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/275797/action/topic#275797
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Yeah. Pretty cool DVDs. There are some known issues though.

- Color timing is off in some sequences of films. Bond's reintroduction sequence in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" typically hasn't been as blue/purple as it appears in the Ultimate Editions (see here). The first 45 seconds or so of the title sequence of "Live and Let Die" is way too bright and orange (see here). There are other color timing differences between the new and old editions, but these two are the most jarring.

- "A View to a Kill" and "Goldeneye" have been cropped (see here and here).

Anyway, all the films look stunning, especially the Connery ones. The color timing issues on OHMSS and LALD don't really bother me, but some purists are pretty annoyed by it. They're even more upset with the cropping on AVTAK and Goldeneye, but nothing important seems to be missing in each shot. Still, it's not really about more or less image. It's a matter of the correct one.
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#274674
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//Star Wars Begins\\: HD Version Now on Vimeo
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/274674/action/topic#274674
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Oh, shat! Completely missed this thread. Anyway, maybe someone's already mentioned it, but on the DVD documentary of Hitchcock's "Psycho", SW editor Paul Hirsch pops up with an interesting SW anecdote. Perhaps you're already aware of it, but he mentions how for the moment when the gang is hiding in the smuggling compartment on the Millennium Falcon, they used a cue from the "Psycho" score as temp music. When it came to actually scoring the movie, John Williams simply adapted the cue and left it in as an homage to Bernard Herrmann's work.

Also, the Criterion Collection of "Kind Hearts and Coronets" includes a rare hour-long chat with Alec Guinness from 1977. Of course, SW is mentioned towards the end and he briefly discusses how he feels about the film and relays his money anecdote (he says George offered him a 2% bonus, but when he bumped into Gary Kurtz, Kurtz said something like, "Oh, you mean the extra 1%?" and Guinness left it at that).
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#273571
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a rumor from thedigitalbits.com...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/273571/action/topic#273571
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Now that this is off the table, how 'bout a mega 4-disc set for the original Star Wars? No need for a rushed and problem filled multi-film set. Just take the time and effort to make a real good release of each film. This would probably be my dream set. Just give each film the treatment it deserves. George's definitive cut on disc one, the remastered original version on disc two, and disc three and four loaded with documentaries, deleted scenes, and other goodies.
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#272613
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Do you legally own the OOT?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/272613/action/topic#272613
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I bought the 2006 set in the Best Buy tin. I'm a bit miffed I paid $60 for it, but at the same time, that tin looks awfully attractive on my shelf so I really can't complain.

Otherwise, I own the '97 SE VHS tapes in pan and scan. Ugh. I'm afraid I was 8 or 9 at the time and unenlightened about aspect ratios. And then the 2004 DVD set in widescreen.
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#272476
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*** The Official DigitalFreakNYC Release Thread*** (SW, Indy + Others!)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/272476/action/topic#272476
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Originally posted by: digitalfreaknyc
Nope. But now that you mention it, I started to watch the Returning to Jedi disc last night and I saw the lightsaber that MUST have been from that.

WTF is the story behind it?
From what I recall over on the Returning to Jedi thread, a poster had somehow acquired the actual prop and made a video of it.

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#269417
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Daredevil - Spence (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/269417/action/topic#269417
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It's a pretty nice edit. I like how you cut down the playground fight. Wish I'd thought of that.

My only complaint is with the music replacement scenes. It sounds like you cut out the soundtrack and put some songs in so there aren't any sound effects or anything. It makes the scenes feel a bit weird, but I understand it's not an easy thing to do. Anyway, good job.