SilverWook

Fang Zei said:

Fox is probably just waiting to put it out on 4k as well.

While we’re on the subject of True Lies, I find it interesting that burying his own movie in non-anamorphic dvd quality is yet another thing Cameron shares in common with Lucas. He already made digital changes (albeit subtly) to Titanic and Aliens after calling the Star Wars SE “a revision of history.”

I’m sure True Lies will eventually get a new release as well. Maybe Cameron can record a “special introduction.” Remember how he did that for the sci-fi channel broadcast of The Abyss back in the 90’s?

I do wonder though if Cameron would have the power to halt any release of True Lies on a new format entirely. I’ve heard he insists on signing off on any new transfers of his movies (Aliens was the only movie not given a new transfer for the Quadrilogy set in 2003 since it was already anamorphic and therefore “good enough”). Then again, Fox did take the hd transfer they made for the cancelled “five-star collection” dvd release and put it out on d-theater.*

There’s also an open-matte 16:9 version that’s been playing on cable recently, presumably from an even newer transfer. The AFI Silver even screened a 35mm print as part of a 90’s series within the last couple years. Fox doesn’t seem that embarrassed by it.

*You wonder why they didn’t just quietly reissue it on dvd with the newer transfer, for those of us who cared about quality. I’m guessing they stopped pressing new copies entirely post-9/11? Yet they still put out the d-theater! Where could you even buy those things anyway?!

I saw them in at least one brick and mortar store that was selling the decks. Might have been Sears. (IIRC, there was a website that also sold the tapes.) I saw D Theater tapes pop up later on in discount stores that still had a ton of VHS inventory that few were buying even at two bucks each.
I wonder how many people got their hands on a D-VHS deck without the D-Theater logo and then found out it wouldn’t play the D-Theater tapes?

http://originaltrilogy.com/announcement/Fan-edit-preservation-forum-rules-and-FAQ/id/5950

Sounds like a nice gravy train to be on. Would explain why Danny Lloyd, (who was little Danny in The Shining) has been doing horror cons lately. He had been living a pretty quiet life very far away from Hollywood all these years.

Just be glad they didn’t show The Room this year. You would tear your eyes out. 😉

Rick and Morty has it’s fanbase too. And they’ve been waiting a long time for Season 3. A week isn’t going to kill anybody. And it’s better than the stupid stunt they were pulling last night. The only thing worse was the googly eyes thing Cartoon Network has been doing all day.

Empty bluffing. Nobody is getting banned over a silly bet. There are easier ways…

Jeebus said:

SilverWook said:

Jeebus said:

lovelikewinter said:

Darth Id said:

ray_afraid said:

^ Those comments… I think I’m gonna be sick…

Don’t worry, they’re all from LFL bots.

No, there is a section of fandom I like to call idiot Hayden fangirls. The ones who obsess over his “tragic” romance with Padme and write slash about him and Obi-Wan. This is why I hate humanity.

There’s a certain type of fangirl that is drawn to horrible people. There are fangirls for the Columbine shooters, the Boston Bombers, and even Ted Bundy.

Are you seriously comparing fans who have an unrequited crush on Hayden to those sorts of deranged people? Hayden seems a nice fellow who more than likely hasn’t harmed a soul.

There may have been a misunderstanding on my part.

lovelikewinter said:

Darth Id said:

ray_afraid said:

^ Those comments… I think I’m gonna be sick…

Don’t worry, they’re all from LFL bots.

No, there is a section of fandom I like to call idiot Hayden fangirls.

Winter does say Hayden here instead of Anakin…

The ones who obsess over his “tragic” romance with Padme and write slash about him and Obi-Wan. This is why I hate humanity.

but Hayden didn’t have a tragic romance with Padme, or have anything to do with Obi-Wan. That led me to believe Winter was talking about Anakin.

I’m sure Hayden’s a cool guy, but Anakin wasn’t. Having a crush on Hayden; I understand. Having a crush on Anakin is hybristophilia.

Thanks for explaining that. I didn’t know the proper clinical term either. I think there probably is a difference between a crush on a fictional evil character, (so long as you know the difference between fantasy and reality) and the real thing.
Dave Prowse is supposed to have gotten a lot of fan mail in the early days from women who wanted their own personal dark side seduction from Vader.

Link if you must, but let’s keep politically charged images out of this thread. Thanks!

Jeebus said:

lovelikewinter said:

Darth Id said:

ray_afraid said:

^ Those comments… I think I’m gonna be sick…

Don’t worry, they’re all from LFL bots.

No, there is a section of fandom I like to call idiot Hayden fangirls. The ones who obsess over his “tragic” romance with Padme and write slash about him and Obi-Wan. This is why I hate humanity.

There’s a certain type of fangirl that is drawn to horrible people. There are fangirls for the Columbine shooters, the Boston Bombers, and even Ted Bundy.

Are you seriously comparing fans who have an unrequited crush on Hayden to those sorts of deranged people? Hayden seems a nice fellow who more than likely hasn’t harmed a soul.

It’s not about anyone’s insecurities, it’s about not being a prick towards others. A little civility in this fandom could go a long way.

Alderaan said:

People should be respectful to Hayden or any other actor who never did anything wrong to them. Otherwise you’re just a nutcase. The beef is with George, not Hayden.

That said, there is nothing wrong with mocking prequel lovers and belittling their bad taste. Kids these days don’t watch those movies. It’s teens and 20somethings that watched them when they were kids and lack the temperament to grow out of childish things that were never any good in the first place.

Making fun of the prequels is one thing, I do it all the time. But knocking people for their taste in films is definitely taking it too far.

Some wily dealer at Celebration should have a cutout of Sebastian Shaw’s body minus the head, so fans can create their own personal SE shot. 😉

Is the whole celebration schedule up yet? What panel has a video release usually been announced at in the past?

crissrudd4554 said:

Not to mention the Rebel base temple in Rogue 1 is based off the SE temple not the original.

Aside from the initial view of the hangar entrance, did they really change the temple in the SE? I thought what we saw in R1 were areas of the base that were “off camera” in the original film.

I think I liked it better back when Adult Swim would show The Room on April 1st.

Ok. You got me. But in my defense, it’s still March 31st here.

Dek, what happened to your avatar?

lovelikewinter said:

Poor Mark Hamill. Not only does he not get to be up there with Carrie, he has to be up there with Filoni- who looks like he smells like BO and cheap beer.

That’s not very nice.

Very punny.

My money is on a hologram, or a vision, not a Force ghost. Let’s not piss off until there’s something concrete to be pissed about?

Alderaan said:

The original plan. The deleted scene. The sequel that almost was!

You guys are funny! 😄

Splinter was the first EU novel in 1978, so it did exist from a certain point of view. Aside from the Brian Daley Han Solo books and the Lando novels, it was all we had for years.

Play nice, kids.

suspiciouscoffee said:

VHS is better until you want to watch Tron with your brother and a mutual friend late on a Friday night but the player in the bottom of the TV violently shoots the tape back out at you, making you too scared to use that player for a while.

Just kidding, VHS isn’t better, but the rest of the story is true, and perhaps my favorite story of my early-double-digit-years.

SwissArmyTin said:

suspiciouscoffee said:

Also worth noting: VHS lets you fall asleep to a movie without waking you up with loud menus.

Unless your VCR has an auto-power down timer, then you’ll have your ears blasted off by either static or late-night PBS

You could always switch to the line inputs before you start?

SwissArmyTin said:

I’ve been arguing with a dude on YouTube who genuinely believes VHS is better than DVDs and Blurays (says they look unnatural, over detailed and VHS is grainier and much more atmospheric, how films from the 80s were supposed to look).

I genuinely thoroughly want to die.

Sounds like the barking loonies I used to see on the IMDB boards who insisted Blu Rays were not better than DVD, and therefore a waste of money.
Tell him Betamax was even better. 😉