Warbler said:
Damn Sorry to her that. A great comedian. Rest In Peace, Mr. Winters.
I take issue with CNN using a Mork and Mindy clip to sum up his career. Is it that hard to dig up some clips of the man's best work?
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/showbiz/jonthan-winters-death/index.html
CNN's Jake Tapper apparently thinks Eddie and The Cruisers was a real band. *facepalm*
Trek '09 was the first time CGI spaceships looked "real" to me.
I would hope they would at least dust off the models of any vintage ships that will return for the sequels, and scan them into the computer.
There are lots of people more deserving of having a Kansas farmhouse dropped on them in the larger scheme of things. So hard to get them to stand nice and still over a giant X painted on the ground though.
It's occurred to me that that more controversial the political figure, the bigger a memorial statue they ought to get. Those who loved the individual will be satisfied, and those who like watching pigeons poop all over it will be happy too. ;)
Isn't there a political thread for this sort of thing?
Nice to know that J.J. is a fan of old school FX techniques. They had kid sized Klingons for the prison sequence that was cut.
IIRC, Ridley Scott used the same trick to make the landing leg of the Nostromo in Alien look even bigger. Wonder where those child sized Nostromo spacesuits ended up?
I think the original Flash Gordon serial did it as well, to make one of Ming's monsters look even taller. I really need to rewatch it again one of these days!
AntcuFaalb said:
lpd said:
Hoping someone from ot.com is on this.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Wars-Episode-VI-Return-of-the-Jedi-Rare-Super-8mm-Scope-Feature-Film-/400454509077?pt=US_Film&hash=item5d3cf2e215
I spoke with poita and he decided not to bid on it after being told by the seller that it's terribly blue-shifted and is a "blue mess" during the Ewok battle scenes.
Shocking, as I somehow thought Derann prints were immune to that sort of thing. As Jaxxon was watching the auction, I'll pass that info along. :)
As this was the same seller as that recent Star Wars print, I wonder if they've got the elusive Empire Super 8? (Not released by Derann.)
BTW, did anyone here get this one?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAKING-STAR-WARS-16mm-film-print-GREAT-COLOR-2-Reels-RARE-/290890548214
Nobody is debating Lucas' accomplishments here. His statements on the number of planned films in the saga has been fluid over the decades, and often depends on when he was asked about it. The vintage Starlog interviews simply reinforce this.
Now, post Disney deal there are new tales to tell. This isn't much of surprise to those of us who remember when nine films was the official number.
I doubt even George recalls all the different answers he's given since the '70's. I have trouble remembering stuff I did last week.
In spite of what Roy Thomas said in Starlog #120, George might even like a certain big green rabbit now. ;)
Maybe it's the first clip that came up in a search? Still, it's a compliment if they think it's an "official" clip...
Rinzler sounds like someone who would fit in around here sometimes. ;)
Perhaps. I went into it somewhat cold in the early 80's only having seen Tom Baker episodes, (it somehow aired before my local PBS station got to the Peter Davidson era) but it got me wondering why I hadn't seen episodes from the first three fellows, and wanting to see their respective runs.
valinkrai said:
What are some good Classic Who episodes? I was gonna try and watch the all over time, but the first two 1st Doctor Arcs were horribly boring and slow. I watched the Tom Baker Ark in Space one and liked it, but the following story involving egypt and such was horribly boring. Anyone know of a list that has the best of each Doctor? I really want to get a better idea of Classic Who, but its been so hit or miss.
No love for Pyramids of Mars? Sutekh would like to have a few words with you! ;)
The Five Doctors, made for the 20th anniversary of the show, is a good way to sample the classic series.
MTV began in 1981. (And music videos existed before it.) The DC isn't exactly beloved by the fanbase either, especially since Walter Hill pulled a Lucas with regards to the 1979 theatrical.
Davnes007 said:
TV's Frink said:
Come on, how many Sam hints are needed?
Through messages on YouTube, Sam insists that 'blowfish' is not him.
I don't think Sam would be soo aggressive right off the bat. Besides, he has a hard enough time just visiting us with a proxy server.
They started posting in off topic, and rarely ventured into the rest of the board. They also focused on specific people pretty quickly. Feels like someone who's been here before to me.
Would be interesting to see key sequences would look like in smilebox.
I was pondering a preservation of the Criterion extras, and other bits from the later LD's that never got ported over. (The Arthur C. Clarke lecture did make it onto the early non anamorphic DVD release, IIRC.) I own nearly all of the editions mentioned.
The extensive Criterion CAV text and still galleries pose a problem in how to properly present them on a non LD format.
I'm sure the EU addresses it, but going strictly by Episode One, it's clear nobody had even encountered a Sith in a very long time. Possibly centuries.
One can infer from this the Jedi thought they had wiped the Sith out a long time ago. And it's mostly been sunshiny days since then, long enough to be slow to react when real evil returns. Palpatine and Maul are seeking revenge for their order, even though they weren't actually around for the events they are revenging for.
The Sith are the polar opposites of Jedi, therefore conflict.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr3LssKNm8w
The last minute or so actually syncs with Obi Wan handing off baby Luke.
Beru can say "hello" again. Baby Luke could cry until Owen looks away from him. Also, you could have Cleigg Lars still muttering about those vicious mushrooms off camera somewhere...
I seriously doubt EW has any insider info on the matter.
skyjedi2005 said:
Don't like the closing/restructuring of Lucasfilm animation and LucasArts. Seriously pissed about their being no OOT on blu ray.
Still until episode 7 surfaces its too early to say if Disney is now destroying Star Wars, like George Lucas did from 1994-2011.
They have handled Marvel and Pixar well. But They wrecked Narnia and ruined both Tarzan and the Martian series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Walden Media made the Narnia movies, even after Disney passed on the more recent one.
Been a while since I've seen the animated Tarzan film, but I don't recall it being bad. John Carter was simply a perfect storm of bad marketing. Star Wars has somewhat better recognition with the movie going public.
The Infinities comics were essentially alternate universe stories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Infinities
Nuts! Looks like a cool site I need to explore though...
There is apparently a reason for that.
Here's another interesting detail from the past...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WDFJXz8U84 (at approx 1:40)
Was the Red Cross disclaimer on any theatrical prints of TLD? Reminds me of the silly Zorin disclaimer on VTAK...