SilverWook

For the record, I bought it used on Ebay. Why my insanely low best offer was accepted is beyond me! ;)

ROTS looks very good, except for the weird grain that comes and goes depending on the shot, and the Emperor's new dandruff problem at the end of the movie. None of this appears on the DVD.

I can't be the only person seeing this stuff?

A lot of those early DVD's were warmed over Laserdisc masters approved by Kubrick back in the day before widescreen tv sets were common. It would have been different had he not passed away before DVD really took off.

Six hours left on that auction. Thanks for reminding me!

Remember that Heavy Metal magazine online comic I linked to a while back that has a THX vibe to it?

The author just listed the movies that have influenced his story, and guess what is number three on the list? :)

http://gates.heavymetal.com/

You'll have to scroll down a bit to find the article...

Thanks! I couldn't remember the title.

The Aluminum Falcon said:

SilverWook said:

The BFI still has original prints, doesn't it?

Oh really? Well that's good news. :-)

And let's back off the petty bickering, okay?

If I, for one, came of as aggressive, I do apologize. That was never my intention. My bringing up of the Legacy Project was not designed to fuel argument.

Actually that wasn't directed at you. :)

red5-626 said:

there is always hope

 

Nosferatu

Nosferatu

What's interesting is how the world almost lost the chance to see Nosferatu at all. Unfortunately for production company Prana Films, this unlicensed adaptation of Dracula was too thinly veiled, and Florence Stoker, widow of the late Bram Stoker, sued with the help of lawyers from the British Incorporated Society of Authors.

However, Stoker and the BISA weren't the only people pursuing Prana-Films: Prana was a sinking ship running aground on a financial reef. Just as the BISA sued Prana, it went into receivership and all materials and debts were taken over by the Deutsch-Amerikansch Film Union. The BISA then pursued the Film Union and demanded that all copies of Nosferatu be surrendered. In July 1925, the issue was settled and all known copies of Nosferatu were handed over to Stoker, and destroyed.

Or so Stoker thought. In October of that year, the Film Society in England asked her to endorse a classic film festival, and first on the list was the infamous Nosferatu. Stoker was furious and demanded that the Society give her their copy, but the Film Society refused and legalities followed. By 1928 Universal Pictures owned the screen rights for Dracula, and therefore all adaptations of it, including Nosferatu. Initially, Universal allowed the Film Society to keep the print, but after pressure from Florence Stoker they acquired the print, and it joined its departed kin in 1929. Then came a sudden spurt of American copies of the film under the name Nosferatu the Vampire, but Universal had them all destroyed in 1930. It finally seemed as though this pesky film had met its end.

This was not the case though. Following Florence Stoker's death in 1937, copies of the film started cropping up again, as if the celluloid itself was among the immortal undead.

Nosferatu truly regained its popularity in 1960 due to American television screenings, and in 1972 Blackhawk Films released the uncut original to the collector's market as Nosferatu the Vampire, which brings us up today. Now, due to it's availability via the Public Domain, it's damn near impossible to find a DVD horror collection that doesn't have a copy of Nosferatu!

See the hole thing here.

 

 

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=100136707839&topic=13013&post=64427

 

 

Nosferatu is actually the first silent film I can recall ever watching. I was home sick from school one day in 1976(?), and it ran on a PBS station in the middle of the day. (Go figure.) Scared the crap out of me!

I need to find that recent horror film that suggests actor Max Schreck was a real life bloodsucker! ;)

The BFI still has original prints, doesn't it?

And let's back off the petty bickering, okay?

The movie left me with so many unanswered questions. Why does Salacious Crumb attack Threepio instead of mourning his dead master? You'd think he try to bite Leia instead!

Why is Boba Fett hanging around Jabba's palace long after delivery of Solo? Was Slave I in the shop for repairs or something?

Was Luke tempted to drop by Tosche Station and rub Fixer and Camie's noses in it?

Does Vader try to tempt Luke long distance at really bad times? Try getting a good night's sleep with "Join me!" echoing in your head at three in the morning!

Why do the Ewoks make Leia a new outfit? Not that I don't envy the little furry bugger that got to measure her for it. ;)

Who on the prop crew thought pasting eyes and teeth on a roadkill deer's butt made for an good alien creature?

It would be safe to say Puggo Grande replicates the experience of seeing the movie in 1978, after it had been playing for over a year. Theaters really ran prints into the ground back then. Take it from someone who was there. :)

I think I know what Lucas' favorite record album is now.

The sad thing is these kinds of shenanigans don't even surprise me anymore. :(

Billy Dee has passionately argued that Lando is not a traitor. It even became a robot chicken sketch. ;)

I've also realized we probably got stiffed on a lot of deleted ROTJ footage on the Blu Ray, as none of the alternate takes of the Endor forest battle footage used in the second Ewok movie are present.

I suspect the Ewoks got softened up in the editing process. There's a quick cut in the movie of one waving a stormtrooper blaster, but you never see  them firing it. Only George knows what's still in the vault.

The early samples you sent me looked promising, so I think it will be fine.

The rarely seen LSD cut of the film. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds_XQ2tRCpM

Sci Fi Universe magazine actually came up with a few more reasons about 14 years ago.

Thanks for the info. :)

timdiggerm said:

Zero said:

a beach party sequel to THX 1138.

Just wanted to point out that this is a fantastic idea.

Considering the final shot in the movie was filmed near a beach, that's not such a crazy idea. ;)

I'm almost afraid to physically handle my old Marvels at this point, so the omnibus editions are something I should look into.

The only downside is probably the lack of period advertising and the "Star Words" letters page. I still recall the angry mail Marvel got when fans thought Han really bought the moisture farm in one issue. Those were the days! :)

What's the coloring like in the Marvel reprints? I recall Dark Horse reprinted the Star Wars adaptation a short time before their own SE versions came out, and they were recolored in an almost totally bland palette compared to the originals.

I've noticed lately some of the Chinese bootleg covers look better than the real deal.

Then the "slugs" would be replaced by whatever the heck that is dancing on his hood at the end of Episode III.

I think it's digital dandruff...

Mark Hamill actually worked with one of the stooges early in his career.

Well I checked Episode III out in another player, and the mystery snow/grain is still there in all the same places.

I can only speculate at this point somebody attempted to apply artificial film grain, and frakked it up totally. :(

How does crap like this pass quality control?

If anyone has the ability to take screencaps so you can all see what I'm talking about, it would be very much appreciated. I don't have a Blu Ray drive for the PC yet.

I need to dig my DVD out and see if this stuff is visible, although I'm betting it isn't...

Anybody find any easter eggs yet?