Does this mean that the few DVD's that actually sport 4.0 tracks, like the first editions of Tron and Xanadu are missing something?
Is it possible for theatrical projectors to be cranked up too high? I certainly recall times when a movie was too dark than it should have been. (Some drive-ins were notorious for this.) I've heard explanations that bulbs were run into the ground way past when they should have been replaced, or being dimmed down several notches to save a few bucks. Feel free to correct me if this is all baloney.
Nice to know I wasn't the only one who formed the Tie Fighter shields theory about the garbage mattes, in spite of the fact the suckers are so easy to blow away. ;)
A fake trailer is a good idea!
Well, that sucks. You'd think Cameron would pony up some of his Avatar zillions if the studios are too chicken to do an R rated animated film.
I think we need to start rumors about a THX sequel. ;)
millenniumfalcon.com usually has links to recent episodes in their forum, including smaller non-HD versions, but you didn't hear that from me! ;)
It's that hard to sample episodes once in a while? It's only a half hour show after all! ;)
Everybody I know hated the movie. I had more fun seeing it than all three prequels combined. Go figure...
fishmanlee said:
SilverWook said:
And was that a new ROTJ FX shot right before Han yelling "yahoo!"?No.
Yeah, I did figure that out. Haven't watched Jedi in a while, and that player on the SW site was giving my browser fits, so it was impossible to pause or rewind for a detailed analysis. ;)
Oldfan said:
Take a look at the Blu-Ray box set of Aliens that came out last year. Wow, what a set! I'm not even a fan of the last 2 films but it was such an incredible set with so many amazing extras that I ended up with the full collector's edition egg! And I don't even like 2 of the 4 films! But 2 versions of each film and endless hours of extras made this a must-buy set. Another example - the Blu-Ray set of Space:1999. An old half-forgotten sci-fi tv show from the 70's, yet restored to an amazing level of quality, with some very impressive extras. Yet Star Wars makes it's debut on Blu-Ray and most of the extras already sound utterly forgettable.
I'm more excited to see Empire:Revisited.
Space:1999 actually has a pretty healthy fanbase worldwide. (I still have my 1976 Mattel Eagle!) Conventions are still being held. There is even an ongoing fan edit of the series that's pretty amazing, comparable to Adywan's work.
Gerry Anderson is essentially the George Lucas of tv in the U.K., and it's a safe bet his other cult shows will hit Blu Ray. Thunderbirds has been cited as an influence on the look of the current Clone Wars series
I just love how their video player chokes up my browser!
And was that a new ROTJ FX shot right before Han yelling "yahoo!"?
skyjedi2005 said:
The final destruction of star wars is complete with no restoration of the originals there is no viable film print for theatrical exhibition ever in the future, never mind no decent home video release. The films themselves will be forever lost.
Lucas self fulfilled mission to erase the originals from all but our childhood memories is complete.
Between what the AFI, BFI, the LOC, and the mysterious owner of the Boston Technicolor print have, lost isn't really accurate. Suppressed might be a better term.
Even Jedi Masters need a vacation. Bon Voyage!
skyjedi2005 said:
Katie is the one who said in that documentary on A and E that her dad is not a recluse.
But he has a Citizen Kane like estate Skywalker Ranch,lol. Which i think is hilarious.
Fortress Skywalker to keep out all those annoying fans wanting an autograph or the press wanting an interview.
Everyone has a right to some privacy, no matter how famous they are. And there's a darker reason to keep random people out of your front yard or driveway. Remember that lunatic who wanted to do very bad things to Steven Spielberg and his family in the late 90's? Celebrity stalkers are a very real problem.
How do people prove who they say they are on twitter anyway? There has been press about fake celeb tweets the past couple years.
When Owen Lars and even the Aflac Duck have twitter accounts, I have to wonder sometimes!
ESHBG said:
SW, like most of us here, has been a very important part of my life for decades now. I won't get into the whole story, but I had a really rough time growing up and the SW movies were an escape for me...I also have very fond memories of bonding over SW with people who have since passed away. So when people say they are "just movies", well, to some of us they are not because of all of the nostalgia we have attached to them. From a more artistic point of view, SW was groundbreaking for its time and was one of the greatest achievements of human culture...whether you like it or not, you cannot deny its impact on the world.
This, this, and this. Well put!
Yeah, but the fact the packaging doesn't even give you a clue is kind of sad.
Putting a 2004 revision into a subset of 70's/80's films is a tad misleading.
I wonder if that New York Times critic was even around in 1977? It takes a brave man to say Star Wars wasn't very good, 34 years later! ;)
People posting "reviews" on Amazon about something they doesn't actually have in their grubby hands to watch yet is ridiculous. I still can't find out what version of SW is in that bloated Fox 75th anniversary box set!
It will be playing in Santa Monica for a week. Anybody going?
Thanks for taking the time to post about this, none. :)
Was perusing Heavy Metal magazine's website for news on the movie sequel, and stumbled across an online comic that's got a bit of a THX vibe to it. Not safe for work!
Interesting concept. Very Criterion like. It really looks like an "artifact from the future." And the tagline is perfect!
One can hardly blame Criterion for doing non anamorphic releases in the early days of the DVD format. Took a while for even the major studios to realize simply porting existing LD masters over to a new digital format was not going to cut it. All except Lucasfilm of course. ;)
Interesting poster from down under...
Never seen one with positive review quotes before!
Bingowings said:
Are we to surmise that those documentaries have been restored and will be in HD?
Either way that's a bitter pill (to finally divorce us from Mr George).
If they are as we already have them what so special about them to justify them as special features on a HD format disc set?
If they have been restored why restore them and not...say...the original theatrical versions of the films that started the whole thing off in the first place?
It's a good question! Classic Creatures was apparently finished up on SD video, so it may be stuck that way. All the others were completed on film, and 16mm library prints are around, or so Jaxxon tells me.
Kind of telling Making of a Saga wasn't included. Lucas doesn't want some old contradictory interviews getting back out there? ;)
The other question I've got is will all the non-SW clips in SPFX and Classic Creatures be cleared? SPFX has never been uncut on home video, (some Disney clips were excised) and Toho is kind of finicky with Godzilla these days.
I was not able to bid, unfortunately. Somebody coughed up sixty bucks for those pics!