SilverWook

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Post: #321191
Topic: So what would you think if they made these changes to the Blu-Ray release...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321191/action/topic#321191
Time: 19-Jun-2008 3:44 PM

Did those rumors Lucas shot more new scenes during production on Episode III ever pan out?

My money was on a shot of Jimmy Smits in old age makeup, looking up and screaming. ;)

Post: #321119
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321119/action/topic#321119
Time: 18-Jun-2008 9:05 PM

An Ebay seller in France has three of the documentaries on 16mm. Don't know if they're subtitled or dubbed though. Are the current preservations good enough?

Post: #321117
Topic: STAR WARS V8 - A Final Attempt (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321117/action/topic#321117
Time: 18-Jun-2008 8:58 PM

I'm pretty sure the full frame domestic disc of Jedi is not time compressed. It's spread out over three sides!

The V8000 is supposed to be a pretty good industrial machine. I have a V4400 myself, it's built like a tank!

Post: #321014
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/321014/action/topic#321014
Time: 17-Jun-2008 4:51 PM

Believe it or not, Hasbro is coming out with action figures from that scene now.

Post: #320900
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320900/action/topic#320900
Time: 16-Jun-2008 7:50 PM

"Cigarette burns" are actually reel changeover marks. They are not a result of wear. The projectionist had to know when to fire up the other projector back before theaters had those giant platters to hold an entire print.

I'm old enough to have seen what happens when the projectionist was out of the booth too long getting a smoke! ;)

Post: #320876
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320876/action/topic#320876
Time: 16-Jun-2008 3:02 PM

$1625?! Holy Bantha poodoo!

I have never seen a 16mm Star Wars print go for this much, and I've been watching these auctions for over three years now. Not even Empire and Jedi have fetched this much. I guess advertising it had the original crawl helped.

Post: #320796
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320796/action/topic#320796
Time: 15-Jun-2008 8:37 PM

I was interested in bidding, but ebay is apparently having serious issues right now, especially if you're on the west coast. :(

Post: #320778
Topic: Matinee (HDTV2DVD) (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320778/action/topic#320778
Time: 15-Jun-2008 4:06 PM

Mant! is the only extra on the Laserdisc. Atomovision and etc. are just the individual chapter listings for scenes in it.

Post: #320776
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320776/action/topic#320776
Time: 15-Jun-2008 3:22 PM

Anybody else having problems getting ebay pages to load right now?

Post: #320524
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320524/action/topic#320524
Time: 12-Jun-2008 3:51 PM

Erikstormtrooper said:

Since Puggo can only capture at DV resolution, would the end result be much different from the GOUT?

The GOUT isn't anamorphic. ;)

Post: #320523
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320523/action/topic#320523
Time: 12-Jun-2008 3:49 PM

I meant prints of Empire and Jedi go well past $1000. Damn typos!

Post: #320446
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320446/action/topic#320446
Time: 11-Jun-2008 9:50 PM

I've seen decent prints get into the $800 range. Even a "flat" (full frame) print went for around $600. Empire and Jedi are more rare, and go well past $100.

As for theories of Lucas buying these prints...I saw the usual suspects bidding on these prints all the time. Their feedback history painted a picture of film collectors with a wide range of interests, and money to burn! ;)

Post: #320436
Topic: .: The XØ Project - Laserdisc on Steroids :. (SEE FIRST POST FOR UPDATES) (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320436/action/topic#320436
Time: 11-Jun-2008 6:50 PM

I have come across the website of a broadcast equipment dealer who apparently still sells industrial Pioneer players.
http://www.broadcaststore.com/
I haven't called to ask what their prices are though.

I was lucky enough to score a sealed LD-V4400 a few years ago on ebay, and I think it performs better than my now-busted combo player. It only plays Laserdiscs, and is built like a tank! No fancy features like auto-reverse that can break, so hopefully it will last me twenty years. ;)

Post: #320434
Topic: Info: another 16mm print of SW on eBay
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320434/action/topic#320434
Time: 11-Jun-2008 6:33 PM

Past experience tells me the price will go insane as it usually does. :(

Some universities have movie theaters on campus that run 16mm features. I doubt any modern multiplexes have the gear though.

Post: #320095
Topic: Info: Raiders of the Lost Ark: Cliffhanger serial style! on youutbe
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/320095/action/topic#320095
Time: 7-Jun-2008 3:51 PM

I'm not sure how many of those old serials are out on DVD. (I had to special order just to get all of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers!) I do recall seeing several other serials released on Laserdisc.

I'm really itching to see Secret of the Incas. It's apparently never had a proper video release. Given it's supposed to be a major influence on Raiders, (Charlton Heston even dresses a lot like Indy!) you'd think it would be out there already.

Post: #319986
Topic: What was that cool website with all the rare photos?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319986/action/topic#319986
Time: 5-Jun-2008 8:25 PM

Thank you! :)

Post: #319965
Topic: What was that cool website with all the rare photos?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319965/action/topic#319965
Time: 5-Jun-2008 4:42 PM

It had a snazzy interface and played music as you browsed Star Wars photos grouped by film and era?

I've lost the bookmark, and it's driving me crazy trying to remember the name of the site!

Post: #319896
Topic: Upcoming film festival celebrating Elstree studios to feature Empire
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319896/action/topic#319896
Time: 4-Jun-2008 11:15 PM

http://www.elstreescreenheritage.org/

Maybe somebody local can find out which version will be shown? ;)

Post: #319757
Topic: Info: Raiders of the Lost Ark: Cliffhanger serial style! on youutbe
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319757/action/topic#319757
Time: 3-Jun-2008 1:46 AM — Edited 11-Jul-2020 4:17 PM

It’s amazing nobody has done this before…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O9OZSYfaDJU

Post: #319755
Topic: Crystall Skull has GL's fingerprints all over it
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319755/action/topic#319755
Time: 3-Jun-2008 1:28 AM — Edited 3-Jun-2008 1:59 AM

I liked it. I'm deeply sorry, and will watch the Holiday Special all the way through in order to do penance. Do I have to burn my OT.com membership card now? ;)

Were there any hidden Star Wars references? (Besides the obvious line spoken by Indy.) There was a nice little reference to the original King Kong near the end...

EDIT: I should have said Mighty Joe Young reference. Darn giant ape movies are too similar!

Post: #319680
Topic: New 'The Clone Wars' movie trailer
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319680/action/topic#319680
Time: 2-Jun-2008 5:16 AM

IIRC, the 70's Buck Rogers went through a couple changes in pre-production. It was going to be a miniseries, then they decided to make it a theatrical release. (It did well enough to warrant going ahead with the series.) If you've ever seen the movie, there are a few things too hot for network tv back then!

Sadly, the tamer, two part recut tv version with extra scenes isn't on the DVD set.

The Galactica pilot film was intended to be shown theatrically. (In Sensurround!) That's why there are two versions. Baltar is executed by the Cylons in the movie, yet he's spared in the tv series.

Post: #319524
Topic: Help Wanted: Holiday Special Resources and Dreams
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319524/action/topic#319524
Time: 30-May-2008 8:55 PM

Yes, I was sad to hear about his passing. He always cracked me up in the Mel Brooks films.

Getting back to one of the items in MattMahdi's original post, The skit with Bill Murray singing "Star Wars! Nothing but Star Wars...! is on the SNL Season 3 DVD that's out now. The song ought to be the official anthem for this site! ;)

Carrie Fisher hosting SNL, (in full Leia dress and hairdo) will be in the season 4 set.

Post: #319309
Topic: 70mm screening
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319309/action/topic#319309
Time: 28-May-2008 9:01 PM

Thanks for the info!

Post: #319217
Topic: Info Wanted: Is the RAIDERS soundtrack CD OOP?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319217/action/topic#319217
Time: 28-May-2008 3:33 AM

There really needs to be an "everything but the kitchen sink and then some" box set like the old Star Wars soundtrack anthology. I don't think Temple of Doom even came out on CD in the U.S.

I was lucky to find an import of it at a comic book con many years ago.

Post: #319215
Topic: New 'The Clone Wars' movie trailer
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/319215/action/topic#319215
Time: 28-May-2008 3:20 AM

zombie84 said:

skyjedi2005 said:

i think their are three writers because they are combining several of the tv episodes together to make this movie. Though some material will be exclusive to the movie and an eventual dvd release.

That makes sense.

This way they can make people buy the show twice! Wait, plus the thater ticket. Its a cash cow that Walt Disney could have never imagined.

Walt combined Davy Crockett episodes and put a movie on the big screen in the 50's. And cleaned up to boot! I think there might have been a Zorro movie done that way too. ;)