SilverWook

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Post: #111372
Topic: Info Wanted: OT Preservation projects - Non-English soundtrack / audio versions?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/111372/action/topic#111372
Time: 3-Jun-2005 4:31 AM

It's in the picture as it's pan and scan. (The disc dates from 1983.) I'll try to get a screenshot for you guys.

Post: #111289
Topic: Info Wanted: OT Preservation projects - Non-English soundtrack / audio versions?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/111289/action/topic#111289
Time: 3-Jun-2005 2:03 AM

I actually have the earliest Japanese LD release of Star Wars. Stereo, English, with subtitles all the way. What really bakes my noodle is a subtitle appears right where "Close the blast doors!" would be uttered in the mono mix.

Post: #110781
Topic: .: The X0 Project Discussion Thread :. (* unfinished project *)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/110781/action/topic#110781
Time: 1-Jun-2005 7:14 PM

MeBeJedi, is this company of yours strictly going to be video to DVD transfers, or will you be able to offer custom menus and stuff?

Post: #110749
Topic: Info Wanted: OT Preservation projects - Non-English soundtrack / audio versions?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/110749/action/topic#110749
Time: 1-Jun-2005 6:17 PM

Many years ago, there was a montage of movie clips on the Academy Awards telecast demonstrating how many popular Hollywood films were dubbed into many different languages. Among them was a clip from SW with Vader speaking in Japanese. So it's curious a Japanese dub track has never appeared on any of the imported LD's.

Post: #110745
Topic: Is this set up any good?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/110745/action/topic#110745
Time: 1-Jun-2005 6:08 PM

Okay, so the bugaboo is that DV is lousy at analog signal capture? Then I have little to worry about. I'm shopping for a new camcorder and it's not like I can go back to shooting on Super VHS. Even the formats the big boys use have some compression involved now.

Post: #110564
Topic: Is this set up any good?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/110564/action/topic#110564
Time: 1-Jun-2005 4:18 AM

Okay, silly question. What's wrong with DV?

Post: #110560
Topic: Info: Russian Dubbed Preservation Version of the OT! (on ebay)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/110560/action/topic#110560
Time: 1-Jun-2005 4:12 AM

Was there ever an official Russian dub of the OT? Obviously they would not have played there back when it was still the "Evil Empire".

Post: #109879
Topic: What did you think the Clone Wars were gonna be?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109879/action/topic#109879
Time: 28-May-2005 3:06 PM

Since there had been early references to Boba Fett's costume being old Shocktrooper armor (presumably the forerunner of Stormtroopers) I was expecting to see an army of clones in Fett-style suits someday. I thought IG-88 was a leftover of some droid army as well. And don't forget all that old speculation that "Obi Wan" was really a clone designation.

Post: #109443
Topic: Idea: original film - get a copy of the original film reels from the Library of Congress?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109443/action/topic#109443
Time: 27-May-2005 3:30 AM

Hopefully, one of those guys who blow $2k on a 16mm print sold on Ebay will do *something* with them.

Post: #109251
Topic: Star Wars references in other movies
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109251/action/topic#109251
Time: 26-May-2005 8:28 AM

The recent "Team America" has several SW references in it.
By the way, the old Kenner playset of Raider's "Well of Souls" has not only Artoo and Threepio in the heiroglyphics, but Vader as well!

Post: #109250
Topic: Dominic Monaghan is an OOT fan!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/109250/action/topic#109250
Time: 26-May-2005 8:23 AM

The sad thing is, I don't think the general public understands nor cares when an old movie has been altered. Maybe if director Stanley Donen (who's alive and well) went back and inserted a CGI breakdancing Gene Kelly into "Singin' in the Rain" they would react in horror. Or maybe not...

Post: #108837
Topic: Happy Birthday, Star Wars!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/108837/action/topic#108837
Time: 25-May-2005 9:39 AM

May 25th, 1977. A long time ago in a decade far far away...

Post: #107673
Topic: a fresh rant about ep.3
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/107673/action/topic#107673
Time: 22-May-2005 4:02 PM

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Originally posted by: Shunty
I swear George Lucas was assassinated in the early 80's and replaced with a guy who knows nothing about the original 3 films and the times that they were made and the feelings people had for them.

I did notice around the time Captain Eo came out that Lucas' trademark beard was nowhere to be seen. Makes one wonder...

Post: #107356
Topic: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF GEORGE LUCAS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/107356/action/topic#107356
Time: 21-May-2005 3:11 PM

There was a Mad Star Wars compilation released several years back, not sure if it was 97 or 99. The old strips were done up in color. A well stocked comic shop might still have it. Or Ebay...
Does anyone recall the demented parodies Cracked magazine did back in the day? The artwork was especially good too. One great fold out cover had Yoda sledding through the Hoth battle!

Post: #107259
Topic: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF GEORGE LUCAS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/107259/action/topic#107259
Time: 21-May-2005 7:47 AM

That's the funniest Star Wars thing they have done since they published Lucas' secret plot outlines for the prequels back in the 80's.

Post: #107202
Topic: Compilation Thread- EP3 thing that were...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/107202/action/topic#107202
Time: 20-May-2005 10:32 PM

Padme's hairdo in her first scene.
The little scurrying mouse robots in the Sepratist base.
Obi Wan picking up Anakin's saber before he leaves?

Post: #106775
Topic: Should Maul have been Greivous?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106775/action/topic#106775
Time: 19-May-2005 9:20 PM

One of the comic books brings him back, (he's cybernetic from the waist down) and boy is he ever pissed!

Post: #106658
Topic: My "What If..." Criterion DVD cover...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106658/action/topic#106658
Time: 19-May-2005 7:30 PM

This is really a wonderful idea. Both covers evoke 1977, which is as it should be. Does Criterion solicit suggestions like they did back in the good old days?

Post: #106627
Topic: Damn temporal anomalies...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106627/action/topic#106627
Time: 19-May-2005 12:06 PM

On the plus side, this mean Lucas makes the sequels!

Post: #105990
Topic: Info: Possible Episode IV screening in Canada?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105990/action/topic#105990
Time: 16-May-2005 10:49 PM — Edited 2-Jul-2020 9:25 AM

A friend of mine who lives in Edmonton Canada heard a local radio station is planning an outdoor screening of Episode IV, (in a makeshift drive-in setting) on May 20th. Anybody out that way want to hide in the bushes with a camcorder just in case?

Post: #105294
Topic: DVD: Return of the Ewok and Other Little Films (Released)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105294/action/topic#105294
Time: 12-May-2005 1:50 PM

How good is the Donny and Marie segment? (In terms of video quailty of course...) I have a copy of the whole show, but the built in TBC on my Panasonic doesn't like the squiggly video signal very much, so it's been on the back burner for a while.
And when the heck is someone going to "aqquire" the Cantina skit Richard Pryor did on his short lived tv series?

Post: #105053
Topic: StarWarsLegacy.com - The Official Thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105053/action/topic#105053
Time: 10-May-2005 8:49 PM

Since Star Wars was added to the National Film Registry in 1989, why did Lucasfilm take so long to provide them with a print? There have to be other prints floating around though. In 2003, Lucasfilm blocked an L.A. film festival from showing a non-se version.

Post: #104820
Topic: Help: looking for... Return of The Jedi Cut with Alternate Workprint Ending???
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104820/action/topic#104820
Time: 9-May-2005 6:50 PM

If I was an ILM staffer, I would have blown up an old Kenner Falcon and filmed it against a blue screen, then "leak" the footage just to drive people nuts!

Post: #104829
Topic: Costuming
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104829/action/topic#104829
Time: 9-May-2005 1:02 PM

"Who's your tailor? I love that outfit!" (Name the obscure SW ref...)

I have costumed at conventions in the past, but I don't really have anything Star Wars related. For some reason, I really wanted Stormtrooper armor when I was a kid.

Post: #104659
Topic: Info Wanted: LD FAQ - especially re the Faces & Definitive Collection LDs
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/104659/action/topic#104659
Time: 8-May-2005 9:08 PM

Here is a cool site detailing the various LD releases.