Slavicuss

RM4747 said:

Slavicuss said:

I don’t care what Disney’s reasons are for doing this. At last, commonsense prevails.

George Lucas currently in shambles! Just punched Chewbacca in the face!

youtu . be/Bq30vO3K4Lw

Slavicuss said:
Out of interest, who are these people that are supposedly upset that the originals are being restored, and released into theatres?

The minority of people who prefer the special editions lol

But that’s what choice is for, the viewer can pick the version they prefer.

Just like how pretty much every other movie with a director’s cut has released all versions.

Close Encounters, Blade Runner, Godfather 3, etc. etc.

The stupid part wasn’t doing the special editions, he’s correct, the director is free to tweak their movie if they want to. (Assuming the studio allows.)

The stupid part was gatekeeping it, and telling viewers they’re no longer allowed to watch the theatrical version, and trying to ban it and take it off the market. No other director has really done that.

Even Steven Spielberg later admitted that re-editing E.T. was a mistake, and he reversed his changes.

In some cases (Blade Runner, Godfather 3) I agree that the director’s tweaks and re-edits are better, but they should still give viewers the choice of what version they want to watch.

They put all 5 versions of Blade Runner out on Blu-Ray! That’s how it should be done.

Lucas, should have his arms torn out of their sockets for causing this decades-long drama.

Agreed. Release ALL VERSIONS of a title in one set (or almost all).

I doubt this will ever happen, but I’d be shocked if the Lost Cut of STAR WARS turned up as a bonus feature for the 50th Anniversary 4K. I’d settle for the deleted scenes restored (was hoping the same for the 50th Anniversary 4K JAWS BD).

Yeah, I’ll get the OT 4K 50th Anniversary Edition when it comes out. ‘Bout f**king time too!

I don’t care what Disney’s reasons are for doing this. At last, commonsense prevails.

Out of interest, who are these people that are supposedly upset that the originals are being restored, and released into theatres?

The image is better detailed and the colours more pleasing to the eye.

I don’t care if this is a fan edit hoax or a genuine big studio work-in-progress, I’ll still take it. It’s better than any official home video release, so far.

Hope it’s made available when finished (along with the two other chapters) Perhaps in a couple of years …

Patali said:

A scene I’ve always wanted, not necessarily AI, I imagined needing to film it like SC38, is at the barge fight, when Boba flies over to Han, and Han is like “Boba Fett?” to Chewie… he doesn’t just hit him, but they turn around and have an ACTUAL fight. And Boba nearly wins, gets Han pinned, pulls out the jango fett forearm blade, is pinning Han down trying to bring the blade to his neck…
When either, Han gets lucky and reaches his stick, or Chewie or Luke somehow get a shot on Boba fett’s jetpack, and THEN he flies off, and we cut back to the original shot of him flying off.
I just want 20 to 30 seconds of them having a fight and have Boba beat up on Han a little, increase the threat.

Would rather see Boba Fett lose his hand/arm to Skywalker and have his rocket pack damaged by a nasty lightsaber slash, than see him beat on an almost completely blind man (like the JEDI storyboards showed).

Omni said:

Bizarrely, I saw some people on twitter upset that they’re “going against George’s vision” or whatever. People are so stupid, they don’t even realize they should also respect 1977 George Lucas’ vision.

Crazy people. They must be young.

Good job!

The new CGI overhead shot of the SD really helps the transition to the restored deleted scene.

Probably the best edit I’ve seen so far of the Luke Tatooine material.

Nice job reconstructing the scene. Perhaps for the 50th, it may be released in its entirety?

ThiscouldbeR2D2 said:

Glenwood said:

Wait, I’m confused. Isn’t the whole point of this drive so that Adywan can get enough money from other people for supplies? Why would he use his own money to double the donation of others when he’ll already be using his own money later? Why not keep it and use it on top of all the donation money?

I’m not Adywan. Donations have stalled. I am willing to donate $1,000 to Adywan if others pitch in now and reach that limit.

I really wish I could donate, but I was warned by my family and friends about donating to things like this, because they think I’m being scammed.

You could be.

Better be safe than sorry. Your family and friends make good sense.

The hard work that goes on here is also exploited (burned to disc then sold on eBay for profit).

I’m liking the colour grading choices.

Love the beautiful blue skies. Tatooine is prettier than it has any right to be. Gone is the overcast grey.

Looking good, so far!

kg1977 said:

regularjoe said:

I would be eternally grateful for a link to that cleaned up scene if you are of the inclination to share it out.

All,

Here ya go
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AZYzg7yL-_cbVG08FkOm3qaE1FM5HspX/view?usp=sharing

Nice … but there are a few skips in the video at around 40 secs - followed by a big one at the 47 secs mark.

Nice!

I like the new colours for the deleted scene.

DarthTzetzo said:

Any updates?

It’s been TEN years … Lol.

Nice!

The 2011 BD colours were really horrible.

That’s a big list. Love the Blue Snags!

Williarob said:

Slavicuss said:

Williarob said:

Here’s my quick attempt at restoring the Tosche Station scenes:

https://vimeo.com/912082416?share=copy

Very nice. Bummer about the watermark though.

It’s just a quick test - I only spent a day working on it. I need to spend a little longer to restore some of the details that were scrubbed out. When it’s done, I’ll make it available without a watermark to anyone who wants to use it.

Thanks!

Williarob said:

Here’s my quick attempt at restoring the Tosche Station scenes:

https://vimeo.com/912082416?share=copy

Very nice. Bummer about the watermark though.

I like what you did with Belloq’s face in the flames: replacing the dummy head with the actor’s face.

Just finished watching the whole thing.

Impressive - but I’d leave out any of the SE changes (Hoth Wampa, etc). I’m glad you didn’t include that alternate Cloud City scene between Han and Leia.

My favourite additions are, the extended Wampa attack on Luke at the very beginning, the brief shot of Boba Fett in the carbon chamber, and the deleted scene with Leia tending to Luke’s injuries in the Falcon - this deleted scene looked a little cleaner than the surrounding material, and should be ‘dirtied up’ to match the rest of the film’s video quality.

The audio levels for the deleted scenes are all over the place and need to be fixed.

Otherwise, a decent job!

Just finished watching another half hour chunk.

The colourised b/w footage (Veers’ death, Yoda with the metal bar, and the extended Leia / Han kiss) was impressively done. The matching colour grading was almost seamless in some instances.

The rearranged scenes felt odd, but that’s from viewing the 1980 film so many times, so was to be expected.

The film’s poor video helps the integration of the cut material enormously.

The audio levels for the deleted scenes was a little high for the surrounding material (Luke / Leia medical bay, etc).

ifjg said:

Slavicuss said:

My free account with Mega.nz would only allow me to view the first 36 mins of your expanded cut.

I enjoyed what I was viewing a lot.

Some observations:

At the 5:16 mark, there’s a random frame or two that slipped past, during the deleted, extended dialogue between Han and Chewie (“dont lose your temper.”) that needs removal.

At the 23:20 mark, Artoo’s scream (from the Hoth Wampa scene?) carried over Piett’s face and the start of the deleted scene between Luke and Leia (recovering after the bacta tank).

At the 28:04 mark, the deleted scene with Han and Leia could use some work on its geometry - the scene looks vertically stretched (Leia, looks like a conehead).

That’s as far as I got before the “Transfer Quota Exceeded” message popped up to ruin my pleasant viewing experience. Lol. Bummer. Would like to see the rest - if possible?

If you download it using the MEGA app, it should automatically resume when the wait time runs out. I’ve also had some success messing around with VPN’s to get around the wait.

I’d like a link too, by the way.

I’ll try it. Thanks!

My free account with Mega.nz would only allow me to view the first 36 mins of your expanded cut.

I enjoyed what I was viewing a lot.

Some observations:

At the 5:16 mark, there’s a random frame or two that slipped past, during the deleted, extended dialogue between Han and Chewie (“dont lose your temper.”) that needs removal.

At the 23:20 mark, Artoo’s scream (from the Hoth Wampa scene?) carried over Piett’s face and the start of the deleted scene between Luke and Leia (recovering after the bacta tank).

At the 28:04 mark, the deleted scene with Han and Leia could use some work on its geometry - the scene looks vertically stretched (Leia, looks like a conehead).

That’s as far as I got before the “Transfer Quota Exceeded” message popped up to ruin my pleasant viewing experience. Lol. Bummer. Would like to see the rest - if possible?

Same!

Very nice. Looks real good!

The Jedi training video is very impressive. The added shot of the falling pieces, and the new Yoda dialogue, is very convincing.

Just one criticism: Luke’s lightsaber blade looks a little thin and a touch too purple. Otherwise, nicely done!

You want to fix THE TWIN DILEMMA?

Take the regeneration scene at the end of THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI, and use that as a CASTROVALVA-style reprise for the start of ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN (an infinitely better opening story for the sixth Doctor). Done - no more nasty THE TWIN DILEMMA.

I remember that STRANGER video. I borrowed it once - out of curiosity. I had an idea it was going to be sh*t. Guess what? It was.