Tack

DuracellEnergizer said:

It may not work well as the conclusion to the storyline of TWOK & TSFS -- and the whole "sound travelling through space" thing may really bug me -- but I just can't find it in me to dislike this movie.

 Read the comic "The Mirror Universe Saga" from DC. It works well in an AU sort of way. Issues of their Star Trek series 9-16.

I, for one, am very pleased by the new casting choices.

Here's hoping that Von Sydow's performance will be one for the ages!

I can get into essentially anything. And I enjoy it.

darklordoftech said:

I'm hope that Luke ditches the marriage rule and the intertwinement with the Republic. In fact, how about all the Jedi being independent instead of there being a Jedi Order?

 Considering I think the only reason the 'marriage rule' was created in the first place was to inject some forced conflict into the AOTC love story, that's quite possible.

I agree that these are some good things for him to choose. A bad director can crush any good personality or performance. They got some good people for these films, yet somehow were able to fail to elicit any sort of good performance from them.

http://blip.tv/nostalgiacritic/nostalgia-critic-top-11-good-things-from-the-star-wars-prequels-6843780

I am intrigued. 

If this were the first edit to have the Nuclear Man I scene with the original soundtrack, I'm in support.

I think it's a promotional still from the time of the SE's. It's on IMDb if I'm not mistaken.

Dune Messiah (1969)

I'm digging this writing style! It's compelling, eloquent, and surprisingly easy to follow.

Actually, apparently in the 2004 version he says "As fast as his boasting." I believe.

No!

NO!NO!NO! NO!NO!NO!NO! NO!

Do not want!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

fishmanlee said:

Tack said:

• Dull, repetitive scores

 I think you mean:

"Decent, maltreated scores"

 I meant for the theatrical edits. The original scores were pretty good, I think.

My copy of the Special Longer Edition ('83 Laserdisc) has the original subtitles, and the versions present on the 2001 DVD are correct, according to that transfer.

Also, the V'Ger tunnel scene has an entirely unique timing to any other version I own.

So, I'm curious, what will your sources be for the original Jabba scene? Mostly all sources are incomplete.

Interesting.

I wonder what Star Wars would sound like with an entirely classical soundtrack...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

and

The Adventures of King Arthur and his Knights

There's a series of Star Wars related videos called 'kit-bashed', which expand upon the notions of Star Wars' influences from classic cinema (The Hidden Fortress makes quite a few appearances)

There are some interesting points made in these videos, but one that stands out is the music influences for the opening. In particular, this one from Ivanhoe.

There's also one from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring that was interesting.

They certainly do. 

I don't own them (yet) but I do know that they have a wealth of content, perfect for this here project of yours.

Sure. It's a digital upgrade to the original Rinzler 'Making of' books, with new pieces of behind the scenes footage unearthed from Lucasfilm's vaults.

I remember a few of them:

Luke, Han, and Leia waltzing through the hallways with the weapons behind their backs.

The original crawl.

Editorial version of the opening strike (more Antilles dialogue)

Various other odds and ends (some of the original lightsaber footage, if I'm not mistaken)

I am in full support. By the way, you might be interested in the new eBook release. Lots of unused shots and takes that you'll find extremely useful.

Also, in case you didn't know-

http://starwarz.com/starkiller/star-wars-the-adventures-of-luke-starkiller-revised-fourth-draft/

http://starwarz.com/starkiller/star-wars-the-adventures-of-luke-starkiller-as-taken-from-the-journal-of-the-whills/

Both versions of the fourth draft. They contain the original crawl.

And, this-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OifGRg0pebw

Good luck. ;)

Dazman said:

aalenfae said:

Hey guys! I know I said I wouldn't be posting, but I managed to get a hold of some software to do tests while I'm abroad.

http://vimeo.com/77598556 
Here's some random ideas I had for RotS.
Pay special attention to the beginning of the video, where I've edited the scene in such a way that we don't need the awful "ray shields!" scene. And Keep in mind that if I went this route, the battle droids and Grievous would be redubbed. 

That elevator scene is pure freaking genius! I hope you are ready for it to be borrowed for future edits (credit to you, of course =). That rayshield scene is such a lazy writing, heroes need to be captured so there's a random shield system installed into ceiling to capture them. Yeah sure...

I did some inspired editing and I think R2 being captured is pretty easy to solve: https://vimeo.com/77981391

 Did you take that one shot of the debris being sucked into space from the cartoon? I never remember seeing that before.

Too many lightsabers? 

I'd agree.

Commander Courage said:

Star Trek is my first true geek love, so I'll have to go back and peruse through this entire thread but in the meantime, check out this extended ending to "The City on the Edge of Forever" that I ...found. ;)

"The City on the Edge of Forever" Extended Ending:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plbmvkxpl5o&feature=share&list=UUeLdyZnPg-3ldU8R_NU-sMg

 I'm not quite sure which one would have worked better. That is a nice scene, but I don't exactly feel like it's originally attached to the best of episodes (Requiem for Methuselah).

That's in our comparison, I believe. How does one miss that!?!