Wow! The color on that Derann looks gorgeous. I really do hope it falls into friendly hands. There doesn't seem to be much fading on it at all... It would be fantastic to transfer.
That actually would be a really cool fan edit. It reminds me of the idea of Star Wars TV series modernization that was the subject of a thread some weeks ago. That viewing edit is quite nice.
Wait. What? The edit is longer than 90 minutes.... In any case, I do agree with the sentiments; you need to watch this edit. It's a new take on Star Wars.
Tauntauns.
Stormtroopers or Snow Troopers
Take your time. I look forward to whenever this thing is ready.
Looking at your screencaps... that's no good. I guess that the LD resolution really just makes smearing less visible. :-(
If the LDs simply blur the smearing then I suppose the digital broadcasts are actually better. They must have applied a shoddy amount of DVNR for the 1997 telecine. Ah well.
In any case, watching over all the digital broadcasts, the amount of smearing seems less visible in some than others. The G'Kar really looks awful while the TB and Flunk seem better. In any case, the higher resolution of the broadcasts really is better it simply shows the smearing more.
Thanks L8wrtr! I left my rating there now. Really loved it.
Online Multiplayer.
Which is worse: excessive smearing or over contrasting?
I just re-posted my review from pg. 49 onto fanedit.org. Strangely it won't let me give the edit a rating in stars. In any case, I hope this makes it into the "Greatest Fanedits" category.
It's now on fanedit.info.
Hurrah the edit is up! I'm downloading the full DVD as we speak.
TV's Frink said:
What's really sad is that this could have been a neat edit.
I understand why the guy would want to start his own website, and more power to him. But why not also stick around and get input from more than the four sycophants that are active members over there? When you are trying something ambitious, you really need other eyes on the work - and critical eyes to boot.
It's a shame, really.
This.
You're right. Antimatter did have potential although with the power to create without any abandon, he made this. With refining and input from others, it could have turned out into something we could have all enjoyed a lot more. One can easily get caught up in their own art and refuse to take criticism (*cough* Lucas *cough*). He did have some technical skill after all, as proven by the Jar Jar removal which is only now being explored again by Spence.
Sounds good. I'll be interested in this, so pls. PM me links whenever you upload. I've never seen a CED transfer before...
SilverWook said:
See post #3 above. ;)
D'oh! Fail on my part. I didn't see that post. Thanks for pointing that out.
Those colors do look interesting. Thanks for transferring this. Is it the same master as the early LDs or the early VHSes?
Also, may I ask how you plan to release it: newsgroups, filesharing, myspleen, etc.?
Au Revoir Les Enfants 10/10 Balls. Very emotional movie, nice design, and very realistic. Loved that it got the Criterion treatment.
Atlantis, if you still haven't found it, it can be downloaded here. It is quite the nice cover.
Wow. The finale was not as insanely complicated as it seemed. I did enjoy it. It was a good old-fashioned Doctor Who story, and, on the whole, it made sense. Honestly the one think that irked me just a bit was the end. I felt it a tad bit of a cop-out though not nearly as bad as a less skilled writer could have made it. Overall it was pretty satisfying.
One (maybe) plot-hole though, how could the Doctor be regenerating...if...? You'll get this if you watch the episode. Anyway, I found the oldest question to be quite amusing and as described, very obvious, in retrospect. It's even in this post... :-)
evan1975 said:
Confused Matthew, who I usually disagree with, weighs in on the Blu:
http://confusedmatthew.com/Random-Rants.php
I like that he call BS on George's "critics always hated Star Wars" routine.
I'm not quite buying the Joel Schumacher>George Lucas argument, though.
I normally don't like Confused Matthew's Reviews but that letter was okay. I do hope RedLetterMedia makes a video about them. After all there was a little section in one of his reviews where he does trash the Special Editions...
Congratulations SilverWook. It should prove a worthy addition to this preservation set...
Most definitely interested as well, -1.
SilverWook said:
The BFI still has original prints, doesn't it?
Oh really? Well that's good news. :-)
And let's back off the petty bickering, okay?
If I, for one, came of as aggressive, I do apologize. That was never my intention. My bringing up of the Legacy Project was not designed to fuel argument.
Agreed, Pennsylvania! I too was relying on the prints in the Library of Congress. It's completely disappointing how insanely hypocritical GL is. I always thought he was holding the originals back, only to eventually release it to gain cash; however, his absurd "seek and destroy" method suggests otherwise. I do hope prints survive. It really does seem like a pretty bleak horizon.
Also, about bkev's idea of GL putting it in his will, that's completely plausible. In fact, I believe his will specifies that Star Wars 7-9 can never be made, so preventing the originals from release could also be something there. The only question is would it be binding when the copyright expires?
In fact, I suppose it's now that I really see the value in the Legacy project. If a 4K Restored Version exists somewhere for future reference when GL has less power, then all will not be lost.
EDIT: I suppose Nosferatu is an uplifting story. However, think how many films from back then were completely lost due to ill preservation. Various original cuts of The Phantom of the Opera and the sequel to Birth of a Nation are movies that will most probably be never seen again... Star Wars may one day become a lost film, replaced by a hamfistedly edited version.
Yay! I can't wait for the final version. This edit really is very interesting.
Ovan Marekal said:
Dude... everyone on the Internet's been saying that.
My bad for not keeping up on the internet. Just wanted to point it out as it hadn't been mentioned in this thread.