The Aluminum Falcon

TV's Frink said:

I was really unimpressed with Attack of the Phantom, but what do I know? ;-)

I actually have yet to see a perfect edit of Attack of the Clones but Attack of the Phantom is as close as it gets for me. However, in my honest opinion, I disagreed with the Phantom editor's decision to not have a "real" opening crawl and to keep Yoda using his lightsaber. Also, the edit is on the older side and has slightly lower AV quality than newer ones. I'm betting that the best Attack of the Clones edit will turn out to be The Brash Cut or Shroud of the Dark Side (note that I haven't seen the rough cut yet).

Wow this edit sounds exciting! I'm willing to wait as long as it takes to get done.

Trooperman said:

Yes, that's the only way to save the Holiday Special. 

Here's one step further: Start the movie with Lumpy sitting down at his viewing machine, and then play a completely different movie like Ben-Hur or something.

EDIT: As the movie plays, the wookie's head appears in silhouette and he grunts during the funny parts.

Ben Hur...LOL...How about Metropolis or the Hidden Fortress? After all, they inspired Star Wars. The wookie silhouette sounds like how Mystery Science Theater 3000 was.

Wow. Just watched the GOUT on VLC with your settings, zombie 84. It's a revelation! I never knew Star Wars was supposed to be this vibrant. There is another thread related to Star Wars's color timing. Maybe there should be a thread merge...just a suggestion.

Wow. I'm loving the cover Fritz. It's so retro! Can't wait for the one for Empire!

Can't wait for the screen captures!

pittrek said:

The Aluminum Falcon said:

Your project sounds interesting, pittrek. You might even want to start your own thread. In fact, I personally am actually interested in a hybrid of the original movie with simple FX clean ups (kinda like the Indiana Jones DVDs). Perhaps this hybrid could be a significant release on its own...(note that this is just my personal opinion).

 

Hi, Alluminium Falcon, I'm not touching the special effects - they'll look the same as they look on the GOUT release

Got it. I'm eagerly going to follow this project's progress. The more 2004/GOUT theatrical reconstructions, the merrier.

I'm glad to hear the news on this project. Like boba feta and Puggo, I too think that a raw X0 capture would be of interest: processing or not. It definitely would be one of the definitive laserdisc preservations. Maybe untouched it would still be better than the GOUT...

I too am looking forward to this. It's quite an exciting and significant release! Oh and I don't mind the telecine wobble either.

Sorry to bump but I just found another list of changes in the IMAX cut from theforce.net. So...is anyone up for the challenge of recreating this?

Sorry to bump. Just watched it on youtube and loved it! From start to finish I was laughing (yes even during the yoda scene). I was just wondering if you are planning a DVD release for this parody and if you're going to add clips from the third Robot Chicken Star Wars special and Family Guy's It's a Trap! Also, I agree with BarBar Jinkx, Troops needs to be put in this.

none said:

...no, there's anothe  Who am I kidding, there's no hope to be found around these parts.

 

If worse comes to worse we'll go papercraft 3D HD VHS:

Yay for papercraft: the ultimate 3D experience!!!

Oh and I couldn't find the clip either...

zombie84 said:

I wonder then, given the pretty big red shift, does this date to 1980, or was it a print that repertoire cinema had or a private collector had that dates maybe to the mid-80s instead? Print pinkness is a sign of aging and shouldn't be there if it is 1980. I just assumed it was some weird video transfer thing that happened, but you may be on to something.

I don't think it's from the mid-80s because Fritz's website say it was bought in 1982 in Qatar. Maybe you were right in your first assumption that it was some weird video transfer thing. Another possibility is there could have been some error made while the tapes were being copied.

I'm curious to see both the asteroid chase and the confrontation on the cave in Dagobah (I've always loved this scene).

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

The Aluminum Falcon said:

"THE MANIAC" (bonus) - 1:20

Sorry for being ignorant but what's "THE MANIAC"?

One of three 8mm shorts that was on a reel marked "Star Wars" (that I had bought off of eBay).  It is not Star Wars related, otherwise.  It required some minor editing to prepare for the DVD.  Depending on the reaction it gets, I may or may not release the other two.

It is a world premiere.

Cool! I'm eagerly awaiting this release!

Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:

LexX said:

Puggo, what's the runtime of the film so I can put it on the cover?

"STAR WARS":
reel 1 - 38:52
reel 2 - 40:17
reel 3 - 42:04 (that includes credits and PG rating card)
total = 121:13

"MAKING OF" (DOCUMENTARY) - 3:21

"THE MANIAC" (bonus) - 1:20

Sorry for being ignorant but what's "THE MANIAC"?

Hey I just had a radical idea or an edit of the Holiday Special. What if Lumpy watches some Star Wars cartoon instead of the Jefferson Starship so it will be kind of like when he watches the Boba Fett cartoon later. For the Star Wars cartoon, he could watch a clip from the animated series Star Wars: Droids or some clip from The Clone Wars series (kind of like an educational program about the clone wars, maybe with new narration). Although, a weirder idea would to have Lumpy watching the Princess Leia's holographic message from A New Hope...(just kidding)

Murry Sparkles said:

Harmy said:

OK, the clips are encoded and sent. Thanks, Chewtobacca, for your effort.

 A big thanks to Harmy and Chewtobacca for both their hard work.

I second Murry's thanks. I appreciate all your hard work, Harmy and Chewtobacca. It's good that there's finally a new reconstruction of the theatrical version of ROTJ. While ESB has been reconstructed by PaulisDead and Adywan, ROTJ really has only been reconstructed by OCPMovie and he didn't have access to the GOUT at the time. Pls. understand that I think OCPMovie's work was impressive but it is really nice to have this new version.

Your project sounds interesting, pittrek. You might even want to start your own thread. In fact, I personally am actually interested in a hybrid of the original movie with simple FX clean ups (kinda like the Indiana Jones DVDs). Perhaps this hybrid could be a significant release on its own...(note that this is just my personal opinion).

Those subs look excellent! I'm glad to see they're hard-coded. The rancor looks cool too.

Hey, I know this is an old thread (and sorry to bump) but I would definitely recommend Stankpac's Revenge of the Sith: Special Edition and, as cobak said, the Phantom Editor's Attack of the Phantom. IMHO, these are the definitive versions of Episodes III and II.

Oh got it. Thanks Harmy and Chewtobacca for the prompt replies! As I expressed in my previous post, I am very excited for this project!

Chewtobacca said:

Hairy Hen's 5.1 mix has material not in the original, so Harmy decided not to include it because this is a preservation -- or were you thinking of including the French and Spanish audio?

Sorry I'm new here. What material in Hairy Hen's mix isn't original? Oh and btw this project looks fantastic. Finally a definitive ROTJ Reconstruction!

This looks awesome! Uprezzing Tron! Nice!

CompMovieGuy said:

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/4048/hardboiled.html

BR coming in a month for Hard Boiled

According to DVDBeaver, the Hard Boiled Blu-Ray has too much DVNR. :( Although, according to it, the French TF1 edition is the ONE to get...but it doesn't have English subtitles...However you may be able to sync subtitles from a different release to it.