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#301485
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Beowulf
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301485/action/topic#301485
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Well if it's completely animated then I'll go to see it for that fact. At least when everything's animated you don't have to endure the stark contrast of a real body and a fake one in the same movie (like a CGI Yoda talking to Obiwan). But, I'm sure I'll be sick of CGI by the end.
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#301388
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Ian McDiarmid's performance in the PT (also the OT) is memorable and absolutely enthralling
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301388/action/topic#301388
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Originally posted by: zombie84
The original ESB Emperor scene gave me chills. Kershner really knew how to tap in to the sort of dark side of the unconscious because the film is just filled with these sort of dark, unsettling dream-like elements.


I agree completely. That Emperor was soft spoken in a creepy way. The later version of the Emperor became the real Emperor, but I do believe the character would have been better retaining its ESB qualities.
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#301321
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Ian McDiarmid's performance in the PT (also the OT) is memorable and absolutely enthralling
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/301321/action/topic#301321
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I just watched episode III with its Rifftrax yesterday. Hilarious stuff. Good Lord, is it a terrible movie. No story WHATSOEVER! Just one big long series of arbitrarily connected events and a ridiculous clown show at the end. The only performance that was perhaps sillier than the Emperor's was Yoda's. I don't give a shit if it finally showed a bunch of stuff that Star Wars fan-boys had been waiting years to see. I'd rather not have seen any of it. Why couldn't George have shown us new characters and stories instead ruining the old? Oh well.
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#300822
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Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300822/action/topic#300822
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Originally posted by: lordjedi
The read/write times have to do with how fast the disc is spinning.


Yes, that's true, but you're incorrect in thinking you know what I'm talking about. BDs have a feature that allows them to have slightly faster read/write times for the same spin speed and, as I remember, that has to do with the way the data is configured on the physical disc. I'd have to look up that feature again just to let you know what it is though, and I don't really care enough at the moment to do that.
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#300742
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Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300742/action/topic#300742
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Originally posted by: lordjedi
But why even bother when VC-1 and AVC are superior? They could save space and make the extras in HD as well. Right now, on most releases, the movie is in hi-def while the extras are all in SD (generally 480p I believe).

I don't know. Maybe all they want to put on the disc is the movie. A lot of releases are like that on DVD right now.


Originally posted by: lordjedi
Why would having a bigger disk give you a faster install or faster load times?


Well, a BD is bigger in terms of storage space but not disc size. Otherwise, the read/write times have nothing to do with disc space. It has to do with the configuration of the data on the BD. I'm not sure, but I think that's the main reason why BDs couldn't be manufactured on existing DVD production machinery.
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#300660
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Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300660/action/topic#300660
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Originally posted by: lordjedi
Since the studios seem to be content with just giving us higher bit rate mpeg2 video, as seen here http://www.blu-raystats.com/index.php, I'd say it is pretty meaningless. They have so much more space to work with, yet instead of getting movies in the superior VC-1 or AVC codec, we're getting the same old mpeg2. They only seem to use AVC or VC-1 when they're space constrained, like with HD-DVD.

Mpeg2 can look great if the movie isn't too long and/or you have a double-layered Blu-ray.


Originally posted by: lordjedi
As for data management, I don't know anyone that's even using regular DVDs for anything more than offsite archival purposes. They certainly aren't using it for regular backups and they most certainly wouldn't be using Blu-Ray for regular backups either. 50 GB still isn't enough for anything other than moving a large database across sites that aren't linked by a network. But since USB hard drives are much cheaper than BD burners and media, that's used instead. For general backups, we're sticking with tapes. For "live" backups, we're mirroring onto external hard drives. Blu-Ray wouldn't even come into the equation, much like DVDs don't either.

I dread the day when software comes on a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD disc. I can't imagine how long that software will take to install (Adobe Dreamweaver and Illustrator CS3 already take 30 mins each, and they're on DVD).


I'm not saying this bonus would be huge, but it would still be something. Things like PC games would have a sizable difference on a Blu-ray: faster installs, faster load times, more graphics, more cut scenes . . . I dunno, I don't really care that much. If Blu-ray can't be the dominant format, then I'd hope something even better comes along pretty soon.
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#300585
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Blu-ray Disc or HD-DVD?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300585/action/topic#300585
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Originally posted by: ferris209
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Joshua_Zyber/Commentary:_Specs_vs._Reality/1096

Good, unbiased article.


"The bit rate alone is a meaningless statistic and says nothing about the quality of the compression work. It is equally possible to create a lousy video image with a high bit rate, or a great image with a low bit rate, depending on the complexity of the content and how well the work is done."

So, to prove how bit rate is "meaningless" he tells us how a video can have "great" image quality with a low bit rate so long as the image isn't complicated in the first place. Hehe, by that logic, comparing an HDTV to an SDTV is also meaningless since it is "equally possible" for a skilled technician to create a "great" image with both low resolution and high resolution "depending on the complexity of the content."

While Blu-ray's superiority as a format doesn't translate to the general viewing of HDTV video, that sure as hell doesn't mean that its higher bit rate and a greater storage space is "meaningless." Perhaps people might like to work with content of even higher complexity and, if so, Blu-ray would be capable of that. For a simple example, additional "special features" for a movie release are possible on a BD. When you move away from movies and start talking about general data management, there are all sorts of reasons why we'd want Blu-ray to be the dominant format in the market.
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#300422
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Cinematic Titanic- New MST3K Company To Riff Star Wars Holiday Special?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/300422/action/topic#300422
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Originally posted by: scallenger
So what I am wondering is... why on Earth is Lucasfilm involved with this? And why are they having a special private screening (live show?)??? And they are trying to get the first one out by Christmas...

And the movie is supposed to be really horrible...

Hmm...

There seems to be a couple dots connecting here...

Could they be doing The Star Wars Holiday Special?! That would be awesome!

Or maybe even Howard The Duck, lol. But I am hoping the former. What do you guys think?


Maybe Lucasfilm doesn't like how Rifftrax ripped apart the prequels and wants a competing group to steal their thunder? Its interesting to see Joel returning this type of work. I wonder what it will be like after so long.
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#299979
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‘Artist’ Chains Up Dog Until It Dies… Is This Art? Or Animal Abuse?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299979/action/topic#299979
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Originally posted by: zombie84
I think he's just calling it art as a legal defense to try and somehow lighten the act, sort of the way people can claim insanity as a way of explaining heinous actions for a lighter sentence (ie if the accused did what he did in the belief that it was acceptable " as art" then his actions are somewhat less responsible). The flaw in that logic that its not art OR abuse, because one is not exclusive of the other, especially since the whole artistic merit defense is entirely subjective, at the very best one could say its both artistic and abusive--murderous, actually--and hence the existance of the former is not explainable of the latter. I mean the family in Texas Chainsaw Massacre could use that excuse--their human skin lampshades and bone chairs are obviously signs of a high degree of craftsmanship...


lol, good point. Every object and every action that functions physically also has a form and therefore must have aesthetic qualities in some way (even if that way is evil or at least compromised by evil). The best art is uplifting to the mind of man, however, and this idea of "art" (or context for art) should never be something we desire to see, if you ask me.
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#299789
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The Dark Knight (Batman Begins Returns Again)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299789/action/topic#299789
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I won't be happy with this film unless it deals with incredibly in-depth origin sequences for both the Joker and the Penguin. Specifically for the Penguin, they need to have some horrible accident happen to him that fuses his fingers together, make him short and pudgy, and squawk like a penguin. Then we can have some nice, long dramatic scenes of "the Penguin" dealing with his new horrible life by becoming a charismatic psychopath. IT WOULD BE SO FANTASTIC!


Ghyah, I HATE origin sequences. I will not tolerate one more in a stupid comic book movie. If this movie has one, I'll be forced to hate it.
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#299781
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Steven Colbert Running for President!!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299781/action/topic#299781
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Originally posted by: ferris209
Well, I do believe that O'Reilly is a culture warrior in his definition of the term. What he constantly tries to point out is that we are currently in a war between Traditionalists and secular progressives. The invasion from the south is part of this broad war, the secular progressives want these illegals to be here and stay forever. Other goals of secular progressives is the elimination of Christmas, God in school, God in government, furtherance of gay marriage, and basically the complete oppression of the conservative viewpoint. In this sense of the culture war ideology O'Reilly points out stuff to the public that many liberal media outlets either do not want you to know or are scared to show because it does not jive with their goals.


Yes, those are all cultural issues, but they aren't necessarily original ideas. I know of conservatives who were concerned with those issues long before O'Reilly was. And even then, those issues aren't the end of the world. There are more important things out there. When it comes to the core problems which give birth to these issues, I've seen O'Reilly argue for the wrong side many times (or at least have no clue what he's talking about). If you find his show valuable, however, I won't attack that; I'm just explaining why I don't like it.
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#299732
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Steven Colbert Running for President!!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299732/action/topic#299732
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Originally posted by: sean wookie
Originally posted by: Tiptup
Originally posted by: sean wookie
Is their even a culture war?

I'd say yes, but not in the way that Bill O'Reilly would define it methinks.

Like how?


Well, in a sense, culture "wars" go on all the time and in every society throughout our planet and throughout history. There are always different practices and different ideas all battling for dominance. While these types of concerns have often lead to real wars between societies, you can't really say that sort of thing is happening right now with the Untied States. (Though perhaps having millions upon millions of illegal immigrants pour into our culture, from a heavily clashing culture, could be considered a cultural act of war on this level.) On the small scale, however, I believe we can say that there are many incompatible philosophies and truths desperately trying to win over our hearts and minds. This is a war of sorts with many different warriors.

Bill O'Reilly is not someone I generally disagree with. My problem is more with his attitude and his approach to the truth. He likes to say how he's free of "spin," but all I ever see him doing is incessantly spinning every issue to make himself look so incredibly smart and so incredibly sensible. Part of that is obviously a joke on his part, but most of it actually isn't and I honestly don't find him all that genuinely smart or sensible. That's why I call him a jackass. Simply watch him for a while and you'll see how on every issue, no matter how clear cut, he'll go way out of his way to try finding some sort of middle ground where he can call both sides of an issue extreme or incorrect and make himself seem above the "spin" of it all, and it bugs the hell out of me. He thinks that everyone should want to do what he says because his common sense is so damn balanced and intelligent. If anyone dares question him, then you'll see him get truly worked up. Well, I for one don't buy that bullshit of his and would prefer to get my commentary from an authentic mind.

All of that is why I believe O'Reilly deserves to be made fun of. That said, however, it is sad that our society takes humorous falsehoods to be gospel truth (as lordjedi pointed out). I don't necessarily blame Colbert for that however (and I certainly don't think his show is a bad thing), I mostly blame our society for being at a point where it makes stupid leaps of judgment when it obviously should not.


For me, I generally see two culture wars going on in the English-speaking world that are of top priority for us to handle. The first is between people who believe that the truth is something which should be struggled for with old-testament-style zeal and people who think that we should moderate and even attack our ability to pursue the truth. The second is between people who believe that private property and liberty are sacred and people who believe those same qualities should regularly be negotiated away for the sake of comfort and peace. I firmly believe that both of these cultural problems stem from an improper view of and approach to God in the English speaking world (but that's a complicated can of worms I'm not going to even try detailing at the moment).
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#299694
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Dragonball Z
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/299694/action/topic#299694
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Yeah, it was the aspect ratio! I hate it when companies cater to lazy people who want an image to fill their whole screen by default. Just because widescreen TVs are the latest thing doesn't mean that a given work's proper aspect ratio is suddenly improper. Hell, if widescreen TV owners want an image to fill their whole screen they can use their stupid zoom feature.

Oh, and now I remember my brother telling me that they'd re-release the set at its proper aspect ratio if the fans purchased this set enough . . . it's like extortion. I personally wouldn't fall for that.