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So I was channel surfing when I stumbled on that new Lego Star Wars special they were hyping not that long ago. Lots of....odd things going on but something pretty interesting happened.

There was a moment where Han was caught off guard by a Stormtrooper and Han shoots him right on the spot. This prompts Threepio (played by Anthony Daniels) to run up and shout, "Han shot first!" To which Solo replies, "Of course I did. It was a matter of either him or me, why wouldn't I?" And Threepio replies something to the effect of, "That's a matter of some great contention."

I dunno, they had a production budget of 50 million and so far they've only made around 19 worldwide.

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Finally started back on my Bond marathon. This was pretty action packed. It's been a while since I last watched some Bond and I remembered the Moore films being a bit on the slow side though Lazenby's Bond probably still lingers large in the back of my head. I couldn't stay awake during that one. Anyway, there was plenty of action but it felt a little bit like a rehash for some of it. More skiing and bobsledding. Overall I enjoyed it.

DREDD 3D (2012)

Went out and saw this tonight. It was a lot of fun. Now I'm sad that it's doing so poorly at the box office. I really want to see another.

One thing you can say for it, the production value keeps going up every year. I'm definitely looking forward to it.

Colin Mochrie's Favorite Scenes from Star Wars

Loving this thread. A couple years ago I was really into researching the various inspirations for Star Wars, sadly I've forgotten a lot of it. I did end up adding the Lensman series to my reading list but have yet to get around to it. Coincidentally, last night I think I might have stumbled something. I was browsing around Netflix when I came across High Noon and this image came up:

Well today's turning out rather exciting. =P

I don't suppose any leads have popped up in regards to the original broadcast versions of these?

Edit: Also, shouldn't this thread be over in preservations?

I found a great break down over at Tosche Station. It'd be great to see Droids and Ewoks in their original form in good quality. I also hope that one day they'll go about restoring all of the great articles and features they've lost through the various iterations of the site.

I'll bite.

none said:

From the SW.com panel at C6, the official site is attempting to roll back into circulation many of the old SW video projects.  The Ewoks and Droids were definitely mentioned as getting put online and the HS was nudge nudge wink winked.  Now we wait to see if it actually happens.

Oooo, is there a breakdown of what was discussed? I've been meaning to find some good coverage of the various panels.

stretch009 said:

The series should have ended in 1989, everything else just taints it.

The film series perhaps but there have been some pretty good Indy stories told in novels and comics. Not to mention the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was pretty sweet when they got into the war years.

Hmm, I dunno. This seems like something that needs to be verified. I mean it's a Huffington Post article, they're not exactly known for being Star Wars experts. =P While it's true that the Clone Wars micro-series is out of print, but so are the Droids and Ewok shows as well as the Ewok films. That doesn't necessarily mean they're being buried like the Holiday Special.

It'd take some digging in the latest Star Wars guides to be certain that they've been removed from C-canon.

They need to bring Kasdan back.

emtfl said:

Thanks, Tim.  You gonna pick up a set? :)

 

baron - I could always remove them, I suppose.

Well it's not so much about there being credits on the poster, it looks good with credits. It's just that Gary Kurtz produced and the dearly departed Irvin Kershner directed ESB. It would be nice if they were properly credited.

Nice, reminds me of the old storybooks from the '70s like the Maverick Moon.

Montcalm said:

 I know it might make some wonder if i'm serious,or seriously a freak,but for some reason when i saw the remake,i thought she was one of the sexiest mythical monster i ever saw. ;)

Here's a better mirror in the original resolution AND with sound effects!

Eww, besides the lame music they also lowered the resolution. The original video was 1080.

Just got back from the Indy movie marathon. Twas fun and the time seemed to fly by.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Exact same "print" as the IMAX presentation. I kind of liked it better outside of IMAX actually.

Temple of Doom (1984)

The picture quality for this was nowhere near as nice as it was for Raiders. There was TERRIBLE aliasing all over every opening credit. As well as on the picture in general, I noticed it most around characters noses when they were against light backgrounds.

The Last Crusade (1989)

The aliasing was even worse on the opening credits for this one.

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

It was bizarre. It seemed like the compositing has somehow gotten worse. For instance when they first enter Hangar 51 the characters appear to glide on the floor as they walk in.

I have no words.

I almost want to make a thread just for that.

nightstalkerpoet said:

... I'm not a big fan of moving Yoda too much in the PT, besides rearranging his lines as per the "Yoda Speech Pattern" thread.

but.. were that to take place, Anakin doesn't ever have to actually meet with Yoda. Obi-Wan says he thought his could train Anakin as well as Yoda trained him. Implying Yoda played no hand in Anakin's training. Perhaps replacing Yoda's shots in the Council with a hologram could work. You could change the background of the scene at the end of TPM (Agree with you the council does, your apprentice skywalker will be) to appear as if it happens on Dagobah.

But if you're trying to preserve the reveals in the OT you can't show Yoda as the revelation that this eccentric little green dude is actually a Jedi master is a big thing in ESB.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Just got back from the theater. It was fantastic. I can't speak for the audio because I'm currently battling an ear infection so my hearing is rather muffled at the moment. I quite enjoyed the picture though. It was definitely the original cliff shot. There were a couple odd things though. First I saw some kind of weird artifacting or....something that would appear around some of the opening titles. It wasn't aliasing, more like specks that would sputter around them randomly. It was very brief and something that most probably didn't notice. They did remove Indy's reflection but oddly left the reflection of the Cobra in the glass when Marion fell. Lastly, the weirdest thing happened pretty early in the film. Suddenly Alfred Molina's face started to.....bulge. It was so odd and then when they cut to the full body shot of him covered in spiders he started to bulge all over. It was quite bizarre.

*waves hand in front of BingoWings*

These are the panels you were looking for.

ANH Vader is the best Vader. Altering him would be a CRIME. Anyway, if this discussion continues I think we should move it over to the ANH:R thread.