Tobar

So I was finally able to watch this. I don't own a PS3 or blu-ray player so I stuck with the dvd-5 version. Here are some things I picked up on, sorry if they've been covered before:

• I noticed some tracking issues with the sky on the left hand side during the Eisley road block scene as well as with the wall behind the trooper where the floating droid was erased.
• The pedestrian phasing between video sources where the Dewback was replaced, though I know that probably can't be helped.

The other two issues I noticed were audio ones. I don't know what was used as the audio source but it seemed as if there was a channel missing or something.

I noticed most when Luke sold his speeder and that stilt alien walked by. In every other audio mix of ANH I've ever heard he always made a weird quackish shout as he walked past but this mix didn't have it all. I also noticed during the trash compactor scene the sound of Chewie banging on the door is missing as well.

Even with this some people aren't convinced. Remember that amazon review that came up a while back? There's been a guy hanging around the comments for that review and he's just been trying to shoot down anyone who says anything bad about the release. When this evidence was brought up about the transfer this was his response:

"You're right, that single screenshot proves everything!

/sarcasm overload

Who's to say they didn't put the new one through the same "faulty" process. None of us ACTUALLY know."

Does anyone feel like going over there and trying to talking some sense into this guy? =P

I noticed that Y-wing too.

theprequelsrule said:

TV's Frink said:

 

captainsolo said:

1st thought: silly.

But it beeps. Like R2!

 

You're right! We would all be crazy for not being complete consumer whores and replacing are completely functional 360 consoles with these new ones!

I've been wanting one of the new 360's for practical reasons. Firstly for sound reasons as the new 360's are whisper quiet while my current 360 sounds like a film projector. Secondly, because they're smaller and I tend to switch my console between my room and the living room quite frequently.

captainsolo said:

1st thought: silly.

Now: why an xbox and not a ps3??

I was thinking about the space slug a few weeks ago and I think I've come up with a rather simple solution. I know Ady talked about redoing the space slugs mouth to make it look more cave like because of Leia's line as they're escaping.

But I was thinking instead of completely redoing the entire mouth, why not just darken the inside of the mouth so you can't clearly make out the teeth and gums? 

After what he did to Jurassic Park III it really shook my confidence in him as a director. I have high hopes for Captain America, so we'll see how he does with that.

The leather look just reminds me of the LOTR DVD boxsets. The designs look fantastic, that just nags at me a little.

The films never address it. It's just a given that's been established in the EU ever since George introduced the clone army. The excuse was that the template genetic material they had deteriorated over time after the death of Jango and so after using others for a while they eventually decided to phase out clones and started recruiting efforts. That's my understanding of it anyway. I'm sure someone like Tyrphanax can give you a lot more detailed and accurate account though.

twooffour's favorite Star Wars character. The Neimodians have always sounded more silly than Asian to me. It was only after I squinted my ears real tight did I notice what others were talking about. I think of it on the same terms as I do claims that the Gungans are racial stereotypes of Jamaicans. =P

greenpenguino said:

Aw!

I liked the grey ties.

:(

Yeah it was one of the changes I was really looking forward to but it's his edit. =(

From the upcoming Star Wars Blueprints book:

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CP3S said:

Tobar said:

 You're like me in that you like to take a back seat style of escapism into the galaxy, but roleplayers are doing the exact same thing. They just like to take an active part in the galaxy.

So they aren't actually taking a "backseat" then? The whole "active" part denotes more of a driver's seat sort of situation... Don't you think?

I was referring to the escapism. I'm not saying that roleplaying is exactly the same thing as reading a story or watching a movie but that they were more similar than Anchorhead's posts made them out to be. The people sitting there roleplaying are using their mind's eye to picture what is going on in their game. It's just a different form of escapism, as everyone that has replied so far seems to agree with and was my original point. Cosplay is something entirely different and I would agree would be a breach of the fourth wall but not simple roleplaying.

But then again, I might just be confusing reading the books with actually playing a session of the game. As I've never actually played a tabletop RPG, I just enjoy reading the source books for them. My post was also a sort of reaction to this quote from the previous page:

As Anchorhead has said he likes the stories that show what kind of things normal people face in the Star Wars galaxy and that's basically what those books are all about. They establish what it's like being an average joe in that galaxy. All the interesting background bits you find in the Tales books and the stories that came after all originate from those source books.

I meant Godzilla, but I'm one of those too. =P

I don't know about Bill Slavicsec but I do know that if you look at the beginning of the book there's a special dedication to Bill Smith from West End Games who they credit for a lot of ideas, backgrounds and starting points. Everything in those stories originated in those old source books.

This statement doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I personally don't roleplay as it's not my thing but I do read all of the old WEG books as they're great for filling in the gaps of how the Star Wars galaxy works. You're like me in that you like to take a back seat style of escapism into the galaxy, but roleplayers are doing the exact same thing. They just like to take an active part in the galaxy. Whenever you read or watch something you're being transported into that work's reality, I don't really see that big a difference between that and pretending you're a part of it too. And I really can't see any connection between behind the scenes docs and what roleplayers do. =P

Monroville said:

And is it just me, or does Bossk look like Godzilla?

Being an avid fan myself, I can say it's just you. =P

I just watched that first clip of George over at CNN. He said it was a television show, this is probably the Star Wars show that Seth Green has been working on with Lucasfilm.

Alexrd said:

Monolithium said:

So much better than anything in the prequels.

I think that's a very exaggerated remark.

I think it's spot on and I've heard it from multiple people.

timdiggerm said:

Harmy said:

Yeah, I think CGI can be a great tool when in right hands. Jurassic Park is a great example of that, because they used it with moderation and more importantly in combination with animatronics, where that worked better.

Except the damn CATG shadows on the raptors in that one scene. Super-distracting.

Er...I thought that was an animatronic raptor and the CATG was imprinted in the ceiling tiles....

This should generate some conversation. I was recently roaming around some archives when I came across an old article from the Sarasota-Herald Tribune circa 1980. In the article they speak with Don Moore, the man that took over the reigns of Flash Gordon from Alex Raymond. The article is mostly about science fiction predicting the technology of tomorrow, but at one point it drifts to Moore's thoughts on Star Wars. It reads as follows:

The science fiction writer said he enjoyed the movie "Star Wars" but didn't like its sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back" as well. "'Empire' has too many gadgets and gimmicks and not enough people in the story," he said.

Pretty sure it was solidly confirmed, didn't Ady rip it from that Star Wars sound book? Though it looks like it was eventually changed because it's a different sound on the Star Wars soundboards.

Not to mention his completely non-threatening color pallet...

It's currently on a indefinite hold for the time being. They have a ton of scripts done but now George is having the company work on figuring out how to bring production costs down as low as possible. He basically wants every episode to feel like a big budget production on a manageable television scale budget. 

My brain melted. =|

I was so upset after they aired the malevolence trilogy wondering why they didn't make THAT the Clone Wars movie instead of what we actually got.