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Post: #251241
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251241/action/topic#251241
Time: 13-Oct-2006 8:07 PM

That's to say nothing of Keaton, Chaplin and Lloyd!

Post: #251240
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251240/action/topic#251240
Time: 13-Oct-2006 8:06 PM

Oh, you should! Sunrise is still rated as one of the greatest masterpieces of the cinema EVER!! by many critics and directors. And I forgot all about Eisenstein!! How could I??!!!!! Battleship Potemkin is just superlative. Also try Strike and October.

Post: #251236
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251236/action/topic#251236
Time: 13-Oct-2006 8:01 PM

Originally posted by: Jumpman
Michael Mann being one of them (Best working director today if you ask me....)

I also love the Mann! Heat has been one of my favourite movies since I saw it in the cinema in 1995.

I certainly appreciate what you're saying about visual filmmaking. I have developed a great love for silent movies. I have a growing collection of pre-sound films on DVD. I love Sunrise, Nosferatu and, particularly, Faust by Murnau and never fail to be astonished by Lang's Metropolis. The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari is still one of the scariest films I've seen. And I saw a brilliant British silent called Hindle Wakes on telly not so long back which was absolutely spellbinding. I bought DVDs of three silent Hitchcock films, including The Lodger, but they were real budget affairs with awful soundtracks - absolutely ruins the experience! Do you watch any silents yourself?

Post: #251220
Topic: The Executor VHS Set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251220/action/topic#251220
Time: 13-Oct-2006 5:37 PM

I would love to see something this good come out next year for the 30th Anniversary.

Post: #251219
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251219/action/topic#251219
Time: 13-Oct-2006 5:31 PM

All Six Degrees:

Kirk Cameron (The Best Of Times, 1986) Kurt Russell (Escape From New York, 1981) Lee Van Cleef (High Noon, 1952) Lloyd Bridges (Airplane!, 1980) Julie Hagerty (Storytelling, 2001) John Goodman (Monsters, Inc., 2001) Frank Oz - Yoda

Couldn't find anything quicker than Two Degrees on IMDb:

Kirk Cameron (The Best Of Times, 1986) Robin Williams (The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen, 1988) Jack Purvis - Chief Jawa

Happy Birthday, Sacha Baron Cohen!!

Post: #251215
Topic: Lucas on Colbert
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251215/action/topic#251215
Time: 13-Oct-2006 4:42 PM

But Luca$h now seems to be espousing a philosophy of never-ending adjustment. He is not satisfied with "good enough" and wants "perfect". I don't think he'll ever get what he wants.

And I honestly feel that he may have denied us some other really great projects because he's been so focused on the SEs and PT. How many other films could Luca$h have made by now? His independence from the American Film Industry has resulted in his directing four films in the last 30 years and they're all SW movies. Where are all the other great stories he's created over that time? His lack of "exercise" on the directing front shows in the PT, I feel. He doesn't get half as much out of the actors as he would have 30 years ago.

Post: #251211
Topic: Lucas on Colbert
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251211/action/topic#251211
Time: 13-Oct-2006 4:20 PM

I do think Luca$h was a different man before he had the weight of a film company hanging round his neck. I honestly feel that he has now become one of the "bean counters" you speak of. He wanted independence and he got it. Be careful what you wish for, as they say...

Post: #251208
Topic: Lucas on Colbert
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251208/action/topic#251208
Time: 13-Oct-2006 4:10 PM

Fair enough. But I regard his contributions as being in the effects photography, which was not solely down to him. The techniques were developed by others on the productions. What other contributions has he made to modern cinema, in your opinion?

Post: #251205
Topic: Lucas on Colbert
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251205/action/topic#251205
Time: 13-Oct-2006 3:52 PM

Include, yes. That's not what you said.

Besides, I think you're at risk of "demonising" the Hollywood of the 1970s.

Post: #251203
Topic: Lucas on Colbert
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251203/action/topic#251203
Time: 13-Oct-2006 3:49 PM

Are you suggesting that Luca$h is more important to the history of film than Orson Welles, Ray Harryhausen, Toho, Stanley Kubrick, Michael Curtiz, Akira Kurosawa, John Ford, FW Murnau, Fritz Lang, DW Griffith...? Not to mention the DOPs and other crew members.

Luca$h helped make some advances in cinematic special effects photography.

Post: #251199
Topic: Lucas on Colbert
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251199/action/topic#251199
Time: 13-Oct-2006 3:36 PM

Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
Lucas has certainly done more for the medium of film than just about anyone else has.

Please tell me you don't really believe that.

Post: #251197
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251197/action/topic#251197
Time: 13-Oct-2006 3:35 PM

Originally posted by: Jumpman
It's just my philosophy on film has been shaped mainly by him and a few others of his generation. May I ask who else? I'm genuinely interested, by the way...

Originally posted by: Jumpman
I try to see both sides when it comes to criticism of film.

Good. Good for you.

Post: #251196
Topic: Lucas on Colbert
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251196/action/topic#251196
Time: 13-Oct-2006 3:32 PM

Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
Man maybe he shouldn't have even gotten in to films. Then we could still be enjoying crappy special effects with mono sound.

Yeah. 'Cos Luca$h invented special effects and stereo sound. And the telephone. Yeah.

Post: #251055
Topic: The Return of Six Degrees of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251055/action/topic#251055
Time: 12-Oct-2006 6:44 PM

All Six Degrees:

Veljko Vukmirica (Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, 1990) Tim Roth (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover, 1989) Helen Mirren (The Long Good Friday, 1980) Derek Thompson (Resurrection Man, 1998) Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot, 1989) Daniel Day-Lewis (The Bounty, 1984) Liam Neeson - Qui-Gon Jinn

Disappointingly, he's the quickest link I found as well:

Veljko Vukmirica (Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, 1990) Gary Oldman (Batman Begins, 2005) Liam Neeson - Qui-Gon Jinn

Happy Birthday, Hugh Jackman! NO X-MEN!!

Post: #251046
Topic: "If you leave now, help them you could..."
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251046/action/topic#251046
Time: 12-Oct-2006 6:00 PM

Fuck me, that's deep man!

Post: #251038
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251038/action/topic#251038
Time: 12-Oct-2006 5:41 PM

Originally posted by: Jumpman
I'm saying, without him, we might be a few years behind from where we are now...

Yeah, a few years . Maybe. Not the "dark ages". I don't think I'd put him forward as a figurehead or pioneer of digital photography, that had been going on for quite a while before he took it up. Digital projection, ditto.

Post: #251036
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251036/action/topic#251036
Time: 12-Oct-2006 5:37 PM

Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
I don't see why you have to get so angry about how I feel about it.

I don't think he was getting angry with you, relax.

I guess, for you Go-Mer-Tonic, this ties in with the idea that Obi-Wan and Yoda disappear before they die, therefore there was no chance that Obi-Wan would appear cut in half, as Vader's sabre never touched him, correct?

Post: #251032
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251032/action/topic#251032
Time: 12-Oct-2006 5:32 PM

Originally posted by: Jumpman
... accussing of Lucas as being the antichrist ... Eh?!Originally posted by: Jumpman
... and yet, without the guy, cinema would still be in the dark ages ...

Eh?!!! Luca$h isn't the sole motivating force behind the progression of cinematic art, you know. In fact, his impact on the worldwide film industry is fairly slight compared to the role you ascribe him.

Post: #251017
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251017/action/topic#251017
Time: 12-Oct-2006 4:55 PM

Originally posted by: Jumpman
As for Kurtz, he's just a bomb thrower. What has he done since 1980 that's worth anything?

Gary Kurtz produced The Dark Crystal and Return To Oz, two of my favourite fantasy movies of all time.

Post: #251015
Topic: The Executor VHS Set
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251015/action/topic#251015
Time: 12-Oct-2006 4:51 PM

russs15's 'Galactic Trade Federation' site.

There are pictures of the Executor box set and the other releases you mentioned on there.

Post: #251006
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251006/action/topic#251006
Time: 12-Oct-2006 4:38 PM

Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
Also by giving Shaw a full head of hair and all his limbs, Lucas did come up with a representation of Anakin before he was in the suit.

I regard the Force Spirit as the 'soul' of the person, therefore it doesn't have to outwardly show the mutilations the physical body underwent.

Post: #251005
Topic: Favorite Star Wars Movie
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251005/action/topic#251005
Time: 12-Oct-2006 4:35 PM

I've held off voting for some time, as I couldn't decide. I regard ESB as the best film, but SW is my favourite. I have such a long history with that film, plus it stands alone, which ESB can't do.

Post: #251001
Topic: POLL: Which version of the OT do you own?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/251001/action/topic#251001
Time: 12-Oct-2006 4:22 PM

Stunning!

Thanks to russs15's GTF website, I learned about my SW past...

The very first VHS tapes I ever owned were the OOT. My parents gave them to me when we got our first VHS recorder. I'm not sure what year that was, but I'm pretty sure that the tapes must have been the '87 re-release of SW, the '84 ESB and the '86 ROTJ. These disappeared, presumed stolen.

They were replaced with the '88 'All Time Greats' trilogy release. I used to love the 'All Time Greats' collection trailer at the beginning.

I forget what happened to these tapes, but I replaced them with the '91 widescreen trilogy, which I still have. I remember being very keen to get them for the widescreen picture. I also remember my parents being confused by why I thought it was so much better to have a thin letterbox picture than the full screen. Philistines...

I purchased the '95 'Faces' widescreen trilogy when it came out, which I also still have. I think I was swayed by the digital remastering and the 'last time ever' stuff.

Finally, I purchased the '97 SEs in the widescreen box set.

Out of all of these, I think the '91 set is my favourite. The '95 set, apparently, does not have the '20th Century Fox' fanfare opening on ESB and ROTJ. Instead it has the 'CBS FOX' logo and fanfare. Unfortunately, the '91 set has been my workhorse set and the '95 my time capsule. Those ole '91s are gettin' pretty fuzzy...

EDIT: Incidentally, the oldest VHS in my collection is now The Princess Bride, the fourth VHS I ever owned. I'm also particularly fond of my widescreen Blade Runner: The Director's Cut, which I bought as soon as I turned 15 (my parents were quite strict about certificating). It has a trailer for Full Metal Jacket before the film.

Post: #250998
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/250998/action/topic#250998
Time: 12-Oct-2006 4:01 PM

I prefer to have Shaw for that very reason. I think it gives a more potent representation of redemption to have that very man welcomed back into the good side of the Force, flaws and all. I think it diminishes the impact by only welcoming the young man that he was 25-ish years ago. That person didn't need redeeming.

Post: #250953
Topic: What do you think of the Prequel Trilogy? a general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/250953/action/topic#250953
Time: 12-Oct-2006 12:08 PM

Originally posted by: Jumpman
High quality. That's the difference. No Star Wars fan of the Original Trilogy should ever say they can't watch their version of the films....

You were just saying that we had to respect his decisions.