bactaOT

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Join date: 8-May-2006
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Post: #240335
Topic: What did the Prequel Trilogy need?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240335/action/topic#240335
Time: 1-Sep-2006 8:55 AM

What did the Prequels need?

Less Corduroy!

Post: #240320
Topic: What movies do you consider canon?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240320/action/topic#240320
Time: 1-Sep-2006 6:03 AM

Original unaltered Trilogy only for me.

I gave up trying to relate the PT to the OT years ago after we were all 'blessed' with the wonderful Phantom Menace.

Just impossible to even pretend the two trilogies are part of the same universe.

The personalities of supposedly the same characters, never mind the visuals, fundamentally DO NOT fit!

The names are the same, but perhaps should have been changed to protect the innocent!

Post: #240000
Topic: Selectable crawl on new DVD? Or just the old one?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/240000/action/topic#240000
Time: 31-Aug-2006 1:55 PM

Originally posted by: zombie84
Stack the caps next to Moth3r's PAL transfer and you'd be hard pressed to tell which is which.

Would definitely be more representative to compare some of the better ld transfers out there with 720 caps from the upcoming release for more accurate assessment.

Post: #239962
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239962/action/topic#239962
Time: 31-Aug-2006 11:39 AM

Truly a scary thought!

Originally posted by: ESHBG

Originally posted by: StarWarsIsUs
I'm not pissed they aren't anamorphic.

At least GL didn't give us a DVD version of the full-screen pan-and-scan OT. And you guys thought it couldn't be any worse. Believe me ... it COULD BE.

You know, that is very true and I never even thought of that *shudder*

Post: #239959
Topic: Selectable crawl on new DVD? Or just the old one?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239959/action/topic#239959
Time: 31-Aug-2006 11:29 AM

Slightly off-topic, but one of my pet peeves from the official 2004 dvd set is the dodgy colour correction.

There is only one more thing more frightening than an asteroid hurtling towards you, and that's a PURPLE one!!

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9549/purpleasteroidsq5.jpg

Automated or not, the colour processing implemented on the 2004 dvd set was truly shocking and never ceases to amaze me!@

Admittedly the asteroid is a relatively minor offence, but how did some of this stuff pass QC?

Post: #239955
Topic: Selectable crawl on new DVD? Or just the old one?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239955/action/topic#239955
Time: 31-Aug-2006 11:11 AM

Just gave ESB a glance over and knocked out another quick scene comparison. Top: Gonzo LD rip, Middle: 'Outnow' 12/9 review pic, Bottom: Official 2004 OAT (Original Altered Trilogy).

Or should that be AOT (Altered Original Trilogy)???

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/8484/esbcompii0.jpg

Post: #239933
Topic: Selectable crawl on new DVD? Or just the old one?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239933/action/topic#239933
Time: 31-Aug-2006 8:17 AM

Originally posted by: THX
Can anyone with the discs handy post the exact same frames from EditDroid and moth3r?

Would very be interesting to see how the official OUT dvd compares to the EditDroid and moth3r versions.

I only have the gonzo, but the two you suggested would certainly make for a better comparison.

Post: #239856
Topic: Selectable crawl on new DVD? Or just the old one?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239856/action/topic#239856
Time: 30-Aug-2006 11:23 PM

Probably not the best comparison, but interesting to see the difference. Top: Gonzo, Middle: Official 12/9 OUT, Bottom: 2004 dvd.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7168/tantivecompwf7.jpg

Post: #239267
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239267/action/topic#239267
Time: 28-Aug-2006 9:16 PM

Originally posted by: Zion
Because the whole shot was recomposited. The starfield, the planets, and the ships are all separate elements. Whoever recomposited the shot left the matte lines the same as the LD release, didn't overdo the blue flare like the 2004 DVDs, and used the same starfield as the 2004 DVDs - which we now know is the original starfield from '77. Seeing as they either digitally created the opening crawl or used the same one as the Empire of Dreams documentary, the starfield used on the crawl/pan down/opening shot is the original and not the one from the pre-SE home video releases.

Thanks for the reply Zion!

Just to clarify, do you mean that the whole opening sequence, including crawl/pan down/opening star destroyer shot, has been recomposited for this new dvd release and they haven't used the opening sequence from the 1993 laserdisc masters at all?

Post: #239259
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/239259/action/topic#239259
Time: 28-Aug-2006 8:43 PM

Just wondering? If the 'outnow' image (top) is actually from the upcoming 9/12 dvd release, why does the starfield match the 2004 dvd screen cap (bottom) and not the 1993 laserdisc starfield as it should?

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7411/sdcompbo3.jpg

Post: #238892
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238892/action/topic#238892
Time: 27-Aug-2006 9:28 AM

The top 'outnow' image also appears to have retained the moon surface detail, and there is also greater detail within the 3 large glowing engine thrusters which was almost flooded out on the 2004 release.

Post: #238888
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238888/action/topic#238888
Time: 27-Aug-2006 9:22 AM

Originally posted by: Mielr

Originally posted by: bactaOT
Here is a comparison against a screen cap from the 2004 dvd release:

Can you guess which is which? Hmmmmm? Tough call I know.

Is that a joke? Did that bottom pic come from the '04 DVD? It looks awful!

No Joke!

The bottom image is a screen cap from the 2004 dvd taken at 1920 pixels width (Same width as monitor settings), and then simply scaled down to 720 width to match
the top 'outnow' review image reported to be from the upcoming 9/12 release.

Trying to ignore the blue glowy mess on the 2004 release for a moment, the quality between these two grabs, both at 720 width, doesn't actually look too different from each other to me, film grain aside of course.

Also just trying to figure out why the lack of starfield to the left of the 'outnow' screen cap?

Post: #238767
Topic: So, this is how the DVDs are going to look...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238767/action/topic#238767
Time: 26-Aug-2006 8:21 PM

Here is a comparison against a screen cap from the 2004 dvd release:

Can you guess which is which? Hmmmmm? Tough call I know.

Post: #235692
Topic: The definitive list: changes you can and can't stand...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235692/action/topic#235692
Time: 16-Aug-2006 7:49 AM

Of all the alterations that were made to the original movies I find the ones that try to shoehorn anything remotely Prequel related into the original films to be particularly offensive, and certainly the most jarring. As if all the other digital 'enhancements' weren't bad enough, these are the changes that really do pull me out of the OT experience and back into Special Edition and PT reality! The stuff nightmares are made of!

The hologramatic emperor in ESB with really bad PT make-up job, Temuera Morrison as the voice of Boba Fett, and the jewel in the crown of digital contamination Hayden as Anakin force ghost serve as just a few examples. (When images of the ROTJ Anakin/Hayden scene first appeared I believed them to be merely a bit of fan derived Photoshop fun. How wrong could I have been! :/)

It is strange though how I am somehow able to tolerate some of the more scenic additions such as the Falcon escaping from Mos Eisley, x-wings preparing for battle, exterior Bespin scenes etc, though these have to be watched in isolation from the rest of the movie. I guess these scenes really just expand on how I had imagined them to be be anyway, and don't really alter my perceptions of the Star Wars universe or characters.

Post: #235691
Topic: The definitive list: changes you can and can't stand...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235691/action/topic#235691
Time: 16-Aug-2006 7:42 AM

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
the censoring of the laser blasts to Imperial officers in the first movie.

One of the most pointless alterations in cinema history!

Post: #235451
Topic: one month and counting
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235451/action/topic#235451
Time: 15-Aug-2006 5:36 PM

Thanks for the welcome guys!

Post: #235440
Topic: one month and counting
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/235440/action/topic#235440
Time: 15-Aug-2006 4:54 PM

I hold my hands up and admit I am tentatively looking to purchase Star Wars, in the first instance, just to see how it holds up on my system.

Just as well each film will be released individually so I don't have to commit to buying all three before dipping my toe in the water on the first one.

I also have the '04 dvds, but just can't watch. Dreadful digital tomfoolery aside I find
the over saturated colours, especially in the blue channel, particularly offensive to the eye.

"Wow R2 really does look blue there doesn't he?"

I am sure I will feel a little dirty when purchasing the September release of Star Wars on dvd, but unfortunately 'non-anamorphic' is the price I will have to pay at this time to be able to watch the original Star Wars sans digital trickery and dodgy color correction. I guess I can always ask at the counter for a plain brown paper bag to carry the dvd home in so none of you lot can mock me.