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^Warb's a Bond purist. He's still mad that M is played by Judi Dench.

captainsolo said:

they replaced the screen with an hdtv. The image is fantastic, but the edges are even more cropped than the normal 50" version so this makes hitting the edge figures in the later levels nearly impossible.
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Bingo broke the thread.

^Own it. Love it. Still can't beat it.

Remember how Bond drinks beer in Skyfall? I was OK with that. I'm not OK with this blatant commercialization, but I do like the Dr. No clip.

Is this any worse than having a hit pop star/starlet sing the theme, a tradition since Goldfinger? You decide.

If she was flatout banned that fast I'm guessing it was discovered to be a sock rather than a full-on troll. Or it was JediTray.

Welcome to GF's world. It's a dark place that hasn't seen hope since 1995.

Thanks for your reply. I was unaware that the official release suffered from DNR, though I suppose I'm not surprised.

I'm guessing your ex was a vindictive JediTray?

^I think Tracy's death is the only movie twist I had not spoiled for myself before seeing a movie within the past few years. So, needless to say, it was very striking my first watch - as you said. I find OHMSS a bit hard to rewatch sometimes due to its pacing, but make no mistake that I enjoy it. You have to be ready to invest in it, though - unlike the average Moore film, where I can just pick it up spur of the moment and turn off my brain.

All right. I'll take this seriously for a second here: yes, as long as the originals are preserved and available for the anal retentive film buff in everyone. Ghostbusters looks ok to me, but the matte boxes on the dog-creatures could go without me going crazy (the current Blu-ray looks gorgeous except for how obvious those are).


That said... prepare for shitstorm.

OK, I'm downloading this as we speak. But I have to bite. What makes this remastered vs. the official release on the blu-rays? Does it lack the obnoxious border (this is a trend I REALLY REALLY HATE by the way, digitally released oldschool games do this all the time)?

Meh. Needs moar 3D. Just make sure it's in 2K.

I got my DVD5 from fanedit.info a long time ago. The links may be down by now, but you're welcome to check it. More likely than not if it's still available there, it might be the version you're looking for.

^While you're right on the 35mm comment, you're dead wrong about the blu-ray being a good representation of how the film looked. The new transfer is riddled with modern color pallet choices, such as the strong teal tint throughout. It looks like Ridley Scott's final cut of Blade Runner for God's sake! That's definitely not how an '80s movie looks in its natural state. There's some digital manipulation of the colors going on in the most recent release for sure.

I've had the slow-loading pages problem for quite awhile as well, but only more recently have I gotten error messages implying that the server keeps crashing.

^Well said, Bingo. I wish I had more to add but you summed up my thoughts quite well.

^It was discussed in the bug forum; I've had the slow-loading pages problem for quite awhile as well, but only more recently have I gotten error messages implying that the server keeps crashing.

I for one blame it on increased traffic due to Harmy's stellar work.

Zoinks, Scoob!

I guess I should clarify what I meant by that. I take no issue with Sir Alec Guinness' resentment of Star Wars; in fact, I understand it. I take issue with stories that make him out to be a pompous individual, such as the one in the OP of this thread where he pays Mark Hamill to go away. What's interesting is that stories like this really contrast with official statements, wherein everyone involved is candid about his distaste for the films but states that he was professional throughout filming nonetheless. Paying someone to go away doesn't sound professional to me!

Man, that's a sad story.  I've heard a number of things about Alec Guinness that don't really paint him in a flattering light, and this doesn't help.

Neil Young said:

It's better to burn out than fade away.

...naughty words. This is getting out of hand!

What gives is that I misunderstood you. No harm done, except making me look like a little prick I guess. I, err, missed that he'd actually done GOUT shots.