canofhumdingers

I responded to your pm on the other board. Glad to help

I know nothing about the audio stuff. I can look up shipping to Germany but it will be quite expensive I’m sure. Pretty sure it’ll be over $50 just in the states.

I’ll contact williarob and see if he’s interested. I’d love to help out someone who’s done so much for our community.

I really don’t know where the best place to post this would be, so I’ll try here. Mods, please point me in the right direction if I’ve chosen poorly.

I have a Pioneer CLD-D504 in good working order with the remote. I don’t really want to deal with shipping it, but if anyone here really truly wants it then it’s yours just for shipping costs.

I also have the definitive collection laserdiscs (used with some shelf wear but still very playable) as well as the Indy trilogy and some Godzilla import laserdiscs. I don’t wanna deal with parting those out so it’s all or nothing. But again, pay the shipping and the discs are yours.

If you live in Texas, pm me and maybe we can skip the shipping costs altogether.

I’ll echo what Shopping Maul said about ESB taking the series and mythology therein in a deeper and more powerful direction.

Also, both ESB and Raiders of the Lost Ark were written by Lawrence Kasdan at a time when he was absolutely at the peak of his ability. His snappy dialogue and banter in each film is cut from the same cloth as dialogue from some of the absolute greatest films from the 1940’s (Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, etc.). It’s an absolute marvel and the actors completely nail their performances.

Also, the technical marvel of things like the Asteroid Chase scene and the Hoth Snow Battle are mind blowing special effects that still hold up when compared to big budget effects movies made 30+ years later!

Basically, ESB is a wonderful fairy tale that adds depth and weight to an already incredible first film while also delivering what is arguably the best story, dialogue, effects, musical score, and character development in the entire series. It is a film made by some of the most talented people to ever work in the medium at a time when they were at the absolute peak of their careers.

I never got into modding Jedi Outcast (though I used the heck out of the cheat codes as mentioned).

But I did mod Jedi Knight back in the day. My favorite level was a really well made Bespin level where you played as Luke dueling Darth Vader. You started on the landing platform by your x wing and followed the same sequence of events as the movie all the way to the carbon freeze chamber, out the window and onto the gantry. It was amazing and SO much fun!!

SilverWook said:

Pretty sure the Atari Star Wars game came out in 1983.

Whoops, you’re right.

SilverWook said:

As for your success with the JP pinball machine, I’ve clearly got my mind in the gutter! 😉

Hey!

I’ve been in Austin, TX for the day with my wife and kids. They surprised me by taking me to Pinballz Arcade where I played an embarrassing amount of pinball games! Highlights included early 90’s era Star Wars and Indiana Jones Trilogies pinball machines, Sega’s Star Wars Trilogy Arcade game, and an original ‘70’s Atari Star Wars Arcade vector graphic game. It was too much fun. I have to admit, though, the biggest thrill was when I successfully got the T-Rex to eat my ball on the classic Jurassic Park pinball.

That’s kinda too bad. I always dug that dismemberment cheat code for Jedi Outcast. Once I found out about it I wouldn’t play the game without that turned on. It just felt so much more “right”. And it was always hilarious the random times you’d casually walk by a Stormtrooper without attacking and he’d literally fall to pieces at your feet.

I would assume by physical release they mean actual physical media as opposed to digital downloads. And I have to assume, at least in the case of PC games, they are updated to run on current generation operating systems. At least some of the games likely have updated resolution and possibly updated graphics. For example, I know Bounty Hunter is supposed to be the same version available for download on the PlayStation Store for the PS4 which advertises as “Re-experience Star Wars Bounty Hunter™ for PS2™ like never before! Featuring full 1080p up-rendering and offering enhanced features such as Trophies, Shareplay, Remote Play, Activity Feeds and Second Screen support for game manuals with ‘PS Vita’ or PS App.”

As for the NES thing, I bet it is an actual NES cartridge. But I don’t know for sure.

JEDIT:
They have indeed made actual NES cartridges…

https://limitedrungames.com/products/galf-nes

That’s cool. Love the OT items like the comm link and Emperor and Yoda canes. The coolest item, imo, might be Luke’s lamp from Dagobah that Yoda tries to steal. Who’d have ever thought we’d get a replica of that?

I doubt the helmets were made specially for the park. There are several prop replica companies in the US and UK that sell prop and costume replicas created from screen used and production made sources. Saying they’re “from the original molds” might be a bit of marketing slight-of-hand. Not exactly untrue, but perhaps a bit misleading.

Jedit:

I’d strongly suspect this is the source of the royal guard helmet… Pretty sure Anovos made a TIE pilot helmet too.

https://www.anovos.com/products/star-wars-imperial-royal-guard-helmet-accessory

I appreciate that. If there is one thing my children will not be, it is ignorant. We take them to museums, and national parks, travel all over the country (and will begin traveling internationally as they get a bit older), read them history and science, grow a vegetable garden, and just generally teach them about anything and everything we possibly can. Of course, me being a huge nerd about aviation and space exploration means they get a LOT of exposure to that spectrum… living within an hour’s drive of NASA Mission Control at Johnson Space Center doesn’t hurt either haha!

They handled everything just fine. They’re smart kids and we’ve always been open and honest about life and death and whatnot. But we’ve also been very clear about reality vs tv and movie magic. They are very aware that what they’re seeing onscreen is not real no matter how convincing it looks. (In fact, my five year old was incredibly excited about the fact that what he was going to see was “all real and not pretend!” when I took them to see the Apollo 11 documentary at a local theater earlier this summer. I suppose that’s another important point; I’ve exposed them to a lot of stuff like that that many young kids might not sit through these days).

As for the PT, nah. I’m not interested in sitting through those any time soon. They can watch those on their own time in a few years if they want. Regarding the newest films, in short: not yet. I feel like there’s some things in those that are still too intense, scary, or otherwise just not appropriate for kids so young. I mean, all the Disney era films are PG-13 and I feel each warrants that rating for one reason or another.

Incidentally my five year old was asking me about the other Star Wars movies as I tucked him in tonight. I explained that some weren’t appropriate for children his age (something we’ve told them about many things before, not just movies). I also told him how when I was a kid, the three he’s now seen were the only Star Wars movies there were and that they are still the best ones (a little white lie since I actually like R1 and TFA a bit more than ROTJ). I’m not sure he’s totally convinced but that at least satiated him for bed time. I suspect he’ll keep asking about watching the other Star Wars movies…

Back in February I showed my kids (boys aged 3 & 5) Star Wars via 4K77 prior to taking them to Disney World. Of course they absolutely loved it and thoroughly enjoyed all the Star Wars stuff in the park (we decided to wait until they’re a bit older to commit to doing the whole Galaxy’s Edge attraction).

Well, this week I had the extreme pleasure of showing them the entire Original Trilogy. They had been asking to watch Star Wars again and my wife and I decided that if they could handle it, they could handle the other two as well. So we watched 4K77, ESB Despecialized 2.0, and 4K83 over the last week. It was such a pleasure re-living these films for the first time through my kids eyes. Their excitement during the action was palpable. Their awe and fascination were clearly visible on their faces. I often felt almost like I myself was seeing the movies for the first time. My 3 year old exclaimed “Whoa!” at every show stopping explosion or action stunt. My five year old’s nose and brow immediately crinkled into a frown of extreme disbelief at the father revelation (he was absolutely adamant that Vader was lying. It was so cute!).

To everyone who worked on or contributed to these projects in any way at all, I wish to express my deepest and most heartfelt thanks. This has been an experience I’ve been looking forward to for many years. It did not disappoint!

Shopping Maul said:

canofhumdingers said:

Shopping Maul said:

ZkinandBonez said:

Shopping Maul said:

I remember when ANH was perceived as a SPFX milestone with breakneck pacing. Of course these days, especially to kids, it seems cheap and slow paced.

Really? It didn’t bother me or any of my friends when we were kids during the release of the PT movies. There were plenty of modern films to compete with, yet as far as we were concerned the OT was as good as it gets. (Ditto on the orig. Indy movies.)

I’m not saying everyone was/is bothered by it, but the perception obviously changed as the films and the technology evolved. In its day Star Wars felt the way something like Infinity War might feel today - just huge and fast and mind blowing. Now of course it seems so much simpler.

My two boys (ages 3 and 5) thought Star Wars was pretty huge and fast and mind blowing when I showed them 4K77 in February. Certainly quite far from simple.

When I was 5, I took Adam West completely seriously as Batman! No, I was referring to people in general who are now experiencing the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy. In its day Star Wars felt somewhat like GOTG does now, but obviously back to back they are very different thanks to the 40 year gap between them. All I was saying is that, in comparing say TESB to TLJ, we should factor in the different eras in which they were made. Obviously things that worked for TESB in 1980 might not work for a movie made in 2017.

Haha, I have the entire series boxed-set of Adam West Batman and watch it regularly with my kids!

I get what you’re saying and agree there’s at least something to it. But I also don’t think old films should automatically be dismissed or glossed over so easily because the good ones can and do still pack a powerful punch on audiences. I remember showing some of my friends in college the original King Kong and Seven Samurai. Even friends who I never thought would be interested in such old (or subtitled!) movies were totally into both films and really enjoyed them!

Shopping Maul said:

ZkinandBonez said:

Shopping Maul said:

I remember when ANH was perceived as a SPFX milestone with breakneck pacing. Of course these days, especially to kids, it seems cheap and slow paced.

Really? It didn’t bother me or any of my friends when we were kids during the release of the PT movies. There were plenty of modern films to compete with, yet as far as we were concerned the OT was as good as it gets. (Ditto on the orig. Indy movies.)

I’m not saying everyone was/is bothered by it, but the perception obviously changed as the films and the technology evolved. In its day Star Wars felt the way something like Infinity War might feel today - just huge and fast and mind blowing. Now of course it seems so much simpler.

My two boys (ages 3 and 5) thought Star Wars was pretty huge and fast and mind blowing when I showed them 4K77 in February. Certainly quite far from simple.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaang. This is gonna take forever to read, haha! Good job oojason.

Looks awesome. Will definitely be getting this!

No idea of the legitimacy of this article, but it certainly sounds interesting.

https://www.thedigitalfix.com/film/content/105409/exclusive-skywalker-saga-4k/

Oooh the AFI Silver is an awesome theater! I don’t live in DC but I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a few films there over the years. Saw Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth just before Halloween one year and Orson Wells’ The Stranger while on a random business trip. Both were 35mm prints. I’d love to see Star Wars there!

Can’t remember if I’ve posted in this thread or not. Either way, these ranks assume all films are their original theatrical versions.

1. Tie: SW and ESB
2. see above
3. R1
4. TFA
5. ROTJ
6. Solo
7. TLJ
8. TPM
9. ROTS
10. AOTC

I love the top 5, quite like 6 & 7, and am mostly indifferent to the PT (but that indifference is largely because I am free to just not ever watch them).

Jedit: curse you forum software! It’s automatically screwing up my numbering. R1 should be number three and so on down the list because there is a tie for spot #1 and therefore there is no second place!

Return of the Jedit: I fixed it, kinda.

Bluto said:

Thanks for the info, Dek - I hadn’t come across this before. What software would allow you to apply this LUT to the Grindhouse ISO in order for the output to be another Blu-ray-compatible ISO?

Bluto

Seconded! I’ve seen people mention LUTs before and have a vague idea of what they are but I have absolutely no idea how to use them…

Dreamastered V2 is impressive but it’s still got a lot of issues. Some of the colors (especially the lightsaber duel in the carbon freeze chamber) are still very… odd looking. And there’s a LOT of digital cleaning artifacts. Lots of partly or completely erased laserbolts. And things that move quickly, especially in the foreground, can be quite weird as random parts get erased. It’s incredibly impressive what he was able to do with such a rough and faded source, but personally I prefer either the original grindhouse or Harmy’s latest version (V2 still I think?) of despecialized. But that’s largely because I personally prefer a recreation or slightly faded colors over digital artifacts and erasures.

Still, dreamaster’s work is incredibly interesting and I do enjoy having it as another option when I get the itch to watch ESB.

As for finding dreamaster’s V1 or 2, eh… you’ll probably have to track him down and ask him. They’re hard to find on purpose from what I understand.

Yep. I kinda fall on both sides of this argument. I personally love Rogue One and don’t think it directly contradicts or detrimentally (keyword!) retcons anything from the OT. But it’s also not the cleanest/neatest way they could’ve handled bringing the dialogue to life and connecting the two films (R1 and ANH).

And, heck, the whole ending of R1 is quite convoluted. They close the shield gate which traps our heroes. So our heroes decide to transmit the plans instead, knowing they can’t escape the planet. But to transmit the plans they have to blow a hole in the shield gate, i.e. The very thing trapping them on the surface and forcing them to transmit (rather than carry) the plans… it really doesn’t make any sense. I can kinda rationalize it by thinking “well, they know they can’t get out and even blowing a hole in the gate would be a really dicey chance of getting off planet. But at least they can send the plans through the hole first to ensure they get out and then our heroes can make their best effort to escape once they know the plans made it.” But ultimately it’s rather sloppy writing. But I still love the movie!

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Also, the flaw wasn’t the exhaust port, it was the volatile reactor.

Bingo. He made the volatile reactor, the rebels had to figure out a way to actually get to it and blow it up, and the only way they could find required the budding space wizard to pull off an impossibly hard task that nobody else could. Doesn’t contradict or diminish Star Wars in any way, imo.

As for other stuff like the inconsistency of Vader at the end of R1 vs beginning of SW… Eh. I can see why it rubs some people the wrong way but it doesn’t bother me.

In rogue One, it’s the heat of battle at the end of a completely unanticipated sneak attack. Vader is in a desperate search to stop those plans from being stolen and it’s likely he told his troops to split up and search everywhere while he does the same. Whether it be luck or the Force, he finds them first and acts rather than waiting for his troops to gather. And it’s not CERTAIN he knows those guys have the plans on that disc or even sees the disc. I think arguments could be made either way and I’m willing to go with the idea that he doesn’t know about the disc and that he’s trying to wade through the rebels to get to the Tantive IV where he believes the plans are.

Once we see him in SW, they’re no longer in the frantic battle at Scariff. They’ve caught their prey who have no chance of escape. They can plan their assault accordingly so Vader sends in his Stormtroopers to do the dirty work and then he strolls in calmly to oversee the mopping up. It’s the difference between a desperate reaction to a sneak attack and the calm & deliberate capture of helpless prey.

The term “glass cockpit” doesn’t mean there aren’t buttons. It just means the flight instruments are video screens instead of analog dials.

Glass cockpit of an Airbus A320:

Analog cockpit of a 727:

Jedit:
And I have no problem with both being in Star Wars just like both currently exist in the real world (though most analog cockpits are on older planes these days) and there are LOTS of planes that have been partially updated over the years to be a bit of a Frankenstein hybrid between the two.

But I agree that many of the prequel designs look too different aesthetically to really feel like they fit with the OT stuff. They’re too sleek and clean and neat, whereas the OT designs are more rugged and utilitarian.