That's what I've always wondered. The THX95 versions always seemed somewhat superior to the 93 editions but it may just be a marginal difference. Some have claimed that there is no difference at all. Who knows?
SW, ESB, ROTJ.
The 97 Special Editions for interesting curios and differences.
If curious then and only then I,II,The Clone Wars, III.
The Holiday Special, Droids, and Ewoks only for the most resilient.
The last time I looked at my 95 THX VHS sets (Letterbox and Pan/Scan) the ghosting was still there. I think they just mastered whatever the 93's were sourced from.
Like to collect vinyl, but have never really gotten into it. This is all of mine (I think). Do any of you collect new vinyl pressings and reissues?
R.E.M.-Murmur (3rd), Reckoning (original pressing), Dead Letter Office (original pressing), and numerous singles.
The Who-Who's Next (3rd), Quadrophenia (German pressing), It's Hard (original).
The Best of the Animals, 2001 A Space Odyssey Soundtrack, From Russia With Love Soundtrack, Goldfinger Soundtrack, Thunderball Soundtrack, The Living Daylights Soundtrack, Star Wars Soundtrack (original 77 double LP).
"I goddamn near lost my nose. I like it. I like breathing through it. And I still think you're hiding something."-best Jack line ever.
The Great Dictator-only Chaplin could take on Hitler through comedy.
Jaws-no matter how much you analyze it..this really is a great movie. The beginning drags on purposefully to lull you into a false sense of comfort. Then the pace starts to build until the real movie starts on the Orca.
The only SW Comics I have ever enjoyed were the infinites series and Star Wars Tales. Other than that I was rather bored with the others I went through, but then again I'm not really a comic guy.
Avatar
Alice in Wonderland-how many times can Tim Burton make the same movie?
The Wolfman-why not The Creature Walks Among Us while they're at it?
And definitely not Tuskegee Airmen-how the heck does he think that will make anything at the box office?
FanFiltration said:
THE ORIGINAL "CLASSIC" ROCKY!
That's more like it!
Does anyone like Thunderdome? NO!
This is the movie that ruined the character, and effetively ended the series.
In other words like the prequels and Indy IV..it never happened.....it remains only in our memories.....
(sharply breathes in) I've heard people disliking Casablanca, but Vertigo always hurts the most when someone dislikes it....and Kubrick is God.
Kane is unfortunately dogged because it was named "the greatest movie ever" thanks again AFI! Lawrence has to be seen in 70mm. I've only seen it in 35mm and even that blew my mind. 2001 should be seen on the big screen as well. Would be killer to see it in Cinerama! 2010 was more of a mixed bag. Blade Runner changes your life in 35mm. and how can you not like Batman Returns?
disliked (but still enjoyed): Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Rocky, Schindler's List, Robert Altman films, The Birds, Deliverance, and yes....the Goonies.
LOATHE: Titanic, Terminator 2, The Sixth Sense, West Side Story, Romeo and Juliet (60's version), Saving Private Ryan, Gangs of New York, The Aviator, and The Departed. (What happened to Marty?) The Dark Knight, Apocalypse Now Redux, Juno, and modern comedies of all kinds.
Annoyed by: Forrest Gump, The Sound of Music, To Kill a Mockingbird, E.T.
I thought I would be watching all 5 versions of BR like mad. I still haven't watched the workprint all the way through.
The Fifth Element-way too cartoony for my taste. Enjoyable, but very light on story.
sex, lies, and videotape-I really enjoyed it, can't believe it took me this long to see.
Modern Times-the farewell to the Tramp. Chaplin is timeless.
I Was a Male War Bride-four words: Cary Grant...in drag...
That's what I wondered about, especially after Ady's ESB with the original Emperor. I didn't think stuff like this was possible.
at all?
Spielberg will actually do things even if it's just using his name. Lucas seems to want to hole up in Skywalker Ranch.
No contest.
Where is the mocha syrup? I wanted a machiato, but noooooah-I've burned myself again...so Master do we have any eggs left? I wanted to bake a cake, but...oh sorry to intrude on the conference........just going..to ..slip..out..now...strangle...some...unimportant....person...or..persons..to...feel..better..about...myself...
The OOLucas and OOSpielberg both win. However since they don't exist anymore, Spielberg edges out because of the last remnant of a reliance on characters and story rather than the frame "being so dense..there's so much going on".
From my experience definitely keep Manhattan, Sleeper, Bananas, Annie Hall, and possibly keep: Love and Death, Interiors, Hannah, Husbands and Wives, Take the Money, Match Point, and even Shadows and Fog.
Seeing Tiger Lily once was enough for me. Most of the others are good though.
(Heavy breathing)
My Master! So...you have not yet fixed the latte machine. If you will not fix it...then perhaps I will...Nooooooooah! I have burned myself-again!
GONK. GONK. MOST USELESS DROID EVER. GONK.
It shouldn't be rebooted, but more stories should be written that are in the original spirit of the films. How about that bounty hunter on Ord Mantell?
Although ridiculous as a way of comparison, it is impossible to imagine either one without facial hair. They both have had beards for so long that it has become part of their image. DRAW.
Jaws and Star Wars were the two films that firmly established the blockbuster, changed marketing and the entire distribution system, and effectively demolished the New Hollywood Renaissance (1965-1977). So really you could go with either one, dependent on your preference. Jaws may be a big budget update of the fantastic Duel, but it's just too damn good to criticize!
Further reflection: Spielberg's beard is pedestrian, and just enough to reflect his thoughtful nostalgic tone. Lucas has the beard that represents moody probing thoughts. His THX and Star Wars beard is a masterpiece of this brooding, shy, and thought-provoking style. The later one works, but seems to be there. Nowadays it is really just laughable. Spielberg at least maintains his beard presence.
Well...you're gonna get it! (just finished a bio of Spielberg..)
Spielberg is unrivaled when it comes to public speaking, and marketing oneself and one's films. Lucas has always been introverted (I mean, he even built a giant compound to cut himself off from the rest of the world...). Lucas also stopped making films, and then finally came back to SW years later. Spielberg has kept himself in the spotlight with unchallenging relatively decent (maybe, but The Terminal was unbelievably awful.) works since.
Of their individual sensibilities, Spielberg is much closer to the general consensus than Lucas. This explains his mass appeal to this day. Films like Jaws, CE3K, and ET have huge audiences simply due to their spirit. The Indy trilogy has the escapism of Lucas, but with the drive of Spielberg. This marriage of Jaws and Star Wars is what made these three films so appealing-they literally are the best of the two combined.
Regardless, I think Lucas and Spielberg both had lobotomies. Lucas made THX-1138. The robot made the prequels. Spielberg has not had a good film since Empire of the Sun and Last Crusade. I know this is probably taking it a little far-I admire these two, but really wish they would start making challenging works again. The entire point of making films is to grow as an artist..isn't it? When your best films are your first ones (DUEL!), what does that say?
Don't worry about it.
Hamlet (1996): Yes, I know it's four hours long. It is definitely worth it though. Shakespearean characters actually breathe before your eyes in 70mm. Light years ahead of the atrocious 1990 version.****
Hopefully something will come up soon.
Stanley Kubrick
Star Wars pre-prequels, and in theaters.
James Bond
R.E.M. with Bill Berry (Although they've done some phenomenal stuff since 98 nothing is like the original.)
The Who with Moonie and The Ox.
Actually seeing film in a theater.
Film itself: 8, 16, and 35mm
70mm
Cinerama/Cinemascope/Technirama/Super Panavision 70/Ultra Panavision 70/
David Lean
Alfred Hitchcock
Francois Truffaut
Billy Wilder
Cary Grant
Jimmy Stewart
Robert Mitchum
Bogart
The New Hollywood movement from 1965-1977
The French New Wave
Lucas, Spielberg and everybody else before their lobotomies.
