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Anchorhead said:

It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen.

Exactly. Orwell wouldn't believe these days.

I'm not surprised that a classic has been edited, but this is a definitive American literary classic. You'd think that more people would be leery of doing so. Still this has not been unheard of.

I still remember finding out about the Hardy Boys revisions and rewrites. Collecting them will never end...

SilverWook said:

It didn't cost much, thankfully. Got it today.

Took a while to get rolling, as all three reels needed to be rewound. The projector also tortured me by munching up the leader on two reels.

I hate it when that happens. You cringe and cross your fingers hoping it will work...

This print is really pink and badly scratched. In spite of the WB/Kinney logo, it's the post '77 cut so far. (Watching this slightly out of order, so I haven't gotten to SEN scene with the kids yet to be 100% certain.) Curiously, the final reel has a WB television logo on the end, but nothing has been cut for tv.

I will attempt some screencaps from the DV tape, but it won't be a pretty sight!

Please do! Grindhouse THX!!

I still am knocked out that Ebert noticed the joys of RLM.

The new review was good, not as funny as the previous two, but more "serious" in tone and "darker"...

I leave for a while and miss all this??

kenkraly2007 said:

I did'nt grow up with the original cuts like most fans did I did'nt see the 1st film in theaters until 1997. Now do you understand?

Understand what exactly? I saw the 97SE first too.

Doesn't the LOC already have prints of the trilogy?

You have got to be kidding. The image prints look really nice in scope, but all that effort for a $3,000 set that's limited to 1138 copies?

The ultimate collector's set is the trilogy in IB prints, 70mm prints, and 97SE prints for ultimate completists.

Thanks guys!

The SEs aren't really that bad. The 90's George version of ESB still works.

It definitely is the best Empire out. Be sure and crank the sound.

Same here. Need a link for set 3.

1 and 2 are simply wonderful. The amount of effort put into this ESB score is amazing.

Something will be different. We'll never get "The George Lucas Doesn't Want You to See" Collection.

Suffer Well-Depeche Mode

1st time listening to a vinyl rip of Playing the Angel. I've always heard that this album is terribly mastered, and it certainly is!! The vinyl opens nearly everything up. Now if I can find the LP for myself...

Finally saw Nikita. Quite good and definitely inspirational to many early 90's action films.

My thoughts exactly Chainsaw, do as much as you can and people will eventually take notice...unless you are the resident film geek. ;)

Go FF!!

Awesome news. Definitely can't wait!

George with black beard=good.

George with white beard=bad.

I've never even seen anything Star Trek save for some snippets from the original series.

I think he honestly believes in preservation. The problem is that he found he could go back and "fix" things he never liked with new technologies and got way too carried away. Now the OOT looks too old and he thinks no one would bother with the rough version anymore.

I just can't believe he spoke out against every single thing he did to his own films.

Wasn't the the re-release cut of THX the original film? I could understand why the theatrical was never released (although I would want to see it like Touch of Evil).

The less times a lightsaber is activated onscreen, the better the movie.

Answer: Yes.

Question: How do we get a hold of them?

Chewie doesn't like being offered a Colt 45.

Just give me a DL-44, a heavily modified YT-1300, and a Wookiee fuzzball.

Would not want to live in the EU. Not at all.

Bingowings said:

My guess is Marcia in the library with a stained glass artist Cluedo (Clue) fans.

I really think this has something to do with it. Marcia left George around the time of ROTJ anyway.

I remember hearing Vader say "We will test it on Captain Solo" in ESB and thinking that it made Han sound really really cool. Even Vader had to give the most badass smuggler in the galaxy a title. I'm also a Han fanatic and adore the Daley novels, so it seemed apt.

Yes, I do have the Han standee. Don't judge me. ;)

Plus "Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader" seemed like it was too long of a screen name.

ChainsawAsh said:

I, too, just finished watching Ady's ESB 1980 theatrical version on a 1080p projector with a nice surround system about three hours ago.  Loved every second of it.  Odd that we both watched it on the same night with pretty much the same setup...your name's not Kyle or Grant, is it?!

No it isn't my name.

That is really weird. What are the chances? I didn't watch it in HD, but upscaled to 1080. Should have taken a photo.

The one at the credits?