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crissrudd4554

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#973315
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Frankenstein (1931) Audio Preservation (Released)
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Sorry for the lack of updates. However this is still being worked on. This project has pretty much moved over to FanRes where the user jerryshadoe has been doing the sync work over the past few months. He was hoping to have it done by May but that wasn’t to be. I think his last update was for the end of the summer but I haven’t heard from him in about a month now. Below is a link to the project thread on that site for those who would like to catch up with this project.

http://forum.fanres.com/thread-712.html

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#971036
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Will we ever see the original trilogy released
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Universal actually owns a lot of old Paramount films, some of which they’ve released on video with the original studio logos intact. Island of Lost Souls springs to mind. The Hitchcock films were mentioned above. Oddly the old VHS of Psycho removed the original Paramount logo and replaced it with a B&W variant of the '70s/'80s Universal logo. Fortunately this has long since been reverted. So there’s certainly ways. However the Fox logos were removed from the digital releases of SW 1-3, 5 and 6 so who knows. I certainly hope they can keep the logo however I will agree if they do they’ll probably wanna do it before the rights are turned over in 2020 but that’s just me.

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#966184
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I tend to watch the SE sometimes
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Given the choice I’ll watch the OUT regardless of the format. However, certain times I may watch the SE’s. If it’s on TV and there’s nothing else on why not. Also had Lucasfilm gone through with releasing the entire saga in 3D I likely would have gone to it regardless the version. I went to the 3D version of TPM more out of loyalty to the franchise if anything even if it wasn’t particularly the SW film Id prefer to see.

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#964410
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OT Special Editions to have USA Roadshow Summer '16
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Fang Zei said:

Density said:

moviefreakedmind said:

CHEWBAKAspelledwrong said:

Unless they’re planning a wider, home media release of the '97 (which I doubt)

This will never happen. I’d bet my entire savings that it will never happen, ever. Even if it does, I’m not out anything because I’d probably die of shock.

They certainly won’t do a standalone release of the 97, but I don’t think it’s out of the question at all that it’s included as part of a Blade Runner-esque box of all cuts of the OT.

That’s certainly been my preferred scenario for a while now. I know most people would be overjoyed enough to finally have a properly restored OOT, but the ‘97 version provides the proper historical context for Lucas’ revising of the films in the first place and would be conspicuously absent in a “definitive” collection.

They still show the '97 prints at the AFI Silver from time to time, although I don’t pay super close attention to the schedule. A couple years back they were showing ANH as part of an Alec Guinness series and RotJ as part of a collection of 80’s movies they would change up every summer (they finally moved on to the 90’s this year, maybe they’ll show a print of TPM at some point😆).

Following the scenario that the OUT could be restored one day, I don’t think simply releasing the OUT as is, not counting extras, would not be a sufficient way to appeal to the fans. If its strictly the OUT, SE fans will complain or not buy into it and vice versa. To target a bigger fanbase into buying these films again, including multiple cuts would be a good selling point. Restoring the '97 SE’s would be welcoming to some fans since many consider them the most acceptable of all the revised versions. We’ll have to see I guess.

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#964385
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Info: Jaws - PCM mono track
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I know jerryshadoe on FanRes has the 1997 LD track synced to the BD. I’d actually like to maybe hear a hybrid mix using the 2005 mono as base, cause compared to the 2012 mono IMO its somewhat crisper and less flawed, but elements from the LD track. Another issue the 2005 and 2012 mono tracks have is some slight crackle in some places, notably the shark cage attack.

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#960676
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Do you think Disney will release the unaltered versions for DVD and blue ray?
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I meant if there was perhaps a clause in this deal that prevents the OUT from ever being released which some have hypothesized before. Me personally I don’t think that’s the case. As you said once the deals done it’s done. I was implying that we don’t know for sure if anything OUT related was put in writing in the deal other than its out of Lucas’ hands which at which point we just ruled out our own theory.

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#960649
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Do you think Disney will release the unaltered versions for DVD and blue ray?
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Going back to the question of whether GL is really truly absolutely positively 100% against the OUT being properly restored and released to the public, I think much of that has died out within the last few years. Someone on the Steve Hoffman Forum site who apparently has worked for LF has mentioned himself that GL is not fully against it, its just he doesnt wanna spend the money on it. I mean who knows. The stories that the original negatives were destroyed. Was this GL’s excuse so fans are assured that the OUT will never be seen again or is it his excuse so fans know he wont spend the money to restore them?? Or both?? Also apparently some 8 or 9 years ago someone sent a request to Lucas claiming he had prints of the OUT which he’d restore for nothing! He never got a response.

However, I think the assumption that he never wants them released is irrelevant now. I think if it mattered THAT much to him charges would probably have fallen upon Harmy by now. No way anyone here is gonna tell me GL does not know of the DeSpecialized versions. If I had to take my guess, I dont think GL is the obstacle at this point. He’s not in charge anymore and plus Disney/LF even rejected his story ideas for TFA. If they can do that surely they should be able to move forward with an OUT restoration but then again I as everyone else don’t know the full specifics of GL’s deal with Disney. I will say this. I actually consider a lack of response from LF/Disney a good omen because perhaps it hints something IS happening. When Lucas was in charge at least he was upfront. This isn’t to say I’m getting my hopes up but I have a feeling something is being planned for the 40th anniversary.

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#957897
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Do you think Disney will release the unaltered versions for DVD and blue ray?
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I actually had a dream last night that we finally got a legit OUT release. It opened with a fake version of the opening crawl which turned out to be a gag then the movie appeared to start again but it looked like a shitty non-anamorphic VHS transfer but this turned out to be another gag and then the legit restored movie started playing. Come to think of it it would be amusing if Disney/Lucasfilm chose to tease us with how the OUT is being handled given its reputation as one of the most if not the most desired movie restorations in cinema’s history.

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#957522
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If you could make your own se change, what would that be?
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TV’s Frink said:

crissrudd4554 said:

TV’s Frink said:

crissrudd4554 said:

The originals - nothing

The SE’s - revert to original but Harmy’s done that for us

Neither of these make sense by the parameters of the question.

You just saying that because I posted it??

No.

In the simplest terms I would not change anything to the OUT.

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#957521
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What Special Edition changes (if any) did people like?
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McDiarmid will always be Palpatine in all our minds but as far as the scene in ESB I prefer the original. Maybe Im speaking out of nostalgia but yeah I agree with some of the above. The new version seems to be a bit half-assed. I understand the continuity factor but I think it lags here. McDiarmid delivers his dialogue too slow I think and looks and speaks as if, and probably was, he was reading his lines as they filmed him. Also the retooled dialogue is unnecessary but thats not McDiarmid’s fault. This is a scene I thought was done pretty nice in Adywan’s cut. So its difficult to say. As an OUT supporter I’ll say the original.