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Ahhh you do it the same way I do š Just wondering if anything new had been developed. Thanks š
It should now be on the organā¦
Let me know if you have any problems.
Do you mind if I ask how you captured it?
Bill Hunt has just found out that the negative was conformed to the Special Edition. The man on the Steve Hoffman Forums that worked on the DVD back in 2004 said after reading Bill Huntās piece, āIāve been saying that since 2004ā.
Well, atleast we have official confirmation that the original clippings have been maintained.Thatās something
Who said the original clippings have been maintained? Thatās not what was said at all.
I miss Babyhum š¦
If anyone wants the discs of the original releases, Iāve now ripped them all to Blu-ray. Please let me know and Iāll be happy to mail themā¦
What is your problem in ripping it yourself? Sadly, I donāt have the disc, or I could rip it.
I have neither the disc nor the hardware. And a little over the top to get it for one disc where I just need the bonus feature, not the film itself.
The worst case scenario is if Disney just half heartedly jumps into uhd with lackluster 4K upres discs of outdated masters like some studios have done.
Imagine the bds merely on a BD-66 with slightly greater file sizes.
File size has nothing to do with it when a more efficient codec is used. Thatās apples and oranges.
I know itās been a couple years but Iām still looking for Poseidon (or someone who will rip it for me if I send them the disc). Any takers?
Was that supposed to be funny?
Just the truth ā¢.
Donāt quit your day job.
10 years after Star Wars, the film Witches of Eastwick was released. What do those two have in common? Musical scores by John Williams. Believe it or not, Cher was the star of that film, which, of course, makes her the most obvious candidate to do a review of the original Star Wars in its unaltered form before its 4K UHD HDR 3D Blu-ray Digital VR release.
Now, I know what youāre thinking. But wouldnāt Cher be under an NDA? Well no, because REMEMBER she won an Oscar in 88 for Moonstruck, and, after last Sundayās Best Picture kerfuffle with Moonlight, the accounting firm of Price Waterhouse Coopers, being in some deep shit, nullified all legal contracts. WHICH MEANS Cherās NDA is up, but, she still needs to save face with Lucasfilm OBVIOUSLY because of her upcoming Sy Snootles anthology film (keep up, wonāt you?).
So then how do we know all of this? HELLO of course she still wants fans to know whatās up, so sheās been sending coded signals for months via her Twitter account.
Just look at this tweet from February 2 (https://twitter.com/cher/status/827226043467456513):
FYI ARENA IS AMAZING.SO š¬āļø
Rehearsed on Stage,Sang,Danced. Iām still Somewhat of a clod. New opening costumeā¦Youāll need smelling salts š¤£Okay letās break this down. So we all know that āArenaā is referring to Season 1 Episode 18 of the original Star Trek. Thatās not a coincidence. Notice how the word āoriginalā is very similar to the word āoriginalā in āoriginal trilogy,ā or how the word āStarā is very similar to the word āstarā in āStar Wars.ā Fascinating, right? She then says āRehearsed on Stage,Sang,Danced.ā I donāt know what that means. But THEN she says āIām still Somewhat of a clod.ā the word āstillā meaning the same - as in same as in the 70s - and notice the capitalized āSā as in the capitalized āSā in āSEā which stands for āSpecial Editionā! The rest of the tweet of course refers to the new packaging and smellovision feature.
Now, stick with me here, because this oneās a doozy. On March 4, she tweeted this (https://twitter.com/cher/status/838273936848670720):
WATCHING 1ST STAR WARS IN THEATRE.SPECIAL EFFECTS OLD,BUT ā¤ļøIT.REMINDS ME OF 1st TIME. HANS,CHEWY,LUKE,OLD BEN,
šLEIA,DARTH VADER,HYPERSPACEDonāt let the caps lock distract you, she specifically mentions the words āwatchingā and āold.ā Put these two words together - āwatching old.ā Watching old what Cher? Could it be an old movie? Could it maybe even be gasp Star Wars?
I guess weāll all find out when she shows up at Celebration.
Was that supposed to be funny?
Maybe if there was a way to ask her what she actually watched? š
I donāt have Twitter. Feel free š
nickyd47 said:
Most likely a private screening in her own theater. Which version? Probably the Special Edition. Unless sheās a film collector and has an original printMaybeā¦but I doubt it. A hunch tells me Cher wouldnāt post about this if she had control over it.
So you think she saw this at some theater somewhere? And you think itās the OOT?
Itās one possibility.
As I said elsewhereā¦either:
She or someone she knows has a 35mm print.
She was watching a public showing of a new print which may or may not be the OUT.
Look at the things she usually posts about - theyāre all very, very political. If she decided to throw on a blu-ray in her own home theater, I donāt think it would warrant a tweet. That makes me think it was āan event.ā
nickyd47 said:
Most likely a private screening in her own theater. Which version? Probably the Special Edition. Unless sheās a film collector and has an original print
Maybeā¦but I doubt it. A hunch tells me Cher wouldnāt post about this if she had control over it.
Saw this posted today.
So the question isā¦where was she and what did she watch?
Random question - is the celebration panel going to be streamed?
What else was included in those archives?
Iād love it if someone made a custom Blu-Ray cover of the Despecialized Trilogy for a single 3-disc Blu-Ray case, similar to how the official Blu-Rays for the OT and PT were bundled separately back in 2011.
Someone did. Thatās the artwork I use
The Star Wars trilogy films are easily the three most popular films unavailable on home video today. So there will always be unscrupulous people trying to cash in on the chasm between supply and demand, and unfortunately Despecialized makes it easy. The best leverage we have against unscrupulous dealers is to make sure all Star Wars fans know about Despecialized, and that itās free ā erode the demand for these bootlegs, in other words. Other than that, weāre just putting out fires on eBay until Star Wars enters the public domain and we can get a real commercial release ā and none of us will live to see that day.
Unfortunately, there are too few people who have burners or know what to do with them. So theyāll rely on other people to do it because they canāt be bothered. The supply nor the demand will ever go away.
He aināt the only oneā¦
andā¦
sample -
Not bad. Not bad at all. I really like this open matte presentation.
Did you look at the clip? Itās 16x9. Itās not open-matte.
Disney may soon be making an entrance to UHD BD (as in April soon). From Bill Hunt:
According to the German BD site Bluray-Disc.de, Disney and Marvel have licensed Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and Iron Man 3 to Concorde Home Entertainment for release in Germany on the 4K Ultra HD format on 4/6, both individually and as a Steelbook trilogy. You can see more here and also here.
If this is true, it would seem likely that a U.S. release is also soon to be announced. After all, the 4K Ultra HD format is all-region. Itās very hard to imagine Marvel and Disney sacrificing potential sales here in the States due to enthusiasts importing copies.
We know that Disney has been waiting for more Dolby Vision capability to start appearing in 4K hardware before joining the format and, as we reported at CES last month, Sony, TCL, LG, Vizio, and Philips have all agreed to support Dolby Vision in their displays and players. The new Oppo UDP-203 player will also support Dolby Vision after a forthcoming firmware update.
Weāve reached out to Disney to see if we can find out more on this and weāll let you know if and what we hear back from them.
Iām really surprised to hear Bill say something uneducated like that. Movies coming out in other regions (from other studios) is about as indicative of a stateside release as seeing it on cable in HD. Or being able to buy it streaming.
One really has nothing to do with the other.
It wonāt cost that much, because most people wouldnāt pay that much. Economics.
Itās not inconceivable, assuming that itās comprehensive (multiple cuts, all old special features). Look at the 6 film Middle Earth set- the MSRP is $800, but theyāre ādiscountingā it to $400 because literally no one would pay that much.
Why would anyone pay 400 dollars for that?
They wouldnāt. Iām just saying that studios do, at times, price these things absurdly high.
Obviously they have because itās still for sale, now at $500.
Bill Hunt said:
I did a little window-shopping research and ran the numbers last night. For $799.99, I could ā right now on Amazon ā buyā¦The Lord of the Rings Trilogy ā Theatrical Edition BD set ($21.75)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy ā Extended Edition BD set ($48.99)
The Hobbit Trilogy ā Theatrical Edition Blu-ray 3D Combo set ($97.89)
The Hobbit Trilogy ā Extended Edition Blu-ray 3D Combo set ($106.98)
(And if you add up all those movie and extras discs, that comes to 48 discs of content ā which is truly complete ā as opposed to this setās 30.) Plusā¦
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 3-CD Soundtrack Collection ($30)
The Hobbit Special Edition soundtrack CDs ($20 each x 3 films = $60)
The āArt of The Lord of the Ringsā hardcover books for each film ($44 each x 3 = $132)
The āArt & Design of The Hobbitā hardcover books for each film ($30 each x 3 = $90)
If youāre following along at home (or the office) that comes to a subtotal of $587.61.
That leaves me with $212.38ā¦
ā¦ which is almost enough to buy a hand-crafted prop replica of The Hat of Gandalf The freaking Grey from the WETA Workshop too (for $219 ā see this link, and yes thatās it pictured up above there on the left side of the page. Itās kind of badass).
And Iāll build my own damn shelf to hold it all.
Yeah but who wants any of that crap? š
It wonāt cost that much, because most people wouldnāt pay that much. Economics.
And people paid $250 for it in 1993.
- Most 4K discs can be found for $25-30, the same price DVD or Blu-ray was at first.
- Youāre telling me you wouldnāt pay $45 each for a 4k restoration of the OOT? Iād be first in line.
That boxed set with the extras retailed for, if memory serves, $250 in 1993. Figure that out with inflation. That was totally worth it back then.
About $415-420.
And, tbh, if they released the OT with all extras and documentaries, Iād pay it.
- Most 4K discs can be found for $25-30, the same price DVD or Blu-ray was at first.
- Youāre telling me you wouldnāt pay $45 each for a 4k restoration of the OOT? Iād be first in line.
That boxed set with the extras retailed for, if memory serves, $250 in 1993. Figure that out with inflation. That was totally worth it back then.
I never had LD, but I remember they were pricey at the stores. It was a niche market.
As is 4k. And the quality was amazing. Iād be thrilled if 4k was as successful a niche as laserdisc but had high prices.
