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#171188
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Blade Runner HDTV (Released)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171188/action/topic#171188
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Originally posted by: tweaker
Just tell the anal-retentive folks to screw themselves and up it. When you upload it, 20 other people will be motivated to make artwork for it anyways. I mean, it's just a cover, for Christ's sake...


I would put it slightly differently but agreed. Covers are not the first thing people will be thinking of when watching this film. And in two days from now they can download the artowrk and burn it on a disc along with it.
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#171183
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Info Wanted: Best Phantom Menace Fan Edit
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171183/action/topic#171183
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I am more or less new to the world of Star Wars Fan Edits. And I was wondering, what is your opinion is the best fan edit of Phantom Menace? I for one would like an eidt of it that keeps the crawl (even if it’s not that great) and keeps the film in tact but either cuts out Jar Jar as best as possible, or redubs his voice, but not in a dumb way.

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#170834
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Info: If... (1968)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170834/action/topic#170834
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Originally posted by: Mitch
This sounds great, I actually didn't know there was an alternate version. Wow! i have got to get my hands on this. I have the theatrical trailer US relase if your interested also..

I would love to help...


Thank you kindly. I don't have the trailer so that would be great. Everything helps.

This film had issues with ratings, I believe it was even rated x at one point, so the difference in scenes are related nudity and such. I have already transfered both versions of the into VOB files so now I'll start menues. If anyone has any opinions or any thing related to this film please let me know. Interviews related to this film would be great asuming anyone has such goods.

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#170774
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Info: If... (1968)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170774/action/topic#170774
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If you’ve seen it you know what a great film it is. If you haven’t, it’s a 1968 film made by britsh director Lindsay Anderson and starring Malcolm McDowell. Both Clockwork Orange and If… can be hailed as great films, and two of the best films Malcolm McDowell has ever done in all his body of work. However unlike Clockwork Orange, If… never received the attention it deserves (although like Blade Runner it also has a huge cult following).

If… is like many of those great films that has not been given ANY dvd release so far. To that end I am putting together an If… collection. It will feature two versions of the film, the first is the american version (sourced from laserdisc), the second is the UK version which is longer and has different scenes, the truer version of the two.

I would also like to know if anyone has anything related to this film. I would also like to get a better version of the UK version if possible, otherwise I will just use what I have. Lastly, this collection will be presented in the ratio available, it’s a “Metroscope” film so in this case 1.75 :1, and the dvd will be NTSC.

Does anyone have anything to add to this? Anyone interested?

p.s. This is for research and non-profit only!

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#170359
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Info Wanted: Excalibur - differing scenes & TV and R-rated versions...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170359/action/topic#170359
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I remember seeing (either on tv or from vcr tapes that a few friends had) that the film excalibur has different scenes, scenes that are not of the dvd version but on what I think is some tv version, I remember such a scene as bieng at the brgining with merlin giving a voice over. Does anyone know what I’m talking about? If so I would maybe like to make a release of it assuming there isn’t one already. Anyone’s thoughts or ideas?

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#169703
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Idea & Info: star trek the motion picture - preservation
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/169703/action/topic#169703
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I'm a huge fan of this film, I remember seeing it at home for the first time on a black and white television set when I was 6. In anycase I love the film and know it very well, and in my opinion the dvd director's cut is the best version (for now anyway) of the film. While I loved all of the longer version footage, it's needed to be trimmed and cut in some places. The new effects shots are great and add to the film in the best possible way in that they blend in seemlessly, and remove some of the confusion given by earlier version shots.

The cons on this cut for me are two, firstly the cut scenes and alternate scenes from the longer version. The alternate verisons of scenes from the theatrical version are much stiffer and I thing in some cases only placed in the cut for temp and not really meant to be used. For example, a medium shot for Bones is lecturing Kirk in Kirk's office you see a two shot of the men talking. The shot and the acting in the shot is wooden (the dialog in that scene I believe is "make your point doctor." "my point captain is that it's you that is competing" etc). In the alternate of that scene it's starts differently ("and another thing..." "get out of here Bones" "as ships doctor I am now discussing the subject of command fitness!" "make your point doctor.") that scene, and maybe two others I would add, as for the rest I would leave the cuts in place, including the Klingon battle, and the station distruction.

The second con is sound effects, while I feel more post production sound effects needed to be added, most of the ones added weren't that great. The alert sounds I the were aweful. As Star Wars has it's well known sounds (lightsabers, blasters, etc) as does star Trek. A well known red alert sound could have been used and would have sounded great. Why this was not done I can only assume either had to do with time or to do with givinig the film it's own sound. But the sounds are as much Star Trek as the actors, and we need to hear them!

So in short, if it were done my way, replace with and add some of the "longer version scenes (not most) and leave the trimms and effects as they are. And recreate a sound mix, a nice new 5.1 mix that mixes the sound and music better and adds fimiliar effects across the film.

Call it a "Director's Cut Special Edition" if you will.