greencapt

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Post: #172035
Topic: Indiana Jones 4
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/172035/action/topic#172035
Time: 21-Jan-2006 9:17 PM

From MTV.Com:

Harrison Ford's not getting any younger (and Karen Allen's not getting any more relevant), so fans can't help but wonder: When, exactly, are we going to see the long-promised fourth Indiana Jones movie? "We just keep working on it," shrugged series writer/producer George Lucas. "You know, we just write and write and write and write and write. But we are getting closer, and hopefully this year we will have a start date and we will have a script that we all love and hopefully it will come out next year." Lucas added that Jeff Nathanson ("Catch Me if You Can") is the newest addition to a pile of screenwriters bigger than the Cairo swordsman's weapon of choice. Ford has said that he will reprise his whip-wielding adventurer role for the first time since 1989's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," and Steven Spielberg is making plans to direct. ...

Story here.

Post: #171620
Topic: Info Wanted: Akira Criterion - has anyone done a preservation of this?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171620/action/topic#171620
Time: 19-Jan-2006 10:59 PM

Originally posted by: BrikHaus81
I have no knowledge of sound editing whatsoever so forgive me if this is a stupid question. Were you planning on using the old dub dialogue and inserting that into the updated 5.1 surround sound? Is something like that even possible? If you could, that would be sweet. Truly the ultimate version.

Possible... well sorta maybe yeah with the right tech. Have I that tech? No sorry. Was that the plan? Nope... just gonna use the old 2.0 track as it was/is.

The pressure... the pressure!!! LOL

Post: #171547
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171547/action/topic#171547
Time: 19-Jan-2006 6:12 PM

Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
HELL, IF YOU WANT REAL DRAMA JUST WATCH THE NEWS.

Hell if you want real REAL drama try justifying to your better half why you spend so much time watching tv and posting on online forums!

Post: #171523
Topic: Jarhead
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171523/action/topic#171523
Time: 19-Jan-2006 5:05 PM

Geez from all the commercials I never would have been able to tell it was animated. Thanks for the link... time to market a bootleg DVD...

Post: #171448
Topic: supershadow site
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171448/action/topic#171448
Time: 19-Jan-2006 12:29 PM

Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
I'm not sure if you were serious or messing around, but just in case - where I come from taking the piss means having a joke.

On the other hand, I think I'd like to 'get pissed' tonight. Been awhile.

Post: #171423
Topic: Info Wanted: Akira Criterion - has anyone done a preservation of this?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171423/action/topic#171423
Time: 19-Jan-2006 10:59 AM

Thanks for the further info! Now I'm really curious about it. There are pretty severe editing differences in the two UK versions I have (though I haven't compared the UK DVD original dub version to my Criterion laser yet). I wish it were as easy as just a couple of scenes but its not only several small cuts but also like I said shots that were held longer (like the opening title).

As long as I'm checking for differences, does the 'Production Report' on the Madman DVD have the old dub or the new subtitles?

Post: #171408
Topic: Any GOOD memories of the PT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171408/action/topic#171408
Time: 19-Jan-2006 9:31 AM

Originally posted by: Master Sifo-Dyas
Perhaps you guys should take into account that there also may be members who are not native english speakers (like myself) and thus are bound to make mistakes when it comes down to figures of speech and slang terms.

Sifo, I sometimes PREFER the non-native speakers because your English is often better than many of the supposedly *native* speakers here.

Post: #171406
Topic: Info Wanted: Akira Criterion - has anyone done a preservation of this?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171406/action/topic#171406
Time: 19-Jan-2006 9:23 AM

Originally posted by: klokwerk
http://www.madman.com.au/ is the big anime distributor in Australia. I don't think a debate on the pros/cons of anime in PAL/NTSC should be started here. So just let me link to the Akira: Special Edition DVD.

OK cool, thanks for the links. So does anyone here OWN this? How did they handle the different cuts seemlessly with the shorter original English dub? Was there a different Australian dub originally? Enquiring minds want to know!

<-- and we weren't starting a debate. I think it was assumed what I was attempting would be PAL because my source was, but as I'm in the states and am doing it essentially for myself and my mostly NTSC-only friends (why oh why can't I get more people to buy players that convert?!?!) I was only planning on doing a NTSC release.

Post: #171401
Topic: Sci-Fi Channel
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171401/action/topic#171401
Time: 19-Jan-2006 9:11 AM

Considering the pot of chili I made three days ago and the fact that I've essentially eaten nothing BUT that since, I should probably stay away from locust.

And open flames.

Post: #171395
Topic: Any GOOD memories of the PT?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171395/action/topic#171395
Time: 19-Jan-2006 8:55 AM

Originally posted by: Invader Jenny

I think the term is "knock on wood." When you say "touching wood" it sounds like a personal sexual act.

I don't know Jenny- have you *read* some of the posts in this forum, especially from the younger PT fans?? I think your analysis might be appropriate.

Post: #171388
Topic: Info Wanted: Akira Criterion - has anyone done a preservation of this?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171388/action/topic#171388
Time: 19-Jan-2006 8:36 AM

Originally posted by: BrikHaus81
Greencapt, don't give up hope! I think the old dub idea for Akira is fantastic. I much preferred it as well. I have a feeling that if you kept up this project you would make a lot of anime fans very happy

Would it be possible, though, to make an NTSC version?

Oh I won't give up hope and the final release would *of course* be NTSC.

Originally posted by: guiltyspark
Curious: Why don't you just buy the Madman Australian release which comes with the original dub and the new dub on the same disc in widescreen?

Probably because I've never heard of Madman Australia or that release. Links? Details?

Post: #171329
Topic: Info Wanted: Akira Criterion - has anyone done a preservation of this?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171329/action/topic#171329
Time: 18-Jan-2006 11:38 PM

So I began to attempt Project Akira: The Easy Version and it proves to be much more challenging than I had assumed. I took the two different UK DVDs, the original English dub full screen disc and the newly remastered widescreen re-dub. The thought was to sync the old audio with the new video.

Though I had read a difference in running times (by about 4 minutes) my internet research yielded little info on if anything had actually been changed.

Well, it has. Actually the 'original' English release had shortened and lengthened scenes scattered throughout the film. The new master apparently restored all the cut stuff but of course it would be very time consuming to go through each scene, find out what had been changed and make up audio for the gaps. Not something I look forward to.

So it looks as if I'm somewhat back to the drawing board or at the very least back to running a capture from my Criterion laserdisc... some day.

Post: #171055
Topic: Zorro: The Gay Blade
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171055/action/topic#171055
Time: 17-Jan-2006 8:15 PM

"Children... of the night..... SHUT UP!"

Post: #171037
Topic: Zorro: The Gay Blade
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/171037/action/topic#171037
Time: 17-Jan-2006 7:06 PM

Its on my list of my favorite comedies of all time!

"One bit, two bits, three bits a peso....
all for Zorro- Stand up and say so!!"

AHahahahaaaaaa.....

Post: #170713
Topic: what'a good age to introduce kids to star wars??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170713/action/topic#170713
Time: 16-Jan-2006 11:49 AM

*sigh*

Here we go again. Sorry Jay- I tried to come back for awhile and it seemed like there were some decent, thoughtful and/or entertaining discussions going on.

But again we begin to devolve into sophomoric prattle which, I'm quite sure, will soon become juvenile name calling. As an adult I understand the frustrations that many of us older folk have with trying to participate in discussions with younger folk- sometimes its just hard for either side to approach situations on the same level of maturity.

Listen- by its very nature EVERYTHING we write about here is utter shit and has no bearing on 'real life'. Maybe that's the true magic of George Lucas- he understands that fact and couldn't give a rat's ass about Star Wars any further than keeping the money flowing in so his companies stay in the black.

Yet another thread has become about nothing that the original poster intended and has become grade-school dramatics. And just as I graduated from grade school long ago I think its about time to graduate from this crap.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Post: #170653
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170653/action/topic#170653
Time: 16-Jan-2006 9:52 AM

Originally posted by: oojason
Frackin A - that episode 12 was superb - and throws up even more questions and possibilites

Someoine in this thread invent a time machine so we can the to see the eps earlier!!! (may also come in hand to win the lottery etc

)

Earlier isn't always good. I hadn't started watching season one while it played on Sci-Fi but got ahold of some fan-made DVDs of the entire first series from the UK showings. So even though the U.S. run was only half through I had seen the enitre first season and of course the cliff-hanger it ended on!! Talk about be frustrated having to wait!!!!! I hadn't been that anxious for a tv series to start a new season in I don't know how long!

Post: #170639
Topic: what'a good age to introduce kids to star wars??
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170639/action/topic#170639
Time: 16-Jan-2006 9:18 AM

As someone who is about to be a first time parent this will be a consideration that I'll have to face as well... that said the original question here was AT WHAT AGE to introduce kids to SW and not WHICH MOVIES to choose to watch. The latter is the choice of the parent(s) just as it is with every other type of media or entertainment choice.

So... I don't see anything in the OT that is potentially harmful to a child's mind from about age 4 and up. Then again I think that might be a bit too early to get the full impact of the adventure one is seeing. I saw 'SW' on my 6th birthday and (as evidenced by my presence here) I got hooked. And the *gasp* 'slower' pacing of the OT might help kids who aren't just looking for video game-ish loud flashy images and actually want to get a feel for characters. 'Phantom Menace' would be the best, imho, of the PT for a younger child (4-6) to see. 'AOTC' and 'ROTS' probably have moments a bit too dark but then again Luke decapitating Vader in 'ESB' is a bit dark too.

So I guess stick with the more kid-friendly films like 'SW', 'ROTJ' and 'PM' to start with... baby steps into a bigger world.

Post: #170260
Topic: What You're Reading Now: Revisited
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170260/action/topic#170260
Time: 14-Jan-2006 2:13 PM

My selection du jour is Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'. Been an awesome read so far, but then again I'm partial to Gaiman's works.

Post: #170257
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170257/action/topic#170257
Time: 14-Jan-2006 2:01 PM

I sorta smell 'extended cut' of these episodes for the DVD release. We'll see.

Post: #170231
Topic: BSG
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170231/action/topic#170231
Time: 14-Jan-2006 10:57 AM

Just watched last night's episode. A lot if info for one ep and though I know they had to get through it all I feel they easily could have stretched it into a two-hour one. Still very very good though. And like my mentor used to say- "I love it when a plan comes together!"

Post: #170224
Topic: Lucas was still reworking the turn scene after post production!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/170224/action/topic#170224
Time: 14-Jan-2006 10:16 AM

Originally posted by: CO

That sums it up Battlewars! This scene and the duel and the building of Vader should have been stamped in his mind in 1977, they should have been the backbone of the story, and everything else were written after that.

That is IF the story was ever about Vader/Anakin in the first place. Which the logical among us know it wasn't. Vader was, as said before, just a bad-ass bad guy.

Post: #169991
Topic: A possible version of Han Solo in ROTS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/169991/action/topic#169991
Time: 13-Jan-2006 1:25 PM

Well those vests *were* pretty sharp...

And you know what they say in the Star Wars universe- "Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed Han!"

Post: #169986
Topic: A possible version of Han Solo in ROTS
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/169986/action/topic#169986
Time: 13-Jan-2006 1:10 PM

And where do they get that Han as an adult 'he always has to have the best of everything'?!?!?!? WTF? He's a scruffy smuggler living on the edge of back-water and outer rim worlds. He's shown only as money-hungry in ANH but his character transcends that. Geezus has ANYONE at LFL ever ever watched 'Star Wars'?

Post: #169944
Topic: Lucas was still reworking the turn scene after post production!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/169944/action/topic#169944
Time: 13-Jan-2006 10:18 AM

Exactly. Logical storytelling would have made Obi-Wan the hero of the first prequel showing his character to the greatest degree. Then possibly at the end of that film he meets this 'great pilot' who he decides to make into something greater. Then segue into the next film which shows the pair working together, possibly in the clone wars, but developing the story in a way which shows they have different methodology and perhaps cannot work as well together as they initially thought. Finally open the third film with the rift between the two, with Ben working to reign in his friend who has gone rogue, ending with the 'final' clash between the two.

I'm not writing the PT here, just theorizing on possible theme pacing that could have been.

Post: #169928
Topic: Lucas was still reworking the turn scene after post production!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/169928/action/topic#169928
Time: 13-Jan-2006 9:23 AM

Very good read CO- thanks! I find it sad that Lucas puts so much credence into to views and opinions of his peer group (assumedly Spielberg et al) and at the same time seemingly dismisses the views of most of the vast empire (pun intended) of LFL, studios etc. I'm not saying he should listen to everyone, just that someone who makes such a big deal of publically stating his is the ONLY opinion that matters shouldn't second-guess himself like that. I was recently watching the 'scene in a minute' (or whatever) behind the scenes docu on the 'Sith' DVD and a couple of things stuck out in my mind. One was GL talking about bringing Spielberg in as a consultant. When addressing his own employees GL repeatedly referred to Spielberg as 'our director'. This was only vaguely tongue-in-cheek and I got the impression that somewhere under the surface GL really felt like under Spielberg he wasn't a 'real' director. The other thing that struck me was the fear in the faces of the employees when Lucas was around them. They all look petrified to me. And the guy who says "George really suports us and our ideas- he'll look at something and say 'that's great- just not in MY movie'"- that doesn't sound very supportive to me. That sounds more like 'quit dicking around and do what I told you or you're out'.

Dunno, maybe its just me.