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- CGI Yoda for TPM
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115638/action/topic#115638
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greencapt
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- #115636
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- You came this close to Qui Gon being in the end of ROTJ...
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor are on the peak of their carreers right now, so they won't be typecasted. With Alec Guiness, all his major work was done before SW and he was unknown to younger audiences. Mark Hammil had no carreer before SW, so he got that Luke Skywalker image he couldn't (and still can't) shake off. Fortunally, Mark Hammil knows how to deal with it.
And Alec Guiness is dead.

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- #115588
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- SW, Copyrights, and The Library of Congress
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115588/action/topic#115588
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The 1977 version of 'Star Wars' is a registered film of the LOC's National Film Registry http://www.loc.gov/film/titles.html
Congress has voted and the President recently signed into law a bill S.167 which covers, among other interesting things, the public's right to film preservation via the NFR (please note my bold text):
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Title III: National Film Preservation - Subtitle A: Reauthorization of the National Film Preservation Board - National Film Preservation Act of 2005 - (Sec. 302) Amends the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 to expand the use of the National Film Registry seal, which indicates that a film has been included in the Registry and is the Registry version of the film, for use on other approved copies of the Registry version of the film. Allows only the copyright owner or an authorized licensee of the copyright owner to place the seal on any film or other approved copy of the Registry version of a film selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry in the case of mass distributed, broadcast, or published works.
Directs the Librarian of Congress, in consultation with the National Film Registry Board, to:
(1) carry out activities to make films included in the National Film Registry more broadly accessible for research and educational purposes and to generate public awareness and support of the Registry and the comprehensive national film preservation program;
(2) review the comprehensive national film preservation plan, and amend it to ensure that it addresses technological advances in preserving, storing, and accessing film collections in multiple formats; and
(3) whenever possible, undertake expanded initiatives to ensure the preservation of the moving image heritage of the United States by supporting the work of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center of the Library of Congress at Culpeper Virginia, and other appropriate nonprofit archival and preservation organizations.
Increases the number of members on the National Film Preservation Board, the maximum number of members-at-large that the Librarian may appoint, and the number of members required for a quorum.
Directs the Librarian to utilize the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center to ensure that preserved films included in the Registry are stored in a proper manner, and disseminated to researchers, scholars, and the public as may be appropriate in accordance with U.S. copyright law and the terms of any agreements between the Librarian and persons who hold copyrights to such audiovisual works.
Extends the prohibition on the unapproved use of the National Film Registry seal to any format of such a film.
Reauthorizes provisions regarding film preservation.
So as I read it, should this go through, that if we can prove the obvious- that GL considers that the 1977 version "doesn't exist"- than it is up to the public film preservationists to save 'Star Wars' from being erased from our history.
Thoughts? Read more details yourselves at the links above. I really think this would be *somewhat* do-able! Who's up for it???
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- #115378
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- SW, Copyrights, and The Library of Congress
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115378/action/topic#115378
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E.T. DVD review
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As everyone reading this probably already knows by now, despite ET's universal goodwill there were many (myself included) out there with their knives out and sharpened, ready to eviscerate this release but good. Thanks to a heap of marketing from Universal indicating that the original, unaltered 1982 theatrical cut of the film would only be available in a pricey three-disc box set, many rightly complained, not wanting to have to pay a steep $70 just for the privilege of owning the original version. But now, at the last minute (and despite even the packaging not revealing its true contents) only Spielberg himself has stepped forward and delivered the full monty. Both the more affordable two-disc set (available in either widescreen or pan & scan) and the deluxe box set both include the 1982 cut as well as the 2002 re-release, and surprise, surprise, both look quite good.
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- #115375
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- SW, Copyrights, and The Library of Congress
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115375/action/topic#115375
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Originally posted by: starkiller
What do you mean "No one wanted?" I've got it and wanted it.
I should also add that ET was the first movie to freak me out so bad I had nightmares.
At age 24 years and 11+ months, I still have trouble watching the movie. The chase in the movie opening and the shot where ET is face down in the ditch, they still give me the willies.
Any movie that can get that kind of reaction out of me has to be strong.
OK, sorry Starkiller- I meant 'that FEW people wanted'. Trust me- I LOVE loaded DVDs with lots of extras, but to make people have to buy a much more expensive box set just to be able to get the original version of a film while the 'special edition' is readily available is just robbery- and apparently Spielberg (or someone) agreed as they changed their mind. Spielberg blamed the studio and the studio blamed Spielberg.
I didn't mean to criticize E.T.- I really dug the film, saw it several times when it was released originally and upon re-watching remembered just how strong some of the sequences are. I was just criticizing cutthroat business practices which don't give consumers the choice to make informed choices (ie the SW DVD set, any Blockbuster or WalMart 'fullscreen' version of a film stocked at a 30 to 1 ratio over widescreen, the aforementioned E.T. release, etc)
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- #115371
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- Storing Laserdiscs?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115371/action/topic#115371
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Perhaps keeping a small piece of chalk with the discs might help, as the chalk "sucks up" the humidity. Works to prevent magnetic tapes to develop mold and stuff.
For that matter, you could store your DVD copies of the PT next to the SW Laserdiscs- if anything 'sucks' its those films!


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- #115354
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- Storing Laserdiscs?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115354/action/topic#115354
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Greencapt, you are SOOOOOOOOOOO the man. That movie rocks!
Whatever happened to Val Kilmer man??? After RG and 'Top Secret' he had sooooo much promise.

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- #115351
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- SW, Copyrights, and The Library of Congress
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115351/action/topic#115351
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Stan: [steps forward] You're wrong, Mr. Lucas. They're not your movies. They're ours. All of ours. We paid to go see them, and they're just as much a part of our lives as they are of yours.
Kyle: When an artist creates, whatever they create belongs to society
George Lucas: Have I... become so old that I've forgetten what being an artist is about?
And that's all I think most of us have been trying to say. I loved that episode and really truly hope that someone brought it GL's attention. At least Spielberg wised up at the last minute and released E.T. in *both* the original and the 'SE' versions without having to buy the stupidly expensive box-set that no one wanted.
[edit] I'd also like to add that I think what makes an artist truly great is to not only get their work out there to the public but to have the balls to stand by the work whether good or bad. Anyone can thump their chests and claim their work is 'masterpiece' but not many can claim that 'yes my work was flawed but I did my best at the time- look at what I can do in the future!'. Look how much time, money and effort GL and his lackeys have put into 'repairing' and changing the OT when a simple cleaned up remaster would have done the trick. Why-oh-why waste all that time when he could have moved on to something else and tried to improve one's craft. And GL claims WE the fans are stuck in a RUT and others at these forums claim we're lost in nostalgia?!?!? If GL had simply watched his own movies, not worried about SW 'special editions' or history revisions and focused on creating a good product in the PT then there would have been little need for discussion here. In fact, if he really dislikes SW and SW fans so much why do the PT at all? Could it be (gasp) that any artistic integrity he once had has been lost to money-hungry business sense? No... I'm sure that's not the case.. is it???? With all the money Lucas had earned prior to 1997, I feel he could have started making these oft-rumored 'little artistic' films he has always wanted to make- so why didn't he??
I $$$ have $$$ no $$$ idea.
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- #115344
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- Storing Laserdiscs?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115344/action/topic#115344
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
From what I've read, if the LD has laser rot, there isn't much you can do about it. It's a natural chemical reaction, so unless you are willing to store your LDs inside an airtight chamber and can synthesize excited bromide in an argon matrix (Let's see someone get that quote), you'll just have to wait and see which discs survive and which don't.
You'd have to be a Real Genius to have a set-up like THAT in your house!

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- #115338
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- Storing Laserdiscs?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115338/action/topic#115338
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Also, if the inner sleeve is the cheap-o plastic one, I used to replace it with an aftermarket plastic-lined paper sleeve. That may not be better storage exactly, but it was a heckuva lot easier to take the discs in and out.

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- #115334
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- Anakin & Obi-Wan: The Friendship We Never Really Saw
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115334/action/topic#115334
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- #115327
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- What in SW DOES make sense????
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115327/action/topic#115327
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Originally posted by: Shimraa
you see the direct precursor to the X-wing in ep3.
For about 1.2 seconds. That royally sucked- it was one of the best ship designs in the PT and it *did* tie into the OT. But hey- why would Lucas want more than that when there were plenty more chances to include Battle Droids!

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- #115156
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- Howard the Duck
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115156/action/topic#115156
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- #115154
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- You came this close to Qui Gon being in the end of ROTJ...
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115154/action/topic#115154
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Originally posted by: Hardcore Legend
Now, see....I can see the humor in that statement, however Qui Gon, Yoda, Ben and Anakin are eventually supposed to be the only ones who possess this power.
As of the semi-deleted scenes from ROTS that is. When I had just seen the OT, I *assumed* as a viewer that all Jedi could do that, as we only ever met three Jedi (or former Jedi). I never once thought "Geez- I need some explaination for THAT, I mean come on how are the Jedi able to do that???" I just took it for granted that I was watching a fantasy and that was part of the fantasy. It worked for me.
Now, I didn't expect to see in the PT (before they were made) a bunch of Jedi ghosts fighting along side of the live ones. That would be silly and lord knows the PT are not about silliness! Yet when Qui-Gon gets his butt whooped kinda easily by Maul, I did wonder 'Hmm... why the heck didn't he disappear- what a crappy Jedi!'. So after that we never really hear from/about Qui-Gon again... until that brief mention in ROTS. Thing is, with so much other stuff that needed to be developed, that small point should have just been left out entirely. To tell a good story you either need to develop a plot or cut out the crap. Instead GL mananged to promote the crap and cut out plot development.
Go figure.
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- #115138
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- You came this close to Qui Gon being in the end of ROTJ...
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115138/action/topic#115138
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Now THAT'S cinema!!!!
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- #115040
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- SW, Copyrights, and The Library of Congress
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115040/action/topic#115040
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- #115001
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/115001/action/topic#115001
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Anyone in the USA who has a PAL capable DVD player and is a SW, Matrix, comic book, Tolkien, zombie, etc fan or general geek should take a chance on it. For those that don't know it was a two-season TV show in Britain from the same creative team that brought us the hiliarious 'Shaun of the Dead'.
It can be purchased by mail from Amazon.UK for about $27.87 plus shipping. That's where I bought mine and shipping was only about $5 to the States. This set has the entire series plus extras!
Spaced at Amazon.UK
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- #114844
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- Boba Fett in Star Wars TV Series?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114844/action/topic#114844
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USA Today got a hint from George Lucas at his AFI lifetime achievement award gala about the new live-action "Star Wars" TV series. The series is expected to take place sometime between "Episode III" and "Episode IV".
Ford was approached by Daniel Logan, 18, who played young Boba Fett
in Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Lucas said Logan's character may
be included in his live-action Star Wars TV series, which is in the
works.
IESB.net also chatted with Lucas who said they are getting ready to go on the 3D half-hour version of the Clone Wars animated series is. "The live action will be, you know, a year or two later," he added.
Asked if we're going to see some back stories, like Knights of the Old Republic, in the series, Lucas said, "there is a possibility of that, but not in this series. You know, there's a possibility of more series if these work."[/a]
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- #114840
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- Why Kill Padme?
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114840/action/topic#114840
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Originally posted by: Shimraa
hey guys as corny as it is she could have died of a broken heart even if she was having kids. i remember in Final Fantasy 10 tidus's mother dies of a broken heart, when jecht leaves and goes to spira. no one complained about that.
I would say that any of us fans could have died of a broken heart after seeing what GL did with the prequels, but Shimraa would probably get mad and say we were taking it much too seriously...


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- #114838
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- Go ahead and kill my bandwidth! (Empire image meme)
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114838/action/topic#114838
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Here's a mirror for you!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v72/greencapt/SWdenial.jpg
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- Star Wars books
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114812/action/topic#114812
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Originally posted by: Shimraa
"i see," said the blind man, to the deaf dog.
What? Where?

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- #114738
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- People that have a problem w/the Droids in PT
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114738/action/topic#114738
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Sorry, but they are worlds apart in concept. Lucas even admits as much.
Don't get me wrong MBJ- I love Threepio. And that's as comedic as the series should have ever been! Much of that was adult humor (not like *that* folks- you know what I mean) instead of poop and fart jokes.
And plus- if it weren't for Threepio then which character would have been there to point out obvious plot points??

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- #114737
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- Stephen King
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114737/action/topic#114737
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- #114736
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- Land Of The Dead
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/114736/action/topic#114736
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For folks who haven't seen Romero's original zombie films= please do. They work on so many levels, from gore to slapstick to social commentary. Just forget all the crap knock-offs and remakes that are out there. Pop some Jiffy-Pop and spend this coming weekend watching all three originals.

'Dawn' had always been my favorite, but the more I watch 'Day' the more I like it. It was a definate change from the comic-booky nature of 'Dawn' but is very, very effective.
And Cable- Return of the Living Dead rates as one of my all-time favorite films. Funny, gorey and and perfect offshoot/homage to the Romero films. Plus, its the film that gave us "Brraaaiiiinnnnssss...." and a line I so often repeat- "send... more... paramedics..."
Good thing I'm seeing Batman this Weds, as I'll have the weekend and next week to re-zombify myself!
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The whole show is an awesome geek-fest! Highly recommended!!!
