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Post: #256978
Topic: Where do I go from here as a SW fan?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/256978/action/topic#256978
Time: 15-Nov-2006 5:23 PM

Originally posted by: Vigo
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Yeah, like those Blade Runner fans, which will get next year on DVD AND HD-DVD a special edition set, containing:

1) The original 1982 cinema cut, which hast been available on video for almost TWO decades
2) The 1992 Director´s cut
3) The new Final Cut, which will be Ridley Scott´s definitive version.

Or like those ET fans, who can have BOTH the original and 20th anniversary edition IN THE SAME QUALITY on DVD.

Yes, it´s so hard to please the fans.

But then again, Blade Runner was such a financial succesful movie contrary to the Star Wars franchise....

Touche!

Post: #256561
Topic: Where do I go from here as a SW fan?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/256561/action/topic#256561
Time: 13-Nov-2006 1:13 PM

From a certain point of view: yes ; )

There is a side effect for this release; those who don't care about the quality will stop asking for the OOT dvds, so it will shut down a few voices from the OOT side. Making the OOT campaign even more isolated: "divide and reign" typical GL policy

Post: #256557
Topic: Where do I go from here as a SW fan?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/256557/action/topic#256557
Time: 13-Nov-2006 12:59 PM

Good for you Go-Mer if you don't feel insulted with this release, but making a 4/3 transfer of a LD in 2006 is not what i call respect.
it's a joke that makes only Lucas laugh.

Post: #250443
Topic: POLL: Which version of the OT do you own?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/250443/action/topic#250443
Time: 9-Oct-2006 7:01 PM

i have the tv recordings on VHS, i have the 1995 VHS set twice (french dubbed and english), the 1995 LD set (aka the Faces edition), and if this is the only time we'll have the OOT on dvd maybe the GOUT.

Post: #248361
Topic: Does anyone here watch Family Guy? They do a ton of SW spoofs!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/248361/action/topic#248361
Time: 27-Sep-2006 3:41 PM

if your looking for a funny show with tons of SW references, you should watch "Spaced".

(they watch "Jedi" with the original ending, hate TPM, and bash Lucas)

selected bits:

Bilbo Bagshot: What about the Ewoks eh? They were rubbish. You don't complain about them.
Tim: Yeah but Jar Jar makes the Ewoks look like... fuckin'... Shaft.

Daisy: So how are you, you big bloody man?
Tim: I'm good, I'm good. Just, had a few things to sort out.
Daisy: With Sarah?
Tim: No, with George Lucas.
Daisy: Tim, it's been over a year.
Tim: It's been 18 months, Daisy. And it still hurts.
Daisy: Well, I didn't think The Phantom Menace was *that* bad.

[to a Star Wars: The Phantom Menace fan]
Tim Bisley: You are so blind! You so do not understand! You weren't there at the beginning. You don't know how good it was! How important! This is it for you! This jumped-up firework display of a toy advert! People like you make me sick! What's wrong with you? Now, I don't care if you've saved up all your fifty 'p's, take your pocket money and get out!
[the little boy runs off, crying]
Tim Bisley: What a prick.

Tim: Brian, did you notice that everything that transpired in those three films - and I *mean* everything - can be attributed to the actions of one very *minor* character?
Brian: Who?
Tim: The gunner on the Star Destroyer at the beginning of the first film.
Brian: How come?
Tim: [know-it-all] Well. Hmmhmmhmm. Because, if the gunner *had* shot the pod that C-3P0 and R2 were in, they wouldn't have got to Tatooine, they wouldn't have met Luke, Luke wouldn't have met Ben, they wouldn't have met Han and Chewie, they wouldn't have rescued Princess Leia. *None* of it would have happened.

Post: #247540
Topic: Your first reaction to Hayden is ROTJ
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/247540/action/topic#247540
Time: 23-Sep-2006 7:52 PM

I was already pissed that the dvds were only the SEs, but the new modifications and the ghosts scene were the final insult from Lucas.
It's from there that i re-bought a LD player and became a full "anti- Lucas/prelogy/SE" guy.

Post: #246494
Topic: Lucas to be grand marshal of parade....
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/246494/action/topic#246494
Time: 20-Sep-2006 5:18 PM

Originally posted by: Cable-X1

Originally posted by: auraloffalwaffle
Now, one group will be in the book depository, one group behind the picket fence...

LOL!!!

This is proof that I'm not really that disturbed....cuz someone else thought of this besides me!!!

"Back....into the left.......back....into the left.....back....."

Funny...kind of sick....but funny! ^^

Post: #242075
Topic: 2006 OT DVD: Poll: So What are You Going to Do?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/242075/action/topic#242075
Time: 7-Sep-2006 7:16 PM

Poll: So What are You Going to Do?

well i really don't know; at first i was thrilled to hear that the real SW movies were coming to dvd, but from the announcement of this release till recently it was bad news over bad news... i've seen the dvd clips and i think it's not that bad, yes it is an half-assed job, an insult to these movies but i've seen worse (at least i think i've seen...). So now i'm in a "well i'll wait to see the real stuff in demo in a shop" to decide. it's a yes/no/yes/no/yes/no situation for me (the bits i've seen have had a kind of pavlovian reflex on me....damn you george!)

Post: #238225
Topic: O-OT Star Wars "Bonus Disc" menus (www.starwars.com)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/238225/action/topic#238225
Time: 24-Aug-2006 4:37 PM

Originally posted by: 20th Century Mark

Hopefully, some intrepid reviewer out there will give a simple two word review: Shit Sandwich.

Spinal Tap!

I tried to read the french article, but it may as well be in chinese! Can anyone translate?

here's what the article says about the quality of the movies:
_the film is full of artifacts, like very visible grain on the picture even on the LFL logo.
_there is a lot of video noise on dark scenes
_a few blue and red lines in the dark parts
_compression is anything but acceptable
_colors are slightly better than the VHS and LDs

Post: #228132
Topic: first viewing of the 2006 OOT dvds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/228132/action/topic#228132
Time: 22-Jul-2006 8:44 AM — Edited 2-Jun-2020 9:14 AM

Quint from AICN has seen some images of the the dvds of the September release, it’s not looking good!

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Mod Edit: a working link to the article mentioned above can be found here:-

http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/23941 (and scroll down to the ‘ORIGINAL TRILOGY DVDS’ section)

Post: #227095
Topic: 20 years ago, would anyone believe...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227095/action/topic#227095
Time: 18-Jul-2006 3:16 PM

15. the Force is not a spiritual thing! just something wrong in your blood! (like cholesterol ...how magical !)

Post: #227092
Topic: 20 years ago, would anyone believe...
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/227092/action/topic#227092
Time: 18-Jul-2006 3:13 PM

12. Sebastian Shaw will lose his eyebrows and will join the force has whiny teen.
13. Lucas: 1977 to 1983: genius, 1997 to 2006: stubborn, liar,stupid,arrogant,etc...
14. Greedo can't aim straight at point blank range! and Han moves faster than the Flash!

any more ideas?

Post: #225781
Topic: Fox France confirms the French OOT release >NOT< to be anamorphic
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225781/action/topic#225781
Time: 11-Jul-2006 8:16 PM

Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
France better not be the only place that is getting the anamorphic transfer. That would be both stupid and gay at the same time. How about a little love for the country that actually made the damn movie, eh George?

hey! maybe it's one of those times when it doesn't suck to live in France! {i'm french ; )} i hope this is the good news we've been waiting for, but i'm still waiting something more "official" and maybe (why not?) some visuals.

and Jenny, don't try being logical with GL; he is everything but logical.

Post: #225603
Topic: **It has happened, Original films on DVD!!**
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/225603/action/topic#225603
Time: 11-Jul-2006 7:28 AM

the news on Excessif.com says that the french versions (region 2) of the dvds will be 16/9! it also says that FoxFrance has confirmed the news... i really don't know what to think about this, i'm waiting for more info...

Post: #224627
Topic: **Mini-Contest: Legacy Edition Logo - $150**
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/224627/action/topic#224627
Time: 6-Jul-2006 10:43 AM

So? Who's the winner?

Post: #223558
Topic: Remember when everyone hated Return of the Jedi?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223558/action/topic#223558
Time: 30-Jun-2006 8:36 PM

Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
While I found that scene entertaining, I've always thought that it clashed with 3POs previous statement that he wasn't very good at making interesting stories.

it is accurate with what he says in SW, resuming SW and ESB in less than 30 sec that's bad storytelling!

Post: #223510
Topic: John Williams' Music
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223510/action/topic#223510
Time: 30-Jun-2006 4:52 PM

On the other hand, I think Williams decided to re-use some Star Wars themes in Jedi out of pure nostalgia (like the "tie fighter" part during the 2nd death star battle). I loved the way they tacked on the "rebel ceremony" bit at the end of the Jedi finale- it was very bittersweet, and a perfect ending to the trilogy.

i think that it is more Lucas' idea to re-use the tie fighters music in ROTJ (specially in the "sail barge assault", because you can hear an alternative cue on the 97 SE discs)

On the subject of the Prequel music, i like it, it's probably the only thing that i've really enjoyed in the movies but i think there is an "overuse" of choirs in the scores, i feel that sometimes the music is trying to compensate the lack of drama and "epic feeling" in the movies.

Post: #223507
Topic: French Magazine (Mad Movies) Top 100 ...SW movies inside!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223507/action/topic#223507
Time: 30-Jun-2006 4:36 PM

Originally posted by: Invader Jenny
"A Retour of the Future, second part?"
"A Retour of an Alien?"

I believe those are call sequals Mr. French society.

i know the french titles sounds stupid , but it was comon at the time to have something in french with the english title (i know it's lame, but what can i do?)

but sometimes it was necessary for some titles; like "Con Air"; "con" in french is the word for asshole ^^'

Post: #223149
Topic: Help me get BANNED on SW.COM!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223149/action/topic#223149
Time: 29-Jun-2006 3:20 PM

something like: "the Prelogy sucks because of one big problem... Lucas."

Post: #223108
Topic: French Magazine (Mad Movies) Top 100 ...SW movies inside!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/223108/action/topic#223108
Time: 29-Jun-2006 2:05 PM

well it's the major horror/sci-fi/fantasy/action movies magazine in france.

Post: #222784
Topic: French Magazine (Mad Movies) Top 100 ...SW movies inside!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222784/action/topic#222784
Time: 28-Jun-2006 5:23 PM

the french magazine MadMovies has made a list of the best 100 movies (each voters send their favorite 100 movies)

here's the results!

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Post: #222776
Topic: John Williams' Music
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/222776/action/topic#222776
Time: 28-Jun-2006 5:02 PM

Originally posted by: Harlock415

It just makes me wonder how Goldsmith wrote great scores for bad movies, though, like First Knight.

Goldsmith used those kind of movies to experiment new things.

Post: #221628
Topic: OK, the DVDs are coming...so how bad are they going to look?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/221628/action/topic#221628
Time: 25-Jun-2006 10:59 AM

i've been watching some 4/3 dvds latelly to see what we can expect and some were pretty good, others were really bad:

Titanic: the first dvd (from 1999) was a 4/3 master, but i was surprised to see the quality of the picture despite being non-anamorphic and the fact that the movie (3hrs!) was on a single disc; if the OOT dvds can match that quality i will consider myself happy.

The Abyss: (probably the best Cameron movie ever!) it is also a 4/3 mastered dvd, but here you can tell that it is a LD master transfer; the picture is really blurry (specially when there is high contrasts in the image, like the openning sequence in the USS Montana), it's a shame that this movie never had a 16/9 release on dvd!

Silent Running: the quality is good enough to be "watchable" even if it is a typical 70's kind of image (grainy)

2010: the picture quality is ok, the lack of sharpness doesn't affect very much the space and interior scenes.

Wargames: this dvd has all the defaults! no sharpness, blurry and grainy picture.

Post: #220284
Topic: **It has happened, Original films on DVD!!**
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/220284/action/topic#220284
Time: 20-Jun-2006 4:48 PM

Originally posted by: VelvetKloud
For a limited time aledgedly...
They are being released on 11/9/2006 but only for a few months. Each film comes with 2 dvds, one of the original theatrical version and one with the enhanced version.
HMV has been the cheapest place I have found so far.
for the UK anyway...

http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=527041

I am dubious as to the reality of this being a strictly limited thing but whos gonna take the chance??

Liam

LOL! you remind me those japanese soldiers who didn't know the war was over !

Post: #219412
Topic: What are you going to do with your SE discs?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/219412/action/topic#219412
Time: 17-Jun-2006 12:33 PM

i'm also planning to mail the SE discs back, but should i make them unplayable or not?