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#604023
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Disney Acquires LucasFilm for $4.05 billion, Episode 7 in 2015, 8 and 9 to Follow, New Film Every 2-3 Years
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Pixar makes bettter CGI than ILM, so that's a mild plus.

This doesn't get my hopes up about the OOT. Disney has a decent track record with re-releasing their live-action films, but nothing terribly outstanding.

Their animated films are a much worse story. Song of the South is a no-show. Deems Taylor's voice replaced in Fantasia. Degraining and screwed-up colours in the classics.

They DO love their preservation, though. I read that they backed up ALL of their old film elements...

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#594903
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team negative1 - star wars 1977 - 35mm theatrical version (Released)
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Going by the opening & ending shots, this project has gone from "promising" to "extremely promising". I can't declare "perfect", as the shots are compressed web videos on a not-perfectly-calibrated monitor, but I am quite excited none-the-less!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJk7990vSn8

Three questions, which may have been answered at some point:

1. What resolution is cleanup being performed in?

2. What will the source of the sound be?

3. At some point before the ACTUAL release, might you release at least ONE finished shot?

That's all from me until the next MAJOR news release...

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#594523
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James Bond 007 Thread
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captainsolo said:

There should be a videophile label akin to Analogue Productions, Audio Fidelity, and MFSL for audiophiles that obtains the rights to make a 007: Technicolor Theatrical Editions box set. There is not one of these classics that I enjoy more on Blu than LD.

Well, The Criterion Collection is considered to be near perfect with their transfers. They use the best elements, the best scanners, the least destructive cleanup, and do their research to make sure things look right. Check out this comparison for Spartacus - which one looks more like FILM?:

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/FILM/dvdcompare/spartacus.htm

They were the first ones to release Bond films in widescreen, on laserdisc. But they haven't done any Bond since. It might have something to do with the producers not liking the commentary tracks that were used.

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#593637
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Stuff I'm selling on eBay.
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Harvest Moon 64 with instruction manual:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/110946543895?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
(SOLD)

Xbox 360 with 7 games and 2 controllers:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/110946489098?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
(SOLD)

Broken Xbox 360:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/110946527996?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
(SOLD)

Feel free to post your own stuff. (Star Wars stuff should go in the Memorabilia forum, though.)