Possessed said:

And the award for most silly and over the top ban goes to…

I can’t wait for the official explanation. Id go so far as to say I officially think this the the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever seen the administration/moderation do in this increasingly joyless forum that (coincidentally I’m sure) gets even more joyless whenever the founder is around, but I’d hate to find myself also banned for daring to disagree. After all the thing calipso said and got banned for is much more respectful than what that would be if I said that.

Maybe have a word with the joyless people who derailed the thread? To the point where a Mod stepped in (again) and issued a warning that if it continued there would be post deletions and temp-bans - in a bid to try and get it back on course. And in the very next post…

And still some people in there are making snide comments.

Obviously a thread discussing the positive aspects of a Star Wars film is just too much for some.

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

C’mon the Redmen!

Most of us don’t use that term in the US anymore lol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Red_Storm

Prior to the 1994–95 school year, the university’s nickname was the St. John’s Redmen, which referenced the red uniforms worn by its teams in competition. The name was interpreted as a Native American reference in the 1960s, and the university did have a mascot (adorned in Native American dress), which eventually led to the team’s name change to the Red Storm. The change happened at a time when there was mounting pressure on colleges and universities to adopt names more sensitive to Native American culture.

I don’t think Liverpool players are going to be no longer be referred to as Redmen (the colour of the kit they’ve worn for over 100 years) by their fans due to an interpretation in the US on an insensitive term referring to Native Americans used in a completely different context.

Though thanks for the info, 23 years eh? Most progressive 😉

There are a fair few quality Saga cover sets on here, though I do like Phildesfr’s Blu-Ray Complete Set, here:-

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Phildesfrs-Blu-Ray-Complete-Set/id/56080
 

and also his Despecialized Covers sets, here:-

https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Custom-blu-ray-setfor-the-Despecialized-Editions/id/18201
 

It may also be worth going through the Index thread to see which Saga sets you may like too.
 

Respect to Madrid - they were the better side overall, just - and what a goal from Bale. The depth of the Madrid squad really made a difference in this game (especially after a long hard season for both the clubs).

Unfortunately, the 2 other goals may haunt the Liverpool goalie (Karius) for a long time to come - I hope it doesn’t - though that’s a tough ask to come back from. Right now, as a fan, that hurts - though fair play to him to come to the fans at full-time to apologise and ask for forgiveness. That takes bottle.

I hope Salah’s injury isn’t as bad as first thought - and he recovers in time for World Cup.
 

As for Ramos - what a ****.

Ramos on Salah 25 mins (he knew what he was doing, dragging Salah’s arm to the ground like that and falling on it) - https://www.clippituser.tv/c/aqygap & https://www.clippituser.tv/c/vxgvzy & https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6keapf

Sergio Ramos laughing after injuring Mohamed Salah and watching Salah be subbed off injured - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOJl4_mq9fY

Ramos hitting Karius with elbow to face on 49 mins (ref not interested) - https://streamable.com/i60jl & https://twitter.com/68bor/status/1000484828662427648?s=21

Ramos feigns injury to try and get Man booked / sent off on 53 mins - https://twitter.com/JackTer11093393/status/1000501100905226241 & https://twitter.com/iamsk994/status/1000491047972163584 & https://twitter.com/FCBarcelonaHQ/status/1000468161119031297

For far too long he gets away with incidents like that.
 

Match highlights can be found here:-

https://www.reddit.com/r/footballhighlights/comments/8mbx6p/real_madrid_vs_liverpool_uefa_champions_league/

C’mon the Redmen!

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

TV’s Frink said:

Can you get divorced in Ireland yet?

For the last 23 years anyone has been able to get a divorce in Ireland.

Wow 23 years, they’re really on the leading edge of progressive culture! :p

In general they have come a long way in a short amount of time, including the removal of power that religion infringed upon everyday life there.

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

Maybe it could go in the Politics thread - though from a UK/Irish perspective I’d say this is more news than politics.

I think my point is that it will become a political discussion here on this forum, regardless of UK/Irish perspective.

I’ll leave it here, as it is more current affairs/news than politics - though feel free to post the links in the politics thread to kickstart a conversation on it there.

For me the cinematography, style and feel really stood out in a good way - helping immerse the viewer into the film:-

^ just a few images from a quick image search

We don’t need a TLJ appreciation thread - we just have a TLJ appreciation thread.

We don’t need several new new thread threads or 5th, 6th, 13th day of Christmas threads or whatever it was late last year - though we had them.

For a Star Wars film that polarisied so many amongst it’s fan base - and given some of the oft-repeated negative posts in the TLJ opinion thread that seemingly took centre-stage over the more positive or neutral viewpoints or aspects - it doesn’t seem a bad idea to have one… and see how it goes.

There may be a few posts that give some people pause for thought or re-think their viewpoint on certain scenes or parts of the film - who knows? Maybe some people would just like to talk about certain scenes they enjoyed without someone piling in with negativity… let’s give it a chance.

TV’s Frink said:

Can you get divorced in Ireland yet?

For the last 23 years anyone has been able to get a divorce in Ireland.

TV’s Frink said:

That Guardian link is borderline unreadable. I clicked it first and had to give up and click the bbc link to see what actually happened.

Good for Ireland, welcome to civilization.

Shouldn’t this go in politics though?

The Guardian link is more a live timeline - with links to the more traditional format of news stories on the right, with links to breaking events on the left.

Maybe it could go in the Politics thread - though from a UK/Irish perspective I’d say this is more news than politics.
 

For far, far too long many from Ireland have had to resort to come to mainland Britain to be able to receive an abortion - often young women scared, alone, with no emotional support - sometimes without the knowledge of their families and even friends, scraping enough together money for the travel etc.

The whole situation was ridiculous and cruel.

Well in to the people of the Republic of Ireland - and those who made this referendum happen.
 

Hopefully Northern Ireland will soon follow suit…

^ Well done, Amazon - be great to see The Expanse being continued 😃

‘Liverpool - We’re Never Gonna Stop’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I0nCo73pZQ

(may contain some nsfw language)

C’mon the RedMen for tonight!

MalàStrana said:

oojason said:

but it’s got nowt to do with Disney, so stop with the unsubstantiated claims - it also cheapens your viewpoint and those that may share your views on the retcons.

Isn’t Disney producing the new movies the same way they produce the Marvel or other series they own ? (real question)
Because it’s totally relevant when talking about the new movies to base any analysis about that fact which makes a clear distinction between the Lucas/independant era and the Disney/corporation era of the Saga. It’s so clear at every single level (good or bad, to each is own point of view on that) that I don’t want to stay blind about that and pretend we can talk about Solo or else the same way we were talking about Ep I to VI. SW was a Saga. It’s now a Franchise. You can love it, that’s fine. But you can’t pretend it’s not true and saying Disney has nothing to do with that.

And now we’re no longer talking about retcons…

and you somehow managed to miss this part of my last post when quoting it:-

oojason said:

MalàStrana said:

snooker said:

Retcons are the devil to you, ain’t they?

I didn’t like them when Lucas was making the PT. I don’t like them when Disney is ruining what’s left to ruin in this Saga.

Please keep comments in here to the Solo film - this is the ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story — Official Review and Opinions Thread’ afterall - and not the ‘bash Disney’ thread. Thank you.

If you’d like to continue a wider conversation on the franchise (and how it compares to Marvel etc) that’s fine, though it won’t be done in here - the ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story — Official Review and Opinions Thread’. So find a relevant thread to do that - or feel free to PM me to carry the conversation on.

Where can I find sources of information on the many alterations made to the Original Trilogy films over the years?

Complete Comparison of Special Edition Visual Changes - OT•com thread by doubleofive - with many sources of information…

 
Star Wars Visual Comparisons - website by doubleofive

Star Wars Special Edition Visual Comparisons - twitter page by doubleofive

Disney+ Should Offer the Star Wars Original Cuts article on the Wired website by doubleofive | #ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy | #ReleaseTheOriginalTrilogy | OT.com thread on doubleofive’s article | What We Want And How To Make It - a sequel article.
 

A Visual Guide to Changes, Fixes & Tweaks in the 2019 SE Version - article by doubleofive on The Digital Bits | SW | ESB | ROTJ

Star Wars Special Edition Visual Comparisons - blog by doubleofive; with 2011 SE Changes image gallery | SW | ESB | ROTJ

StarWars•com Official 2004 Changes Preservation | SW | ESB | ROTJ - compiled by doubleofive

StarWars•com Official 1997 Changes Articles | SW: SE | ESB: SE | ROTJ: SE - via the Internet Archive’s WayBack Machine website
 

Star Wars Changes (Original Trilogy) - YouTube Videos, by 13las | SW | ESB | ROTJ | Disney+ | The Prequels

All Changes Made To Star Wars (Original Trilogy) - YouTube Videos, by Marcelo Zuniga | SW - Part 1 | SW - Part 2 | ESB | ROTJ

Star Wars Changes (Original Trilogy) - YouTube Videos, by HelloGreedo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Changes Playlist
 

A helpful overview of the changes to the OT - and surrounding issues - from zombie84’s SaveStarWars•com’s FAQ Page

Special Edition Changes - 2010 article on the changes made for the 2004 DVD release - from zombie84’s SaveStarWars•com

Shot List Spreadsheet - v0.6.05 - 6 films - Multiple SW Audio Mix Changes Added - OT•com thread, by none.

DVDActive•com’s Star Wars - The Changes articles (via the Internet Acrhive’s WayBack Machine) | SW | ESB | ROTJ | The Prequels

The Big List of Changes to the SW films OT•com thread on the FromScriptToDVD site’s comparison articles - by Gregatron
 

Who Shot First? The Complete List Of Star Wars Changes - an Empire film magazine article

Wookieepedia’s List of changes in Star Wars re-releases page

List of changes in Star Wars re-releases - from the IPFS•io website

Star Wars Comparisons YouTube video channel for comparing theatrical cuts to official releases and various fan projects.

and also reading through these superb OT•com threads (by doubleofive):-

as well as these Index Threads - which link to many topics of discussion here on the OT•com regarding the changes made to the Original Trilogy films:-

These ‘info threads’ featuring articles and discussion threads on the Original Trilogy may also be of interest…
 

MalàStrana said:

snooker said:

Retcons are the devil to you, ain’t they?

I didn’t like them when Lucas was making the PT. I don’t like them when Disney is ruining what’s left to ruin in this Saga.

That’s a false equivalency at best; you may not have liked them when Lucas was writing the prequels - and you may not like them with the current writers, but it’s got nowt to do with Disney, so stop with the unsubstantiated claims - it also cheapens your viewpoint and those that may share your views on the retcons.
 

Please keep comments in here to the Solo film - this is the ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story — Official Review and Opinions Thread’ afterall - and not the ‘bash Disney’ thread. Thank you.

‘Irish abortion referendum: Exit polls suggest landslide for repeal’…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44241521

&

‘Irish abortion referendum: Save the 8th campaign concedes defeat – live’…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/may/26/irish-abortion-referendum-result-count-begins-live

^ I love that! Well in mate.

You are always welcome to PM a mod and ask - or ask in this thread:-

Why was this user banned? thread

or look through the following thread to see if the mods have already mentioned as to whether a ban is permanent or not:-

Banned members

It is an intriguing idea to possibly have a ‘temp-ban’ and a ‘perma-ban’ icon…

Wolfman said:

There was a scene in the Falcon where L3-37 has a bit of malfunction and hits herself on the side of the head to start up again. As her data is now in and part of the falcon, could this now be seen later in The Empire Strikes Back when Han hits the wall of the cockpit to re-start the Falcon up?
Just a thought.

If so, then that’s a quality catch 😃

Really well done, that 😃

Quality work and execution…

paja said:

I wonder if Maul was voice ether by Sam Witwer or Peter Serafinowicz.

Not sure mate, though this was kind of intriguing/cool…

https://twitter.com/serafinowicz/status/994822880650321920

Wow - nice going SkyderHouseMafia!

I wish you well with it - should be quite an exhaustive task, especially with more planned Star Wars releases too 😃

Congrats, Frank your Majesty 😃

krlozdac said:

This is the most uninteresting SW film by FAR. There was a good amount of unfunny/badly delivered lines that I felt if stripped could streamline the narrative and strenghten the characters.

The first act was very clunky. Things started happening to Han before the movie gave us a chance to care. Same with many other characters.

Han was too goofy at times. Lando felt completely off. I felt they made him somewhat unlikable and had way too much fun at his expense. Beckett was just Woody Harrelson and the twist with him at the end is the most predictable twist in the history of twists. The worst part about that is how the music played dramatically when he entered the room to reveal HE was the traitor. No shit!

As opposed to other Star Wars edits I don’t really see people cutting whole scenes out because the pace is so fast already. I think people will just end up cutting out lines and bad performance and we’ll just basically have polished versions of this movie. But beyond that, unless they release a lot of deleted scenes (which Ik they won’t) I’m not sure how this film can be aided by fan’s scissors.

Mate, this isn’t the ‘Solo review and opinion’ thread.

If you found the film uninteresting then say so - and maybe suggest some ideas for making it more interesting; highlighting and correcting those issues you have.

If you found some of the first act clunky, explain why - and maybe suggest or ask for a few thoughts on how to tighten it up.

And so on…