ray_afraid

Four pages now!

When there's no more room in Hell, this thread will walk the Earth.

I personally feel anything that can be done to make them look more real should be done.
There are a few convincing shots, but most aren't at all.

StarThoughts said:

SilverWook said:

It's not wise to recast a Wookiee. ;)

 But sir, nobody worries about recasting a droid.

 ...he says in the thread about worrying about recasting a droid.
; )

nightstalkerpoet said:

RotJ:R

Should all ewoks blink, or none of them?

 I think adding some blinks here and there as Ady did to the creatures in the bar in Star Wars would make the Ewoks a bit more lifelike.
Just not creepy new eyes like the Blus.

ANH: All original effects shots recomposed lazily. Terrible looking CGI creatures sprinkled throughout. The cut Jabba scene reinstated with terrible looking CGI. Censor the Imperial officers deaths when Luke, Han and Chewie blast 'em. Crush the blacks and alter the colors to the point where nothing looks real or normal or good. Ruin the original sound mix.

ESB: All original effects shots recomposed lazily. New shots of the snow monster but make him look different than the other two designs that already conflict in the film. Remove the original Emperor and add in the goofy monster face version from ROTS. Luke screams while falling in Cloud City. Crush the blacks and alter the colors so that nothing looks real or normal or good. Ruin the original sound mix.

ROTJ: All original effects shots recomposed lazily. Add a Vegas style musical number in Jabbas palace. Make the sarlacc look like Seymour from Little Shop Of Horrors, except use crappy looking CGI. Replace Sebastian with Hayden. Crush the blacks and alter the colors so that nothing looks real or normal or good. Ruin the original sound mix.

Oh... wait.. All of that happened and more..

Damn, man.

Possessed said:

I hate those weird sandy looking paintings that you can only see the image if you stare at it for a long time.  I can never see them!

 If you look at them through glass and stare at a reflection on the glass instead of the picture you'll see it easily.
 I remember learning that trick when those things were popular.

Oh, I didn't see that pic.

RicOlie_2 said:

I really like that black X-Wing, but not so much the idea that it's flown by a Sith.

 Is it really black? I thought it was just covered in blue and black tarps.

almonkey said:

obi wan was at the birth, he would always have known about Leia being Luke's sister wouldn't he?

 He couldn't have known about that until it was written years latter.
:p

Handman said:

Well... they never actually tried to hit eachother...

 This is great! Perfect!
"Aim any old how."

TV's Frink said:

Not unless I'm missing something with my Google search.

 Yeah, I Googled it before I posted and didn't find anything. But I've seen a few of the new ads and, to me, it sounds just like him.
Can't find any info about the ads at all though...

Is that James Earl Jones voice in the new Burger King ads?
If it is, Frink may be able to make some good use of 'em.

The Griff said:

These are finally back up on myspleen. Get 'em while they're hot.

 That's great! Thanks for the tip! Now if only I could download torrents at my apartment....
Damn!

Enjoy that while you've got it! : )
I'm jealous!

I guess I could get more sleep than I do if I cut back on hobbies and hanging out... But you know what they say...
"All work and no play make Jack a fully rested and responsible person."

RicOlie_2 said:

I don't know if any of you guys have ever been completely immersed in a new language for an extended period of time, but it is exhausting. My brain is working overtime trying to figure out what my teachers are saying, and I'm usually tired by the time school ends, shortly after 4:00 (although yesterday I was dead tired by 2:00). And that's with 10+ hour sleeps every night.

When I moved to the Netherlands, I could only say "Ik ben Ray" (I am Ray).
I found even just hanging out at bars would make me drowsy from trying to listen to what everyone was saying.
But immersing yourself in the language and culture is the best way to learn it. Good luck!

And how do you get 10+ hours of sleep every night!?

team_negative1 said:

Darth Vaders 'egg' looks yellowish, not white

 He likes 'em runny. Nothin' wrong with that.

Nick66 said:

ray_afraid said:

Harmy said:

It's not as easy as just synching the sound of the 97SE mix to the DeEd because it has the narration in places where there is no dialogue, including the added bits (but @yoda-sama: it is the '97SE, so most of those changes you mention aren't there) but if you guys want to give it a shot, here you go:

ESB

ROTJ

The bitrate is pretty low but it's the best I managed to find.

 Would you be interested in a track using the script from those files but with new narration over one of the original sound mixes?
That way there would be no SE sounds, no chopped edits and the sound quality would be much better.
I think I'll do it for myself anyway, so if you (or anyone else) are interested I'll share.

 Wouldn't a new narration go against the idea of this being "preservation"?

 I'll be taking the script from the seeing impaired track Harmy posted. The track isn't available on anything but the 2004 SE, so there's no 1980 version to preserve. I have friends that benefit from these sort of tracks, so I'll be making these for them.

JEDIT: Harmy beat me to the response : )

Harmy said:

It's not as easy as just synching the sound of the 97SE mix to the DeEd because it has the narration in places where there is no dialogue, including the added bits (but @yoda-sama: it is the '97SE, so most of those changes you mention aren't there) but if you guys want to give it a shot, here you go:

ESB

ROTJ

The bitrate is pretty low but it's the best I managed to find.

 Would you be interested in a track using the script from those files but with new narration over one of the original sound mixes?
That way there would be no SE sounds, no chopped edits and the sound quality would be much better.
I think I'll do it for myself anyway, so if you (or anyone else) are interested I'll share.

I'd be interested in giving it a shot. It does seem like it would be tricky though.

Feallan said:

Also, commentary for visually impaired is not on ESB 2.0.

 Yeah, I'd love to have a track like that for ESB. I love the one for SW.

In the original pic, there are two vaporators on the right side. They are distant and dark instead of white like the ones on the left.

Still, I'm impressed with your new image. I'd love to see the shot in motion.
I'm interested to see what you do with the Toschie Station scenes.

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I've always wanted to play the role of Algernon in a production of The Importance Of Being Ernest. Stage or screen, big or small.
I may have to put on my own production in order to make this dream come true...

Harmy said:

I wonder what was the point of that change - if anything, it would have made sense to make them all the same.

 To me, the SE shot looks like there are lights on in the raised part of the ceiling. I actually kinda like it that way now that I see it...
But it is SE, so it has to go!

bkev said:

I've always wondered if the scene could somehow just be trimmed to show Ula falling into the pit while dancing to the SE lead-in song that precedes Jedi Rocks. Granted, it's like ten seconds, but I really liked it.

 I liked that little piece of music too. Harmonica blues type-a-thing. Sounds more like what I'd expect to hear in that place than either OT or SE songs.

I'm not crazy about Lapti Nek, but I do like all the other music the Max Rebo band plays.

I really hate the SE song. Unlike the original song, it doesn't fit the setting or the mood. I remember sitting in the cinema feeling embarrassed as it played. I looked behind me to see if anyone else looked uncomfortable.
Many did.

Another thing about the SE song is that it doesn't sound anything like the other music the band plays. It's a totally different style and sound. The band in Star Wars plays two songs and while each is different, it sounds like it's the same band playing the songs.