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http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/08/users-treat-criticism-of-favorite-brands-as-threat-to-self-image.ars

This felt related to the pro-SE stuff we've seen on bluray.com and TFN, etc.

Yeah, I think the Blu-rays will probably show how awful the beak looks. I don't actually mind the concept of the beak all the much, although I prefer the Sarlaac without it... but the actual beak as presented in 1997 (and unchanged since) looks bad.

Laserschwert said:

I found these:

The bottom of the tin has a holder, while the inside of the lid has some foam padding, so the discs is fixated on the nub. Although I'm wondering how you get the disc out of the tin... if the edges are too high, you won't be able to get your fingers under the disc.

Also I can't think of a way to put them on a shelf without simply stacking them... not too fancy, I guess.

The side with the little indentation is actually the lid - Note that on the standing container, the smooth side fits within the other (and assumedly nubbed) side. The nub is not a functional nub, but instead decorative (and thus a bit prohibitive for stickers?). The disc sits atop the foam bit on the bottom, resting.

At least, that's my take on it.

Zero

Just think, a whole new world of color correction awaits!

And even more work for 005... prequels, even!

I'd rather have HD transfers of the deleted scenes without cleanup applied than SD transfers with cleanup. There are people around here who can do some cleanup - But if it's SD, you can't make it HD.

Question: Will you (Ady) be using the Blu-rays as the basis, rather than the HDTV recordings? I remember some sign that some of the crushed blacks might be slightly better in the upcoming discs, plus the bit-rate will definitely be higher.

Yes, it probably is a coincidence. How very astute of you.

I completely forgot about the expanded Cloud City. I loved that.

Holy shit they did. That's awful. ROTS Chewie doesn't even look like Chewie!

Of course, the exact size of the Executor has been much in debate for some time. I say make DSII either the same as DSI or the smaller figure. 900 is ridiculous.

L8wrtr said:

Well, I mean.. you saw Vader's skeleton outlined by the lightening. It may have been 'unfocused' but it was clearly causing serious problems since we could see his freaking skull.. 

That, for me, has always been one of the coolest moments in ROTJ

Also, I just realized that his line about how nothing can stop him from dying now is actually remarkably well tied in to his motivations in ROTS. Not bad.

Star Wars:

Falcon leaving Mos Eisley

DS battle

Empire:

Eh, the Wampa, I guess? Eh.

Return:

The ending celebration. I was skeptical at first, but I've come to realize it's a much better ending than "Celebrate the loooooooooove" and the galactic perspective is really nice, particularly in light of the prequels.

Personally, I hate dvd/bluray menus and find them (particularly the transitions) a waste of time.

But these are pretty menus, so good job menu-guys.

No, that's true. Something about his saber getting wet in the swamp, I think.

Of course, a few minutes later, they go swimming

http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/blog/article/234525/star-wars-the-complete-sagaexclusive-trailer.html

Okay, so this is obviously a different trailer, but it confirms the inclusion of the original version of the Cantina.

adywan said:

so they went in and fixed the crossed lightsabres (and the Emperors slug by the looks of things)

Well, that's something at least. But yes, the pinksabre is awful.

I think it's safe to say that ANHR as we know it was a draft, a first attempt. It will always be available in the highest quality that it ever was, thus we can be morally consistent OOT-ers while still looking forwards to ARSE.

That's the first edit of any one prequel film. I think this is talking about edits of all three into one film?

I should never have doubted.

Yeah, the mockups that radically change Geonosis's look seem more doable.

Assuming your comparisons have been matched to Puggo Grande...

Isn't Puggo technically our most guaranteed-to-be-original, other than the cropping?

I've never really been super-hung-up on things like Obi-wan stretching the truth or lying, but I suppose you could make the change. OT Obi has been a liar ever since Vader turned out to be Luke's father, and that's fine. Saying inaccurate things like "The" is alright too; it's not like you can really fix the lack of Qui-Gon mentions later in Yoda's hut.

But yes, probably doable.

What Harrison Ford interviews have you been watching?

So this is still the worst thread ever?