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gobalicious said:

I can't help but notice Yoda's ears.  They vibrate a lot as he moves his head.  It seems that real cartilage is stiffer than whatever the puppet is made of.  Try flicking your own ears.

Although that may be true, two things:

1. Your ears are not as long as Yoda's. I think the amount of ear we're dealing with here matters.
2. I distinctly remember some AOTC behind-the-scenes type thing, talking about making the CG Yoda for the first time, saying that they had tried to recreate even the little stuff like his ear wiggles, in order to get the CG-Puppet just right. It was driving Frank Oz crazy, because they were recreating things that he considered mistakes (the ear wiggles were the example of this), but Yoda just didn't look like Yoda without those. Point is, Yoda's incredibly wiggly ears are, in essence, canon.

Ady, I just finally got my hands on the DVD9 version, and I just wanted to say that (so far... watching as I type) the Isolated Music Track is wonderful. Thanks so much for putting this on the disc, and I really hope you do the same with the DVD9 version of ESB:R.

Oh, and I really like the multi-angle effects bit, and the Biggs scene too. Thanks for putting those on!

The Golden Idol said:

Hey Ady, that was an amazing clip, but I noticed that on the Stardestroyer that releases Needa's shuttle (great work on the new shuttle, by the way!), the two "prongs" - the two curved sticks on the underside of the SD - flicker a bit around the 5:19 mark on the YouTube video.

I just checked - It does that in the higher-quality download version too.

Nice touch slipping the shuttle-replacement in there. I'll always miss the TIE-Shuttle, but not too much. I thought Yoda's mouth looked funny on the corner farthest from the camera sometimes, and initially blamed it on whatever mouth-warping wizardry you've been doing... until I realized that Yoda's mouth really is a little funny on the side, all the time.

Filthy Pierre said:

I remember the missing the grappling the first time too. Wow that brought back memories.

Also I clearly remember the Han torture scene extended in Empire. Not just the stills of it but of the actual whole scene in the movie.

Thread Title said:

my memory isn't that bad, is it?

Yes it is. I'm sorry, but your memory really is that bad - just like all humans.

adywan said:

Funny that you post that pic today mrbenja0618, because here's what i got in the post today. Now all i have to do is build the other section to fix the continuity error :)

What the?!

Ady, I'm amazed. I'm also befuddled on how you're going to fix the continuity errors in every shot of the Carbonite Block.

Just saw this story from Gizmodo : http://gizmodo.com/5703593/the-original-tie-fighters-were-purple which cites http://www.therpf.com/f10/tie-fighters-original-color-not-what-you-think-101082/ as its source.

I admit, the two-tone nature of the TIEs leaves me not fully convinced.

ray_afraid said:

That's interesting. What was the boarding craft to be used for in ANH?

Well the stormtroopers had to get into the Tantive IV somehow.

That sure would make a whole lot more sense.

I'll admit, I've never really understood why you're going to be new filming physical elements for ESB:R. Would it be too much to ask for an explanation of your reasoning? I am confused.

asterisk8 said:

I swear, some of you must skip over every post begging you to stop getting so off topic.

Quoted for truth.

Padme is indeed a racist.

Akwat Kbrana said:

Furthermore, the PT equivocates. For instance, murdering children in Ep. 2 is just fine and dandy because "to be angry is to be human." But then when the same guy does the exact same thing in Ep. 3, suddenly it's this revolting, horrible thing.

Or maybe I'm wrong; maybe it's only ok to murder children as long as they're tusken children. Y'know, since they look different than humans, and are kinda creepy. So...the moral message here is "racism is fun"?

The whole point there was that the killing of the Tusken children wasn't okay. That's one of his major first steps into the Dark Side, and it's not portrayed as being okay in the film. Padme says what she says, but the film certainly portrays the Tusken massacre as wrong.

Wikipedi's Star Wars Music article might give some hints: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_music#Similarities_with_other_compositions

In particular, note Korngold's theme to "King's Row": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJo9eB6t3Ps . It even has half the Star Wars theme in it, pretty much.

Is there any information out there about The Temp Track to Star Wars (EP IV, ANH)? I know that Lucas originally planned on using certain classical pieces as the soundtrack, before Spielberg convinced him to hire Williams… I’m wondering if we know what those pieces are.

Imrahil said:

TV's Frink said:

Just face it - a lot of people prefer Ep 1 to Ep 2 or 3.

That's just bizarre beyond words, but it appears to be true. 

Woah woah woah. I thought for sure that opinions about the quality of films were universal and unchangeable.

So, the good films will only be released in 3D if the terrible ones do well in the theaters?

I don't even like 3D!

rpvee said:

Is there an mp3 version of this, as opposed to FLAC?

The reason ABC is turning into the Hulk right now: MP3s are inherently a lower-quality sound than FLAC, and this project is all about the highest quality sound. If you really want to download the FLACs and convert them to high-quality MP3s for your ipod, then do it, but ABC is the sort who wouldn't ever ever ever release these as MP3s.

Concerning subtitles:

I just got an email reply from my friend who was with me at the Star Wars screening at The Senator in Baltimore. He actually has video of the Greedo scene (he'll probably post that online soon), but he confirms that the subtitles are white, not yellow as I remembered.

Just wanted to take this moment to say that on the 1977-1981 technicolor dye print that I saw in Baltimore this year, Greedo's subs were yellow.

Oh, phew, thanks. I'm glad to know my mind isn't going.

To be fair, I, a 10 year old in 1997, didn't realize it looked awful. I thought it was awesome, which is what GL was going for.

Question: I distinctly remember seeing the whole, uncut Biggs, Luke and Red Leader scene, where Red Leader says he met Luke's father. Not in theaters or anything like that, but on TV, around when the SE came out. Entertainment Tonight or something like that. Am I imagining things?

As for the "I saw Luke miss!" crowd, just remember that the music has nothing in it that would fit that event, nor the time for it to happen.

On the subject of action shots, I must say I always loved Theed City's design. Absolutely beautiful.

 

This is very true, even it was just a ripoff of Dinotopia.

vaderios said:

Well he has his reasons..dont ask why :/

I think... I think why means "What are his reasons?", right?