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Well... I hope you learn how, because the current crawl makes no sense. Luke's not on Tatooine in your version.

Although I suppose we should say that if Sluggo's right, then the fictional room we're reconstructing is slightly different than asterisk's diagram in that both halves of the room must be the same size (seeing as they're really the same room).

Hey guys, I just noticed that the DVD9 version I have came with a rar called "VIDEO_TS_files_fixed.rar"

Any idea why it's there, what I should do with it, etc?

One thing I really, really prefer about the original matte is the the way that the brightness focuses the eyes on Yoda, R2 & Luke. Being able to see everything, everywhere might not be the best move, compositionally.

Darth Funker said:

 I vividly remember differences I've not seen on any version since seeing it in the theatre. The biggest one is Luke being badly bloodied during the duel with Vader.

See http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/my-memory-isnt-that-bad-is-it/topic/6521/

ABC/Legu, your perspective on the matter makes a lot more sense after this explanation. I think, though, that no one comments on threads while you work on projects because no one has anything to say. It's not that we don't love your work (WE LOVE YOUR WORK!), but what is there to say? Although we can recognize the superior quality of your final product, most of us don't have the know how to say much other than "Well this sounds like it will be good". It's not like Adywan's ridiculously long threads where people get into arguments over and over - Instead, we just wait.

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.