4throck said:
Would benefit from a series to movie fanedit!
This is true of much of the current uvre of streaming-original shows. Especially the Disney+ Star Wars shows.
That sounds good to me!
I send my condolences to Ronster and marioxb.
sad that anyone agrees with Anjohan, it’s just empty rhetoric
Yeah, but I find it pointless to try and change minds here (outside of purely technically discussions).
That’s cool to hear! About the screening, not the matte boxes showing.
I did notice that the 4K80 Fuji source had more visible matte boxes than the prints for the other two films. Perhaps it’s an issue fully baked into ESB’s original form?
+1 for Jenny Nicholson’s video, it’s genuinely really really good.
It’s probably the most thorough roast of any theme park attraction, at least until the inevitable Defunctland video on Rocket Rods.
Also, I completely agree with the long post section you deleted. I get why you deleted it, but it said everything I wanted to say (but am too unsophisticated to write).
The only Star Wars media I’ve watched recently was Jenny Nicholson’s video on the Star Wars hotel, detailing what a complete shitshow it was (good video, BTW). I think it’s best to remain in the esoterica/preservation/fan edit side of the franchise, away from all the culture war nonsense going around with the fandom.
Wishing you all the best, Ady. Here’s to a speedy recovery.
It’s good, but a little too fast of a line delivery for my liking (compared to the original).
It seems that ROTJ not being a very good movie is slowly becoming not an unpopular opinion?
It has inched closer and closer to that over the past decade. This realization was partly born out of the more analytical side of the prequel backlash, re-examining the “Ewok movie” and realizing it wasn’t as good as remembered. I’ve got no problem with the Ewoks, it’s more that I find the Jabba’s Palace set piece painfully slow and too isolated from the rest of the movie.
My awakening to ROTJ not being as good was watching 4K83. Divorced from all the Special Edition changes and subpar mastering, the cinematography looked bland (my biggest issue) and the pacing felt off. It doesn’t live up to ANH and ESB, but it’s still a more satisfying trilogy finale than many.
That’s some truly impressive stuff! It seems like a real exercise in attrition (and immense patience) to remove the droid and it has truly paid off.
I’m so glad TN1’s efforts have produced such fantastic resources for despecializing shots. We’ve come a long way from OCPMovie’s Classic Editions mixing the ‘04 DVD releases with laserdisc recordings.
I like that Vader/Luke deleted scene in isolation but I think it was wisely cut out for better pacing and dramatic reveal.
That’s where I fall on the question. It really detracts from the semi-ominous reveal of Luke later in the movie and the choice to unveil his new lightsaber for a big action scene (where it makes the most impact).
I’m impressed with what I’m seeing, Ady! It’s impressive with how much you’ve been able to restore proper coloring to the movie and to see the subtle fixes implemented throughout. Do you think you’ll release a color-corrected/properly regrained master of the movie, like you did for ANH?
I’m loving what I’m seeing!
It’s superb that you solved the static grain issue (which sounds utterly laborious and tedious to fix) and to see the colors brought closer to the original intent. You’ve done fantastic work thus far, and it’ll be lovely to see the comparisons.
I mean, the Falcon is falling apart at that point in the story, so I’d leave it. A functioning ship doesn’t need an intact door frame.
Vader was never a character that believed he was doing the right thing. He was a power-hungry monster. In ROTJ it’s clear he knows what he’s doing is wrong.
The most ideal version would be accepting that he’s become a monster but pretends he doesn’t care.
That’s kind of where I am with Vader. It should be depressing that he accepts his fate and keeps going back to the well of the dark side despite the pain it gives him. “It is too late for me, son,” should be the key line.
Giving this “addiction” interpretation more space in the PT would be welcome, as well as in spin-off materials. You can’t really insert it into ANH and ESB for pacing reasons (even though one can read it into Vader’s actions in ESB, finding a partner in addiction). Also, it makes Obi-Wan’s attitude towards Vader in ROTJ seem even more dismissive, which makes Luke’s triumph resonate even more.
I wouldn’t say this interpretation was intended at all (correct me if I’m wrong), but it fits.
If Ady has that one dude who did the younger Vader dub then I’d definitely prefer that. But the last thing I think any of us wants is an impression that immediately stands out. At the end of the day, Lucasfilm has already been doing AI Vader for Kenobi, so it’s not like this is something completely disagreeable.
That’s also the same guy who did the ANH Vader for DSG’s edit, matching the ANH-style distortion well. I’d say either him or another competent Vader impersonator would do the job well.
I’d prefer using an actual voice actor to the AI, but it’s sounding pretty good.
Seek to be beyond victimhood and you will find strength and wisdom, be a victim and you will find only pain.
Nobody wants to be a victim here.
It just seems to… be… targeted at… men? That’s unfortunate, especially if you look at the suicide ratio in men. They could really need to feel included as well.
Male suicide ratio is a problem created by the patriarchy due to unrealistic expectations of masculinity. Even then, it’s been completely co-opted by the right wing to suppress women and empower incels to hurt women.
If she’s targeting any men, she’s targeting the kind of men who hold power and desire power over others.
The stuff making people think you’re sexist is all this talk about the “Leftist Agenda” and calling ‘Gender equality a leftist media spewed myth” is the issue. Pretty much all of the people I see online who use this rhetoric are far right racist, sexist, homophobic, assholes who just don’t want to see women, people of color, or non straight people in main character roles. If your problem is that they’re not focused enough on telling a good story just say that and maybe don’t use sexist talking points in your comments.
This. Exactly this. Using any of the “agenda movies” or “pushing these ideas” rhetoric in your posts is a blatant red flag. This is partly how the harassment/hate movement GamerGate started and perpetuated/radicalized people.
Also, agreed about the laughable idea of a corporation or the mass media having a “leftist agenda.” A corporation having a “leftist agenda” would mean that it’s not a corporation anymore.
For what it’s worth, I don’t think you hate women, the anti-woke position is just silly. I think you’re being incurious, not bigoted. It’s not like me and Nev are pro-Disney
Same. I boycott Disney for their anti-union practices and attitudes. If you really wanted to piss me off, brag about crossing a picket line.
Additionally, I have an issue with “agenda” filmmaking. If said “agenda” results in the same kind of milquetoast, “safe” product that’s just meant to fill a streaming service, then what was the point? If you’re going to offer something that speaks to actual issues and addressing inequities, make it so that it doesn’t just fit into the safe brand of “pre-vis” filmmaking that has robbed so much from the industry.
If you’re going to advertise the tokenism, at least deliver some kind of earnest and genuine message. That’s why Andor succeeded where other D+ slop failed.
DZ-330 has said all there is to be said about the matter much better than I ever could, with harsh facts and a sharp mind.
Stating thoughtful opinions here that doesn’t match with the current cult following in America is seemingly so bad of a deal you are branded a wifebeater and anti-woman before the keys have been pushed on your keyboard, and everything is forcefully misunderstood so you can be the victim and the other the purpetrator.
It’s better than the cult following in America that gets people like me killed for “being different” and threatens to strip away our rights.
I’m thinking, all right. Thinking about the safety of my friends.
There’s no good faith in anything Anjohan posts.
Dog whistles about “directors hating men” and the whole “leftist agenda” are disingenuous at best and downright dangerous at worst.
If anything, all Disney has is a capitalist agenda. Didn’t we spend most of last year learning how little a shit Disney gives about creatives when said creatives were on strike?
Anybody who is still making the points about “woke” stuff killing brands is genuinely dangerous to people’s safety.
The whole “starboard engine” correction is one of my favorite touches, alongside those recolored TIE’s! How painful was it to mask them off to recolor them within the composition?
Why would you exclude The Motion Picture and Undiscovered Country?
