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Post by Witchie on Sept 1, 2011 15:54:00 GMT -4
I thought he had already tweeked the originals before they were ever released on DVD. That's why I still have my original tapes. You're right. I have my originals on VCR somewhere and I'm sorely tempted to take them somewhere and have them burned to DVD.
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Post by ratscabies on Sept 10, 2011 8:39:08 GMT -4
I have the originals on LaserDisc. And will duly kill myself when the players all stop working (I have 3).
Also? The soundtrack on the Laserdiscs is superior to all the $10 million remixes. In my living room, when the Imperial battlecruiser is chasing Leia's ship (coming in at the top of the screen), the rumble starts in the back of the room and flies over my head! That NEVER happened in any theatre showing I've ever attended. Not in the 70's, and not when they were re-released in the 90's.
In fairness, my DVD set has the VHS versions on them as Bonus Features. That's why I bought that particular set.
And I hate Jar-Jar.
ETA: HAN SHOT FIRST!
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Post by divasahm on Sept 10, 2011 9:54:31 GMT -4
Oh, the Laserdiscs! They really are the best--I remember that rumble!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2011 21:32:59 GMT -4
Dear Hollywood,
I'd ask you to put the kibosh on "Hannibal", the new TV series from the creator of "Pushing Daisies", featuring the famous shrink and his patient Will Graham working through issues, but I'm sure its utter rindonkulousness will end it after five episodes anyway.
Interested to know who you'll tap to play Lecter, though. May I suggest D'Onofrio?
Hugs, B
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Post by carrier76 on Sept 13, 2011 23:59:50 GMT -4
How did you get that?!?!
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Post by Casino Bride on Sept 14, 2011 1:07:35 GMT -4
Unless I'm mistaken, I have the same set - it's the 2006 release.
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Post by huntergrayson on Sept 14, 2011 5:54:26 GMT -4
As I mentioned on another thread, George managed to do a giant "fuck-you" to the fans with that as well by not having the original trilogy "bonus features" in anamorphic widescreen, which is just a fancy way of saying "designed for widescreen/HDTVs" so that rather than expanding so that the black bars are either nonexistent/smaller (depending on the aspect ratio of the film), it's going to think you still have a square television and show up on your TV half the size it should be.
I think the most hilarious thing is that his rationale at the time was that the film elements of the original were in such poor condition that he couldn't give them a "proper" release in terms of picture/sound, so he just stuck them on there as a bonus without any sort of restoration/quality control whatsoever. Which, BITCH PLEASE. Anyone who follows Criterion Collection or Warner Home Video - who just put out a painstakingly restored and apparently stunningly pristine Blu-Ray of Citizen Kane for its 70th Anniversary - knows that studios have done incredible jobs with much, much older films and much much more damaged prints. The idea that it's just impossible to find a decent negative of a film that (a) is less than 40 years old and (b) is one of the most popular films of all time is ludicrous.
Surprising no one, I read on another board that Lucasfilm has ordered all retailers to stop carrying any previous DVD editions whatsoever and only stock the further altered Blu-Ray. Which makes me sad that I don't have the 100 bucks to buy all the '06 releases linked above before its totally rare and more expensive.
Dear Emmy Committee:
I swear to Xenu, if you do not reward Jon Hamm his first and long-deserved Emmy for "The Suitcase," I shall book a plane to the Nokia Theatre myself and pull a Kanye. I'm seriously not joking.
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Post by Witchie on Sept 14, 2011 9:33:42 GMT -4
Thanks for the information. Ordering mine off of Amazon right now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2011 14:04:12 GMT -4
Dear Emmy Committee: I swear to Xenu, if you do not reward Jon Hamm his first and long-deserved Emmy for "The Suitcase," I shall book a plane to the Nokia Theatre myself and pull a Kanye. I'm seriously not joking. Co-signed. If they give it to Steve Buscemi (as much as I love the man) I will be very very upset.
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Post by scarletprincess on Sept 14, 2011 21:57:24 GMT -4
Dear Emmy Committee: I swear to Xenu, if you do not reward Jon Hamm his first and long-deserved Emmy for "The Suitcase," I shall book a plane to the Nokia Theatre myself and pull a Kanye. I'm seriously not joking. Co-signed. If they give it to Steve Buscemi (as much as I love the man) I will be very very upset. But I will not mind at ALL if by chance Kyle Chandler gets it.
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