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Re: I'm finnaly going to buy Star Wars on DVD...
#137354 05/08/06 03:07 PM
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Will I buy the new/old versions? I don't know. I grew up with the originals, just as you guys did. And they were certainly magical. We used to have Star Wars marathons on snow days - fastforwarding to the cool parts, then going outside and recreating the Hoth battle in the snow... great times.

But since then, I think I've become too cerebral about the movies - wanting to know more and consume more.... The problem of course being that magic rarely holds up on close inspection. Very soon, you start to see the smoke and mirrors...

I am not sure if I like the older versions as much as the newr versions (some cringe-worthy edits aside - mostly done with new digital additions)...

The jury is still out on whether I will buy - though I probably will do so, just for the sake of being a completist.

One parting shot, though, that really chaps my ass - I remember a few years ago, when I signed the 'Original Trilogy on DVD' petition, the response from Lucas' camp was that these versions simply DIDN'T EXIST and that it would be impossible to put these on DVD, since the source fotoage was so far gone.... then, lo and behold, once the 6 movies are done, and the star wars train is slowing to a whimpering chug, what comes out of left field? That's right, the long lost footage that makes these versions possible. How convenient. I feel lied to and cheated, all so George can build add to his already Hearst-like wealth.

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#137355 05/08/06 03:45 PM
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Will I buy the new/old versions? I don't know.
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How convenient. I feel lied to and cheated, all so George can build add to his already Hearst-like wealth.


Didn't you just answer your own question? Lucas has you by the balls. Break the chain! Escape the completist nightmare! Stand up and be recognized as an individual! Let someone else line Lucas's coffers with gold-plated latinum. Oh, wait....

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#137356 05/09/06 05:58 AM
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I am not sure if I like the older versions as much as the newr versions (some cringe-worthy edits aside - mostly done with new digital additions)...




I hear ya. I can't remember when I last watched one of the unaltered originals on LD. I'll still wait for the HD or BluRay release of the whole saga in a set whether the unaltered originals are part of it or not. I saw Serenity on HD-DVD and the PQ blows 480p out of the water.



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#137357 05/09/06 06:44 PM
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I saw Serenity on HD-DVD and the PQ blows 480p out of the water.




That movie was made last year... A New Hope is 30 years old, I doubt it could ever look as good as 480p can do.

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#137358 05/10/06 02:23 AM
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I guess we'll see. I'll be checking out HD players this weekend.

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#137359 05/10/06 05:43 AM
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That movie was made last year...A New Hope is 30 years old, I doubt it could ever look as good as 480p can do.




You might be surprised. Movie film resolution is usually 3000 lines.

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#137360 05/10/06 06:26 AM
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You might be surprised. Movie film resolution is usually 3000 lines.


*blinks* Lines of what exactly?!?

Bren R.

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#137361 05/10/06 10:45 AM
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*blinks* Lines of what exactly?!?





Who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?
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#137362 05/10/06 05:21 PM
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Ahh, THAT'S what film emulsion is made from!!!

That would explain Kevin Smith.

Bren R.

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#137363 05/10/06 05:36 PM
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I like the German tagline, there.

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