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Re: Star Wars Trilogy
#60769 09/22/04 06:22 AM
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I'm glad George released the movie he wanted to make, unfortunately - it's not the movie I want to see.

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#60770 09/22/04 01:08 PM
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i agree with bren 100%...

i bought the series last night and got home to watch it late. i couldnt turn it up real loud in fear of disturbing my wife and children, but there was a definite huge difference between the music and effects, and the actual dialogue volume. i had to keep the remote in hand, and turn it up for dialogue parts, then turn it way down for music segways, and battle cruisers flying thru the screen.

the movie is a straight up 'classic' so i cant dog it too bad.. but, i also, dont care for the new CG animation on top of the old footage. it looks very out of place and doesnt blend with the rest of the scene. it became a game to try and point out the newly added scenes or CG parts.. most of it is VERY easy to spot, some not so easy.

i just watched the first(or 4th, depending on how you look at it)episoder last night. hopefully, the good memories and childhood dreams will override my dislike for the newly 'enhanced' movies. the added boost in audio quality is a good thing, but i really think he should have stayed with the original footage.

the original movies made him a multi-million dollar empire.. why change a good thing??

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#60771 09/22/04 03:30 PM
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bigjohn, you have an Onkyo, right? When you're watching a movie and don't want to disturn the family, you can set it into night mode, which basically makes the soft parts (dialog) louder and the loud parts (explosions) softer. That way you won't have to keep reaching for the remote.

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#60772 09/22/04 03:36 PM
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yes, i almost used that feature, but didnt. i remember when i got the receiver, i saw that feature and thought, "i will never use that, it makes no sense."

well, there ya go. a perfect chance to try it out and i didnt. i will definitely keep that in mind for the next late night viewing session!!

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#60773 09/22/04 04:16 PM
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the original movies made him a multi-million dollar empire.. why change a good thing??



Because licensing the THX name probably pays his bills. So he's reworking his old movies for the same reason dogs lick their own genitals - because they can.

Bren R.

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#60774 09/23/04 01:20 AM
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ouch, I'm disappointed - was planning on buying it this weekend, but this sounds horrible.



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#60775 09/23/04 01:24 AM
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Well Bilbo it is either that or you try to find a VHS version of the originals. If they are on laserdisc, that route becomes a possibility as well although a more difficult one.
Personally i think i will just have to accept the new edits.

The classic Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer just came in today (dvd format) but with Mono 2.0 sound. How exciting is that?


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#60776 09/23/04 05:03 AM
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Like I said, I'm glad my VTR Op bought it first (no wonder Future Shop were selling it for a reduced price the first day... quick, get a bunch out the door before anyone realizes what versions are packaged!)

Luckily my parents have the original movies on VHS, which is very odd, since they're both over 60.

Bren R.

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#60777 09/23/04 04:05 PM
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Here ya go bren
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/

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#60778 09/23/04 04:19 PM
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Thanks for the "heads up" about the new dvd "Star wars" set............it's a shame that the original movies weren't used . I can't remember any other time, when an "artist" tried to alter his OWN work............usually, it's managers, executives, record\movie companies, or in posthumous situations, the "estate". I was going to buy the dvd set, but for now......I'll play the vhs tapes.
Lucas didn't "splice" in Jar-jar binks anywhere in the dvd set right?...................right?


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