Star Wars blu ray in September

Mola Rob said:
No complaint it's just I almost went into a trance watching it. :p
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That was the intent! (j/k)

I was hoping it'd do that to people in the junk yard. Sell this to you cheap? {insert trance eyes yere}, sure no problem :)

I'm thinking of switch, though, to my pick from the Larry thread.

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After 10 years, it's hard to switch :)
 
Funny. I was going through my DVD collection and stumbled across my Brazil Criterion Collection DVD set. In it we get both the Director's Cut of the film, and the radically different "Love Conquers All" edition, which is the version of the film which was done all by the studio that Terry Gilliam hated. What makes this set interesting is that Terry Gilliam is presenting Brazil that he made in his vision, and the one that's the complete opposite of that vision. And this studio cut isn't just simple edits that takes out violence, sex or nudity, but a complete revision of the story where. One of the best examples is when the studio took a sequence that was written, shot and edited as a dream sequence and turned it into a scene that tried to portray the events like it was actually happening in reality.

I just find it funny how Gilliam is not only willing to present his vision of the film but also the worst version just for the heck of it, even with the chance that someone out there will like it more than the original. It's that kind of care that shows that this guy just wants this film to be what it is. A film. Not some "vision" that he has total control over and wants to keep it up to date for no reason.

Also, the original Criterion Set had the film in a non-anamorphic transfer. They released the DVD set again with a brand new anamorphic transfer. Lucas did the exact opposite.
 
Jeyl said:
Funny. I was going through my DVD collection and stumbled across my Brazil Criterion Collection DVD set. In it we get both the Director's Cut of the film, and the radically different "Love Conquers All" edition, which is the version of the film which was done all by the studio that Terry Gilliam hated. What makes this set interesting is that Terry Gilliam is presenting Brazil that he made in his vision, and the one that's the complete opposite of that vision. And this studio cut isn't just simple edits that takes out violence, sex or nudity, but a complete revision of the story where. One of the best examples is when the studio took a sequence that was written, shot and edited as a dream sequence and turned it into a scene that tried to portray the events like it was actually happening in reality.

I just find it funny how Gilliam is not only willing to present his vision of the film but also the worst version just for the heck of it, even with the chance that someone out there will like it more than the original. It's that kind of care that shows that this guy just wants this film to be what it is. A film. Not some "vision" that he has total control over and wants to keep it up to date for no reason.

Also, the original Criterion Set had the film in a non-anamorphic transfer. They released the DVD set again with a brand new anamorphic transfer. Lucas did the exact opposite.
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That shows Gilliam's confidence that almost no one will find the alternate version superior. He knows most people will hate it, but he put it out there for people to "enjoy" as a kind of lesson in what Hollywood does to the creative process.

Lucas, I don't think, has the same confidence that people will choose his latest and greatest revision of the OT if given the choice.

So he simply removes the choice.

Love that Brazil Criterion set, btw- didn't know they re-released it in anamorphic. Will have to find that.
 
James Kenobi 1138 said:
Ooh, I just had a thought.

How much you want to bet somewhere in EP2 or EP3 walking around the Jedi Temple we get a background cameo of a 10-12 year old Ahsoka Tano.

Perfect set-up for the Clone Wars.
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I would be overflowing with joy if that's all he did! That would make sense. The rest of the crap makes no sense at all other than to give fans the finger.
 
Timmythekid said:
Well, the problem as I understand it is more to do with finding a house with the technology to do a 4k scan which will tackle an IP from an owner who's demonstrated that they can be pretty trigger happy with their legal department. That and the fact that I seem to remember the quotes for one film being around $10k. The alternative being disucssed last I checked was to build a home HD Telecine, which apparently is progressing slowly. Regardless, the test results so far from ESB have been astounding - even at this early stage they blow the DVDs out of the water for colour, detail, and dynamic range. Fingers crossed, and then, yes, the bitching will stop.
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I didn't realize that this was being attempted. So, there is still hope! This is the most exciting tidbit related to these films that I've heard in 28 years. I'd pay multiples more for HD copies of the real Star Wars films than what is being charged for these abominations.

I've abandoned any plans to buy the BR. LFL can burn to the ground for all I care at this point. I'd gleefully roast marshmallows in the flames. I've waited this long. We all have. I can wait longer.
 
Don't quote me, but I JUST heard that Lucas reworked A New Hope and has removed Vader's "C" scar.

(sorry I couldn't help it!)
 
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