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Crackerman posted:Yeah, like a lot of the changes there's no subtlety to it, it sticks out like a sore thumb. I think only cause you're so "used" to the original. I have no real problem with it either way, being more "accurate" seems to make sense in the scheme of things (And additionally with the prequels the mystery of Palpatine's appearance is gone anyway, assuming you've just never seen RotJ ever)
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Anyone know if A.C. Crispin's Han Solo Trilogy is any good? Yeah, it's pretty good, especially when being scaled against other EU books. One of the interesting things I thought about it at the time was that she was a new author to the EU but managed to tie in basically all the pre-existing little tidbits all prior authors had established about Han's early life, without making it just seem like a long continuity info dump. Also I believe the second book in the series is the first appearance of (pre-) Baron Fel who would go on to be the best character in the X-Wing comic series.
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I'm not buying Star Wars until Yub Nub is restored damnit! 
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RagnarokAngel posted:I think only cause you're so "used" to the original. I have no real problem with it either way, being more "accurate" seems to make sense in the scheme of things (And additionally with the prequels the mystery of Palpatine's appearance is gone anyway, assuming you've just never seen RotJ ever) Maybe, but from the what I remember the lighting on the Emperor's hologram is much more severe than anything else around him. He also looks more detailed and "fuller" than he looks in Jedi. And no, I have no idea why the Emperor looks the way he does and nor does anyone else.
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At this point I honestly hope that Lucas lives for another 50 years and keeps updating the series until it's just an endless stream of lizards walking in front of the action while every single line of dialogue from every movie plays simultaneously.
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I may break down and buy the new set, just because of the new Ewok footage.
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Frankenstyle posted:I may break down and buy the new set, just because of the new Ewok footage.  This, Mr. Lucas, is how you improve the Ewoks.
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Frankenstyle posted:I may break down and buy the new set, just because of the new Ewok footage.
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I can see them now, busting through Stormtrooper armor with rocks and digging out the tasty bits with over-sized crab forks. edit: But I do think it'd work better if the original "Yub-Dub" song played during the carnage. Lord Frankenstyle fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Sep 3, 2011 |
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Sep 4, 2011 02:08
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Did that Adywan guy really make this change? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBAZGtBfcY4&feature=related Really?
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Did that Adywan guy really make this change? Ahahaha seriously? I really don't get what people are seeing this guy's version. It's not really any better. That Death Star scene for instance, I really don't like the 3D hologram at all. And this well. It was hilarious seeing Jar-Jar getting blown up for a split second
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Did that Adywan guy really make this change?
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Slantedfloors posted:It's actually pretty good. There's a couple of weak parts and a mildly Mary Sue-ish character, but overall it's actually a pretty entertaining read. Who, exactly, is the mary sue in the Han Solo trilogy? If you say Bria I'm going to laugh. Chairman Capone posted:Also I believe the second book in the series is the first appearance of (pre-) Baron Fel who would go on to be the best character in the X-Wing comic series. Said appearance is just bizarre though, because if I recall, he was commanding one of the dreadnaughts. 
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Torael_7 posted:Said appearance is just bizarre though, because if I recall, he was commanding one of the dreadnaughts.
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Slantedfloors posted:TIE pilots go into minor command positions in the Fleet if they survive their tour of duty. Except later on he was definitely back in a TIE, so I dunno. Maybe its a sort of joint tour of duty, "Here you've proven you're competent or lucky enough to survive a year as a TIE pilot, now learn how the other side of the navy works and we'll decide what to do with you from there."
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angrylinuxgeek posted:The best thing about the Blu-Rays for me will be the huge amount of extras. I'm fine watching the DVDs of the movies until a high-def fan edit comes out that removes the NO. Look at this guy - https://picasaweb.google.com/109609428403596349302/HarmySStarWarsDespecializedEditionComparisons HDTV based but even so.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Did that Adywan guy really make this change? Strangely enough, the part of that I have the biggest problem with is the removal of the sound effect when the superlaser guy pulls the lever. I love that descending "doooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" sound. 
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Powered Descent posted:Strangely enough, the part of that I have the biggest problem with is the removal of the sound effect when the superlaser guy pulls the lever. I love that descending "doooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" sound. Bullshit ! That's one of the great sounds in a movie with a great audio track. How dare he ?
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drlnz posted:Look at this guy - https://picasaweb.google.com/109609428403596349302/HarmySStarWarsDespecializedEditionComparisons Is this supposed to be a good thing? I started flipping through the album and I got to R2 on Tattooine before I got bored and I gotta say that I don't like any of his reversions. There are things Lucas did that are lovely and retarded but getting rid of some gorgeous sky shots just because they were digitally inserted seems stupid to me.
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So, I have an EU question: After KJA's Jedi Academy, does anyone ever bring up the fact that Kyp Durron once blew up an inhabited star system? I would think that would sort of be a big deal.
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SirPhoebos posted:So, I have an EU question: After KJA's Jedi Academy, does anyone ever bring up the fact that Kyp Durron once blew up an inhabited star system? I think it gets brought up once in YJK, and once or twice in the NJO. I think Zahn brings it up a few times in his Thrawn duology also.
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SirPhoebos posted:So, I have an EU question: After KJA's Jedi Academy, does anyone ever bring up the fact that Kyp Durron once blew up an inhabited star system? Yes, several times. In fact, Kyp himself pilots an X-Wing late in the NJO painted up to look like a sun going nova. 
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Epi Lepi posted:Is this supposed to be a good thing? I started flipping through the album and I got to R2 on Tattooine before I got bored and I gotta say that I don't like any of his reversions. There are things Lucas did that are lovely and retarded but getting rid of some gorgeous sky shots just because they were digitally inserted seems stupid to me. When I first saw the gallery I also questioned some of the reversions (particularly the english lettering on the tractor beam). However, the point of the project was to make a high definition version as close to the theatrical release as possible. It looks extremely nice and after watching it, the original errors and rough edges only add charm to what is, in fact, a 34 year old movie. I strongly recommend this version to any fan of the series.
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Torael_7 posted:Yes, several times. In fact, Kyp himself pilots an X-Wing late in the NJO painted up to look like a sun going nova.  Jesus, that's like a German F1 racer putting "Arbiet Macht Frei" on his car. (Yeah, I went the  route, but come on! Him continuing to be a major part of the Jedi Order in a series that makes a big deal about WMDs strikes me as really incongruous)
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Epi Lepi posted:Is this supposed to be a good thing? I started flipping through the album and I got to R2 on Tattooine before I got bored and I gotta say that I don't like any of his reversions. There are things Lucas did that are lovely and retarded but getting rid of some gorgeous sky shots just because they were digitally inserted seems stupid to me. It's basically the VHS tape upgrade that many people wanted but will never be released. Sure, it doesn't have the fancy CGI backdrops, or the flashy CGI explosions, or the cool CGI blahblahblah who cares. He's removed the clutter, the bullshit CGI and the dance routines, and we are left with what made the originals great. And it may be the only way I'll ever watch a Star Wars movie again.
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SirPhoebos posted:
To be fair, he did it in the hopes that it would help freak the Vong out. "Dude, we've destroyed whole loving stars, what the gently caress kind of chance do you stand?"
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Torael_7 posted:To be fair, he did it in the hopes that it would help freak the Vong out. "Dude, we've destroyed whole loving stars, what the gently caress kind of chance do you stand?" Which leaves out the fact that they no longer have such ability...
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SirPhoebos posted:Which leaves out the fact that they no longer have such ability...
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I think you're forgetting that Kyp was forgiven for his crime. Problem solved!
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Plavski posted:Jimmy Smitts just chillin' while behind him his planet is boiling. Goddamn, I was with it until that shot. Yeah as a matter of fact the boiling oceans stuff looks pretty drat nice and perhaps even fitting/dramatic, but he can't be serious with the Jar Jar bullshit. Did he actually do this in his Star Wars edit because drat.
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Zat posted:Yeah as a matter of fact the boiling oceans stuff looks pretty drat nice and perhaps even fitting/dramatic, but he can't be serious with the Jar Jar bullshit. He did it, but then decided against it as it ruined the flow of the edit. Also, check out this unfinished scene from Ep 1:  That's Padme's ship.
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Oh gently caress I just dug up an old copy of Empire at War, so tempted to reinstall it for the great space combat.
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It just amazes me that there are so many fan edits but nobody has done the most obvious thing. All I want is for the original original versions - no "A New Hope", Han shooting first, etc. - and just clean them up (that is, marks on the film) and if possible upscale them to 1080p or whatever is the standard right now. No fixing mistakes, no repairing poor special effects or visible wires. Just make the colour good and the image sharp.
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qntm posted:It just amazes me that there are so many fan edits but nobody has done the most obvious thing. All I want is for the original original versions - no "A New Hope", Han shooting first, etc. - and just clean them up (that is, marks on the film) and if possible upscale them to 1080p or whatever is the standard right now. No fixing mistakes, no repairing poor special effects or visible wires. Just make the colour good and the image sharp. Maybe Marcia Lucas was a witch? 
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ZeeToo posted:I think you're forgetting that Kyp was forgiven for his crime. He was forgiven by Luke, to be exact. I'm pretty sure the Imperial Remnant would still want to extradite his rear end, if only to rub it in the faces of the Republic. "Of course we'll turn over all war criminals we're harboring. Only it looks like you killed them all already. Say, do you know about this Kyp Durron guy?  "
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qntm posted:It just amazes me that there are so many fan edits but nobody has done the most obvious thing. All I want is for the original original versions - no "A New Hope", Han shooting first, etc. - and just clean them up (that is, marks on the film) and if possible upscale them to 1080p or whatever is the standard right now. No fixing mistakes, no repairing poor special effects or visible wires. Just make the colour good and the image sharp. There is a 720p edit of what you want that was discussed on this very page. https://picasaweb.google.com/109609428403596349302/HarmySStarWarsDespecializedEditionComparisons
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drlnz posted:It's basically the VHS tape upgrade that many people wanted but will never be released. Throwing out the baby with the bathwater is equally stupid and petty though. Not all the changes are bad. I mean most are poo poo, but some stuff DID improve things like the backdrops that he mentioned. I may be alone I don't know but I also liked how the Death Star battle in a new hope was redone, mostly. Showing the ships closer and stuff made it feel less "flat" for me. Cheesus posted:It's like there's a "change curse" on the saga. It's not possible to release them for money or for free without an unneccessary tweak. The irony is these editors...become what they hate. They ARE George Lucas
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"Vom größten Bösewicht der Filmgeschichte zur Witzfigur" - Der Spiegel on Vader's new NOOOO ("From the biggest bad guy of film history to a laughing stock [literally, 'joke figure']") At least a big name magazine in Germany agrees with our sentiments.
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