misterd
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Post by misterd on Aug 30, 2011 21:42:59 GMT -5
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bigmac
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You mean the movie lied!?!?!?
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Post by bigmac on Aug 30, 2011 23:19:55 GMT -5
There's an easier and more legal way to stop him.....
STOP BUYING ALL THE CRAPPY REVAMPED VERSIONS HE'S PUTTING OUT!!!!!!
Cancel your Amazon pre-order for the Blu-Ray. Don't camp out overnight so you're the first in line at Best Buy to get it. It's obvious he's doing it because he thinks it makes the series better, but he also knows a bunch of people are going to buy the latest version, even if all they do is complain about the changes he's made.
So really send a message. Don't buy this one.
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misterd
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Post by misterd on Aug 31, 2011 1:38:53 GMT -5
There's an easier and more legal way to stop him..... STOP BUYING ALL THE CRAPPY REVAMPED VERSIONS HE'S PUTTING OUT!!!!!! Cancel your Amazon pre-order for the Blu-Ray. Don't camp out overnight so you're the first in line at Best Buy to get it. It's obvious he's doing it because he thinks it makes the series better, but he also knows a bunch of people are going to buy the latest version, even if all they do is complain about the changes he's made. So really send a message. Don't buy this one. I haven't yet. Haven't made up my mind on it in general, because there are things in it I'd like. However, this sort of thing can really only work if a large number of people held back, and at this point the number of casual fans and mindless drones greatly outweigh those who seem willing to take a stand on these shenanigans. Honestly there ARE some changes that have been made for the better - the black blob in the Emperor's cloak always bugged the crap out of me - but there's a difference between fixing errors and just... adding shit to add shit. And this is adding shit. The silence in that throne room scene added dramatic weight. Adding those lines takes away from the moment, and is hurt further because it echoes one of the worst moments in the series. And WTF was wrong with the Krayt Dragon? Was this particular sound effect haunting George for the past 35 years? But if you are going to improve on an original effect (and I'm willing to keep an open mind on that), can you actually improve on it? This sounds like a noise made by a kid shooting a home movie.
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bigmac
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You mean the movie lied!?!?!?
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Post by bigmac on Aug 31, 2011 11:35:51 GMT -5
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Post by misterd on Aug 31, 2011 14:16:11 GMT -5
I know you didn't mean me specifically, but I could only speak for me specifically. I still think it'll be easier to kill one man with a goiter than to talk sense into millions of nerds.
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Post by jlaw1719 on Aug 31, 2011 15:28:28 GMT -5
Man, it just gets worse and worse. I'm definitely not getting these now.
Unfortunately, fans will still buy these in droves. Yeah Mister D, a few people not buying them makes no difference, but what about not buying them simply out of personal principal? Just because fans will still lap this all up doesn't mean you have to. I mean no offense saying any of this, btw.
It's like those LOTR extended Blu-ray's. They went the lazy way out and just slapped all the standard def features onto DVD's, so I said screw it, not buying it. I'm at the point in my life where I don't need what I thought I used to need. Having Star Wars raped a bit more on Blu-ray is something I don't need.
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Post by Scary Gary on Aug 31, 2011 18:41:58 GMT -5
I'm hoping that those were just fan made clips, not the real one's on the blu-rays. The black blob by the emperor's face always bugged me, too.
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Post by misterd on Aug 31, 2011 20:41:17 GMT -5
I'm hoping that those were just fan made clips, not the real one's on the blu-rays. The black blob by the emperor's face always bugged me, too. Stuff that didn't screw around with story or character I never much minded - lifting the landspeeder, erasing matte lines, tweaking the Sarlaac, now blinking Ewoks. Hell, Phantom Yoda was so awful I would have sprung for the digital replacemement. But Han shooting first, and "Noooo!" in Jedi just f's it up. For the 3D editions he'll probably erase Leia's kiss, and have Luke keep the targeting computer on.
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Post by Scary Gary on Aug 31, 2011 22:28:57 GMT -5
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Post by Mama Bear on Aug 31, 2011 23:04:31 GMT -5
This is such a disappointment. Instead of adding "Nooo!" to Jedi he should be removing one from RotS. I don't understand how Lucas can find flaws in the original trilogy and leave the new trilogy untouched. For shame.
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Post by misterd on Aug 31, 2011 23:39:16 GMT -5
I don't think anyone would much care if he would just release the originals films in relatively untouched form (still gotta get rid of the Emporer's blob though).
Of course even that is hard to ask for, because what is the "untouched" version? Remember the first release of SW didn't have "Episode IV: A New Hope" and there were many tweaks in editing and sound over the years. Just think, most kids have never seen the original version of this scene:
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bigmac
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You mean the movie lied!?!?!?
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Post by bigmac on Sept 1, 2011 2:30:42 GMT -5
I still think it'll be easier to kill one man with a goiter than to talk sense into millions of nerds. *sigh* You're most likely right on that one.
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Post by francoamerican on Sept 1, 2011 8:18:58 GMT -5
Okay, I'm still trying to figure out what the changes are. Anyone able to sum it up for me? I'm going through the posts and have become lost.
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Post by Scary Gary on Sept 1, 2011 16:57:05 GMT -5
Okay, I'm still trying to figure out what the changes are. Anyone able to sum it up for me? I'm going through the posts and have become lost. In the Return of the Jedi scene were the Emperor is about to kill Luke and Vader pitches him of the railing; Lucas now added a similar "NOOOOOOO" spoken by Vader. This is an obvious attempt to mirror the scream he made in Revenge of the Sith when he found out Padme was dead. He also changed the dragon shriek made by Obi-wan when he first meets Luke (to chase off the Sandpeople). Those are the two big changes that are being hated on. Other minor changes include removing the weird black blob off the Emperor's head, adding blinking eyes to the Ewoks, correcting a visible purple sleeve in the first wampa scene, improved coloration of some of the lightsabers. These are what I've heard so far. There still could be others.
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Post by Mama Bear on Sept 1, 2011 17:03:09 GMT -5
He added Vader yelling "Nooo!" in the most pivotal moment in Jedi and Obi-Wan scaring the Sand People away now sounds like Justin Bieber getting punched in the nuts.
Edit: The Ewoks blink now? This just keeps getting worse. How can Lucas alienate the original fans like this?
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