YEK Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 ^lolz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 http://www.mtv.com/news/1906468/star-wars-fans-have-despecialized-and-remastered-a-new-hope/i guess they've already done this for the entire trilogy, just found a torrent, about to see how the 'despecialized edition' of a New Hope looks like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 http://www.mtv.com/news/1906468/star-wars-fans-have-despecialized-and-remastered-a-new-hope/ i guess they've already done this for the entire trilogy, just found a torrent, about to see how the 'despecialized edition' of a New Hope looks like Despesh new hope looks great. They did a great job. Super sharp and grainy. The colour correction i think is my fav bit.. Looks so much better than remastered bluray (way too pink??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 damn, i want to see star wars in all it's grainy and original footage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I'm not really crazy about this idea that the war never ended, then why was everyone on Tatooine, Endor, Naboo, Bespin and Coruscant partying like it was 1999? They only partied on Endor - until the 1997 Special Edition, right? That's when they started knocking over statues of the Palpatine and what not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I'm not really crazy about this idea that the war never ended, then why was everyone on Tatooine, Endor, Naboo, Bespin and Coruscant partying like it was 1999?There never really was a 'war' - it was just a bunch of terrorists (aka the Rebellion) leading an attack on the Empire's latest super weapon - AFAIK, Courscant, everywhere else, etc. the Empire should still have been in control (another stupid retcon by Lucas - the original ending was more in line with what happened - a small, but decisive victory), and despite the Emperor and Vader being dead, the main power structure would still be able to maintain overall control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perezvon Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Also perhaps everybody who was partying like it was 1999 in these locations got violently repressed by the police troopers in the name of democracy and freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 I'm not really crazy about this idea that the war never ended, then why was everyone on Tatooine, Endor, Naboo, Bespin and Coruscant partying like it was 1999?There never really was a 'war' - it was just a bunch of terrorists (aka the Rebellion) leading an attack on the Empire's latest super weapon - AFAIK, Courscant, everywhere else, etc. the Empire should still have been in control (another stupid retcon by Lucas - the original ending was more in line with what happened - a small, but decisive victory), and despite the Emperor and Vader being dead, the main power structure would still be able to maintain overall control. The opening crawl of EP4 calls it a "civil war" but yeah there could still be Imperials at the outer worlds, it seems the Rebellion took Coruscant. But 30 years later? Seems like if in 1975 we decided to go back to war with the Nazis, and they still had their uniforms, helmets, weapons & vehicles lying around in perfect condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I'm not really crazy about this idea that the war never ended, then why was everyone on Tatooine, Endor, Naboo, Bespin and Coruscant partying like it was 1999?There never really was a 'war' - it was just a bunch of terrorists (aka the Rebellion) leading an attack on the Empire's latest super weapon - AFAIK, Courscant, everywhere else, etc. the Empire should still have been in control (another stupid retcon by Lucas - the original ending was more in line with what happened - a small, but decisive victory), and despite the Emperor and Vader being dead, the main power structure would still be able to maintain overall control. The opening crawl of EP4 calls it a "civil war" but yeah there could still be Imperials at the outer worlds, it seems the Rebellion took Coruscant. But 30 years later? Seems like if in 1975 we decided to go back to war with the Nazis, and they still had their uniforms, helmets, weapons & vehicles lying around in perfect condition. That's just it - unless there was a total defeat of the Empire's main power base, there would still be plenty of worlds where the Empire was still in control, supply lines, manufacturing facilities, etc. all working as if the Death Star II attack didn't happen. The stormtrooper armour would evolve over time, and while the Rebellion may control certain sectors of the galaxy, I bet in Episode VII the Empire is still a presence and a threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 This was why I was always skiddish about a sequel, the need for a decent bad guy. Look @ the Rebels show, they've invented a Sith Inquisitor (ignoring once again the rule of two for Sith) and supposedly there are Inquisitors in EP7. I wonder how much of Lucas' sequel outline is intact, & how much JJ threw out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I read a trilogy where Grand Admiral Thrawn was in charge of the remainder of the fleet, which naturally still posed a considerable threat. It's been a while since I read it though (~12 years). The Rebellion did acquire the power on Coruscant, which is probably what we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 This was why I was always skiddish about a sequel, the need for a decent bad guy. Look @ the Rebels show, they've invented a Sith Inquisitor (ignoring once again the rule of two for Sith) and supposedly there are Inquisitors in EP7. I wonder how much of Lucas' sequel outline is intact, & how much JJ threw out? Well, Lucas' biographer had to sign an NDA and Lucas handed over the treatments he wrote for 7-12 to Disney, so I suspect they will mine those treatments for the best bits to make the subsequent films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 I hadn't heard about the fourth trilogy, except for Lucas talking out of his ass over the years. I actually met Mark Hamill in 1995 @ a comic book signing & he was of the firm belief that EP7-9 would get made one day, he had signed onto a fourth movie with his original contract which had long ago expired. This was just after we learned Lucas had started writing EP1. Mark's son actually had a small part as an extra in EP1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I wonder if all the money he has is consolation for knowing his baby is in other hands, and won't do it the way he would... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Lucas pretty much committed infanticide with the prequel trilogy. Glad it was taken away from him. When some game developers who were making some SW game asked Lucas for ideas for a Sith character name he seriously suggested Darth Icky. The man is a hack who got lucky and became insanely rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyramidpanes Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV7PnPnjNYI ROFL Is there more like this? i couldnt find a video sequel but this is a podcast by the same guys with GL https://soundcloud.com/jrtvoices/pap-ep-5-walking-with-george Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazen Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I've ordered 2nd hand copies of those limited edition dvds as a result of this thread, thanks. Gonna DVDShrink the theatrical versions and then drop all the rest off at a charity shop. Thinking about it, a 30 years long galaxy wide war is actually quite hard to make films about. Billions of people involed, billions of things happening. You have to concentrate on specific events, like the blowing up of a death star. Was thinking: After 35 years, Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney for $4bn After 4 years, Notch sold Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5bn Thats not bad going, and makes me think that current generation of kids are going to remember Minecraft for a long time. Perhaps in 30 years the Creeper and Pig and Steve from Minecraft will be as lodged in the worlds collective consciousness just like as Darth Vader and lightsabers are today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 From what I've read, Lucas gave Disney a "sweetheart deal" where he could have asked for, and gotten a lot more for it, but he loves Disney with a passion. (He claims he was in line opening day at Disneyland in 1955 when he was 11 years old) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 For me the fun starts when the Millenium Falcon does its entry, hahahha, holy shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I've ordered 2nd hand copies of those limited edition dvds as a result of this thread, thanks. Gonna DVDShrink the theatrical versions and then drop all the rest off at a charity shop. Thinking about it, a 30 years long galaxy wide war is actually quite hard to make films about. Billions of people involed, billions of things happening. You have to concentrate on specific events, like the blowing up of a death star. Was thinking: After 35 years, Lucas sold Star Wars to Disney for $4bn After 4 years, Notch sold Minecraft to Microsoft for $2.5bn Thats not bad going, and makes me think that current generation of kids are going to remember Minecraft for a long time. Perhaps in 30 years the Creeper and Pig and Steve from Minecraft will be as lodged in the worlds collective consciousness just like as Darth Vader and lightsabers are today. the despecialized edition that you can find on tons of torrent sites is about 5x better quality than the DVDs you just bought fyi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I'm not really crazy about this idea that the war never ended, then why was everyone on Tatooine, Endor, Naboo, Bespin and Coruscant partying like it was 1999? Killling off the new Death Star was a pretty big deal and maybe the death of Palpatine sent everybody in a force-fueled ecstasy A word that was thrown around alot in the post-ROTJ EU was "Remnant", i.e what remained was pretty functional and new leaders took their place, but not enough to constitute the Empire in the classic sense But of course we all know the EU doesnt count for shit now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 http://www.mtv.com/news/1906468/star-wars-fans-have-despecialized-and-remastered-a-new-hope/ i guess they've already done this for the entire trilogy, just found a torrent, about to see how the 'despecialized edition' of a New Hope looks like FUCK FINALLY SOMEONE DID THIS PROPERLY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooliofranco Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 is the outline somewhere online? an outline of the outline? This was why I was always skiddish about a sequel, the need for a decent bad guy. Look @ the Rebels show, they've invented a Sith Inquisitor (ignoring once again the rule of two for Sith) and supposedly there are Inquisitors in EP7. I wonder how much of Lucas' sequel outline is intact, & how much JJ threw out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Lucas pretty much committed infanticide with the prequel trilogy. Glad it was taken away from him. When some game developers who were making some SW game asked Lucas for ideas for a Sith character name he seriously suggested Darth Icky. The man is a hack who got lucky and became insanely rich. i'd agree with you if he wasn't the writer and director of thx-1138 or the creator of indiana jones which imo are much better than anything jj abrams has created (btw: what has he created, lost? fringe? cloverfield?) i'm not as big a star wars fan as most people (i only enjoyed empire strikes back) so i never got the "lucas ruined star wars theory" because, imo, he created the entire thing and began to collaborate with the wrong people. another thing i always liked about lucas was that he always reminded independent (only giving fox distribution rights) so he always maintained complete creative control whereas abrams has worked for nobody but major studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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