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Early Memphis · 05-10-2018, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Neon Rabbit

... If you get in contact with the right people, it is very easy to find someone who may be able to help you out. I did not have the capability to get these myself either but I managed to find someone who was able to provide them to me.

I cannot stress enough that under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should anyone drop a dime for these on ebay.

That's just BS ... and the whole "If you get in contact with the right people" dodge ...

How would someone get in touch with "the right people? if they weren't into downloads in the first place? And if that "someone" was going to make discs, etc., wouldn't they deserve something for their expenses and time - or should someone just trust charity to "keep it pure"?

I've never seen 'em, don't own 'em and I'm not really interested - but, if I wanted them and someone put together a really nice set which folks here said were as good as it gets, why shouldn't I expect to pay a fair price? Rejecting that option is as lame as the folks who say that everyone should just be happy with the official, edited released versions - which some folks obviously can't stand. Filling niche needs is what capitalism is good at - and a "fair" return is part of the deal.

bobbyh64 · 05-10-2018, 07:55 PM

I'm against paying for the Despecialized versions too, but if what you're really paying for is the packaging, I'm not sure that's a problem. If you bought a customized box set with blank Blu-rays and you burned the discs yourself with files you downloaded, what's the difference between that and having the person you're buying it from burn them for you? I'm not exactly sure how I feel about that since it seems sketchy, but it can also be argued that you're paying for the customized packaging. I'm definitely against just buying burned BDs of the films, though.

HD Goofnut · 05-10-2018, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Vandal Savage

You can watch video files (.mp4, .mkv) on your tv by putting the files on a USB drive (flash drives/jump drives work great) and plugging it into your blu-ray player or smart tv.

Note that not all players will play all video/audio codecs, though. An .mp4 recorded with H264 and AAC should play on most devices. HEVC/H265 can be problemetic on a lot of tvs/players and will need to be re-encoded in most cases unless you're playing them on a computer.

You can also do it over cat 5/6 without any issues. I just recently finished making lossless .mt2s and .mkv versions of virtually my entire BD collection. It took me 10 hard drives and over two years.

Crackleplus · 05-16-2018, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddy Christ

Ouch! Stop teasing me with OLD NEWS!!

Oki doki,
Now you can watch and now more updates on it. I think Star Wars always be there till end of mankind. lolz

Zillamon51 · 05-16-2018, 02:41 PM

Yeah, I'm not a tech-savvy guy. In fact, I'm kind of like Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park. So if I was going to get the Despecialized Editions, I'd be off to eBay.

Luckily, I have the LE DVDs. Despite their deficiencies, they'll hold me over until an official UOT release comes along (eventually). Nine times out of ten, I just watch the official BDs anyway.

Mefan101 · 05-16-2018, 05:03 PM

It's a bit of a process to get the Despecialized Editions. First off, and more importantly, you have to have a copy of the Special Editions on BD. It's nice to have the theatrical cuts. The most important one for me was ROTJ. I had the CBS/FOX tapes when I was very young (I was born in 1990, and the tapes were older than me). They started with this logo (though I remember it playing before Empire):

The one I watched more than the others was Return Of The Jedi. Out of the Special Editions, that one suffered the most. I do like some of the SE changes in the Trilogy, but the Blu Ray changes we kind of the last straw for me (though I never liked Jedi Rocks). I didn't like Obi-Wan's new call in ANH, and I could not for the life of me defend Vader's "NO!" in ROTJ

spanky87 · 05-19-2018, 09:25 PM

*cough* 4K77 *cough*

frogjunk65 · 05-23-2018, 09:28 AM

I was 8 years old when Ep. 4 came out. Obviously a big fan of the OT. That being said, I liked the prequels. I’ll never fully understand the hate for them. My only major complaints, Lucas went CGI bat shit crazy. IMO Ep. II was the biggest offender. The horrible dialogue and no romantic connection really hurt. I’ll watch TPM over AOTC. I’m not going to hate on the ST. I think Disney played it safe with TTA to make fans comfortable. What confuses me is going from playing it safe and then you make TLJ? I liked it but it was a huge leap from TFA. I especially can’t watch any of the Canto Bight scenes. Completely useless subplot. At the end of day. I’m happy to have SW movies being made.

Battlestar · 05-23-2018, 11:15 AM

Anybody unhappy with the Disney movies should look into reading the old Expanded Universe novels (classified now as Legends). Some great stories in there, kinda wish the just took some of these and adapted them.

I like the new movies well enough but the older movies and novels are classics imo.

chrislong2 · 05-23-2018, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbyh64

Also, the prequel hate has been going on for a very long time. What makes you think it’s recent?

I shouldn't have said "all of a sudden" because you are right that it's been many years now. But I remember when they came out and the overwhelming feel from people at the time was that they were great and they were really excited to see what happened next etc. At least those were the vibes I saw. I mean I'm sure people had concerns and their issues (Jar Jar, anyone?) but the real hatred for the prequels on any kind of mass scale didn't seem to come until a few years after they had all been released and it seems to grow with each passing year. At least that's been my observation - I could be wrong.

Martoto · 05-23-2018, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by chrislong2

.. I could be wrong.

"Good instinct, C-3PO. Go with that."

Zillamon51 · 05-23-2018, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by chrislong2

Too much to quote.

1. I'm rewatching the OT now. It seems positively anachronistic how much of a sausage-fest it is.

2. When The Phantom Menace came out, it was widely criticized for its racial and ethnic stereotypes. (Jar-Jar = black / minstrel character, Watto = money-grubbing Jew, Nute Gunray and co. = Asian / Fu Manchu-style villains.)

3. Showing and humanizing the people who serve as Stormtroopers is a great story idea. Why would you have a problem with the helmet coming off, and it's a black guy? When Lando first walks out onto the landing platform in Empire, were you like, "Goddamn it, HE'S BLACK!!!"?

There's plenty not to like about Disney-era Star Wars, like the out-of-place contemporary humor, or recycled elements from the OT. But why are SW fans in particular so eager to kick everyone else out of the sandbox?

Hardback247 · 05-23-2018, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by frogjunk65

I especially can’t watch any of the Canto Bight scenes. Completely useless subplot.

https://www.tor.com/2017/12/21/why-c...the-last-jedi/

koberulz · 05-23-2018, 02:32 PM

There's this one, too: http://www.zedbravo.com/2017/canto-b...snt-pointless/

Hardback247 · 05-23-2018, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rexcrk

Everyone HATED the prequels when they were being released.

The cycle continues with the sequels.

Why does this hate keep on happening?

Haven't they ever learned to take Luke's advice and let go of their hate?

stvn1974 · 05-23-2018, 06:36 PM

This isn't the thread for the new Star Wars films. This thread is for complaining about the terrible sound mixes and color timing of the Prequels and Original Trilogy on BD and Lucas' horrible changes.

deto · 05-23-2018, 06:44 PM

but back to the movies. I love em... well episode 1 and 2 suck, but the Disney movies have been fun and am looking forward to catching Solo with my son on Friday after work.

frogjunk65 · 05-23-2018, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hardback247

https://www.tor.com/2017/12/21/why-c...the-last-jedi/

They still could have accomplished those issues without all the silliness. It didn’t seem natural to me.

GodlovesGoodPeople · 05-23-2018, 08:03 PM

I heard that they still haven't released the original trilogy on proper bluray. I have been told this is the 1997 version of Star Wars? Yeah, I'll pass if that's the case. I want the original.

Arawn · 05-23-2018, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GodlovesGoodPeople

I heard that they still haven't released the original trilogy on proper bluray. I have been told this is the 1997 version of Star Wars? Yeah, I'll pass if that's the case. I want the original.

The blu-rays are the 2011 version as opposed to the 1997 version.
The DVDs were the 2004 version as opposed to the 1997 version.

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Originally Posted by Zillamon51

Jar-Jar = black

I suspect that has more to do with the viewer than anything in the film. Jar Jar doesn't look, sound or act like any black person I've ever seen.

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Originally Posted by koberulz

I am surrounded by naked cheerleaders.

Saying something doesn't make it true.

They're naked under their clothes.

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05-10-2018, 07:55 PM	#65422
bobbyh64 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles	I'm against paying for the Despecialized versions too, but if what you're really paying for is the packaging, I'm not sure that's a problem. If you bought a customized box set with blank Blu-rays and you burned the discs yourself with files you downloaded, what's the difference between that and having the person you're buying it from burn them for you? I'm not exactly sure how I feel about that since it seems sketchy, but it can also be argued that you're paying for the customized packaging. I'm definitely against just buying burned BDs of the films, though.

05-16-2018, 02:41 PM	#65425
Zillamon51 Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 Location:S.E. Michigan 4K collection:374 Blu-ray collection:2062 DVD collection:664 Digital collection:929 Trading Score:11	Yeah, I'm not a tech-savvy guy. In fact, I'm kind of like Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park. So if I was going to get the Despecialized Editions, I'd be off to eBay. Luckily, I have the LE DVDs. Despite their deficiencies, they'll hold me over until an official UOT release comes along (eventually). Nine times out of ten, I just watch the official BDs anyway.

05-16-2018, 05:03 PM	#65426
Mefan101 Active Member Member since:Jan 2015 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:158 DVD collection:3 Digital collection:4	It's a bit of a process to get the Despecialized Editions. First off, and more importantly, you have to have a copy of the Special Editions on BD. It's nice to have the theatrical cuts. The most important one for me was ROTJ. I had the *CBS/FOX* tapes when I was very young (I was born in 1990, and the tapes were older than me). They started with this logo (though I remember it playing before Empire): The one I watched more than the others was Return Of The Jedi. Out of the Special Editions, that one suffered the most. I do like some of the SE changes in the Trilogy, but the Blu Ray changes we kind of the last straw for me (though I never liked Jedi Rocks). I didn't like Obi-Wan's new call in ANH, and I could not for the life of me defend Vader's *"NO!"* in ROTJ

05-19-2018, 09:25 PM	#65427
spanky87 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:34 4K collection:168 Blu-ray collection:2714 DVD collection:548 iTunes collection:58 Trading Score:64	cough 4K77 cough

05-23-2018, 09:28 AM	#65428
frogjunk65 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2009 Location:An Island 4K collection:30 Blu-ray collection:714 DVD collection:144 iTunes collection:20	I was 8 years old when Ep. 4 came out. Obviously a big fan of the OT. That being said, I liked the prequels. I’ll never fully understand the hate for them. My only major complaints, Lucas went CGI bat shit crazy. IMO Ep. II was the biggest offender. The horrible dialogue and no romantic connection really hurt. I’ll watch TPM over AOTC. I’m not going to hate on the ST. I think Disney played it safe with TTA to make fans comfortable. What confuses me is going from playing it safe and then you make TLJ? I liked it but it was a huge leap from TFA. I especially can’t watch any of the Canto Bight scenes. Completely useless subplot. At the end of day. I’m happy to have SW movies being made.

05-23-2018, 11:15 AM	#65429
Battlestar Senior Member Member since:Mar 2016 Location:Canada 4K collection:15 Blu-ray collection:1192	Anybody unhappy with the Disney movies should look into reading the old Expanded Universe novels (classified now as Legends). Some great stories in there, kinda wish the just took some of these and adapted them. I like the new movies well enough but the older movies and novels are classics imo.

05-23-2018, 02:32 PM	#65434
koberulz Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:May 2016 Location:Australia 4K collection:206 Blu-ray collection:2229 DVD collection:532 Trading Score:17	There's this one, too: http://www.zedbravo.com/2017/canto-b...snt-pointless/

05-23-2018, 06:36 PM	#65436
stvn1974 Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Earth Trading Score:18	This isn't the thread for the new Star Wars films. This thread is for complaining about the terrible sound mixes and color timing of the Prequels and Original Trilogy on BD and Lucas' horrible changes.

05-23-2018, 06:44 PM	#65437
deto Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Taos, NM 4K collection:390 Blu-ray collection:3916 DVD collection:196 MA collection:1327 Digital collection:1950 iTunes collection:1231 Prime collection:7 Trading Score:73	but back to the movies. I love em... well episode 1 and 2 suck, but the Disney movies have been fun and am looking forward to catching Solo with my son on Friday after work.

05-23-2018, 08:03 PM	#65439
GodlovesGoodPeople Banned Member since:Sep 2017 Location:Philadelphia	I heard that they still haven't released the original trilogy on proper bluray. I have been told this is the 1997 version of Star Wars? Yeah, I'll pass if that's the case. I want the original.

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