Star Wars: The Complete Saga (1977-2005)

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by svenge

At least I'm not the one advocating for the continuing obliteration of an important part of film history.

Yeah, tell me where I said that.

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

[Show spoiler]

You do realize the Joker is a psychotic a-hole, right?

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by bongozoid

Oh so you have an official DVD of the original version in watchable quality?
So... where is the comparison?

It's not anywhere near the original anamorphic 35MM original. The transfer isn't much newer than the THX LaserDisc Star Wars Trilogy.

[bongozoid]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

It's not anywhere near the original anamorphic 35MM original. The transfer isn't much newer than the THX LaserDisc Star Wars Trilogy.

Well it is anamorphic...
And at least the director is the one that has his stamp of approval on the Director's Cut - not the writer

Just sayin...

[Elvis]

"OK, so Star Wars isn’t Raging Bull. But George Lucas' ubiquitous space-opera is the most popular film ever made - inspiring a whole generation to fall in love with the whole idea of Going To The Movies.

Capturing the heart and dazzling the senses, Star Wars revolutionised CG visual effects, practically invented immersive Dolby Stereo surround-sound and gave audiences something they’d never seen or heard before." It took marketing and merchandise lines to a whole other galaxy that no film before it had done.

~ Most important Hollywood films.

Now when you are 12 years old and you fall in love with a film, see it hundreds of times over the years, spend countless dollars how many times to own them in every format and then almost 20 years later someone pulls the rug out from under you, basically gives you the proverbial finger and says what you saw and loved no longer exists....yeah i'm thinking you just might be a tad upset as well. And if any of you can't see that point then....I don't know what to say to you. I mean the guy couldn't even give us"anamorphic 16x9 on the DVD! Really? I mean...really?

[mrpink134]

Hmmm

My name is George Lucas. I am a writer, director, and producer of motion pictures and Chairman of the Board of Lucasfilm Ltd., a multi-faceted entertainment corporation.

I am not here today as a writer-director, or as a producer, or as the chairman of a corporation. I’ve come as a citizen of what I believe to be a great society that is in need of a moral anchor to help define and protect its intellectual and cultural heritage. It is not being protected.

The destruction of our film heritage, which is the focus of concern today, is only the tip of the iceberg. American law does not protect our painters, sculptors, recording artists, authors, or filmmakers from having their lifework distorted, and their reputation ruined. If something is not done now to clearly state the moral rights of artists, current and future technologies will alter, mutilate, and destroy for future generations the subtle human truths and highest human feeling that talented individuals within our society have created.

A copyright is held in trust by its owner until it ultimately reverts to public domain. American works of art belong to the American public; they are part of our cultural history.

People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians, and if the laws of the United States continue to condone this behavior, history will surely classify us as a barbaric society. The preservation of our cultural heritage may not seem to be as politically sensitive an issue as “when life begins” or “when it should be appropriately terminated,” but it is important because it goes to the heart of what sets mankind apart. Creative expression is at the core of our humanness. Art is a distinctly human endeavor. We must have respect for it if we are to have any respect for the human race.

[BluMonday]

Originally Posted by svenge

At least I'm not the one advocating for the continuing obliteration of an important part of film history.

[PeterTHX]

Clapping for a lie?


This thread continues to sink to new lows.

[mrpink134]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Clapping for a lie?


This thread continues to sink to new lows.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Yeah, tell me where I said that.

Challenge accepted.

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

No, it [Star Wars] belongs to Lucas.

Your memories are yours, nothing more. You paid money for a ticket.
Are you going to say that if you pay to see a sports event you own the players? Or go to an art gallery, view a painting by a living artist and now you own it?

Star Wars wasn't some public works project.

And as an added bonus, I'll document your disdain for anyone who disagrees with your overtly excessive pro-SE/PT views:

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

... Sometimes I wish Lucas would *only* release the prequel trilogy, just to watch the fanboys foam at the mouth.

[Elvis]

Like I said, there are a handful of posters in this tread going back to 2008 (see for yourself) that live to go against popular opinion with regards to releasing what should be released. Never did understand their position on this. Don't think any of us original fans ever said Lucas couldn't change his films to fit his PT as long as he offered up what is and will always be historically important as well. Anyway...enough of me

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by svenge

Challenge accepted.

And? It's still true. But where do I advocate further changes or say the originals should not exist? I noticed you won't post where I said I would buy them if they came out on Blu-ray.

And as an added bonus, I'll document your disdain for anyone who disagrees with your pro-SE/PT views:

Note the "sometimes". Your continued personal attacks against people who disagree with your wants is far worse.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by mrpink134

Hmmm

What is this? a prank by someone?
Where did you find it?

[mrpink134]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

What is this? a prank by someone?
Where did you find it?

http://www.slashfilm.com/george-luca...ng-films-1988/

[bongozoid]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

What is this? a prank by someone?
Where did you find it?

the last part of the speech is the best:

"In the future it will become even easier for old negatives to become lost and be "replaced" by new altered negatives. This would be a great loss to our society. Our cultural history must not be allowed to be rewritten."

"The public's interest is ultimately dominant over all other interests. And the proof of that is that even a copyright law only permits the creators and their estate a limited amount of time to enjoy the economic fruits of that work."

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by bongozoid

the last part of the speech is the best:

Just one of many things he has either changed his mind on, lied about etc..one of many.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

But where do I advocate further changes or say the originals should not exist?

Your cavalier attitude towards the SE changes to an historically-important film trilogy indicate otherwise, as stated below:

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

It wouldn't be silly if people didn't come onto this particular thread and discuss BS things like ... how George Lucas somehow destroyed "film history".

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Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Your continued personal attacks against people who disagree with your wants is far worse.

Oh really?

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

This board has been invaded by 14 year olds.

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

That Che Guevara T-shirt you're wearing is choking off the blood to your brain...

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Dude, get a life. Talk about beating a dead horse: who cares about this anymore? Seriously.

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Wow. You're so cool. How did we ever survive without your insight?

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

As opposed to sounding like a mindless fanboy/Lucas hater?
You must realize your ilk pretty much exist only online...

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Foaming at the mouth Lucas-haters probably would find it funny. .

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Lucas is at least right about the Dark Side. Your hatred blinds you.

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Worse is Lucas-Derangement Syndrome™, which causes people to endlessly threadcrap any sci-fi and fantasy related threads.

[bongozoid]

Originally Posted by Elvis

Just one of many things he has either changed his mind on, lied about etc..one of many.

Indeed. And to this day he still speaks out against altering films from their original state. The man is just bizarre.

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by svenge

Your cavalier attitude towards the SE changes to an historically-important film trilogy indicate otherwise, as stated below:



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Oh really?

And that's only in the last 24 hrs let's go back to 2009

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by svenge

Your cavalier attitude towards the SE changes to an historically-important film trilogy indicate otherwise, as stated below:



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Oh really?

Buuuuuuuuuurn!!!!!

[Lyle_JP]

George Lucas reminds me of the once great Robert "Bob" Ludwig. There was a time when his initials in an LP's wax meant you were getting the best there was. In the early 90's, he was railing against the emerging process of "brickwalling" sound by removing all dynamic range.

A decade or two later, the very worst sounding brickwalled-to-the-max CDs keep coming out with Bob Ludwig's name all over them. When asked why his "remaster" of Nirvana's Nevermind went against everything he used to say was important, his only reply was, "The people who cut my check were happy."

Lucas doesn't even have that excuse, since he cuts his own checks.