SW blu-rays have changes to the films again
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I watch my "shitty" 2006 non-anamorphic tranfers all the time. I don't regret buying them, especially now that stores aren't selling them anymore.
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Why mess with a scene that was perfect? Vader sells that scene by not saying a word. It's a bad storytelling decision to have him spell it out to the audience.
The nerds have been heard! Deadline has picked up the story.
One of the commenters raises a good point: why isn't the Director's Guild of America doing something to stop Lucas from frakking with movies (ESB and ROTJ) that are other directors' artistic products? Aren't guilds supposed to stop their members' work from being destroyed (which it will be, since Lucas refuses to release the original and altered versions), regardless of what corporation owns the work?
If Richard Marquand wanted his actor to wreck a scene by whining noooooo at a pivotal moment, that was his call to make, not Georgey boy's.
One of the commenters raises a good point: why isn't the Director's Guild of America doing something to stop Lucas from frakking with movies (ESB and ROTJ) that are other directors' artistic products? Aren't guilds supposed to stop their members' work from being destroyed (which it will be, since Lucas refuses to release the original and altered versions), regardless of what corporation owns the work?
If Richard Marquand wanted his actor to wreck a scene by whining noooooo at a pivotal moment, that was his call to make, not Georgey boy's.
The original has been released. Many times. It doesn't become 'destroyed' because it hasn't been released on blu-ray.
I would bet in this case, the corporation owns the work in total, copyright, etc. It's work for hire, essentially. As long as that artist continues to be paid....
Actually, no. "Georgey boy" was writing the checks. The director, especially Marquand, was a hired director to do a job that Lucas wanted him to do.
Lucas didn't hire people that had sway in the industry, he hired people he could kinda tell what to do.
Edited to add for clarity: The Directors Guild would most likely only be able to insure payment, etc. The film company owns the movie. Now, also, Marquand might not have been a member of the DGA. Lucas quit the Guild because they didn't want to allow him to put credits at the end. So, Marquand might not have been on a Guild contract.
Sometimes I think George tinkers with the movies just to get the obsessed fan-boys all riled up. It certainly is quality entertainment. 
I would have hoped that the blu-ray versions of these films would have been as close to perfect as we could imagine, even if it combined clearing up sound and picture with maybe a reasonable number of the various revisions Lucas has made over the years, but instead, Lucas continues to show contempt for his audience.
*facepalm*
Who is? Got a link?
Early reports suggested some garbage mattes were being removed, and the colour grading problems from the 2004 masters were being fixed.
Is this definitely not the case?
You're right.
In fact, I think M needs a score. Someone should hire Danny Elfman to write one; it's right up his ally. After all, adding a little music is nonconsequential to the story. What could it hurt?
Plus, Mr. Lang has been dead for a long time. He won't care.
Several clips of the Blu-Ray have leaked out already online if you look hard enough. Many people have commented from places like hometheaterform.com and theforce.net boards that the new Blu-Ray have the same mistakes as the dvd.
The 2004 dvds were very badly done. The lightsaber effects were shoddy and video looked bad at times. John William's music in the trench run on the dvds was messed up and Lucasfilm had nerve to say it was done on purpose instead of admiting they made a mistake.
As someone who's seen every version countless times, I'm kinda looking forward to discovering the latest round of changes; It keeps things interesting.
As to those who equate a man altering his own creation to the raping of an entire childhood, you may have more important things than a cantina shootout to lament over never getting back.
As to those who equate a man altering his own creation to the raping of an entire childhood, you may have more important things than a cantina shootout to lament over never getting back.
there's probably a "purported to be" missing there...
Agreed. I'm looking forward to seeing the changes.
Of course we won't know for sure until the Blu-Ray is released, but this isn't exactly uncommon. DVDS/BluRay get leaked all the time or there are those people that see it early before the release date.
Some people saw the The LOTR extended editions on Blu-Ray early and noticed there was a big problem with green tint in Fellowship of the Rings, and posters on hometheaterforum argued whether it was real or fake. Turned out it was a legit problem.
Remember that Lucasfilm has screwed up before with a video release.
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Because that's what Lucas is all about now-- spelling things out to the audience in the most literal way possible.
It's why he put in that extra, meaningless shot of Vader boarding the ship at the end of ESB, and why we had to see the comings and goings of every damn character in the prequels. And probably why we got the midichlorian explanation too.
When you read those recent Making Of books, it's clear he had all the right instincts and that his PRIMARY concern was always with keeping the story moving and making sure it flowed. Somehow that's all gone completely out the window in his old age.
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