Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 74

innerSpaceman · 07-31-2006, 07:12 AM

I find Polanski's weirdness to be a little too comical.

'Hero' is completely gorgeous and wonderful. ooooh, I think I'll watch that again soon. It's good for the soul.

scaeagles · 07-31-2006, 07:12 AM

I'm a bit behind the times....I finally saw Pirates last night.

I liked it. A few things bugged me, but not enough to ruin it. I will say I found it to be much darker and not as funny as the first, but I still found it to be enjoyable.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-31-2006, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

'Hero' is completely gorgeous and wonderful. ooooh, I think I'll watch that again soon. It's good for the soul.

Yeah, saw this while we were in Alaska. Absolutely stunning, and what a great story. I think I liked it better than Crouching Tiger, but it's been a while since I've seen CTHD.

innerSpaceman · 07-31-2006, 08:04 AM

i liked it a thousand times better than CTHD. The lyricism of the visuals, the structure of the tales within a tale, and each version of the tale with its own beautific color scheme, and the love story unfolding through different versions, and the hero's quest unfolding through it all, and the magic and the wonder and .... I rave.

mousepod · 07-31-2006, 08:15 AM

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Ohhh, the original versions of the Star Wars trilogy are due to come out on DVD at midnight on September 11th (into 12th), and I was planning on having a bonfire to burn the hated "uber-special edition" DVDs that came out a couple years ago. Because of the date, I intend to have a replica of the WTC as the centerpiece of the bonfire. Tasteless, I know ... but how can I resist when I already have a bonfire scheduled for that date??

Bad news, iSm. The new Star Wars DVDs being released are the special editions that we got last year. The original versions are going to be "extras" on each DVD - presented in a crappy, unremastered format (i.e. letterbox as opposed to anamorphic widescreen). If you want the correct original trilogy in a nice anamorphic widescreen, you still have to rely on fanboy DVDRs (I take it you know someone who might have a set they'd be willing to send you - just drop them a PM).

innerSpaceman · 07-31-2006, 08:39 AM

Um, sorry but the fanboy copies that zapppop purchased for me at a hefty price become unplayable after 1 viewing. Not going down that route again.

I don't so much care if the DVD versions will be letterbox as opposed to anamorphic ... i'm not watching them on some huge screen. And if they look any crappier than the laserdiscs I currently have to resort to, I will be surprised.

It's all going to be worth it for the remaining doubters who will eat their flung-at-me words when the opening crawl has no episode name or number.

mousepod · 07-31-2006, 08:47 AM

Not to nit-pick (too much), but Lucas is using the laserdisc masters to create the DVDs - so unless your LD player is in bad shape or the LDs themselves are rotting, it's going to be the same. As far as the crawl goes, it appears that they've just faked the opening crawl of the original by digitally removing the name and number from the first movie. This is not the version that you saw in the theater...

Gemini Cricket · 07-31-2006, 04:01 PM

In honor of iSm, I'm going to watch 'Close Encounters'.

I may just eat mashed potatoes while I do it.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-31-2006, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mousepod

As far as the crawl goes, it appears that they've just faked the opening crawl of the original by digitally removing the name and number from the first movie. This is not the version that you saw in the theater...

Lordy! You're throwing barrels of gasoline on iSm's fire! Everyone run!!

mousepod · 07-31-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Lordy! You're throwing barrels of gasoline on iSm's fire! Everyone run!!

You're right - I'm crazy to be wasting precious gasoline like that!

07-31-2006, 07:12 AM	#731
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I find Polanski's weirdness to be a little too comical. 'Hero' is completely gorgeous and wonderful. ooooh, I think I'll watch that again soon. It's good for the soul.
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07-31-2006, 07:12 AM	#732
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I'm a bit behind the times....I finally saw Pirates last night. I liked it. A few things bugged me, but not enough to ruin it. I will say I found it to be much darker and not as funny as the first, but I still found it to be enjoyable.
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07-31-2006, 08:04 AM	#734
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	i liked it a thousand times better than CTHD. The lyricism of the visuals, the structure of the tales within a tale, and each version of the tale with its own beautific color scheme, and the love story unfolding through different versions, and the hero's quest unfolding through it all, and the magic and the wonder and .... I rave.
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07-31-2006, 08:39 AM	#736
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, sorry but the fanboy copies that zapppop purchased for me at a hefty price become unplayable after 1 viewing. Not going down that route again. I don't so much care if the DVD versions will be letterbox as opposed to anamorphic ... i'm not watching them on some huge screen. And if they look any crappier than the laserdiscs I currently have to resort to, I will be surprised. It's all going to be worth it for the remaining doubters who will eat their flung-at-me words when the opening crawl has no episode name or number.
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07-31-2006, 08:47 AM	#737
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Not to nit-pick (too much), but Lucas is using the laserdisc masters to create the DVDs - so unless your LD player is in bad shape or the LDs themselves are rotting, it's going to be the same. As far as the crawl goes, it appears that they've just faked the opening crawl of the original by digitally removing the name and number from the first movie. This is not the version that you saw in the theater... __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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07-31-2006, 04:01 PM	#738
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	In honor of iSm, I'm going to watch 'Close Encounters'. I may just eat mashed potatoes while I do it.
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