A piece of art from any other genre reflects the time and culture in
which it was made.
Why is Star Wars any different?
I mean, imagine if Shakespeare rewrote Hamlet 20 years later. Could it
have been improved? Probably, the thing was such tripe to begin with
there are a lot of things that could have been done better. But is it
still Hamlet? No, it's Hamlet 20 years later.
M
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 12:03 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Original SW Trilogy on DVD
As strange as it feels to say something like this, I don't think I like
computer graphics very much. Not to say they can't be awe-inspiring. I
distinctly remember staring, dumbfounded at the screen 11 years ago when
Jurassic Park came out, and Weta's work with LOTR is unparalleled and
truly incredible in parts, especially regarding Gollum and the
MASSIVE-controlled armies.
However, when I see an older movie, complete with obvious wires, motion
control rig shots, miniatures and bluescreen halos, it makes me feel
like I'm seeing a more tangible, more organic, a warmer finished
product. You can almost see the effects geeks coming up with crazier
and stranger ways of trying to bend reality with Plaster-of-Paris, matte
paintings and cleverly positioned miniatures and camera angles... almost
like a play.
That said, I've felt that when Lucas enhanced the effects from the
original trilogy, he took some of the life out of the movies. That
isn't to say some of the shots were extremely well-placed, my favorite
being the long, luxurious CG shot of the attack fleet of X- and Y-Wings
flying from Yavin to the Death Star. However, so much of it looks
perfect and clean, it detracts from the obviously cheesy space western
it's always meant to have been.
- Jim
Haggerty, Mike wrote:
>Agreed. The laser disk version of Star Wars is magnificent in the
amount
>of detail it displays.
>
>It is also cited as the reason Lucas felt the need to redo the special
>effects in the latest 'edition' of the movie. The idea of cardboard
>cutouts and sub-par models was too much for the man.
>
>M
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:50 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: Original SW Trilogy on DVD
>
>
>The gold standard for high-quality Star Wars is the Laserdisc release.
>Original effects - incredible sound, lots of extras... the picture's so
>sharp, you can see the bubblegum and athletic shoes ILM used for
far-off
>
>space ships in the Fleet battle climax of Return of the Jedi.
>
>- Jim
>
>Ben Doom wrote:
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>>>the number of people who are even aware of the differences between
the
>>>theatrical versions and the special editions are such a minority that
>>>
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>I'm
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>>>pretty sure a boycott by that segment wouldn't even make a dent in
>>>sales...nor would it be significant enough to persuade Lucas to
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>>>
>eventually
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>>>release them.
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>>I'm not sure I agree. It seems to me that the people most likely to
go
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>>out and invest in the DVD Original Version are those who already know
>>it, probably own it on tape, and want better sound and video (and
>>widescreen, of course).
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>>In other words, his core audience.
>>
>>--benD
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