I only watch the ASCII version of SW now. http://www.asciimation.co.nz/ (/hipster)
― Woolen Scjarfs (Phil D.), Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah I don't get the Revisited nerds at all. I'd be down if they were intent on recreating the theatrical cuts, but this whole "OH GOD GEORGE DON'T MESS WITH MY MOVIES AGAIN, but here, let me tell you how *I* think they should look" is nagl.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 29 September 2011 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
Revisited isn't about taking it back to the the original as it was in '77. It's more like Blade Runner: the Final Cut, in that it corrects multiple errors and inconsistencies, and shonky effects, jarring edits etc. As well as cutting out, cutting back, or re-doing some of the CG revisions on the SEs. It's amazing to me that ILM didn't do this, mostly basic, work themselves, but they didn't. Now it has been done. The only quibble I might have is that the Revisited guy may have overstepped his mark on the final battle over the Death Star (which looks fkn excellent now, btw). He's pretty much redone the whole thing in CG quite liked the original model work. That said, it does look better, and play better, than it has ever done. So...
Cannot wait for Empire Revisited tbh.
― Beating up the Ritz (DavidM), Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
I quite like the original model work.
(Chewie now gets his medal, as well)
― Beating up the Ritz (DavidM), Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
Is there an official place to download this or is it just available through various file sharing sites?
― Moodles, Thursday, 29 September 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
All that stuff is available thru illicit channels. A cool thing about GL is that he doesn't necessarily hunt down fan-made reinterpretations of his stuff.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 29 September 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
Oi, I'm really nerding out on Star Wars recently. Here's a story about a rare Technicolor print of the original. Check out the comparison between it (bottom) and the DVD (top):
http://savestarwars.com/images/goutstluke.jpghttp://savestarwars.com/images/goutstluke.jpg
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 30 September 2011 00:15 (twelve years ago) link
http://savestarwars.com/technicoloribscreening.html
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 30 September 2011 00:16 (twelve years ago) link
That link is great! Would dearly love to see the original Star Wars in the cinema again, the Technicolor print looks gorgeous.
― that mustardless plate (Bill A), Friday, 30 September 2011 09:08 (twelve years ago) link
I've been on a Star Wars Ripoffs kick lately, with "Battle Beyond the Stars" and now watching "Starcrash". I'm starting to enjoy them more than the genuine article. There are lots of gratuitous special effects, silly plot points, hotter babes, and usually some gorgeous pulp-style paintings used for planets. Plus since the plots and acting are so cheesy, you can just kind of run them in the background while you're doing other things.
In "Starcrash" there is a great scene where the Emperor very smugly commands his spaceship "Computer, STOP THE FLOW OF TIME!" so they can escape a nuclear holocaust. This comes right after David Hasslehof has a light saber duel with two Harryhausen-style robots. The Luke Skywalker guy has a huge fro and rainbow-colored Force powers. The main damsel goes through the film in a space bikini and thigh high boots, and she has some awesome hot mess eyes. The main villain looks like a Liberace version of an Italian crime boss and has the greatest evil laugh ever. Some of the effects sequences resemble 60's psychedelic light shows more than anything. Lots of great, quotable batshit lines throughout.
I think the greatest gift "Star Wars" inadvertently gave was the contemporary ripoffs. Does anyone have any favorites?
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
Holy crap the bad spaceship is a giant hand that turns into a fist!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
Battle Beyond the Stars is hilarious
giant boob ship!
― The Uncanny Frankie Valley (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
In "Star Crash" they fire torpedoes that have soldiers in them! They fly in through the window and the guys pop out and star shooting. LOL
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
I love Star Crash.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
One thing I see is that lots of these films are using scenes that actually ended up in the "Star Wars" sequels, which were made after these. For instance, "Star Crash" has the ice planet (Hoth) and the girl gets kidnapped by the savages being saved by a golden god (Ewoks).
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
last night i had a dream that george lucas was shooting at me with a laser (it was some sort of new addition to one of the movies) while i yelled "OCCUPY HOTH" at him
― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
omg
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 23:23 (twelve years ago) link
where might you find Star Crash or Battle Beyond the Stars? Netflix doesn't seem to have either...
― WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (Karaoke Version) (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 9 November 2011 23:24 (twelve years ago) link
Amazon has 'em.
Torrents.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 9 November 2011 23:25 (twelve years ago) link
another noted ripoff is Kinji Fukasaku's "Message From Space"
― steampunk magnum p.i. (los blue jeans), Thursday, 10 November 2011 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
http://lotuswatcher.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/battlebeyond1.jpg
― The Uncanny Frankie Valley (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 10 November 2011 00:46 (twelve years ago) link
http://brianorndorf.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee7b642883301538f4d5727970b-500wi
^^^George Peppard
Message from Space looks great. Vic Morrow!
― polyphonic, Thursday, 10 November 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
Is that a ship, an alien's head, or a scrotum?
― Not only dermatologists hate her (James Morrison), Thursday, 10 November 2011 01:37 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukaEGDNeDQk
― Ask The Answer Man (sexyDancer), Thursday, 10 November 2011 01:46 (twelve years ago) link
That is a ship, and I'm pretty sure they've come out and said they were boobs. The ship has nothing on Syb Danning tho.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iBuNz7Kv1jk/TIUubJ-kuUI/AAAAAAAAA2o/6vmCX5EtfgE/s1600/Battle+Beyond+the+Stars.jpg
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 10 November 2011 01:56 (twelve years ago) link
looks more like a nutsack with ovaries
― the wheelie king (wk), Thursday, 10 November 2011 02:01 (twelve years ago) link
looks like Hammerhead!
― piscesx, Thursday, 10 November 2011 07:14 (twelve years ago) link
Here are some still from Star Crash, emphasis on the crazy lofi effects. When they go into hyperspace, it does some extremely gritty video feedback stuff that looks very chillwave.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6100/6331551111_0987588881.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6120/6331551189_b1bee7a882.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6221/6331551585_0259c24db9.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6332303534_37a471744b.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6054/6332304152_67d5004933.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6101/6332304692_71fa3c6afc.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6047/6332304946_1f96d32f9a.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6332308160_7a5f3df52a.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6093/6332308304_49cdc3595b.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6096/6332311578_188b95052d.jpg
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 10 November 2011 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
hmm that looks kind of awesome!
― The Uncanny Frankie Valley (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 10 November 2011 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
Note to self: Watch Starcrash this weekend.
― i couldn't adjust the food knobs (Phil D.), Thursday, 10 November 2011 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
srs
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 10 November 2011 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
David Hasselhoff is in Star Crash, fwiw
― polyphonic, Thursday, 10 November 2011 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Entertainment/ht_darth_vader_burger_nt_120106_wblog.jpg
― insert 2012 appropriate display name here (snoball), Saturday, 7 January 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
jedi burger is totally scarier
― thomp, Saturday, 7 January 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
giant jedi mouth w/mayo teeth & cheesy tongue
For the Jedi it is time to eat as well. Eat, eat. Hot. Good food, hm? Good, hmm?
― insert 2012 appropriate display name here (snoball), Saturday, 7 January 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
Also you will find a new definition of pain and suffering as the burger is slowly digested in your stomach over a thousand years.
― insert 2012 appropriate display name here (snoball), Saturday, 7 January 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
what are those chunks on the top of the jedi burger?
― Moodles, Saturday, 7 January 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
Garlic or brie maybe?
― insert 2012 appropriate display name here (snoball), Saturday, 7 January 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
either sounds disgusting
― Moodles, Saturday, 7 January 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
Some websites claim marshmallows. I'm going to go for brie.
― insert 2012 appropriate display name here (snoball), Saturday, 7 January 2012 20:43 (twelve years ago) link
Are those burgers in 3D?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 7 January 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
― insert 2012 appropriate display name here (snoball), Saturday, January 7, 2012 6:38 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Good joke, needs to be acknowledged.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Saturday, 7 January 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
May the farts be with you.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 7 January 2012 22:35 (twelve years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, January 7, 2012 3:47 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
"No, but your face is!"
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfhtf9YYJH1qgsff2o1_500.gif
― i couldn't adjust the food knobs (Phil D.), Saturday, 7 January 2012 23:24 (twelve years ago) link
No but 'Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace How To Make A Crap Film Crapper' is.
― insert 2012 appropriate display name here (snoball), Saturday, 7 January 2012 23:42 (twelve years ago) link
DARK VADOR
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 8 January 2012 05:35 (twelve years ago) link
how do you make a black bun like that?? what's in it?
― piscesx, Sunday, 8 January 2012 08:49 (twelve years ago) link