Comments on: What’s In A Name? https://fort90.com/whats-in-a-name-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-in-a-name-2 The homebase of Matthew Hawkins Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Matt https://fort90.com/whats-in-a-name-2/#comment-75820 Matt Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:13:48 +0000 http://www.fort90.com/journal/?p=414#comment-75820 <strong>Jason:</strong> You wouldn't believe how many times I have heard and read pretty much the same exact words <em>"we all know the original, untampered source material is in a hard drive somewhere"</em>. Funny. But yeah, I've had the original Star Wars on the DVD that some SW fan created using the original LaserDisc release and its good enough for me. <strong>Jason:</strong> Thanks for the intel regarding Pee-Wee, but I recently saw it in high-def on a monster sized screen and I think that'll tide me over for the time being. It was absoultely stunning, right up there with seeing 2001 in high-def a few weeks back. Oh, and nice title suggestion! My pal <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/timkelly19/">Tim</a> also came up with <strong>Master Hawkins Explains it All</strong>. Jason: You wouldn’t believe how many times I have heard and read pretty much the same exact words “we all know the original, untampered source material is in a hard drive somewhere”. Funny.

But yeah, I’ve had the original Star Wars on the DVD that some SW fan created using the original LaserDisc release and its good enough for me.

Jason: Thanks for the intel regarding Pee-Wee, but I recently saw it in high-def on a monster sized screen and I think that’ll tide me over for the time being. It was absoultely stunning, right up there with seeing 2001 in high-def a few weeks back.

Oh, and nice title suggestion! My pal Tim also came up with Master Hawkins Explains it All.

]]> By: phooky https://fort90.com/whats-in-a-name-2/#comment-75416 phooky Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:03:40 +0000 http://www.fort90.com/journal/?p=414#comment-75416 But remember, kids, this is the <i>very last edition</i>. There's just <i>no way</i> we'll find some pristine negatives or digital scans in a closet or something, because we <i>never</i> keep things like that around. So don't hold your breath for a <i>"rediscovered masters" Criterion edition</i> of Star Wars magically popping up for, oh, just for kicks let's say <i>$159.99 US with a projected release date of November 31 2007</i>. That is just <i>so unlikely to happen</i>. Just so you know: <a href="http://www.bbpc.net/index.cfm?objectid=46C38A2E-3048-2C77-F21EDCF031E1EFE1&navid=EF670B44-3048-2C77-F20C2202337458ED" rel="nofollow">Pee-Wee's Big Adventure</a>, next Thursday. (I'm also disappointed that the book isn't titled "Slicin' Mugs and Rippin' Nipples With Cheap-Ass Mr. No-Penny." Stupid publishers.) But remember, kids, this is the very last edition. There’s just no way we’ll find some pristine negatives or digital scans in a closet or something, because we never keep things like that around. So don’t hold your breath for a “rediscovered masters” Criterion edition of Star Wars magically popping up for, oh, just for kicks let’s say $159.99 US with a projected release date of November 31 2007. That is just so unlikely to happen.

Just so you know: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, next Thursday.

(I’m also disappointed that the book isn’t titled “Slicin’ Mugs and Rippin’ Nipples With Cheap-Ass Mr. No-Penny.” Stupid publishers.)

]]> By: Jason https://fort90.com/whats-in-a-name-2/#comment-75405 Jason Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:21:56 +0000 http://www.fort90.com/journal/?p=414#comment-75405 What a HUGE crock 'o shit Lucas. Anyone who has ever done digital design work knows that applying effects to the original source material can be done so without damaging said source one iota. Aside from the sound remixing done with George's "Visionary Editions" of SW, we all know that on some hard drive in the valley lies a fully restored, untampered version of the original trilogy. Not only should people not buy this latest "bonus" edition but we should burn the "Visionary Editions" we all have on our shelves (remove from shelf before igniting). Surely some Chinese bootleggers can obtain a print of the original trilogy and give fans what they want. A regular 'ol DVD of the regular 'ol trilogy -- they do a pretty good job with everything else American studios refuse to market. What a HUGE crock ‘o shit Lucas. Anyone who has ever done digital design work knows that applying effects to the original source material can be done so without damaging said source one iota. Aside from the sound remixing done with George’s “Visionary Editions” of SW, we all know that on some hard drive in the valley lies a fully restored, untampered version of the original trilogy. Not only should people not buy this latest “bonus” edition but we should burn the “Visionary Editions” we all have on our shelves (remove from shelf before igniting). Surely some Chinese bootleggers can obtain a print of the original trilogy and give fans what they want. A regular ‘ol DVD of the regular ‘ol trilogy — they do a pretty good job with everything else American studios refuse to market.

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