Which 'release' of Star wars (that you can realistically get your hands on in 2016) is closest the original theatrical release that people would have sat and watched in 1977?
Am I right in thinking 'Hamry's Despecialised' is essentially the VHS/Laserdisc version (which is as close to the original that anyone could ever buy), just redone to not look like total shit? Or does it include any changes/fixes?
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Hamry's.
All the others are shit. All those fucking ugly cgi effects...
>Am I right in thinking 'Hamry's Despecialised' is essentially the VHS/Laserdisc version
No, it takes a lot from it, but it has a fucking LOT of work done to it. I mean MASSIVE manhours poured into it to make it a complete restoration.
>Am I right in thinking 'Hamry's Despecialised' is essentially the VHS/Laserdisc version
No, it's primarily based on the blu ray with laserdisc and other sources used to cover up the special edition changes.
>No, it takes a lot from it, but it has a fucking LOT of work done to it. I mean MASSIVE manhours poured into it to make it a complete restoration.
Yeah I get that, it blows my mind someone sat and traced shit frame by frame, but thats not what I'm getting at. I mean is it essentially a 'remaster' of the film as it would have appeared in 1977, or does it fix or add anything? I have it downloaded and from flicking through it seems to get rid of all the obvious shit.
Nothing is added.
> I mean is it essentially a 'remaster' of the film as it would have appeared in 1977,
That was the entire point, to bring it back to the theatrical release as best they could. You know what they did to it, but you don't know their entire aim?
> I have it downloaded and from flicking through it
So just fucking watch it and stop asking retarded questions you dense faggot.
The silver screen edition is the most "pure" restoration out there (being derived completely from an original film print) but due to the age and quality of the source the image quality isn't as sharp as the others.
Honestly, unless you're an "purist" in the most autistic sense just go with Harmy. It's the best of both worlds (restoration by Lucasfilm without the retarded changes).
Huh, I thought 2.5 was the last and that he wasn't doing any more work on it.
You can't just "stop" with projects like that.
New information/techniques/sources will always come to light and more work will be required.
I have to write on it for a uni paper and we have to use the original theatrical release (or as close as possible), this is the reason for my autism.
I'm not about to head over to fucking Ebay, spend 400 quid on a Phillips Laserdisc, pay god knows how much for the film itself, all for a handful of screengrabs for a 3000 word paper.
Is there a torrent of this 'silver screen edition'? I can't see it on PirateBay.
Here's a comparison of the Despecialized (top), the Silver Screen (bottom) and the Laserdisc rip (bottom). I can't stand the weird blue X-wings in the blu-ray/despecialized versions so I prefer the Silver Screen version, it reminds me of being a young boy and falling in love with Luke for the first time all over again.
Just google star wars silver screen mega link
The 1997 special edition vhs are probably the best incarnations of the films out their.
Most of the changes make the film better without going overboard and it looks great.
Yeah but the CGI Jabba and Greedo shooting first scenes were at their most obnoxious in that version. They actually tried fixing that somewhat in the later DVD and bluray versions.
>it reminds me of being a young boy and falling in love with Luke for the first time all over again.
Mmm yes...
Honestly the newer CGI looked much worse in the new versions IMO. The darker skin made it feel far more out of place. Like it didn't fit with the lighting of the room.
Reminder that George Lucas destroyed the original 1977 prints of Star Wars.
Is he the worst filmmaker of all time?
>all others have the CGI effects
Don't listen to this nigger. The 2006 limited editions include the original theatrical cuts with no added or altered effects.
What master were the blu-rays struck from?
I feel Disney may be sitting on a really good copy waiting for the 40th anniversary next year.
>What master were the blu-rays struck from?
Well Lucas said he altered the original prints.
But apparently The Silver Screen copy comes from an original 35mm print.
>Previously, Lucasfilm made us believe that the original negatives of Star Wars that they had in their possession were permanently altered for the Special Edition releases of the movies, making restoration essentially impossible.
Is this is a joke? Isn't that the version where Luke screams as he drops off the platform in Sky City?
That's right
this
Where the shit is the most up to date version of the Silver Screen video?
Is the Mega F!4B1BBIDC!NcrZlK2VzZ21_J4sUs6VuA it?
Those have been OOP for years and even if you do find a copy the quality's shit.
>OOP for years
That's why the box says LIMITED edition. They didn't make them for long.
>The quality is shit
Hate to break it to you, but your autism doesn't affect everyone else's viewing experience, user.
There's multiple 35mm prints but usually only one master. The Silver Screen comes from a theatre print.
Nobody is disputing that. However the 35mm prints out there aren't good quality anymore.
You need to use the master negatives that were properly stored to get a good restoration, and if those have been altered then there is no way anymore.
Non-anamorphic video in 2016 is pretty big deal user.
>The Silver Screen comes from a theatre print.
How do you get it? Google just shows up a bunch of faggots talking about an Invite only torrent site, and the Reddit link is an old version.
I've watched them. It's not that bad. You have to be one of those post 1995 special snowflake babies who break down and throw a bitch fit when a movie isn't in 4K and 60fps.
Left out the end of my statement.
In order for it to bother you
>there is no way anymore
Restoration technology has come a long way in the last 10 years. Judging by what a bunch of autistic nerds on the internet were able to accomplish with so few resources, materials or financial incentive, I find it hard to believe that Disney can't produce something of equal or better quality with their access to the original masters.
And also, as Episode VII demonstrated, Disney aren't beholden to any of Lucas' original wishes or ideas.
>I find it hard to believe that Disney can't produce something of equal or better quality with their access to the original masters.
You can't unalter masters friend.
>and the Reddit link is an old version.
>Where the shit is the most up to date version of the Silver Screen video?
>Is the Mega F!4B1BBIDC!NcrZlK2VzZ21_J4sUs6VuA it?
Is that it? That's what I'm downloading right now.
>go to resale shop
>find Star Wars vhs
just remember that its on vhs
I was born in the 80s, fyi. It doesn't bother me in that I can't watch it. It bothers me because:
1. I know they are capable of better, at little cost to themselves
2. They knowingly put out a sub-par product to make their "Special Edition" look better
And that's not even getting into the fact that it's a lazy double dip from the 2004 DVD release.
>Shitty meme home format when restored film exists
Hamry's is a meme, don't listen to the redditors.
I can understand where you're coming from, but I just appreciate the fact that they made a dvd release of the original versions in the first place. They're still the movies I love. At least it's a step up from the 1995 trilogy release.
Yeah, it exists in 1.0, 1.5 and 1.6 forms apparently. I gather the final jump is mostly audio, but I'm not sure.
No idea where the fuck you get it. Quite why you'd spend 3 years remastering a film frame by frame then not make it easy to acquire is beyond me. They could just have (((someone))) (((accidentally))) leak it.
Explain.
No, but with the right resources you can create a composite print that's close enough in quality to the original that doesn't have those crappy changes.
Of course, all this is assuming Lucas wasn't lying out his ass about the original master being permanently altered/destroyed.
They're playing on the razor thin line between fanediting and the point where Disney starts suing them.
Similarly, I think Harmy's edition is only "allowed" to exist based on their "scout's honor" system where you're encouraged to buy the bluray before downloading.
Whatever the most recent team negative 1 release is. Its literally a 1977 35mm scanned and cleaned up frame by frame. Harmy admitted its better than the current despecialized of anh (for now)
Harmys is not the 06 dvd. It is mostly the blu ray color corrected then frankensteined with 10 other sources
The real question is why was the creation of the definitive version left to the community?
So two are on bottom? Wtf mang
Same as the 04 dvds
George lucas
Whichever version has this: youtube.com
I want to see the bad twilek fly