Posted on 02/19/2016 8:41:47 PM PST by Utilizer
Here is the link to it..... May the Farce be with you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ymFxkFfIhU
i like star wars as much as the next software dev... but 22GB is a bit over the top for me.
if that doesn’t bother you, the torrent is out there. search for ‘star wars silver screen’
from Team Negative1:
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GOALS
Our philosophy was to restore the print back to what it would have been viewed like
theatrically. It is not a pristine cleaned version. We have cleaned major dust and dirt,
stabilized, deflickered, and color corrected it. It is also cropped theatrically,
although there is slightly more image in the original scans which was not intended
to be viewed in the theater.
SOURCE INFORMATION AND DETAILS
Q : What is this sourced from?
A : This version is a digital recreation of Star Wars sourced from different 35mm prints.
Q : What was used from which print?
A : The primary source was a Spanish 35 mm LPP print.
The intro and crawl were from a faded English Eastman Kodak print. (Does not have Episode 4 in it)
The Han shoots first scene was sourced from a faded Eastman Kodak print.
There are also several replacement shots throughout the movie from faded Eastman Kodak prints.
Q : What was it scanned at?
A : The majority of it was taken from 2k scans, but some sections were scanned in 4k,
and downsampled to 2k.
Q : What is an LPP print.
A : It is a type of print that is Low fade Positive Print, and retains colors better than
the Eastman Kodak types that fade.
Q : Some shots look blurry and lower resolution?
A : Any shot with effects will have lower resolution, due to multiple copies for that process.
Q : There are dirt and some shots with marks on them?
A : For our restoration, we chose to leave original marks, matte lines, and boxes in the film.
So keep an eye out for those, along with the reel change marks.
Q : The bluray has more detail.
A : Yes, the scans of these prints, will never be able to match that clarity due to multiple
process used to produce a release print. However, many scenes are still as sharp or sharper.
Q : How authentic are the colors.
A : Although not a Technicolor, which is a different process. This version accurately matches
the colors of the print if it were being projected. We have compared this with projected versions,
and the match is fairly close. Shots were color corrected scene by scene in a lot of the film.
Q : How long did it take to do this?
A : The project started 7 years ago, but 4 years is when the bulk of the work was done. With
the fine tuning and quality checks in the last year.
Q : How many releases are there?
A : Currently we have 1) MKV 1080p 2) Bluray 1080p ISO file versions. There may be more
downconverts, and a few updates, on the audio, images, and other items released
later on. We do not currently have plans for a Grindhouse version of this.
Q : Do I have to pay for this?
A : NO, this is a free fanedit restoration. Just make sure you support Disney, and Lucasfilm.
Q : Where can I find it?
A : Usenet groups(eventually), and private trackers like Myspleen, sharing site tehparadox.
Thanks for checking this out, and also look for the previously released Empire Strikes Back
Grindhouse series (3 releases).
FUTURE PLANS
Return of the Jedi, and a few more surprises are being worked on currently.
OTHER RELEASES
Star Wars 8mm
Star Wars EIAJ tape
Star Wars CED trilogy (pre-laserdisc)
May the Force be with You
Team Negative1
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Watched it in Hollywood on the opening.
The funny thing about the first three movies (the ones that don’t suck) is that by Hollywood story standards, Han Solo is the main character in all of them.
The main character in a Hollywood storyline is the one who undergoes a transformation in the second act and becomes something more than what he was at the start.
Was Luke Skywalker the main character of Star Wars? No. At the end of the first act, he decided to become a Jedi and follow Obi Wan Kenobi. His story arc, through all three films, ended at that point. He wants to be a Jedi.
Han Solo is a dangerous sleaze with criminal connections. He doesn’t like the Empire, but he’s looking out for Numero Uno. He kills Greedo without a second thought in his introductory scene. They lift off with the Empire chasing after them. End of Act One.
The second act shows looking for a cash profit to rescue the princess. He takes his money and leaves at the start of the third act. But then he comes back, personally shoots Darth Vader, and the Rebel attack on the Death Star succeeds because of him.
He’s a general at the start of the second film. Luke Skywalker wants to be a Jedi. He kissed Princess Leia in the first film, so it’s pretty obvious that Luke will get Leia somewhere in this story.
How does it end? Han Solo gets transformed into a slab of cement. Darth Vader is Luke’s father, but,
“I love you.”
“I know”
Mario just got the princess.
Aside from the silly excuses to sell toys, the third film opens with the set up that everybody missed, including me.
“Who are you?”
“Someone who loves you.”
Luke is a Jedi who will not betray his principles even at the threat of the destruction of the universe. He is, according to the master of storytelling, a Macguffin.
“I love you.”
“I know.”
We go back to Aristotle to see a spectacular cathartic reversal.
“You love him, don’t you?”
“Yes.”
“All right. I understand. Fine. When he comes back, I won’t get in the way.”
“Oh, Han, it’s not like that at all.”
Catharsis, reversal, spectacle
“He’s my brother.”
Masterful.
I stood in long lines many times to see the original in 1977...my teeth grind every time I see Lucas’s revised version. Of course Han shot first. He went from being a scoundrel to being a great hero with a good heart.
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