What's the last movie you saw?

[acroig]

Nope, those movies belong to us. He shouldn't be allowed to **** with them.

Now the belong to Disney! Unless you own shares they sure as hell don't belong to us.

Interesting how Lucas said that his "vision" was better achieved with the SE films.

[Meteor_of_War]

Now the belong to Disney! Unless you own shares they sure as hell don't belong to us.

Interesting how Lucas said that his "vision" was better achieved with the SE films.

In all seriousness the only thing that pisses me off is that the original versions no longer get re-released. I would like an official Blu-Ray of the original home video versions. I know we'll likely never get the REAL original theatrical releases but the original home video versions are good enough for me. I just don't want all the garbage they added in the '97 special editions. ****ing awful.

Thankfully I do still have them in several different copies, as well as the despecialized Blu-Ray. Just would like to see an official Blu-Ray release.

[acroig]

In all seriousness the only thing that pisses me off is that the original versions no longer get re-released. I would like an official Blu-Ray of the original home video versions. I know we'll likely never get the REAL original theatrical releases but the original home video versions are good enough for me. I just don't want all the garbage they added in the '97 special editions. ****ing awful.

That was the hope when Disney bought LucasFilm but I suspect Lucas made them sign an agreement not to release those because.....

[Meteor_of_War]

That was the hope when Disney bought LucasFilm but I suspect Lucas made them sign an agreement not to release those because.....

I think Lucas is no longer part of the equation here.

From what I understood last time I read about it, was that 20th Century Fox retained the rights to distribute sales of at least the first Star Wars movie A New Hope in its original form FOREVER. Even when Fox's distribution rights reverted to Disney in May 2020, they still would retain rights to that first movie because of how the original agreement with Lucas was made back in the 70's. So that makes releasing a trilogy set a problem for Disney. They would still have to buy the rights for that.

As far as I know that issue is the hold up on any movement of releasing the original versions again. I know there were also claims of the original negatives being in a poor and unrecoverable state but I believe that's been debunked.

The negative is conformed to the Special Edition edit, because there can only be one original negative. So, technically speaking, the negative assembly of the originals does not exist. But it would be very easy to simply put the original pieces back in and conform it to the original versions. Actually, in a theoretical modern restoration, they would just scan the original pieces and make a digital edit, especially since disassembling the negative puts a lot of wear on it. There are also secondary sources, such as separation masters and interpositives, both of which were used to make duplicate pieces to repair parts of the original negative for the 1997 release. So, basically, the official Lucasfilm stance is a lot of crap, designed to confuse people who don't have a thorough knowledge of how post-production works.

Good article on this from Ars Techinca.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/could-disney-finally-give-us-the-remastered-unedited-star-wars-we-want/

[Meteor_of_War]

Hmm, actually I am not sure if Disney's acquisition of Fox media also includes the rights 20th Century Fox retained of that first Star Wars movie. I haven't been keeping up with this so I will have to read up.

[EDIT] OK yes, my knowledge was way out of date. Disney owns the original film distribution rights, acquired from 20th Century Fox back in 2017.

[SubCog]

There was a guy who created a really clean 4k restoration by scanning several different film reels and super-imposing them over each other. Really amazing results.

[yt]G3W_O-tp0_g[/yt]

Start at 7:00 to see how he made it.

[acroig]

Hmm, actually I am not sure if Disney's acquisition of Fox media also includes the rights 20th Century Fox retained of that first Star Wars movie. I haven't been keeping up with this so I will have to read up.

[EDIT] OK yes, my knowledge was way out of date. Disney owns the original film distribution rights, acquired from 20th Century Fox back in 2017.

This, House of Mouse owns it all!

[Meteor_of_War]

Oh what great hands its in.

[KAC]

Moonfall. So bad, I don’t even / 10.
I am your man. Old white woman enjoys an android’s penis / 10.
Run and gun. If lazy people made movies / 10.

Such a bad time on an 8 hour flight.

[Meteor_of_War]

There was a guy who created a really clean 4k restoration by scanning several different film reels and super-imposing them over each other. Really amazing results.

[yt]G3W_O-tp0_g[/yt]

Start at 7:00 to see how he made it.

Cool, watching it now.

[SubCog]

Ghostbusters Afterlife. 7.5/10. Good film overall. Surprisingly great characters, especially the kids. Really great tribute to Harold Ramis (wow that CGI was impressive). The farm town setting works better than I expected.

Story is a bit of a slow burn though, and there's not very many ghosts in it. Most of the ghosts are just rehashes of Zuul and Gozer from the original. Instead of Slimer, they have this caterpillar ghost that eats metal... he's really the only ghost shown for the first 3/4 of the movie. There's WAAAAY fewer ghosts than the previous films had. Also no giant monster at the end.

My kids especially liked the grocery store scene with all of the tiny marshmallow men. They insisted that we watch that part twice.

Not sure whether they intend to make this the start of a new series, or if it's a one-off. I'd be happy to watch a sequel to this.

[Munkus]

The Lost City. 4/10. Meh. Wife wanted to see it because she likes rom-coms. I think Sandra Bullock plays the exact same character in every movie.

[Lazy8s]

The Lost City. 4/10. Meh. Wife wanted to see it because she likes rom-coms. I think Sandra Bullock plays the exact same character in every movie.

She even seemed bored in half this movie lol. It wasn’t her best effort. And that jumpsuit didn’t help

[Munkus]

She even seemed bored in half this movie lol. It wasn’t her best effort. And that jumpsuit didn’t help

Yep. I think Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe did a pretty good job though. At least, given the material they had to work with.

[Lazy8s]

Yep. I think Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe did a pretty good job though. At least, given the material they had to work with.

They did. Tatum did a great job in Dog as well. Decently done and enjoyable

[YellowBeard]

Watched an hour long online documentary.

WHERE DREAMS GO TO DIE - Gary Robbins and The Barkley Marathons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDZdsqbcGTU

Love everything about this Ultra Marathon. Will be a shame when it ends, so much tradition. Guy who runs it is an absolute character.

The OG documentary on it is here. Free with ads on youtube. If you are curious, watch the documentary below as it's more focused on the race and not a particular racer like the first one I linked.

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG97F6b_6o4

[KAC]

Everything everywhere all at once. Love your lesbo daughter or the universe will break / 10.

[Silent-Runner]

was testing out some streaming platforms and watched Stealth (2005). wow, that was a bad one, like...really. 2/10

[SubCog]

Uncharted. 6.8/10. Not great, but also not as bad as I had been led to believe. There's alot of fun in this movie, but also lots of missed-opportunities. Often the story beats are stupid, unnecessary, or unbelievable. Sometimes there's chemistry between the characters, and sometimes there's not.

Tom Holland does a reasonable job of playing Tom Holland. Yeah, its basically spiderman instead of nathan drake... yeah the film is significantly mis-cast. Even still, I think they could have made the casting work better with a couple more script iterations. Definitely felt like the script was rushed.

Honestly I don't think they should do a sequel unless they can bump up the quality a good bit.

[KAC]

Eyes of Tammy Fay or something. Now I know why US doesn’t like Jesus / 10.
King’s Daughter. So forgettable that I forgot the name for a minute / 10.
Spiderman no way home. Loved it again / 10.

[Munkus]

Downton Abbey: A New Era. 8/10 if you were into the show. It was a guilty pleasure for me and my wife, and the movies have carried the torch pretty well. If you never liked (or watched) the show, then this isn't for you.

[KAC]

Morbius. So morbid / 10.

[Nascar24]

Moonfall - 4/10 great story - NOT!

[Silent-Runner]

Moonfall - 4/10 great story - NOT!

you actually expected one?

[Nascar24]

you actually expected one?

I expect something better than beyond stupid.

[acroig]

Moonfall - 4/10 great story - NOT!

you actually expected one?

I expect something better than beyond stupid.

total trainwreck

[Nascar24]

total trainwreck

I think it deserves 2 less, almost over and it gets stupider as it goes.

[Renocide]

Moonfall - 4/10 great story - NOT!

You know there are lower numbers than 4 right?

Don't limit yourself.

[koralis]

Watched Free Guy last night. Pretty enjoyable, actually. 7/10.

[acroig]

I think it deserves 2 less, almost over and it gets stupider as it goes.

As bad as Moonfall was I enjoyed it tons more than Lost City. 2/10, Sandra phones it in on a film she produced, WTF.

[KAC]

Northman. Artsy north men / 10.

[SubCog]

Watched Free Guy last night. Pretty enjoyable, actually. 7/10.

Yup. Don't think I'd ever watch it a second time, and I can't imagine that anybody will even remember it a few years from now, but for a quick one-and-done I think it was fun.

[SD-[Inc]]

Watched one of my favorite classic SciFi movies: Gattaca. Slow paced and thought provoking. Plus a young Uma Thurman! Great performance by Jude Law as well. It was a great essay into how technology can shape society. Even more applicable in today’s connected world. 9/10.

[SubCog]

Watched one of my favorite classic SciFi movies: Gattaca. Slow paced and thought provoking. Plus a young Uma Thurman! Great performance by Jude Law as well. It was a great essay into how technology can shape society. Even more applicable in today’s connected world. 9/10.

They don't make many films like that anymore.

[Meteor_of_War]

I recently picked up the Friday the 13th 8 film Blu-Ray set and re-watched all of them. Seen them all before of course but I usually only watch parts 1-4 so its been a while since I saw 5-8.

Out of parts 5-8 I would say only part 7: The New Blood is good. Parts 5, 6, and 8 are pretty much trash. Although they do still have certain memorable/funny moments that are worth it just for the laugh and/or nostalgia.

[Lazy8s]

Uncharted

Shallow but entertaining 7/10

[KAC]

Memory. I forgot what the movie was about / 10.

[Lupine]

Mitchells vs the Machines.

Was trying to find something that my son would enjoy, and we all really liked it. Shockingly good and, as a parent of a graduating highschool student, very close to home.

[CyanBlues]

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers surprisingly a much better then it out to be, I think its the nostalgia/cameo that really did it

[ugly]

I recently picked up the Friday the 13th 8 film Blu-Ray set and re-watched all of them. Seen them all before of course but I usually only watch parts 1-4 so its been a while since I saw 5-8.

Out of parts 5-8 I would say only part 7: The New Blood is good. Parts 5, 6, and 8 are pretty much trash. Although they do still have certain memorable/funny moments that are worth it just for the laugh and/or nostalgia.

I picked that up myself for super cheap a few years ago. I never actually watched it yet. I think I only ever saw the first 3. I'll have to remember to watch them when it gets closer to Halloween.