Classics yes, newer films just agenda loaded garbage... Way to kill a franchise.
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Welcome to “a galaxy far far away”.
Which ones for you have high repeat watching ability?
Hard to believe 2027 we will celebrate the golden anniversary of Star Wars.
I saw every one in the movies, their original run. Own all comics bought myself in 1977 onward, it’s been fun.
The 1st issue below worth $500 now, crazy.
Never opened album still in shrink wrap
Original trilogy for me. Still have the original Planet of the Apes comics and AD 2000. My grandfather bought them for me in the day. He was on the whalers at 15, safe to say the comics and I have some milage as well...Welcome to “a galaxy far far away”.
Which ones for you have high repeat watching ability?
Hard to believe 2027 we will celebrate the golden anniversary of Star Wars.
I saw every one in the movies, their original run. Own all comics bought myself in 1977 onward, it’s been fun.
The 1st issue below worth $500 now, crazy.
Never opened album still in shrink wrap
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. Don't waste your time on the 2008 remake, even Keanu Reeves couldn't save it... Watch the original as its way more impactful.
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An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. Don't waste your time on the 2008 remake, even Keanu Reeves couldn't save it... Watch the original as its way more impactful.
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So are you saying you did NOT watch Episode 6 - Return of the Jedi...?
If so, you are missing out on Slave Leia...! ;^p
Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back is the best of the bunch, and acknowledged as one of the best sequel movies ever...
Yep, “Luke, I am your father“
This 3D laser etching artwork is being added to my Home Theater, it’ll be subtle backlit
This classic, timeless movie and its message so relevant today . Agree the 2008 is a pass.
Le Pacte des Loups (2001) AKA Brotherhood of the Wolf
In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast. A stunning film that both entertains and keeps you thinking. If you can watch in the original French is far more visceral than the English dub...
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In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast. A stunning film that both entertains and keeps you thinking. If you can watch in the original French is far more visceral than the English dub...
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I have the first three, shrink-wrapped.
You wouldn't convince me to pay £374 for one, and I wouldn't part with mine for anything.
Sanctum (2011)
An underwater cave diving team experiences a life-threatening crisis during an expedition to the unexplored and least accessible cave system in the world. Not super accurate, equally entertaining and beautifully shot. Theres's caving, sky diving & cave diving the latter being on an entirely different level of madness...
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An underwater cave diving team experiences a life-threatening crisis during an expedition to the unexplored and least accessible cave system in the world. Not super accurate, equally entertaining and beautifully shot. Theres's caving, sky diving & cave diving the latter being on an entirely different level of madness...
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Prolly Empire... for me but I still love Star Wars: A New Hope i.e. the "first one". lol
And in the original versions not the ones they added all the effects to.
I never think of myself as a purist but completely agree about the new effects. I was happy to hear the first movie is coming to theaters in its original form for the 50th.
Hey, Man . . . it wasn't thaaat bad!
I hear ya, not that bad .. honestly not that good either .. 6 of 10 at best.
Did it make us think, ponder, pause to reflect, perhaps on humanity
Have seen the original movie in its pure form countless times, then digital tweaked form (s), yea nice to have it come full circle …
Now, I’d be “ok” if AI/CGI was brought in for some of the deleted scenes that were shot for the 1977 release that ended up on the edit floor or were never fully developed.
Having seen them, they add backstory that is relevant, and would not take away at all from a 50 special edition UHDBR release , heck in theater also
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I’d be down with that. So long since I’ve seen the original movie cut. But I had it on Betermax back in the day!
I recently was gifted 85 movies on laserdisc, purchased another 150 or so and now have over 400 of them. I’ve been going through them about 1-2 per week and watching things I would NEVER have selected to watch on my own.
Talk about watching a movie without any biases other than my own. Going in blind.
Yesterday’s feature was Hatari! from 1962.
www.lddb.com
Put simply, it was a slog. 157 minutes of so-called comedy. I have no idea how John Wayne became a famous actor. He plays the same character in EVERY movie he is in. Flat, unemotional, one-dimensional. He’s terrible.
This movie was nearly plotless, but it’s about a group of game hunters who capture the animals, live, for zoos around the world. They made the actors do the chasing and capturing without stuntmen! There was a terribly contrived relationship between the young female photographer and Wayne’s character where they barely interacted yet somehow ended up married at the end.
This movie’s claim to fame was that it was the source of the Baby Elephant Walk tune written by Henry Mancini for a scene with you know whats following the woman to a watering hole for a bath. Cue Homer Simpson dancing at a baseball game.
For the record, I’ve been pretty well entertained by some unusual really old features. Check out Gold Diggers of 1933 and have a good laugh, but don’t expect to laugh at John Wayne, except in irony.
Laserdiscs look pretty good on my tiny 50” 4K TV, but this transfer was pretty bad. I’ve spent about $1-2 per movie so I’m going to watch them.
This disc had some laser rot and the mono audio came in and out and was crackly. It certainly didn’t take advantage of my DD 5.1 system like The Phantom Menace or the SW SE does.
My equipment is from 1997, but sounds great when the source is good.
Talk about watching a movie without any biases other than my own. Going in blind.
Yesterday’s feature was Hatari! from 1962.
LaserDisc Database - Hatari! [LV 6629-2] on LD LaserDisc
LDDb.com - The LaserDisc Database - Collections, Wishlists, Marketplace of obsolete and niche video formats (LD/CED/VHD/D-VHS/HD DVD)
Put simply, it was a slog. 157 minutes of so-called comedy. I have no idea how John Wayne became a famous actor. He plays the same character in EVERY movie he is in. Flat, unemotional, one-dimensional. He’s terrible.
This movie was nearly plotless, but it’s about a group of game hunters who capture the animals, live, for zoos around the world. They made the actors do the chasing and capturing without stuntmen! There was a terribly contrived relationship between the young female photographer and Wayne’s character where they barely interacted yet somehow ended up married at the end.
This movie’s claim to fame was that it was the source of the Baby Elephant Walk tune written by Henry Mancini for a scene with you know whats following the woman to a watering hole for a bath. Cue Homer Simpson dancing at a baseball game.
For the record, I’ve been pretty well entertained by some unusual really old features. Check out Gold Diggers of 1933 and have a good laugh, but don’t expect to laugh at John Wayne, except in irony.
Laserdiscs look pretty good on my tiny 50” 4K TV, but this transfer was pretty bad. I’ve spent about $1-2 per movie so I’m going to watch them.
This disc had some laser rot and the mono audio came in and out and was crackly. It certainly didn’t take advantage of my DD 5.1 system like The Phantom Menace or the SW SE does.
My equipment is from 1997, but sounds great when the source is good.
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