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  1. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    In my opinion, they're still very much worth the purchase, despite the occasionally intrusive DNR. For most of the duration, you won't even notice. This IS the best these films have ever looked outside of the uncompressed master itself. Even the streamable versions are lovely to look at. And if...
  2. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    I think you're right. I'm very sensitive to digital artifacts on video, but the finer points of audiophile discussions are wasted on me. Which is just as well, since being obsessed with video is expensive enough. I shudder to think how much worse it would get if I were into four-figure audio...
  3. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    Yep. If you watch the whole scene, you can see some temporal artifacting when Legolas turns his head, and when Theoden speaks to him. In the previous releases, there was a brief flash of the next frame visible next to Theoden's head, which is what I think was touched up in this release. But such...
  4. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    I tend to agree, but it kind of calls into question whether they really went back to the original camera negatives at all. I'm starting to wonder if we didn't just get a refurbished transfer of the existing 2k DI. As great as these look (and they certainly do, despite the occasional overuse of...
  5. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    Another post on that DNR issue I spotted, it appears to have been done on that shot to correct an aberration in the source (look at the artifacting on the left side of Theoden's head), which would explain why every other shot is seemingly perfect.
  6. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    Absolutely, these are the best these films can possibly look short of the uncompressed master itself. I'm finding new details I'd never noticed before every time I pop them in. And Fury Road is def. top 5 for me!
  7. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    I just noticed some pretty aggressive DNR on a single shot in Towers... At around 1:32:15 in the theatrical cut of Towers, when Theoden says , Legolas turns to look at him, and Theoden looks like wax. This was definitely not on the previous releases, and makes zero sense sandwiched between two...
  8. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    Christmas season + large extended family means every discount is welcome!
  9. Ricardo C

    A Few Words About A few words about…™ The Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit Trilogy – in 4k UHD Blu-ray

    Hello, everyone. Been a minute :) These films are THE reason I joined HTF back in the old days. These were the movies that made it clear I would never be happy watching them on a TV, and so I needed to start doing research on projection options and upscaling options (since all we had was DVD...
  10. Ricardo C

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

    It was pretty much what I expected: Peter Jackson painting the Mona Lisa, and then doodling a mustache on her. I loved it, would very much like to see it again, and will purchase any editions they care to throw my way. But as was the case with his LOTR, I think PJ's excesses mar what could have...
  11. Ricardo C

    Disney buys LucasFilms for $4.05 billion

    That's basically my mantra: I love Star Wars, but godDAMN I hate (most) Star Wars fans.
  12. Ricardo C

    Disney buys LucasFilms for $4.05 billion

    I guess I was composing my post as you posted this. Patrick, could I request that my now-redundant thread be merged into this one?
  13. Ricardo C

    Disney buys LucasFilms for $4.05 billion

    http://blog.sfgate.com/bottomline/2012/10/30/disney-buys-lucasfilm-for-4-billion/ Just when you thought the HTF Fanboy Wars ended with the BluRay SW set ;) George has gone on record about how hurt he felt by the sometimes savage criticism the prequels came in for, and that he was done with SW. I...
  14. Ricardo C

    Twilight - Breaking Dawn Part 1 - quick review

    Saw it over the weekend, it was alright, but too corny for its own good. The split means that there's no real climax to the story: The cast is as likable as ever, and their chemistry carries the day, but there better be some serious payoff in Part 2.
  15. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    You definition of "republic" is interesting, but also very idiosyncratic.
  16. Ricardo C

    Whatever Lucas can do we can do BETTER.

    You can certainly troll better than any of us.
  17. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    I think Robert G. was simply pointing out that Canada evolved into its independence, to the point where the Queen is still technically the head of state. It never went through a revolution in the way America did. I don't think he was casting aspersions on Canadianness (made up a word) at all.
  18. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    If I figure out the recipe -or a reasonable enough approximation- on my own, this hypothetical baker has no power to stop me. It's called reverse engineering. But given that we can't recreate any "hidden away" films out of whole cloth, the analogy misses the mark. Again, I thought you'd quit the...
  19. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    I thought you'd stormed out of the discussion? Man, internet flouncing ain't what it used to be.
  20. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    If that means you'll stop calling the opinions you disagree with "disgusting" and "gross", then good riddance.
  21. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    It is not. I already described my idea as an expansion to the concept of Fair Use. Of course copyright reform involves the judiciary. That does not imply the government "taking" anything from Lucas, or any other creator. And that's the problem. Copyright law protects creations in the interest...
  22. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    I never held any such position. Take it up with whoever you think has done so. John's original post asked for "protection" for the films, nothing more.
  23. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    I'm advocating no such thing. I am proposing an exception to standard copyright law. Fair Use on steroids, if you prefer. And this is why I say you're being deliberately antagonistic. I'll repeat it again: No one is advocating the federal government forcing anyone to release anything they don't...
  24. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    Making a mention of fan edits is not the same as advocating them, and it certainly isn't directing people to them. I would advise you not to falsely accuse members of such things, as that is also against the rules of the forum. And frankly, if you think you can legislate away the mere discussion...
  25. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    Fan editors/restorers don't charge for their work. Harmy even refuses to accept donations for buying new hardware, last I heard. Would other studios try to profit by making their own releases? Probably. And the Lucas could stomp them into the ground by putting out the only release actually...
  26. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    Not to mention that George would forever have the edge on any potential competitors, as he has sole access to the original elements, props, behind the scenes stuff, and everything else. Hell, the cast might even benefit, as competing studios would try to woo them into exclusive deals to supply...
  27. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    He can't lose money he's not trying to make. Under this hypothetical reformed copyright system, it's no one's fault but his own if he won't supply the market with the product it prefers.
  28. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    He wouldn't even have to be cut out, per se. All it would take is a copyright law that allows the public to make use of properties the copyright holder has abandoned. George has said that the originals "don't exist anymore". Now, I have to assume he's speaking figuratively, as it should...
  29. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    You have to view that argument in context, though: At the time, it was known that the extended cuts would be released, perhaps in 2011, perhaps in 2012 as part of the marketing push for The Hobbit. But it was known that they were coming. Had Jackson/New Line/Shaye/my dog said they were going to...
  30. Ricardo C

    Save Star Wars!

    Russell, I only own the 2006 editions because when I moved to the US last year, I left most of my hard-to-pack stuff behind (DVDs, comic books, etc.), as I didn't want to deal with a $50-per-bag fee on top of all the expenses I had at the time (green card fees, plane ticket, moving into new...
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