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  1. Jack Johnson

    DVD Review *** Official HTF REVIEW & Discussion Thread: Star Wars Trilogy, pt. 1

    Empire Question: Did Lucas go back to the original film elements for Luke's plummet from the gantry? I thought I remembered a completely new CGI effects element created for the Special Edition--which tracked Luke as he fell, tumbled end over end--that's since been...
  2. Jack Johnson

    DVD Review *** Official HTF REVIEW & Discussion Thread: Star Wars Trilogy, pt. 1

    General Impression of A New Hope on DVD: Stellar. Apart from the instance of score being undermixed and that possible reversal in the rear surrounds, I find all audio issues cited here as understandable limitations of the source materials. There's only so much you can do with...
  3. Jack Johnson

    DVD Review *** Official HTF REVIEW & Discussion Thread: Star Wars Trilogy, pt. 1

    Robert: Thanks for the advice (regarding that hiccup on A New Hope on my Sharp player). I may end up keeping this set, since it was from Amazon; returns are more of a drag with them of late, and I'm leaning toward being convinved this is a player specific issue. This...
  4. Jack Johnson

    DVD Review *** Official HTF REVIEW & Discussion Thread: Star Wars Trilogy, pt. 1

    Need some advice: I reported a possible glitch over on the glitch thread; my Sharp player trips cosistently around the 139 min, 20 sec mark of A New Hope. BUT: This only occurs on my older, Sharp player. Both other players of mine--my PC drive and my recently bought...
  5. Jack Johnson

    DVD Review *** Official HTF REVIEW & Discussion Thread: Star Wars Trilogy, pt. 1

    Would anyone care to see how audible the music passage in question seems when monitoring the two-channel mix (assuming the 2.0 track made it on to this release)? Sometimes music shifts substantially in its prominence from mix to mix (especially when going from 5.1 to 2.0)... I figured, maybe...
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