David Lambert
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I thought that we did have an official statement: no Indy in 2002.Quite. And nothing planned so far for 2003, either.
I thought that we did have an official statement: no Indy in 2002.Quite. And nothing planned so far for 2003, either.
I thought that we did have an official statement: no Indy in 2002.I don't think that's what he meant, I think the real question is why Paramount/Lucasfilm won't update the STATUS of the trilogy as in are the DVDs being worked on or not but I could be wrong
I just wanted to see if anyone has received any substantial, credible information regarding the releases. If not, I'll be converting my Indy trilogy to DVD this weekend.John,
Convert away. Even if this does come for X-mas 2003, you still have a year and a half to enjoy your conversions (which I assume are coming from Laserdisc?).
Also, if X-mas 2003 turns out to be true, there won't be any credible information until probably 2nd quarter 2003 at the earliest. I think your time would be better spent watching paint dry than waiting around for credible information regarding this rumor.
Regards,
Dan
Convert away. Even if this does come for X-mas 2003, you still have a year and a half to enjoy your conversions (which I assume are coming from Laserdisc?).I wish. VHS. Oh, but it's THX certified! So it's near DVD quality!
What were the Laserdisc transfer like on the Indy Jones movies anyway?Quite good, as laser transfers go, especially sound-wise. The three widescreen discs were part of the testing phase of THX certification -- they went through the process, but are not marked with the THX LaserDisc logo. Paramount's original widescreen Apocalypse Now was another THX test.
I remember reading something ages ago about Spike Lee and Criterion, where one of his requests during the production of the Do The Right Thing and She's Gotta Have It LDs was that Criterion attempt to aquire the rights to Ace In The Hole. I remember him wanting to record a commentary or contribute in some way to a Criterion LD of that film.
Wouldn't that have been fantastic?
The title has not been changed in the credits. It's still "Raiders..." no matter what the revisionists at Lucasfilm tell Paramount to slap on the box.Stranger things have happened, so when you say this, I agree, but with reservation.
I know that I'm opening a huge can of worms when I say this, but after the... "improvements" (shall we say) to the Star Wars OT, and the slight modifications to E.T., I wonder if Raiders with have the Cairo Swordsman "shoot first" (Harrison Ford did in the OT, will it stay the same in this film?) or have select Nazi emblems removed. Hypothetical examples, of course.
Look, my point is this; my faith in Lucas has been shaken so I'm worried enough as it is. Thankfully, Raiders is a Spielberg film, but he himself has gone back changed his films after their release. Not as severe of course, and he will offer the "original release" in the gift set.
As a guy who tries to be a loyal fan of these films, it's a constant, irritating process to see one version replaced by another, with the previous version deemed as "rough cuts" or likened to unfinished business. Indeed, those are Lucas sentiments. Spielberg, when asked, says that he changed his mind about certain elements of older films (like guns in E.T.), but it still comes across as indulgent to me, and I'm tired of it.
Hence my weariness about this hypothetical release of the Indy films.
If anything can win back my faith with the issue of milestone films of my generation being released to DVD unaltered, getting Raiders released untouched will do it.
-g
Quite good, as laser transfers go, especially sound-wise. The three widescreen discs were part of the testing phase of THX certification -- they went through the process, but are not marked with the THX LaserDisc logo. Paramount's original widescreen Apocalypse Now was another THX test.No, only the Widescreen discs of Raiders and Temple were THX test discs. The Widescreen disc of Last Crusade had already been on the market for three years and wasn't ever updated. It is inferior in picture quality to the other two and has problems in the soundtrack as well (vocals too low/drowned out compared to the rest of the mix).
BTW, the fourth THX test disc was Days of Thunder.
-Lyle J.P.
No, only the Widescreen discs of Raiders and Temple were THX test discsWas there an earlier version in widescreen of both movies on LD?
The last time I saw all three was @ thanksgiving of '98, and I thought that first 2 movie looked terrible,especially Raiders.The chroma pm noise was just unbearable.It had to be different "version" because my friend owned the test THX version of Raiders,and I seem to remember it was much better.The sound was good if not "dated" a bit though.