>> ^BoneRemake:

>> ^toferyu:
No way this was in the original version, I don't remember any of it....

Maybe its a directors cut, I might of been watching the directors cut.


Yup, it's an extended scene from the DVD directors cut. We only had VHS in the 80s.

From Wikipedia: In addition to the theatrical release of the film, an extended "Directors Cut" version was released later on DVD. The Director's Cut version is longer (117 minutes) than the original theatrical release version (110 minutes), and features additional scenes. One notable extended scene includes Riggs dispatching a sniper who had been firing at children in a playground. Another noteworthy scene added to the Director's Cut is one in which Riggs picks up a street-walking prostitute, but instead of having sex with her, he takes her home to watch "The Three Stooges" on TV. This scene demonstrates his terrible loneliness after his wife was killed.

>> ^toferyu:

No way this was in the original version, I don't remember any of it....


Maybe its a directors cut, I might of been watching the directors cut.

No way this was in the original version, I don't remember any of it....

I prefer the original version that was released when the movie came out and also was used in Tarentino's Inglourious Basterds.

I forget where I saw the original version of this song. The video was the same but the song was more metal. It was supposed to be made by a high-school TV lab student or something.

-Karl

As you age, pretty much all books and movies start to become copies. The thing about Star Wars is that it's got some visual stuff associated only with it, basically look at lightsabers and see if something like them were done prior to SW.

So when you see them take something that while the themes are repeated, visually the movie is really unique......and then in your lifetime just destroy it......is quite horrible.


It'd be like the old musicians, authors, artists, after living 30 years under their great creations everyone loves.......starts to ruin them by writing "sequels" or re-doing the original work and insisting people watch only the new updated versions. And let's be honest, some musicians have come back to ruin their image or release music DRASTICALLY different than their original stuff. But at least they haven't went back and tried to erase the original versions of their music with "updated" stuff.

Interesting. I was unaware of the Commodore 64 version, Mr. Sid!

Sweet links ant, thanks!

>> ^mrsid:

Not quite, it's the original version: Barbarian for the Commodore 64. Death Sword was a clone of that...


>> ^ant:

>> ^alcom:
That game the vid keeps keep cutting to is "Death Sword" for the Apple II! I used to play that on a monochrome monitor

Remember this one? http://www.virtualapple.org/conandisk.html ... I couldn't finish that last level.
http://www.virtualapple.org/deathsworddisk.html if you want to play Death Sword online.

>> ^alcom:

That game the vid keeps keep cutting to is "Death Sword" for the Apple II! I used to play that on a monochrome monitor


Not quite, it's the original version: Barbarian for the Commodore 64. Death Sword was a clone of that...

>> ^Sarzy:

>> ^RFlagg:
Well, these are changes to the Special Editions correct? The original versions, also on the set, are still unaltered are they not?

They're not on the set. That's the problem. Otherwise Lucas could do whatever crap he wants to the films, and no one would particularly care.


Dangit... you beat me by 1 min, seven seconds. I shouldn't have ranted so much

>> ^Sarzy:

>> ^RFlagg:
Well, these are changes to the Special Editions correct? The original versions, also on the set, are still unaltered are they not?

They're not on the set. That's the problem. Otherwise Lucas could do whatever crap he wants to the films, and no one would particularly care.


I agree...Blu Ray is huge...add the classic versions.

>> ^RFlagg:

Well, these are changes to the Special Editions correct? The original versions, also on the set, are still unaltered are they not?


No... NO!

That's the WHOLE problem. The originals ARE NOT on the set. They released them ONCE on DVD (which I bought) as 'special features' along side the special editions.


But guess what they did? They got the dirtiest, worst possible quality prints for the original version and THEN did not present them on dvd as anamorphic. Meaning that if you watch it on a widescreen tv you have to find your settings somewhere to zoom it in and stretch it out. And, of course, that means that
a) It's a pain in the arse, so you never watch them
and
b) They are as low resolution as humanly possible.

He did it to fuck with us.
'Here... here's the old versions you've whinged about... here you go, they're on DVD'
'Um, they are just horrible quality and tiny on my screen, and... I can't watch those'
'Well, watch the lovely Special Editions I forced you buy alongside them then, they're much nicer quality'
'Oh fuck you'

And there will NOT be any versions other than the 'special' editions on the Blu Rays.

Hence, no purchase from me.

I don't give a crap how much he wants to muck around with his movies, but you should ALWAYS be able to get them in their original form in as high quality as possible as well. But he won't do that, because he knows people would rather watch the originals, which would just confirm all the shit he's added to them is unwanted rubbish.

Blade runner shows how to do it right. 5, FIVE versions of the movie on the Blu Ray release I have, all fantastic quality. Watch the original release, or watch Ridley's final cut... YOU have the choice. If you like the voice over, watch it that way and still in wonderful quality.

>> ^RFlagg:

Well, these are changes to the Special Editions correct? The original versions, also on the set, are still unaltered are they not?


They're not on the set. That's the problem. Otherwise Lucas could do whatever crap he wants to the films, and no one would particularly care.

Well, these are changes to the Special Editions correct? The original versions, also on the set, are still unaltered are they not?

>> ^grinter:

could someone please spell out what the changes are.
I love the Star Wars, the Star Wars are great, but I don't have every scene memorized
(that would be freakish).
..and do the Blueray editions have the original versions as well.. I remember a rumor that the un-fucked-with versions of the films would be included.


Sorry, my bad. I changed it in the description. He added the "Noooooo!"

And no, he's not releasing the original untouched versions (as far as I know). EXCEPT he did release them for the DVD release several years back, which I was excited about. Then I realized they were just 4:3 Betacam transfers.

could someone please spell out what the changes are.
I love the Star Wars, the Star Wars are great, but I don't have every scene memorized
(that would be freakish).

..and do the Blueray editions have the original versions as well.. I remember a rumor that the un-fucked-with versions of the films would be included.