THX-1138, the George Lucas Director's Cut...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, September 4, 2010 00:36
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CHRISISALL

Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:53 PM

I just got this movie at Big Lots yesterday for three bucks (cheaper than renting it) and I have to say, Lucas did not ruin it like I expected. Yeah, some parts were a bit re-edited, and some shell dwellers were replaced with CGI stuff, but overall, it was the same movie with a little added depth to the underground city is all.
Is it better than the original?
Not at all.
Visual was candy added- and it might offend fans of the more starkly abstract feel the original version needed to create with its limited budget- but I thought it was cool, in a Star Trek Remastered sort of way.

The laughing Chrisisall

STORYMARK

Thursday, September 2, 2010 10:43 PM

I feel it is better. The CG does add to the experience, and blends well enough (it seems those who are upset over the CG in this tend to be people who can't let go of their sour grapes over SW). As for his changes in the edit, those were just to correct changes made by the studio against his wishes when the original was released.

Damned good flick, though.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

CHRISISALL

Thursday, September 2, 2010 10:52 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
I feel it is better.

I personally liked it better, yeah.

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As for his changes in the edit, those were just to correct changes made by the studio against his wishes when the original was released.

Really? It seemed to me to be purely aesthetic. Maybe I just don't remember the original well enough. I saw it in the theatre in '76 (art house cine), and on tape a few times in the eighties.

Always struck me as the ultra-realistic version of Logan's Run.

The shell-dwelling Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:35 PM

What a car!!!

The laughing Chrisisall

STORYMARK

Friday, September 3, 2010 12:02 AM

Is it just me, or does the motorcycle chase in the tunnel feel a whole hell of a lot like an early version of the Death Star trench run?

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

TRAVELER

Friday, September 3, 2010 4:28 AM

I have only seen this film when it was on TV many years ago so I suspect it was a cut-up version from what you get on DVD.

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Traveler

CHRISISALL

Friday, September 3, 2010 5:37 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
Is it just me, or does the motorcycle chase in the tunnel feel a whole hell of a lot like an early version of the Death Star trench run?

Lucas was a California kid; the need for speed is in his blood!
So, the answer is yes.

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Friday, September 3, 2010 5:37 PM

Shell-dwelling double post!

CHRISISALL

Friday, September 3, 2010 5:40 PM

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Originally posted by traveler:
I have only seen this film when it was on TV many years ago so I suspect it was a cut-up version from what you get on DVD.

Oh, it sure WAS cut up. It's rated "R," you know.

The laughing Chrisisall

STORYMARK

Friday, September 3, 2010 7:37 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
Is it just me, or does the motorcycle chase in the tunnel feel a whole hell of a lot like an early version of the Death Star trench run?

Lucas was a California kid; the need for speed is in his blood!
So, the answer is yes.

The laughing Chrisisall

Well, not just the racing aspect (which does show up many times in his films), but most particularly the way it was shot, and especially the sound design. Those bikes even sound a bit like Tie fighters.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

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