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Author Topic: Star Wars Marathon - Which Versions? Geoff Jones Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 579 From: Broomfield, CO, USA Registered: Feb 2006 posted 11-01-2015 01:47 PM                        quote: Someone I know quite well and who shall not be named has the Harmy-editions in DCP format and I've been told they look better on a large screen than any of those remastered stuff ever looked. [evil] I still wonder what will happen if you book this marathon and... oops... end up playing the wrong but right versions... The problem with this is that they need to get the message out. Otherwise, they'd be showing the original versions to a bunch of folks who don't care - who were happy to watch the Special Editions. BTW, If anyone ever does this in Colorado, please send me a PM. quote: Jesse Skeen (And just to keep this on topic, I've given up on ever seeing a perfect home edition of Star Wars.) Jesse, have you checked out the Despecialized Editions? An amateur film preservationist in Europe has produced a high-definition digital restoration of the trilogy. Here's a short video about his efforts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHfLX_TMduY From what I hear, they look pretty good.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 11-19-2015 03:21 PM                     I can't post the pic, but apparently twitterer: TiffanyRaffaele tweeted: "My brother didn't want anyone in the theatre at the Star Wars premier so he spent $2180 to buy all the tickets" and posted a pic of the stash of tickets ... wow, for real? talk about selfish. Guess there's nothing stopping this type of sale, but with only one person in the theater, the lack of concession sales per patrons must be a serious kick in the nuts to said theater.  |  IP: Logged Martin McCaffery Film God Posts: 2481 From: Montgomery, AL Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-19-2015 03:49 PM                        Too much money, not enough brains.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 11-19-2015 04:33 PM                     it surprising that a theater would allow ONE person to buy all those tickets and not allow others to said screening - it's just baffling  |  IP: Logged Michael Putlack Expert Film Handler Posts: 187 From: Fort Collins, Colorado Registered: Sep 2011 posted 11-22-2015 03:19 PM                        What's I find strange about one guy buying all of those tickets is he could have probably just rented the cinema for a private hire of the movie for less money. I hope they at least gave him a bulk discount on the tickets!  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-22-2015 09:18 PM                        For a private show, my deal is they have to buy 15 tickets, with each person attending needing a ticket for admittance. If all 15 aren't used, they can use the remaining tickets at any other show. So, he could have had a private show at our place for $116.25 and brought up to 14 of his friends along.  |  IP: Logged Mark Hajducki Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Edinburgh, UK Registered: May 2003 posted 11-22-2015 09:25 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley For a private show, my deal is they have to buy 15 tickets I assume that is for a screening outwith normal showtimes; you wouldn't cancel your main Friday evening show for a 15 person private hire.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-22-2015 10:10 PM                        No that's for an "outside of normal hours" private matinee. I wouldn't even consider selling out the whole theatre to one person for a standard show, partly due to the lost concession sales but also due to the huge number of people it would make angry -- a lot of our customers drive from nearby towns.  |  IP: Logged Jesse Skeen Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1517 From: Sacramento, CA Registered: Aug 2000 posted 11-25-2015 05:45 AM                     They did that in the movie "Annie"- Daddy Warbucks bought every seat at Radio City Music Hall so about 5 of them could have the theater to themselves.  |  IP: Logged Buck Wilson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 894 From: St. Joseph MO, USA Registered: Sep 2010 posted 11-25-2015 05:38 PM                     The image for posterity:  |  IP: Logged

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