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THX-1138: The (Digitally Enhanced) Director's Cut

Posted by michael on from the bouncy-bubble-beverage dept.

StefanJ writes "This is either a marvelous Photoshop hoax or something really . . . cool? Sacreligious? Unnecessary? Reportedly, George Lucas has given his first commercially released movie, THX1138, a digital workover, enhancing backgrounds and altering scenes for more eye-appeal. Here are some comparisons of original and altered scenes. For those who haven't seen the film: Without giving too much away, it's about a working stiff living in a repressive underground bomb-shelter society. Emotion-suppressing drugs are mandatory; people shuffle from work to home, pausing to buy consumer goods along the way. (The goods aren't used for anything; you just feed them into a disposal unit after you get home. Making them keeps people busy . . .) If the drugs don't work, you can vent your spleen in a confession booth manned by a really bad A.I. It's really bleak, and sometimes ugly, but worth seeing. I hope the enhancements don't add too much color: The drab, sterile, white-on-white environment of the underground city is an important mood-setter. Consume more; be happy!"

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  1. Hey, you bum! by moehoward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Get back to working on Star Wars, you lazy bum. And do it right this time!

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  2. Looks exactly like the original... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...with the white-on-white borderless rooms. All the actors seem to be removed in this version. And I don't think I remember the "website cannot be found" message in the original.

  3. Famous last words by kalpol · · Score: 5, Funny

    Them:"Lucas is updating X movie to show his true vision which couldn't be expressed at the time due to technical limitations." Us: "Please God no."

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    1. Re: Famous last words by Black+Parrot · · Score: 3, Funny


      > Them:"Lucas is updating X movie to show his true vision which couldn't be expressed at the time due to technical limitations." Us: "Please God no."

      So, you won't be rushing out to buy Jar-Jar 3D?

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  4. All Comments Now Sumariezed: by mythosaz · · Score: 4, Funny

    All replies will be of the following:

    (a) FP!
    (b) GNAA
    (c) How dare he change the film.
    (d) How dare the DVD not have both version.
    (e) Star Wars sucks now, you bastard.
    (f) Proffit!

  5. this would make lucas the... by millahtime · · Score: 4, Funny

    This would make Lucas the Puff Daddy of Movies. Taking existing good movies and "remixing" them to put out something not near as good as the origional.

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  6. You forgot one by Cereal+Box · · Score: 3, Funny

    (g) I'll summarize all the posts: ...

  7. Re:So What? by thelexx · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Its just people shuffling around in bad clothes and having pointless conversations. If I want to see that I can go to the mall on weekdays and watch old people."

    Heh, sounded to me like you were describing teenagers.

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  8. Don't forget by freeze128 · · Score: 3, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, THX-1138 changes George Lucas!

  9. NO! SHHHHH! by ajservo · · Score: 3, Funny

    If he's busy working on THX, then that means people are thinking independently on what to do on Episode 3.

    Everytime george wasn't in command, we got decent films.

    And we'd all rather him be busy on a less liked film (sorry THX fans...) or "More American Graffiti" (Sorry, you one MAG fan...)