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Star Wars Ahead of Schedule
ABC wrote in to say that Matt Drudge has
article saying that 60 Minutes will have a sneak preview
for Star Wars, the Phantom Menace on Sunday with some new
clips.
Not nearly as scary as the rumors floating around that some
company in Amsterdam has a bootleg 5 1/2 hour unedited cut
of the flick and will be airing it soon. Anyone have info
that isn't in dutch?
Funny idea, that 5 hour version. Now how long is the actual movie going to be, 3 hours at most? Would they have done all the CGI (light sabers for instance) and sound (kosh... kosh...) for two extra hours of film knowing they will throw it away? Imagine the cost! Better yet, imagine seeing all those actors with only Blue Screen behind. Worse than death, it would kill the illusion.
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It's about time he got mentioned on this site; he often has stuff that we'd be interested in, as socially responsible geeks and nerds of many colors...
Which reminds me: Whatever happened to my suggestion for the Matt Drudge Slashbox? I even sent Rob a perlscript that summarized his headlines to plaintext...
Anyone who wants to see 'Sludge' (as he's affectionately known within the White House) as a Slashbox, bother Taco.
It ain't as if you can't turn it off - in fact, turning it on in the first place is voluntary.
It's really reassuring to know that some slashdotters do indeed appreciate intellectual property, and aren't hell-bent on tearing down the system by which productive work is rewarded - the system upon which our society runs.
I, for one, will be in that theatre on May 19, cheering along as the camera pans down from a starscape onto Naboo... or whatever fabulous world Lucas chooses to throw our way this time.
It's going to be one hell of a ride. Pay for it! Talk about bang for the buck...
Just to note,
some or even many scenes in SciFi movies with lots and lots of special effects do require an actor to be filmed in front of totally white background to enable easier special effects.
So what do you expect to see in unedited PM? All you may get is rough plot and dialogs. While that might sound cool (sound, not look!) for some, it is not for me.
I agree with those who say that knowing the plot in advanve will ruin all fun and coolness of one of true Masters such as Lucas.
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Does it really make sense that there are 5 1/2 HOURS of "unedited" movie? Heck, I'd be surprised if there was 5 1/2 of footage shot! Of course, days and days of _tape_ has been shot... but 5 1/2 hours of real movie? And even if there is that much, editors exist for a reason. Fanatic or no, even if it was available, who in their right mind would want to see it? It would ruin the finely polished final product... and it's got to be dull...
I can't think of one Unedited film available, (not directors cuts), that I have liked more than the theatre release.
The Sci-Fi channel just showed the Alan Smithee version of Dune, and it just wasn't the same.
And the 5 1/2 hour bootleg? from LucasFilm??? I wouldn't want to see it, not even curiousity based.
Lucas IS StarWars whatever he edits out, doesn't need to be seen.
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If you have managed for this long to not know who Matt Drudge is, then I salute you.. He runs a website, known as the Drudge Report. (http://www.drudgereport.com) There, he basically prints any scandal, innuendo, and rumor that people send him. Somehow, he managed to weasel his way into the national consciousness over the last year or so...
He is, IMNSHO, the net equivalent of The National Enquirer. No rumor or scandal is too sleazy for him to post, with practically no real verification as to how accurate the story really is. People feed him stories all the time which are then reported on his site like they were handed down from the lord above, engraved upon granite plates.
Basically, he embodies everything that is bad about net journalism. To link a great place like slashdot to a sleazemonger like Drudge would be really sad.
That and I'm basically Jealous. The dude has a pretty easy gig, if you think about it. :)
Lotek---
Just like everything else, the carefully crafted ideas in a movie belong to someone, in this case George Lucas (and his legions of employees). The fact that there might be a 4+ hour uncut version of the Phantom Menace really shouldn't make you want to go find it-- it seems to me that the proper response would be for you to be appalled.
I know as someone who works in the computer industry, intellectual property is extremely important to me (especially in software, where it's all ideas). If someone were to somehow come in here (especially a "fan") and steal the alpha version of our flagship product, I'd be extremely annoyed.
I think that we all owe it to George Lucas to all convene in some movie theater on May 19th and see his film (and shell out the money), because frankly, he deserves it. Let's show the film industry that we appreciate quality movies so they'll stop releasing crappy ones like "Wing Commander."
Andrew