I love Shatner, I really do. And Kirk is a great character. But aside from being a rambling mess of an argument, I wonder if he ever watched Forbidden Planet?
Monthly Archive for September, 2011
I don’t have anything good to say about the yet-another-round-of-unnecessary-updates Lucas has decided to go with for the new Star Wars blu-ray set; in fact I think Michael Kaminski said it best:
It’s not the quality of work, it’s the quality of ideas. You have Jar Jar being farted on in TPM and its rendered in state-of-the-art theatrical quality CG, but it’s still Jar Jar being farted on. #
At least Lucas’s old buddy Spielberg is a little more cued into his audience:
ET Blu-Ray: It’s coming. Spielberg said he wanted to poll the audience. He asked us if there was anybody in the crowd that would be disappointed if the 2002 Special Edition was not included on the Blu, if it was only the original 1982 version. He was greeted with a roaring “No!” from the crowd and said, “Well, that settles it then.” So, he strongly implied the ET Blu-Ray will be the original theatrical cut only and not even include the gun-less, penis breath-less CGI’d ET version.
On the ET SE: Spielberg said he let the immense criticism from parent groups after the theatrical release of ET get to him, which is what prompted the guns being taken out and the removal of the penis-breath line. He admitted that was a mistake and that he realized after the fact that changing the movie was “robbing the people of their memories of the movie.” He had a very hard time with that and said he confirmed what he told me in our interview that you won’t see any more digital tinkering in future releases of his films.
And at least ET was always available, even on DVD, in its original theatrical release, as pristine as the Special Edition, which can’t be said for the abysmal Star Wars theatrical release on DVD, which was quite frankly an insult.
Samsung is prohibited from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany. Minutes ago a Dusseldorf judge upheld the temporary ban, rejecting Samsung’s attempts to overturn it. In making the ruling, judge Johanna Brueckner-Hofmann said that to an informed consumer, the Galaxy Tab looks like Apple’s protected design. She added that, “The court is of the opinion that Apple’s minimalistic design isn’t the only technical solution to make a tablet computer, other designs are possible.” #
I’d like to think that, and you’ll excuse me if you’ve heard this before, that today’s ruling is an affirmation that the Galaxy range of products is not innovative and distinctive.
A great victory for true innovation.
But if Lucas doesn’t respect the need for preservation when it comes to his own saga, a new hope is emerging in the form of dedicated and talented fans who have taken it upon themselves to become de facto caretakers of the Star Wars legacy. #
Here are two ads for similar products. One of them is lying, can you tell which it is?