XPost: rec.arts.movies.past-films, alt.fan.starwars, rec.arts.sf.movies
XPost: rec.arts.sf.written
From: dg@cowlark.com

Dan Clore wrote:
[...]
> I found it totally enthralling throughout, with highlights including the 
> Cantino scene, the trash compactor, and the final attack on the Death 
> Star, which must rank as the most suspenseful sequence in movie history.

I have a genuine set of copied pirated bootleg copies of the original Star
Wars laserdiscs --- i.e., Star Wars, as it was meant to be seen, on DVD. No
CGI, no remastering, no special editioning, just the original films in a
clear, crisp DVD edition; and it's *still* looks superb. The special effects
are smooth and mostly seamless, the model shots are detailed and lovingly
done, it's all got that very slight graininess that's so much more convincing
than perfect CGI...

Oh, yeah, and that first shot of the Star Destroyer passing over looks damned
good on a 16:9 TV. Nothing like the overwhelming looming presence you get in a
real cinema, but every time I watch it I get struck by the sheer size of the
thing.

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