Harmys return of the jedi despecialized edition remastered v2. Harmys despecialized edition is a reconstruction of the theatrical versions of the star wars trilogy. Fans should know that theres a way to view the original trilogy as it was initially released. Original films directed by george lucas, irvin kershner, and richard marquand, written by george lucas, leigh brackett, and lawrence kasdan fan edit by harmy category.
Its a fan edit with tons of additions, touchups, and even completely remade by hand sequences. Its refreshing to watch, and always surprising to see how comprehensively the special editions fucked up. He also decided to give an indept look on his workflow. Needless to say, there are now tons of star wars fan edits out there, and are as varied as the selection at a baskinrobbins. Original obiwan kenobi vs darth vader star wars 1977 deed, bluray, gout, sse duration. Heres the empire strikes back despecialized editions new. The despecialized edition is the yearslong work of a diverse group of people who have taken elements from many different sources and created the. Then if youre hungry for more, check out adywans star wars revisited. The despecialized edition is the yearslong work of a diverse group of people who have taken elements from many different sources and created the ultimate version of the first star wars film. I dont care for the star wars franchise but the technical knowhow needed to achieve what these guys set out to.
I only know of the star wars 30s serial edition, which turns all six films into a. As many of you know, each time the star wars trilogy has been rereleased in theaters, on dvd or bluray, there have been alterations to the original films as they came out over 30 years ago. For the uninitiated, a fan edit of a movie is an alternate version of a feature. Should i watch the special edition or unaltered version of. Star wars despecialized editions boba fett costume and. The despecialized edition is a fan preservation, aiming not to create a new version of the movie, but to restore the original trilogy exactly as it was in the 70s and 80s little flaws and. The same is true for the sequel, empire strikes back. Its not just bad cgi and han shooting second, but also stuff like unnecessary color shifts, dialogue changes, and sound effects drowning out. While the despecialized editions havent made their way to the marketplace in an official way because, you know, the law the versions and. As of december 2015, the despecialized edition of star wars was remastered at version 2. Despite the collective fan grief over computerized jabba, shootingfirst greedo, and the general amount of. Reconstruction while most fan edits can usually be distilled down to the editors subjective goal for a film, there is a rapidlygrowing facet of the community that involves the creation of.
Star wars the despecialized edition offtopic discussion. Star wars fans are nothing if not steadfastly ingenious. Its like going through a crack dealer to watch wizard of oz. You can get the star wars despecialized edition hd in an avchd format.
I can sympathize with how you, and possibly how petr harmy feels, i tried my hand at a reworked edit of the. I became aware of the star wars despecialized edition deed a while ago, but the whole process of downloading a 20 gb file was a bit too daunting when i heard of them a couple of years ago. Star wars trilogy despecialized edition posts facebook. I loved the original star wars trilogy when i was a kid, but loathe all of the current dvd, bluray, and streaming versions available today.
It has also been upgraded to display properly on high definition screens, with highquality sounds and a near perfect image. Petr harmy harmacek introduces some of the sources used to create the despecialized version of star wars episode iv. These despecialized versions are the same as the sequel trilogy. Harmys fan edit doesnt just remove the upgrades from the special edition. Home theater forum a forum with a sense of fun and community for home theater enthusiasts. While many of the changes were done at the command of george lucas, there were also issues with quality and color correction in the currently available recordings.
Featured restoration star wars trilogy despecialized. Honestly i have grown tired of star wars since before abrams moved into the scene, i may play some star wars games once in a while but that is it, i pretty much moved on to star trek since then but im already done with most of the older series from the 80s and 90s tng ds9 voy and care less for the new ones. Are there any fan edits of the movies with the dialog completely removed, leaving. The star wars revisited project is a series of fanedits of the star wars movies, freely available on the internet. The most commonly cited fan project has been petr harmy harmeceks despecialized edition, which is more like a fanedit, combining a multitude of sources, everything from the most recent bluray, to transfers of the original versions taken from the 1993 laserdisc, to still frames. For those who want to experience the pregeorge lucas altered version of the original trilogy in hd. Star wars attack of the phantom sith is a fan edit which combines all the three prequels into a single less than three hours film. Lucas, a disgrace to the franchise, fanfiction, pointless and unnecessary.
Still from 1977 star wars, harmys despecialized edition. Star wars despecialized edition gets a remastered release. The despecialized edition removes all the additions and tweaks slathered onto the. So when i hear that a new fan edit of the movies has come out, im always. A custom bluray set, dedicated to the despecialized trilogy, complete with menus, a variety of audio options, and special features. Harmys despecialized edition is a highdefinition, colorcorrected, recut of the original version of star wars. I bought an awesome 6 disc set of the most recent harmy editions and they look and sound fantastic. Consider harmys despecialized version fan edit or the star wars. You can watch an unaltered version of star wars in hd. I might actually bother to watch these versions some day. Apparently, through a painstaking process a man named petr harmy has created a highquality, digital version of the original cut of star wars cheekily referred to as the despecialized. George lucas has little to no say in the future of the franchise. Does anyone have the edit of harmys despecalized edition for star. Harmy recently started working on an updated version of his despecialized editions.
From here, a journey began to obtain as much material as possible to preserve that experience. Harmy has given his personal approval of this project. If its for a diehard fan, well, thats a personal call because most of already have the original version in some form so this is a nice supplement and an additional lucas release about the best movie ever. Star wars trilogy despecialized edition home facebook. We ask that you own a copy of the official dvds before downloading.
In april 2011, a dedicated star wars fan named harmy released a landmark film edit called the star wars despecialized edition. In this first video, he talks about the spreadsheet he made and the work that goes in to the preparation of the different shots. Why an unaltered star wars wont be released screen rant. Harmy began his quest to recreate and preserve the star wars film as he saw it back in 1977. There would be no alterations, all of the original warts would be restored, and colors would match the 1977 experience as best as possible. Im sure its exactly like this for every other fan of star wars. The star wars trilogy despecialized editions are fanedited versions of the. Posttfa and with my newly rekindled obsession, with boba fett, i finally decided to download the deed this weekend and play them on my blu ray via usb.
For most star wars fans, the recent dvd release of the blockbuster hit the force awakens was a cause for celebration. Furthermore, harmy shared his development plans for eventual v3. Star wars despecialized edition hd by harmy after all of lucas tinkering, this version is an absolute joy to watch. Watch the original star wars trilogy as it was before. It is not for sale, and no one can ever make money on it. Star wars fans feel the force calling them back to. So a group of fans made the star wars despecialized edition, a painstaking project thats still in progress.
Harmys despecialized editions of the original star wars. Why 720p for revisited is enough star wars revisited news. Since the special editions are the accepted official canon you should watch them for comparison. The despecialized edition is a fan preservation, aiming not to create a new version of the movie, but to restore the original trilogy. If you are going to watch this with a new star wars fan or a young kid, no harm, no foul. I have 25 gig disk and all but i cant find any info on software to use to burn the file so it can be recognised by a blu ray player and not just a file on the disk readable by like windows. This is the best version of star wars and watching it is. This fan edit focuses more on anakin skywalker and his fall to the dark side, reducing the politics, the cheesy scenes and lines, silly and childish moments and the romance to show a more believable story of the. Harmy introduces the despecialized edition of star wars and its sources forums awesome article and interview with harmy on the despecialized editions by gafs very own mandiller as of october 30, 2012, disney now owns lucasfilm and star wars.
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