Thx-1138!!!!!!
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Thx-1138!!!!!!
While everybody else marvels that after all this time WB is giving us a widescreen Christmas Story (which should have been a no brainer with the first release!), I noticed that the same digitalbits article mentions that THX-1138 is coming to DVD soon as well!!!! I know it's not the greatest movie of all time, but man, this rocks. But how did WB get rights to this thing? Why isn't this coming out from Lucasfilm?
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Uh, does anyone have a fresh pair of underwear I can borrow--I'm afraid I've soiled mine...
calhoun07, Warner was the original studio that funded and distributed THX-1138, and the home video rights have been retained by them from VHS to LaserDisc on through to DVD. I'm sure Lucasfilm could probably purchase the rights to the film from Warner (it's never been a profit stream for them, and isn't likely to become one this far down the road), but as much pride as Lucas obviously still rightfully takes in the film (the designation "THX-1138" appears in very nearly all his films), there wouldn't be much profit in such a move, and if there is any concern that ranks above all others at Lucasfilm, it appears to be earning beaucoup profit...
calhoun07, Warner was the original studio that funded and distributed THX-1138, and the home video rights have been retained by them from VHS to LaserDisc on through to DVD. I'm sure Lucasfilm could probably purchase the rights to the film from Warner (it's never been a profit stream for them, and isn't likely to become one this far down the road), but as much pride as Lucas obviously still rightfully takes in the film (the designation "THX-1138" appears in very nearly all his films), there wouldn't be much profit in such a move, and if there is any concern that ranks above all others at Lucasfilm, it appears to be earning beaucoup profit...
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Warner was the original studio that funded and distributed THX-1138
Warner was the original studio that funded and distributed THX-1138
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George Lucas washed his hands of THX-1138 decades ago after Warner Brothers took it away from him and performed a radical re-edit.
Too bad George would never get involved for a director's cut.
Too bad George would never get involved for a director's cut.
Last edited by Gerry P.; 04-25-03 at 02:21 AM.
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I know it's not the greatest movie of all time, but man, this rocks.
George Lucas washed his hands of THX-1138 decades ago after Warner Brother took it away from him and performed a radical re-edit.
Now you know why Lucas pays for his own movies. That experience, plus another experience where Universal also made a change like this to American Graffiti, also soured Lucas on Hollywood. After Star Wars, Lucas made Warner Bros. put it back the way it was.
This is still good news nonetheless.
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[Warner] THX-1138 will be landing at a video store near you next year.
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Originally posted by jonathan.e
Shame George doesn’t feel the same way about re-editing and tinkering with his own movies after the fact.
Shame George doesn’t feel the same way about re-editing and tinkering with his own movies after the fact.
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Originally posted by Canadian Bacon
No kidding, makes ole Georgy look like a hypocrite.
No kidding, makes ole Georgy look like a hypocrite.
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will it be a 10-15$ or a 25-30$ movie?
I have never seen that movie?? (xcuse for my ignorance) but I always wanted to see it!
Will it be a good blind buy?
What year was it made?
what's the story line?
I have never seen that movie?? (xcuse for my ignorance) but I always wanted to see it!
Will it be a good blind buy?
What year was it made?
what's the story line?
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The Freak, THX-1138 is a fabulous film, with bizarre imagery, unorthodox story-telling, and possibly the most astonishing, inventive sound design I've ever heard in a film. Having said all of that, this film is so off-kilter, left-of-center, and "Lynchian" before there was a David Lynch, I could never recommend this as a blind purchase...I certainly encourage you to rent it, and maybe you'll find it to be as compelling and deliciously experimental as the rest of us here have, but it's about as similar to STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES as my left nad, so consider yourself warned...
As far as your movie-specific questions are concerned, see here:
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0066434
As far as your movie-specific questions are concerned, see here:
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0066434
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Originally posted by Gerry P.
George Lucas washed his hands of THX-1138 decades ago after Warner Brothers took it away from him and performed a radical re-edit.
Too bad George would never get involved for a director's cut.
George Lucas washed his hands of THX-1138 decades ago after Warner Brothers took it away from him and performed a radical re-edit.
Too bad George would never get involved for a director's cut.
Warner did cut 5 minutes from the film for its theatrical release against Lucas' wishes, but they allowed Lucas to edit the footage back into the film six years later (after the success of Star Wars). The version that was released on VHS and Laserdisc is the "director's cut".
(Note that a similar situation also happened with American Grafitti... Universal made a few cuts that were re-instated later by Lucas for home video.)
And Lucas has always been proud of the film (even though it wasn't a hit). I've never seen any evidence of him "washing his hands" of the film... other than the complaints about the 5 minutes cut out initially in 1971. In fact, when he is asked about what he plans to do after Episode III, his answers are often like "I plan on doing more stuff like my first film, THX-1138."
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Not really. As much as I abhor the infamous "Greedo shoots first" crap that Lucas pulls in his re-edits, I see a fundamental difference in changes made by a studio and changes made by the work's creator.
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I'll wait 25 years when Lucas buys the rights back and comes out wiht the super special titanium edition.
oh yeah.... the movie completely rocks. If you squint, you could almost see Ewan in his shaven Trainspotting days somewhere in here, couldn't you?
oh yeah.... the movie completely rocks. If you squint, you could almost see Ewan in his shaven Trainspotting days somewhere in here, couldn't you?
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Though I'd resurrect this old thread to add some new details on the impending release of THX-1138.
I was checking out http://www.filmratings.com and noticed that Lucas has apparantly submitted the film to the MPAA:
Thx - 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut (2004)
Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.
R Rated R for some sexuality/nudity.
Previously rated (GP) in (71).
I was checking out http://www.filmratings.com and noticed that Lucas has apparantly submitted the film to the MPAA:
Thx - 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut (2004)
Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.
R Rated R for some sexuality/nudity.
Previously rated (GP) in (71).
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As much as I abhor the infamous "Greedo shoots first" crap that Lucas pulls in his re-edits, I see a fundamental difference in changes made by a studio and changes made by the work's creator.
But there's a slight difference, I'll grant you that.
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Wait so now he has Tinkered with 1138? And the changes were so extreme that it re-certified from a virtual PG rating, to an R rating? I dont like this..What could he have changed? I mean I know the WB edited it upon its theatrical release, are these those changes re-instated?
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Originally posted by planet_jake
Wait so now he has Tinkered with 1138? And the changes were so extreme that it re-certified from a virtual PG rating, to an R rating? I dont like this..What could he have changed? I mean I know the WB edited it upon its theatrical release, are these those changes re-instated?
Wait so now he has Tinkered with 1138? And the changes were so extreme that it re-certified from a virtual PG rating, to an R rating? I dont like this..What could he have changed? I mean I know the WB edited it upon its theatrical release, are these those changes re-instated?
I know Lucas and revisiting old work raises alarms, but I thought I'd point that out.
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Originally posted by planet_jake
Wait so now he has Tinkered with 1138? And the changes were so extreme that it re-certified from a virtual PG rating, to an R rating? I dont like this..What could he have changed? I mean I know the WB edited it upon its theatrical release, are these those changes re-instated?
Wait so now he has Tinkered with 1138? And the changes were so extreme that it re-certified from a virtual PG rating, to an R rating? I dont like this..What could he have changed? I mean I know the WB edited it upon its theatrical release, are these those changes re-instated?