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That's biggest CD I've ever seen.
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Jul 8, 2015 00:31
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Jul 8, 2015 00:50
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I bought a laserdisc copy of Star Trek 2 at a thriftstore a while back. I meant to hang it on my wall, but I never got around to it.
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Jul 8, 2015 01:08
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Dick Trauma posted:That's biggest CD I've ever seen. No, she's just got really small hands.
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Jul 8, 2015 03:07
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Are the laserdisc versions of the star wars movies still the best ones? By the best I mean the highest quality versions that don't have that goofy extra poo poo Lucas edited into them.
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Jul 8, 2015 03:35
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Are the laserdisc versions of the star wars movies still the best ones? By the best I mean the highest quality versions that don't have that goofy extra poo poo Lucas edited into them. They were the last unmolested versions other than some soundtrack tweaking.
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Jul 8, 2015 03:41
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Are the laserdisc versions of the star wars movies still the best ones? By the best I mean the highest quality versions that don't have that goofy extra poo poo Lucas edited into them. There are like 50 billion fan edits on the internet using the blurays as video source whenever possible and whatnot. Today I saw that there is apparently a DUB version of that "backstroke of the west" pirate subtitle track for the third prequel, if you can even imagine that.
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Jul 8, 2015 04:01
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Mister Kingdom posted:They were the last unmolested versions other than some soundtrack tweaking. That's a drat shame. I don't go turbo nerd for star wars or anything but I'd like to be able to buy the original versions. Those newer ones really are stupid as poo poo. I almost bought a LD player with a bunch of movies that was for sale on craigslist. No reason for it aside from nostalgia / novelty. Back when, they really were a shitload nicer looking than VHS. I especially remember the sound being super good.
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Jul 8, 2015 04:43
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We have the original (un"updated") Star Wars trilogy on VHS. It's kind of like having a relative on long term hospice. I know the tapes are gonna kick the bucket someday and it's really depressing. They probably haven't been stored properly (along with the other million vhses we owned), as evidenced by other VHS tapes from the same storage bin I've tried to watch recently. We had them all in the basement in a rubbermaid container. I have a TV in my room that has no cable hookup so all I can do is plug in my portable DVD player into it (which is kind of a pain int he rear end) or put in a VHS because it has a built in player, so a few months ago I decided to watch my old copy of Fantasia. So heartbreaking. I want to say the first 20 minutes were almost unwatchably garbled. At some point the warp eased up but there's still continual static throughout the entire thing. (Part of me bitterly wonders if, had we not kept it rewound, it would just be the last empty part of the tape that got hosed up and the content would have been safe, but who knows, tha'ts a long rear end movie, the fuzz/warp probably would have cut into Ave Maria had it been unrewound). I remember being like 10 and popping in a VHS we hadn't played in a long time, something simple like just one of those random Looney Tunes collections or something. It was so messed up we just got a blue screen and a high pitched beeeeeeeeeeep. We thought maybe it was a problem with the player but I think a couple movies were like that. Tape goons, was it how we stored it, or were those lower-quality tapes? It doesn't really matter anymore, I'm just curious though.
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Jul 8, 2015 05:28
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sweeperbravo posted:We had them all in the basement in a rubbermaid container. ... Tape goons, was it how we stored it, or were those lower-quality tapes? It doesn't really matter anymore, I'm just curious though.
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Jul 8, 2015 05:33
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:You're a monster Yeah, kinda. 
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Jul 8, 2015 05:34
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:That's a drat shame. I don't go turbo nerd for star wars or anything but I'd like to be able to buy the original versions. Those newer ones really are stupid as poo poo. Here's hoping Disney started working on a Blu Ray release of the original cuts as soon as Lucas ceased having a say in the matter. Part of me thinks they already have an HD remaster of the unmodified originals ready and are holding off until the Episode 7 merch machine kicks into gear to maximize sales.
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Jul 8, 2015 05:34
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Yeah, VHS tapes aren't ageing well. I passed all of mine on to my dad about 10 years ago. Mine weren't ever abused but also not exactly preserved. When his VCR finally died last year most of those movies were just plain worn out. I got him a DVD player and passed my disc collection on to him. Hopefully DVDs will endure the rigors of time a little better. I know they won't degrade from repeated viewing but I've heard of cheaply made discs bubbling up on the label side. They can't be any worse than the old tapes.Zonekeeper posted:Here's hoping Disney started working on a Blu Ray release of the original cuts as soon as Lucas ceased having a say in the matter. I was kinda thinking that would happen when I heard Disney took over the franchise. They're gonna want back every last dime of the bajillion $$$ they paid. There's enough people that buy every single new version and old version as well as the people that just want to see the originals without that god damned singing whatever the gently caress that was in jabbas palace to make it worth their while. Grumbletron 4000 has a new favorite as of 05:43 on Jul 8, 2015 |
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Jul 8, 2015 05:38
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They could release the unaltered trilogy on a barebones Blu-Ray, labeled with a Sharpie, for $100 per movie, and still make a killing.
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Jul 8, 2015 05:52
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Grumbletron 4000 posted:Are the laserdisc versions of the star wars movies still the best ones? By the best I mean the highest quality versions that don't have that goofy extra poo poo Lucas edited into them. This DVD set has the originals on second discs as special features. I wish I had kept my copy in better shape after seeing that price.
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Jul 8, 2015 06:10
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tribbledirigible posted:The Okidata Microline printers .... And you're right about the noise- It was loud as hell, and shook the table it was on enough to misalign the print halfway through the contract.  Even then everyone knew when you were using one. They take forever to die though. Even those old HP LaserJet's couldn't hold a candle to them in terms of reliability. Especially if you bothered to grease them every now and again.
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Jul 8, 2015 07:33
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The DVD is a fairly crappy transfer of the LaserDisc that is letterboxed instead of being actual widescreen and has lots of weird motion blurring and stuff going on. The highest quality way to see the original version is the fan made Despecialized Edition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHfLX_TMduY
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Jul 8, 2015 07:35
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The despecialised editions are fantastic and as good we'll get until Disney re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-releases the original trilogy on BluRay.
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Jul 8, 2015 07:55
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I had a co-worker who excitedly showed me record he bought from a thrift store and thought it was funny as it was the Total Recall soundtrack. Well that's what he thought... It was the LD. I thought it was funny seeing were were in the editing rooms of our production company. I sifted through the e-waste and old equipment room and brought out a player. That was our afternoon production finished. I'm still annoyed I had to sell off my LDs and Player about a year ago. Even had 'blue movies' as the old guy I bought them off called them.
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Jul 8, 2015 08:57
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A FUCKIN CANARY!! posted:The DVD is a fairly crappy transfer of the LaserDisc that is letterboxed instead of being actual widescreen and has lots of weird motion blurring and stuff going on. The highest quality way to see the original version is the fan made Despecialized Edition. Definitely worth the 17GB download - even if you aren't a massive fanboy: Visuals are fantastic in HD - even by today's standards It takes a while, but there is a moment when you go 'hey, I haven't seen any of that ham-fisted CGI crap that I remember from the last time I watched this'
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Jul 8, 2015 09:14
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Humphreys posted:Even had 'blue movies' as the old guy I bought them off called them. "Blue movies" as in "stuff you have to show your ID to rent at the video store?"
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Jul 8, 2015 14:45
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:"Blue movies" as in "stuff you have to show your ID to rent at the video store?" It was porn and any porn on an optical disc belongs in this thread.
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Jul 8, 2015 15:25
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How about porn on nitrate 35mm reels? There's going to be a symposium or what have you on old porn somewhere in England iirc this autumn. Had a look at our contribution a little while a go. Linda Williams of "Hard Core" fame (a groundbreaking book on porn narrative) will speak. 20-30s porn is just as graphic as today's porn. It surprised me somewhat, even though I should know better...
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Jul 8, 2015 15:47
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There are a few places on the internet where you can watch old porn, back to the 1920s or so. The two big differences I notice are body hair and body shape. More hair, more fat, more imperfect-looking people. But the sex is pretty much the same.
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Jul 8, 2015 16:14
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I'm looking for vintage '20s creampies
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Jul 8, 2015 20:01
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pookel posted:There are a few places on the internet where you can watch old porn, back to the 1920s or so. The two big differences I notice are body hair and body shape. More hair, more fat, more imperfect-looking people. But the sex is pretty much the same. I've got a lube-covered eggplant that will beg to differ with you.
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Jul 8, 2015 20:20
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spog posted:I've got a lube-covered eggplant that will beg to differ with you. Yeah, not to mention that by all accounts porn has become much more violent in the last decade or so.
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Jul 8, 2015 20:57
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What is the oldest known porno? Are there skin flicks that are 100 years old already or do we need to wait a decade? Were 1920s porno theatres classy joints where you'd drink a brandy alexander and not remove your gloves while cranking it?
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Jul 8, 2015 21:34
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I was gonna say I wouldn't be surprised if it started more or less as soon as the brothers Lumière got their project off the ground, turns out if Wikipedia can be believed that's pretty much literally the case. One entry mentions a lot of stripping in the early days, and the earliest hardcore scenes that can be dated popping up 1907-1910ish. Among those are a German film in which apparently no one shits on anyone else if you can believe it, and one that has the best plot summary I've ever read on Wikipedia:quote:Three young women are bathing in a river. This leads to them having sex with each other. Then the devil appears and forces one woman to perform oral sex on him. Then he has sex with all three.
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Jul 8, 2015 22:09
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cobalt impurity posted:What is the oldest known porno? Are there skin flicks that are 100 years old already or do we need to wait a decade? Were 1920s porno theatres classy joints where you'd drink a brandy alexander and not remove your gloves while cranking it?
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Jul 8, 2015 22:16
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cobalt impurity posted:What is the oldest known porno? Are there skin flicks that are 100 years old already or do we need to wait a decade? Were 1920s porno theatres classy joints where you'd drink a brandy alexander and not remove your gloves while cranking it? The oldest porno still in existing is probably what maybe three thousand years old? Not a porno movie of course.
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Jul 8, 2015 22:19
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Georges Méliès made a skin flick called Apres le Bath that involved a woman undressing and being showered with something that's supposed to be water but isn't by her maid. The most interesting part of the film is that because of the tight corset the woman wears, her rear end is almost square-shaped.
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Jul 8, 2015 22:58
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:Georges Méliès made a skin flick called Apres le Bath that involved a woman undressing and being showered with something that's supposed to be water but isn't by her maid. The most interesting part of the film is that because of the tight corset the woman wears, her rear end is almost square-shaped.
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Jul 8, 2015 23:17
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Jerry Cotton posted:The oldest porno still in existing is probably what maybe three thousand years old? Not a porno movie of course. Older, likely. Humans have been making images of sexy things as long as we've been making images. Pornographic movies are really new but seriously, within days (well, hours more likely) of some new way to make images somebody will put breasts and penises in it.
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Jul 8, 2015 23:20
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Older, likely. Humans have been making images of sexy things as long as we've been making images. Pornographic movies are really new but seriously, within days (well, hours more likely) of some new way to make images somebody will put breasts and penises in it. Hellooooo nurse!
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Jul 9, 2015 05:39
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That's not porno that's erotica. 
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Jul 9, 2015 06:31
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But enough about your mother.
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Jul 9, 2015 06:31
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You know it's really interesting that someone 40000000 years ago made a statuette of a rotisserie chicken with hell of boobs. It's almost as if they didn't need Fallout 3 to make Fallout 3 mods.
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Jul 9, 2015 06:32
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Older, likely. Humans have been making images of sexy things as long as we've been making images. Pornographic movies are really new but seriously, within days (well, hours more likely) of some new way to make images somebody will put breasts and penises in it.
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