Todd VaziriApr 21, 2025
wait, what is THAT?
Show threadTodd VaziriApr 21, 2025

I finally solved the mystery movie mistake in “Episode III”, and also talk about some of my favorite revealing movie mistakes from my favorite films.

The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith"
http://fxrant.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-movie-mistake-mystery-from-revenge.html

The Movie Mistake Mystery from "Revenge of the Sith"

Movies are handmade, and just like any other art form, sometimes the seams that hold movies together become visible to the audience. For mov...

Show threadMarc EtienneApr 22, 2025

@tvaziri sometimes you just want to tell the artist the painting is done, put the brush down.

I don't mind retouches, as long as the imperfections are left in a variant edition. Let the audience decide.

Show threadTodd VaziriApr 22, 2025
@fnordius and who has been “letting the audience decide”?
Show threadMarc EtienneApr 22, 2025
@tvaziri that, indeed, is the problem.
Show threadTodd Vaziri

@fnordius yep - there's ZERO precedent

when it comes to “special editions" the best caretaker has been Cameron (best exemplified with Aliens, The Abyss and T2, keeping them in parallel) but even he has made tweaks to Aliens and T2 and that's bad)

Apr 22, 2025 at 2:58pmIvory for Mac
Show threadMarc EtienneApr 22, 2025
@tvaziri I suppose the Blade Runner release with all five cuts is the only precedent I know of.
Show threadTodd VaziriApr 22, 2025
@fnordius yes BUT are all FIVE available right now?
Show threadMarc EtienneApr 22, 2025
@tvaziri yes, I have them from Apple. It's sold as The Definitive Edition. It's in my library, and the collection is also available from Amazon as DVDs