Star Wars Clone Wars: Nov 11 - Page 3

True, but I don't think that they really needed Ben Burtt for this. I'm sure that a few new sounds have to be created, but for the most part, everything they (Skywalker Sound) would need they can be pulled from the library that was created/used for the 6 films.

Yes, he might have created the sounds but having him actually mix or someone like Gary Rydstrom would be sweet.

722. Didn't you notice that we got about 20 new HD channels?

doh. I don't watch that much TV. Sweet! thanks

Greetings,

I have this disc in for review and should have it done in the next day or two.....for those interested.


Cheers,

I saw this with my 7 year-old son this summer. Went in with no expectations of seeing something good and came out entertained.

We'll pick this up for sure next week with the "clone" cover if they are still releasing it in that cover. My son is ga-ga for Commander Cody and Capt. Rex--he was one of them for Halloween; don't ask my which.

Although this is entertaining, I have found the weekly show to be of even better quality. So far I've been impressed with the series and look forward to each new installment.

Oh, I see. It's a Target-exclusive cover. Well, I guess Target gets my business on this one.

The show is much better than the movie. You really get to see the human side of the clones and how they differ. I still don't understand how Order 66 worked? Did the clones have a switch in their memory or something that made them turn on the republic?

Hmmm. Good point. Didn't think of that. This show really does show how each one even though a clone has a different personality, nickname, etc. You would think with that much individualism and differing personalities that Order 66 would be a pretty tough sell.

As an Army junior officer I can tell you that if we got such an order to begin killing off our generals, I don't think it would happen--especially those of us who have fought in combat together. There must be some sort of built in "programming" or something. Either that or George Lucas changed his 'vision' for the series again.

Looking forward to it Ralph.

Oh man I went through hell to get the little captain clone trooper action figure when it came out. ARC trooper is still the coolest one(I think the skirt makes it look more badass).

Ah I ordered mine directly from Warner, what are the chances target would notice if I returned the other one to the store? If the UPCs are the same I should be good to go right?

Sidous' minion is the one who contracted with Kamino for the Clone army (Dooku masquerading as Sifodius most likely). The clones were conditioned per his orders. They were not turning on the Republic, they were turning on the Jedi whom Sidious had maneuvered into appearing to be trying to overthrow and control the Republic. So it may have been something akin to a "switch", where they were conditioned to be ultimately responsive to him, and told of his "concerns" about the Jedi, and so ready to turn on them at his order.

There is some interesting backstory here and there about it, as in the campaign mode in the Battlefront II game, where the clone narrating the game talks about not liking turning on their generals, but it being their duty.

Back to my less geeky pursuits.

BB

How about the lightsaber bass? Do they sound awesome like in Ep 1 or lifeless like in EP 3?

I fear it is more of the latter.

ps: I read the previous comments, but I'd like to hear a more specific comparison regarding the bass level presented on the movies mentioned above.

I sampled a bit. The lightsabers do not sound like the ones in EP.1(you know like they have the force of God behind them). And at least in the scene I sampled they never made that loud thunderclap when they hit each other.

But they do have a really nice low end hum to them and they do sound pretty violent. They sound better than the EP.3 ones IMO. They aren't disappointing at all in this movie. In fact it might be worth it just for the lightsabers.

That's a good description.


Thanks shadowrage, it's a pitty they're not like EP 1 lightsabers. By your description, it seems as they sound like the ones in the Ep 4, 5, 6 remasters, which are not bad at all, at least much better than Ep. 3, but not anything like Ep 1 (still my favorite audio track ever).

I was so let down with the sabers in the Episode III track. Don't get me wrong, it was still a great 5.1 track, but man, nothing beats the sabers from TPM (or even AotC).

Episode 3 was the worst in terms of sound design. Everything sounds fake. It felt like they just threw it out there. Phantom Menace to me sounds the best. And holy crap at the lightsaber hum from the subwoofer. That's what lightsabers are supposed to sound like - pure unadulterated energy.

When it comes out on BD do you guys think they can fix that problem? Give the sabers more guts.

Considering the lightsabers sound like crap on the TV show and the animated movie, probably not.

Wrong. They sound quite good on the BD of the animated film

I thought the overall sound in EPIII was better than EP's I and II even w/o Rydstrom.

Agreed. I think that the main reason behind that was that Gary Rydstrom did the mix on TPM and AOTC. He left Skywalker to go direct at Pixar prior to ROTS coming out. Yeah, the mix is still good on Sith, but it's as detailed or as aggressive as one of Rydstrom's mixes. I don't remember who mixed ROTS, I think it was Tom Myers. He also did the new mixes for the OT dvd's.

That would be pretty difficult as Rydstrom is no longer at SS and I think Burtt is working mostly at Pixar right now as well, with few exceptions like Indy 4. Even with that, Burtt only did a handful of mixes at SS. Of the 6 SW films, the only film he mixed on was ROTJ. And he only mixed on a couple of Indy films as well, TOD and TLC if I remember right.

The audio on the Indy 4, while clear and used great mixing COMPLETELY LACKS BASS! This is home theater! I can't believe how underwhelming that movie was on Blu-ray. If this is a sign of things to come from Lucasfims, they really need to fire a lot of people.

Indy IV sounded VERY flat and compressed to me. No dynamic range, no bass. Like a bad mp3.

I posted this on another thread that was closed:

[yoda] mmmm, lack bass this film does not [/yoda]

I agree.

just watched this and loved it.

wej, my guess is that Lucasfilm actually authored the disc and that's why it goes to a menu.

Just like how Indy 4 got disc art instead of Paramount's usual ugly monocrome disc label.

But I hope not... I would love for them to stick to the standard that EVERY other company follows and default to a menu so I don't constantly have to switch audio tracks and backup the movie. Stupidest combination of decisions ever.