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Topic: Revenge of the Jedi (trailer)
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Ernie Zahn
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 540
From: Greenwich, CT, USA
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted August 23, 2013 05:40 PM
This is the famous and rare teaser trailer for Return of the Jedi (named "Revenge of the jedi" at the time). This trailer came out with the re-release of Empire Strikes Back (in '82 I think?). Likely a rush to screen effort to show off the highly anticipated sequel to Empire.
Besides the obvious title change, there are some signs that they were still in post-production for the film. There are a couple shots from scenes that were deleted. There's an alternate angle for the rebels storming the bunker on Endor, shown in full in BluRay special features. There is also a shot of Darth exiting an elevator from a deleted scene also featured in the BluRay set. And lastly a shot of the Luke and all fleeing the sand storm on Tatooine. The most obvious thing is an unfinished effect. It's a shot of Obi-Wan before they made him semi-opaque.
The print has stunning colors and very sharp. Though there are a few horizontal scratches in a couple shots. These look to be from the source print rather than my personal copy. The scratches are white so I imagine they are scratches that occurred on a negative. And yes, it's the scope version!
The sound is booming and very clear. I don't know if it's stereo. Sorry:-(
Though it's rare, it was only around $15-$18 from The Reel Image in the used lists. Beware, I saw someone listing the trailer on eBay for $200 trying to tout the rare factor. Maybe I'm wrong and there's an even better version of the print that costs more. I dunno but the one I have is low fade and excellent, if you see this print for more than $50 because it's "rare" don't get fooled!
That being said, if you're a fan of the series, this is definitely a great addition! Just spend wisely!
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