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Topic: A Message for Kevin Faulkner!! (and everyone else!)
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted November 07, 2007 02:32 PM
Hey Kevin, I'm happy to say that I got "Close Encounters" scope feature in the mail
But as I do with any cherished print, i look at the film stock first. I noted that though uit says "Eastman", I don't seethe common L.P.P. following it. I'll give it a closer look, but I'm fairly sure that by the time this print was namufactured, there was no bad fade Eastman around anymore.
As one of the few lucky devils who own (or owned) this print, could you verify for me as to what stock it was? I have heard that not all L.P.P. stocks are tated as such, but are L.P.P., just the same.
In the near future, I will do my review of this print!
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted November 08, 2007 10:06 AM
Kevin,
We may have a REEL mystery here, and I'm not kidding!
When I was spooling this onto 600ft reels, (it was originally on those ELMO 1200ft reels, which, while pretty, I can't use), I knew exactly where the extra footage of the inside of the Mother ship was. Neary turns his head, to look back at Jillian, who smiles and waves goodbye. He then turns back and walk forward into the Mother Ship.
This is then where we see that new footage from the 1980 "Special edition" when we are actually inside the Mother Ship, (quite pretty). I can verify with complete accuracy, that THIS FOOTAGE is not in my scope feature print of Close Encounters.
Now, this REALLY begs a question:
If Derann only released the "special Edition" of Close Encounters, then where in the hell did THIS print come from?
This is the full feature, on 5X600ft reels. I have looked at scenes frame by frame and seen that the sharpness is absolutely fantastic and is in scope!
The mystery is: Did Derann actually release this print?
If not, who in the hell did? Has anybody ever heard even rumors that anyone else released Close Encounters as a scope feature?
When I watch this film, I will look for the scene of the "Kottaposki" (This is where they find the large russian shiop in the middle of the desert. this was also released in the "special Edition", but not in the original 1977.), which would be curious if THAT is in it but not the big inside Mother ship ending.
Also, could this potentially be a German release of this, as they have released in limited number some films. The fellow that i bought it from, (Bill Raish, we've talked about him before on the forum), said that he bought this from a fellow in Louisiana.
VERY INTERESTING!!
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted November 08, 2007 05:59 PM
Hey, further info on Close Encounters :
The film stock says : Eastman, followed by an "O", a square, and an "X", and "safety film".
LO #79543 Prod #132215
PRT CRI #1 Also has at another spot 1A
or is that PRT CRT #1 as I see at another spot
Also "2ndDubR MNO or is that "mivo"?
That is the extent of info on the leader of this print
Oh, it does have perfect blacks. I have noted that the beginning scene in the desert does look slightly bright.
Also, quick question. Kevin, on your print, (being that it's the 1980 version), does it have the 1977 Columbia logo, (which has the lady coming into close-up, the "sunburst" which withdraws into the modern blue logo which moves off into the distance)? (unless this 1977 logo extended up into the 1980's
Do you know what this means? If there were two versions of Close Encounters on super 8mm in scope, (and I KNOW for a fact that this is the 1977 version), then the two versions could be combined to make a EXTENDED CUT of Close Encounters that NO ONE owns, not even on DVD!
It really is a beautiful print!
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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted November 09, 2007 10:23 AM
Mine is in mono, and it doesn't say "special edition" on the leader. Also, the titles are in English.
I will do a VERY thorough review of this feature tonight. yes Doug, it has the whole trashing sequence!
You know what this means? It means that a person could own BOTH versions of the film, edit the two together, and have the ONLY (not even Speilberg) complete unedited cut of CE3K!!
I had assumed that this was either a german print OR english, as it does have that "color scheme" of the early to mid 80's, (good spectrum of color, but does have a slightly bluish cast!)
But hey!! Who's complaining.
The fella I bought it from (Bill Raish) said that he did have contacts ALL OVER the world, (Germany, perhaps?)
I think i might contact him again, I wonder as to just what other very rare prints this fella might have, Hmmm?
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