JoeyN Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Cinemax is showing all 6 Star Wars movies in HD in November multiple times starting off with the weekend of Nov 10th of non stop SW in HD round the clock. The link goes to the full schedule. I was kind of pissed when i found out about it last week, but got the news today Time Warner is adding Cinemax HD here on Wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Sky have been showing all six in HD for just over a month here (oar and high bitrate mpeg4). I've caught clips of them on demo here and there and they do look lovely. Damn shame our HDTV broadcasts are 25p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 So tempted to subscribe to Cinemax for this...too bad I didn't pick up that DVHS at a local sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Are they being shown in their correct aspect ratios or are they being cropped to 1.78:1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted October 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Are they being shown in their correct aspect ratios or are they being cropped to 1.78:1? I will try and find out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Cinemax usually 95% of the time shows them in OAR. Too bad we don't have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPieter Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Thanks for the heads up, Joey. That's great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaykr Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 /space cleared off DVR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Don't expect them to be in 5.1. Max HD isn't known for that. I'd be REAL surprised if that were the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaykr Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Don't expect them to be in 5.1. Max HD isn't known for that. I'd be REAL surprised if that were the case. The originals shouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 The originals shouldn't be. Yeah, but chances are you won't be watching the "originals" if Georgie Boy has something to say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_E Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 BTW, how did Cinemax, of all places, get to show all 6 in HD? And the only good Jabba in Episode IV is NO Jabba... Han shot first...there is no cheap ass Star Trek VI FX when the Death Star explodes...and I've decided just watching the DVD on my A1 is good enough for me for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PewterPirate Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 My cable company doesn't carry Cinemax, but I did watch Clones and Sith on HBO HD. Clones was cropped to 1.78:1, but Sith was in the correct aspect ratio. It was to bad about Sith, I prefer my movies to fit the whole tv screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaykr Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Yeah, but chances are you won't be watching the "originals" if Georgie Boy has something to say about it. Ugh, you're right. I'd still like to have Empire in HD. With the changes, Empire is the least f*cked up and still quite watchable. As for New Hope, well, I can avert my eyes when Greedo shoots first and fast forward through the Jabba sequence. Regardless, New Hope and Empire in HD is good news, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkz Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 /space cleared off DVR How much space would all 6 movies take up on a Motorola 6412 DVR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted November 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Just a reminder. the SW HD marathon is on today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkz Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 I've been watching Cinemax HD on and off throughout the day. Saw the last 45 minutes of Empire, and the first part of Jedi. Both looked really good, and there was that extra touch of screen clarity you notice on HD programs. I ended up setting the DVR to record the rest of Jedi so I could go back and compare it with the DVD. I also caught a bit of Phantom Menace, but it didn't look like HD...it was very much DVD quality. AotC is on now, it looks a little better, but still lacks the HD clarity. All looked to have the proper aspect ratio, as there were black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. So for my quick review... Jabba in HD? :tu Jar Jar in HD? :td Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted November 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 ROTS looks excellent in HD. Caught part of empire and it looked terrfic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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