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Posted: **Sun May 18, 2008 3:22 pm**

Well, the Indiana Jones trilogy has been airing in HD on several networks recently. It looks beautiful, but there's something not quite right. Seems there's been some CGI trickery going on behind the scenes & it isn't getting the attention i think (fear) it deserves....

Someone (Lucas? Speilberg?) has had the shot where the german jeep falls off the cliff in Raiders digitally "enhanced" (oh how i HATE that phrase...). It appears to be an all new (digital?) matte painting with a new composite, while the live action portion appears to remain unchanged.

Here are comparison shots:

OLD

NEW

While it's a very minor change at this point, it is, imo, completely unnessecary. But, more importantly, it begs the questions "what else will be changed?", and "when will it stop?"!! ARGH!! I'm afraid we may have another Star Wars style fiasco on our hands. I sincerely hope not, but i'm very fearful at the moment....

Posted: **Sun May 18, 2008 3:28 pm**

Oh here we go...

Why??

Posted: **Sun May 18, 2008 10:09 pm**

I never noticed....

I'm going to copy those pics, if you don't mind, and post them at the John Williams fan site I visit.

Posted: **Sun May 18, 2008 10:41 pm**

Go ahead.

Credit where credit is due, i copied the pics from a thread on originaltrilogy.com.

Posted: **Sun May 18, 2008 11:11 pm**

Posted: **Sun May 18, 2008 11:46 pm**

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2008 12:28 am**

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2008 1:07 am**

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2008 11:59 am**

If You don't KNOW what they've changed.. Then what's the Problem?

As for the Changes in the Star Wars films, Excluding the changes made to the Storyline itself (I.E. Greedo firing First & similar) I got No Problem with any of it.
Though IMO, ALL DVD releases should have a Choice of which version you want to watch.. The Cleaned up Original footage version or the New footage version.

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2008 1:08 pm**

Posted: **Mon May 19, 2008 1:59 pm**

Posted: **Wed May 21, 2008 4:30 am**

You'd think that episode of South Park a few years ago would have given Lucas the hint not to tamper with Raiders.

Posted: **Wed May 21, 2008 2:51 pm**

Posted: **Wed May 21, 2008 10:03 pm**

Posted: **Thu May 22, 2008 1:10 am**

Remember this change in Return of the Jedi?

Looks like Mr. Eyebrow Eraser is at it again...

Posted: **Thu May 22, 2008 9:42 am**

Posted: **Thu May 22, 2008 2:17 pm**

Posted: **Thu May 22, 2008 4:30 pm**

Posted: **Thu May 22, 2008 10:31 pm**

well, the clip finally made it to youtube. see for yourselves:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_sFW8grQtU

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 4:16 pm**

Posted: **Fri May 23, 2008 4:49 pm**

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Posted: **Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:19 pm**

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Posted: **Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:25 am**

Monster Zero x SciFi Japan - Archive Only

Shades of Star Wars in my Indy? Oh no.....

Shades of Star Wars in my Indy? Oh no.....