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Just as important, they need to replace that John Williams schmaltz with soundtrack music that swings!
posted by wendell at 1:16 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by wendell at 1:16 AM on March 4, 2008
Great find.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:20 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 1:20 AM on March 4, 2008
Yeah, student project, eh? They did a fine job! And thanks for linking again to the Saul Bass post, which is a real good 'un.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 1:34 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by flapjax at midnite at 1:34 AM on March 4, 2008
Stylized Millennium Falcon Silhouette
Harrison Ford!
Awesome.
posted by clearly at 3:14 AM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
Harrison Ford!
Awesome.
posted by clearly at 3:14 AM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
***** Full marks. Loved it. Blogged it. Linked it. Played it real loud at work.
posted by chuckdarwin at 3:38 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by chuckdarwin at 3:38 AM on March 4, 2008
Jazztastic!
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:56 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:56 AM on March 4, 2008
Bass rocks. When my wife and I got hitched we shamelessly pirated his movie poster for Vertigo as the basis for our wedding invites. Great stuff.
posted by tim_in_oz at 4:02 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by tim_in_oz at 4:02 AM on March 4, 2008
I want to watch this movie. It's got to beat the pants off of the original.
posted by DU at 4:41 AM on March 4, 2008 [4 favorites]
posted by DU at 4:41 AM on March 4, 2008 [4 favorites]
I now want to see the kicky, swingin' 1962 version of my beloved Star Wars.
"Easy, baby. Don't get all bent out of shape... Mr Solo's here to make things right."
posted by grubi at 5:23 AM on March 4, 2008 [4 favorites]
"Easy, baby. Don't get all bent out of shape... Mr Solo's here to make things right."
posted by grubi at 5:23 AM on March 4, 2008 [4 favorites]
That was beautiful. I never saw the original post, either - so it's a double treat. Bass defined a lot of the style of 1960's film.
posted by Muttoneer at 5:50 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by Muttoneer at 5:50 AM on March 4, 2008
I now want to see the kicky, swingin' 1962 version of my beloved Star Wars.
Oh, shit, what a supergreat idea. I'd love to see a whole bunch of 80s and 90s movies done in Swinging Sixties style.
posted by Rock Steady at 6:56 AM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
Oh, shit, what a supergreat idea. I'd love to see a whole bunch of 80s and 90s movies done in Swinging Sixties style.
posted by Rock Steady at 6:56 AM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
*That* made my morning. Genius!
I also think the video reply was a clever bit of commentary on making "special editions."
posted by vertigo25 at 7:36 AM on March 4, 2008
I also think the video reply was a clever bit of commentary on making "special editions."
posted by vertigo25 at 7:36 AM on March 4, 2008
I'd love to see a whole bunch of 80s and 90s movies done in Swinging Sixties style.
Starring Frank Sinatra.
posted by grubi at 7:37 AM on March 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
Starring Frank Sinatra.
posted by grubi at 7:37 AM on March 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
With Phil Silvers and Buddy Hackett as C3PO and R2D2
posted by PlusDistance at 8:10 AM on March 4, 2008 [6 favorites]
posted by PlusDistance at 8:10 AM on March 4, 2008 [6 favorites]
Star Wars (1962). With Frank Sinatra as Han Solo, David Niven as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Joey Bishop as Chewbacca, Shirley MacLaine as Leia, Norman Fell as Owen Lars, and Peter Lawford as Tarkin. Sammy wanted to play Vader, but Sinatra browbeat him into playing "that Skywalker cat," and Dean Martin took the role instead.
The movie was knocked out in three tremendously soused weekends and sank quietly at the box office. It still awaits any kind of DVD release.
posted by Iridic at 8:37 AM on March 4, 2008 [4 favorites]
The movie was knocked out in three tremendously soused weekends and sank quietly at the box office. It still awaits any kind of DVD release.
posted by Iridic at 8:37 AM on March 4, 2008 [4 favorites]
Love Sammy as Luke.
"Love to stay here, Uncle O, but I gotta get me down Tashi-Station way and score some power converters, dig?"
posted by PlusDistance at 8:57 AM on March 4, 2008 [5 favorites]
"Love to stay here, Uncle O, but I gotta get me down Tashi-Station way and score some power converters, dig?"
posted by PlusDistance at 8:57 AM on March 4, 2008 [5 favorites]
Oh, and don't forget Orson Welles as Jabba.
posted by PlusDistance at 8:58 AM on March 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
posted by PlusDistance at 8:58 AM on March 4, 2008 [2 favorites]
Iridic's version would kill, man.
posted by schmedeman at 8:58 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by schmedeman at 8:58 AM on March 4, 2008
Bravo!
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:29 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 9:29 AM on March 4, 2008
I've always loved the closing credits to The Incredibles. I figured they were an homage to something or someone. Now I know who. Thanks.
posted by straight at 9:52 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by straight at 9:52 AM on March 4, 2008
I now want to see the kicky, swingin' 1962 version of my beloved Star Wars.
I'd be happy with the 1977 version of my beloved Star Wars, without this utterly inane "A New Hope" subtitle nonsense.
posted by effbot at 10:04 AM on March 4, 2008
I'd be happy with the 1977 version of my beloved Star Wars, without this utterly inane "A New Hope" subtitle nonsense.
posted by effbot at 10:04 AM on March 4, 2008
Would this make C3PO the man with the golden arm?
posted by infinitewindow at 10:06 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by infinitewindow at 10:06 AM on March 4, 2008
If you're looking for modern homage/ripoff title sequences, you could do worse than the exquisite (and short!) opening to Mad Men.
posted by Shepherd at 10:24 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by Shepherd at 10:24 AM on March 4, 2008
There are, of course, no opening credits to Star Wars.
...YET
/George Lucas
posted by shakespeherian at 11:09 AM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
...YET
/George Lucas
posted by shakespeherian at 11:09 AM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
Great, great, great.
However. The choice of typeface is kind of a letdown. On its face, the haphazardness of that font screams Saul Bass; in actual fact, though, Bass would have more probably used a clean, crisp sans serif like Gothic, or a hand-drawn facsimile of same.
posted by Sys Rq at 11:22 AM on March 4, 2008
However. The choice of typeface is kind of a letdown. On its face, the haphazardness of that font screams Saul Bass; in actual fact, though, Bass would have more probably used a clean, crisp sans serif like Gothic, or a hand-drawn facsimile of same.
posted by Sys Rq at 11:22 AM on March 4, 2008
There are, of course, no opening credits to Star Wars.
...YET
Han won't be credited first.
posted by turbodog at 11:51 AM on March 4, 2008
...YET
Han won't be credited first.
posted by turbodog at 11:51 AM on March 4, 2008
Han won't be credited first.
Starring Paul Blake as Greedo, the wry, shoots-from-the-hip, reckless rogue!
posted by shakespeherian at 12:12 PM on March 4, 2008
Starring Paul Blake as Greedo, the wry, shoots-from-the-hip, reckless rogue!
posted by shakespeherian at 12:12 PM on March 4, 2008
Sweet. Even the Vader mask looks cute.
I'd be happy with the 1977 version of my beloved Star Wars, without this utterly inane "A New Hope" subtitle nonsense.
Yeah. That evil bastard Lucas stole your film that you spent all that time writing & filming and totally ripped you off. Waaaaaaaah!
Cue "Denigrated the Franchise" nerd wail...HA!
posted by i_cola at 1:31 PM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
I'd be happy with the 1977 version of my beloved Star Wars, without this utterly inane "A New Hope" subtitle nonsense.
Yeah. That evil bastard Lucas stole your film that you spent all that time writing & filming and totally ripped you off. Waaaaaaaah!
Cue "Denigrated the Franchise" nerd wail...HA!
posted by i_cola at 1:31 PM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
Two thumbs up!
posted by podwarrior at 2:01 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by podwarrior at 2:01 PM on March 4, 2008
Starring Paul Blake as Greedo, the wry, shoots-from-the-hip shoots-first-from-the-hip, reckless rogue!
“I fixed that for myself” - Lucas.
posted by Smedleyman at 2:50 PM on March 4, 2008
“I fixed that for myself” - Lucas.
posted by Smedleyman at 2:50 PM on March 4, 2008
Dad-gummit, I was going to post it so that my only two FPP's would be related to Saul Bass, only to have a stomach bug suspend my internet access. I couldn't type and pray to the porcelain god at the same time.
I enjoyed the heck out of it, they did a great job capturing some of the fun of titles from the 50's and 60's. And it made me think that more movies could use a lively jazz score.
Also, I noticed youtube has a lot more of Bass' credit sequences up since I did the original post.
posted by beowulf573 at 3:28 PM on March 4, 2008
I enjoyed the heck out of it, they did a great job capturing some of the fun of titles from the 50's and 60's. And it made me think that more movies could use a lively jazz score.
Also, I noticed youtube has a lot more of Bass' credit sequences up since I did the original post.
posted by beowulf573 at 3:28 PM on March 4, 2008
Here's an article about Bass's credits for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, basically my favorite movie of all time.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:44 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:44 PM on March 4, 2008
A+++. Would favorite again.
posted by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious at 8:45 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious at 8:45 PM on March 4, 2008
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