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Nice! Classic 'cleaned up' look from the ceremony in ANH.

So sorry to hear that, MR. I can only speak positively of Dawn, as it was she who arranged to send me an AP Cave Troll statue when my online order was not processed correctly due to a 'web error'. Hope all will be resolved soon.

Thanks for the congrats, guys. :) Agent23...it was good that you made the attempt to get those 2, and I'm sure you will succeed in the not too distant future. It would've been good doing business with you. Gtb...tell me about it. In the last 60 seconds...the price leap was phenomenal to...

Yes, time sure does fly by...but I will drop by now and again. :) I was totally blown away by the outcome of those auctions. That Theoden medallion went for much more than I was expecting...and outperformed the so-called 'holy grail': #16...Gandy with the Rogster! :D :confused: I guess the Ride...

DarthV, I totally agree with you. The phenomenal achievements in SFX, for me, that emerged out of WETA have been: Shelob, Kong, Gollum, MASSIVE and as you say, the environments (bigatures). Oh, I wonder what effect having Frank Oz go through the motion capture process would have had on Yoda's...

Well, after watching Kong on DVD last night I was once again left dumbfounded...and blown away...by Kong's fight on Skull Island, not to mention his 'Last Stand'. :monkey2 If WETA is light years from ILM, as some have suggested...I can't wait to see WETA at its best. They have my vote: ILM has...

I'm not judging those greats of the movies who missed out on winning an Oscar solely by their acquisition of an award or not...I was merely illustrating the point about the 2 directors, with a reference to their achievement (in the eyes of their peers) in respect of their memorable contributions...

:lol Though I suspect you're more of a Darth Amos, if truth be told. :rotfl

:lol My pleasure, Darth Samuel :D

:horror The first Amish Jedi Knight...uhem...Sith Lord! :D Joking aside, it looks good.

That was the problem, I feel: that there was too much reliance on CGI...no matter how other worldly it may be. I like Jackson's approach to filmmaking in that he uses what's 'real', and attempts to replicate that which is real through the exhaustive use of miniatures. The CG element serves then...

Which bossman? Lucas or Jackson? :D

I can only imagine what lengths Richard Taylor and his crew at WETA Workshop would have gone to with all those Bigatures and the props!!! My God, it would have given the Star Wars universe a more 'real, tangible, OT feel' to it for sure.

...which effects company, in your opinion, would have done a better job with the Star Wars prequels? WETA or ILM? I know what you're thinking: "why another lame thread?" But given the success WETA Workshop/Digital has enjoyed in recent years...I thought it would make for a interesting and...

Very true, Dax. The excitement of the closing moments of any bidding frenzy are the ultimate highlights. I can't wait to see what happens with these!

Hi Rev...it's been a long time since we last spoke on the boards. Hope you're well. Ah well, I was resigned to them not making the last 8 a while ago, so I feel the time is right to let them go to a good home, albeit reluctantly. That's the way things pan out some times. There's no point in...

Howard Shore's site

Check out his website. I saw HS conduct the LPO at the Royal Albert Hall back in Sep'04. Unbelievable experience.

gtb...they are all live now! https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?p=134499#post134499

Dwimm...if you wanna call me Corbin Dallas...feel free to, but my real name is Jonathan, though most just call me Jon.:cool: