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It probably isn't a big difference. High Def shows up the flaws more in old special effects so it's probably mostly making them blend in more.
One of the greatest chases ever filmed is the truck chase in which Indy pursues Nazis who are making their getaway with the Ark. The sequence intercut both live-action stunt work and ILM's visual effects magic. A key ILM shot had Indy drive a Nazi jeep off a cliff, an effect executed with a matte painting of the cliff's sheer drop in which opticals composited separate elements of a miniature jeep and puppets. Longtime ILMer John Ellis points to the shot as a signature example of Lucas's understanding of his audience, explaining that when Lucas viewed the shot in dailies he told his team to print it, despite a chorus of concerns that there was still work to be done--color timings, additional painting details, some work on the matte lines. But Lucas instinctively knew the shot couldn't be improved upon and that audiences would cheer it in the theaters.
Darth Vile said:Worse still are some of the Zeppelin and Messerschmitt shots from Crusade... They would be on my "fix first" list.
God'sRadio said:While we're at it I hate the sound effect for the fighters in LC
Crusade>Raiders said:I know you Indy fanatics take offense with even the slightest change,
Crusade>Raiders said:but if it improves the movie(which in my opinion it looks better), why not?
Kooshmeister said:(Having said that I will confess that I liked the extended sequence with the wampa in the Empire Strikes Back Special Edition.)