Friday, September 10, 2004
Star Wars - Return of the Revenge of an Old Hope
Ok, as many of you know I am a huge Star Wars fan. The great trilogy
came out when I was a kid and I can't but think that the 80s was the
decade of movie-making (I know Star Wars came out in 77 but it
continued its popularity in the 80s) The eighties saw Star Wars,
Indiana Jones, ET, Gremlins, Star Treks and host of other top 20
films. As a result of us loyal fans, the filmmakers have decided that
we need to give them more money for the great service they provided in
the 80s. George Lucas started off by making Episode 1 - which most
people agree was way over hyped and was a disappointment because of
the hype. Episode 2 - which was better, but half of the people who
saw Episode 1 didn't see it because of the prior disappointment.
Episode 3 will be out in May and I bet it is better than 1 and 2 but
even less people will see it. Then comes an announcement by Mark
Hamill(Luke Skywalker) who said he would do episodes 7,8 and 9. If it
is possible for one man to bleed something to bone it would be George
Lucas. The original trilogy will be on DVD at the end of this month,
in which George Lucas has changed some things around. The fans just
want to see the following - Han shoot things, Luke fight with his
lightsaber, Vader kill people with his mind, Chewie growl, and Leia
wear a golden bikini. That's it. That's all. Instead we end up getting
a new movie "Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith of the Jedi of the Empire
Strikes first"
Thought of the Day
"So what your saying is that in Return of the Jedi, the people who got
killed on the death star we're really innocent contractors?"
-- Clerks
came out when I was a kid and I can't but think that the 80s was the
decade of movie-making (I know Star Wars came out in 77 but it
continued its popularity in the 80s) The eighties saw Star Wars,
Indiana Jones, ET, Gremlins, Star Treks and host of other top 20
films. As a result of us loyal fans, the filmmakers have decided that
we need to give them more money for the great service they provided in
the 80s. George Lucas started off by making Episode 1 - which most
people agree was way over hyped and was a disappointment because of
the hype. Episode 2 - which was better, but half of the people who
saw Episode 1 didn't see it because of the prior disappointment.
Episode 3 will be out in May and I bet it is better than 1 and 2 but
even less people will see it. Then comes an announcement by Mark
Hamill(Luke Skywalker) who said he would do episodes 7,8 and 9. If it
is possible for one man to bleed something to bone it would be George
Lucas. The original trilogy will be on DVD at the end of this month,
in which George Lucas has changed some things around. The fans just
want to see the following - Han shoot things, Luke fight with his
lightsaber, Vader kill people with his mind, Chewie growl, and Leia
wear a golden bikini. That's it. That's all. Instead we end up getting
a new movie "Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith of the Jedi of the Empire
Strikes first"
Thought of the Day
"So what your saying is that in Return of the Jedi, the people who got
killed on the death star we're really innocent contractors?"
-- Clerks
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I read an article yesterday, by a guy who got to see the DVD's early at an advanced screening for the press. He said the films have never looked/sounded better. However, further changes have taken place. For example, at the end of ROTJ, Luke sees the ghostly figures of Yoda, Obi-Wan, and Anakin. Since 1983, we've seen the actor (Sebastian Shaw) playing Anakin Skywalker. Now, Lucas has gone in and replaced his head with the the young Anakin (Hayden Christiansen.) This seems a little overdone to me. Keep in mind, we still see Sebastian Shaw playing Anakin immediately after Vader's helmet is removed. Another new change is Jabba the Hutt. Lucas added Jabba back into "A New Hope" in the 1997 special edition. People seemed to like it but thought Jabba looked terrible, being made through CGI. Apparently for the DVD's, they've made an improoved, but still crappy looking Jabba for that scene. One more for the road. The went in and further tinkered with the Han Solo/Greedo cantina scene. Most fans agreed that the Greedo shooting first idea was terrible. So, Lucas has again changed the Holy trilogy. Now, Han and Greedo shot almost at the same time.....WTF????!!!!! Does George think this is actually better????? Oh well, I could go on and on about further verified changes, but I'll leave a few out there to be discovered. I just hope he doesn't further tinker with the Sarlacc Pitt. I hate the added beak for the special edition.
Peety
"Jedi was just a bunch of Muppetts." Dante in "Clerks"
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Peety
"Jedi was just a bunch of Muppetts." Dante in "Clerks"
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