Rhikter said:
Yeah, I actually still think that TPM, has the best acting out of the entire PT, and even though I didn't mind Jar Jar at the time (I'm myself was 9 as well) I today am angered by him. Not, so much because he is annoying, but more because of something Ahmed Best said; that Jar Jar reminded him of being a child and feeling like an outcast, and how he was excited to have Jar Jar grow up throughout the movies and become an honorable and respected character. Did any of this happen? No! I think that is tragic. Now, Jar Jar will forever be the outcast child that nobody likes. I'm sure there are many of us that can sympathize with that plight, and we should have been able to sympathize with Jar Jar throughout the PT, but Lucas and team botched it.
On a lighter note, I like battle droids, but only TPM battle droids when they talked all monotone and didn't really have emotion, which made them seem like more of a credible threat. I would like to see them re -dubbed in that fashion.
. . . I just went very off topic didn't I?
Yes, that is a bit off topic! But I would like to take this opportunity to do a brief comparison between the OT and the PT alien sidekicks:
In the OT, Chewbacca, at least in my opinion, doesn't change very much between ANH and ROTJ. He's loyal to Han, and doesn't really do anything to evolve as an individual character. I have no doubt that ANH Chewie would be just as willing to go into Jabba's palace to rescue Han, and all that jazz. Maybe Chewie changes vicariously through Han (who DOES have a major character arc in the trilogy), but not any direct change.
I too remember hearing somewhere that Lucas planned to have an overall arc in the trilogy for Jar-Jar Binks, with him being how he is in TPM, and becoming a stronger, more sympathetic character by the time he reached ROTS. However, the fan backlash seemed to have changed that altogether, and Jar-Jar was reduced to nothing but a cameo in ROTS, and in AOTC as the only person willing to give Palpatine the power to use a clone army... making Jar-Jar partially responsible for the downfall of the Republic, in a sense.
Mighty big change in Lucas' plans for Jar-Jar's trilogy arc, huh?
Despite lacking a true arc, Chewie STILL remains a beloved character. But hey, Chewie is cool.
I also agree that the droids in TPM weren't all that bad. In most fan-edits of TPM, the droids are toned down just enough to be better (best example: "Uh, uh... you're under arrest!"), and they aren't too bad in AOTC really, since their lines were reduced compared to TPM... but ROTS droids are simply ridiculous. Its a shame that the Clone Wars versions reflect ROTS so much in behavior.
In comparsion, the Stormtroopers in the OT aren't nearly as bad, though they occasionally bring some humor on their behalf, its never silly like the PT droids. Though I still think the PT did a better job with Clone Troopers by making them appear as badass as their rep, compared to the Stormtroopers, which never really came across as too threatening, with the exception being their entrance to Leia's ship in ANH.
Okay, now to get back on topic: I'd like to see more use of the top and bottom guns of the Falcon... in ROTJ, as it is, it always appears as if the Falcon only has one gun, shooting from the front almost. It would be nice to see the Falcon flying through a bunch of TIEs, with the gunners taking them out, which would make the Falcon appear even more badass in the big space battle, since it could attack in all directions, regardless of which direction Lando is flying. Just a thought.
It might be a HUGE stretch to pull it off, but if there could be Rebel Troops placed in the seats of the Falcon's guns (similar to Luke and Han sitting in the seats in ANH) that would be cool to see too. But it might be easier to just have the Falcon's guns shown firing from exterior shots.
