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#298560
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What If The SE Were Only...
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Forgive me if this topic has been spoken about before, but, what would your attitude be towards the SE if they were solely about special effects enhancements, better sound and music quality and so-on? What if the SE editions had to alterations towards the plot, characters, diologue, unneeded "special" scenes (i.e. "Jedi Rocks", Jabba in ANH, "Wessa free!"), etc., would you accept them more openly? I, personally, would not have much a problem with them if they did (although I wouldn't like them as much as I do the OOT). Paramont (although it was after LucasFlim released the SE) released the episodes of the original Star Trek on DVD with only special effects alterations. It has since been accepted well within the Sterk Trek community. I can't help but think if LucasFilm had done the same then the mess we have today would possibly be nonexistent.
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#298305
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Prequelize the OT
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Originally posted by: ADigitalMan
Originally posted by: MJR80
Luke: No… What graves? (Pauses, then) Wait a minute, if it was so important to hide me, why would you take me to the one place, let alone the one planet, he’d surely find me, Obi Wan?

Obi Wan: Oh, I’m just unoriginal.

Yoda: Morons, you all are.

Obi Wan: It was your idea, Muppethead. Bail Organa only wanted the girl but you said to take the boy to his family on Tatooine.

Anakin: From my point of view you are ALL morons.


That's a good revisal... I wish I had thought of those lines!

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#298090
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Prequelize the OT
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END SCENE OF ROTJ: LUKE IS BURNING VADER’S ARMOR:

Obi Wan and Yoda appear as ghost.

Luke: Hey! My former masters are here! Yee pee!

Yoda: Arrived, we have… Bad at directions, Obi Wan is…

Obi Wan: Well, perhaps if I owned a good navigating droid to guide me to a random moon in the middle of the galaxy instead of being paired with a figment of bad CGI, we’d be here a lot sooner…

Yoda: But own a droid, you did. Lost in the atmosphere of Coruscant, it is.

Luke: Wait, you told me that you couldn’t recall ever owning a droid.

Obi Wan: Well, technically I never owned it. My friend, Dex, another bad CGI creation, let me borrow it. He was pissed when he found out about it being destroyed. The bastard never spoke to me again…It’s okay though, he smelled like boiled onions.

Luke: Why are you telling me this?

Yoda: A lot of things, he told you not. Drinking problem, he has…

Obi Wan: And you were the embodiment of honesty to Luke? Why did you attempt to make the Force seem as though it is a mysterious power? Didn’t you say, “Its energy surrounds us and binds us.” Why not mention midichlorians in that little speech?

Luke: Midi-what?

Yoda: Nothing, it is… Inebriated, he is.

Odd silence ensues as the flames grow higher.

Obi Wan: Ahh, Luke, I hope you don’t mind more intrusion on your teddy bear prom, but we have some company that came along with us.

Anakin appears as he looks in Episode III.

Luke: Wait, who’s this?

Anakin: I’m your father, Luke.

Luke: What the hell? I just saw you, and you were old, cracked, scared and had no damn eyebrows… Hell, you look younger than me!

Anakin: When one becomes one with the Force, they become smooth like the placid waters on Naboo. I am no longer rough and irritable like the sands of Tatooine…

Luke: Wait, you know Tatooine? Why didn’t I know that, Obi Wan?

Obi Wan: You’re uncle thought it best to make up stories about your real father, his step brother…

Luke: Step brother?

Anakin: Yeah, Owen was my step brother. Didn’t you ever see the grave of my mother outside the compound?

Luke: No… What graves? (Pauses, then) Wait a minute, if it was so important to hide me, why would you take me to the one place, let alone the one planet, he’d surely find me, Obi Wan?

Obi Wan: Oh, I’m just unoriginal.

Yoda: Morons, you all are.

Luke: (Puzzled) Well, thank you, Father, for your lightsaber. I’m sorry that it was lost on Bespin.

Anakin: I never gave you my lightsaber. Obi Wan took it from me as I was burning to a charred crisp on the volcanic planet of Mustafar.

All three look at Obi Wan in disgust and amazement.

Obi Wan: What? He was being an ass… Over ten years with that brat, and I can’t watch him burn?

Suddenly, Qui-Gon Jinn appears, and puts his hand around Anakin’s shoulder.

Luke: (Surprised) Who are you?!?!

Qui-Gon: I’m Qui-Gon Jinn, the one who discovered your father, and trained Obi-Wan…

Luke: (Looking at Obi-Wan) Trained? You said that Yoda trained you!

Obi-Wan: Technically, both did. Yoda trained me when I was a youngling-

Luke: (Interrupts) Youngling?

Yoda: Yes, youngling. Younglings, I like. Don’t interrupt again, or a bitch slap, you will receive.

Luke: Man, this is confusing…

Suddenly, Mace Windu appears.

Mace: Am I late? I want to see that bitch Anakin finally suffer!

All turn to Mace. He then realizes that Anakin is standing before him.

Mace: What?!?! That mother-f***** kills me, murders children, slaughters millions of people for years, and then has five minutes of redemption, and he is part of the Force? What the hell!

Luke: (Shaking his head) Who are you?

Mace: (Annoyed) Man, Obi-Wan and Yoda! You never told him about me? You bitches suck! (Mace faces Luke, while giving a menacing look.) Normally yo' ass would be dead as f***ing fried chicken right now, but you happen to pull this s*** while I'm in a transitional period and I don't want to kill you.
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#291926
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What is the most distressing aspect of the PT?
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I have a question.

I posted this on here a couple of years ago, but it didn´t get much of a response.

I have an observation that seems a bit odd between the original 1978 Superman and Episode II. In the funeral scene near the beginning of Superman, after Clark Kent´s earthy father (Glenn Ford´s character) dies of a heart attack, Kent says something to the effect of, ¨All these powers, and I couldn´t save him...¨ Now, watch (but only with extreme caution!) Episode II´s funeral scene with Anakin speaking about his mother Shmi... Correct me if I´m wrong, but I believe the lines are almost exactly the same (i.e. ¨All my powers couldn´t save her...¨). Has anyone else noticed this?

I don´t know if it´s plagerism, Lucas not being original, or mere coincidence... Any thoughts?
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#291732
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What is the most distressing aspect of the PT?
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I agree with most that has been posted previous.

First, I would have loved to see the Darth Maul character explored more. Someone should of mentioned to Lucas to keep one ongoing villian throughout the trilogy, and not keep on introducing a new one every movie. In layman terms, it´s just plain sloppy storytelling.

Second, I like special effects, but CGI, to me, looks too real. When CGI is done well, especially with models, it looks okay (a good example of such is the LOTR´s trilogy). But, by itself, it looks too much like a video game.

For me, being a writer myself, I find the lack of any real story or character development in the PT disturbing... I know that most of the audience already knows the ending (i.e. Anakin being darth Vader, redemption from Luke, etc.). However, there could have been a few GOOD surprises thrown in there... Fondness for the characters lacked for me. I really did not like Anakin. I could care less about Mace Windu. Padme was blank. Even Yoda at times was about as wooden as Pinocchio. The only character I enjoyed watching on the screen for the PT was Ewan Mcgregor´s Obi Wan (and that´s a complement to his acting abilities, not the script itself).

Hell, one can find better plot, story, diologue and character development in the K.o.t.O.R. video games...
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#279822
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PT: Directors, Actors, Writers?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/279822/action/topic#279822
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Who would you want for a different director? Ivan Kershner, perhaps? Spielberg? Cameron? Scott? Or perhaps someone else?

I do agree that most of the actors used in the PT are exceptional at their art and craft. Most of them gave at least memorable performances; however there are some actors who, unfortunately, have certain stigmas slapped on them due to past performances in films. Samuel L. Jackson is one of these actors in my opinion. I cannot see him as a Jedi, no matter how hard I try. I thought Mace Windu would have fit better if he were to be older, and wiser, much like Yoda. An older actor would have to be cast.

Again, in my opinion, Jimmy Smits does not fit the role... I felt an older-looking actor, perhaps Brain Cox (Profile) or Brendan Gleeson (Profile) would have worked more for the film(s)...

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#279686
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PT: Directors, Actors, Writers?
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/279686/action/topic#279686
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Hello!

Although I know not every one on this site dislikes the PT, however, for those who were expecting more or something different, who would you pick from the cast and crew to be replaced to make (in your opinion) a better film? Me personally, although I like Samuel L. Jackson, and I have nothing against Jimmy Smits, I never felt as though they fit in well in the movies. Most of the time, when I saw them on the screen, instead of listening what they were saying or watching what they were doing I would think “When is Samuel L. Jackson going to use the F-word?” or “What’s Jimmy Smits doing here?”

Also, I’m not familiar with Christensen’s other film work, but I wish he was replaced… With whom? I’m not sure yet… I would still use Lucas as a producer, and as the story’s creator, but use someone different for the directing and writing efforts (much like ESB and ROFJ).

Any thoughts?

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#278223
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What were your original expectations for the PT?
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I must be like Darth Vader then!


I hope not!

...To get back onto the subject, I would have liked to see Anakin be more of a Hamlet/MacBeth-like character... Someone who is complicated, and in the end, finds that they are their own pending doom...

Also, I wish that Darth Maul was a charater that was more explored. By this I mean that I wish he spoke more, and had more depth (much like Vader).

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#277867
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What were your original expectations for the PT?
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Personally, I wanted to see the friendship between Anakin and Obi-Wan... I also wanted the movies to be darker, much likeThe Empire Strikes Back. I also wished to see the gradual turn of Anakin into hating himself, to the point of being almost suicidal and psychotic. LEt's be honest, the main reason why people become corrupted in hatred is because they have no love for themselves and blame themselves for things in their life...