Master Sifo-Dyas

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Post: #497740
Topic: The Phantom Menace - general discussion thread
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/497740/action/topic#497740
Time: 9-May-2011 10:09 PM

I have to admit: Back then I've seen TPM thirteen times in the theatre with a clique of fellow enthusiasts. I was among those who had mixed feelings about the huge amount of distance in time to the OT's release.

Yet, even knowing that Lucas' vision could impossibly match anything that the millions of fans had imagined in all these years, I was willing to postpone my judgement until the last of the films was out.

In the mean time I'd enjoy that there'd be a new StarWars trilogy, just for the heck of it. The joy of anticipation and discussion about what would be, how the two stories might connect...

Looking back, I have to say the anticipation and sharing that experience is by far more memorable to me than the movies in itself.

Most of you will probably disagree, but for me, TPM is still the best of the three prequel movies. Simply because the Jedi combat stuff is very well done, imho. Way better than anything we've seen in the other two prequel movies.

The other two films reek of desperation to top the final battle against Darth Maul. The sheer stupidity and mind numbing missattempts at that alone, kept me cringing in my seat when watching AotC and RotS.

Post: #491974
Topic: Youtube finds
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/491974/action/topic#491974
Time: 17-Apr-2011 6:35 PM

The Hobbit: Peter Jackson's First Video Blog from the Set

Post: #491970
Topic: ...and WE get the bad rap!!!!!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/491970/action/topic#491970
Time: 17-Apr-2011 6:29 PM

By now I wouldn't even be surprised if it'd be Lucas himself astroturfing against fans of the original theatrical cuts. D;

Post: #389526
Topic: Peter Jackson's take on film-revisionism on the example of Lord of the Rings
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/389526/action/topic#389526
Time: 20-Dec-2009 11:16 PM

[Source: Digg Dialogg with Peter Jackson]

Interviewer: "Now that it has been around ten years since you actually shot footage for Lord of the Rings, is there anything that you can see in retrospect that you would have changed?"

Peter Jackson: "Sure. I can't give you a specific example, but absolutely. You know, if I was making Lord of the Rings today I would do a lot of things differently. Because you just naturally after ten years.

You get more expierence, the technology has improved, there's things we couldn't do ten years ago that we could do much easier now. But, however ... the other part of the answer is that I wouldn't want to change a thing.

Because any movie represents a snapshot in time, it's you freezing a moment in time, which represents the experience of the filmmaker at that time, it represents popular culture at that time, it represents the level of technology at that time, and you know the Lord of the Rings movies that we made, they belong to 2001, 2002, 2003.

They belong to those years and collectively our expierence as it was at that time. They would be different today. And you know, its not about making them different. I mean, those movies exist and they should stay the exact way they are.

Just wanted to share this with you guys. Hope it's not too far off-topic, since it's not directly associated with StarWars.

Post: #338817
Topic: Interesting Dave Prowse interview at Rebelscum
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/338817/action/topic#338817
Time: 7-Dec-2008 3:16 PM

Didn't have time to listen to the whole thing yet, but so far it's very interesting. I never knew Prowse wasn't informed that his voice was dubbed. Since he wasn't too fond of not getting a chance to deliver Vader's lines in a redub, I wonder how he felt about Sebastian Shaw representing Vader's true face instead of him.

Post: #337924
Topic: YT: Star Wars Vs. Star Trek - DMP Edition HQ
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/337924/action/topic#337924
Time: 28-Nov-2008 7:40 AM

Hello y'all. This may be old already (and sure there are a lot of these around the net), but I've never seen this particular one. So far the best "StarWars vs. StarTrek" I've seen to date. YouTube Link :)

Post: #335785
Topic: puppet yoda or cgi yoda
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/335785/action/topic#335785
Time: 9-Nov-2008 4:27 AM

I just watched, Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal" again - just imagine this piece of art with all the puppets replaced by cgi...

Post: #335784
Topic: "Star Wars" - an a capella tribute to John Williams
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/335784/action/topic#335784
Time: 9-Nov-2008 4:22 AM

I thought this was very cool and wanted to share it with you. So, here's the link:

"Star Wars" - an a capella tribute to John Williams (YouTube)

Post: #332341
Topic: puppet yoda or cgi yoda
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/332341/action/topic#332341
Time: 4-Oct-2008 9:50 AM — Edited 4-Oct-2008 9:55 AM

Definitely the ESB/ROTJ puppet. Even though I admit that some Yoda scenes I actually did like in the prequels would not have worked with a puppet.

Edit: Added which puppet I prefer. ;)

Post: #329299
Topic: Jabba the Hutt Strategy
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/329299/action/topic#329299
Time: 6-Sep-2008 6:54 PM — Edited 6-Sep-2008 6:55 PM

When I first saw the movie as a kid, and saw Luke's black outfit ... force choking the gammorean guards and how arrogantly he threatened to kill Jabba, I was afraid he had already turned to the dark side. To me it didn't feel at all like he had any other plan than to eradicate Jabba and his gang.

Even nowadays I think the whole rescue scene depicts the corrupting influence of his new found powers (i.e. 'delusions of grandure').

Post: #315801
Topic: New 'The Clone Wars' movie trailer
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/315801/action/topic#315801
Time: 12-Apr-2008 9:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSHmu5unqqY

Post: #313774
Topic: Anyone else here have a love/hate relation with Revenge of the sith ?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/313774/action/topic#313774
Time: 15-Mar-2008 4:41 PM

I hate the fact, that every 'old jedi' is all of a sudden expressing a nack for gymnastic exaggeration. I mean it was OK for Darth Maul, but it kinda wore off to be special when ye olde Dooku and Palps also hop around like Master 'Flubber' Yoda. D;

A bit more dignity and variety in the jedi fighting styles would have ben VERY welcome.

Count Dooku approaches captured Palpatine and his two Jedi liberators;
glances at set of stairs to the right, glances at set of stairs to the left;
digital double does a 'whipper hopper' over railing; ignites lightsaber in flight;
lands and says "HAHA!" - *snore* -_-

Post: #313663
Topic: New forum software - please read!
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/313663/action/topic#313663
Time: 14-Mar-2008 1:37 PM

Migration complete. Situation normal.

Post: #303484
Topic: The Secret History of Star Wars
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/303484/action/topic#303484
Time: 10-Dec-2007 3:55 PM

I think this type of "clean" refers to the blood that may be spilled the first time a female person has sex (i.e. loses her virginity). At least that's the ethymological point of view I have seen it from over all these years.

Post: #293015
Topic: Lucas wearing "Han shot first" shirt during Indy IV production
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/293015/action/topic#293015
Time: 20-Jul-2007 5:14 PM

Post: #292787
Topic: Lucas wearing "Han shot first" shirt during Indy IV production
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292787/action/topic#292787
Time: 17-Jul-2007 7:14 PM

Originally posted by: JediRandy
Is there a remote possibility he wore that shirt cuz it's funny or was it really a slap in the OT fans face?p

Like some people already said, I don't think he's put so much thought into which shirt he wears on production. Probably just a way to promote Lucasfilm merchandising. It's still funny (because of the irony) and a slap into OT fan's faces at the same time. The fact that it was likely not intentional, doesn't change that.

Post: #292693
Topic: Lucas wearing "Han shot first" shirt during Indy IV production
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292693/action/topic#292693
Time: 16-Jul-2007 6:42 PM

George Lucas is treating the situation the exact same way. Otherwise we'd already have a pristine cleaned up version of the OOT on blue-ray and hd-dvd.

Post: #292394
Topic: Lucas wearing "Han shot first" shirt during Indy IV production
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292394/action/topic#292394
Time: 12-Jul-2007 11:30 AM — Edited 6-Feb-2021 9:12 AM

Just watched the first on-set footage of Indy IV on the official site, when I noticed Lucas was wearing sw.com’s “Han shot first” shirt in the shot he appears in. Gotta love the irony of him actually wearing this (as if the irony of Lucasfilm cannibalizing this slogan wasn’t enough already).

Mod Edit: A working link to the StarWars•com store for the ‘Han Shot First’ t-shirt worn by George featured above, can be found here:-

https://web.archive.org/web/20070807205136/http://shop.starwars.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=105047

and a photo of the man himself wearing the t-shirt…

Post: #292331
Topic: Theatrical Version of StarWars ANH at Celebration Europe?
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/292331/action/topic#292331
Time: 11-Jul-2007 10:57 AM

Excerpt from the latest SW.com Newsletter:

Ian McDiarmid at Celebration Europe!
Tony Award-winning actor Ian McDiarmid, whose iconic portrayal of Senator Palpatine and the Emperor in the Star Wars Saga raised suave villainy to a new level, will make a rare public appearance at Star Wars Celebration Europe on Friday, July 13 to help commemorate the Saga's 30th anniversary.

McDiarmid will be a special guest of Lucasfilm Ltd. and event organiser Cards Inc. during the Opening Ceremonies at ExCeL London. The Opening Ceremonies will be hosted by Steve Sansweet, head of fan relations for Lucasfilm Ltd., and will include a special one-time-only screening of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope .

Admission to the Opening Ceremonies, scheduled for 6:30 pm on the grounds just west of the ExCeL Center, is included in the cost of a three-day or a Friday pass to Star Wars Celebration Europe, the biggest Star Wars party Europe has ever seen, and the first official Star Wars event to be held outside of the U.S.

If this is true, I really envy the people who'll have the choice to attend to this event!

EDIT: Hm. Just found the link to the list-of-events on SW.com: Link.
The entry there sounds more like it's just the special edition version. It's the "special one-time-only screening" part of the newsletter that got my hopes up.
I'm still not entirely sure, I guess we'll have to wait what people report from the actual event.

Post: #291271
Topic: Darth Bane Novel: A Great Exploration of the Dark Side
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/291271/action/topic#291271
Time: 25-Jun-2007 10:01 PM

It's not a problem to like the PT on these boards. It's only a problem if you're being a disrespectful arse about it.

But back on topic: Perhaps the problem is, that not many people, like myself, may know the book. I'm not all to deep into the EU stuff, but I might check out that book. So, thanks for the headsup.

Post: #289621
Topic: Fanedits.com beta is live
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289621/action/topic#289621
Time: 8-Jun-2007 9:06 AM

Ah, now it's back to normal.

Post: #289619
Topic: Fanedits.com beta is live
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289619/action/topic#289619
Time: 8-Jun-2007 9:00 AM

Uhhh, what happened to your avatar Jay?

Post: #289617
Topic: Fanedits.com Feature Requests
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289617/action/topic#289617
Time: 8-Jun-2007 8:44 AM

It would be nice to have some kind of welcome message on the front page involving the username under which you're logged in.

Post: #289193
Topic: If you waste Han Solo's time he will waste you! (If George thought Han was cold blooded before he ain't seen nothin yet)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289193/action/topic#289193
Time: 5-Jun-2007 11:25 AM

Actually, that's how it should be in the special editions - it would put the emphasis entirely on the "meeting jabba in front of the falcon" scene, and make it more plausible along the way.

Post: #289183
Topic: Han never shot first! (NOT what you think)
Link: https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/289183/action/topic#289183
Time: 5-Jun-2007 9:50 AM

Thanks for this small preview of Lucas' 30th anniversary DVD of StarWars. Boy, am I glad there'll be a release this year after all.