Originally posted by: Number20
Not wanting to totally change what you are working on, but might it be easier to have ROTS as flashbacks during the trilogy? This way, the secret is preserved because you don't see the spoiler scenes until after the secret is revealed?
Not wanting to totally change what you are working on, but might it be easier to have ROTS as flashbacks during the trilogy? This way, the secret is preserved because you don't see the spoiler scenes until after the secret is revealed?
That's pretty much the only way to really have it work, along with making subtle alterations to the OT.
If you cut into Episode 3 by itself, and leave the OT completely untouched, the surprise gets ruined anyway a few minutes into ANH and again twice in ESB.
I guess in the end it depends on if you feel comfortable going in and making changes to the OT (ala George) to tie the whole series together, or if you really obsess that the only version must be the originals.
The way I see it, I really wouldn't mind changes being made if the originals were also available.
He could replace Chewbacca with Jar Jar, have Alderaan shoot first at the Death Star, have Vader shoot first at Han, make Yoda Luke's mother, put a chef hat on Admiral Akbar, do THIS to the scene with the Emperor in ESB, and redub Vader with Arnold Schwartzenegger & I'd have no problem whatsoever with it, if I knew I could just pop in disc 2 and watch any Pre-1997 version instead.
We've made the originals available as best we can. There's many talented people here on the job of restoring the OT and I toss them assistance if they think to ask. I guess that's why I don't really have a problem with going back and screwing with the originals a little.